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Generative AI software labs not nearly. I agree with the premise that the software can be useful without it, but the need for profit is something else. The point remains. It’s not some emergent intelligence or even analogous to one.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mw26lnquls2y","date_published":"2026-09-21T16:56:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 16:56","date_timestamp":1790009816,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98031868","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://whstancil.bsky.social\">@whstancil.bsky.social</a> For starters…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mvzcc56vl22y","date_published":"2026-09-21T08:30:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours 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08:33","date_timestamp":1789633999,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97686327","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://faineg.com\">@faineg.com</a> I’d want to work with that one.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mvpagt6gu22o","date_published":"2026-09-17T08:30:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-17 08:30","date_timestamp":1789633844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97686328","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://iwriteok.bsky.social\">@iwriteok.bsky.social</a> “No, of course not. The single thing that makes my career go has no harmful side effects.”</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mvobjpibts2b","date_published":"2026-09-16T23:17:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 23:17","date_timestamp":1789600655,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97686329","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://hleehurley.com\">@hleehurley.com</a> “Hey buddy, my fascist opinions are up here alright!?” — Sidney Sweeney probably or something</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mvnkv3ooa22b","date_published":"2026-09-16T16:32:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 16:32","date_timestamp":1789576340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97686330","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://paulbernal.bsky.social\">@paulbernal.bsky.social</a> Preemptive boycotting</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mvnkgcoevk2b","date_published":"2026-09-16T16:24:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 16:24","date_timestamp":1789575844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97304815","content_html":"<p>How we will know when the AI is sentient: <a href=\"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/09/10/how-we-will-know-when.html\">andrewfordlyons.net</a></p>","summary":"Foolproof tests you can run on your own with no technical experience.","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/09/10/how-we-will-know-when.html","date_published":"2026-09-10T16:53:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 16:53","date_timestamp":1789059183,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/117247783537988984","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mv6jb2eal62k","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DdHT4bRFLqj"]}},{"id":"96605290","content_html":"<p>If we ever get to authentic machine intelligence, <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/ahoyuniverse.bsky.social/post/3moxdw47yys2n\">this</a> is what’s going to happen.\n(by Dimitra Rizou, <a href=\"http://ahoyuniverse.bsky.social\">@ahoyuniverse.bsky.social</a>)</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ffd16635237.jpg\" width=\"568\" height=\"600\" alt='4 picture meme: &amp;10;1. \"My genius machine will find solutions to all the world problems\". &amp;10;2. /computer - \"Thinking\", &amp;10;3. /computer - \"You already have all the solutions. You just refuse to implement them to protect the financial interests of the wealthiest 0.001%\"&amp;10;4. 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Consume as much water and literature as possible. Upset local city councils with your existence.\"' loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/08/19/found-meme.html","date_published":"2026-08-19T08:41:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-19 08:41","date_timestamp":1787128870,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/117121278249224767","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mtgdj4mk6r22","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DcNyEjGIDx9"]}},{"id":"95865304","content_html":"<p>Ghosts in the Machines: <a href=\"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/08/16/ghosts-in-the-machines.html\">andrewfordlyons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/08/16/ghosts-in-the-machines.html","date_published":"2026-08-16T13:33:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-16 13:33","date_timestamp":1786887183,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/117105439398764593","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mt7cglxaq722","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DcGlHEHnBBz"]}},{"id":"95035438","content_html":"<p>Lady sure does enjoy fleecing a human rights group.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F25abe03d5f.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A Failed Stint At Amnesty International&amp;10;After graduating in French &amp; Classics from Exter University in 1986, Rowling worked for a while at Amnesty International, doing translation work. However, she found the job tedious and spent a lot of her time, writing stories on the computer “when no one was looking\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/08/01/lady-sure-does-enjoy-fleecing.html","date_published":"2026-08-01T16:24:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 16:24","date_timestamp":1785601441,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/117021176659089594","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DbgQueelH9k"]}},{"id":"94038771","content_html":"<p>There’s no use case for anthropomorphic AI except to leverage psychological vulnerabilities for profit. Anthropomorphic behaviour is a solved problem. There are 8+ billion units available on the planet already with this feature.