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Tim Chambers
@timothychambers.net
Technologist, researcher, fascinated at how new technologies enable new politics, and vice versa. @tchambers@indieweb.social on Mastodon, which you can follow via: @tchambers.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy
Trump is furious after federal prosecutors dropped the Reflecting Pool vandalism charges, admitting the damage was caused by a flawed installation—not the people he publicly blamed. The DOJ has now dropped charges against three additional people accused in similar cases. Trump is furious!
Well, at least it was for a completely lawless and pointless cause.
CNBC@cnbc.com · yesterdayU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
Read, listen, or watch the full interview:
Bluesky’s new CEO wants to grow it all
Bluesky is many different things in a trenchcoat.
theverge.com
this is an interesting interview and if i were clipping it for social media i would have excerpted "We're still a place where we don't downrank links. We love sending traffic to people. We send two million clicks a day to publishers" rather than the part that'll just piss people off lol
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
Much of my career boils down to: All code is liability. Minimize it. Feedback loops are everywhere. Speed them up; do them more. We're bad at predicting the future. Avoid it. More tests. Hire smart, motivated people, then get out of their way. Find the right thing to turn off and on again.
Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
"Like Signal but Reticulum" was my starting point for #Columba github.com/torlando-tec...
GitHub - torlando-tech/columba: Native Android messaging app using Bluetooth LE, TCP, or RNode (LoRa) over LXMF and Reticulum
Native Android messaging app using Bluetooth LE, TCP, or RNode (LoRa) over LXMF and Reticulum - torlando-tech/columba
github.com
Key quote from this episode: “And everyone has known this is coming because I have been telling them it's coming for years and years and years when Google's traffic, when the amount of traffic you see coming to you from Google goes to zero. What is left of your business? Do you have one? 🧵 1/3
For the latest Off Protocol conversation, @jimray.bsky.team had a delightfully wide-ranging talk with @kissane.myatproto.social about so many things and ultimately a desire to make better mistakes atproto.com/off-protocol...
“Nothing Is Ever Over” - AT Protocol
Writer, speaker, and researcher Erin Kissane joins Jim to trace how the social internet got here, what’s worth salvaging, and how we can do better by listening to people.
atproto.com
"Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies." werd.io/can-data-col...
Can data collectives help strengthen vulnerable cultures in the face of AI?
"Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies."
werd.io
Here is a call for the murder of Home Office ministers + officials by the X user endorsed by the site owner Elon Musk.
There are scenarios whence he could be neutralized far quicker than that. Financial collapse, betrayal by Trump, legal prosecution--those things could do it. It's what he likely feared if Harris won. He's a criminal, both in the corporate sense and personal one. He needs to stay ahead of the law.
And I think the Xitter "debate" doesn't account for the way Xitter is itself a dying platform. No, nothing has replaced it as the public sphere. But also, it can't sway opinion the way it used to do.
NUCLEAR CASH President Trump, his family and his circle of advisers have monetized crypto, the predictions markets, the data center boom & rare-earths mining. Now they are seeing there's money to be made in a new vector: The nuclear industry. The NYT takes a look www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit. (Gift Article)
In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.
nytimes.com
a not insignificant aspect of my overall worldview is pretty well captured by this tumblr exchange
This entire administration is just nepotism and grifting all the way down. I hope @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social are ready to hit the ground running when they retake the House, because there are a lot of crooks to prosecute.
Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · 2w agoThere it is. RFK Jr’s son, “Finn” Kennedy recently launched his own investment fund focused on AI in healthcare. It should surprise no one that he worked at 8VC—the investment fund launched by Peter Thiel’s Palantir co-founder (Joe Lonsdale)—in 2025. 4/24/26 … 1/ www.facebook.com/financialtim...
Some interesting provocations here...
Tim Chambers @timothychambers.net · 2w ago"The Next Information War Is Already Here" - check out this article I co-wrote with @willrobinson1776.bsky.social ... we work to frame very big changes coming to the political digital landscape faster than most think. Up for any thoughts, notes, and appreciate all... substack.com/@willrobinso...
When AI results started showing up in academic and research articles, coupled with AI-authored works, it was only a matter of time before those false sources themselves were adopted into the information ecosphere and repeated the way heavy metals accumulate in a food chain.
Tim Chambers @timothychambers.net · 2w ago"The Next Information War Is Already Here" - check out this article I co-wrote with @willrobinson1776.bsky.social ... we work to frame very big changes coming to the political digital landscape faster than most think. Up for any thoughts, notes, and appreciate all... substack.com/@willrobinso...
This is important.
Tim Chambers @timothychambers.net · 2w ago"The Next Information War Is Already Here" - check out this article I co-wrote with @willrobinson1776.bsky.social ... we work to frame very big changes coming to the political digital landscape faster than most think. Up for any thoughts, notes, and appreciate all... substack.com/@willrobinso...
For anyone teaching civics or media/information/AI literacy, take note. Anti-democratic disinformation is winning the battle for AI attention and therefore winning the information war (and the fight doesn't even seem like it's very close). How do we teach students to use AI and also never trust it?
Tim Chambers @timothychambers.net · 2w ago"The Next Information War Is Already Here" - check out this article I co-wrote with @willrobinson1776.bsky.social ... we work to frame very big changes coming to the political digital landscape faster than most think. Up for any thoughts, notes, and appreciate all... substack.com/@willrobinso...
Tim is an amazing thought partner. Please read and share
Tim Chambers @timothychambers.net · 2w ago"The Next Information War Is Already Here" - check out this article I co-wrote with @willrobinson1776.bsky.social ... we work to frame very big changes coming to the political digital landscape faster than most think. Up for any thoughts, notes, and appreciate all... substack.com/@willrobinso...
"The Next Information War Is Already Here" - check out this article I co-wrote with @willrobinson1776.bsky.social ... we work to frame very big changes coming to the political digital landscape faster than most think. Up for any thoughts, notes, and appreciate all... substack.com/@willrobinso...
The Next Information War Is Already Here
AI systems are consuming false, misleading, and manipulated content from across the internet - and increasingly presenting it as authoritative answers to millions of users.
substack.com
AI guardrails need the same scrutiny as models. Agentic tools like web search are key to reliable, real-world AI systems, according to new research. https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/technology/2026/ai-guardrails-need-smarter-tools
AI Guardrails Need Smarter Tools
AI guardrails require the same scrutiny as models, with agentic tools like web search proving vital for reliable deployment.
startuphub.ai
"Iraq and Vietnam are often thought of as the prototypical modern examples of unpopular US wars," writes Aaron Blake. "But an increasing volume of data suggests the Iran war has become about as unpopular as those wars ever were — and it became so much more quickly." | Analysis
How the Iran war’s unpopularity compares to Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam | CNN Politics
An increasing volume of data suggests the Iran war has become about as unpopular as Iraq and Vietnam ever were — and it became so much more quickly.
cnn.com
Worth a close read
Tim Chambers @timothychambers.net · 2w agoMy team's work is this article on #AI in the @nytimes.com this morning: “Disinformation actors are, by definition, early adopters — they will use every technique and every technology they can,” said Tim Chambers, who runs the digital and social media arm of Dewey Square Group..." (1 of N)