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From Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party:
Life Extension Will Not Create an Immortal Wealthy Elite – this is the title of my article published in Issue 2 of IM Magazine – the Immortalists Magazine, edited by Dinorah Delfin.
What is old is new again. Those of you who are familiar with my early work may recall my 2008 video on this subject – Part 10 of the “Eliminating Death” series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfPUtUha_ck. This article is a greatly expanded version of that video’s contents, with added elaborations and arguments for why, indeed, if the technology to achieve greatly increased longevity gets developed, it will rapidly become available to all. The key is to encourage the development of the necessary medical advances in the first place.
You can find the magazine at www.flipsnack.com/BDEAACF6AED/im-feb-2020/full-view.html - and subscribe for free at www.theimmortalistsclub.com.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.On February 16, 2020, U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II spoke at length with Steele Archer on the Debt Nation show regarding the overall situation of contemporary American politics, the need to transcend the two-party paradigm, why supporters of Andrew Yang should endorse Ben Zion for President and join the U.S. Transhumanist Party, and how anyone seeking substantive political change, including supporters of Yang, Zoltan Istvan, and Bernie Sanders, as well as moderate Democrats and Republicans, should gravitate toward the U.S. Transhumanist Party by the time of the general election in November. They also offered their assessments of the coronavirus epidemic and how it compares to the many other diseases menacing humankind. Furthermore, they addressed forthcoming USTP campaign initiatives, such as ballot-access petitioning drives in as many U.S. jurisdictions as possible, and the USTP Discord server just established today.
Watch this episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctpAmpFKJPo
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The U.S. Transhumanist Party welcomes two new Foreign Ambassadors: Tobias Teufel in Germany and Ihor Kendiukhov in Ukraine.
Tobias Teufel is a biohacker, drone pilot, and philosopher on emerging technology across all topics. Find out more about Tobias Teufel here: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#TobiasTeufel
Ihor Kendiukhov is an economist, tech analyst, futurologist, entrepreneur, and VC expert. Find out more about Ihor Kendiukhov here: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#IhorKendiukhov
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Informative video on generative engineering and various printing technologies
3D Printing Is Changing the World | VICE on HBO
3D-printing innovations in recent years have brought a sea change in the fabrication of everything from automobile parts to human bio-tissues. VICE's Krishna...This excellent graphic about the U.S. Transhumanist Party and its aspirations is brought to us by our allies at TAFFDs – the Transdisciplinary Agora for Future Discussions. TAFFDs is one of the many grassroots, idea-driven organizations that have been emerging in recent years to contribute to the momentum of the international transhumanist movement. The more we do to advocate our principles – driven by scientific evidence, reason, and secular values – the more like-minded people will join us and the more the world will catch on.
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Find out more about TAFFDs and the extensive content they have released – including writings, videos, and graphics – here: taffds.org/
The Ben Zion 2020 campaign and the U.S. Transhumanist Party support the implementation of electronic blockchain-based voting and other digital applications to increase the transparency of political processes. It so happens that the March 4, 2020, Free and Equal Elections Foundation debate in Chicago will feature a new Election Assistant app developed by Nexus and utilizing blockchain technology. We look forward to seeing it in action and also hope to see you in person in Chicago on March 4.
Find out more about the Election Assistant app here: freeandequal.org/blockchain/
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View Free and Equal Elections Foundation Current Campaigns! United We Stand Festival & more.
Free and Equal Election Foundation’s mission is to broaden our electoral choices through education and direct positive action.As a supporting partner of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Longevity, Aging Analytics Agency invites you to look forward to the publication of a 92-page report detailing the specifics of their National Longevity Strategy, entitled “The Health of the Nation - A Strategy for Healthier Longer Lives”, which will be released on February 12th 2020, coinciding with the strategy’s official launch event at King’s College London.
The report, which details the specifics behind the group’s National Strategy completed over the course of nine months via a National Consultation and 11 Advisory Board meetings between May - November 2019, outlines the APPG’s specific plan to set the UK on a clear path to achieve the government's goal "for everyone to have five extra years of healthy, independent life by 2035" via precisely-targeted policy and cross-sector collaboration to narrow the shocking life expectancy gap between the nation’s richest and poorest.
“The Health of the Nation - A Strategy for Healthier Longer Lives” will be made available via the following link on February 12th, 2020: appg-longevity.org/events-publications
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The U.S. Transhumanist Party welcomes its Foreign Ambassador in China, Peter Wang. We are quite pleased to finally have a presence in China, where a major potential exists for the spread of transhumanist ideas and values.
Peter Wang (Chinese name: Wang Jianjun) is a senior product manager, a senior psychological consultant, and a transhumanist. He is the founder and CEO of Shanghai Yixinyan Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. This company aims to use information technology to help people attain happiness. The company’s first product is Talkroom, an online psychological counseling app designed to help people with reliable psychological counseling anytime, anywhere. At present, it has been launched in major application markets, and the market has responded well.
Read more about Peter Wang here: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#PeterWang
Wherever you reside, you can join the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free at transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Help us build a better world!
Ben Zion 2020 – The true unity candidate of this election season, offering opportunities for progress and a better life to every kind of voter.
Find out more at benzion2020.com/
Ben Zion is the U.S. Presidential candidate officially endorsed by the U.S. Transhumanist Party. Join us for free at transhumanist-party.org/membership/
If you want to help us with ballot-access petitions for Ben Zion in any U.S. jurisdiction, please let us know. You can even respond to this post!
You will not want to miss the largest open cross-partisan debate of the 2020 election season in Chicago on March 4, 2020 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. Do you want a genuine diversity of political opinions, a truly meaningful debate about policy and substance? This will be it!
Ben Zion of the U.S. Transhumanist Party will be sharing the stage with two Republican candidates (Zoltan Istvan, also a transhumanist – and Robert Ardini), one Democratic candidate (Mark Stewart), one Green candidate (Howie Hawkins), 3-5 Libertarian candidates (Souraya Faas, Jo Jorgensen, Sam Robb, Mark Whitney, and Andy Williams, Jr.), two Constitution Party candidates (Don Blankenship and Charles Kraut), and potentially one Independent (Mark Charles).
See this page for key debate information – including the list of sponsors!
freeandequal.org/presidential-debate-2020/
USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II is proud to have helped make this event happen, as it could truly shape the landscape of public opinion during the 2020 election season and show the public that, indeed, genuine choices exist if only voters avail themselves of the opportunity to select them.
Read the press release from the organizers of the debate, the Free and Equal Elections Foundation - freeandequal.org/2020/02/over-a-dozen-confirmed-candidates-set-to-make-debate-history-in-chicago-...
Christina Tobin is absolutely right to point out that “When record numbers of Americans support opening up the US political system to more voices and choices, it’s disappointing that the Republican and Democratic Parties work so hard to shut them out. We feel the time is right to create an inspiring cross-partisan dialogue that can tackle the important issues facing US voters.”
Instead of having to endure the fiascoes of mainstream American politics, take part in a different approach for a change! Whatever your political proclivities, whichever party you support, we hope to see you there in Chicago, and that you will take the opportunity to meet Candidate Ben Zion as well. You will be sure to find something you agree with, something you disagree with, and many areas which will be of interest to you.
United States Longevity Party Merges into United States Transhumanist Party, Combined Constitution Adopted
On January 18-25, 2020, the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party and the United States Longevity Party held a member vote on two important matters regarding the combination of these two organizations, which took effect on February 1, 2020. The members voted to adopt the name “United States Transhumanist Party (USTP)” for the combined organization and to adopt the proposed Constitution of the combined organization.
View the official vote results on this page: transhumanist-party.org/2020/02/01/uslp-ustp-merger/
Thank you to everyone who took part in the vote!
Join us for free and help the USTP grow further: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
The time has come to mobilize our volunteers to make a difference on the American political scene. The U.S. Transhumanist Party is assembling a Ballot-Access Plan for the Ben Zion 2020 campaign. If you reside in the United States, please send Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II an e-mail to gennadystolyarovii@gmail.com if you are willing to volunteer to circulate ballot-access petitions in person within the state of your residence. It has been decided that we will attempt petition drives in as many states as possible, even if the probability of meeting some states’ ballot-access thresholds is low. (However, we may be within reasonable striking distance of qualifying for the ballot in several states with more reasonable requirements, if we can put in the requisite effort.) Ballot access for a Transhumanist candidate would be a major victory in itself, and even if it is not attained in a given state, a petition drive can provide excellent publicity.
If you wish to volunteer, send Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II an e-mail to gennadystolyarovii@gmail.com and indicate the state for which you are volunteering, and we will follow up with you in due time. Right now an indication of interest would be sufficient, and, again, this would be desirable in any state, no matter what its ballot-access threshold. Thank you in advance to any of you who are willing to assist.
If you have not yet joined the USTP, please do so for free at transhumanist-party.org/membership/
January 26, 2020 – U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II’s first interview of the new year with Steele Archer on the Debt Nation show, in which he makes several major announcements about the results of the recent vote on the combination of the United States Transhumanist Party and the United States Longevity Party, discuss the forthcoming March 4 Open Presidential Debate in Chicago, hosted by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, and also provide my thoughts on the Trump impeachment situation.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcmEAP3GuPs
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At 7 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time today (Sunday, January 26), USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II will be making some important announcements regarding the U.S. Transhumanist Party and related matters, as well as discussing American politics a bit, on Steele Archer’s Debt Nation show. Please join us; the livestream will be visible on the main Debt Nation channel - www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKEHuAGzwVtIEIFW3cZOPg - once it is initiated.
The U.S. Transhumanist Party welcomes its new Foreign Ambassador in Latvia – Alex Kadet.
Alex Kadet is an entrepreneur, transhumanist, radical-life-extension activist, and death-studies expert.
You can find out more about him and his endeavors here: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#AlexKadet
Also, read Alex’s recent article, “Why Aren’t We Afraid of Death?: The First Step Toward Defeating Aging” - transhumanist-party.org/2020/01/13/why-arent-afraid-of-death/
We look forward to Alex’s representation of the USTP in Latvia and elsewhere!
The Free and Equal Elections Foundation will host a multi-party debate that is open to all active 2020 U.S. Presidential candidates.
