Mike Yass
@mikeyass.bsky.social
WW3 has already started it’s just unevenly distributed | Aerospace, AI, and a real-life #polycythemiavera mutant.
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The goal of American policy is no longer about pursuing positive outcomes: it is about harm mitigation.
I define this as preserving the bill of rights and the union without a civil war.
I define this as preserving the bill of rights and the union without a civil war.
Gender studies is the most relevant degree for understanding our current moment
my PhD in engineering is about to be useless, but the gender wars will last forever
my PhD in engineering is about to be useless, but the gender wars will last forever
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Gender studies is the most relevant degree for understanding our current moment
my PhD in engineering is about to be useless, but the gender wars will last forever
my PhD in engineering is about to be useless, but the gender wars will last forever
pythons popularity has set ai back years
I hope Chris Lattners python-for-math gains traction, but thanks to LLMs we’re going to be locked into python for another decade…
I hope Chris Lattners python-for-math gains traction, but thanks to LLMs we’re going to be locked into python for another decade…
it kills me that people try to pretend that python is even remotely a good software development ecosystem
python is fucking. BULLSHIT
they don't even have a central documentation platform or framework or even useful types. it's just fuckin a few examples and that's all you get. not worth a damn
python is fucking. BULLSHIT
they don't even have a central documentation platform or framework or even useful types. it's just fuckin a few examples and that's all you get. not worth a damn
February 14, 2026 at 3:45 AM
pythons popularity has set ai back years
I hope Chris Lattners python-for-math gains traction, but thanks to LLMs we’re going to be locked into python for another decade…
I hope Chris Lattners python-for-math gains traction, but thanks to LLMs we’re going to be locked into python for another decade…
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uhhhh
Jeffrey Epstein to Bill Gates in December 2016:
“come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
“come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
February 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
uhhhh
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FDRbros…we’re so back
February 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
FDRbros…we’re so back
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also yes, Harvard/Yale is one thing but JHU/Georgetown/MIT is gonna have actual ramifications that will take approximately 30 seconds to get rolled back once budget steve sobers pete up
also nobody tell pete about APL lol
bsky.app/profile/dbur...
also nobody tell pete about APL lol
bsky.app/profile/dbur...
Space Force has largely contracted out its officer PME to Johns Hopkins, and Hopkins is on the 'likely to be barred from receiving DOD education money' list, so that could be interesting
New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
February 14, 2026 at 12:31 AM
also yes, Harvard/Yale is one thing but JHU/Georgetown/MIT is gonna have actual ramifications that will take approximately 30 seconds to get rolled back once budget steve sobers pete up
also nobody tell pete about APL lol
bsky.app/profile/dbur...
also nobody tell pete about APL lol
bsky.app/profile/dbur...
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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Hasan going on a paid Chinese propaganda tour and then coming home to say that Democrats—one of if not *the* most pro-trans political party in the world—would shoot trans people for votes is beyond absurd
people like this should be heckled, bullied, and shamed every time they open their mouths
people like this should be heckled, bullied, and shamed every time they open their mouths
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Hasan going on a paid Chinese propaganda tour and then coming home to say that Democrats—one of if not *the* most pro-trans political party in the world—would shoot trans people for votes is beyond absurd
people like this should be heckled, bullied, and shamed every time they open their mouths
people like this should be heckled, bullied, and shamed every time they open their mouths
Jesus christ I hope they don't find about where I work...
I really need my interview wednesday to go well...
I really need my interview wednesday to go well...
Huge self-own:
- Columbia educates many uniformed W. Point faculty
- C-M = home Army’s AI Innovation Center
- JHU = Space Force PME
- Many doctors attend these schools via Health Professions Schol. Program
- W&M = MBA program for log Os
- DC area schools educate JCS interns + Congressional fellows…
- Columbia educates many uniformed W. Point faculty
- C-M = home Army’s AI Innovation Center
- JHU = Space Force PME
- Many doctors attend these schools via Health Professions Schol. Program
- W&M = MBA program for log Os
- DC area schools educate JCS interns + Congressional fellows…
New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Jesus christ I hope they don't find about where I work...
I really need my interview wednesday to go well...
I really need my interview wednesday to go well...
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Legends
February 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Legends
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Fun argument, from a paper on the meaning of astronomy in a world of powerful AI.
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.10181
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.10181
February 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Fun argument, from a paper on the meaning of astronomy in a world of powerful AI.
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.10181
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.10181
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February 14, 2026 at 1:21 AM
You are telescope looking to observe the outer planets. As a telescope you want people to look at the images you take to admire and to make new discoveries. Therefore you will hire a Jira Admin to make making tickets easier…
OPPORTUNITY: The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD, is searching for a Jira Administrator to be responsible for the administration, configuration, optimization, and ongoing support of Atlassian Jira and related tools (12 month contract): https://bit.ly/3ZAoLqQ
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
You are telescope looking to observe the outer planets. As a telescope you want people to look at the images you take to admire and to make new discoveries. Therefore you will hire a Jira Admin to make making tickets easier…
I hope there are still at least two employed investigative journalists to see how Platner is getting his campaign money, and to see if Thiel et al is paying him
Platner is going from being a lobster fisher enjoying family money to running for Senator (a job I think of as rather serious) backed by a war chest that normally takes years on the political cursus honorum to assemble.
There are many reasons to doubt this dude, including the tattoo.
There are many reasons to doubt this dude, including the tattoo.
