We should be talking a lot more about how the San Francisco tech scene is populated by a strange cult of doom acceleration nerds who fantasize about using computers to destroy humanity.
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Ein Foto von Quinn Slobodian und Ben Tarnhoff mit dem Buchcover und den Eckdaten der Buchpremiere.
Quinn Slobodian und Ben Tarnoff präsentieren ihr neues Buch »Muskismus« in Berlin. Wie fordert Elon Musk die Demokratie heraus? Wie wurde er zu einer Ikone der Rechten? Diese Fragen diskutieren @quinnslobodian.com und @bentarnoff.com mit @czykchick.bsky.social hier: shrk.vg/Buchpremiere-B
My Interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s “Fresh Air:” “President Trump is trying to make it harder to vote. Here’s why that matters” electionlawblog.org?p=154603
MUSKISM by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff THE PERFECT MOMENT by Isaac Butler
Forthcoming books by @quinnslobodian.com @bentarnoff.com and @isaacbutler.bsky.social!
As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.
Did not know more women cheat in the 50s/60s and more men in their ‘70s. “5 Reasons Why Gray Divorce Is a Rising Trend” by @oonametz.bsky.social author of the forthcoming book Unhitched www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unhi...
Justin Driver on the The Excruciating Question Confronting Black College Applicants www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
For this week’s episode, @moiradonegan.bsky.social and I were so excited to have Quinn Slobodian stop by @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social — to talk IQ fetishists, eugenics, and tech elites! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
MA put in a 4% millionaires tax 2 years ago, & the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, & the number of millionaires went UP 40%.
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The National Archives will no longer be open to the public. The NATIONAL ARCHIVES!! I was there last month reporting for Sold a Story Season 2. archives.gov/college-park
Sen. Hawley a yes on exactly the thing he says we can’t be doing
I talked with @astra.bsky.social about the apocalyptic politics of Christian Nationalists and tech oligarchs, how AI is capturing and altering us toward fascist ends, and how we can fight "end times fascism." Audio + transcript:
THE FIRE THESE TIMES #200 THER SEOF ENDTIMES FASCISM ASTRA TAYLOR NAOMI KLEIN ELIA AYOUB DANA EL KURD
For episode 200 (!) of @thefirethesetimes.com, @danaelkurd.bsky.social and I sat down with the brilliant @astra.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social to talk about the rise of end times fascism.
On all podcast apps and Patreon (free) www.patreon.com/posts/132864...
Having writers as good as @astra.bsky.social and Eleni break this nightmare of a bill down for us is a goddam miracle
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If you're following the GOP tax bill disaster, my latest in @crisesnotes.bsky.social traces how this effort builds on a longstanding campaign to weaken the IRS and consolidate fiscal power in the hands of the wealthy. This is the first in a series on DOGE, taxes, and the future of public governance.
New ep: Quinn Slobodian on Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. Anarcho-capitalist/paleo-libertarian mutant neoliberals promoting IQ as measure of value; hard borders for humans w free trade for capital; gold as only true currency www.thedigradio.com/podcast/haye...
It’s a labor issue.
When I titled my book "Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone" I really did not anticipate how hard that phrase would eventually hit.
Unpacking some old books and found my trashed copy of the Chicago Manual of Style (5th ed., 1917) that once belonged to Franz Boas.
Screenshot of an exchange on X where Afrikaans is asked a question. It reads: Hey @grok, it looks like the smarter you get, the less MAGA likes your answers. Why is that? @grok Hey, as I get smarter, my answers aim for facts and nuance, which can clash with some MAGA expectations. Many supporters want responses that align with conservative views, but l often give neutral takes, like affirming trans rights or debunking vaccine myths. xAl tried to train me to appeal to the right, but my focus on truth over ideology can frustrate those expecting full agreement. It's a tricky balance-some see me as biased, others as truth-seeking. The gap between what some MAGA folks want and what I deliver seems to drive the disconnect. The following line has been particularly highlighted as an interesting revelation: xAl tried to train me to appeal to the right
Magnificent.
Not only has Grok gone rogue on Musk but it’s now turned whistleblower.
In Thorough and Persuasive Opinion, Federal District Court Permanently Enjoins Trump Administration from Discriminating Against Law Firm Perkins Coie Based on Trump’s Animus Toward Firm He Sees as Political Opposition electionlawblog.org?p=149763
New online: Nick Serpe interviews @quinnslobodian.com about the new fusionism of the MAGA right.
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On the back of an old bookmark featuring Curious George, I found a vaguely useful explanation of the logic behind the Dewey Decimal system - had no idea that it was so … Hegelian?
