#militarism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #militarism, aggregated by home.social.
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"While American tech billionaires fret over the capabilities of Chinese AI, one national security advisor has a brilliant idea to flatten the competition: simply bomb their data centers to smithereens.
In a new report titled “Superpowers and AGI,” former Obama-era national security official Jacob Stokes calls for United States to begin preparing readiness drills in response to Chinese AI development — up to and including military strikes on the nation’s data centers, the South China Morning Post reported.
AGI, or artificial general intelligence, refers to the theoretical point at which an AI model achieves human, or superhuman, levels of reasoning and intelligence. Though the science is still out on whether such a system is even possible, Stokes’ report begins from the assumption that AGI is inevitable, and that if the US can’t get to it first, its military needs to prepare to take drastic action.
Referring to the US as a hypothetical “laggard state” behind China’s achievement of AGI, Stokes — now the deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, a prominent DC think tank — writes that the country could “try to sabotage the leading state’s AGI systems, either through physical infiltration or offensive cyber operations; that is, cyberattack.”"
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"While American tech billionaires fret over the capabilities of Chinese AI, one national security advisor has a brilliant idea to flatten the competition: simply bomb their data centers to smithereens.
In a new report titled “Superpowers and AGI,” former Obama-era national security official Jacob Stokes calls for United States to begin preparing readiness drills in response to Chinese AI development — up to and including military strikes on the nation’s data centers, the South China Morning Post reported.
AGI, or artificial general intelligence, refers to the theoretical point at which an AI model achieves human, or superhuman, levels of reasoning and intelligence. Though the science is still out on whether such a system is even possible, Stokes’ report begins from the assumption that AGI is inevitable, and that if the US can’t get to it first, its military needs to prepare to take drastic action.
Referring to the US as a hypothetical “laggard state” behind China’s achievement of AGI, Stokes — now the deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, a prominent DC think tank — writes that the country could “try to sabotage the leading state’s AGI systems, either through physical infiltration or offensive cyber operations; that is, cyberattack.”"
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"While American tech billionaires fret over the capabilities of Chinese AI, one national security advisor has a brilliant idea to flatten the competition: simply bomb their data centers to smithereens.
In a new report titled “Superpowers and AGI,” former Obama-era national security official Jacob Stokes calls for United States to begin preparing readiness drills in response to Chinese AI development — up to and including military strikes on the nation’s data centers, the South China Morning Post reported.
AGI, or artificial general intelligence, refers to the theoretical point at which an AI model achieves human, or superhuman, levels of reasoning and intelligence. Though the science is still out on whether such a system is even possible, Stokes’ report begins from the assumption that AGI is inevitable, and that if the US can’t get to it first, its military needs to prepare to take drastic action.
Referring to the US as a hypothetical “laggard state” behind China’s achievement of AGI, Stokes — now the deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, a prominent DC think tank — writes that the country could “try to sabotage the leading state’s AGI systems, either through physical infiltration or offensive cyber operations; that is, cyberattack.”"
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"While American tech billionaires fret over the capabilities of Chinese AI, one national security advisor has a brilliant idea to flatten the competition: simply bomb their data centers to smithereens.
In a new report titled “Superpowers and AGI,” former Obama-era national security official Jacob Stokes calls for United States to begin preparing readiness drills in response to Chinese AI development — up to and including military strikes on the nation’s data centers, the South China Morning Post reported.
AGI, or artificial general intelligence, refers to the theoretical point at which an AI model achieves human, or superhuman, levels of reasoning and intelligence. Though the science is still out on whether such a system is even possible, Stokes’ report begins from the assumption that AGI is inevitable, and that if the US can’t get to it first, its military needs to prepare to take drastic action.
Referring to the US as a hypothetical “laggard state” behind China’s achievement of AGI, Stokes — now the deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, a prominent DC think tank — writes that the country could “try to sabotage the leading state’s AGI systems, either through physical infiltration or offensive cyber operations; that is, cyberattack.”"
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"While American tech billionaires fret over the capabilities of Chinese AI, one national security advisor has a brilliant idea to flatten the competition: simply bomb their data centers to smithereens.
In a new report titled “Superpowers and AGI,” former Obama-era national security official Jacob Stokes calls for United States to begin preparing readiness drills in response to Chinese AI development — up to and including military strikes on the nation’s data centers, the South China Morning Post reported.
AGI, or artificial general intelligence, refers to the theoretical point at which an AI model achieves human, or superhuman, levels of reasoning and intelligence. Though the science is still out on whether such a system is even possible, Stokes’ report begins from the assumption that AGI is inevitable, and that if the US can’t get to it first, its military needs to prepare to take drastic action.
Referring to the US as a hypothetical “laggard state” behind China’s achievement of AGI, Stokes — now the deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, a prominent DC think tank — writes that the country could “try to sabotage the leading state’s AGI systems, either through physical infiltration or offensive cyber operations; that is, cyberattack.”"
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“15 years in prison – just because he opposes the war”: voices from Germany call for the release of Bogdan Syrotiuk
On Sunday, 6 September, at 3 p.m., the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP) will hold a rally…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #authoritarian #democraticrights #fascism #fascist #militarism #NATO #Russia #Ukraine #War
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1187110/ “15 years in prison – just because he opposes the war”: voices from Germany call for the release of Bogdan Syrotiuk #authoritarian #DemocraticRights #EU #Europe #fascism #fascist #Germany #militarism #NATO #Russia #Ukraine #War
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Japan’s cross-theater maritime push: A perilous drift toward neo-militarism – Opinion https://www.byteseu.com/?p=2335284 #Japan #militarism #peace #SanaeTakaichi #taiwan
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Good to see at least one UK news outlet willing to challenge #militarism and the insanity of spending £31bn on nukes at a time when our public services and infrastructure are on their arse.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/invest-people-not-war-burnham-told
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"Bill Galvin has spent much of the past month answering the phone.
"It's been very, very busy," he says. Galvin is the counseling director at the Center on Conscience and War, which helps run the 24-hour GI Rights Hotline, set up to inform service members of their options for military discharge.
Most callers are asking how to apply to become a conscientious objector — a difficult, invasive and rarely used process. But they're also airing their concerns and frustrations, often anonymously, as the hotline allows them a space to do so without repercussions.
Military members are citing myriad reasons for wanting to leave, but the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has been a powerful motivator. In March alone, Galvin's center took on more than 80 new clients — almost twice as many as it takes on in an average year. The busiest single day saw 12 new clients join, with one person saying four other members of their platoon were also interested.
Those numbers are a drop in the bucket when compared with the more than 1.3 million people enlisted. But for outside observers and former military officials, those calls and conversations are an indication of a troubling disquiet within the ranks."
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5771612/military-iran-war-trump-conscientious-objector
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Today's = 1st 🎂 of article in International Affairs articulating #pacifist critique of reactions to Russian invasion of #Ukraine ➡️ https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiae275 #nonviolence #pacifism #war #Russia #militarism
Summary: 1/ asks whether military path worse than coordinated mass
#nonviolent civil disobedience 2/ exposes 2 ingrained assumptions (on efficacy of #violence, & violence in 'human nature') 3/ reflects on how war transforms agents of violence & entrenches 'warism'/militarism -
The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/26/the-necropolitics-of-warfare-over-healthcare/
With a skyrocketing insurance premium forcing her to give up her health coverage, Melissa Garriga says she joins all the other people around the world harmed by U.S. militarism. By Melissa Garriga Codepink.org Next year, an estimated 5 million people…
#Politics #Commentary #HealthCare #HealthReform #HumanRights #Militarism #MilitaryIndustry #Pentagon #U.s. #U.s.Congress #AffordableCareAct(aca) #HealthInsurance #MelissaGarriga #NationalDefenseAuthorizationAct(ndaa) #WarEconomy -
Aftershock: The #WarOnTerror | Ep 1: With Us or Against Us
The 1st ep of a 6-part series looking at the evolution of Western politics, esp #USpolitics & #UKpolitics, in the aftermath of #9_11 and the onset of the #GlobalWarOnTerror, examining as well the effects on #media & public debate.
