Guillaume E π«π·πΊπΈπΊπ¦πͺπΊ
@guillaumee.bsky.social
Pro: democracy, rule of law, European defense, Ukraine, DEI, social democracy
Against : fascists, plutocracy, Russian invaders, dipshit SV techbro rent-seekers
Against : fascists, plutocracy, Russian invaders, dipshit SV techbro rent-seekers
Among other things, and this was a surprise to me, the debates on AI reveal how many people have absolutely no respect for knowledge as something good in and of itself, regardless of its application or monetization.
Guy who doesnβt know anything thinks you shouldnβt either.
Ex-Google exec says degrees in law and medicine are a waste of time because they take so long to complete that AI will catch up by graduation | Fortune
βHigher education as we know it is on the verge of becoming obsolete,β the former Google AI leader told Fortune.
fortune.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Among other things, and this was a surprise to me, the debates on AI reveal how many people have absolutely no respect for knowledge as something good in and of itself, regardless of its application or monetization.
Brilliant
<staff kitchen>
NAZGUL #1: I just...
NAZGUL: #2: What?
N#1: Like... Seriously? We're hunting HOBBITS now?
N#2: I mean okay but clue was in the name
N#1: True, but still
WITCH KING <entering>: Hey
N#1: Hey
N#2: Hey
<Witch King leaves with coffee>
N#1: Maybe we should have said something
N#2: Maybe
NAZGUL #1: I just...
NAZGUL: #2: What?
N#1: Like... Seriously? We're hunting HOBBITS now?
N#2: I mean okay but clue was in the name
N#1: True, but still
WITCH KING <entering>: Hey
N#1: Hey
N#2: Hey
<Witch King leaves with coffee>
N#1: Maybe we should have said something
N#2: Maybe
SCOOP: Tensions at Palantir have grown in recent weeks over the company's work with ICE.
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specificsβinstead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specificsβinstead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Brilliant
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demand for the goods and services they produce, in which case total profits must decline.
Between unbalanced trade, the dominance of finance, high levels of income inequality, and the associated rise in populist anger, it seems we are in for a revival of 1930s economics.
demand for the goods and services they produce, in which case total profits must decline.
Between unbalanced trade, the dominance of finance, high levels of income inequality, and the associated rise in populist anger, it seems we are in for a revival of 1930s economics.
February 11, 2026 at 5:03 AM
6/6
demand for the goods and services they produce, in which case total profits must decline.
Between unbalanced trade, the dominance of finance, high levels of income inequality, and the associated rise in populist anger, it seems we are in for a revival of 1930s economics.
demand for the goods and services they produce, in which case total profits must decline.
Between unbalanced trade, the dominance of finance, high levels of income inequality, and the associated rise in populist anger, it seems we are in for a revival of 1930s economics.
The conversation below is a great summary of what went wrong these last few years.
The problem was that people noticed the extremely powerful social sanction that (appropriately) followed being identified as a bigot. And they thought βWow, this is an amazing weapon against people I donβt like or want to control, what if I found ways to identity THEM as a bigot?β
Woke is good! People should be woke! We just can't let it get hopelessly hijacked by vindictive psychos playing out their power fantasies to compensate for their political impotence.
February 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The conversation below is a great summary of what went wrong these last few years.
Great examination of a « price undertaking », an exemption pathway for the importation of Chinese EVs in Europe. Looks very tightly constrained, will be interesting to see if these agreements become widespread or not.
There we have it, the first price undertaking deal in the EU-China EV saga
The European Commission has just accepted a tightly controlled price undertaking for one Chineseβbuilt VW Group EV model β the CUPRA Tavascan β instead of applying full countervailing duties.
The European Commission has just accepted a tightly controlled price undertaking for one Chineseβbuilt VW Group EV model β the CUPRA Tavascan β instead of applying full countervailing duties.
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Great examination of a « price undertaking », an exemption pathway for the importation of Chinese EVs in Europe. Looks very tightly constrained, will be interesting to see if these agreements become widespread or not.
Vel dβHiv at scale
These places are gonna be factories for crimes against humanity tbh
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
February 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Vel dβHiv at scale
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/4 Or as Schurz put it: βMy country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.β
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
/4 Or as Schurz put it: βMy country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.β
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
The charts of a terminally ill patient
This chart. Wow. reportearth.substack.com/p/the-washin... via @chriscmooney.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The charts of a terminally ill patient
A beautiful quote on the meaning of doing things. Fully endorse, and pretty sure @liotier.bsky.social will, too
February 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
A beautiful quote on the meaning of doing things. Fully endorse, and pretty sure @liotier.bsky.social will, too
Billionaires had done a good job so far presenting as innovators and positive contributors to society. Trump 2 does a magnificent job demonstrating that they are, first and foremost, assholes.
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didnβt even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didnβt even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on β¦ Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Billionaires had done a good job so far presenting as innovators and positive contributors to society. Trump 2 does a magnificent job demonstrating that they are, first and foremost, assholes.
An interesting, though tragic, historical controlled experiment on the relative merits of government intervention and laissez faire. IIRC The Economist in London was firmly in the second camp, starting its long tradition of being wrong in everything.
Where it gets really interesting, is that while 12.5 % of the Irish population died during the Great Famine, less than 1% of the Belgian population did. Why? As soon as the failure of the potato harvest became clear, the Belgian government abolished all import tariffs on foodstuffs. The government/
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
An interesting, though tragic, historical controlled experiment on the relative merits of government intervention and laissez faire. IIRC The Economist in London was firmly in the second camp, starting its long tradition of being wrong in everything.
