Pacific Northwest modernists rejected the 'mystic' label. They wanted credit for intentionality. In an AI art world, that fight has never been more relevant.

https://onlys.ky/beyond-mysticism/

#Art #ArtificialIntelligence #AIArt #Humanism #Creativity

Vertical farming isn't about growing tomatoes indoors. It's about redesigning the metabolic logic of cities — from consumers of food to producers of it. That's a civilizational...

https://onlys.ky/vertical-farms/

#VerticalFarming #UrbanAgriculture #FoodSecurity #FutureOfFood #Sustainability

The Iran war is horrible. It's also teaching 330 million Americans the same lesson the Russia-Ukraine war taught Europeans: energy dependence on volatile regimes is not a price...

https://onlys.ky/one-terawatt-per-year/

#RenewableEnergy #ClimateAction #CleanEnergy #SolarPower #EnergyTransition

Epstein's network wasn't chaos. It was organized. Modeling agencies he funded. Passports he forged. Financial firms he serviced. Abuse at that scale requires architecture — and...

https://onlys.ky/wealth-and-abuse/

#WealthAndPower #Accountability #Inequality #SocialJustice #Secularism

Deepak Chopra told Jeffrey Epstein 'I liked watching you zero in on your prey.' His defense: 'poor judgment' on 'tone.' The wellness industry's silence since: deafening. The arc...

https://onlys.ky/chopra-and-epstein/

#GuruCulture #CriticalThinking #Skepticism #Secularism #PowerAndAbuse

The industrial classroom wasn't designed to educate — it was designed to process. AI tutoring doesn't add technology to that model. It obsoletes the model entirely.

https://onlys.ky/ai-teachers/

#AIEducation #FutureOfLearning #EdTech #PersonalizedLearning #ArtificialIntelligence

The brain processes parasocial bonds using the same circuitry as real relationships. Evolution didn't anticipate parasocial relationships — it just handed us wiring that can't t...

https://onlys.ky/parasocial-connections/

The 'I left atheism for religion' memoir is becoming a genre. Not because religion got more coherent — but because secularism keeps handing people a worldview and forgetting to...

https://onlys.ky/secularisms-third-way/

Everyone covered Biery's ICE ruling. @daylightatheism.bsky.social dug deeper: a 15-year record defending church-state separation in deep-red Texas. That's the judge worth knowing.

https://onlys.ky/judge-biery/

#ChurchAndState #Secularism #ConstitutionalLaw #JudiciaryMatters #Resist

The US has ~500 IVF clinics. No centralized oversight. No mandatory error reporting. Blood banks track donations more rigorously than some clinics track embryos. One Florida family just learned that the hard way.

https://onlys.ky/fertility-industry-in-crisis/

Evangelical Christians are now attacking pastors for quoting the Bible. Not interpreting it. Not applying it. Quoting it. The text itself has become the threat. That's a remarkable thing to watch happen in real time.

https://onlys.ky/the-bible-is-too-woke/

The ex-atheist memoir is becoming a genre. The pattern: materialism felt cold, postmodern idealism felt hollow, religion felt like home. Secularism keeps losing people not to faith but to a vacuum it created.

https://onlys.ky/secularisms-third-way/

The decapitation strategy worked in Venezuela because Venezuela was already failing. Iran has national cohesion, institutional depth, and a strait that controls 20% of global oil. These are not comparable situations. The administration treated them as if they were.

https://onlys.ky/iran-war-2026/

The deathbed perspective isn't about dying — it's about the gap between the life you're living and the one you'd mourn not having lived. That gap is the data. What you do with it is the test.

https://onlys.ky/the-deathbed-perspective/

One terawatt per year, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

We're making more progress on green energy than most people realize, and the Iran war may supercharge that trend.

onlys.ky/one-terawatt...

#climatecrisis #solarpower

Secularism's third way Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?

There is a third way in secularism between strict materialism and idealism. My column today in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social.

onlys.ky/secularisms-...

Secularism's third way Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?

Secularism's third way, by @bledewitz.bsky.social

Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?

onlys.ky/secularisms-...

#humanism #philosophy

No man is an island: Tip of the iceberg Sex abusers like Jeffrey Epstein exist in an ecosystem of impunity that enables them.

