Phil McDuff
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Phil McDuff
@mcduff.bsky.social
· Nov 8
The Unbearable Weight of Small Absences
This morning my dog Jingles wasn’t in the kitchen while I was making coffee.
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I've had this in the drafts for a while. One month after she went seems like a good time to publish. ❤️
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AI in a sense cannot be trusted because its name cannot be mud. this is the normal defense mechanism against clinical malpractice in medicine - if someone fucks up repeatedly and egregiously, no one trusts anything they touch anymore. but good luck convincing ppl to do that with Claude
February 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
AI in a sense cannot be trusted because its name cannot be mud. this is the normal defense mechanism against clinical malpractice in medicine - if someone fucks up repeatedly and egregiously, no one trusts anything they touch anymore. but good luck convincing ppl to do that with Claude
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the whole "move fast break shit" mentality is actually entirely outside of anything resembling good practice, inevitably has an enormous death toll, and is also just the default stance for new things business decides medicine should be doing
February 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
the whole "move fast break shit" mentality is actually entirely outside of anything resembling good practice, inevitably has an enormous death toll, and is also just the default stance for new things business decides medicine should be doing
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quietly medicine has a huge version of that problem various fields have with elon musk - there are many specializations, and most people working in the field do not have the time or, in some cases, the training to read deeper than the abstract outside of theirs. it's easy to fake good clinical work
It’s crazy the sheer number of supposedly rational people who were like “ok but it’s good at health stuff” early on.
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 AM
quietly medicine has a huge version of that problem various fields have with elon musk - there are many specializations, and most people working in the field do not have the time or, in some cases, the training to read deeper than the abstract outside of theirs. it's easy to fake good clinical work
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It’s cool how, despite making perfectly appropriate content, IG won’t allow anyone to see it because I specify that I am a dominatrix. Love 2 be a sex worker on the internet
It was too cold to do anything this weekend, so I made you some content 😘 www.instagram.com/reel/DUiwsZw...
February 10, 2026 at 4:06 AM
It’s cool how, despite making perfectly appropriate content, IG won’t allow anyone to see it because I specify that I am a dominatrix. Love 2 be a sex worker on the internet
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Me if I need surgery and I find out they put AI in the equipment:
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Me if I need surgery and I find out they put AI in the equipment:
I don't want to take away from the efforts that observers and activists have been making in the initial periods here, but as the government ramps this up, it really is going to become necessary to physically get in the way of this. Which sucks, I know. But I don't see that there's another way.
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...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I don't want to take away from the efforts that observers and activists have been making in the initial periods here, but as the government ramps this up, it really is going to become necessary to physically get in the way of this. Which sucks, I know. But I don't see that there's another way.
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The largest federal prison in the nation is Fort Dix, which has a rated capacity of 4,600 people. The largest of these warehouse camps may hold more than twice that number of people.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The largest federal prison in the nation is Fort Dix, which has a rated capacity of 4,600 people. The largest of these warehouse camps may hold more than twice that number of people.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
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People in Denver could recite Mamdani's platform. Not a single person has ANY IDEA what the DC Dems would do. No one.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
People in Denver could recite Mamdani's platform. Not a single person has ANY IDEA what the DC Dems would do. No one.
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im here for this level of petty
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
im here for this level of petty
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Interesting rhetoric from AOC here
February 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Interesting rhetoric from AOC here
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I was thinking how when Scott Adams was about to go and rightwingers were saying “you have no idea what impact it’s going to have when Scott Adams dies, he was loved by millions” and then he just died and nothing happened. These ghouls just disappear when they stop talking
Remember when Charlie Kirk got shot and the right was like "THIS IS CIVIL WAR!" and three weeks later he was completely forgotten about? That's going to be most all the rest of these assholes too
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I was thinking how when Scott Adams was about to go and rightwingers were saying “you have no idea what impact it’s going to have when Scott Adams dies, he was loved by millions” and then he just died and nothing happened. These ghouls just disappear when they stop talking
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The truth is especially important for leftists now more than ever. Material conditions & reality are what shape actual politics, not idealism & wishcasting.
As conservatives continue to sink into conspiracy, this contradiction will heighten as will the temptation to practice a politics of delusion.
As conservatives continue to sink into conspiracy, this contradiction will heighten as will the temptation to practice a politics of delusion.
Again, this poor kid is traumatized & actively hiding from the American gestapo after escaping a fascist concentration camp. He was not at the super bowl.
The number of influencers I saw viciously insisting otherwise was revolting, particularly the ones defending the misinfo they were spreading.