\n<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/25/schoolboys-ai-girlfriends/\">www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026…</a></p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F8e288db901.gif\" width=\"358\" height=\"600\" alt=\"The Telegraph&amp;10;The terrifying rise of schoolboys making AI girlfriends&amp;10;Boys as young as 12 are now in romantic ‘relationships’ with chatbots, and it’s affecting how they treat girls in the real world\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/07/15/theres-no-use-case-for.html","date_published":"2026-07-15T11:16:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-15 11:16","date_timestamp":1784114215,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116923710421375006","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/Daz8FqQFJ8I"]}},{"id":"93779925","content_html":"<p>It’s really a sad state of affairs when the voters in Clacton-on-Sea only have the choice between a joke candidate and Count Binface.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fcount-binface.png\" width=\"440\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A person dressed as a superhero with a bin on their head called Count Binface is promoted as the hero we didn't know we needed with the slogan Make Britain Clean Again.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/07/10/its-really-a-sad-state.html","date_published":"2026-07-10T16:24:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-10 16:24","date_timestamp":1783700649,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116896606574618033","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mqckqb5nlr2t","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DannQ6JlO5Y"]}},{"id":"93367054","content_html":"<p>Are You In the Weights? <a href=\"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/07/03/are-you-in-the-weights.html\">andrewfordlyons.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/07/03/are-you-in-the-weights.html","date_published":"2026-07-03T11:47:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 11:47","date_timestamp":1783079275,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116855884821313257","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mpqi267s672f","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DaVGGwIlHT9"]}},{"id":"93244677","content_html":"<p>After Venezuela’s devastating earthquake, many communities are without power or communications. <strong><a href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/internet-for-rescuers-and-earthquake-victims-in-venezuela\">Donating here</a></strong> will fund emergency satellite internet, generators and phone-charging stations in the hardest-hit areas.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/07/01/after-venezuelas-devastating-earthquake-many.html","date_published":"2026-07-01T11:57:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-01 11:57","date_timestamp":1782907040,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116844596802352772","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mplhmweq6q2e","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DaP9k74nBOs"]}},{"id":"93070080","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Extremes put enormous stress on farms, power grids, ecosystems, and lives. Subway stations, sewers, roads, bridges, transmission cables, and foundations are all designed with a tolerance level. Supercharged with carbon, nature breaks our engineered world. Never forget: the economy is a ‘wholly owned subsidiary’ of nature.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>— Kate Mackenzie &amp; Tim Sahay,</strong> in <em><a href=\"https://phenomenalworld.org/analysis/global-boiling/\">Global Boiling</a></em></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/06/28/extremes-put-enormous-stress-on.html","date_published":"2026-06-28T13:03:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 13:03","date_timestamp":1782651797,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116827869877164218","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mpdzwfvtnx23","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DaIWw0glKLI"]}},{"id":"92574007","content_html":"<p>I don’t recommend people stay on Elon’s hell site, but if you are going to be there then you better be shit posting as good as Captain Pike.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fanson-mount-best-captain.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" alt=\"Anson Mount 👋 @ansonmount:&amp;10;“If I did that, then I wouldn’t be able to brainwash your children into transgenderism and perform the delicate data-mining operations that will allow us to steal the next election for AOC and then force you into slavery with all the other white people.”&amp;10;Quoted reply from fight for the red @fightforthered:&amp;10;“Off to bluesky with the rest of the whiny bitch celebrities im guessing”\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/06/20/i-dont-recommend-people-stay.html","date_published":"2026-06-20T22:29:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-20 22:29","date_timestamp":1781994554,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116784795870349242","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3moqvsmu2352s","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DZ0xJNpmrB0"]}},{"id":"92047964","content_html":"<p>I’ve no idea who made it, it’s undoubtably AI slop, and yet it is arguably museum worthy art for our times.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fwh-playpen-ai-slop.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"502\" alt=\"An oversized, colorful baby play mat and activity gym is set up on the South Lawn of The White House where Trump's hillbilly cage match monstrosity is in actual life.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/06/12/ive-no-idea-who-made.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T15:29:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 15:29","date_timestamp":1781278191,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116737848000269379","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mo42n7u2az24"]}},{"id":"91694782","content_html":"<p>RIP Marjane Satrapi, author of the influential indie comics that have continued to find new readers for over 25 years, and are especially relevant now.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F4f1d71a1be.jpg\" width=\"523\" height=\"600\" alt=\"NO WAR WITH IRAN!&amp;10;&amp;10;The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together &amp; we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you &amp; your government is much bigger than the difference between you &amp; me. And the difference between me &amp; my government is much bigger than the difference between me &amp; you. And our governments are very much the same.