Dave Andress
@davidandress.bsky.social
Historian of revolution, pessimistic anarchist. Nobody else wants these views, trust me. 'His real face is a hat' - Fern Riddell.
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That "But thank you" at the end is just plain murder. Absolute queen.
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM
That "But thank you" at the end is just plain murder. Absolute queen.
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I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes
I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.
www.bbc.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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His dad who was Finance Director at the English Electric Cooker Company and Managing Director of Cannon Industries?
His dad, whose startup company went on to turnover millions and who privately educated his son?
His dad, whose startup company went on to turnover millions and who privately educated his son?
February 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM
His dad who was Finance Director at the English Electric Cooker Company and Managing Director of Cannon Industries?
His dad, whose startup company went on to turnover millions and who privately educated his son?
His dad, whose startup company went on to turnover millions and who privately educated his son?
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If it’s a tax on them, elites make it sound like a tax on you. If it’s a tax on you, they make you wonder if it’s a tax at all.
When you understand that, you can see how the news media actually created conditions in which some middle-class Americans unknowingly voted for their own immiseration.
When you understand that, you can see how the news media actually created conditions in which some middle-class Americans unknowingly voted for their own immiseration.
February 18, 2026 at 8:25 PM
If it’s a tax on them, elites make it sound like a tax on you. If it’s a tax on you, they make you wonder if it’s a tax at all.
When you understand that, you can see how the news media actually created conditions in which some middle-class Americans unknowingly voted for their own immiseration.
When you understand that, you can see how the news media actually created conditions in which some middle-class Americans unknowingly voted for their own immiseration.
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After blaming a (non-existent) staffer for the Obamas-as-apes video, this is quite a remarkable statement by Leavitt.
Q: The president just said on Truth Social it would be a 'big mistake' for UK to hold over control of Diego Garcia, but the State Dept said the US supports that handover
LEAVITT: The post should be taken as administration policy. When you see it on TS, you know it's directly from President Trump.
LEAVITT: The post should be taken as administration policy. When you see it on TS, you know it's directly from President Trump.
February 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
After blaming a (non-existent) staffer for the Obamas-as-apes video, this is quite a remarkable statement by Leavitt.
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The fact there is human sacrifice being committed daily in the kitchen of this Red Lobster has nothing to do with me. I'm just here for the Cheddar Bay biscuits.
February 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The fact there is human sacrifice being committed daily in the kitchen of this Red Lobster has nothing to do with me. I'm just here for the Cheddar Bay biscuits.
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because when people from there talk to them and tell them it's not their socialist utopia, they say we are "westernised liberals", traitors, or whatever
‘My motivation was to show that China isn’t this hermit kingdom the way it’s often presented,” “It’s actually developed tremendously. It’s yielded real prosperity for its citizens.”
How tf is it a hermit kingdom people from there can talk to us. They do so on a daily basis
How tf is it a hermit kingdom people from there can talk to us. They do so on a daily basis
February 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM
because when people from there talk to them and tell them it's not their socialist utopia, they say we are "westernised liberals", traitors, or whatever
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it is not interested in plot, it is not interested in worldbuilding, it is not interested in anything except throwing random disconnected snapshots of nostalgia at you
rise of skywalker kicks over the sandbox and leaves you uninterested in star wars in a way the prequels never did
rise of skywalker kicks over the sandbox and leaves you uninterested in star wars in a way the prequels never did
I feel comfortable saying Rise of Skywalker was the worst Star Wars because it is the only one I genuinely do not remember enough of it to offer a coherent explanation of the plot. I think a knife and Poe’s ex-wife were somehow involved.
I feel like the harshest condemnation I can offer Episode IX right now is the honest one. I have no idea who Pryde is or indeed if I simply forgot them or if they were fabricated on the internet right now
February 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
it is not interested in plot, it is not interested in worldbuilding, it is not interested in anything except throwing random disconnected snapshots of nostalgia at you
rise of skywalker kicks over the sandbox and leaves you uninterested in star wars in a way the prequels never did
rise of skywalker kicks over the sandbox and leaves you uninterested in star wars in a way the prequels never did
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The effective confirmation by five European countries that Russia did kill opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2024 did not surprise those familiar with the Kremlin's track record.
What does Navalny’s murder confirmation mean for Russia, Ukraine and the West?
The effective confirmation by five European countries that Russia did kill opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2024 did not surprise those familiar with the Kremlin's track record.
But the Feb. 14 st...
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February 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The effective confirmation by five European countries that Russia did kill opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2024 did not surprise those familiar with the Kremlin's track record.
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Basically, the right-wing wants you to think that being racist is the most dangerous (and cool) thing you can do right now. Films like The People's Joker and Nirvanna The Band The Movie prove the most dangerous thing for algorithmic streaming platforms is actually copyright infringement.
February 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Basically, the right-wing wants you to think that being racist is the most dangerous (and cool) thing you can do right now. Films like The People's Joker and Nirvanna The Band The Movie prove the most dangerous thing for algorithmic streaming platforms is actually copyright infringement.
