When the emperor has no clothes, everyone who flatters him with sycophancy —whether human or AI—is complicit. And yes, based on his now routine flurry of late-night sleep-deprived Truth Social posts, I am starting to wonder whether POTUS has AI psychosis.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the vainest of them all? www.instagram.com/reels/DbR1yJ...

Jessica Yellin on Instagram: "Have you seen President Trump’s redone Oval Office? He’s given it a floor-to-ceiling gold makeover, complete with a tube of super glue on the Resolute Desk. (Is he doing ...

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This is kind of shit that happens when you use AI to run a country.

Asperas Bompar@asperasbompar.bsky.social · 6d ago

Wakanda tariffs going to get doubled now

I also love em-dashes and will never give them up either.

Timothy Caulfield@caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 6d ago

Sure, AI writing has some recognizable tics (but I ain't giving up my em–dashes!). But think this piece is overly optimistic about our ability to spot AI writing. Most studies suggest we can't. And AI only gonna get better – ugh. How to spot AI writing www.economist.com/culture/2026...

Speaking of things that are false, I cover the pandemic and Fauci in my book FALSE: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren't True. If you haven't read it yet, please give it a read. If you have, please give it a review. Thanks!

I get a lot of hate mail for characterizing gangstalking as a mass persecutory delusion. For the record, I do acknowlege other possibilities like this couple who just won a major settlement as real-life victims of coordinated stalking/harassment (w/o DEWs) by ebay. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/t...

Couple Stalked by eBay Settle for $56 Million

Two Massachusetts journalists were harassed by a Silicon Valley security team in a case that raised questions about when executives should be held responsible.

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Blogpost #185: Adult ADHD, Stimulants, and Psychosis As more adults use prescription stimulants, cases of psychosis may increase. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

Adult ADHD, Stimulants, and Psychosis

The use of prescription stimulants for ADHD is on the rise. Will that result in an increase in psychosis?

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Blogpost #185: Adult ADHD, Stimulants, and Psychosis As more adults use prescription stimulants, cases of psychosis may increase. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

Adult ADHD, Stimulants, and Psychosis

The use of prescription stimulants for ADHD is on the rise. Will that result in an increase in psychosis?

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AI has made it so easy to generate fake images that no one is certain what’s real or not anymore. And as Hannah Arendt warned, that means that malevolent forces can manipulate us and do with us what they please.

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“It makes me think less of the author. It means they can’t write well unaided (or feel they can’t), and that they’re trying to trick me. It’s not impressive to use AI to write stuff for you; any teenager can do that.” futurism.com/artificial-i...

Tech CEOs Have a Problem: Even Their Closest Allies Now See AI as a Sign of Laziness and Dishonesty

Paul Graham, the cofounder of Y Combinator and a major AI advocate, says he finds AI usage a sign of laziness and dishonesty.

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“You didn’t build that.”

Blogpost #183: Will AI Increase or Decrease Conspiracy Theory Belief? New research finds that chatbots can be trained to do either. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

Will AI Increase or Decrease Conspiracy Theory Beliefs?

New evidence shows chatbots can both weaken and entrench false beliefs.

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Blogpost #183: Will AI Increase or Decrease Conspiracy Theory Belief? New research finds that chatbots can be trained to do either. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

Will AI Increase or Decrease Conspiracy Theory Beliefs?

New evidence shows chatbots can both weaken and entrench false beliefs.

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I always said that an effective weight loss drug would become the best-selling medication of all time. Looks like I'm gonna have to double-down on that bet now. www.vice.com/en/article/w...

Weight Loss Drugs Are Giving Men ‘Ozempic Penis’

Already considered a miracle drug for its weight loss capabilities, men are now claiming that Ozempic has another notable use.

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Talking about delusions and AI Psychosis with @shanefarnsworth.bsky.social on the Escaped Sapiens Podcast. Great discussion--have a watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nniF...

AI Psychosis: What We Already Know | Joseph Pierre | Escaped Sapiens #94

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Good thought piece. We're firmly into the "boiled frog" stage of the Trump administration and still too distracted by the ridiculousness of it which "does not engender resistance. It engenders disdain and cynicism." www.filmsforaction.org/articles/the...

The Joke Is on Us | Chris Hedges

The retreat into satirical attacks on Trump and his supporters fuels the solidification of fascism.

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Blogpost #183: Pushing Back Against Technology: The Rise of Neo-Luddism Will a less tech-obsessed routine become the next big healthy lifestyle choice? www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

Pushing Back Against Technology: The Rise of Neo-Luddism

Like the Luddites of yore, the Neo-Luddite movement is pushing back against the onslaught of new technology in our daily lives. It might just become the next big lifestyle choice.

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#Wakeup

This is a trivial story in the grand scheme of things, but at the same time, it is 100% illustrative of the embarrassing kakistocracy that is the Trump Administration.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2mo ago

Crews were seen Tuesday dumping hydrogen peroxide in a hasty attempt to kill the algae’s quick re-growth. There’s one problem with that: Hydrogen peroxide is also a paint remover. So, in trying to (ineffectively) kill the algae, Trump also ruined his pricey paint job. trib.al/bcBVuE7

How I managed to listen to Cecil Taylor's music for 35 years without ever also checking out Karl Stockhausen's Klavier Stuecke is a mystery. (actually, it's not really a mystery... thanks Spotify!)

I need to get around to reading the Magnifica Humanitas in its entirety, but in the meantime, an AI chatbot put together this summary for me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORq_...

Ronny Chieng Address | Harvard Class Day 2026

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I need to get around to reading the Magnifica Humanitas in its entirety, but in the meantime, an AI chatbot put together this summary for me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORq_...

Ronny Chieng Address | Harvard Class Day 2026

YouTube video by Harvard University

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Those who believe in conspiracies often start with lacking trust. From @psychunseen.bsky.social at the 2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit. youtube.com/shorts/wzsdt...

Dr. Joe Pierre, UCSF

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AI can’t steal your job if you continue to do it.

Even when we know history, we are doomed to repeat it. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections

When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...

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This is the point of shifting the Overton Window. When half of what you do is completely outrageous, the garden variety corruption barely gets a notice much less any legal repercussion. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Trump Bought Lots Of Dell Stock — Then The Pentagon Gave Dell A $9.7 Billion Contract

The president was hyping Dell in public speeches not long after he invested somewhere between $1 million and $5 million in the tech company.

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If a post doesn't get any views, or likes, does it really exist?

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The official WH social media account is wasting taxpayer time and money on trolling. Meanwhile, whereas some did regard Harambe as a hero for seemingly saving a child, many regard the President as depraved based on accusations of raping children. Nothing funny about that.

Charlie Warzel@cwarzel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

we live in hell

I keep hearing people say the midterms will save us from the trainwreck that is the Trump 2.0 presidency and I keep saying that's only IF we have midterms and fair elections and yes, that is a capital IF.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 2mo ago

The midterms will serve as an unprecedented stress test of the integrity of American elections “with more election deniers having access to federal power than ever before,” some experts and Democrats warn.

Pop version: Sting Stevie Wonder Alanis Morissette Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (ok, not pop) Pearl Jam Eddie Vedder Steel Pulse Ingrid Michaelson Joanna Newsom Ruby Ibarra Sonny Sharrock (forgot to include in jazz version)

Joe Pierre, MD@psychunseen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

OK, I'll play... jazz version. Cecil Taylor Sun Ra McCoy Tyner Horace Tapscott Elvin Jones Freddie Hubbard Azar Lawrence Pat Metheny Steve Coleman Miles in India (Wallace Roney, Ron Carter, Henry Kaiser et al.)