Bill Jank
@billjank.bsky.social
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Bill Jank
@billjank.bsky.social
· Oct 18
The initial colonist launch is cheap. Henceforth every resupply mission should face an adverse impact to home planet analysis. You shouldn’t be allowed to create massive energy deficit or emissions on earth for shit on mars.
This is a good policy for pretty much every billionaire big idea.
- Colonize asteroids or other planets? Great, but the first job for resources is to fix climate on Earth
- Massive power consumption for AI Data centers? Great, but first major task is solving sustainability
- Self driving? 4 transit!
- Colonize asteroids or other planets? Great, but the first job for resources is to fix climate on Earth
- Massive power consumption for AI Data centers? Great, but first major task is solving sustainability
- Self driving? 4 transit!
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Just a reminder that Aaron Swartz was threatened with 50 years of jail time for downloading public domain documents and meanwhile AI companies bulk download copyrighted works
December 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Just a reminder that Aaron Swartz was threatened with 50 years of jail time for downloading public domain documents and meanwhile AI companies bulk download copyrighted works
Trump has shown that when billionaires threaten to remake society for their benefit, you’ve got to take it seriously.
And the only way to take it seriously is to disassemble monopolies and tax and fine away their wealth.
We don’t need billionaires to have nice things.
And the only way to take it seriously is to disassemble monopolies and tax and fine away their wealth.
We don’t need billionaires to have nice things.
like so much of what Silicon Valley is up to these days, it's almost impossible to figure out how much of this "Network State" stuff is serious efforts at techno-fascism, and how much is just grifting a childish elite with gobs of cash and a child's understanding of politics
I would say this because I edited it but @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social's piece on tech bros founding their own for-profit cities really is unmissable reading www.ft.com/content/b127...
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Trump has shown that when billionaires threaten to remake society for their benefit, you’ve got to take it seriously.
And the only way to take it seriously is to disassemble monopolies and tax and fine away their wealth.
We don’t need billionaires to have nice things.
And the only way to take it seriously is to disassemble monopolies and tax and fine away their wealth.
We don’t need billionaires to have nice things.
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I think that the serious/performative distinction has broken down completely in the postmodern right. Killing people is performance, making up crypto charter cities is 100% serious even if they don't expect them to ever happen. It's an entirely different type of sanity.
like so much of what Silicon Valley is up to these days, it's almost impossible to figure out how much of this "Network State" stuff is serious efforts at techno-fascism, and how much is just grifting a childish elite with gobs of cash and a child's understanding of politics
I would say this because I edited it but @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social's piece on tech bros founding their own for-profit cities really is unmissable reading www.ft.com/content/b127...
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I think that the serious/performative distinction has broken down completely in the postmodern right. Killing people is performance, making up crypto charter cities is 100% serious even if they don't expect them to ever happen. It's an entirely different type of sanity.
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Kool Moe Dee
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Kool Moe Dee
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Once again, I see a lot of rightful anger but very little talk of counter action and reform. Should power change hands again, we still have no idea how Democrats would fix anything. Top of their list should be restoring the balance of power: nullify this presidency, removing corrupt justices,
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Once again, I see a lot of rightful anger but very little talk of counter action and reform. Should power change hands again, we still have no idea how Democrats would fix anything. Top of their list should be restoring the balance of power: nullify this presidency, removing corrupt justices,
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A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
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This position is fundamentally segregationist—civilization is "erased" by the presence of people who do not share the ethnic background of the present majority—something ironically at odds with the history of Europe, which has been profoundly shaped by migration bsky.app/profile/matt...
All this hate for migrants when nothing transforms a culture more than capital. No amount of immigrants will ever change America, the capitol of capital, more than America transforms immigrants into American businesspeople, citizens of money.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This position is fundamentally segregationist—civilization is "erased" by the presence of people who do not share the ethnic background of the present majority—something ironically at odds with the history of Europe, which has been profoundly shaped by migration bsky.app/profile/matt...
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all a bit esoteric and it's not exactly a messaging winner, but: america is a religion, and a proselytizing one. that's what being a creedal nation means. come to america, endorse the principles of the declaration and the constitution: congrats, you are an american.
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
all a bit esoteric and it's not exactly a messaging winner, but: america is a religion, and a proselytizing one. that's what being a creedal nation means. come to america, endorse the principles of the declaration and the constitution: congrats, you are an american.
