Ben Tucker
@btucker.net
Striving to be one of the *good* tech guys. Based in Chicago. Opinions my own.
Someone on HN posted about a common hallucination & then someone else noticed that the HN post caused Gemini to doubt itself. I'm thinking we should call these "Heisenjections"
news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=460...
news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=460...
news.ycombinator.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Someone on HN posted about a common hallucination & then someone else noticed that the HN post caused Gemini to doubt itself. I'm thinking we should call these "Heisenjections"
news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=460...
news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=460...
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
I've been wanting to explore Apple's local LLM ("Foundation Models") that's now there on every macOS 26 install. I was surprised I couldn't find any python bindings. A few hours with Claude Code (still mind blowing to me this is possible!) and I have an initial version: github.com/btucker/appl...
GitHub - btucker/apple-foundation-models-py: Python bindings for Apple's FoundationModels framework - on-device AI
Python bindings for Apple's FoundationModels framework - on-device AI - btucker/apple-foundation-models-py
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I've been wanting to explore Apple's local LLM ("Foundation Models") that's now there on every macOS 26 install. I was surprised I couldn't find any python bindings. A few hours with Claude Code (still mind blowing to me this is possible!) and I have an initial version: github.com/btucker/appl...
The comments on the Slate launch video are quite something. They seem to be making someone people want.
youtu.be/jKVwEg4ZToI?...
youtu.be/jKVwEg4ZToI?...
Slate Auto Reveal Event
YouTube video by Slate Auto
youtu.be
April 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The comments on the Slate launch video are quite something. They seem to be making someone people want.
youtu.be/jKVwEg4ZToI?...
youtu.be/jKVwEg4ZToI?...
Great turnout today for the #50501 protest in Chicago
April 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Great turnout today for the #50501 protest in Chicago
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🚨BREAKING: 4th Circuit Court of Appeal throws out Trump’s request to halt proceedings in the case of wrongfully imprisoned Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
It is a devastating judgement.
Just read this extract.👇
It is a devastating judgement.
Just read this extract.👇
April 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨BREAKING: 4th Circuit Court of Appeal throws out Trump’s request to halt proceedings in the case of wrongfully imprisoned Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
It is a devastating judgement.
Just read this extract.👇
It is a devastating judgement.
Just read this extract.👇
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This is so fucked up. ICE agents in Massachusetts smashed the window of a car to grab a Guatemalan guy who was with his wife. They were waiting for their lawyer to arrive because he has a pending asylum case.
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
April 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is so fucked up. ICE agents in Massachusetts smashed the window of a car to grab a Guatemalan guy who was with his wife. They were waiting for their lawyer to arrive because he has a pending asylum case.
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
I’m all for folks going on the bropods & getting in front of these audiences. BUT, get it in writing that you get edit approval for any clips.
Case in point, this edited clip of a “debate”
youtube.com/shorts/uRVOy...
Case in point, this edited clip of a “debate”
youtube.com/shorts/uRVOy...
Chamath and Larry Summers Debate the Market Reaction to Trump's Tariffs
YouTube video by All-In Podcast
youtube.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I’m all for folks going on the bropods & getting in front of these audiences. BUT, get it in writing that you get edit approval for any clips.
Case in point, this edited clip of a “debate”
youtube.com/shorts/uRVOy...
Case in point, this edited clip of a “debate”
youtube.com/shorts/uRVOy...
We need to stop saying “wrongly deported.” That means we expel someone out of the country.
No, we sent him to a US-funded prison.
Abrego Garcia is being “wrongly imprisoned.”
No, we sent him to a US-funded prison.
Abrego Garcia is being “wrongly imprisoned.”
Trump is defying a Supreme Court judgement to return a man wrongfully deported to a foreign prison without any due process.
This. Is. A. Constitutional. Crisis.
Not that you would know from today’s front pages. Most suggest it’s all El Salvador’s fault.
A colossal failure of mainstream media.
This. Is. A. Constitutional. Crisis.
Not that you would know from today’s front pages. Most suggest it’s all El Salvador’s fault.
A colossal failure of mainstream media.
April 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We need to stop saying “wrongly deported.” That means we expel someone out of the country.
No, we sent him to a US-funded prison.
Abrego Garcia is being “wrongly imprisoned.”
No, we sent him to a US-funded prison.
Abrego Garcia is being “wrongly imprisoned.”
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There's been a LOT going on, but the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case really deserves all of our attention. Some thoughts at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
campaign-trails.ghost.io/homegrown-cr...
campaign-trails.ghost.io/homegrown-cr...
