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rawillumination.nethttp://www.rawillumination.net/2026/10/a-joseph-matheny-manifesto.html

RAWIllumination: A Joseph Matheny manifesto http://www.rawillumination.net/2026/10/a-joseph-matheny-manifesto.html

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josephmatheny.substack.comUpon further considerationand thinking further still

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rawillumination.netHiggs and Matheny: Big in Italy and JapanI've received two interesting newsletters via email recently, and in the interest of trying to get caught up, I am going to mention both of ...

RAWIllumination: Higgs and Matheny: Big in Italy and Japan http://www.rawillumination.net/2026/09/higgs-and-matheny-big-in-italy-and-japan.html

Punk rock aesthetic, punk rock sentiment.

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josephmatheny.substack.comSecunda Cogitatioand thirdly thinking

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15 Sept

I've been scaling down my social media footprint as I laser focus on creating "Art is War" for the next 18 months or so. I'll drop a link to Substack posts, which should roll out monthly, but outside of Substack, expect that my Internet presence will be sparse.

pca.stThe A.I. Researcher Whose Rebellion Is Changing EverythingIn recent days, Jacob Coxon, a researcher at the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, quit his job and posted warnings about the risks of the technology. That kicked off a crisis that…

14 Sept

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newscientist.comWe’re on the verge of seeing the quantum vacuum for the first time

14 Sept

My local coffee house has a clock I really love.

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New Scientist

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14 Sept

Empty space may not be empty at all. Physicists are preparing to smash together two immensely powerful laser beams to make the quantum vacuum visible – and any unexpected result could reveal new physics.

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Naomi Klein

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13 Sept

Since it can be hard to believe that political and corporate elites would actively give up on our shared future on this singular planet, we made a short film so folks can hear from the end timers and judge for themselves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comNaomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascismIn a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other

"We need a new place to build a data center." "I know, boss. Let's build one in Eugene, OR. Home base for groups like Earth First, ELF, and an assortment of radical environmental groups." www.kezi.com/news/local/e...

kezi.comEugene blocks data center at old Hynix plantThe City of Eugene has rejected a proposal to turn the old Hynix plant in West Eugene into a data center.

11 Sept

PKD fans will get this.

10 Sept

Was just notified that there will be a chapter about my work in the following academic publication: Publication NEW GAME ART – The Aesthetics of Play and Worldbuilding BNN, Inc., November 2026 Language Japanese

10 Sept

Sometimes you grow corn too big for the pot

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rawillumination.netJoseph Matheny's new project: 'Art is War'Having finished putting out his broadcast of Ong's Hat: Compleat, Joseph Matheny is ready to announce his new project, Art is War: Fear and ...

8 Sept

RAWIllumination: Joseph Matheny's new project: 'Art is War' http://www.rawillumination.net/2026/09/joseph-mathenys-new-project-art-is-war.html

josephmatheny.substack.comReady, Set, RestartNew schedule and new direction

8 Sept

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8 Sept

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7 Sept

So, the agents know about Chalmers now as well. 🤣 "Philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers told Wired that he regularly receives emails from AI agents interested in his work on what qualifies as consciousness." www.wired.com/story/who-ca...

7 Sept

If I had a nickel for every time I told a wannabe prompt engineer to read Chalmer's, "The Conscious Mind " when they hit me with, "But LLMs are conscious, tho", I'd have a whole bunch of nickels.

shows.acast.comRick Strassman on DMT and the Soul of Prophecy: July 11, 2015 | Where Did the Road Go?Another 2015 Show added to the feed...

7 Sept

Part 2 of the Rick Stassman interview. shows.acast.com/wdtrg/episod...

Local cafe art. 😄

Two metrics on my personal website that have been in transition. ChatGPT has risen to a consistent place in the top 2 in indexing agents and China has risen to a consistent place in the top two countries accessing the site.

shows.acast.comDr. Rick Strassman on DMT: The Spirit Molecule - July 4, 2015 | Where Did the Road Go?Another 2015 Show added to the feed...

6 Sept

Great part 1 pf 2 segments of a talk with Rick Strassman about DMT. shows.acast.com/wdtrg/episod...

Non-gmo

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medium.comStrange Tales of People Who Built Portals to Other Dimensions“Strange Tales of People Who Built Portals to Other Dimensions” is published by Joseph Matheny.

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axios.comWidespread AI outage underwayOutages are common, but it's unusual for all three to go down at once.

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redcircle.comWe Survive by Cooperating, Not Competing / w Carne RossListen to Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff on RedCircle

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3 Sept

when-if.comAn 18-Month Blackout and Other HorrorsBy now you might have seen the piece in the New York Times that resurfaced a warning from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about an "18-month long blackout" in the United States. This warning ...

pca.stA.I. Is Outsmarting Its CreatorsFrom the start, the greatest fear for those developing artificial intelligence was that their creations would go rogue to act in unauthorized and dangerous ways. Some researchers now say it has…

3 Sept

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youtu.bePhilip K. Dick: A DocumentaryPhilip K. Dick became the definitive science fiction writer of the 20th century, and his novels became the basis for some of cinema's most influential and beloved works. I made this documentary to…

2 Sept

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"I’d just had an inspiring conversation with Joseph Matheny, creator of Ong’s Hat and friend of RAW, who basically told me that the book was too valuable to let another publisher put it out and that I’d be happier if I ended up releasing it myself. He was right." boingboing.net/2026/09/01/r...

boingboing.netRobert Anton Wilson and the art of being difficult to manipulateChapel Perilous biographer Gabriel Kennedy imagines what RAW would make of QAnon, AI, and algorithmic tribalism.

Me running across the acronym DARVO while researching related subjects for Art is War.

31 Aug

Just dropped off a load of fresh grown food at the foodbank. I put a little aside for myself.

31 Aug

Here comes the corn, baby!

Heirloom tomatoes ftw