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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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pizzagate and qanon were not onto something, they were orchestrated by pedophiles to make accusing people of pedophilia make you look insane so that they could continue doing pedophile shit. fucking christ
January 31, 2026 at 7:46 PM
pizzagate and qanon were not onto something, they were orchestrated by pedophiles to make accusing people of pedophilia make you look insane so that they could continue doing pedophile shit. fucking christ
It's really difficult to pick, but i think my favorite part of this post is "Protectors".
Wealth-creating billionaires aren't the problem. Rent-seekers of all stripes are.
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
It's really difficult to pick, but i think my favorite part of this post is "Protectors".
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american conservatism is not the preservation of fire but the worship of ashes
January 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
american conservatism is not the preservation of fire but the worship of ashes
I must hear more about these Mr Magoo Palantir employees who weren't aware that Palantir has always been the bad guys.
Thiel'S thumbprints and Alex Karp's incoherent politics have been on full display since inception.
Thiel'S thumbprints and Alex Karp's incoherent politics have been on full display since inception.
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 AM
I must hear more about these Mr Magoo Palantir employees who weren't aware that Palantir has always been the bad guys.
Thiel'S thumbprints and Alex Karp's incoherent politics have been on full display since inception.
Thiel'S thumbprints and Alex Karp's incoherent politics have been on full display since inception.
misplaced outrage
New: Unsealed court docs detail Big Tech’s yearslong, secret race to ingest the collective works of humanity, including Anthropic’s project to “destructively scan all the books in the world.”
Gift link: wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
Gift link: wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
How Silicon Valley built AI: Buying, scanning and destroying millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 AM
misplaced outrage
At the early-2000s computer security company I worked at, the former philosophy majors outnumbered the former computer science majors.
(None went by “philosopher” but many would have if they had known that were an option)
(None went by “philosopher” but many would have if they had known that were an option)
January 26, 2026 at 7:12 AM
At the early-2000s computer security company I worked at, the former philosophy majors outnumbered the former computer science majors.
(None went by “philosopher” but many would have if they had known that were an option)
(None went by “philosopher” but many would have if they had known that were an option)
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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
Enough Geese posting for the night. Time to get back to the avalanche of crushing dread.
January 25, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Enough Geese posting for the night. Time to get back to the avalanche of crushing dread.
Geese fans (rightfully) proud of their band for playing their most unlistenable song on SNL.
People unfamiliar with Geese (rightfully) completely alienated and disgusted at Geese for playing their most unlistenable song on SNL.
Everyone is right
People unfamiliar with Geese (rightfully) completely alienated and disgusted at Geese for playing their most unlistenable song on SNL.
Everyone is right
January 25, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Geese fans (rightfully) proud of their band for playing their most unlistenable song on SNL.
People unfamiliar with Geese (rightfully) completely alienated and disgusted at Geese for playing their most unlistenable song on SNL.
Everyone is right
People unfamiliar with Geese (rightfully) completely alienated and disgusted at Geese for playing their most unlistenable song on SNL.
Everyone is right
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NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
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The "why haven't you learned?" question underscores an ideological rift: he expected violence to clarify the question of authority in America once and for all, and her refusal to accept that leaves him confused.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The "why haven't you learned?" question underscores an ideological rift: he expected violence to clarify the question of authority in America once and for all, and her refusal to accept that leaves him confused.
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So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
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Needless to say, I don't buy the "Trump is clashing with Putin" hype. The White House is pushing that narrative to cover up for Trump's long-running fealty to Putin. Sadly, media are buying it without thinking or asking "why did the Russian escort ships leave?"
www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
Trump Dramatically Ramps Up Putin Confrontation With New Military Operation
The MAGA administration has captured two sanctioned oil tankers fleeing Venezuela even as one was being accompanied by Russian military vessels.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Needless to say, I don't buy the "Trump is clashing with Putin" hype. The White House is pushing that narrative to cover up for Trump's long-running fealty to Putin. Sadly, media are buying it without thinking or asking "why did the Russian escort ships leave?"
www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
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With Claude Code, I created a text-based mouse GUI that simulates a 1984 Macintosh
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
January 6, 2026 at 4:41 AM
With Claude Code, I created a text-based mouse GUI that simulates a 1984 Macintosh
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
January 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Celebrating 10 years of JOMO
January 1, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Celebrating 10 years of JOMO
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My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
youtu.be/lxcZwRyR8rI
@cybelecanterel.bsky.social is a rising favorite of mine in video essay commentary
@cybelecanterel.bsky.social is a rising favorite of mine in video essay commentary
The US Healthcare System Is Socialism for Corporations
YouTube video by Cy Canterel
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
youtu.be/lxcZwRyR8rI
@cybelecanterel.bsky.social is a rising favorite of mine in video essay commentary
@cybelecanterel.bsky.social is a rising favorite of mine in video essay commentary