Jeffery Irvin
@thegrayprofessor.bsky.social
Historian. Author. Science Enthusiast.
Author of "The End Is Not Near"
https://a.co/d/2zbT1WJ
Presently working on a book titled "Artificial Intelligence in the Waning Days of Neoliberalism".
Author of "The End Is Not Near"
https://a.co/d/2zbT1WJ
Presently working on a book titled "Artificial Intelligence in the Waning Days of Neoliberalism".
Books are better, though incomplete.
Should have been a lot more Arya Stark.
Will never watch series again, or any spinoffs.
Should have been a lot more Arya Stark.
Will never watch series again, or any spinoffs.
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Books are better, though incomplete.
Should have been a lot more Arya Stark.
Will never watch series again, or any spinoffs.
Should have been a lot more Arya Stark.
Will never watch series again, or any spinoffs.
Billionaires will buy up the remnants at ten cents on the dollar further consolidating their hold on IT infrastructure.
#TheAIGrift
#TheAIGrift
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Billionaires will buy up the remnants at ten cents on the dollar further consolidating their hold on IT infrastructure.
#TheAIGrift
#TheAIGrift
Welcome back.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Welcome back.
He looks really tired.
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
He looks really tired.
He sounds tired.
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
He sounds tired.
Reminds me of that old saw about a Texas border sign:
"Welcome to Texas.
Now, get the hell out!"
"Welcome to Texas.
Now, get the hell out!"
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Reminds me of that old saw about a Texas border sign:
"Welcome to Texas.
Now, get the hell out!"
"Welcome to Texas.
Now, get the hell out!"
Agreed.
It's one thing to observe the potential for violence due to conditions on the ground.
It is quite another to egg it on.
Violence by protesters will only feed into the narratives of the fascists.
Non-violent civil disobedience is the way to go.
#ItHasHappenedHere
It's one thing to observe the potential for violence due to conditions on the ground.
It is quite another to egg it on.
Violence by protesters will only feed into the narratives of the fascists.
Non-violent civil disobedience is the way to go.
#ItHasHappenedHere
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Agreed.
It's one thing to observe the potential for violence due to conditions on the ground.
It is quite another to egg it on.
Violence by protesters will only feed into the narratives of the fascists.
Non-violent civil disobedience is the way to go.
#ItHasHappenedHere
It's one thing to observe the potential for violence due to conditions on the ground.
It is quite another to egg it on.
Violence by protesters will only feed into the narratives of the fascists.
Non-violent civil disobedience is the way to go.
#ItHasHappenedHere
I don't believe this is a theme.
It was written almost a hundred years ago. 🙂
Here's one of my favorite passages.
If that quote intrigues you, then I'd also recommend David Ehrenfeld's "The Arrogance of Humanism" and Christine Webb's "The Arrogant Ape." Both critique the excesses of humanism.
It was written almost a hundred years ago. 🙂
Here's one of my favorite passages.
If that quote intrigues you, then I'd also recommend David Ehrenfeld's "The Arrogance of Humanism" and Christine Webb's "The Arrogant Ape." Both critique the excesses of humanism.
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I don't believe this is a theme.
It was written almost a hundred years ago. 🙂
Here's one of my favorite passages.
If that quote intrigues you, then I'd also recommend David Ehrenfeld's "The Arrogance of Humanism" and Christine Webb's "The Arrogant Ape." Both critique the excesses of humanism.
It was written almost a hundred years ago. 🙂
Here's one of my favorite passages.
If that quote intrigues you, then I'd also recommend David Ehrenfeld's "The Arrogance of Humanism" and Christine Webb's "The Arrogant Ape." Both critique the excesses of humanism.
They did, but it was usually some of the dinner left over from the night before. It might have also served as lunch. 🙂
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
They did, but it was usually some of the dinner left over from the night before. It might have also served as lunch. 🙂
This is an excellent question!
When answered it reveals the long history of technocratic utopianism rooted in the marriage of capitalism, science, and a secularized version of Christian millenialism.
Carl Becker's book below is a great starting place to explore this theme.
When answered it reveals the long history of technocratic utopianism rooted in the marriage of capitalism, science, and a secularized version of Christian millenialism.
Carl Becker's book below is a great starting place to explore this theme.
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is an excellent question!
When answered it reveals the long history of technocratic utopianism rooted in the marriage of capitalism, science, and a secularized version of Christian millenialism.
