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U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Steele Archer – December 4, 2022

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Steele Archer – December 4, 2022

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Gennady Stolyarov II
Art Ramon Garcia, Jr
Jason Geringer
David Shumaker
Ben Ballweg
Tom Ross
Alexandria Black
José Luis Cordeiro
Allen Crowley

On Sunday, December 4, 2022, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invited Steele Archer to announce his return to public speaking, and his future plans for creating a show that will carry on the vibrant transhumanist online discourse of previous years. After an overture on Eric Hoffer’s 1951 book The True Believer – this month’s USTP book-club selection — we reflected upon Steele’s previous prolific activity with the Debt Nation show and The Archer Report in 2019-2020, as well as how online discourse and the venues available for it have changed in the ensuing years, and what opportunities are available going forward.

During 2019-2020, Steele Archer’s shows were the predominant online platforms for transhumanist discourse and news coverage, with hundreds of episodes featuring thinkers within and adjacent to the transhumanist community and detailed, nuanced commentary on current events of relevance to transhumanism. Steele Archer provided in-depth coverage of the U.S. Transhumanist Party’s 2019 Presidential Primary and its aftermath – up to the selection of Charlie Kam as the 2020 Presidential Candidate. He then pursued and completed his postgraduate university studies and now seeks to inspire people to join and collaborate in useful and interesting ways which enhance community and personal engagement with the transhumanist movement.

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U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II’s Update Interview on the Archer Report – July 24, 2020

U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II’s Update Interview on the Archer Report – July 24, 2020

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Steele Archer

U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II’s July 24, 2020, appearance on the Archer Report with Steele Archer, was an opportunity for a fascinating 130-minute conversation about the forthcoming U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Dr. David Hanson of Hanson Robotics, Charlie Kam’s 2020 U.S. Presidential campaign, concerns about public reactions to the pandemic, and major issues with the contemporary media ecosystem, both with legacy and social media.

References

“Trump challenged by radical presidential candidate hoping to REVERSE ageing” by James Bickerton. Daily Express. July 6, 2020.

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The USTP is the Wave of the Future – Gennady Stolyarov II Interviewed by Steele Archer of Debt Nation

The USTP is the Wave of the Future – Gennady Stolyarov II Interviewed by Steele Archer of Debt Nation

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Steele Archer

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 established on the day of the interview. 

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United States Longevity Party Merges into United States Transhumanist Party, Combined Constitution Adopted

United States Longevity Party Merges into United States Transhumanist Party, Combined Constitution Adopted

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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.

Watch United States Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II’s announcement of the results on Steele Archer’s Debt Nation show on January 26, 2020.

With the adoption of the new Constitution, the Transitional Period of the United States Transhumanist Party has come to a conclusion, and, effective February 1, 2020, the following slate of Officers has been elected for a three-year term.

  1. Chairman: Gennady Stolyarov II
  2. Vice-Chairman: Johannon Ben Zion
  3. Secretary: Pavel Ilin
  4. Vice-Secretary: Caeus H. Antony
  5. Director of Social Media: B.J. Murphy
  6. Director of Scholarship: Dan Elton
  7. Director of Admissions and Public Relations: Dinorah Delfin
  8. Director of Marketing: Arin Vahanian
  9. Director of Longevity Outreach: Charlie Kam
  10. Director of Applied Innovation: David Shumaker
  11. Director of Publication: Brent Logan Reitze
  12. Director of Media Production: Tom Ross
  13. Legislative Director: Justin Waters
  14. Campaign Director: John J. Kerecz

The previous de facto governance processes of the USTP have been formalized via the new Constitution and will remain in effect.

Official vote results are provided below.

Question I. Name of the Combined Organization

What shall be the name of the combined organization, effective February 1, 2020, subsequent to the merger of the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) and the United States Longevity Party (USLP)?

Results

Round #1:

6 candidates and 139 ballots.

Number of first votes per candidate:
United States Longevity and Transhumanist Party (USLTP): 18
United States Transhumanist and Longevity Party (USTLP): 12
Party of Indefinite Longevity and Optimistic Transhumanism (PILOT): 22
United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party / Longevity Party: 9
United States Transhumanist Party (USTP): 61
None of the Above: 17

United States Transhumanist Party (USTP) has the highest number of votes with 61 votes (43.88%)
United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party / Longevity Party has the lowest number of votes with 9 votes (6.47%)

Round #2:

5 candidates and 139 ballots.

Number of first votes per candidate:
United States Longevity and Transhumanist Party (USLTP): 19
United States Transhumanist and Longevity Party (USTLP): 15
Party of Indefinite Longevity and Optimistic Transhumanism (PILOT): 24
United States Transhumanist Party (USTP): 63
None of the Above: 18

United States Transhumanist Party (USTP) has the highest number of votes with 63 votes (45.32%)
United States Transhumanist and Longevity Party (USTLP) has the lowest number of votes with 15 votes (10.79%)

Round #3:

4 candidates and 138 ballots.

Number of first votes per candidate:
United States Longevity and Transhumanist Party (USLTP): 27
Party of Indefinite Longevity and Optimistic Transhumanism (PILOT): 29
United States Transhumanist Party (USTP): 64
None of the Above: 18

United States Transhumanist Party (USTP) has the highest number of votes with 64 votes (46.38%)
None of the Above has the lowest number of votes with 18 votes (13.04%)

Round #4:

3 candidates and 137 ballots.