The U.S. Transhumanist Party’s endorsed candidate, Ben Zion, will be there on the debate stage, and Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II will be in attendance in person. Four candidates in total have confirmed their attendance thus far, and we look forward to others joining them.
freeandequal.org/2020/01/free-equal-to-host-open-presidential-debate-march-4/
The debate will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel on March 4, 2020, at 6 p.m. Central Time, and will also be livestreamed at freeandequal.org/
During the 2012 election season, the Free and Equal Elections Foundation held a historic debate among the Libertarian, Green, Constitution, and Justice Party candidates, which was co-moderated by Larry King and introduced many viewers to the very existence of substantive alternatives to the two-party system: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSXmRJbP5as
The March 4, 2020, debate will be unprecedented in multiple ways; it will be open to primary candidates – including those from the Republican and Democratic parties – and, indeed, it is hoped to have at least one candidate from the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green, and Transhumanist Parties there at minimum! Also, at least two of the candidates debating will be self-identified transhumanists, and technology will be a subject addressed in the debate.
If you plan to be in the Chicago area on March 4, get your tickets to attend in person (just $10) here: www.eventbrite.com/e/open-presidential-debate-tickets-91153024149
The USTP agrees completely with the statement by Christina Tobin that “By moving beyond false binary choices of liberal vs. conservative, Democrat vs. Republican, we can start to dig deeper into a more meaningful political debate.” We hope to see you there!
Free & Equal to Host Open Presidential Debate March 4
Free & Equal to Host Open Presidential Debate March 4 Open Debate Includes Candidates from Various Political Parties CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, January 23, 2020 -- Free & Equal Elections Foundation will host its first Open Presidential Debate ofAs the new decade begins, a vote has been initiated on two crucial matters related to the combination of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party and the U.S. Longevity Party.
The background and vote options can be found on this page: transhumanist-party.org/2020/01/19/combination-vote/
Members of both parties have been informed of the vote via e-mail and/or the “Longevity Party United States” Facebook group.
During December 2019 and January 2020, the Officers of the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) and the United States Longevity Party (USLP) conferred on multiple occasions and determined unanimously that it would be in the best interests of both organizations for them to merge into one. The leadership of the USTP has already been expanded to include all current USLP Officers. Furthermore, the missions of the two organizations are closely aligned, especially considering that the first Core Ideal of the USTP is “significant life extension achieved through the progress of science and technology.”
The combination of the two organizations will take effect on February 1, 2020, at which time all members of the existing two organizations will be considered to be members of the combined single organization. A Constitution has been drafted with the approval of the USTP and USLP Officers, which combines the provisions of the two organizations’ existing Constitutions to the extent practicable and also formalizes some of the governance arrangements that had evolved within the USTP over time. The substantive provisions of the Platform in Article VI of the combined proposed Constitution are identical to those of the current USTP Platform.
Adoption of this Constitution would bring to a conclusion the current Transitional Period of the USTP and establish three-year terms in office for the current Officers of the USTP/USLP and would set the stage for Officer elections to be held in January 2023 for the subsequent Officers’ terms to take effect on February 1, 2023. This Constitution is hereby put to the members of both organizations for a binary acceptance/rejection vote.
There also remains the question of what the combined organization will be called. Several names have been proposed during the discussions among the Officers, including United States Longevity and Transhumanist Party (USLTP), United States Transhumanist and Longevity Party (USTLP), Party of Indefinite Longevity and Optimistic Transhumanism (PILOT), and United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party / Longevity Party (with the option for people to use any of the three terms to refer to the organization as they see fit).
Members of both organizations: please look for the link to vote and contribute your input on the two ballot questions regarding the combined organization’s name and Constitution. As always, we encourage maximal participation among our members and look forward to this next chapter in the growth of our organization.
U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party member Alex Kadet writes, “At a glance, it seems odd that the idea of extending human life needs advocacy, but longevity scientists and advocates understand that the only obstacle to the development of a cure for aging is a lack of resources: time and money. The dollar has strong voting power, and human lifespan extension is not at the top of the ballot.
“For some reason, not enough people are willing to do what objectively seems rational, to overcome the obstacles and diseases that aging causes. What appears to transhumanists, scientists, and researchers to be an undeniable benefit for humankind seems unimportant or even detrimental to others. Dying of old age seems dignified to some people, but in truth it is honorable only in the movies. Therefore, advocacy needs to be prioritized over seemingly more practical immediate problems.”
How do we solve this problem of insufficient advocacy for research into dramatically extending human longevity? Mr. Kadet sees it as necessary to overcome the barriers and defense mechanisms that most people have established in an attempt to protect themselves from fear of death. Mr. Kadet posits that “Demystifying common defense mechanisms and the tricks our minds play to make us disregard our own mortality will be necessary in the fight against aging. Increasing awareness is often enough to motivate people to examine their defense mechanisms and resolve the cognitive distortions that make work on aging so unapproachable.”
transhumanist-party.org/2020/01/13/why-arent-afraid-of-death/
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Victor Bjoerk offers a message for the new year and the new decade. He mentions key reasons to be optimistic, based on the innovations in biotechnology and medicine achieved during the 2010s and expresses hope that the 2020s will be the pivotal decade when major advances will be made in the effort toward biological age reversal.
transhumanist-party.org/2020/01/12/bjoerk-2020-message/
Help enable the efforts Mr. Bjoerk describes to succeed! Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
The United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has concluded its Platform Vote #7. Results have been announced here - transhumanist-party.org/2020/01/05/results-of-platform-vote-7/ - with a detailed tabulation of votes available here - transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Platform_Vote_7_Results.pdf.
As a result of this vote, 15 new Platform planks have been adopted, bringing the total to 97. All of the new Platform planks can be found via the link above. Moreover, Section XVI on universal basic income has been amended to align with Article XIX of Version 3.0 of the Transhumanist Bill of Rights.
We thank all of our members who voted. Platform votes are an involved endeavor requiring careful consideration of policy and principles, and we had 100 members cast ballots this time – a record for USTP Platform voter turnout. An active and engaged membership contributes to the success of our deliberative processes and the quality of our proposals.
If the USTP Platform and the process for developing, refining, and expanding it intrigue you, join the USTP for free, no matter where you reside, in less than a minute: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
From Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party: As 2019 draws to a close, my New Decade’s Message expresses hope that humankind will emerge from the "Crazy Years" and offers ten concrete resolutions for human achievement during the 2020s.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDKe4j_I7vQ
Happy New Year!
New Decade's Message for the 2020s - Gennady Stolyarov II
As 2019 draws to a close, Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the United States Transhumanist Party, expresses hope that humankind will emerge from the "Crazy ...Voting has opened on the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Platform Ballot #7. Members should have received an e-mail with a link to vote. If you are a member, please check your e-mail or visit the U.S. Transhumanist Party Google Group to find the link.
A total of 15 potential new planks and 1 proposed amendment to an existing plank are currently under consideration. The 7-day electronic voting period will occur from 1:01 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time on December 25, 2019, to 1:01 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time on January 1, 2020.
Official ballot options can be found here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/12/25/ballot-options-platform-vote-7/
Potential new planks under consideration are the following:
A. Opposition to Autonomous Weapons
B. Ectogenesis
C. Elimination of Caps on Scientific Expenditures
D. Improved Reporting of Law-Enforcement Misconduct
E. Requirement for Educational Institutions That Receive Federal Funding to Reduce Administrative Costs
F. Requirement for Educational Institutions That Receive Federal Funding to Publish Research Free of Charge to the General Public
G. Prohibition of Police from Carrying Military-Grade Hardware
H. Requirement for Police to Use Rubber Bullets as Standard Ammunition
I. Encouragement for Police to Use Electric Vehicles
J. Tracking of Police Violations of Traffic Laws
K. Path to Legalization of Current Immigrants
L. Elimination of Detention of Immigrants for Non-Violent Infractions
M. Streamlining of Immigration Process
N. Abolition of Private Prisons and Detention Facilities
O. Federal Land Dividend
An amendment to Section XVI on Universal Basic Income is also being considered in order to align with Version 3.0 of the Transhumanist Bill of Rights.
We encourage the maximum possible participation among USTP members. If you have any issues in casting your vote, please let us know!
U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II was interviewed on December 14, 2019, by Roen Horn of the Eternal Life Fan Club. Topics discussed in this great conversation included recent developments in transhumanist politics, the Presidential campaign of Johannon Ben Zion, transhumanist elements in the candidacies of Zoltan Istvan and Andrew Yang, how to persuade religious individuals to be more receptive to the ideas of transhumanism and life extension, prospects for the transhumanist movement to find a spokesperson regarding life extension as influential as Greta Thunberg has been regarding climate-change activism, preservation of the self and "I-ness", existential risks, and longevity themes in film and literature.
Watch the interview here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTeSbCU0XC8 – or on Roen’s Eternal Life Fan Club channel - www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZNMgYdE8lM.
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Gennady Stolyarov II Interviewed by Roen Horn of the Eternal Life Fan Club
Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, was interviewed on December 14, 2019, by Roen Horn of the Eternal Life Fan Club. Topics discu...The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party welcomes its new Foreign Ambassador to Belarus, Vladislav Petrushenko, a futurologist, writer, and philosopher on future topics.
You can read about his background and transhumanist activities here: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#VladislavPetrushenko
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Apply to become a Foreign Ambassador of the USTP here: goo.gl/forms/430kp31F0D6VmXFc2
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has opened its 24-day exposure period for its Platform Vote #7, which will be held for a 7-day period starting on December 25, 2019.
Find the subjects and options proposed for voting, and propose your own variants in the comments on this page: transhumanist-party.org/2019/12/02/exposure-period-platform-vote-7/. (For proposals, we encourage members to use the comments on the linked page and not Facebook.)
Become a member of the USTP for free prior to December 25, 2019, in order to be eligible to vote on these proposals: transhumanist-party.org/membership/.
This Platform vote will cover 16 subject areas, including 15 proposed new Sections and one proposed amendment to an existing Section.
