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Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anthropic AI safety researcher quits with 'world in peril' warning
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Those in the know know.
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Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anthropic AI safety researcher quits with 'world in peril' warning
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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utterly.
“All along the way, the community has stepped up with our whistles, with our cell phones and with our bodies to defend our neighbors,” Communities United Against Police Brutality president Michelle Gross said.
“But what do we see from our public officials? They have utterly failed us.”
“But what do we see from our public officials? They have utterly failed us.”
Minneapolis activists press local leaders to respond to federal surge
Minneapolis activists say state leaders have failed to act as federal agents arrest protesters and residents during an ongoing federal surge.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:54 AM
utterly.
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BREAKING: Judge Nancy Brasel, a Trump appointee, has issued a TRO in the Minnesota access-to-counsel case about treatment at Whipple.
"It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."
"It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
BREAKING: Judge Nancy Brasel, a Trump appointee, has issued a TRO in the Minnesota access-to-counsel case about treatment at Whipple.
"It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."
"It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."
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30 countries use mail voting
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
30 countries use mail voting
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BLUMENTHAL: Were you mistaken when you said no US citizen is subject to immigration enforcement?
LYONS: No sir
BLUMENTHAL: Well, who is lying? You or him? The facts contradict what you said
LYONS: No sir
BLUMENTHAL: Well, who is lying? You or him? The facts contradict what you said
February 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
BLUMENTHAL: Were you mistaken when you said no US citizen is subject to immigration enforcement?
LYONS: No sir
BLUMENTHAL: Well, who is lying? You or him? The facts contradict what you said
LYONS: No sir
BLUMENTHAL: Well, who is lying? You or him? The facts contradict what you said
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Trump looks like he's about to fall asleep standing behind Zeldin
February 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Trump looks like he's about to fall asleep standing behind Zeldin
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I’m currently writing a book about the attempted Nazi demonstration in Skokie in 1977. This is indistinguishable from how American Nazis talked in public.
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I’m currently writing a book about the attempted Nazi demonstration in Skokie in 1977. This is indistinguishable from how American Nazis talked in public.
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he was all tough when I heard him speak at NatCon a couple years ago. very funny to watch him fall over himself the minute anyone seriously questions him
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
he was all tough when I heard him speak at NatCon a couple years ago. very funny to watch him fall over himself the minute anyone seriously questions him
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Trump's black hand was looking extra gnarly and swollen today
(Saul Loeb/Getty)
(Saul Loeb/Getty)
February 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Trump's black hand was looking extra gnarly and swollen today
(Saul Loeb/Getty)
(Saul Loeb/Getty)
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News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Wanna watch a man drown and root for it?
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Wanna watch a man drown and root for it?
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⚠️ Jared Kushner’s role in the corruption of the Trump administration and how deeply it is compromised by foreign interests deserves far more scrutiny than it has received.
News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
⚠️ Jared Kushner’s role in the corruption of the Trump administration and how deeply it is compromised by foreign interests deserves far more scrutiny than it has received.
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Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
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CATO: “.. The whole idea that Trump tariffs would ‘protect US manufacturing jobs’ was all lies then, and it is all lies now.”
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February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
CATO: “.. The whole idea that Trump tariffs would ‘protect US manufacturing jobs’ was all lies then, and it is all lies now.”
@cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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@cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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Sure, it's never corrupt or a national security issue to have rich family members of the president brought in to the government. How did Kushner get a security clearance? And didn't trump pardon Kushner's father?
News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Sure, it's never corrupt or a national security issue to have rich family members of the president brought in to the government. How did Kushner get a security clearance? And didn't trump pardon Kushner's father?
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Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think we should be taking scientific advice from a demented pedophile who tried to redraw a hurricane chart with a sharpie.
Q: What do you tell Americans who are concerned that repealing the endangerment finding comes at a host to public health and the environment based on science?
TRUMP: I tell them don't worry about it. This was all a scam. They'll have more money to spend for healthcare.
TRUMP: I tell them don't worry about it. This was all a scam. They'll have more money to spend for healthcare.
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think we should be taking scientific advice from a demented pedophile who tried to redraw a hurricane chart with a sharpie.
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In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations
In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations
The EPA is rescinding a landmark public health finding.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations
Why do I have to pay trump tax?
NY FED: Consumers pay 90% of tariffs.
CBO: Consumers pay *95%* of tariffs.
www.crfb.org/papers/cbos-...
CBO: Consumers pay *95%* of tariffs.
www.crfb.org/papers/cbos-...
February 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Why do I have to pay trump tax?
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NY FED: Consumers pay 90% of tariffs.
CBO: Consumers pay *95%* of tariffs.
www.crfb.org/papers/cbos-...
CBO: Consumers pay *95%* of tariffs.
www.crfb.org/papers/cbos-...
February 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
NY FED: Consumers pay 90% of tariffs.
CBO: Consumers pay *95%* of tariffs.
www.crfb.org/papers/cbos-...
CBO: Consumers pay *95%* of tariffs.
www.crfb.org/papers/cbos-...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM