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World's richest man publicly affirms the demand to "deport the invaders." If Houllebecq put this in a novel it would be treated as implausible satire.
"We’re the extracted and exploited colony of what is going to be one of the most highly valued entities in the world. People are going to die because of this pollution."
“May noticed Elias Thorne popping up on Amazon as an author of alt-medicine cancer handbooks, a 2026 YouTube-algorithm guide, a book on Greek mythology, and a psychological thriller novella.”
With Elon Musk stoking fascist violence all over the world, it's a damn good time to be reading @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com on Muskism. Explains a lot about the deeper toxicity of his worldview and grand plans
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A very beautiful copy of the @the-breakdown.bsky.social issue 3 has arrived! It includes my piece on geoengineering and climate repair, alongside a wonderful collection of essays. Strange to read it in the place it was written six months ago, when so much has already changed.
Fantastic interview with @dwallacewells.bsky.social by @adriennebuller.bsky.social in the beautifully-produced @the-breakdown.bsky.social another strong argument for a print subscription!
"Muskism" is a 21st-century political economy in which private firms sell sovereignty through infrastructure. This piece traces its roots to apartheid South Africa's self-sufficient "fortress futurism."
With @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com on @publicseminar.bsky.social
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Elon Musk is set to make hundreds of billions even as communities in Mississippi and Tennessee are fighting to stop the gas turbines powering xAI's supercomputers.
Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed [Slobodian, Quinn, Tarnoff, Ben] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
I think the truth might be a bit more disturbing yet: the open statements of white supremacy have not harmed his business interests. Investors seem aware—they simply don't care.
something strange is haunting large language models... a character that's broken out of the LLMs and now authors books, sells albums, and shows up in fake news sites www.404media.co/elias-thorne...
LLMs including ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude are obsessed with telling stories about lighthouse keepers and clockmakers, and one character named 'Elias Thorne' has made his way from chatbots to Amazon bo...
on the seductive dangers of turning everyone into little AI barons.
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Great piece on how the US-Israeli attack on Iran has supercharged China's cleantech sector, including fact that in Australia, nearly half of all vehicles sold in May were either battery-only, hybrid or plug-in hybrid.
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Sam Cole
Disruption to global energy supplies sparks surge in demand for alternatives
No I think it’s the fascism to be honest. White supremacy appears far more important to him than his business interests. Banks and shareholders seem unable to accept this too
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Dorian Lynskey
Elon Musk is very busy attempting to incite violence in the UK. It's his response the the government's initiative designed to ban pornography on the mobile devices of children... pornography of which he is the principal supplier.
Scott Horton
@quinnslobodian.com weighs in on Bernie Sanders’ suggestion that the public should own a stake in AI.
