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Reposted by Timothy Griffin
Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that.
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
The Resonant Computing Manifesto
Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worst—a manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.
resonantcomputing.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that.
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
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Why do babies need the hepatitis B vaccine if they aren’t high-risk?
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Why do babies need the hepatitis B vaccine if they aren’t high-risk?
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
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Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is the response of a sneering, spoiled punk who has been caught doing wrong and is now daring the local fuzz to take him in and risk the anger of his rich dad—a role fulfilled by Donald Trump, in this case.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is the response of a sneering, spoiled punk who has been caught doing wrong and is now daring the local fuzz to take him in and risk the anger of his rich dad—a role fulfilled by Donald Trump, in this case.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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NEW: The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America.
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable. And, for paid, subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
NEW: The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America.
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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three years ago today ChatGPT launched. so i wrote about its legacy (for now). (turns out a whole hell
of a lot happened in just 3 years) www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
of a lot happened in just 3 years) www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The World Still Hasn’t Made Sense of ChatGPT
OpenAI’s chaos machine turns three.
www.theatlantic.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
three years ago today ChatGPT launched. so i wrote about its legacy (for now). (turns out a whole hell
of a lot happened in just 3 years) www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
of a lot happened in just 3 years) www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Reposted by Timothy Griffin
The past decade has seen grave threats and unmistakable decline. But the past few days and weeks reveal that we have entered in a new and more perilous chapter here in the U.S. It must be a call to a new kind of action. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
We Have Descended into Utter Madness
A new sense of urgency is needed. Our national crisis has grown much more acute.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The past decade has seen grave threats and unmistakable decline. But the past few days and weeks reveal that we have entered in a new and more perilous chapter here in the U.S. It must be a call to a new kind of action. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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“The National Guard has been deployed as part of the White House’s political attacks on cities run by Democrats, and the Guard members are vulnerable because politics is not a military mission.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“The National Guard has been deployed as part of the White House’s political attacks on cities run by Democrats, and the Guard members are vulnerable because politics is not a military mission.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, says he is directing inquiries into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's reported order to "kill them all" in strikes on an alleged drug boat.
The Mississippi Republican vowed "vigorous oversight."
The Mississippi Republican vowed "vigorous oversight."
Wicker Directs Inquiry Into Hegseth's Reported 'Kill Them All' Order, Vowing 'Vigorous Oversight' of Boat Strikes
Sen. Roger Wicker is vowing "vigorous oversight" amid reports Hegseth ordered the U.S. military "to kill everybody" in a boat strike.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, says he is directing inquiries into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's reported order to "kill them all" in strikes on an alleged drug boat.
The Mississippi Republican vowed "vigorous oversight."
The Mississippi Republican vowed "vigorous oversight."
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THESE are the documents that need to be released. Gift link, no paywall. #Khashoggi #vindman #saudi #corruption #assassination @indivisible.org
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Trump and Prince Had ‘Disturbing’ Call After Khashoggi’s Murder, Lawmaker Says
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
THESE are the documents that need to be released. Gift link, no paywall. #Khashoggi #vindman #saudi #corruption #assassination @indivisible.org
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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"US would take charge of $100 billion in frozen Russian assets and receive '50% of the profits from this venture.'
European taxpayers, who provide almost all of the military and humanitarian support to Ukraine, are expected to contribute $100 billion to its reconstruction."
tinyurl.com/yc7etnw4
European taxpayers, who provide almost all of the military and humanitarian support to Ukraine, are expected to contribute $100 billion to its reconstruction."
tinyurl.com/yc7etnw4
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
tinyurl.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"US would take charge of $100 billion in frozen Russian assets and receive '50% of the profits from this venture.'