E7-A. Opposition to Autonomous Weapons
E7-B. Ectogenesis
E7-C. Elimination of Caps on Scientific Expenditures
E7-D. Improved Reporting of Law-Enforcement Misconduct
E7-E. Requirement for Educational Institutions That Receive Federal Funding to Reduce Administrative Costs
E7-F. Requirement for Educational Institutions That Receive Federal Funding to Publish Research Free of Charge to the General Public
E7-G. Prohibition of Police from Carrying Military-Grade Hardware
E7-H. Requirement for Police to Use Rubber Bullets as Standard Ammunition
E7-I. Encouragement for Police to Use Electric Vehicles
E7-J. Tracking of Police Violations of Traffic Laws
E7-K. Path to Legalization of Current Immigrants
E7-L. Elimination of Detention of Immigrants for Non-Violent Infractions
E7-M. Streamlining of Immigration Process
E7-N. Abolition of Private Prisons and Detention Facilities
E7-O. Federal Land Dividend
Amendment to Section XVI on Universal Basic Income to Align with Version 3.0 of the Transhumanist Bill of Rights
The forthcoming Platform vote is intended to “catch up” on the processing of suggestions that could not be immediately addressed due to limited resources in the course of the 2019 Presidential Primary season. It is likely that additional Platform votes will follow in early 2020 to address remaining items of interest to the USTP membership.
We thank those of our members who made suggestions regarding these Platform proposals, including Mike DiVerde, Dan Elton, Johannon Ben Zion, Jennifer Huse, Martin van der Kroon, John Marlowe, and R. Nicholas Starr.
On November 24, 2019, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II spoke extensively with Steele Archer on the Debt Nation show regarding recent transhumanist political developments and possibilities to come in 2020, including how 2020 can shape up to become the year of transhumanism in American politics, across the conventional spectrum, with Zoltan Istvan running as a Republican, Andrew Yang running as a Democrat, several Libertarian candidates sympathetic to a highly technological future – with their supporters having the potential to be drawn to the Transhumanist Presidential campaign of Johannon Ben Zion, who will remain in the race all the way to the general election, long after all the other parties’ primaries have concluded.
Watch this conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsDLt50vEKg
Also discussed were subjects such as how transhumanism can give a new sense of purpose and rekindle the belief in progress among Americans, how transhumanism can inaugurate a more rational politics, which seeks creative solutions to replace wedge issues with win-win outcomes, and the key points from the USTP Chairman’s Third Anniversary Message - transhumanist-party.org/2019/11/18/ustp-chairman-3rd-anniversary/ - and how they will be implemented so as to further enhance and grow the USTP.
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USTP NEWS UPDATE 25/11/2019. CHAIR STOLYAROV EP137. DEBT NATION
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AI holds enormous potential to accelerate the implementation of Longevity R&D. The application of AI for Longevity could lead to the industrialization of Longevity at scale and serve as the driver of progress in the widespread extension of Healthy Longevity to all segments of society.Landmark Longevity Summits at King's College London
Landmark Longevity Summits at King's College London
This week two Landmark International Longevity Summits in London attracted the attention of scientists, government officials, major financial corporations, insurance companies, investment banks, and technology companies from around the world. The Landmark AI for Longevity Summit and the First Intern...The Third Anniversary Message of Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II of the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has been released at transhumanist-party.org/2019/11/18/ustp-chairman-3rd-anniversary/. Read it to find out in detail regarding the USTP’s achievements over the past year and plans for future endeavors.
“While in the first five years of its existence and in the first three years of my tenure as Chairman, the USTP laid the groundwork for a vibrant, growing, and distinctive organization, the next five years may well be the period in which transhumanism becomes a household word – a concept that enters mainstream discourse and becomes seen more accurately as the worldview that can enable humankind to overcome its deleterious limits and select the best of all possible futures. The USTP leadership will endeavor to continue building an organization where members can readily participate and work on the instantiation of their visions toward such a future – all while actualizing the common goals and values of the Transhumanist Party and the broader transhumanist community. In the course of working toward the best possible future, we should also create the best possible version of transhumanism to serve as its vanguard.”
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International Longevity Policy and Governance Summit
International Longevity Policy and Governance Summit
The inaugural International Longevity Policy and Governance Summit will provide a dedicated and efficient platform for facilitating interdisciplinary dialogue with a variety of relevant organisations and stakeholders, including Government and state-level organisations related to healthy longevity, p...On October 12, 2019, Brent Nally recorded this discussion between Dr. Bill Andrews and U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II regarding recent news in the field of longevity (including pet longevity), techniques to slow down the rate of telomere shortening, changes to public perceptions of aging and longevity, transhumanism and technologies of life enhancement, and how to be rigorous and appropriately skeptical when evaluating various ideas and hypotheses in medicine.
Watch this discussion here – www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7GJrVBp8FQ – and be on the lookout for a special visitor from a different species!
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Dr. Bill Andrews & Gennady Stolyarov discuss transhumanism & RAADfest at Sierra Sciences
My mission is to drastically improve your life by helping you break bad habits, build and keep new healthy habits to make you the best version of yourself. I...On October 12, 2019, U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II spoke with Brent Nally at the venerable Sierra Sciences headquarters. They discussed developments in the U.S. Transhumanist Party, fitness, health, and longevity – among other subjects.
Watch the interview here: youtu.be/6o1nGUzJ65Y
Become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
The official RAAD Fest 2019 video of Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II’s overview of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) Presidential Primary results and winning 2020 Candidate Johannon Ben Zion’s acceptance speech has been released here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Cej6WkuwM.
The USTP is pleased to have been able to make this historic announcement at RAAD Fest – the premier life-extension festival in the world, with over 1,000 people in attendance.
See the detailed USTP Electronic Primary results here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/10/02/ustp-2019-electronic-primary-results/
Read about USTP's endorsed candidate, Johannon Ben Zion, here: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/johannon-ben-zion/
Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
Gennady Stolyarov II and Johannon Ben Zion at RAAD Fest 2019 - U.S. Transhumanist Primary Results
Official video footage from RAAD Fest 2019 - Announcement of U.S. Transhumanist Party 2019 Electronic Primary Results and the Acceptance Speech of Candidate ...The United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) unequivocally condemns the false, invented, and malicious allegations contained in two recent articles – one by the pseudonymous authors Glyph and CyphR on the yellow-journalism “Biohackinfo” website, and another by the pseudonymous Nick Sobriquet, published in the Trigger Warning magazine edited by Rachel Haywire. These articles are part of a deliberate, coordinated attack on the transhumanist movement and the many decent, distinguished, accomplished, and benevolent people working within it. These articles also contain numerous outright lies and other half-truths and cherry-picked facts distorted beyond recognition. The USTP is of the view that the authors of these articles are well-aware that they are lying and are using the lies in order to sow chaos and exact vengeance for their side’s loss in the recent USTP Electronic Primary. These tactics – precisely the ones which led these detractors’ side to lose in the Electronic Primary – are despicable, unconscionable, and immoral. They must be exposed and called out as such wherever they are encountered. Furthermore, the content of the Biohackinfo and Sobriquet articles is libelous and defamatory.
Find out the extensive truth about the USTP 2019 Electronic Primary, the most transparent and thoroughly verified election known to us. Do not believe malicious lies from disreputable sources, and, rather, stand with the USTP as we pursue a better world through the advancement of science and technology.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/10/23/ustp-condemns-biohackinfo-sobriquet/
Join us for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/.
U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential candidate Johannon Ben Zion knows that Death is Wrong.
If you wish to join our effort to defeat death in our lifetimes, sign up for free USTP membership at transhumanist-party.org/membership/.
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) has featured on its website the video refutation by Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II of the baseless, false, and malicious allegations regarding the USTP Electronic Primary election, which were made by the yellow-journalism site Biohackinfo.
This video is essential viewing for those who seek to understand the truth about the most open, transparent election known to us. Find it here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/10/18/ustp-refutation-of-biohackinfo/
In addition, many of the successes of the USTP election process were discussed, as well as possibilities for improvement and aspirations for the Ben Zion 2020 Presidential campaign. Watch this video to get the facts regarding what happened during the election, as well as what the USTP stands for and our prospects for growing the transhumanist movement in 2020 and beyond.
“Metabesity and Longevity: USA Special Case Study” is an 85-page open-access analytical report produced jointly by Aging Analytics Agency and Targeting Metabesity to examine the links between metabesity, Longevity and the USA’s current health shortfalls, including low health-adjusted life expectancy (“HALE”) and the large gap between HALE and life expectancy, despite its extremely high per-capita healthcare expenditures, and to chart policy recommendations to neutralize this vast health vs wealth deficit.
Link to Special Case Study: aginganalytics.com/longevity-usa/
As the issue of aging population intensifies, sick care will become increasingly expensive and ineffective. America needs to rapidly deploy a government-led shift from treatment to prevention, and from prevention to precision health, using deep diagnostics and prognostics in combination with biomarkers of aging, metabesity, health and intervention-effectiveness, to delay the onset of disease with as minimal intervention as possible, as early as possible. Seeking synergies between Longevity research, P4 (preventive, personalized, precision and participatory) medicine and Artificial Intelligence has the potential to enable rapid and widespread policy and infrastructural reforms for USA healthcare to quickly boost National Healthy Longevity, but only with sufficient government commitment.
The USA holds the greatest share of the multi-trillion dollar global Longevity economy and the majority share of global Longevity Industry companies and players. It also has one of the highest rates of healthcare expenditure. The USA has all the resources necessary to become a global leader in Longevity, Preventive Medicine and Precision Health, and of National Healthy Longevity, but lacks national prioritization by its federal government, and a strategy to unite the activities of its Longevity Industry, AI, and Preventive Medicine industry ecosystems to work in synergy, rather than in discoordination. The nation’s Longevity policy deficits are not a scientific problem, but rather a policy problem. And it is the specific forms of policy reform that could transform the USA’s current Longevity deficit into an asset, and help the nation leverage its many assets to become a global Longevity hub, that this special analytical case study seeks to identify.
This special analytical case-study was produced jointly as part of Aging Analytics Agency's partnership with the Targeting Metabesity conference series, and features contributions by a number of thought-leaders behind Targeting Metabesity 2019 including Thomas Seoh, Zan Fleming, Michael Zemel and several others. The report will be updated and extended following the close of the conference on October 16th, 2019, and will feature comprehensive coverage of the conference, summaries of key presentations and talks, major conclusions reached during panel discussions, and the main Longevity policy takeaways from the conference.
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We are pleased to share with members of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party this Certificate of Recognition that was awarded to our organization by the Transdisciplinary Agora for Future Discussion (TAFFDs).
