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16 Sep 2025

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Fusion -- Peak Trump & Peak AI?

It’s sort of incredible, although maybe simply nothing more than a manifestation of the technology, the more information technology, the greater the bullshit produced. Yesterday, when the merger of Trump Media and Google backed fusion firm TAE was announced, you might think we reached some sort of peak, but

By Joe Costello 19 Dec 2025

WUSB Interview & Big Time Presidential Politics

I did a great interview on The Politics of Ape and Machine with Ben Tallman at WUSB, the radio station for Stony Brook University out there on Long Island. Thanks Ben! He brought up Bernie Sanders at one point. Afterwards, I was thinking I should have told a good story

By Joe Costello 13 Dec 2025

JPMorganChase & Face2Face

Deep and Dirty SUBSCRIBE It's clear any sort of American small “d” democratic revival requires Americans coming together face to face to discuss and decide. This essential democratic tradition is largely lost across the political landscape, yet it still thrives at the top. JPMorganChase just announced the formation

By Joe Costello 10 Dec 2025

Short History of Compute

SUBSCRIBE Saturday talk in Chicago was well attended and enjoyable. Special thanks to Jim Geoghegan. Below, I focused my remarks on a short history of compute. The latest technology reshaping society for which we have no politics.

By Joe Costello 09 Dec 2025
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