This is how I feel about the History Channel. Constantly wrong about the things I know so 😬 about the things I don’t.

re @anthropic.com: I've identified industrial-scale copyright violations on my content by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, X, and more. These companies created thousands of crawlers incorporating the text of all my blog posts, open source code, and books into their paid AI models to profit exorbitantly.

I have a question for the #Dennett readers out there: I believe he mentioned VR somewhere, and I don’t remember where. I think he was arguing against the idea that VR could ever be indistinguishable from reality. Does this ring a bell?

If there’s one thing that social media does well, it’s that we get book recommendations from the authors we love reading. I’ve always been a sucker for a good blurb. I’ve only been burned a couple of times, and that’s alright.

I ordered both of them last year. Will there be any special/signed editions? I may order more!

I don't really believe there's anyone who follows me who wants to read Among Others and hasn't. But when it's on sale I post about it anyway because it's so delightful to see people being made happy to remember it exists and reposting. ($2.99 ebook probably just US) www.amazon.com/Among-Others...

What is it about British ex-politicians that makes them such good henchmen to tech villains?

One Flew Over the Muppet’s Nest

He’s not the first and he won’t be the last, but it bears repeating: @jeffgeerling.com explains how AI damages open source projects today. *This* is why I left @github.com for #codeberg.

The american tech industry is closing the week a trillion down. That’s 12 zeros. Gold and bitcoin are also down. So it begins.

Video shared with me by attendee at the ICE protest in Portland, OR earlier this evening where federal agents tear gassed peaceful protestors—including children, disabled and elderly:

As ICE terrorizes communities, crypto executives who spent years posting about freedom have gone conspicuously silent. But behind the scenes, they’ve contributed at least $315 million — more than double their record 2024 spending — to elect more lawmakers to enable this administration.

Nobody in America is safe. If Trump’s secret police force will execute a government employed VA nurse on camera for us all to see and then lie about it, then they won’t hesitate to kill you next and lie about you. This is fascism. They are Nazis.

Elon Musk is a white supremacist. Case closed.

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social, The title does not match your excellent article. They don't have a Nazi problem. They are Nazis, and Trump has enabled them to be overtly and explicity so. They are our Nazi problem.

A moron, a felon, a narcissist, a madman, a senile old man, a sex offender, a racist, a vindictive, whiny, bloviator, a coward, a fraud, a vile lecher, an affront to everything good and proper, a threat to humanity. He contains multitudes.

I want to thank Hank Green for making this video about why truth matters. The President and Vice-President have told proven lies about the murder of one of their citizens. If they will tell obvious lies about the murder of a white woman, then they will definitely lie when they come for you next.

De VS onder Trump is een nazi-staat, met nazi-beelden en nazi-teksten. Ik verzin het niet, het zijn de feiten. Voeg dat bij het standrechtelijk executeren van de eigen burgers door de regering en je vraagt je af waarom de Nederlandse regering (BBB/VVD) de kant van de nazi-staat blijft kiezen.

Op verzoek van onze lezers: de Engelse vertaling van de column van hoofdredacteur Rob Wijnberg. 'What was once our greatest and most important ally is now the most powerful and dangerous criminal organization in the world. Donald Trump rules as a corrupt tyrant with a fascist playbook in his hand.'

Trump regeert als een corrupte tiran met een fascistisch draaiboek in de hand, zegt hoofdredacteur @robwijnberg.bsky.social. Wie dat overdreven vindt, is óf gevaarlijk ongeïnformeerd, óf gevaarlijk naïef. Meer video's mogelijk maken? Steun ons en word nu lid van De Correspondent: corr.es/1a11ae

Whatever happens to the US, they can't say "we did not know".

ICE. January, 2026

FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now? Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests? Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face

The USA is a failed state on track to be an overtly fascist regime. Russia will be allowed to overrun Ukraine, China will take Taiwan, and Europe will see isolationism and all kinds of bigotry become mainstream politics.

Trump just likes invading other countries, he’s on record for admiring Hitler, and the ranks of his party are filled with white suprematists and christian nationalists. Just don’t call them Nazis.