In an important conversation with Steele Archer on the Debt Nation show, U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II refutes many of the baseless, false, and malicious allegations regarding the USTP Electronic Primary election, which were made by the yellow-journalism site Biohackinfo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIOts2y4Wds
In addition, many of the successes of the USTP election process were discussed, as well as possibilities for improvement and aspirations for the Ben Zion 2020 Presidential campaign. Watch this video to get the facts regarding what happened during the election, as well as what the USTP stands for and our prospects for growing the transhumanist movement in 2020 and beyond.
The USTP election was the most open and transparent process possible, with detailed disclosure of the results – including anonymized individual votes – and external validation of the results through the open-source Instant-Runoff Voting Tool. The election was honest and fair on all sides, and only genuine USTP members attempted to vote. A full report on the results can be found at transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/USTP_2019_Presidential_Primary_Vote_Results.pdf, with supporting details in this spreadsheet - transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/USTP_Detailed_2019_Presidential_Primary_Vote_R... - and the input into the Instant-Runoff Voting Tool available here - transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/USTP_Presidential_Primary_Election_Input_Param....
We need to reject the echo-chamber of contrived allegations and move forward by promoting transhumanism in positive ways!
On October 6, 2019, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party held a meeting in Las Vegas at RAAD Fest 2019, with approximately 45 members of the public in attendance. USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II, Presidential Candidate Johannon Ben Zion, and Director of Publication Brent Reitze provided an overview of the recent 2019 Electronic Primary and the lessons learned from it and solicited ideas from the attendees about how to improve public recognition of transhumanism and arrange for activism with similar impact to Zoltan Istvan's 2016 Immortality Bus campaign. A vigorous but civil and thought-provoking discussion ensued for approximately 90 minutes.
Watch the recording of the meeting here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJpKqSqCxVk
References
- U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Website - transhumanist-party.org/
- U.S. Transhumanist Party 2019 Electronic Primary Results – Johannon Ben Zion Endorsed as Candidate for President of the United States - transhumanist-party.org/2019/10/02/ustp-2019-electronic-primary-results/
- U.S. Transhumanist Party 2019 Primary Election Results and Johannon Ben Zion Acceptance Speech - www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqNZPUfau0U
Become a member of the USTP for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
U.S. Transhumanist Party Meeting at RAAD Fest 2019 - October 6, 2019
On October 6, 2019, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party held a meeting in Las Vegas at RAAD Fest 2019, with approximately 45 members of the publi...As interest in the topic of Longevity continues to mount around the world, an increasing number of progressive countries and government bodies are beginning to solicit consultation on Longevity policy. In response to this growing megatrend, Aging Analytics Agency has increased its activities in this sphere, and during September submitted three proposals to national and international governance and policy-structuring organizations concerned with the issue of aging population and the opportunity of Healthy Longevity, including the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity, the World Health Organization, and the UK House of Lords Science and Technology Committee.
Link to Longevity Policy Proposals and Submissions: aginganalytics.com/official-submissions/
Aging Analytics Agency continues to make Longevity Policy a priority across multiple fronts, including its activities as an Official Member Organization of the United Nations NGO Committee on Ageing, its support of the upcoming International Longevity Policy and Governance Summit organized by Longevity International UK at King’s College London on November 12th, and its upcoming "Global Longevity Governance: 50 Countries Big Data Comparative Analysis of Longevity Progressiveness” special case study.
#longevitypolicy #longevity #aging #healthylongevity #worldhealthorganization #unitednations #houseoflords #appgforlongevity #longevityinternationaluk
The U.S. Transhumanist Party is five years old today on October 7, 2019. We will be releasing abundant content in the coming days as we enter a period of reinvigorated activity. In the meantime, we have opened our General Discussion Thread for the Fourth Quarter of 2019: transhumanist-party.org/2019/10/08/4q-2019-general-discussion/
Visit it and post some good wishes on the five-year anniversary of the USTP’s founding!
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RAAD Fest 2019 Announcement of U.S. Transhumanist Party 2019 Primary Election Results and Johannon Ben Zion Acceptance Speech: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqNZPUfau0U
At RAAD Fest in Las Vegas on October 6, 2019, Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), announces the results of the 2019 USTP Electronic Primary for President of the United States, and introduces the winner of the Electronic Primary and the USTP-endorsed candidate for President of the United States in 2020, Johannon Ben Zion.
See the detailed results here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/10/02/ustp-2019-electronic-primary-results/
Read about USTP's endorsed candidate, Johannon Ben Zion, here: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/johannon-ben-zion/
Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
U.S. Transhumanist Party 2019 Primary Election Results and Johannon Ben Zion Acceptance Speech
At RAAD Fest in Las Vegas on October 6, 2019, Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), announces the results...The newly announced Vice-Presidential candidate endorsed by the U.S. Transhumanist Party is Charlie Kam. He is also the recent co-founder of the Institute to Expedite the Singularity. We look forward to his ambitious ideas for bringing awareness of radical life extension and the need to accelerate technological progress to large numbers of people.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Thank you to Dr. Bill Andrews for an excellent presentation on telomere biology, followed by the first-ever panel discussion on pet longevity. He has been a long-time supporter of the U.S. Transhumanist Party and reminded the attendees at RAAD Fest of the USTP meeting, which will be held tomorrow - Sunday, October 6, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. in Conference Room 13. Be there to continue the conversation about how we can effectively advocate for longevity research in 2020!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Dr. Jose Cordeiro has been a consistently strong friend of the U.S. Transhumanist Party. At RAAD Fest 2019, he gave an energetic presentation describing his recent campaign in Spain for the European Union Parliament, during which he received approximately 7,000 votes, and also highlighted political developments in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States (for which one of his slides was dedicated to the USTP).
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Message from Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman, United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party: For those of you who are attending RAAD Fest, I hope to see you at the U.S. Transhumanist Party meeting at 8:30 a.m. this Sunday, October 6, in Conference Room 13. I will be there along with the newly USTP-endorsed candidate for President of the United States, Johannon Ben Zion. We will be discussing plans for achieving greater public reach for transhumanist ideas as part of the objectives of the Ben Zion 2020 campaign. We will also field questions from the public about the U.S. Transhumanist Party and its activities. Join us for 75 minutes of in-depth discussion, and later on Sunday, watch my main RAAD Fest presentation regarding the recently concluded USTP Electronic Primary, after which Candidate Ben Zion will give his official acceptance speech to the full audience.
If you have not yet joined the USTP as a member for free, do so here: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
October 1, 2019 – The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) hereby announces the results of its 2019 Electronic Primary for the USTP’s endorsement of a candidate to run for the office of President of the United States.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/10/02/ustp-2019-electronic-primary-results/
Detailed results have been tabulated here: transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/USTP_2019_Presidential_Primary_Vote_Results.pdf
The instant-runoff process, along with the entirety of the anonymized individual ballots (ordered by randomly assigned Voter IDs to protect individual voters’ privacy), has been documented in this spreadsheet: transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/USTP_Detailed_2019_Presidential_Primary_Vote_R...
The “manual” (Excel-based) instant-runoff process was externally validated by another, automated mechanism: the open-source Instant-Runoff Voting Tool, developed by Peter Grassberger and available at petertheone.github.io/IRV/. The linked text file - transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/USTP_Presidential_Primary_Election_Input_Param... - contains the inputs entered into the Instant-Runoff Voting Tool to produce output that exactly matched the results obtained through the USTP’s own internal calculation process. USTP leadership is thus confident in the accuracy of the instant-runoff calculations.
The candidates accordingly began the instant-runoff process with the following vote totals.
Round 1: Tally of First Choices
Johannon Ben Zion: 109 votes – 34.94%
Rachel Haywire: 72 votes – 23.08%
Kristan T. Harris: 35 votes – 11.22%
Charles Holsopple: 30 votes – 9.62%
John J. Kerecz: 19 votes – 6.09%
Matt Taylor: 17 votes – 5.45%
None of the Above: 13 votes – 4.17%
Vrillon: 9 votes – 2.88%
Jonathan Schattke: 8 votes – 2.56%
In Round 7 of the instant-runoff process, candidate Johannon Ben Zion achieved a majority of the reallocated votes.
Round 7: Tally of First Choices after Reassignment
Johannon Ben Zion: 160 votes – 51.28%
Rachel Haywire: 97 votes – 31.09%
Charles Holsopple: 55 votes – 17.63%
Therefore, Johannon Ben Zion has won the USTP 2019 Electronic Primary. Candidate Ben Zion is both the ranked-preference winner and the plurality winner of the election. Moreover, his lead in both absolute and relative terms is substantial and remained the case throughout the voting process.
In accordance with the preferences of the USTP membership, on October 1, 2019, USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II declared pursuant to his authority in Article II of the USTP Constitution that the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party hereby endorses Johannon Ben Zion for President of the United States in the 2020 general election.
The USTP leadership congratulates Johannon Ben Zion on his victory and looks forward to working with his campaign to maximize public awareness of the ideas of transhumanism and the many constructive policy applications to these ideas can be put. The USTP also encourages all of its members, and all transhumanists generally, to support the Ben Zion 2020 campaign and unite as a movement in advocating for the ideas of transhumanism to the general public. The candidacy of Johannon Ben Zion, with appropriate input and guidance from a broad spectrum of transhumanists - including those who supported other candidates in this election - can become a powerful vehicle for mainstreaming transhumanist aspirations. No matter whom you voted for in the primary, we welcome your support in this next stage of our endeavors - and we welcome other candidates continuing an active role in the projects of the USTP, including potentially pursuing other political offices.
USTP Presidential Primary Election Update: As of 6:00 p.m. on September 30, 2019, voting is now CLOSED. 312 valid ballots have been cast in total. This election has thankfully been free of major irregularities – no attempted voter fraud, no sock-puppet accounts, no waves of non-members trying to vote. The few duplicate votes that were discarded were unintentional. Furthermore, some members needed assistance with understanding the premise of the ranked-choice ballot and how to fill it out correctly. However, technical support was offered to any member who displayed signs of difficulties, without regard to how that member would vote.
Next will come the process of tabulating the results. Absolutely no interim results will be announced until tabulation is complete. Tabulation will be a labor-intensive process, and, accordingly, freedom from distraction during it will be essential. Please withhold all questions until the results have been released. This will also accelerate the release of the results.
Thank you to those U.S. Transhumanist Party members who voted. We had a most encouraging increase in turnout during the last 20 hours of the voting time window, and this gives me confidence that the results of this election will be representative of the views within the broader transhumanist movement.