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
Thread about America being at its best an idea, shared with anyone who wants to help build it
But wanted to highlight this - the campaign and the GOP convention in 2024 made it clear that many in that party do not share the idea of America, and want it treated as a piece of property to be conquered
But wanted to highlight this - the campaign and the GOP convention in 2024 made it clear that many in that party do not share the idea of America, and want it treated as a piece of property to be conquered
this is why trump and vance and maga are not just traitors to the republic: they are committing sacrilege. they profane what is most holy. they do this deliberately, because they hate us for our freedoms.
December 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thread about America being at its best an idea, shared with anyone who wants to help build it
But wanted to highlight this - the campaign and the GOP convention in 2024 made it clear that many in that party do not share the idea of America, and want it treated as a piece of property to be conquered
But wanted to highlight this - the campaign and the GOP convention in 2024 made it clear that many in that party do not share the idea of America, and want it treated as a piece of property to be conquered
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Et tu, UK? (3/n)
December 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Et tu, UK? (3/n)
I’m glad he’s on top of <waves> all this, and can cut loose for a fun evening.
Trump decided to make himself the host of tonight's Kennedy Center Honors so if you do decide to tune in prepare yourself for a night of him rehashing the 2020 election, attacking Democratic leaders and lying about all of his great accomplishments since January 2025.
deadline.com/2025/12/trum...
deadline.com/2025/12/trum...
Trump Makes Prediction About Hosting Kennedy Center Honors: “If I Can’t Beat Out Jimmy Kimmel In Terms Of Talent, Then I Don’t Think I Should Be President”
The president said that he will do better than Jimmy Kimmel
deadline.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I’m glad he’s on top of <waves> all this, and can cut loose for a fun evening.
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
Doris Miller fought fascism for a country that didn’t yet treat him as a full citizen. Many in the GOP want to claw back the freedom and equality that the US embraced after WWII.
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Doris Miller fought fascism for a country that didn’t yet treat him as a full citizen. Many in the GOP want to claw back the freedom and equality that the US embraced after WWII.
Mood.
December 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Mood.
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landed at newark and am stuck on the runway because the whole airport is being kept at bay while “a government vip,” as our pilot described them, is granted preferential treatment. the trump era in a nutshell: “fuck everybody but us.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
landed at newark and am stuck on the runway because the whole airport is being kept at bay while “a government vip,” as our pilot described them, is granted preferential treatment. the trump era in a nutshell: “fuck everybody but us.”
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Red Texas is a leader in renewable energy deployment.
The state's solar surge proves that the energy transition defies politics.
The state's solar surge proves that the energy transition defies politics.
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Red Texas is a leader in renewable energy deployment.
The state's solar surge proves that the energy transition defies politics.
The state's solar surge proves that the energy transition defies politics.
The 12 Days of Christmas on muzak at 5 AM in an airport is a crime against Christmas.
December 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The 12 Days of Christmas on muzak at 5 AM in an airport is a crime against Christmas.
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A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
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December 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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You can't declare a constitutional amendment invalid. You'd have to amend the constitution to do that. See also 21st amendment.
The team in the White House thinks the slavers should have won the civil war.
John Roberts is gonna rule the 14th amendment unconstitutional since the defeated slave states were not allowed representation unless they approved it.
John Roberts is gonna rule the 14th amendment unconstitutional since the defeated slave states were not allowed representation unless they approved it.
December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
You can't declare a constitutional amendment invalid. You'd have to amend the constitution to do that. See also 21st amendment.
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people died for birthright citizenship. i get that it’s more fun to be a pundit when your team has the white house and you get to brag to friends about visiting the oval office; but what i’m wondering is if maybe that’s actually not a good reason to throw away something we fought a civil war to win?
December 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
people died for birthright citizenship. i get that it’s more fun to be a pundit when your team has the white house and you get to brag to friends about visiting the oval office; but what i’m wondering is if maybe that’s actually not a good reason to throw away something we fought a civil war to win?
Love that Leo probably caught Schoolhouse Rock during his early years.
Pope Leo's remarks on AI delivered yesterday in Rome are remarkably well informed, nuanced, and certain to completely infuriate the tech bros. In sum, he argues that the careful regulation www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
To Participants in the Conference “Artificial Intelligence and Care for Our Common Home” (5 December 2025)
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONFERENCE “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CARE OF OUR COMMON HOME” ORGANIZED BY THE CENTESIMUS ANNUS PRO PONTIFICE FOUNDATION AND THE STRATEGI...
www.vatican.va
December 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Love that Leo probably caught Schoolhouse Rock during his early years.