European taxpayers, who provide almost all of the military and humanitarian support to Ukraine, are expected to contribute $100 billion to its reconstruction."
tinyurl.com/yc7etnw4
European taxpayers, who provide almost all of the military and humanitarian support to Ukraine, are expected to contribute $100 billion to its reconstruction."
tinyurl.com/yc7etnw4
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New from me, another article where I argue for being calm and not reacting to Trump.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The President Is Losing Control of Himself
Donald Trump’s outbursts on social media this week were different than usual.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New from me, another article where I argue for being calm and not reacting to Trump.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
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The cost of Trump's immigration surge: Stalled investigations into child sexual abuse, Iranian oil smuggling and human trafficking, among others. My latest piece is a big team effort on how DHS has been transformed into the Department of Deportation.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The cost of Trump's immigration surge: Stalled investigations into child sexual abuse, Iranian oil smuggling and human trafficking, among others. My latest piece is a big team effort on how DHS has been transformed into the Department of Deportation.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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America is being run by mean girls and shitposters and trolls and the Comic Book Guys.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America, the Juvenile
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled grade-schoolers.
www.theatlantic.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
America is being run by mean girls and shitposters and trolls and the Comic Book Guys.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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What Stuart Stevens says is perfectly obvious, and something you will not see reflected in any of the major media coverage.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What Stuart Stevens says is perfectly obvious, and something you will not see reflected in any of the major media coverage.
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“‘She is slowly breaking down’: Irish grandmother detained in US has deportation hearing delayed until December ***
Donna Hughes-Brown (58) has been detained since July in conditions her husband describes as ‘absolutely horrible’” Are we great yet? 10/30/25 www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Donna Hughes-Brown (58) has been detained since July in conditions her husband describes as ‘absolutely horrible’” Are we great yet? 10/30/25 www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘She is slowly breaking down’: Irish grandmother detained in US has deportation hearing delayed until December
Donna Hughes-Brown (58) has been detained since July in conditions her husband describes as ‘absolutely horrible’
www.irishtimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“‘She is slowly breaking down’: Irish grandmother detained in US has deportation hearing delayed until December ***
Donna Hughes-Brown (58) has been detained since July in conditions her husband describes as ‘absolutely horrible’” Are we great yet? 10/30/25 www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Donna Hughes-Brown (58) has been detained since July in conditions her husband describes as ‘absolutely horrible’” Are we great yet? 10/30/25 www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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so @matteowong.bsky.social & I wrote on data centers: arguably the most important buildings in the world & are, in a way, holding the economy hostage. Byzantine financial instruments, private equity, depreciating tech, hype, $trillion valuations. it’s all there. an ai crash prob starts here.
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
so @matteowong.bsky.social & I wrote on data centers: arguably the most important buildings in the world & are, in a way, holding the economy hostage. Byzantine financial instruments, private equity, depreciating tech, hype, $trillion valuations. it’s all there. an ai crash prob starts here.
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Trump's "China deal" puts the U.S. in better shape this week than last.
But what relative to the day he came to office?
❌ Access to rare earth minerals
❌ Soybean sales
❌ Access to Chinese markets
❌ Predictable rules
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
But what relative to the day he came to office?
❌ Access to rare earth minerals
❌ Soybean sales
❌ Access to Chinese markets
❌ Predictable rules
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
How Xi Walked Away From Trump Trade Talks Looking Stronger (Gift Article)
By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump's "China deal" puts the U.S. in better shape this week than last.
But what relative to the day he came to office?
❌ Access to rare earth minerals
❌ Soybean sales
❌ Access to Chinese markets
❌ Predictable rules
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
But what relative to the day he came to office?
❌ Access to rare earth minerals
❌ Soybean sales
❌ Access to Chinese markets
❌ Predictable rules
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
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Reposted by Timothy Griffin
{ gift link } www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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David A. Graham writes in The Atlantic about the various ways Trump could rig the midterms. He notes that modern autocrats don’t cancel elections. They hold unfair elections to fool people into thinking they’re not living in a dictatorship. It’s called “competitive authoritarianism.” (Gift link)
Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way
Our election system is reaching a breaking point.
www.theatlantic.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
David A. Graham writes in The Atlantic about the various ways Trump could rig the midterms. He notes that modern autocrats don’t cancel elections. They hold unfair elections to fool people into thinking they’re not living in a dictatorship. It’s called “competitive authoritarianism.” (Gift link)
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A good history lesson and reminder that today's issue can not be solved by the military.
Gift issue
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift issue
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
October 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A good history lesson and reminder that today's issue can not be solved by the military.
Gift issue
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift issue
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...