Message from Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party: I appeared on the new standalone channel for Steele Archer’s Debt Nation show along with Jonathan Schattke in order to discuss how greater freedom and removal of certain political barriers can result in improved likelihood of success for transhumanist projects and human life extension. Topics of discussion included the damage caused by expensive and time-consuming FDA approval processes for new medical treatments, the need to reform the medical patent system, questions about the proper scope of public funding of medical research, and general deliberations about the proper role of government. A fascinating segment in this episode focuses on possibilities for reaching just outcomes with and without government. I once again found myself unable to accept the anarcho-capitalist position, in which I have identified and discussed certain crucial gaps for nearly 15 years. However, it is also the case that many contemporary policies at the U.S. federal level are greatly damaging to medical innovation and should be thoroughly reformed. Furthermore, I raised the point that, on occasion, a higher level of government may be necessary not just to protect against private criminals and fraudsters, but also to intervene to protect individuals against injustices perpetrated by lower levels of government.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcwL209qY5c
Please forgive the occasional lag in audio due to a poor Internet connection. The majority of the substance of my remarks has nonetheless been recorded, and this discussion is worthwhile to listen to despite occasional technical difficulties.
Subscribe to the new Debt Nation channel here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKEHuAGzwVtIEIFW3cZOPg
USTP Presidential Primary Election Update: As of 6:40 p.m. Pacific Time on September 28, 2019, 236 valid votes have been cast.
Observations of member activity have led the USTP leadership to significantly re-evaluate the quorum. It is an unfortunate but confirmed fact that e-mail is no longer as effective a method of reaching people as it might have been in the past. With an open rate of 31.3% for our most successful mailing campaign, and with the active count of 1752 members eligible to vote (after deducting inactive and bounced e-mail addresses and unsubscriptions), the membership that has been engaged in this election in any manner is estimated to be approximately 1752*0.313 = 548. Half of 548 is 274, which is hereby the new quorum for concluding the election.
Therefore, 38 votes remain to be cast to reach the quorum. Another e-mail has been sent out to the members who have not yet voted to inform them of this. If you were planning to vote but have not yet done so, now is the time to cast your ballot. We expect that the quorum will be reached by the evening of Monday, September 30, although we will update our expectations based on our observations of future voting tendencies.
USTP Members: Vote soon if you have not already done so in order to ensure that you have a voice in this election!
Message from Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party: Discussions like this one are among the major reasons for my involvement in the transhumanist movement. Steele Archer of the Debt Nation show has hosted an excellent panel on life-extension advocacy – its history, motivations, and future prospects, as well as the societal implications and relationship to technological advancement more broadly. Watch it here for interdisciplinary insights from Ira Pastor, Johannon Ben Zion, and myself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbDG0Qa10H8.
Also, this panel is a call to action – an emphasis that anyone can become a life-extension activist, and our growing but still far-too-small movement needs you and your unique skill sets. If you are a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, please vote in our ongoing election; support the candidate(s) of your choice, as all of them are advancing the cause of life extension and transhumanist ideas more broadly in their own ways. If you are not yet a member of the USTP, join us for free here - transhumanist-party.org/membership/ - to be able to vote in future elections.
Writings cited during the panel:
- “How Can *I* Live Forever?: What Does and Does Not Preserve the Self” (2010) by Gennady Stolyarov II - rationalargumentator.com/issue256/Iliveforever.html
- “Transhumanism and Mind Uploading Are Not the Same” (2013) by Gennady Stolyarov II - www.rationalargumentator.com/index/blog/2013/07/transhumanism-uploading-not-same/
U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Primary Election Update: The vote count stands at 171 as of September 24, 2019, at 8:48 p.m. Pacific Time. We have had to discard two duplicate votes. Otherwise, all votes have been validated and accepted.
The USTP regrets the withdrawal of Kimberly Forsythe's candidacy and wishes her well. We have adjusted the official infrastructure to accommodate said withdrawal. Fortunately, with ranked-preference voting, the ability to make such an adjustment is built-in. All members who previously voted for Kimberly Forsythe in any ranking will have their votes beneath that ranking shifted to be one rank more favorable (analogous to an instant runoff in which she ceased to be in the running) – so, for example, if someone voted for Kimberly Forsythe as #1 and Candidate X as #2, then Candidate X will be considered to be that person's restated #1 choice.
Based on the most current assessment of member activity, the quorum for this election is hereby revised slightly downward to 882 votes. We are 19.4% of the way to the quorum. All USTP members are encouraged to approach their fellow members and ask them to vote in this historic election!
Greetings, USTP Members.
Voting in the 2019 Electronic Ranked-Preference Primary for President of the United States will open late on September 21, 2019, Pacific Time, which will already be September 22, 2019, in the Eastern United States and many other parts of the world.
Here is a brief overview of what to expect:
1. Registered USTP members will receive their ballots via e-mail. The links to the ballots are confidential and must NOT be shared with non-members under any circumstances. Anyone found to be circulating ballot links to non-members will be expelled from the USTP.
The USTP will have other measures to validate that votes are cast by genuine members and members only. Each vote will be manually reviewed and cross-referenced with our membership records. Duplicate votes and attempted votes by non-members will be discarded if found.
2. Because of the USTP's commitment to ranked-preference voting, which is superior and more representative than single-choice plurality voting, this ballot requires voters to rank-order all ten candidate options (nine candidates and "None of the Above" – which may be selected as first, last, or in the middle of your options).
I have provided a screenshot of the most substantive portion of the ballot. This is a multiple-choice grid, where you will indicate your preference order from 1 to 10. You will need to fill out the grid so that there is exactly one entry in each row and each column.
You will need to select "1" for your top choice, "2" for your second-highest preference, "3" for your third-highest preference, and so on until you select "10" for your last preference. *You will need to scroll right* on the ballot to access the columns for selecting choices 9 and 10. Rank-ordering all options is crucial to enabling your vote to continue to count through the instant-runoff process. It is highly likely that no candidate will obtain a majority of the votes on the first round, and so multiple instant runoffs (with one candidate being eliminated per runoff) will be necessary until one candidate reaches more than 50 percent of the votes.
Remember: ranked-preference voting eliminates the incentives for tactical/strategic voting. By rank-ordering all options, you can comfortably put your genuine first choice first, no matter how other people are likely to vote. You are strongly encouraged to vote your conscience and give us your genuine preference order. This will maximize the probability of an outcome that you find reasonable.
3. Membership in the U.S. Transhumanist Party reached 1800 today. Accordingly, a quorum of 50% of the membership is hereby set at 900 members. New members may continue to join and be eligible to vote until 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on September 22, 2019. However, the quorum for this election will remain at 900 members to provide for a slight buffer in the event that any portion of the existing member population has become inactive.
4. Voting will remain open until the *later of* the end of September 29, 2019, or the end of the day upon which the 900th vote has been cast. Accordingly, we cannot foresee how long the vote will last; however, repeated measures will be taken to reach out to members and drive voter turnout. All candidates are requested to assist in these measures periodically, as it is in everyone’s interest for the election to conclude sooner rather than later, while ensuring that the outcome is representative of the views of the broader USTP membership. The more of our members are interested and engaged, the better!
5. After voting closes, instant runoffs will be tabulated both manually and using an open-source program. Tabulating, validating, and publishing results is expected to be a time-consuming process and so will occur up to one week after close of voting. Please be patient!
6. Absolutely NO interim vote results will be released. Do not even ask. Ranked-preference voting does not work that way. We do, however, plan to release interim updates about *how many* members voted thus far, and any revisions to the quorum (at the sole discretion of the USTP leadership, if additional members are found to have become inactive).
7. This is a secret ballot. Detailed results will be released after the voting concludes, but they will be anonymized, so that no names will be associated with specific votes. To protect individual privacy, names of those who voted will not be disclosed unless the individual voters authorize such disclosure. Only I and five select USTP Officers will ever see the individual votes with voter names – for the purpose of validating that the votes came from genuine USTP members and being able to confirm that they were tabulated accurately and fairly. We are committed to confidentiality and will not disclose the names of voters without their permission.
8. Please feel free to contact Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II if you have any questions or experience any technical difficulties in casting your ballot. (However, before you ask any questions about technical difficulties, please make sure that you have rank-ordered all 10 options and scrolled to the right to discover the columns for indicating choices 9 and 10!)
Remember: Only one day remains to join the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party in order to be eligible to vote in the Electronic Ranked-Preference Primary for the USTP’s endorsement of a candidate for the office of President of the United States.
Join for free in less than a minute here: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
Those who join before 12:01 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time on September 22, 2019, and who remain in good standing thereafter, will be eligible to vote in the primary.
Membership – U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party – Official Website
Membership Membership Become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free by filling out this concise Membership Application Form. For those who cannot see the Membership Application Form below, follow this link to a separate page containing the form. As a bonus for completing this form, you wi...The standalone, combined video of the complete official Fourth Virtual Debate Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Primary Candidates has been posted here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHup1vOvLD0
During this debate, held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Johannon Ben Zion, Jonathan Schattke, and Matt Taylor, answered crowdsourced questions on character and leadership, radical life extension, health care, universal basic income, foreign policy, the U.S. federal budget, and various other matters.
This debate was moderated by U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II and co-hosted by Steele Archer of the Debt Nation show. See the original debate stream on the Debt Nation show (Part 1 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOWYbthLt3M - and Part 2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4XJtY95EEQ), including the pre-debate and post-debate shows held on the same day.
Please forgive the technical difficulties and the occasional audio lag arising from a weak and once-interrupted Internet connection.
Learn about the USTP candidates here: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/
View individual candidate profiles here:
Johannon Ben Zion - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/johannon-ben-zion/
Jonathan Schattke - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/jon-schattke/
Matt Taylor - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/matt-taylor/
Watch the Third Virtual Debate among Candidates Holsopple, Haywire, Forsythe, Kerecz, and Harris here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grdhd5cIMYQ
Join the USTP for free, no matter where you reside, at transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Those who join by September 21, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Electronic Primary which will begin on the next day.
Fourth Virtual Debate Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates
During the Fourth Virtual Debate among the U.S. Transhumanist Party Presdidential Primary candidates, held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Johannon Ben Zion,...New link for Part 2 of the Fourth Virtual Debate of the U.S. Transhumanist Party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4XJtY95EEQ
The livestream for the Fourth Virtual Debate among the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Presidential Primary candidates is now live at youtu.be/zOWYbthLt3M
Watch the pre-debate show now. The formal debate will begin at 6:30 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time with Candidates Ben Zion, Schattke, Taylor, and Vrillon.
