Phil
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This is a fantastic explanation that cuts through the ai-sales-hype.
My essay on rogue AI has been republished by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists — “Rogue AI didn’t breach Hugging Face, human decisions did.” Grateful to @thebulletin.org for the invitation!
Rogue AI didn’t breach Hugging Face, human decisions did
At the core of the Hugging Face hacking incident were a series of human choices that traded security for speed.
thebulletin.org
September 11, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This is a fantastic explanation that cuts through the ai-sales-hype.
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"I was a senior engineer on the Doomsday Device for the last five years." "Holy shit! Did you try to sabotage it?" "I argued strongly that there should be a visible timer, but I was overruled. So I would say the ball is in your court now."
September 9, 2026 at 4:36 AM
"I was a senior engineer on the Doomsday Device for the last five years." "Holy shit! Did you try to sabotage it?" "I argued strongly that there should be a visible timer, but I was overruled. So I would say the ball is in your court now."
Silicon Valley’s best and brightest.
even if all the scariest stuff turns out to be true it won't make it less funny that the computer people used the computer to invent computer Calvinism
September 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Silicon Valley’s best and brightest.
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The first thing we're going to do when we win this Senate seat? Hold Trump accountable. Then, onto the real work – taking on big corporations, taxing billionaires their wealth, and guaranteeing healthcare through Medicare for All.
August 16, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The first thing we're going to do when we win this Senate seat? Hold Trump accountable. Then, onto the real work – taking on big corporations, taxing billionaires their wealth, and guaranteeing healthcare through Medicare for All.
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Doing god’s work. Great NYT pic of the rainbow at the Kennedy Center last night for the “Great Unnaming”
June 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Doing god’s work. Great NYT pic of the rainbow at the Kennedy Center last night for the “Great Unnaming”
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A good primer on the new Bitlocker exploit. solcyber.com/bitlocker-in...
BitLocker in crisis? The "YellowKey" zero-day in plain English - SolCyber
Nightmare Eclipse hates Microsoft, loves dropping 0-days.
solcyber.com
May 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
A good primer on the new Bitlocker exploit. solcyber.com/bitlocker-in...
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When women lead the Resistance
April 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
When women lead the Resistance
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Keep thinking of this thing I saw on instagram:
“if no one is coming to save you, then probably no one is coming to stop you.”
“if no one is coming to save you, then probably no one is coming to stop you.”
March 22, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Keep thinking of this thing I saw on instagram:
“if no one is coming to save you, then probably no one is coming to stop you.”
“if no one is coming to save you, then probably no one is coming to stop you.”
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Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign.
Together we were able to do things never seen in American politics, to set a new standard from what we should expect from the people who try to represent us.
What we built matters, regardless of the outcome. And the work isn’t over.
Together we were able to do things never seen in American politics, to set a new standard from what we should expect from the people who try to represent us.
What we built matters, regardless of the outcome. And the work isn’t over.
March 18, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign.
Together we were able to do things never seen in American politics, to set a new standard from what we should expect from the people who try to represent us.
What we built matters, regardless of the outcome. And the work isn’t over.
Together we were able to do things never seen in American politics, to set a new standard from what we should expect from the people who try to represent us.
What we built matters, regardless of the outcome. And the work isn’t over.
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You should really be expecting that the next 20-30 years will look like 18th century great-power politics with 21st century climate changes.
March 13, 2026 at 6:22 AM
You should really be expecting that the next 20-30 years will look like 18th century great-power politics with 21st century climate changes.
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Hey does anyone remember how we had like a decade of near zero interest rates? Thank god the USA spent that time investing in infrastructure! What a calamity if we had just squandered the last best chance of our lives
March 13, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Hey does anyone remember how we had like a decade of near zero interest rates? Thank god the USA spent that time investing in infrastructure! What a calamity if we had just squandered the last best chance of our lives
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Stephen Miller at an international conference about cartels: "These organizations can only be defeated with military power. I see some heads nodding because they understand. You're dealing with a lot of lawyers in your own country, I'm sure. You have my permission not to listen to them."
