Nov 17, 2023
“The scale of investment [in Dream Keeper] is still not enough: according to one grantee, ‘you are in the desert, and you get a glass of water: sure, tastes good, but damn, I could use some more.’” — from 2022 Dream Keeper Initiative impact report
the department of war is investing in an 'economic defense unit' that will make strategic deals with american defense companies. yes, they'll get paid like bankers, and yes, that's the point.
the purpose of the wealth tax is not to patch a budget hole, the purpose is to destroy the wealthy. this is not a disagreement on taxation or spending, this is a war for power. and you're losing.
despite anthropic frustrating the admin with its blogging and very slow 'politburo' of ethicists, emil michael, the pentagon’s head of ai, says he’s still ‘open’ to a deal