Note from Daniel's son @MichaelEllsberg: with his blessing, I now maintain this account as a living memorial to Daniel's ideas and work.
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Daniel Ellsberg, 2014, on AI — from his previously unpublished notebooks:
"We do not need an explosion of intelligence or technology at the service of humans as we are. Such intelligence will almost surely be put to work creating better weapons and surveillance, increasing power and control, and supporting victory in war.
"Already, we have too much intelligence in the service of too little compassion and concern for others. What is needed: an exponential increase of wisdom."
Now in "Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope": ellsberg.net/truth-and-conse…
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currentaffairs.org/news/what… - I highly recommend this interview Current Affairs just posted. Nathan J. Robinson interviewed Michael Ellsberg, Robert Ellsberg, Jan Thomas about the new book of writings by Daniel Ellsberg, "Truth and Consequence."
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The New Documentary An Ordinary Insanity
Daniel Ellsberg on the Nuclear Threat
by Robert Ellsberg
@RobertEllsberg #DanielEllsberg #nuclearweapons
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Daniel Ellsberg vs. “Ordinary Insanity” thenation.com/article/world/… @Livableworld @scientistsorg @plough_shares @ArmsControlNow @PeaceAction @pdamerica @PSRnuclear @NuclearResister @Nuclear_Matters @SenMarkey
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My father, Daniel Ellsberg, died three years ago today. Sharing again the eulogy I delivered at his memorial service. commondreams.org/opinion/eul…
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📜 Remembering @DanielEllsberg on the anniversary of his passing. Known for his courageous act of releasing the #PentagonPapers, he dedicated his life to advocating for peace and nuclear disarmament.
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Today my father would be 95. My reflections on his quest to save the world from "obliteration," the dangers of blind obedience, the imperative of hope and resistance. commondreams.org/opinion/dan…
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I'm introducing the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act to rein in the Espionage Act from being used to target whistleblowers, journalists, and the American public for exposing government corruption and wrongdoing.
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One thing Congressmembers can do to support press freedom and human rights -- and rein in abuse of the law to target journalists and whistleblowers -- is to cosponsor the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act, introduced by Rep @RashidaTlaib.
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Rep. @RashidaTlaib introduces the Daniel Ellsberg Act to stop Espionage Act abuse against dissent
Abusive secrecy prevents us from being able to hold leaders accountable. Thank you @RepRashida for standing up for the free press, for whistleblowers, and for the First Amendment!
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Named for Daniel Ellsberg, Tlaib Proposal Would Protect Whistleblowers and Journalists | Common Dreams commondreams.org/news/whistl…
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Proud to endorse this law protecting #whistleblowers & #journalists from Espionage Act abuses. Named for my dear friend & champion, the late @DanielEllsberg.
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TODAY: The Espionage Act has been used to criminalize whistleblowing and newsgathering for years.
Join us for a webinar to learn about @RepRashida's bill to reform the archaic law.
🕒 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT
RSVP: freedom.press/reform-espiona…
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The Daniel Ellsberg Act Will End Espionage Act Abuse
Next week @RepRashida will introduce the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom & Whistleblower Protection Act, a bill to stop Espionage Act abuse against whistleblowers and journalists.
Live event announcing the bill, 3/12 at 3pm ET
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My foreword to a new posthumous collection of writings by my father, DANIEL ELLSBERG: "Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope" (Bloomsbury). This is my best reflection of what he was about--a message for today.
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Today is the release of "Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope," a book of previously unpublished writing by Daniel Ellsberg. It was co-edited by his son @MichaelEllsberg and his longtime assistant, Jan R. Thomas.
Published by @BloomsburyBooks, the writings span from 1971-2021, and feature autobiographical and moral essays. The core of the book consists of selections from his nearly 100 boxes of handwritten notebooks, now housed at @scua_umass.
Few people could read Dan's inscrutable handwriting, but fortunately, Jan was one of them. She painstakingly went through these notebooks, selected the most captivating and prescient passages, transcribed them, and now they're accessible to the world.
The book captures Daniel's lifelong preoccupations with the problem of evil, the massacre of civilians, the threat of nuclear annihilation, the dangers of unquestioned obedience, and how to find hope through it all.
Now available at your local bookstore, or via this link: ellsberg.net/truth-and-conse…
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A new book culled from Daniel Ellsberg’s personal writings and archives: Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope
“…a collection of previously unpublished writings by the former government official, whistleblower, and activist Daniel Ellsberg, exploring his life, work, and most deeply held beliefs.”
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"Be very skeptical of all arguments to go to war, or to torture, massacre, or mass-imprison—even if, or especially if, for "humanitarian" reasons.
Above all, be very skeptical if you are asked to go to war for freedom, democracy, or regime change."
--Daniel Ellsberg, 2007... from "Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope," a book of his previously-unpublished writing, coming out tomorrow. (ellsberg.net/truth-and-conse…)