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Good! Shame on every institution that complied pre-emptively.
February 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Good! Shame on every institution that complied pre-emptively.
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This is exactly how every such quote from anyone even remotely involved with AI needs to be couched!
"Countries that do not buy the product sold by the company that pays my exorbitant salary could be left behind"
Published in @theguardian.com which also has a partnership with said company
Published in @theguardian.com which also has a partnership with said company
Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
February 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
This is exactly how every such quote from anyone even remotely involved with AI needs to be couched!
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This sentiment has certainly never been expressed before by any of America's other former enemies or rivals.
February 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This sentiment has certainly never been expressed before by any of America's other former enemies or rivals.
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I compiled a sort of follow up here olivia.science/before/ on the situation with ppl thinking we're in some special moment:
"We have certainly been here before. Many many times in the past, companies — just like artificial intelligence (AI) companies now — have lied to us to sell us products."
1/
"We have certainly been here before. Many many times in the past, companies — just like artificial intelligence (AI) companies now — have lied to us to sell us products."
1/
February 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I compiled a sort of follow up here olivia.science/before/ on the situation with ppl thinking we're in some special moment:
"We have certainly been here before. Many many times in the past, companies — just like artificial intelligence (AI) companies now — have lied to us to sell us products."
1/
"We have certainly been here before. Many many times in the past, companies — just like artificial intelligence (AI) companies now — have lied to us to sell us products."
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THIS.
None of them actually give a shit about, say, women's sports, or comic books, or Star Wars. It's obvious cuz if they try to tackle the subjects in depth, they just embarrass themselves. They don't know basic shit!
5 WNBA players!
Han Solo's homeworld!
3 2025 Eisner winners!
Zip! Zero!
None of them actually give a shit about, say, women's sports, or comic books, or Star Wars. It's obvious cuz if they try to tackle the subjects in depth, they just embarrass themselves. They don't know basic shit!
5 WNBA players!
Han Solo's homeworld!
3 2025 Eisner winners!
Zip! Zero!
The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
February 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM
THIS.
None of them actually give a shit about, say, women's sports, or comic books, or Star Wars. It's obvious cuz if they try to tackle the subjects in depth, they just embarrass themselves. They don't know basic shit!
5 WNBA players!
Han Solo's homeworld!
3 2025 Eisner winners!
Zip! Zero!
None of them actually give a shit about, say, women's sports, or comic books, or Star Wars. It's obvious cuz if they try to tackle the subjects in depth, they just embarrass themselves. They don't know basic shit!
5 WNBA players!
Han Solo's homeworld!
3 2025 Eisner winners!
Zip! Zero!
He's a dick, and we're all fools for not just pointing and laughing.
"Approaching Yarvin as a 'political philosopher' is approximately as helpful as approaching Jerry Springer as a moral theorist. One comes away with the sense that the joke is only ever on oneself for trying to get to the bottom of him in such terms."
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February 18, 2026 at 7:37 PM
He's a dick, and we're all fools for not just pointing and laughing.
Still remarkable to ponder what exactly it is about washed-up, full-of-shit, generally-despised politicians that leads dodgy tech companies to pay them huge wads of cash.
February 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Still remarkable to ponder what exactly it is about washed-up, full-of-shit, generally-despised politicians that leads dodgy tech companies to pay them huge wads of cash.
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Towns that question the value of an unsafe, costly, environmentally unsound, poorly governed monorail could be ‘left behind’, says Monorail Salesman
February 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Towns that question the value of an unsafe, costly, environmentally unsound, poorly governed monorail could be ‘left behind’, says Monorail Salesman
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I think there are some pretty legitimate questions for the Greens to answer in this short thread – entirely possible they didn't know the history here, but if so they should say that and distance themselves.
"5 Pillars" runs a Podcast called "Blood Brothers", which has hosted some of Britain's most notorious neo-Nazis & far right activists, like Nick Griffin (BNP), Mark Collett (Patriotic Alternative) & Jayda Fransen (ex-Britain First), to rant about Jews.
Now the Greens are cosying up to them.
Now the Greens are cosying up to them.
February 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I think there are some pretty legitimate questions for the Greens to answer in this short thread – entirely possible they didn't know the history here, but if so they should say that and distance themselves.
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I think it's really fun how ChatGPT responded to complaints about 4.0 not by making their LLM sound like a neutral, non-sentient tool but instead made it sound like a fully sentient asshole
February 18, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I think it's really fun how ChatGPT responded to complaints about 4.0 not by making their LLM sound like a neutral, non-sentient tool but instead made it sound like a fully sentient asshole
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X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I imagine it was extremely disturbing
February 18, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I imagine it was extremely disturbing
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to rephrase this in a slightly more accurate manner: numbers on twitter are bigger, and people don't push back on him from the left, so the child porn and nazis are, for now, acceptable
February 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
to rephrase this in a slightly more accurate manner: numbers on twitter are bigger, and people don't push back on him from the left, so the child porn and nazis are, for now, acceptable
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Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”
February 18, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”
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Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.