My Kicks
@hikemix.bsky.social
Philosopher in Glasgow, working on laws of nature, physics, and artificial intelligence. Researching bullshit but not a bullshitter.
AOC and other representatives — including three from Maryland! —tried to warn Duffy. Don’t roll out your new AI system for the FAA before it’s been thoroughly tested. Their letter to him is dated a month ago. Oops.
Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 4h agoAOC gonna eat.
I've talked before about how "save the whales" was something people sneered at in its day but we really did it. We saved the whales. Look at it. They'll be fully recovered in the next 5 years
In this election, Americans called on us to unrig an economy rigged against working people & fueled by political corruption. To deliver, we need new leadership. This isn't about any one person – it’s about answering that call. That's why I’m running for Senate Majority Leader.
People who think LLMs will solve science are like, “Of course the shadows on the walls of Plato’s cave aren’t reality. To find the true shadows, we need to dig a much deeper cave.”
Here’s one of many reasons people have a right to be mad about data centers. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/is-y...
Is your data center getting a big discount on electricity? That’s redacted. » Yale Climate Connections
A look at secret agreements in Montana.
yaleclimateconnections.org
11 year olds vindicated everywhere for saying ‘well why don’t they put put solar panels on every roof?’ the second they learn about the technology
Andrew@athomashemlock.bsky.social · 3d agoThat's about the best goddamn thing I've seen in a while.
The Caine Prize's account of how they investigated the Atlantic's un-evidenced claim that Simbarashe Kundizeza used AI to write his prize-winning story is fairly comprehensive and impressive, and should hopefully serve as a reminder of what counts as evidence... and what doesn't
nah man you go hard immediately and impeach him right away this has been a problem going back to Jan 6, where impeachment should have been passed out of the house before the day was over and pushed as quickly as possible before republicans were able to regroup you can’t let them breathe
Brian Beutler@brianbeutler.bsky.social · 2d agoOh wow would you look at that?
CNN just called: Scott Colom has won the Mississippi Senate race. He is the first Black candidate to win statewide in Mississippi, for any office, since Reconstruction. CNN is the first major network call for this contest; call comes as Colom leads by 0.4% with very few ballots left to count.
20-30% support for the far right is now a feature of ~<every> rich democracy around the world. We are not any different. Europeans need to understand this (bsky.app/profile/mcop...) & Americans need to understand this. The fix for that is multiparty institutional reforms:
Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · last mo.The working assumption about 🇺🇸 politics needs to be that we are going to have 20-30% of voters supporting far right authoritarianism, as is now true in ~every rich democracy. We can reform our institutions to ensure the 70% can govern, or we’ll always be one election from the fascists getting 51%.
Karp is fickle because (a) he has no real beliefs or values, and (b) he is fairly incompetent at political strategy. The only thing he cares about is advancing his company and its fascist vision of American domestic and foreign power, and that vision is antithetical to what Dems were elected on.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d agoTech’s pivot to the left. “.. Nowhere is that hard pivot more on display than with Alex Karp.” @politico.com $PLTR www.politico.com/newsletters/...
It is honestly so relieving to see a member of congress make a clear moral and legal argument. We assume he has the votes but it's striking and important that political considerations don't feature in his argument at all.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoMassie: "There's no fog of war on the first day! You've had months to identify these targets, yet they picked a school building on a school day with kids in it"
Good morning, Bluesky. 51st anniversary of the wreck than inspired this song. youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI?...
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
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So, here’s the (very slightly polished) version of my blog post “Why we should reject AI in academia” on Proofs \& Prompts. “In fact, if we go on this way, one day there will be no expert at all.”
Why we should reject AI in academia
I am writing this on the occasion of the OpenAI release, as I am now driven by a sense of urgency, but I have been planning to write a statement on AI in academia for a long time. I believe that we…
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Massie's articles are utterly convincing and necessary if we are going to sustain civilian control of the military. Impeaching Hegseth will be easier than impeaching Trump and it's even possible to get a conviction in the Senate. Then moving on to Trump will be the obvious next step.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoHegseth notes that everything he did was "ordered by the commander in chief" (he was just following orders, you see)
“Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy.” Rubio warned. He was concerned. He said nothing publicly and did nothing privately—but once the election went south for Trump, Team Rubio was perhaps happy to have this “warning” be known. www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/u...
Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy
The secretary of state’s role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned by last spring about Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman tied to Chinese intelligence.
nytimes.com
Hegseth articles of impeachment from Rep. Massie. There's no real defense against any of them. It's effectively two yes or no questions: Does Congress have authority over the use of military force? Do US military leaders have to follow US law and the Law of Armed Conflict? If yes and yes, impeach
David Kaye@davidakaye.bsky.social · 4d agothe massie impeachment articles are remarkable and, especially for the articles related to war crimes and extrajudicial killings, they allege not merely impeachable offenses but crimes under U.S. and international law. massie.house.gov/news/documen...
Historic, including because the articles of impeachment focus primarily on illegal military actions.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoMassie introduces articles of impeachment against Hegseth on the House floor and details the charges
The Nvidia spy thing is just one of the many, many reasons it's an absolutely terrible idea to let society be run by a small, tight-knit group of extraordinarily wealthy/powerful egotists and their big corporations. It's a really obvious failure case, among all the others!
These are the senate seats up for election in 2028. Let's make these people vote on Trump's corrupt policies and the Iran war in every way possible, including impeachments of key figures.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoJeffries on impeachment: "I am a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution"
Democrats cannot end this cycle looking like they (a) were in control of the economy and (b) the economy continues to suck. They should pass progressive legislation to prevent (b), but if Trump vetoes it, that will prevent (a).
Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 5d agoThere is no reason democrats can’t push a progressive legislative agenda to be vetoed by Trump, building a case to elect Democrats while also investigating Republican crime and corruption, also building a case to elect democrats.
this is a real problem for a senate caucus elected to oppose data centers and corruption
Revolving Door Project@revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 6d agoAs Chuck Schumer fights to remain leader of the Senate Democrats, his daughter remains a top lobbyist for OpenAI.