Homegrown Criminals
Whether it's been an intentional strategy of "shock and awe" or just the inevitable result of a bunch of ignorant assholes being empowered at the same time, the opening months of Trump's second admini...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
April 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There's been a LOT going on, but the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case really deserves all of our attention. Some thoughts at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
campaign-trails.ghost.io/homegrown-cr...
campaign-trails.ghost.io/homegrown-cr...
THIS. Also, we need continuous innovation in regulating effectively.
every one of these deregulated markets guys is a regulated market guy who hasn’t been punched in the face yet
How it started // How it’s going
April 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
THIS. Also, we need continuous innovation in regulating effectively.
Time to pack it up. It’s all a big game to gamble on.
April 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Time to pack it up. It’s all a big game to gamble on.
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CECOT is a hellhole that local despot Nayib Bukele had proactively offered up weeks ago. On what basis can our government send people there?
One Aspect of Trump’s El Salvador Gulag Is Particularly Illegal
At every step, the federal government’s conduct has been legally questionable.
slate.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
CECOT is a hellhole that local despot Nayib Bukele had proactively offered up weeks ago. On what basis can our government send people there?
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How could a slavery scandal involving the President of the United States be worse than we thought? This extremely long, extremely detailed, and fully sourced PROOF report explains.
This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.
This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.
The Trump-El Salvador Scandal Deepens
As President Trump prepares to fête brutal far-right El Salvadoran dictator Nayib Bukele in DC on April 14, the scandal involving a vile new international slave trade between the two men is growing.
sethabramson.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
How could a slavery scandal involving the President of the United States be worse than we thought? This extremely long, extremely detailed, and fully sourced PROOF report explains.
This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.
This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.
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If you ever have the opportunity to fly Avelo Airlines—don’t.
Budget airline Avelo to fly deportation flights for ICE from Arizona
Budget carrier Avelo Airlines says it has signed an agreement to fly deportation flights from Arizona starting in May
abcnews.go.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If you ever have the opportunity to fly Avelo Airlines—don’t.
Surely these insider traders on the WH Signal chats will be held accountable, right?
April 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Surely these insider traders on the WH Signal chats will be held accountable, right?
Who knew the invisible hand of the market was so small & orange.
April 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Who knew the invisible hand of the market was so small & orange.
April 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
There would be a lot of upside for JD Vance were Trump removed from office.
April 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
There would be a lot of upside for JD Vance were Trump removed from office.
I, too, run a bilateral trade deficit with Trader Joe's. Love @justinwolfers.bsky.social’s explanation here.
April 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I, too, run a bilateral trade deficit with Trader Joe's. Love @justinwolfers.bsky.social’s explanation here.
Yet another example of how "Progressives" in blue cities use process arguments as delay tactics opposing progress:
"There's typically been the same refrain for a long time, which is, 'the process wasn't extensive enough,' 'you didn't stakeholder this,' 'you didn't get enough feedback,'"
"There's typically been the same refrain for a long time, which is, 'the process wasn't extensive enough,' 'you didn't stakeholder this,' 'you didn't get enough feedback,'"
thoughtful article covering a dynamic playing out in many states across the country. Efforts to establish statewide housing mandates and preemptions to force cities to allow construction of new housing are getting stymied by lobbying from wealthier jurisdictions
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Legislature is leading WA’s housing policy. That isn’t sitting right in Seattle
As Seattle debates a proposed comprehensive plan, council members have had heartburn about density. It's the reason Olympia has become more dogged on the issue.
www.seattletimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Yet another example of how "Progressives" in blue cities use process arguments as delay tactics opposing progress:
"There's typically been the same refrain for a long time, which is, 'the process wasn't extensive enough,' 'you didn't stakeholder this,' 'you didn't get enough feedback,'"
"There's typically been the same refrain for a long time, which is, 'the process wasn't extensive enough,' 'you didn't stakeholder this,' 'you didn't get enough feedback,'"
The hardest problem in AI appears to be releasing a product without sitting in front of shelving with random objects.
Google, OpenAI, Amazon, and Anthropic still haven't cracked that.
Google, OpenAI, Amazon, and Anthropic still haven't cracked that.
March 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The hardest problem in AI appears to be releasing a product without sitting in front of shelving with random objects.
Google, OpenAI, Amazon, and Anthropic still haven't cracked that.
Google, OpenAI, Amazon, and Anthropic still haven't cracked that.
This is an important read: quotably.com/q/X4EThNd
How Each Pillar of the 1st Amendment is Under Attack
In an address to Congress this month, President Trump claimed he had "brought free speech back to America." But barely two months into his second term, the president has waged an unprecedented attack ...
quotably.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is an important read: quotably.com/q/X4EThNd