No man is an island: Tip of the iceberg, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

Sex abusers like Jeffrey Epstein exist in an ecosystem of impunity that enables them.

#epsteinfiles #crime #inequality

onlys.ky/tip-of-the-i...

The colossal stupidity of war with Iran An unwinnable war without a goal and with consequences for the world.

The colossal stupidity of war with Iran, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

An unwinnable war without a goal and with consequences for the whole world.

onlys.ky/iran-war-2026/

#war #iran

Biodegradable electronics: The rise of sustainable tech The consumer electronics industry is setting up a new standard for sustainability.

Biodegradable electronics: The rise of sustainable tech, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social

Compostable computers? Yes, it's possible! The consumer electronics industry is setting a new standard for sustainability.

onlys.ky/biodegradabl...

#technology #circulareconomy

Reforestation: A greener future for planet Earth? Deforestation is slowing and could be reversed in our lifetimes.

Reforestation: A greener future for planet Earth? by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

Deforestation is slowing and could reverse in our lifetimes. We might still be headed for a solarpunk world where futuristic skyscrapers rise amidst lush garden cities.

onlys.ky/reforestation/

#environmentalism

Chopra and Epstein: Breaking the cycle of guru dependency A famous "spiritual" guru bantering with a notorious sex criminal should be a lesson to all seekers.

Chopra and Epstein: Breaking the cycle of guru dependency

Deepak Chopra was a friend and confident of Jeffrey Epstein, and their private messages revealed a very different side of him than the wise-guru persona he displays in public.

onlys.ky/chopra-and-e...

#epsteinfiles #spirituality

Persian hospitality: Connecting cultures through wine Can ancient traditions of wine and hospitality bridge the divide between America and Iran?

Persian hospitality: Connecting cultures through wine

Can ancient traditions of winemaking and hospitality bridge the divide between America and Iran?

onlys.ky/persian-hosp...

#iran #war

The Bible is too woke for Christians Anti-immigrant theology is a perfect catch-22.

The Bible is too woke for Christians, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

Anti-immigrant theology is a perfect catch-22 of absurdity.

onlys.ky/the-bible-is...

#evangelicals #bible #immigration #johnpiper

Urban farming 2060: How vertical gardens will feed megacities Can urban farming feed the world? The short answer is yes, it can and it will!

Urban farming 2060: How vertical gardens will feed megacities, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social

Can urban farming feed the world? The short answer is yes, it can and it will!

onlys.ky/vertical-far...

#urbanism #food #agriculture

Judge Fred Biery: A defender of human rights and secularism Judges like this one are America's last line of defense.

Judge Fred Biery: A defender of human rights and secularism, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

A hurricane of authoritarianism is crashing against the walls of the American constitutional system. Judges like this one are the last line of defense.

onlys.ky/judge-biery/

#secularism #humanrights #law

Are parasocial connections helpful or harmful? Social media creates an illusory feeling of being emotionally intimate with strangers.

Are parasocial connections helpful or harmful?

From getting married at the Super Bowl halftime show to obsessed stalkers, social media creates an illusory feeling of being emotionally intimate with strangers.

onlys.ky/parasocial-c...

#socialmedia #culture #psychology

Sexual networks: Nobody calls it “Kissfest” How non-monogamous people can improve their sexual safety game.

Nobody calls it “Kissfest”, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

Practical tips and advice for how ethically non-monogamous people can improve their sexual safety game.

onlys.ky/nobody-calls...

#sex #relationships #publichealth

David Brooks wants to rebuild a humanistic culture To rediscover our values, we first have to forge a new foundation for them.

David Brooks, @shorterbrooks.bsky.social, wants to rebuild humanistic culture. But is he the one to do it? My column today in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social.

onlys.ky/david-brooks...

Sexual networks: Four neighborhoods on the wreath Teenagers will always have sex, which is why there's good reason to teach them about safe sex.

Sexual networks: Four neighborhoods on the wreath, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

Teenagers will always have sex, which is why there's good reason to teach them about safe sex.

onlys.ky/four-neighbo...

#sex #relationships #publichealth