Number of first votes per candidate:
United States Longevity and Transhumanist Party (USLTP): 29
Party of Indefinite Longevity and Optimistic Transhumanism (PILOT): 36
United States Transhumanist Party (USTP): 72

United States Transhumanist Party (USTP) has the highest number of votes with 72 votes (52.55%)
United States Longevity and Transhumanist Party (USLTP) has the lowest number of votes with 29 votes (21.17%)

United States Transhumanist Party (USTP) won!

Thus, the name of the combined organization shall be United States Transhumanist Party (USTP).

Question II. Constitution of the Combined Organization

Shall the combined organization adopt the Constitution provided here?

Yes: 112 votes – 80.6%
No: 11 votes – 7.9%
Abstain: 16 votes – 11.5%

The result of the Question II vote is “Yes”.

The proposed Constitution of the United States Transhumanist Party is thus hereby adopted.

How 2020 Can Be the Year of Transhumanist Politics in America: USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II Interviewed by Steele Archer on the Debt Nation Show

How 2020 Can Be the Year of Transhumanist Politics in America: USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II Interviewed by Steele Archer on the Debt Nation Show

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Steele Archer

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.

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 and how they will be implemented so as to further enhance and grow the USTP.

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U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II on the Debt Nation Show – Refutation of Malicious and False Allegations from the Conspiracy-Theorist Site Biohackinfo

U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II on the Debt Nation Show – Refutation of Malicious and False Allegations from the Conspiracy-Theorist Site Biohackinfo

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In an important conversation with Steele Archer on the Debt Nation show, which took place on October 14, 2019, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman 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. Watch the discussion between Mr. Stolyarov and Mr. Archer here.

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 here, with supporting details in this spreadsheet and the input into the Instant-Runoff Voting Tool available here.

We need to reject the echo-chamber of contrived allegations and move forward by promoting transhumanism in positive ways!

Third Virtual Debate Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates – September 14, 2019

Third Virtual Debate Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates – September 14, 2019

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John J. Kerecz
Charles Holsopple
Rachel Haywire
Kimberly Forsythe
Kristan T. Harris
Moderated by Gennady Stolyarov II

The Third Virtual Debate among the U.S. Transhumanist Party Presdidential Primary candidates has been the highest-quality and most substantive debate yet! Watch it here.

The first of the final two official debate segments among the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party primary candidates for President of the United States occurred on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time and was co-hosted by Steele Archer of the Debt Nation show. In this segment candidates John J. Kerecz, Charles Holsopple, Rachel Haywire, Kimberly Forsythe, and Kristan T. Harris 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.

See the original debate stream on the Debt Nation show here, including the pre-debate and post-debate shows held on the same day.

Learn about the USTP candidates here.

View individual candidate profiles (5 of 9 candidates spoke in this debate; the remaining 4 are scheduled to speak on Tuesday, September 17, 2019):

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! (Tune into The Unshackled YouTube channel to watch that debate live at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time on September 17, 2019.)

Join the USTP for free here, no matter where you reside. Those who join by September 21, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Electronic Primary which will begin on the next day.

Announcement of Third and Fourth Virtual Debates Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates – Gennady Stolyarov II Interviewed by Steele Archer of Debt Nation

Announcement of Third and Fourth Virtual Debates Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates – Gennady Stolyarov II Interviewed by Steele Archer of Debt Nation

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Steele Archer

On September 10, 2019, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II was again 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.

3rd Virtual Debate: Candidates Forsythe, Harris, Haywire, Holsopple, and Kerecz – Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time – See more details here.

4th Virtual Debate: Candidates Ben Zion, Schattke, Taylor, and Vrillon – Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time – See more details here.

The Debt Nation show will co-host the debates, which will be livestreamed from The Unshackled YouTube channel.

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.

Second Virtual Debate Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates – August 3, 2019

Second Virtual Debate Among U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidates – August 3, 2019

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Johannon Ben Zion
Charles Holsopple
Rachel Haywire
Moderated by Gennady Stolyarov II

The second virtual debate among U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party candidates for President of the United States took place on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at 3 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time. Watch the debate on YouTube here.

Candidates Charles Holsopple, Rachel Haywire, and Johannon Ben Zion provided updates regarding their campaigns thus far, answered challenging candidate-specific questions, addressed questions from the audience, and had the opportunity for rebuttals and interactions. In this debate, the USTP strived 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 forthcoming Electronic Primary, for which voting will open on September 22, 2019.

Steele Archer of the Debt Nation program also continuous livestreamed the debate, along with pre-debate and post-debate commentary. Watch the video of his stream here.

Learn about the USTP candidates here.

View individual candidate profiles:

Johannon Ben Zion
Rachel Haywire
Charles Holsopple

Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party for free, no matter where you reside. Apply in less than a minute here.

Those who join the USTP by September 21, 2019, will be eligible to vote in the Electronic Primary beginning on September 22, 2019.

 

U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II Speaks with Steele Archer of Debt Nation

U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II Speaks with Steele Archer of Debt Nation

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Watch this wide-ranging discussion between U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II and Steele Archer of the Debt Nation show, addressing a broad array of emerging technologies, the aspirations of transhumanism, and aspects of both broader and more personal economic matters – from the impact of technology on the labor market to how Mr. Stolyarov paid off his mortgage in 6.5 years. This conversation delved into Austrian economics, techno-optimism, cultural obstacles to progress, the work and ideals of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party, life extension and the “Death is Wrong” children’s book, science fiction, and space colonization – among many other topics.