2026-01-12T06:34:38Z https://nostr.ae Flux https://nostr.ae/npub1rq3tmnwz4wjnxwutnfn64mzmlgh7md0cha9664ygrt0slu0jve2q30rj7q https://s3.masto.ai/accounts/avatars/110/193/697/874/183/106/original/096a47e8e24989fd.png https://s3.masto.ai/accounts/avatars/110/193/697/874/183/106/original/096a47e8e24989fd.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxcqxastrd5y8splf8pevzslpjt6atvch2mm0kt9v34gga05ta60czyqvz90wdc2462vem3wdx02hvt0azlmd4lzl5ht253qdd7rl37fn9gr3hkl4 Beliefs in mind uploading and mechanical immortality are very common within the American tech bro scene. But these are absurd delusions that are not at all supported by biology.<br/><br/>We just published a comprehensive rebuttal of this fantasy by biologist and philosopher <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fg4khgevl2w2wg2duk7uugaa4u039t9zdhlu0m5rrmrsgw0yk3vq4umynu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Yogi Jaeger</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fg4…mynu</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://plus.flux.community/p/the-myth-of-mind-uploading">https://plus.flux.community/p/the-myth-of-mind-uploading</a><br/><br/>#philosophy #ai #biology #microbiology 2026-07-05T20:49:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqek8aeh8s2jupszln0v7uq98ge87aq7jhn396s03uza9knjpuayczyqvz90wdc2462vem3wdx02hvt0azlmd4lzl5ht253qdd7rl37fn9g8zffjz Donald Trump has never been more unpopular than now. And yet the Democratic Party is even more disliked.<br/><br/>Historian Rick Perlstein joined <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1t4p0etmcuzf0mxhw4s76mjrjngr7zcwdefp8n9y0e8sjfj0tvu3ql25qhu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Matthew Sheffield</span> (<span class="italic">npub1t4p…5qhu</span>)</a></span> for a discussion on where former Trump supporters might go now, and Democrats&#39; refusal to listen to their own voters.<br/><br/>Text, audio, and video here: <a href="https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/05/trump-is-at-record-low-approval-but-democrats-have-not-been-able-to-build-their-own-public-support/">https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/05/trump-is-at-record-low-approval-but-democrats-have-not-been-able-to-build-their-own-public-support/</a> 2026-05-30T23:58:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf0299yjfkl9kpxc0ds4rk5856gz7yhpth37w3ugyg99jk0ca47kczyqvz90wdc2462vem3wdx02hvt0azlmd4lzl5ht253qdd7rl37fn9gy0e0sg Despite condemning Trump&#39;s unauthorized attack on Iran, some congressional Democrats are talking about funding it. <br/><br/>This would severely undermine their moral credibility with voters and would be a political disaster as well: <a href="https://plus.flux.community/p/assenting-to-trumps-insane-iran-war">https://plus.flux.community/p/assenting-to-trumps-insane-iran-war</a> 2026-03-09T16:47:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ate64rem7kdkgy974fzxgx0kzdgl62nnf7y3ccjs5xnljp374dqzyqvz90wdc2462vem3wdx02hvt0azlmd4lzl5ht253qdd7rl37fn9g7xma9t Epstein files show a financier obsessed with excluding women from science and tech<br/><br/>&#34;No really smart women – none&#34; <a href="https://plus.flux.community/p/epstein-files-show-a-financier-obsessed">https://plus.flux.community/p/epstein-files-show-a-financier-obsessed</a> 2026-02-26T19:35:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8jp9vmtqvqlw8dmqpzdu8ck2t4vnwpyfp75tuedvrl6yr5nfackczyqvz90wdc2462vem3wdx02hvt0azlmd4lzl5ht253qdd7rl37fn9gh2uwye The START nuclear weapons treaty is expiring this week, but Trump doesn’t seem to care.<br/><br/>Even Russian president Vladimir Putin has proposed extending it for an additional year. <a href="https://plus.flux.community/p/the-start-nuclear-weapons-treaty">https://plus.flux.community/p/the-start-nuclear-weapons-treaty</a> 2026-02-09T23:49:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0p6l3th746u2f7khxz8zkhhvtzdkttexw5kjsdhnyatp6awmz73gzyqvz90wdc2462vem3wdx02hvt0azlmd4lzl5ht253qdd7rl37fn9g2kkpfz Far-right activists across the world have sought to replace international peace organizations with the antiquated ‘spheres of influence’ model that generated two world wars.<br/><br/>Trump is doing exactly that <a href="https://plus.flux.community/p/the-dangerous-delusions-behind-trumps">https://plus.flux.community/p/the-dangerous-delusions-behind-trumps</a> 2026-01-04T23:51:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy7kwnjxl9xjwpvxgdsg7xhp94u0mnkzdgzqftk7sdjfrrmyjteaczyqvz90wdc2462vem3wdx02hvt0azlmd4lzl5ht253qdd7rl37fn9ge3vh8g As Trumps targets Portland, the MAGA war on blue America turns increasingly literal. Trump&#39;s &#34;enemy within&#34; that turns out to be. . . ordinary Americans just living their lives: <a href="https://plus.flux.community/p/as-trumps-targets-portland-the-maga">https://plus.flux.community/p/as-trumps-targets-portland-the-maga</a> 2025-10-04T21:06:15Z