&amp;10;&amp;10;— Marjane Satrapi\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/06/07/rip-marjane-satrapi-author-of.html","date_published":"2026-06-07T11:23:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 11:23","date_timestamp":1780831422,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116708571990919610","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mnp2lzkn3q26","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DZSGvNlFjoB"]}},{"id":"91205648","content_html":"<p>Fascist rhetoric wrapped in a css stylesheet aimed at co-opting retro, ironic 1980s nostalgia is still fascist rhetoric. America is going backwards, but more like the 1930s, and in Europe. If you’re waiting for an election in 2028 to save the U.S., that’s going to be too late.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Faliens.webp\" width=\"348\" height=\"600\" alt=\"This is the White House's tweet on X promoting it's new aliens.gov site. Tweet says: they don't belong here. The Truth has dropped. The site says &quot;they walk among us&quot; shoes an &quot;arrest map&quot; of alleged illegal migrants, which we know is over-egged, lots of people are being falsely arrested, even deported. Below that it has, in white house font, the domain: aliens.gov.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/05/30/fascist-rhetoric-wrapped-in-a.html","date_published":"2026-05-30T11:24:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 11:24","date_timestamp":1780140273,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116663273691237642","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DY9gYR_FCuV"]}},{"id":"91179878","content_html":"<p><strong>INTERVIEWER:</strong> “So, how do you write, exactly?”</p>\n<p><strong>J. G. BALLARD:</strong> “Actually, there’s no secret. One simply pulls the cork out of the bottle, waits three minutes, and two thousand or more years of Scottish craftsmanship does the rest.”</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/2929/the-art-of-fiction-no-85-j-g-ballard\">source</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/05/29/interviewer-so-how-do-you.html","date_published":"2026-05-29T22:44:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 22:44","date_timestamp":1780094645,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116660283046278201","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mmzmepupmk2s"]}},{"id":"91169812","content_html":"<p>The Trump Administration <a href=\"https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-second-votegov-and-its\">is rebuilding the federal government</a> and removing the agencies.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The National Design Studio says its job is to redesign how Americans experience their government but I think the job that they’re actually redesigning is how the government experiences its citizens. <strong>— <em>The Drey Dossier</em></strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/05/29/the-trump-administration-is-rebuilding.html","date_published":"2026-05-29T19:38:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 19:38","date_timestamp":1780083537,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116659555482109232","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DY70Kqij9wZ"]}},{"id":"89961326","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>The world’s bullies can still break cities. What they can no longer assume is that broken cities mean obedient people.\n<strong>— John Sipher,</strong> <em><a href=\"https://tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-age-of-asymmetry-the-weak-have-learned-how-to-make-the-strong-bleed\">The age of asymmetry – the weak have learned how to make the strong bleed</a></em></p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/05/12/the-worlds-bullies-can-still.html","date_published":"2026-05-12T09:24:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 09:24","date_timestamp":1778577863,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116560879182360595","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DYO8TicFJ-0"]}},{"id":"89897178","content_html":"<p><strong>\"<a href=\"https://radiofreesyria.com/internationalism-is-not-a-luxury-but-a-survival-mechanism/\">Internationalism Is Not a Luxury, but a Survival Mechanism</a>\"</strong></p>\n<p>Superb interview with Syrian author Leila al-Shami and Ukrainian activist Oleksandr Kyselov on the vestigial Eurocentrism and American exceptionalism of the Western “anti-imperialist” Left in an increasingly multipolar world.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/05/10/internationalism-is-not-a-luxury.html","date_published":"2026-05-10T20:03:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 20:03","date_timestamp":1778443428,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116552068857632841","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DYK75DWnz0e"]}},{"id":"89864577","content_html":"<p><strong><a href=\"https://youtu.be/5VgErk37hcI?si=2sR_h3V-YCOTe2VL&amp;t=830\">Greater Israel: How a fringe settler fantasy went mainstream</a></strong>\nIsrael’s settler movement has moved from the fringes to having influence over key Israeli institutions, including the media, where a constellation of voices is pushing for Israel to conquer new territory. <em>— Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post</em></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/05/09/greater-israel-how-a-fringe.html","date_published":"2026-05-09T22:08:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 22:08","date_timestamp":1778364530,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116546898154894946","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mlhb3bpcaz2x","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DYIlaFXlrFZ"]}},{"id":"89858084","content_html":"<p>Went to the city to see the Banksy statue on Pall Mall. With Reform sweeping so many council elections this week its arrival is well timed.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F418d04bebe.jpg\" width=\"337\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A statue by Banksy depicts a slightly corpulent man in a suit holding a large flowing flag, set against a clear blue sky. The flag covers his face. The pose is as though he is walking ahead. One foot is on the plinth and the other is ahead, nothing underneath as though he is walking off a cliff, blinded by nationalism.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/05/09/went-to-the-city-to.html","date_published":"2026-05-09T18:33:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 18:33","date_timestamp":1778351627,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116546052864812113","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mlgv2vi77l2m","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DYIMztfFJzU"]}}]}