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Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies @ieet.bsky.social · 5h

Substantivism claims technology develops according to its own internal logic, its momentum shaping society whether we wish it to or not. It is the worldview behind "technology is out of control." Substantivism animates much of today’s “doomer” discourse. breadandrobots.substack.com/p/the-politi...

The Politics of Limits

Substantivism and the Crisis of the Modern Left

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 7h

Hochul on the fascist rot in the GOP www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AQEGCc/

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TikTok video by briantylercohen

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 1d

They attack the Resistance by pretending we're all part of an imaginary Antifa organization (which, to be fair, I would join, if it existed). Meanwhile leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country referred to Black people as monkeys and... www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 1d

NO KINGS - SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 - Join the Resistance www.tiktok.com/@indivisible...

On Saturday, the American people will rise up again for a truly historic day of defiance. Make your plan to be part of the biggest day of peaceful protest in modern US history. #NoKings

TikTok video by Indivisible ❌👑

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 1d

Its almost like you lose track of the significance of gender when you aren't surrounded by the gendered for a while

CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 1d

Go tell Pharaoh to let my people go.

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 2d

Uh, no! Several news organizations have formally said they will not agree to a new defense department policy that requires them to pledge they will not obtain unauthorized material and restricts access to certain areas unless accompanied by an official. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

www.theguardian.com

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 2d

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) discussed the impact of identity politics on the Democratic Party and the progressive movement in an interview with Trevor Noah on his podcast, "What Now?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=cucL...

Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

YouTube video by Trevor Noah

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 2d

Coolness is associated with the same six traits around the world: cool people tend to be extroverted, hedonistic, adventurous, open, powerful, and autonomous. Being kind, calm, traditional, secure and conscientious were more associated with being good than cool. theconversation.com/what-makes-a...

What makes a person cool? Global study has some answers

Coolness has changed. Today it’s about being extroverted, hedonistic, adventurous, open, powerful and autonomous.

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 3d

Mood www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT3c...

David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (Official Music Video) [4K Upgrade]

YouTube video by David Bowie

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 3d

Asst Prof position at Oregon State University in Ethics and Artificial Intelligence, Robotics (such as robot ethics, ethics of robotics research, ethics and field robotics, etc.), and Emerging Technologies jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/173...

Assistant Professor

The School of History, Philosophy, and Religion is seeking an Assistant Professor. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure-track faculty position.The School of History, Philosophy, and Religio...

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 3d

GLP-1 users appear to be finding their own Middle Way. “I have had to learn more about what desire is, how it works"
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Understanding Desire in the Age of Ozempic

Many people who take GLP-1 drugs find that their cravings disappear. I went to a Buddhist monastery to try to understand why that doesn’t feel like enlightenment.

www.theatlantic.com

CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 4d

MAGA PSA

CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 4d

5th Annual Chili Fest - Saturday Oct. 18, from 4-7 pm at Willington Hill Fire Department, 24 Old Farms Road, put on by the Willington Connecticut Democratic Town Committee. Come and vote for Willington's Best Chili! Tickets at the door - Adults $10, Children $5
www.WillingtonDemocrats.org

CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 5d

Bodhisattvas are woke by definition no?

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Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies @ieet.bsky.social · 5d

"The conservative shop owner displaced by automation has more in common with the liberal professor replaced by AI tutors than either has with the billionaire who erased them. When the educated middle class lose faith in gradual reform, they engineer it." thehill.com/opinion/tech...

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 5d

Sanders is advocating for a 32-hour workweek, worker ownership, profit-sharing and co-management, a “robot tax” on companies that replace workers with machines, passing the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, union rights, and paid family and medical leave. www.commondreams.org/news/ai-jobs

As Big Tech Oligarchs Wage War on Workers, Sanders Warns AI Could Kill Nearly 100 Million US Jobs | Common Dreams

Sen. Bernie Sanders argued at Fox News that artificial intelligence "must benefit everyone, not just a handful of billionaires," and released a report warning that AI puts up to 97 million US jobs at ...

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 5d

...the tens of thousands of New York DSAers pounding the city’s sidewalks between now and November 4th are not only Zohran Mamdani’s socialists; they’re Michael Harrington’s socialists, too. prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...

The Rift in American Socialism

Today on TAP: Realists (Mamdani, AOC) seek immersion in mass politics; fundamentalists oppose it.

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 5d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Willimantic” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Willimantic · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together. The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Grow our movement and join us. _A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events._

https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/843988/?referring_vol=3893510&rname=James&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5523125

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 5d

Komeito, a socially liberal party affiliated with a lay Buddhist organisation, had criticised Takaichi's tough language on foreigners and visits to the Yasakuni Shrine - seen by neighbours as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.

CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 5d

A pleasant surprise: The Buddhist new religion-associated party Komeito has ended its long alliance with the conservative Japanese LDP over their sharp turn to far right nationalism under their new leader Takaichi. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 6d

Matteo and I had a lovely conversation about technoprogressivism as a new flavor of social democracy on his new podcast Bread and Robots. breadandrobots.substack.com/p/technoprog...

Technoprogressivism and Social Democratic Futures – With James Hughes

What technoprogressivism is, why it matters, and how it can power a democratic, egalitarian future

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 8d

Effectively, all the growth in remote-work policies can be attributed to private colleges. Before Covid-19, around one out of every 10 private-college employees could work remotely. Last week, BLS estimated that rate now sits at one in five employees. www.chronicle.com/article/desp...

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 9d

Cory Doctorow: “It might look like he’s all over the place because he does so many things, but they are all part of a coherent plan — his push to make a more humane and democratic, user-friendly, non-capitalist, non-exploitative internet,” said Kim Stanley Robinson www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...

A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech

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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 9d

To understand how wealth at the billionaire level works, Collins breaks it down into four parts: getting the wealth, defending the wealth, political capture and hyper-extraction. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality

As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed

www.theguardian.com

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