Carl Becker's book below is a great starting place to explore this theme.
When answered it reveals the long history of technocratic utopianism rooted in the marriage of capitalism, science, and a secularized version of Christian millenialism.
Carl Becker's book below is a great starting place to explore this theme.
Matthew Rhys should play him in the biopic that's made once he and Sam Altman are sharing a prison cell for fraud.
#TheAIGrift
#TheAIGrift
November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Matthew Rhys should play him in the biopic that's made once he and Sam Altman are sharing a prison cell for fraud.
#TheAIGrift
#TheAIGrift
Could have been worse.
Benioff could have been caught between the moon and San Francisco, and then he might just have had to fall in love with Trump. 😁
youtu.be/wJ6zs2WSCjk?...
Benioff could have been caught between the moon and San Francisco, and then he might just have had to fall in love with Trump. 😁
youtu.be/wJ6zs2WSCjk?...
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Official Music Video) [Remastered HD]
YouTube video by Christopher Cross
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November 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Could have been worse.
Benioff could have been caught between the moon and San Francisco, and then he might just have had to fall in love with Trump. 😁
youtu.be/wJ6zs2WSCjk?...
Benioff could have been caught between the moon and San Francisco, and then he might just have had to fall in love with Trump. 😁
youtu.be/wJ6zs2WSCjk?...
Reminds me of late 19th century Harper's cartoon.
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Reminds me of late 19th century Harper's cartoon.
Do you know of anyone who has written on the AI (LLM) push as part of an attempt to keep neoliberalism alive?
Will the bursting of the Great AI Bubble mean the end of neoliberalism or will they use the crisis to gobble up the remains of the welfare state?
Is AI bubble a win-win for plutocrats?
Will the bursting of the Great AI Bubble mean the end of neoliberalism or will they use the crisis to gobble up the remains of the welfare state?
Is AI bubble a win-win for plutocrats?
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Do you know of anyone who has written on the AI (LLM) push as part of an attempt to keep neoliberalism alive?
Will the bursting of the Great AI Bubble mean the end of neoliberalism or will they use the crisis to gobble up the remains of the welfare state?
Is AI bubble a win-win for plutocrats?
Will the bursting of the Great AI Bubble mean the end of neoliberalism or will they use the crisis to gobble up the remains of the welfare state?
Is AI bubble a win-win for plutocrats?
I like the way you lay this out. It shows the multifactors at play in the MAGA coalition, which is a loose alliance of white Christian nationalists, xenophobes, generic racists, plutocrats and their followers, decided America First isolationalists, and conspiracy theorists. Some groups overlap.
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I like the way you lay this out. It shows the multifactors at play in the MAGA coalition, which is a loose alliance of white Christian nationalists, xenophobes, generic racists, plutocrats and their followers, decided America First isolationalists, and conspiracy theorists. Some groups overlap.
Watery tarts distributing swords is no basis for government. 🤣
a man in a knight 's armor stands in a field with the words help help written on the bottom
ALT: a man in a knight 's armor stands in a field with the words help help written on the bottom
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November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Watery tarts distributing swords is no basis for government. 🤣
The modern use of the word "democratization" substitutes the notion of widespread political control of society with the idea of a widespread distribution of commodities.
The latter is no guarantor of the former, regardless of what the technocrats want us to believe.
The latter is no guarantor of the former, regardless of what the technocrats want us to believe.
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The modern use of the word "democratization" substitutes the notion of widespread political control of society with the idea of a widespread distribution of commodities.
The latter is no guarantor of the former, regardless of what the technocrats want us to believe.
The latter is no guarantor of the former, regardless of what the technocrats want us to believe.
So, Trump's lack of cognitive dissonance is not limited to the Epstein files.
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Trump: #EpsteinFiles are a hoax, which is why I want DOJ to use them as the basis for a wide-ranging investigation of Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, et al.
This guy clearly never thinks things through before saying them.
#DonTheCon
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
This guy clearly never thinks things through before saying them.
#DonTheCon
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Trump dismisses mounting questions over Epstein links, then threatens Democratic foes with justice department investigation – live
As he faces scrutiny amid latest Epstein email release, US president seeks to use Department of Justice to investigate opponents including Bill Clinton
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So, Trump's lack of cognitive dissonance is not limited to the Epstein files.
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