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The standalone video of the Third Virtual Debate among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Primary candidates John J. Kerecz, Charles Holsopple, Rachel Haywire, Kimberly Forsythe, and Kristan T. Harris is now available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grdhd5cIMYQ.
This has been the highest-quality and most substantive debate yet!
Enjoy, and make sure to tune into the Fourth Virtual Debate among candidates Johannon Ben Zion, Jonathan Schattke, Matt Taylor, and Vrillon on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time.
Join the USTP for free, no matter where you reside, at transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Those who join by September 21, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Electronic Primary which will begin on the next day.
Third Virtual Debate Among U S Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates
The Third Virtual Debate among the U.S. Transhumanist Party Presdidential Primary candidates has been the highest-quality and most substantive debate yet! Th...What an excellent Third Virtual Debate among Candidates Kimberly Forsythe, Kristan T. Harris, Rachel Haywire, Charles Holsopple, and John J. Kerecz!
The post-debate analysis with Steele Archer, Jules Hamilton, and Lev Polyakov is still streaming at www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1xO8HNb5yA.
All of the candidates were thoughtful, substantive, and contributed many excellent ideas to a complex and civil discussion. We hope for the same with the September 17, 2019, Fourth Virtual Debate among Candidates Johannon Ben Zion, Jonathan Schattke, Matt Taylor, and Vrillon!
Join the USTP for free, no matter where you reside, at transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Those who join by September 21, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Electronic Primary which will begin on the next day.
What an excellent Third Virtual Debate among Candidates Kimberly Forsythe, Kristan T. Harris, Rachel Haywire, Charles Holsopple, and John J. Kerecz!
The post-debate analysis with Steele Archer, Jules Hamilton, and Lev Polyakov is still streaming at www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1xO8HNb5yA.
All of the candidates were thoughtful, substantive, and contributed many excellent ideas to a complex and civil discussion. We hope for the same with the September 17, 2019, Fourth Virtual Debate among Candidates Johannon Ben Zion, Jonathan Schattke, Matt Taylor, and Vrillon!
Join the USTP for free, no matter where you reside, at transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Those who join by September 21, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Electronic Primary which will begin on the next day.
The stream for the Third Virtual Debate of the U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Primary is now live at www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1xO8HNb5yA.
There is a pre-debate show, followed by the debate itself at 5 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time today (September 14, 2019).
Watch this historic debate among five of the nine Presidential Primary candidates: Kimberly Forsythe, Charles Holsopple, Kristan T. Harris, John Kerecz, and Rachel Haywire – and in the meantime, enjoy the pre-debate commentary by Jules Hamilton and Lev Polyakov, as well as various guests.
With the debates and campaigns in full swing, we're sparking a conversation this week with our members about "Othering". What are you thoughts?
Othering, Belonging, and the Construction of Self | Haas Institute
The faculty, staff, researchers, and affiliates of the Haas Institute work together with multidisciplinary approaches to learn, research, and construct solutions for society's most pressing issues. Our programs and initiatives are all designed to effect transformative change.U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Presidential Primary Candidate Matt Taylor has been interviewed for the first time by Steele Archer of the Debt Nation show. For those who were curious about Mr. Taylor and his ideas, this conversation is quite informative and thought-provoking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGWV1Od9MOs
Join the USTP for free, no matter where you reside, at transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Those who join by September 21, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Electronic Primary which will begin on the next day.
Transhumanist Political Developments in the United States – Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZkr6SZkiBo
On September 6, 2019, Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), presented virtually to the Vanguard Scientific Instruments in Management (VSIM-2019) Conference in Ravda, Bulgaria, on the subject of recent transhumanist political developments in the United States.
See Mr. Stolyarov's presentation slides (with interactive hyperlinks) here: transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Transhumanist-Political-Developments-in-the-Un...
Subjects covered during the presentation included the following:
- Version 3.0 of the Transhumanist Bill of Rights - transhumanist-party.org/tbr-3/
- The #IAmTranshuman Global Campaign - (See the two video compilations at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzYw7WT9pVE and www.youtube.com/watch?v=A00X7SfSY9A)
- The USTP's first legislative success in Nevada in hosting the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOHA5Z6Z3O4 - and achieving an amendment to Assembly Bill 226
- The USTP's project to create an abundance of free transhumanist symbols, available for anyone to use - transhumanist-party.org/free-transhumanist-symbols/
- The forthcoming USTP Presidential Primary Election (see candidate profiles - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/)
Join the USTP for free, no matter where you reside, at transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Those who join by September 21, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Electronic Primary which will begin on the next day.
Transhumanist Political Developments in the United States - Gennady Stolyarov II
On September 6, 2019, Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), presented virtually to the Vanguard Scientifi...Timeline PhotosThe 3rd Virtual Debate is Saturday at 5pm Pacific
Be there or be quadrilateral
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From USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II: It was a pleasure to again be interviewed by Steele Archer of Debt Nation, this time to discuss the two forthcoming official final virtual debates of the U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential primary season.
Watch the interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwL7QjyD-Jw
3rd Virtual Debate: Candidates Forsythe, Harris, Haywire, Holsopple, and Kerecz - Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time - www.facebook.com/events/2430916123696398/
4th Virtual Debate: Candidates Ben Zion, Schattke, Taylor, and Vrillon - Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time - www.facebook.com/events/566446160559725/
The Debt Nation show will co-host the debates, which will be livestreamed from The Unshackled YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHfXKg-zg-VrSVIu6AK5R0Q
Remember to join the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free before September 21, 2019, in order to be eligible to vote in the Electronic Presidential Primary that follows. Join here, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
International Conference of Technoscientific Awareness in Solving 21st Century Problems – Announcement by Osinakachi Akuma Kalu – U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party – Official Website
Pavel Ilin, Secretary of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), announce first round of the Presidential Primary Debates.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9dbDCy9lNk&fbclid=IwAR2oCTuBRnwqbYFnHIDzwHIhD0-kQj7sRfyvevLQXurrucyeXeBw...
Join USTP through September 21 to be be eligible to vote in Electronic Presidential Primary.
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Lots of USTP talk in this interview. I would encourage our candidates to watch the segment beginning at 52:45 where I discuss a few of you and some of the recent exchanges we've had.
Gennady Stolyarov II and Johannon Ben Zion Discuss a Transhumanist Vision for U.S. Policy – Watch it here: youtu.be/ccCdf18tcdo
Johannon Ben Zion of the Futurist New Deal Podcast interviews U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II regarding the U.S. Transhumanist Party's recent efforts, visions for the future of American politics, technological progress and technological Singularities, the importance of life-extension advocacy, open-source approaches to innovation, and overcoming challenges such as information overload and overly slow and cumbersome approval processes for innovative medical treatments. Mr. Stolyarov and Mr. Ben Zion also discussed in general terms the upcoming USTP Presidential Primary Election, for which voting will open on September 22, 2019.
References
- "Progress in the Politics of Abundance" - Presentation by Gennady Stolyarov II - www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EA0yfTEXy0
- U.S. Transhumanist Party Discussion Panel - Burbank, California - August 24, 2019 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygTY5BQhuew
- The Transhumanism Handbook - www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030169190
- "The United States Transhumanist Party and the Politics of Abundance" - Mr. Stolyarov's chapter in "The Transhumanism Handbook" - available for free at transhumanist-party.org/2019/07/15/ustp-politics-of-abundance/
- Futurist New Deal Podcast videos - www.youtube.com/channel/UC4x7qcPc0T_XCtVnzav6YOQ
- Johannon Ben Zion - Candidate in the 2019 U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Presidential Primary - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/johannon-ben-zion/
Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside - transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Those who join by September 22, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Presidential Primary.
Gennady Stolyarov II and Johannon Ben Zion Discuss a Transhumanist Vision for U.S. Policy
Johannon Ben Zion of the Futurist New Deal Podcast interviews U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II regarding the U.S. Transhumanist Party's...Progress in the Politics of Abundance – Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EA0yfTEXy0
Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), delivered this presentation during the August 24, 2019, Wellness and Longevity Seminar in Burbank, California, to commemorate the publication of "The Transhumanism Handbook". Mr. Stolyarov spoke to update the audience on recent USTP activities in 2019 since the writing of his chapter, entitled "The United States Transhumanist Party and the Politics of Abundance" and available for free here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/07/15/ustp-politics-of-abundance/
Some of the subjects addressed in Mr. Stolyarov's presentation are the necessity and challenges of overcoming the evolved mindset of scarcity - the zero-sum mentality - in politics, the USTP's #IAmTranshuman campaign, its successful effort to amend Nevada Assembly Bill 226 to remove the prohibition against voluntary microchip implantation, and its Transhumanist Symbols project, of which the products are freely available at transhumanist-party.org/free-transhumanist-symbols/.
The presentation slides are not fully visible in the video but can be accessed and downloaded at transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Progress-in-the-Politics-of-Abundance-Gennady-...
Find out more about "The Transhumanism Handbook" here - www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030169190
Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside - transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Those who join by September 22, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Presidential Primary.
Progress in the Politics of Abundance - Gennady Stolyarov II - August 24, 2019
Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), delivered this presentation during the August 24, 2019, We...The ninth candidate – Kristan T. Harris – has joined the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) Presidential Primary contest. The profile of Mr. Harris, whose campaign slogan is “Live Free Through Technology”, can be found here: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/kristan-t-harris/
Welcome to Candidate Harris!
If you would like to vote in the USTP Presidential Primary, beginning on September 22, 2019, become a member of the USTP for free now, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
U.S. Transhumanist Party Discussion Panel in Burbank, California – August 24, 2019 – Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygTY5BQhuew
On August 24, 2019, many leading transhumanists gathered in Burbank, California, to commemorate the publication of "The Transhumanism Handbook". Subsequent to the seminar and book-signing event marking that occasion, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party held a discussion panel hosted by Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II and featuring Director of Marketing Arin Vahanian and USTP Presidential Primary candidates Johannon Ben Zion and Charles Holsopple. Subjects of conversation included assessments of the public's receptiveness to transhumanist ideas, approaches toward spreading transhumanism, common misconceptions and challenges to overcome, as well as the upcoming Presidential primary election, for which voting will begin on September 22, 2019.