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The European Commission's proposed "Digital Omnibus" package would gut GDPR protections under the guise of cutting red tape. This is a terrible idea that would undermine privacy rights across the EU. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

We’ve been at war for a very long time. Now he’s ready. This guy.

The problem with this thought experiment, as I see it, is that Laplace's demon is assumed to be able to interact with the Universe, or that a construct embedded in the Universe is assumed to have access to the predictions of such a demon. These assumptions do lead to a paradox, but why make them?

Here’s the thing, though: if Apple gives Tesla a CarPlay license, I’ll never buy another Apple product again. Ever. And I will move all my subscriptions and services off Apple. I suspect I’m not the only one who feels this way. Because fuck Tesla and fuck all fascist collaborators too.

“Wilders insinueert dat containers vol stemmen zijn verdwenen” Heel kwalijk - en mogelijk ook strafbaar” zegt @voermanswjm.bsky.social die dit met argumenten onderbouwt

We leven in een samenleving waarin solidariteit en rechtvaardigheid minder populair zijn dan hardvochtigheid, racisme, sadisme en fascisme. Dat is een conclusie waar heel veel kiezers zich kapot voor mogen schamen.

It’s elections today in the Netherlands. Let’s see if we’ll still have a democracy tomorrow.

Het is triest dat jonge mensen zo gewetenloos en onwetend kunnen zijn. En als jij op extreem rechts stemt omdat “the left can’t meme” dan ben je echt de weg kwijt.

Jetten #D66 “wil een punt zetten achter het tijdperk Wilders” door een coalitie te ambiëren met ex-#fvd ers Eerdmans en Nanninga en ex-#pvv Coenradie. Want Jetten “wil met alle positieve kracten samenwerken. 🧐wat is er positief aan politici met racistische ideeën?

📢 BREAKING NEWS 📢 EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)

Pepijn van Houwelingen #fvd "AZC's sluiten, dat is wat we willen." Hij wil Trump's aanpak met ICE die migranten oppakken en uitzetten ook in Nederland. Bij #verkiezingen2025 zijn er dus politici die hun fascistische ideeën niet onder stoelen of banken steken. Weet wat u stemt.

Who's your favorite Jedi? (wrong answers only)

Two Dr Dannys (Dannies?) unite, as @linguisticdiscovery.com is hosting an exclusive sneak-peak from my book on this excellent platform – I highly recommend subscribing to the newsletter, which turns up in my inbox to offer a smorgasbord of linguistic content.

24 karat =100% gold, it doesn’t come in different qualities. The secret to his success is the same thing that makes spam work: If you are smart enough to notice the obvious mistakes then the email wasn’t for you. Spammers add flaws deliberately. Trump is a natural. It works either way.

💬 Polish FM Sikorski: "If another missile or aircraft enters our space without permission, deliberately or by mistake, and gets shot down, and the wreckage falls on NATO territory, please don't come here to whine about it. You have been warned."

This has been Trump's foreign policy strategy for the last 8 months. Trump has done nothing to pressure Russia to stop these wars.

Nederland let op uw zaak, extreemrechts ruikt kansen, getuige hun moties 👉🏼Opzeggen VN vluchtelingen verdrag: vóór #BBB #JA21 #PVV #FVD Terugsturen Syrische asielzoekers die strafbare feiten plegen vóór #VVD #BBB #fvd #JA21 #PVV #SGP Intrekken spreidingswet, AZC's sluiten, opzeggen Schengenakkoord.

In 1974, the mathematician Douglas Hofstadter used a graphing calculator to find a fractal pattern in how electrons behave. His adviser dismissed it as numerology. The fractal, called the Hofstadter butterfly, is now known to be a real-life phenomenon. www.quantamagazine.org/ten-martini-...

This is making me 😭😭

Oh boy. People who should know better still seem surprised the “checks and balances” are failing. They were not well designed. It’s an awful constitution and the blind faith Americans were taught to have in it is what got us here.

By all means, tell us what this professional enabler of the worst kleptocrats thinks.

Trump has taken over DC because he does not want any opposition the next time his fascist thugs try to take the Capitol. He’ll probably say they’re "protecting" it. I won’t pretend he’s capable of such insolent foresight - he’s too dumb, but somebody is.