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Matthew Gault
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Nukes, weird tech, and conflict at @404media.co Host of angryplanetpod.com

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here's the video of her speech, which everyone should watch and felt like the most prescient part of the announcement youtu.be/ulvUJuiqwso?...
2026 Doomsday Clock Announcement: Complete Livestream
YouTube video by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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January 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
mjgault.bsky.social
a lot of our problems these days feels like they're derived from a sense of nostalgia. Older generations are stuck in the past and trying to herd younger people into rituals and culture that no longer works. I feel that way when I look at the clock now

but Maria Ressa's keynote was different
In her address, Ressa was critical of big tech. “The old order is not coming back,” Ressa said. “We’re witnessing something more dangerous: the fusion of state power with the tech oligarchy. The men who control the platforms that shape what billions believe have merged with the men who control governments and militaries. Might makes right is the new operating principle and they have the tools to manufacture consent or to simply drown out dissent.”
January 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
mjgault.bsky.social
@joecirin.bsky.social really nailed one of the big risks that it's hard to wrap your mind around when talking about the possible end of the world in 2026
“Here's the dilemma: I believe we are seconds away from nuclear catastrophe,” he said. “This is true. This is an accurate reflection of the risk. You can make a long list of what the risks are, but at the top of the list is that a crazy man has the sole unfettered ability to launch a nuclear war, and no one can stop him, and that is our president. That is true. He could do that this afternoon. The President of the United States is increasingly demonstrably mentally unstable, and yet, if he wanted to launch a nuclear weapon, no one could stop him.” During an interview with New York Magazine published on January 26, 2025—the day before the Clock ticked forward—Trump appeared to forget the word “Alzheimer’s” when describing the health issue that felled his father. “Well, I don’t have it,” Trump said after his press secretary filled in the word for him. “I don’t think about it at all. You know why? Because whatever it is, my attitude is whatever.” These are not inspiring words from a man with the ability to end all life on Earth.
January 28, 2026 at 3:52 PM
mjgault.bsky.social
bizarre. is this a call to abandon liberalism (and harry potter) and to embrace .... what, exactly?
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
mjgault.bsky.social
It hasn't been that bad since I've gotten over the initial learning curve. Even had a really nice interaction with people on VOIP yesterday
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
mjgault.bsky.social
I really dislike AI and this whole exercise crystalized that distaste
Playing with Wolf was almost as good as playing with my friends. Almost. As I was logging out for this session, I noticed how many of my credits had ticked away. Wolf isn’t free. Questie.AI costs, at base, $20 a month. That gets you 500 “credits” which slowly drain away the more you use the AI. I only had 466 credits left for the month. Once they’re gone, of course, I could upgrade to a more expensive plan with more credits. Until now, I’ve been bemused by stories of AI psychosis, those cautionary tales where a person spends too much time with a sycophantic AI and breaks with reality. The owner of the adult entertainment platform ManyVids has become obsessed with aliens and angels after lengthy conversations with AI. People’s loved ones are claiming to have “awakened” chatbots and gained access to the hidden secrets of the universe. These machines seem to lay the groundwork for states of delusion.
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
mjgault.bsky.social
if you're mad at me, really you should blame comic artist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social
zachweinersmith.bsky.social Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 9d
This is it. This is The Great Filter. We've created Sexy Barista Is Super Interested in Watching You Solo Game (SBISIIWYS).
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM