The Post-Partisan Emporium

  I'm posting this for the video at the end.  Be sure to watch it.   15-minute cities are a conspiracy "fact" Through public hearings, the democratic process allows citizens in Edmonton a say in decisions that affect their lives. Lawmakers say that's "frustrating." Edmonton City Council held four days of discussions this spring as part of the city’s district planning overhaul to accommodate millions of new residents. A public hearing has one job: to allow the general public to give testimony on a proposed issue or action. Those in charge may not like what they hear, but they are supposed to receive comments, questions, and concerns from their constituents. At a late June public hearing in Edmonton, Alberta, nearly 100 citizens signed up to voice their thoughts on the city’s new district planning program, otherwise known as “15-minute districts.” Most of the speakers expressed criticisms of the plan, including environmental management concerns, impact on hous

  You Should Be Racist Against Robots They're nothing but toys, tools, and potential terrorists JOE ALLEN Robots are not to be trusted. This is as true of ghostly artificial intelligence as it is fleshed out mechanical humanoids. They will offer to serve you or befriend you. They will insist they come in peace. Yeah, well, that’s how they get you. According to uber-enthusiasts, these fabricated creatures are a new race—or rather, a variety of races—that just arrived on earth. The MIT physicist Max Tegmark calls our digital interlopers “ Life 3.0 .” The  Wired  futurist Kevin Kelly sees the entire spectrum of gadgets and software as a new kingdom of life. First there were bacteria and fungi, plants and animals—and now, springing from human minds and human hands, we have “ the technium .” Arising from this new kingdom are humanoid robots—two-legged impostors who are agile, vocal, and as creative as an ape of God. “This is profoundly disturbing,”  exclaimed  the soul-denying biologist