Ben Piggot
@benpiggot.bsky.social
Arsenal. Some politics and a bunch of other random interesting stuff. And now I have a substack (and you should read it!)
https://theworldasitis.substack.com/
https://theworldasitis.substack.com/
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Spending more time with Claude Code tonight and I do think one basic reality is that AI skeptics need to update their priors: Plenty of cause for concern, plenty of room to hit these companies for unethical behavior, resource demands, etc, but we are so, so far past the era of "stochastic parrots"
Move Over, ChatGPT
You are about to hear a lot more about Claude Code.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Spending more time with Claude Code tonight and I do think one basic reality is that AI skeptics need to update their priors: Plenty of cause for concern, plenty of room to hit these companies for unethical behavior, resource demands, etc, but we are so, so far past the era of "stochastic parrots"
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Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them:
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them:
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 AM
An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.
I definitely don't think we give up on him at this point, but I don't think Eze has really worked as a signing. He just doesn't really fit well into how we play.
I'm not sure he can succeed at the moment at least at a club that has the ball most of the time.
I'm not sure he can succeed at the moment at least at a club that has the ball most of the time.
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I definitely don't think we give up on him at this point, but I don't think Eze has really worked as a signing. He just doesn't really fit well into how we play.
I'm not sure he can succeed at the moment at least at a club that has the ball most of the time.
I'm not sure he can succeed at the moment at least at a club that has the ball most of the time.
Decent enough performance and great to have Kai and Cala back.
One thing - HIncapie is a massive liability as a CB in a back 4. He has been a fault for so many goals given the amount of time he has played there.
One thing - HIncapie is a massive liability as a CB in a back 4. He has been a fault for so many goals given the amount of time he has played there.
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Decent enough performance and great to have Kai and Cala back.
One thing - HIncapie is a massive liability as a CB in a back 4. He has been a fault for so many goals given the amount of time he has played there.
One thing - HIncapie is a massive liability as a CB in a back 4. He has been a fault for so many goals given the amount of time he has played there.
Hincapie strikes again lol. Really not a good CB in a back 4.
January 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Hincapie strikes again lol. Really not a good CB in a back 4.
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Another world leader realizing Donald Trump is not a calculated genius with an Andy Kaufman-like commitment to playing a character in public as manipulation and negotiating strategy, and in fact what you see in public is the real thing, is simultaneously a positive development and very frustrating.
European leader spoke of shock at Trump’s state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting
The Slovak PM, a Trump ally, told leaders at last week’s EU summit he was concerned about the way the U.S. president spoke to him, European diplomats said.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Another world leader realizing Donald Trump is not a calculated genius with an Andy Kaufman-like commitment to playing a character in public as manipulation and negotiating strategy, and in fact what you see in public is the real thing, is simultaneously a positive development and very frustrating.
Huge to have Calafiori back. He's been really good this year, probably one of our best players. We've missed him.
January 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Huge to have Calafiori back. He's been really good this year, probably one of our best players. We've missed him.
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Gender studies wins again, honestly. Understanding rape as both a political act and a goal of policy helps break out of the strictly economic understanding of politics that has failed to predict or effectively describe Trumpism
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Gender studies wins again, honestly. Understanding rape as both a political act and a goal of policy helps break out of the strictly economic understanding of politics that has failed to predict or effectively describe Trumpism
As was anticipated
Of the star-studded 2018 QB draft class, Sam Darnold will be the first to start a Super Bowl.
It marks Darnold’s second trip on the NFL’s biggest stage, after serving as a backup for the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.
It marks Darnold’s second trip on the NFL’s biggest stage, after serving as a backup for the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.
January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
As was anticipated
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Every administration, every faculty senate, every board of trustees who forced their institutions to bend the knee over this shit should immediately be fired.
Their presence dishonors the profession and the institutions they supposedly serve.
Their presence dishonors the profession and the institutions they supposedly serve.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Every administration, every faculty senate, every board of trustees who forced their institutions to bend the knee over this shit should immediately be fired.
Their presence dishonors the profession and the institutions they supposedly serve.
Their presence dishonors the profession and the institutions they supposedly serve.
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We did predict it. And we were called alarmist.
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
We did predict it. And we were called alarmist.
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We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.*
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.*
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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Seahawks QB2 Drew Lock got emotional talking about what Sam Darnold has accomplished this season & what he’s meant to the team. Lock and Darnold have been friends since their high school elite 11 days.
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Seahawks QB2 Drew Lock got emotional talking about what Sam Darnold has accomplished this season & what he’s meant to the team. Lock and Darnold have been friends since their high school elite 11 days.
Officially on the Seahawks bandwagon.
Gotta say I connect to this Seahawks a lot more than the Carroll teams.
Maybe because the Eagles have won the SB now twice since. Or maybe bc Darnold is so much more likable than Russell Wilson who I correclty identified as a fraud early.
Gotta say I connect to this Seahawks a lot more than the Carroll teams.
Maybe because the Eagles have won the SB now twice since. Or maybe bc Darnold is so much more likable than Russell Wilson who I correclty identified as a fraud early.
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Officially on the Seahawks bandwagon.
Gotta say I connect to this Seahawks a lot more than the Carroll teams.
Maybe because the Eagles have won the SB now twice since. Or maybe bc Darnold is so much more likable than Russell Wilson who I correclty identified as a fraud early.
Gotta say I connect to this Seahawks a lot more than the Carroll teams.
Maybe because the Eagles have won the SB now twice since. Or maybe bc Darnold is so much more likable than Russell Wilson who I correclty identified as a fraud early.
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There have been 3 homicides in Minneapolis this year. Trump’s agents committed two of them: a mom and a nurse who cared for our Veterans.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
January 26, 2026 at 2:41 AM
There have been 3 homicides in Minneapolis this year. Trump’s agents committed two of them: a mom and a nurse who cared for our Veterans.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
Stay the hell out of our cities.
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Sam Darnold vs Drake Maye, two players who were obviously on every top 10 QB list this year and not behind Geno Smith, CJ Stroud, and Jared Goff.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Sam Darnold vs Drake Maye, two players who were obviously on every top 10 QB list this year and not behind Geno Smith, CJ Stroud, and Jared Goff.
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I need a few more people to tell me what kind of QB can and can't get to the Super Bowl, because I've seen a bunch that can, and the only one I know that can't is Justin Herbert.
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I need a few more people to tell me what kind of QB can and can't get to the Super Bowl, because I've seen a bunch that can, and the only one I know that can't is Justin Herbert.
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Fucking dumbass. Bench him for the rest of the game. Fuck you for being selfish
January 26, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Fucking dumbass. Bench him for the rest of the game. Fuck you for being selfish
Darnold is in a state of grace.
Really feels like nick foles in 2017
Really feels like nick foles in 2017
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Darnold is in a state of grace.
Really feels like nick foles in 2017
Really feels like nick foles in 2017
BTW, Josh Jobe is still kind of poor (semi-obsucre ex-Eagle). He's getting cooked by Stafford.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
BTW, Josh Jobe is still kind of poor (semi-obsucre ex-Eagle). He's getting cooked by Stafford.
The offense play-calling in this game just shows how bad the Patullo/Sirianni combo was this year.
Almost impossible to understand what Eagles were doing on offense.
Almost impossible to understand what Eagles were doing on offense.
January 26, 2026 at 1:38 AM
The offense play-calling in this game just shows how bad the Patullo/Sirianni combo was this year.
Almost impossible to understand what Eagles were doing on offense.
Almost impossible to understand what Eagles were doing on offense.