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Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 1h

Futurist at the movies microreview: "Megamind," which came out 15 years ago today. Of the relevant supervillain technologies, only drones and brain-linked tech have advanced much in the interim.

Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 1h

Bill Gates -- “Although climate change will have serious consequences — particularly for people in the poorest countries — it will not lead to humanity’s demise. People will be able to live and thrive in most places on Earth for the foreseeable future.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...

Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’

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Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 3h

And once again, an ominous tech activity named after something in Tolkien.

Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 4h

I glimpsed them going by this time -- it is the Blue Angels

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Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 4h

Apparently this flyover -- x.com/AlertDC/stat...

AlertDC on X: "[AlertDC] The U.S. military will conduct an aircraft flyover in the National Capital Region (NCR) over the National Mall on Monday, October 28, at approximately 11:15AM to 11:30AM. https://t.co/DzYkgGvXej" / X

[AlertDC] The U.S. military will conduct an aircraft flyover in the National Capital Region (NCR) over the National Mall on Monday, October 28, at approximately 11:15AM to 11:30AM. https://t.co/DzYkgGvXej

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Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 5h

I wouldn't characterize the Stratcom leader as "competent," given that he gives terrible advice about preemption that would cause the US to be destroyed.

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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 1d

To repeat: the purpose of Trump opposing vote-by-mail is NOT to change the law about voting; it is to create a political pretext for rejecting the results of elections whose outcomes he doesn't like. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trump, contradicting the California GOP, opposes early and mail-in voting in Prop. 50 election

President Trump, repeating the false claim that he lost the 2020 election because it was rigged, argued that the same would occur in the November special election as he urged GOP voters to not vote ea...

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Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 8h

"Perhaps the most terrifying aspect of Mr. Farage in power is peculiar to Britain. Unlike Mr. Trump, he would have no formal constitution — no rigorous system of checks and balances — to stand in his way. He does not even have a political party to constrain him." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...

Opinion | Could This Unserious, Mischievous, Frightening Man Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister?

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Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 23h

I mean, the Secretary of Defense doesn’t even warn his daughter in Chicago when they talk on the phone, when this absolutely could save her life.

Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 23h

Also, everyone acts like a nuclear weapon makes a city disappear, but most people in Chicago would live if you set off a typical nuclear weapon there. Warning people to take cover would make a significant difference, preventing hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries.

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Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 23h

Main problem: the President gets terrible advice, as the only sensible tactical and strategic course is to see what the strike on Chicago is, then see what happens. As characters note, launching a general counterstrike strongly increases the danger that the US will be destroyed.

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Geofutures @geofutures.bsky.social · 23h

Futurist at the movies microreview: "A House of Dynamite." This is the second-best futurist film of 2025 so far, despite the present-day focus and some problems I spell out in this thread.