1 As described in the Wikipedia article entitled ‘Reality-based community,’ this quote was attributed to an unnamed White House official when it was originally published in a New York Times Magazine article in 2004. The Wikipedia article states that it was later ‘widely speculated’ that the source of this quote was former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, while some of the sources cited in the Wikipedia article claim with greater certainty that the quote is attributed to Karl Rove (but without providing any new evidence). It is unclear which accounts of the quote’s provenance and authenticity are accurate (if any).

2 Russell (2020, 145), Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto.

3 Trans studies scholar Hil Malatino provides an in-depth account of many of the epistemic and affective dynamics involved in the process of transing in Side Affects, 2022.

4 The work of the Cognitive Security & Education Forum (https://www.cogsec.org/) exemplifies the philosophy, objectives, and military/intelligence applications of CogSec.

5 ‘Light of consciousness’ is a phrase that Elon Musk has repeatedly used to describe his perceived moral duty to spread human consciousness throughout the universe. ‘Light of consciousness’ is also a phrase that is common within Gnostic and esoteric philosophical teachings and allusions to the role of Lucifer as bringer of the light of consciousness.