The number of influencers I saw viciously insisting otherwise was revolting, particularly the ones defending the misinfo they were spreading.
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
February 10, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The truth is especially important for leftists now more than ever. Material conditions & reality are what shape actual politics, not idealism & wishcasting.
As conservatives continue to sink into conspiracy, this contradiction will heighten as will the temptation to practice a politics of delusion.
As conservatives continue to sink into conspiracy, this contradiction will heighten as will the temptation to practice a politics of delusion.
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Just as a reminder don’t do this for like a dozen reasons but also the fact they had a huge leak of peoples IDs already a few months ago.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Just as a reminder don’t do this for like a dozen reasons but also the fact they had a huge leak of peoples IDs already a few months ago.
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She cannot stop punching left for five seconds. Girl stancil
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
She cannot stop punching left for five seconds. Girl stancil
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love how over the centuries various conspiracy theories crop up over what public figure is the devil in clever disguise, but then the dude just appears in a giant bloody pentagram with 666 carved in his forehead and goes 𝖍𝖎 𝖎'𝖒 𝖒𝖗. 𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙, 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝖒𝖊 𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖓 and everyone's like 🤷🏻♀️ ok
Tapping the sign (@boocanan.bsky.social)
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
love how over the centuries various conspiracy theories crop up over what public figure is the devil in clever disguise, but then the dude just appears in a giant bloody pentagram with 666 carved in his forehead and goes 𝖍𝖎 𝖎'𝖒 𝖒𝖗. 𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙, 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝖒𝖊 𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖓 and everyone's like 🤷🏻♀️ ok
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I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
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FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
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it’s going to happen soon
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
it’s going to happen soon
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For a faction that says The Groups are the problem, they sure do love creating groups. More money poured into yet another think tank to tell activists they're messing things up for the Democratic Party. Good luck with this strategy.
www.axios.com/2026/02/08/c...
www.axios.com/2026/02/08/c...
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
For a faction that says The Groups are the problem, they sure do love creating groups. More money poured into yet another think tank to tell activists they're messing things up for the Democratic Party. Good luck with this strategy.
www.axios.com/2026/02/08/c...
www.axios.com/2026/02/08/c...
Keep supporting Hammam and his family.
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Keep supporting Hammam and his family.
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🚨The gen0cide continues in Gaza🚨
We are still homeless , living on the sand without a tent. There is no food; we eat tree leaves. My mother washes our clothes without detergent.
We implore you to donate to us. We need $300 to buy a tent to live in and to buy food & water🤲
chuffed.org/project/1580...
We are still homeless , living on the sand without a tent. There is no food; we eat tree leaves. My mother washes our clothes without detergent.
We implore you to donate to us. We need $300 to buy a tent to live in and to buy food & water🤲
chuffed.org/project/1580...
February 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
🚨The gen0cide continues in Gaza🚨
We are still homeless , living on the sand without a tent. There is no food; we eat tree leaves. My mother washes our clothes without detergent.
We implore you to donate to us. We need $300 to buy a tent to live in and to buy food & water🤲
chuffed.org/project/1580...
We are still homeless , living on the sand without a tent. There is no food; we eat tree leaves. My mother washes our clothes without detergent.
We implore you to donate to us. We need $300 to buy a tent to live in and to buy food & water🤲
chuffed.org/project/1580...
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ICE sacked some tiny Idaho town and deported ~4 percent of the population at a stroke, it's liable to collapse the local economy www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
ICE sacked some tiny Idaho town and deported ~4 percent of the population at a stroke, it's liable to collapse the local economy www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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Even a bit of occasional light Noticing Things might have kept them on the straight and narrow. Instead, it’s been the golden genius treatment: protecting them from rivals, boosting them relentlessly. A bad thing to do with saints, and this is what happens when you do that for crooks and weirdos.
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Even a bit of occasional light Noticing Things might have kept them on the straight and narrow. Instead, it’s been the golden genius treatment: protecting them from rivals, boosting them relentlessly. A bad thing to do with saints, and this is what happens when you do that for crooks and weirdos.
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If you ever wondered “what if we treat favoured politicians like royalty for a decade; shield them from justified criticism and report everything they say as gospel truth, no matter how bullshitty it is”, then wonder no more. Within 18 months of them taking power, you get this.
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
If you ever wondered “what if we treat favoured politicians like royalty for a decade; shield them from justified criticism and report everything they say as gospel truth, no matter how bullshitty it is”, then wonder no more. Within 18 months of them taking power, you get this.