If Daimler or Toyota had killed a quarter of the number of people Tesla killed, they would have been sued into oblivion.
Tesla driverβs devastating 911 call while stuck in fiery car revealed: βHelp please β¦ I am going to dieβ
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
Tesla driverβs devastating 911 call while stuck in fiery car revealed: βHelp please β¦ I am going to dieβ
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning vehicle, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
nypost.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
If Daimler or Toyota had killed a quarter of the number of people Tesla killed, they would have been sued into oblivion.
Le Roi et lβOiseau
February 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Le Roi et lβOiseau
Yes. But if 2020-2024 is any guide, even if dems come back to power no one will be held accountable either. The inability of America to punish its elite is going to kill it.
Look everyone, for now no one in the Trump administration will be held accountable, no one will be investigated for their corruption or their treason, no one will stop their stealing and their taking of bribes.
The only way this stops is a massive Democratic victory in 2026. That's it.
The only way this stops is a massive Democratic victory in 2026. That's it.
February 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Yes. But if 2020-2024 is any guide, even if dems come back to power no one will be held accountable either. The inability of America to punish its elite is going to kill it.
At last! Next : end the filibuster, pack the court, DC Statehood, life sentences for corruption cases.
Democrats spent a decade banning gerrymandering in blue states and trying to ban it nationwide.
Republicans blocked the national ban and kept gerrymandering red states.
So excuse me if I donβt give a fuck about Republicans crying that Democrats are fighting back.
Republicans blocked the national ban and kept gerrymandering red states.
So excuse me if I donβt give a fuck about Republicans crying that Democrats are fighting back.
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
At last! Next : end the filibuster, pack the court, DC Statehood, life sentences for corruption cases.
Great words. However, the only reason Trump, his goons and his enablers in media and business behave as they do is because they know they have no retribution to fear. When will Democrats commit to a serious policy of punishment, « norms » be damned ?
The Obamas are brilliant, compassionate and patriotic Americans. They represent the best of this country.
Donald Trump is a vile, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder.
Why are GOP leaders like John Thune continuing to stand by him?
Republicans must immediately denounce Trumpβs disgusting bigotry.
Donald Trump is a vile, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder.
Why are GOP leaders like John Thune continuing to stand by him?
Republicans must immediately denounce Trumpβs disgusting bigotry.
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Great words. However, the only reason Trump, his goons and his enablers in media and business behave as they do is because they know they have no retribution to fear. When will Democrats commit to a serious policy of punishment, « norms » be damned ?
Great thread, excellent argument. But, Asimov? I did not know, and this is just depressing. When people claim Metoo went too far, looks like it barely scratched the surface.
This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women β and interactions with them β through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Great thread, excellent argument. But, Asimov? I did not know, and this is just depressing. When people claim Metoo went too far, looks like it barely scratched the surface.
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
Yes, and a big chunk of the flashy stuff relies on tech and equipment developed and built decades ago that todayβs USA is unable to replicate. A country that is no longer able to build a tanker or a frigate has a serious problem, that is not offset by fancy IA-enabled kinetic effectors or whatever.
One of the most annoying aspects of much geopolitical debate is how far it obsesses over supposedly superninja style US special forces or hyperflashy precision weaponry rather than the real foundations of American power that were once in logistics, naval strength, maintenance and mass production
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Yes, and a big chunk of the flashy stuff relies on tech and equipment developed and built decades ago that todayβs USA is unable to replicate. A country that is no longer able to build a tanker or a frigate has a serious problem, that is not offset by fancy IA-enabled kinetic effectors or whatever.
Extraordinary thread on one of the stories that led to the abolition of slavery in the USA. A timely reminder of the US people's capacity to mobilize against evil.
I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
A thread.
February 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Extraordinary thread on one of the stories that led to the abolition of slavery in the USA. A timely reminder of the US people's capacity to mobilize against evil.
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a thing i think about a lot is that the median tech billionaire enjoys a level of privilege, wealth and comfort that even the most profligate medieval king could not have dreamt of, with absolutely none of the responsibilities that king would have had, while constantly demanding to be thanked for it
I was thinking about this over the weekend and I was finding myself drawn back to one line -
People like Jeff Bezos have been rewarded for their industry disruption by never having to worry about money ever again, and yet they also want the rest of the world to personally congratulate them for it.
People like Jeff Bezos have been rewarded for their industry disruption by never having to worry about money ever again, and yet they also want the rest of the world to personally congratulate them for it.
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
a thing i think about a lot is that the median tech billionaire enjoys a level of privilege, wealth and comfort that even the most profligate medieval king could not have dreamt of, with absolutely none of the responsibilities that king would have had, while constantly demanding to be thanked for it
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The loss of the threat of revolution is one of the worst things to have happened for the calibre of our ruling class; it's led to a loss of standards. Competition matters.
February 2, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The loss of the threat of revolution is one of the worst things to have happened for the calibre of our ruling class; it's led to a loss of standards. Competition matters.
Like with climate change denialism, people negate the reality of what theyβre afraid of. And in the corporate world the sentiment is facilitated by the torrents of lies and BS that surround the tech.
Just bizarre to me that there is such a large market for "AI will go away on its own" at this stage. And that so few people who serve that market seem to have updated their beliefs at all in the past year, even as key tasks like coding have already started to change beyond recognition.
February 2, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Like with climate change denialism, people negate the reality of what theyβre afraid of. And in the corporate world the sentiment is facilitated by the torrents of lies and BS that surround the tech.
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