Timothy A Wiseman

Freedom to cause offense without being jailed or sued is a thing.

Freedom to cause offense without being criticized, shunned, and despised is not. The very concept is incoherent.

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Peter Hegseth tweet announcing reinstallation of Arlington Confederate Monument

photograph of the Arlington Confederate Monument before removal

Peth Hegseth has announced that the Arlington Confederate Monument - or, as I call it, the Monument to the Myth of the Loyal Slave - will be reinstalled after its 2023 removal. Here's why that's a huge insult to Black Americans, past and present.

The job market is showing signs of weakness as Trump's tariffs take effect U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday, as the unemployment rate inched up to 4.2%. Job gains for May and June were also revised sharply ...

Today's jobs report shows 24,000 factory jobs lost in the past three months.

Trump’s first term brought a manufacturing recession. Now his reckless tariffs are making Americans worse off, again.

One by one, he watched them start new lives elsewhere. Many of them went to the U.S. At the time, America was the most compelling destination for scientific talent in the world. It would remain so until earlier this year.

An incredibly depressing sentence.

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Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes “I have failed you completely and catastrophically,” wrote Gemini.

Generative AI has reached a point where it can occasionally be useful, but it should be used with extreme caution. Its confabulations / hallucinations can be devastating if it is being used in areas where success matters without extensive double-checking.

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Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets

I am fucking FUMING — but goddamn, I am so proud of this kid for having the wherewithal, the guts, and for refusing to delete the footage when threatened. He was arrested and charged for the footage alone

DHS Declares Abrego ‘Will Never Walk America’s Streets’ Hours After Judges Order His Release

Here's how you know the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case represents something fundamentally broken in government accountability: within hours of two federal judges ordering his release and explicitly warning the…

Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.

They revoked his Global Entry. Apparently for the crime of being an immigrant willing to assert his rights.

Susan Illston, Northern District of California Appointed by Bill Clinton On a plan to lay off thousands of federal workers: “Defendants want the court to either declare that nine presidents and 21 Congresses did not properly understand the separation of powers, or ignore how the executive branch is implementing large-scale reductions in force and reorganizations.” Judge portrait William A. Fletcher, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Appointed by Bill Clinton On a claim that an executive order was merely guidance: “Such a characterization is at best disingenuous, and at worst flatly contradictory to the record.” Judge portrait William Alsup, Northern District of California Appointed by Bill Clinton On the withdrawal of an agency director’s sworn declaration: “Come on, that’s a sham. It upsets me. I want you to know that I’ve been practicing or serving in this court for over 50 years. And I know how that we get at the truth, and you’re not helping me get to add to the truth. You’re giving me press releases — sham documents.”

Lower court judges know they will receive death threats if they rule against Trump. They are frustrated with the blatant nature of his law-breaking. Now imagine how those judges feel when the Supreme Court waves away their efforts to defend the law.
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Noem scolds reporter for asking about racial profiling in immigration crackdown The DHS secretary’s response suggests that the administration is struggling to turn the tide on sinking public support.

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It still doesn't work. While military investment obviously helped speed things at certain points, those things all arose outside of military related activities.

Now, if you talk about the Internet, that **arguably** came from ARPA which was Part of the DOD, but that's really modern.

It’s “frighteningly likely” many US courts will overlook AI errors, expert says Judges pushed to bone up on AI or risk destroying their court’s authority.

AI has reached a point where it can be useful for some things if used with appropriate caution. But its hallucinations / confabulations can be dangerous if it is relied upon in areas where accuracy and being correct matter, such as court orders.

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I've had this headline rattling around in my brain since January and I finally wrote it. Been hearing too many people in the startup world buying into the neoractionary nonsense that maybe a little light fascism is good for silicon valley. It's not. It's very, very bad.

I have no clue how empathy could be toxic, and empathy seems rather central to the teachings of Christ.

This is atrocious. It is obviously bad for public health and order to make going to a hospital, school, or court dangerous. Those must be protected. Places of worship have often offered sanctuary going back to ancient times, not to mention targeting them has First Amendment implications.

Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.

Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.

That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.

It's fascism.

Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower Coders spent more time prompting and reviewing AI generations than they saved on coding.

Generative AI / LLMs are becoming useful in several areas. However, their use should be handled with caution and tailored to the actual task. In addition to risks of hallucination/confabulation, there is evidence they may slow down progress on some tasks.

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Roughly 40 lawyers in total to defend all the Trump regime's actions in court. Somehow, in America, they're running out of lawyers

Well, this is horrifying.

The 14th Amendment was ratified today in 1868—guaranteeing equal protection under the law.

157 years later, Trump’s trying to erase it like it was a typo.

No birthright citizenship. No due process. Just Trump doing what he does best—breaking the law.

I left Twitter when Musk purchased it. I don't miss it.

“Secret police” are your words, not mine. Seems like you’ve been giving them a lot of thought.

Unlike NYPD, your agents don’t identify themselves & wear masks that cover their faces. Now they ignore judges’ rulings, too.

What law enforcement agents are supposed to uphold … is the rule of law.

Technically true, but note that there was not a single democrat that voted for this bill.

Leader Jeffries took to the floor to remind all Americans of the devastating impacts of the Republican party’s morally bankrupt bill.

It is an honor to fight alongside him, from the Capitol steps to the House and Senate floor.

“I yield back.”

It’s over. Jeffries began speaking at 4:53am and has finished at 1:37pm.

8 hours and 44 minutes. History.

And now Republicans will have to vote for the largest healthcare and food nutrition cuts in history - in the middle of the day, in front of us all.

I have strong personally suspicion we can safely drop the "or not" part.

Now it's up to the House to stop this bill. A bill that would be a disaster for working New Jerseyans, and for our country.