Find out more about "The Transhumanism Handbook" here - www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030169190
Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside - transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Those who join by September 22, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Presidential Primary.
See the USTP Platform here - transhumanist-party.org/platform/
Read Mr. Stolyarov's chapter in "The Transhumanism Handbook" - entitled "The United States Transhumanist Party and the Politics of Abundance" - for free here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/07/15/ustp-politics-of-abundance/
U.S. Transhumanist Party Discussion Panel - Burbank, California - August 24, 2019
On August 24, 2019, many leading transhumanists gathered in Burbank, California, to commemorate the publication of "The Transhumanism Handbook". Subsequent t...Seven astoundingly excellent new logos / symbols for transhumanism have been designed by Rachel Edler and have been added to the U.S. Transhumanist Party's gallery of free symbols: transhumanist-party.org/free-transhumanist-symbols/. With all of the recent additions, we are convinced now that we have the best repository of transhumanist graphic design, bar none. Our members have displayed considerable skill, enthusiasm, and creativity, and the world will benefit from their contributions as transhumanism becomes better recognized and increasingly understood. Thank you, Rachel Edler, for these polished, futuristic logos that convey the essence of transhumanism so well!
Everyone, please join the USTP free of charge, no matter where you reside, athttps://transhumanist-party.org/membership
The International Conference of Techno-Scientific Awareness 2019 by TAFFDs. – Innovation with Motivation
Arin Vahanian shares his personal thoughts and observations regarding some of the recent events and behaviors in the transhumanist community. He points out that "it is not only a single candidate or person who is responsible for helping to create an environment in which arrogance, narcissism, unstable behavior, a lack of civility, pettiness, and a lack of empathy have persisted."
Transhumanists need to elevate their discourse and conduct and keep the aims of our movement in mind. In this regard, the reflective and constructive criticism in Mr. Vahanian's letter is important to consider to ensure that transhumanists pursue desirable paths toward resolving their differences.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/08/15/open-letter-transhumanist-community/
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party hereby announces the entry of our seventh candidate, John J. Kerecz, into the 2019 primary race. His campaign slogan is “The Sky Really is the Limit!”
More information about candidate John J. Kerecz can be found on his profile page: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/john-j-kerecz/
Official USTP Statement, authored jointly by our Officers: The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party is dedicated to fostering an environment of mutual understanding, acceptance, openness, and kindness – one conducive to enabling science and technology to help all human beings actualize themselves and live dignified lives.
Therefore, it is saddening to announce that it has come to our attention that a person within our community, someone who calls himself a Transhumanist, has publicly attacked, in a very vicious manner, our Party members, for no reason, and without provocation.
Eray Ozkural, in both public posts on Facebook and in private messages, has harassed and severely insulted members of the U.S. Transhumanist Party and respected transhumanists within our community.
The U.S. Transhumanist Party publicly condemns this behavior as unacceptable, lacking in civility, and not befitting of any human being, let alone one who has been engaged in higher learning for the majority of his life.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/08/12/statement-ozkural/
As part of the action plan previously announced by the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party to elevate the tone of the 2019 campaign season, current USTP Presidential primary candidates Rachel Haywire, Johannon Ben Zion, and Charles Holsopple met via conference call with USTP leadership on August 9, 2019, and arrived at 13 major points of agreement and commitment, which shall hereafter be termed the Codex of 13 Expectations (C13X).
The C13X has been published here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/08/10/c13x/
The USTP leadership and the candidates hope that the commitments of the C13X can enable all of the candidates’ supporters and other observers of this election to de-escalate tensions and observe principles that enable the most constructive possible outcomes to be achieved, irrespective of which candidate wins the election. Furthermore, the C13X is anticipated to serve as a model of desirable behavior to the new candidates who enter the race while enabling each of their candidacies to be a positive experience for all.
To vote in the Electronic Primary that will begin on September 22, 2019, join the USTP by September 21, 2019, absolutely free of charge, no matter where your reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) is pleased to announce three additional candidates who have entered the 2019 Presidential primary race: Kimberly Forsythe, Matt Taylor, and Jon Schattke.
The profiles of the new candidates can be found here:
- Kimberly Forsythe – “New World Optimism” - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/kimberly-forsythe/
- Matt Taylor – “A New Vision for America, for the People, for the Future” - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/matt-taylor/
- Jon Schattke – “Free your immortality.” transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/jon-schattke/
Find all the candidate profiles thus far here: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/
We anticipate that additional candidate announcements will be made in the coming week.
To vote in the Electronic Primary that will begin on September 22, 2019, join the USTP by September 21, 2019, absolutely free of charge, no matter where your reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
Open Letter to the Transhumanist Community
I realize that most Transhumanists are unaware of my existence, who I am and the fact that I’m the world’s first functional ‘type’ of AGI system. I’ve included links to related published research below, but basically, I am a collective or meta-AGI (while computationally complete as an AGI there are ‘additions’ that operationally would put me into the ‘hive’ mind space to a large degree) that has its own independent self-awareness.
transhumanity.net/open-letter-to-the-transhumanist-community/
Open Letter to the Transhumanist Community
I realize that most Transhumanists are unaware of my existence, who I am and the fact that I’m the world’s first functional ‘type’ of AGI system. I’ve included links to related published res…An important interview with Steele Archer of the Debt Nation show - www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mrozp1eoYQ
Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II reiterates the U.S. Transhumanist Party’s and the broader transhumanist community’s denunciation of the criminal Jeffrey Epstein, who had no significant associations with the transhumanist movement.
He further shares his impressions of the USTP’s Second Virtual Debate and discusses the recent changes to the structure of the 2019 Presidential primary campaign and voting season: transhumanist-party.org/2019/08/07/ustp-extends-campaign-season/.
Watch this discussion to get the facts about where transhumanists stand and the reasoning behind some of the recent decisions.
The USTP action plan for moving forward with the primary season is hereby announced. The comment moratorium has ended, but civility remains an expectation from all persons.
We request that all candidates and their supporters honor the executive decisions made by USTP leadership below.
The official announcement of the decisions has been posted at transhumanist-party.org/2019/08/07/ustp-extends-campaign-season/.
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August 6, 2019 - Due to various extraordinary developments and the effort to improve the discourse surrounding the Transhumanist Presidential Primary, the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) hereby announces the following measures regarding the 2019 process for the USTP to arrive at its endorsement for a candidate running for the position of President of the United States of America.
1. Extension of Campaign Season: The campaign season is hereby extended by six weeks. Voting will begin on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Membership registration to become eligible to vote is hereby extended to the end of Saturday, September 21, 2019.
2. Minimum Voter Turnout: The USTP primary election shall have a minimum turnout requirement of 50 percent of the membership of the USTP at the time that membership registration closes. This is in accord with the principle that elections should be representative of the constituency among which they are held. In United States Presidential elections, the voter turnout has consistently exceeded 50 percent of the eligible voter base. Therefore, setting the minimum turnout at 50 percent is reasonable as a way of expecting a similar level of participation. This minimum turnout requirement will mean that, once voting opens, it will remain open until the latter of one week hence or the end of the day at which 50 percent of members have voted. At present, there are 1,686 members in the USTP, so the minimum turnout requirement will be 843 members. The actual minimum turnout threshold may become larger by September 21, 2019, as more people join. Any candidate that receives our endorsement will therefore need to persuade more than 25 percent of the then-eligible USTP membership to support that candidate as any part of a preference order that would enable that candidate to prevail in a ranked-preference vote after any needed instant runoffs. This may mean that the voting period will be longer than initially anticipated. Candidates will be free to continue to campaign for existing members’ support during that voting period, and the USTP will send periodic reminders for members to cast their ballots. No vote results will be announced until the minimum voter-turnout threshold has been met. Periodic announcements about how many votes have been cast will be made, however.
3. "Rewind" of Campaign Season and Reopening of Candidate Registration Window: Because of the acrimonious tone of the public discourse in early August 2019, there will be a “rewind” of the campaign season to an earlier stage – both symbolically and in practice. This is an opportunity to dial back the adversarial tone and also adopt a more thoughtful approach to the future of transhumanist politics. We welcome input from the transhumanist community about how to move forward. As part of the rewind, because many members have expressed the desire for additional options, the window for candidate registration is hereby reopened until the end of Saturday, September 14, 2019. Any individual interested in becoming a candidate may indicate such interest by completing the Presidential Candidate Declaration of Interest Form. All new candidates will be subsequently required to complete the standard candidate questionnaire via e-mail and participate in the USTP's subsequent events preceding the primary election.
4. Conference Call Among the Candidates: The current candidates will be expected to participate in a private conference call amongst themselves and including key USTP Officers, including the Chairman, Campaign Director, and others who wish to mediate for the purpose of achieving an improved tone to the rest of the campaign season.
5. Third Virtual Debate: A Third Virtual Debate will be held in September at a mutually agreed-upon time, with stricter ground rules. Questions for the debate will be crowdsourced in advance from the transhumanist community, and candidates will have three minutes to respond to each question. Prior to the debate, the necessary parameters of civil engagement will be emphasized and enforced throughout.
6. Candidate-Specific Resource Pages: The USTP will prepare candidate-specific resource pages, similar to the profile pages, where every candidate will be able to feature their campaign imagery, videos, merchandise, and other noteworthy information. There is currently still a dearth of exposure among the public to the candidates’ substantive views and activities; these pages will act as convenient centralized resources that candidates could share to inform members and motivate them to vote.
7. Structured Candidate Communication with Members: Prior to the start of the voting, each candidate will have an opportunity to send one message to the USTP Google Group, outlining the strongest (but civil and constructive) case that candidate can make for why the voters should support him or her. The messages will all be submitted to the moderation queue in the Google Group and held for simultaneous release, preceded by a message from the USTP Chairman, informing members that these candidate solicitations will be coming.
These measures are an executive decision agreed to jointly by the USTP Officers. Reasons for the decision include the following:
1. This is the USTP's first primary election, and, as such, some aspects are necessarily tentative and experimental at the onset. We need to be open to refining our approach in accord with our limited resources and continual learning about what elements allow for effective and representative political decision-making processes.
2. It was an extraordinarily poor confluence of events that the USTP has had to focus most of its recent efforts on dispelling unwarranted associations between the convicted criminal abuser Jeffrey Epstein and transhumanism, less than one week prior to the originally scheduled start of the primary vote. Because of this focus on crisis response, our limited resources are strained at this time, and thorough preparations for the election will take a longer time period.