The series uses the prism of #LRB's coverage of the #GWOT
https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/aftershock-the-war-on-terror/episode-1-with-us-or-against-us
#régimeChangeWars #ForeverWars #militarism #USforeignPolicy #USpol #UKpol #stateRepression #WeTorturedSomeFolks -
#LiberatedFromFB #Verhoeven #StarshipTroopers #fascism #militarism #imperialism
So brilliant and so a'propos text by "The Mom & Pop Video Store"
Starship Troopers: The most fun you’ll ever have cheering for fascism.
The first time I watched Starship Troopers (1997), I thought I was watching a very fun, very loud bug-exploding movie. And to be fair - I was.
It had everything: dramatic speeches, shouty instructors, those endlessly quotable lines you find yourself repeating years later. But what really stuck with me were the characters: all of them brave, ridiculous, and painfully sincere. They believed in each other. Died for their ideals. They were strong-jawed, clear-eyed, good-hearted: the kind of heroes who charge into danger without a second thought. Not because they’re reckless, but because they trust the mission. And each other.
Even Carmen, smug as she was, believed in what she was doing. And Carl, clever, funny Carl, just wanted to do the right thing for the Federation.
I loved it.
Still do.
Obviously, I noticed it was jingoistic. Authoritarian, certainly. The news segments were clearly propaganda, and the whole thing had the feel of a military fantasy turned up too loud. But that didn’t feel unusual. Not in the 90s. We’d all seen Top Gun, Red Dawn, Rambo III. This felt like their sci-fi cousin.
It was just so much fun.
Then I watched it again, a few years later. And somewhere about a third of the way in, my jaw hit the floor. And I had to laugh - not because it was silly, but because it was brilliant.
How did it take me that long to realise what I missed?It wasn’t a clever twist or a buried clue. It was the enormous, full-screen, absolutely unmissable fact that the United Citizen Federation wasn’t just authoritarian — it was full-out, axis-of-evil, Reichstag-level fascism. There are no nods. They’re not playing with the aesthetic. They’re right there. Fully costumed, goose-stepping through the galaxy in Hugo Boss cosplay and I somehow didn’t see it.
Because Verhoeven never asks you to look for subtext. He hands you a surface so bombastic, so enthusiastically evil, that you think - well, it can’t mean that. Look how much fun it is.
That’s the sleight of hand. It’s not subtle. It’s blatant. So blatant you think, surely not. You don’t look closer because you’re too busy following the clean-jawed heroes charging into danger, saying noble things and dying for their friends. And you like them. You trust them. That’s what gets you.
Verhoeven doesn’t ask you to examine your complicity. He demonstrates it.
He builds a world where fascism doesn’t creep in, it arrives centre stage, smiling and covered in commendations. And you don’t flinch. Because he’s made you complicit before you even realised there was a line to cross.You focus on the characters. Their aspirations. Their tragedies. Their moments of bravery. He draws you in on the micro level: a magic eye picture of a film, and by the time you step back and realise what you’re actually looking at, it’s already too late. You’ve rooted for them. You’ve cheered.
And when Carl reappears at the end, cloaked in full SS regalia, gaunt and shadowed and jubilant that the enemy is afraid of him — you’re weirdly still on his side. Because he’s clever, earnest Carl. It's not comfortable but it's ok because he's not a villain. He's just doing what he has to.
That’s what makes it genius.
It’s not a satire that tells you how fascism works. It shows you how easy it is to cheer for it when it’s well-lit, well-edited, and wears a hero’s face.
And then it grins at you and says:
Would you like to know more?- Mom
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If #Australia wants to curb #rightWingExtremism, then stop funding the rightwing #propaganda units (next stop #Venezuela) and end #militarism and the infinity #oilWars (again, God save Venezuela). Maybe we as individuals can stop giving money to bloody #RupertMurdoch to #shitpost all over our #petrolStations everyday.
#memeWarfare #AI #Cloudflare #moneyPrinterGoBrr #tabloidz #dogWhistle #forcedNews
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@kzimmermann
Yes, another term we've heard, used by the great #journalist and #filmmaker, #JohnPilger, is "#CulturalDominance".He claims that part of the reason for the increase in #militarism and fight over #TechnologicalDominance (see #Huawei) is due to the loss in such #dominance.
#SoftPower is another term we've seen used. "Give us your #television networks," the #CIA said.
(As an aside, today #Australia's #ABCNews interviewed #JohnBolton)