March 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Stephen Miller at an international conference about cartels: "These organizations can only be defeated with military power. I see some heads nodding because they understand. You're dealing with a lot of lawyers in your own country, I'm sure. You have my permission not to listen to them."
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I just threw together a website visualizing this ICE contract data! You can browse through the companies and their contracts, and filter them by state micahflee.github.io/ice-contracts/
March 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I just threw together a website visualizing this ICE contract data! You can browse through the companies and their contracts, and filter them by state micahflee.github.io/ice-contracts/
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In several rounds of intense negotiations, Tehreran was unable to match the bribes to the Trump family offered by its regional rivals Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.
February 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
In several rounds of intense negotiations, Tehreran was unable to match the bribes to the Trump family offered by its regional rivals Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.
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I’m a lawyer not a historian, but I believe it’s fair to say that the founders expected a Trump to emerge, and they willingly bet the nation on their confidence that, when he did, the Congress would impeach and remove him.
February 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I’m a lawyer not a historian, but I believe it’s fair to say that the founders expected a Trump to emerge, and they willingly bet the nation on their confidence that, when he did, the Congress would impeach and remove him.
Just discovered that @sarahjeong.bsky.social is part of my machine learning coursework. Congrats on achieving textbook status.
February 28, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Just discovered that @sarahjeong.bsky.social is part of my machine learning coursework. Congrats on achieving textbook status.
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At the Liberty Science theater they have a Departure/Arrivals screen for diseases and it is the most depressing and anger-inducing thing I’ve seen in a while.
February 22, 2026 at 7:37 PM
At the Liberty Science theater they have a Departure/Arrivals screen for diseases and it is the most depressing and anger-inducing thing I’ve seen in a while.
Wow.
Hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software, Persona. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet, and that was just the beginning.
www.therage.co/persona-age-...
www.therage.co/persona-age-...
Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web
Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.
www.therage.co
February 22, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Wow.
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“If Mastercard and Visa were turned off, it would send us back to the 1950s,” before cards dominated the UK economy, and businesses wholly relied on cash, one executive familiar with the project told the Guardian.
“Of course, we need a sovereign payments system.”
“Of course, we need a sovereign payments system.”
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“If Mastercard and Visa were turned off, it would send us back to the 1950s,” before cards dominated the UK economy, and businesses wholly relied on cash, one executive familiar with the project told the Guardian.
“Of course, we need a sovereign payments system.”
“Of course, we need a sovereign payments system.”
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
Why is LinkedIn recommending that I follow Bari Weiss.
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Why is LinkedIn recommending that I follow Bari Weiss.
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RESIST FASCISM
January 26, 2026 at 11:24 AM
RESIST FASCISM
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Stasi or Nazi. In the sick, twisted, minds (or what's left of their brains) of Trump, Miller, Noem, Bovino and their loyal masked thugs, this is a war of us vs. them. And, in war, in their playbook, anything goes ... anything.
January 25, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Stasi or Nazi. In the sick, twisted, minds (or what's left of their brains) of Trump, Miller, Noem, Bovino and their loyal masked thugs, this is a war of us vs. them. And, in war, in their playbook, anything goes ... anything.
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So far in Minnesota
They Shot a 37-year-old mother Renee Good four times, killing her, right after she dropped off her son at school.
Then Ice kidnapped a five year old.
Then ice kidnapped a two year old
Then border patrol murdered Va nurse.
Then Sec Noam went on tv and lied about it
They Shot a 37-year-old mother Renee Good four times, killing her, right after she dropped off her son at school.
Then Ice kidnapped a five year old.
Then ice kidnapped a two year old
Then border patrol murdered Va nurse.
Then Sec Noam went on tv and lied about it
January 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM
So far in Minnesota
They Shot a 37-year-old mother Renee Good four times, killing her, right after she dropped off her son at school.
Then Ice kidnapped a five year old.
Then ice kidnapped a two year old
Then border patrol murdered Va nurse.
Then Sec Noam went on tv and lied about it
They Shot a 37-year-old mother Renee Good four times, killing her, right after she dropped off her son at school.
Then Ice kidnapped a five year old.
Then ice kidnapped a two year old
Then border patrol murdered Va nurse.
Then Sec Noam went on tv and lied about it