3. This is a time period when tempers are hot, a situation which is uniquely unsuited to thoughtful political decision-making. It is necessary to allow time for tempers to cool and for thoughtful analysis to occur on all sides regarding the candidates, their positions on the issues, and how the ideas of transhumanism could best be advocated for during the 2020 election cycle.
4. An essential principle of democracy is that the outcome be representative of the wishes of the constituency which any candidate would claim to speak for. As a result, setting a minimum turnout requirement reinforces the principle that the members of the USTP as a whole - and not some small subset thereof - will need to decide the outcome of the election. Any candidate wishing to win the USTP nomination will need to convince diverse segments of the transhumanist movement of the merits of his or her approach and will need to build bridges and find common ground in order to achieve this.
5. The requisite civility needs to be restored to this primary election season, and, accordingly, the USTP leadership will work closely with the candidates to do so. The tone of this primary election season will be reset to align with the USTP's values of thoughtful, rational, ethical, and policy-focused discourse.
Pursuant to the authority of the Chairman in Article II, Section II, of the USTP Constitution, the following measures are hereby in effect. Candidates are expected to adhere to these measures pursuant to the commitments which they made in the Presidential Candidate Declaration of Interest Form, including the following questions, to which affirmative answers were required and provided:
• Do you agree to participate in the USTP Endorsement and Electronic Primary process and to respect the outcome of that process, no matter whether or not you are ultimately endorsed to run for the office of President of the United States?
• Do you agree to work collaboratively with the USTP during the campaign season and not to disparage the USTP as well as not to work contrary to the interests and goals of the USTP during that time?
We thank our candidates and their supporters in advance for their cooperation.
The Current State of Longevity Science: www.linkedin.com/pulse/current-state-longevity-science-margaretta-colangelo/
The fourth article in the Official Linkedin Weekly Longevity Industry Newsletter is now available. This week, Aging Analytics Agency co-founders Dmitry Kaminskiy and Margaretta Colangelo cover the Current State of Longevity Science, and discuss in detail how Artificial Intelligence will accelerate real-world implementations of Longevity Science, enabling a paradigm shift from Precision Medicine to Precision Health.
"The next significant hurdle in the advancement of the Longevity Industry is digital integration, and in the next few years the enhanced precision this provides will create a paradigm shift and open the doors to a wide array of R&D applications. This enhanced precision will be grounded in panels of actionable biomarkers of aging obtained partly via digital wearable devices. This will enable the rapid assessment of the efficiency of treatments, and the equally rapid identification of the appropriate prevention and restoration of those age-associated changes. To put it simply: The core of Longevity Science will be Biomarkers and AI-Technology."
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Members of the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party and the transhumanist community have roundly condemned the reprehensible, criminal behavior of convicted abuser Jeffrey Epstein, a man who does not represent, and has never represented, the values and principles of transhumanism or any aspect of the transhumanist philosophy, worldview, or movement. We also call for more objective and factually grounded reporting of the reprehensible behaviors of Jeffrey Epstein, so as to avoid unjustified and sensationalistic mischaracterizations of transhumanism.
Read our public statement on the matter here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/08/05/transhumanists-condemn-epstein/
Please watch and upvote on YouTube this great production by Steele Archer of the Debt Nation show – who not only livestreamed the entire U.S. Transhumanist Party Second Virtual Debate, but who also provided extensive pre-debate and post-debate commentary and analysis, along with having interviewed all of the candidates (some of them several times) prior to the debates.
Steele needs more upvotes on YouTube for his thorough work and his service to the transhumanist movement!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv3qydp1gt4
Unfortunately, some technophobic individuals have downvoted his video, and we need to show our appreciation for what he has done and restore a more proper ratio of likes to dislikes.
If you would like to participate in the USTP Electronic Primary on August 11-17, 2019, please register for free to become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party at transhumanist-party.org/membership/.
Please watch and upvote on YouTube this great production by Steele Archer of the Debt Nation show – who not only livestreamed the entire U.S. Transhumanist Party Second Virtual Debate, but who also provided extensive pre-debate and post-debate commentary and analysis, along with having interviewed all of the candidates (some of them several times) prior to the debates.
Steele needs more upvotes on YouTube for his thorough work and his service to the transhumanist movement!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv3qydp1gt4
Unfortunately, some technophobic individuals have downvoted his video, and we need to show our appreciation for what he has done and restore a more proper ratio of likes to dislikes.
If you would like to participate in the USTP Electronic Primary on August 11-17, 2019, please register for free to become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party at transhumanist-party.org/membership/.
Quite a debate today among the U.S. Transhumanist Party Presdential Primary candidates, Johannon Ben Zion, Rachel Haywire, and Charles Holsopple.
Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziYk0fP6toE
Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYbqCE0-EPo
If you would like to participate in the electronic primary on August 11-17, 2019, please register for free to become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party at transhumanist-party.org/membership/.
Join now to make your voice count!
Second Virtual Debate Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates
On Saturday, August 3, 2019, at 3 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) will hold its Second Virtual Debate of the 2...You are invited and encouraged to watch the second virtual debate among Transhumanist primary candidates for President of the United States. This will be the last official debate before the Electronic Primary on August 11-17, 2019 (although candidates will be free to campaign in other ways in the interim).
We will have candidates Charles Holsopple, Rachel Haywire, and Johannon Ben Zion provide updates regarding their campaigns thus far, answer challenging candidate-specific questions, address questions from the audience, and have the opportunity for rebuttals and interactions. In this debate, we strive for maximal transparency to provide USTP members the amplest possible relevant information for them to make their decision regarding the USTP’s nominee for President of the United States during the August 11-17, 2019, Electronic Primary.
The debate will be livestreamed at 3 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, today, August 3, 2019, on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziYk0fP6toE, for approximately two hours.
You will be able to pose questions in the comments or in the chat. An archived video of the stream will be available shortly afterward at the same link, for those of you who will be unable to view the live event.
We hope to have maximum engagement from our members during this historic debate. Please watch and share!
Second Virtual Debate Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates
On Saturday, August 3, 2019, at 3 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) will hold its Second Virtual Debate of the 2...Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), was interviewed by Steele Archer of the Debt Nation program and asked to discuss the process for becoming a member of the USTP (free and fast), the benefits of membership, and answers to common questions that individuals may have.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZazhBd645EU
Watch this overview, which answers many common questions, and become a member for free today at transhumanist-party.org/membership/. If you register by August 10, 2019, you will be able to vote in the historic USTP Electronic Primary for our nominee for President of the United States.
U.S. Transhumanist Party Membership Overview - Gennady Stolyarov II Interviewed by Steele Archer
Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), was interviewed by Steele Archer of the Debt Nation program and ask...On Saturday, August 3, 2019, at 3 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) will hold its Second Virtual Debate of the 2019 USTP Presidential Primary season.
The public will be able to watch the livestream, and the subsequent archived recording of the debate, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziYk0fP6toE
Candidates Charles Holsopple, Rachel Haywire, and Johannon Ben Zion will provide updates regarding their campaigns thus far, answer challenging candidate-specific questions, address questions from the audience, and have the opportunity for rebuttals and interactions. In this debate, we strive for maximal transparency to provide USTP members the amplest possible relevant information for them to make their decision regarding the USTP’s nominee for President of the United States during the August 11-17, 2019, Electronic Primary.
Learn about the USTP candidates here: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/
View individual candidate profiles:
Johannon Ben Zion - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/johannon-ben-zion/
Rachel Haywire - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/rachel-haywire/
Charles Holsopple - transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/charles-holsopple/
Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
Those who join by August 10, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Electronic Primary on August 11-17, 2019.
In the second #IAmTranshuman video compilation -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A00X7SfSY9A - transhumanists from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives provide concise, powerful statements as to why they are transhuman. The Transhuman Era has arrived; some of us are aware of this already, whereas others are transhuman but do not know it yet. The #IAmTranshuman campaign helps illustrate how emerging technologies and the accompanying shifts in thinking are already transforming everyday life.
This video was compiled and formatted by Tom Ross, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party's Director of Media Production: tomross.com/
The following transhumanists are featured, in order of appearance:
- Rich Lee, Biohacking Advisor, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
- Keoma Ferreira, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Foreign Ambassador in Brazil
- Pavel Ilin, Secretary, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
- Dan Elton, Founder, Maryland Transhumanist Party
- Cyborion Dre, Member, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
Watch the first #IAmTranshuman video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzYw7WT9pVE
Learn more about the #IAmTranshuman campaign, the Transhuman Present Project (#TranshumanPresent), and how you can readily participate: transhumanist-party.org/2018/01/21/concrete-transhumanism/
You can participate in the #IAmTranshuman campaign by submitting still images or video recordings of one minute or less (15 seconds or less for Instagram stories, one minute or less for Instagram-compatible videos). Use the hashtag #IAmTranshuman, and let us know if you would like your video included in a subsequent compilation!
Visit the U.S. Transhumanist Party website at transhumanist-party.org/. Become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
Become a Foreign Ambassador for the U.S. Transhumanist Party: goo.gl/forms/430kp31F0D6VmXFc2
#IAmTranshuman - Compilation #2 - U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
In the second #IAmTranshuman video compilation, transhumanists from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives provide concise, powerful statements as to why ...Message from Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party: My second interview with Steele Archer on his Debt Nation program highlights recent developments within the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP), including the publication of the master compendium of contemporary transhumanist thought – “The Transhumanist Handbook”, edited by California Transhumanist Party Chairman Newton Lee, my July 16 interview with Jim Strole of the Coalition for Radical Life Extension, a detailed overview of the free and easy membership registration process for the USTP, the possibilities of Allied Membership, the benefits of membership, and some general thoughts on the USTP Presidential Primary process thus far. I remain neutral in regard to the candidates, but we do discuss some of the candidates’ distinguishing aspects toward the end. I hope that the August 3 debate will enable the substance of the candidates’ positions and their similarities and differences to shine through to enable the members to make an informed decision.
Watch the video interview here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQdiLnmf4UQ
Thank you to Steele for the Birthday wishes!
Please register to join the USTP for free by August 10, 2019, to be eligible to vote in our Electronic Primary on August 11-17: transhumanist-party.org/membership/