February 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I hope there are still at least two employed investigative journalists to see how Platner is getting his campaign money, and to see if Thiel et al is paying him
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This is so much worse than what took down Nixon, difference was that then the media did not like Nixon and wasn't trying to help him and today the media is controlled by the Epstein-Oligarch class and so is part of the same conspiracy that Trump is and buries it
This is crazy — why is Pam Bondi *defiantly* awarding privilege to an email that was only between Jeff Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell, about Donald Trump’s relationship with Epstein? www.youtube.com/shorts/eAbuj...
Goldman Presses for Full Epstein Email — Bondi Says “Privileged” | APT
YouTube video by APT
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:58 AM
This is so much worse than what took down Nixon, difference was that then the media did not like Nixon and wasn't trying to help him and today the media is controlled by the Epstein-Oligarch class and so is part of the same conspiracy that Trump is and buries it
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This is more or less an admission that they know this is destructive. They are consciously set in opposition to civil society, and are trying to evade scrutiny. It’s just plain evil.
You guys gotta delete your Instagram accounts. Stop funding this shit.
You guys gotta delete your Instagram accounts. Stop funding this shit.
“‘We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns,’ according to the document from Meta’s Reality Labs,“
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
This is more or less an admission that they know this is destructive. They are consciously set in opposition to civil society, and are trying to evade scrutiny. It’s just plain evil.
You guys gotta delete your Instagram accounts. Stop funding this shit.
You guys gotta delete your Instagram accounts. Stop funding this shit.
Is the cheese Swiss? Because he sure has a lot of holes in his brain
What? DOD's stated policy is to not make extended deterrence *too* credible?
February 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Is the cheese Swiss? Because he sure has a lot of holes in his brain
@nilsgilman.bsky.social I disagree
1) intuition is mostly familiarity with the data, and that "doesn't scale"
2) the AI imperative for total data collection rapidly turns humans into agents of data collection processes
3) can you separate back-justification of random search from intuition?
1) intuition is mostly familiarity with the data, and that "doesn't scale"
2) the AI imperative for total data collection rapidly turns humans into agents of data collection processes
3) can you separate back-justification of random search from intuition?
“Without the cultivated, meaning-laden, embodied intuition of the human scientist who is instinctively driven to ask questions about the nature of the world, AI systems remain rudderless when they enter the realms of uncertainty.”
— @conorfeehly.bsky.social
#ai #science #scientificdiscoveries
— @conorfeehly.bsky.social
#ai #science #scientificdiscoveries
Why Human Intuition Is Still Science’s Greatest Tool In The Age Of AI | NOEMA
Our sense for aesthetics, meaning and embodiment give us a vital advantage over our technological creations.
www.noemamag.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:35 AM
@nilsgilman.bsky.social I disagree
1) intuition is mostly familiarity with the data, and that "doesn't scale"
2) the AI imperative for total data collection rapidly turns humans into agents of data collection processes
3) can you separate back-justification of random search from intuition?
1) intuition is mostly familiarity with the data, and that "doesn't scale"
2) the AI imperative for total data collection rapidly turns humans into agents of data collection processes
3) can you separate back-justification of random search from intuition?
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there's a lot of reason to doubt him!
1. the Nazi tattoo!
2. keeping the Nazi tattoo!
3. lying about the Nazi tattoo!
4. only covering up the Nazi tattoo after backlash!
5. he's written racist and misogynist things on the Internet!
6. HE'S SEEKING MORE POWER & HAS EVERY INCENTIVE TO LIE
1. the Nazi tattoo!
2. keeping the Nazi tattoo!
3. lying about the Nazi tattoo!
4. only covering up the Nazi tattoo after backlash!
5. he's written racist and misogynist things on the Internet!
6. HE'S SEEKING MORE POWER & HAS EVERY INCENTIVE TO LIE
February 13, 2026 at 5:13 AM
there's a lot of reason to doubt him!
1. the Nazi tattoo!
2. keeping the Nazi tattoo!
3. lying about the Nazi tattoo!
4. only covering up the Nazi tattoo after backlash!
5. he's written racist and misogynist things on the Internet!
6. HE'S SEEKING MORE POWER & HAS EVERY INCENTIVE TO LIE
1. the Nazi tattoo!
2. keeping the Nazi tattoo!
3. lying about the Nazi tattoo!
4. only covering up the Nazi tattoo after backlash!
5. he's written racist and misogynist things on the Internet!
6. HE'S SEEKING MORE POWER & HAS EVERY INCENTIVE TO LIE
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
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It's just the way the star system has always worked! The idea of actors disappearing into a character instead of being cast as someone they already seemed like was a mid-20th century innovation: blame Marlon Brando.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 AM
It's just the way the star system has always worked! The idea of actors disappearing into a character instead of being cast as someone they already seemed like was a mid-20th century innovation: blame Marlon Brando.
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I need a labeller for people who jump in with 'transit fares hurt the poor' when every survey of transit riders show they much prefer increased service over free fares and every time transit revenue gets cut so does service
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I need a labeller for people who jump in with 'transit fares hurt the poor' when every survey of transit riders show they much prefer increased service over free fares and every time transit revenue gets cut so does service
Protip: if you're taking a very expensive/rare medication call the manufacturer and say that your insurer is dawdling in getting you a refill.
the manufacturer wants to keep you as a paying customer (read: alive), so they will send you a weeks worth of pills at free.
your insurer wants you dead
the manufacturer wants to keep you as a paying customer (read: alive), so they will send you a weeks worth of pills at free.
your insurer wants you dead
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Protip: if you're taking a very expensive/rare medication call the manufacturer and say that your insurer is dawdling in getting you a refill.
the manufacturer wants to keep you as a paying customer (read: alive), so they will send you a weeks worth of pills at free.
your insurer wants you dead
the manufacturer wants to keep you as a paying customer (read: alive), so they will send you a weeks worth of pills at free.
your insurer wants you dead