David Bailey

Coders spent decades working to develop an app that could defeat a human chess champion. IBM finally succeeded with Big Blue.

I think that needs to be the yardstick for AI. As soon as AI can regularly defeat Big Blue at chess, I'll be willing to consider possibly using it for something that matters

I don't want to hear any fascist whine that 'X will ruin the country' when they are eliminating science, vaccines, DEI, USAID, abortion, trying to erase trans people, imposing insane tariffs, occupying cities, building internment camps, and kidnapping people.

I was just getting started in tech when Y2K happened, and a lot of OG COBOL coders cashed in bc silicon valley big brains thought they could paper over the problem.

Now I'm an OG Java coder, and I think I can predict where I'll be able to cash in a few years from now.

Indeed she has.

Every accusation is a confession ---

Trump spent the entire campaign last year normalizing talking about fellow Americans as enemies that he would go after. And now here we are.

"Let me be crystal clear: crime in DC is ending and ending today."

This is why Hegseth was brought in. A real secretary of defense would’ve objected to this.

Never forget that these people live in a fact-free universe. Crime in DC is at a three decade low. Homicides in America are lower this year than any year since 1960. Violent crime last year was lower than it has been in 50 years. Property crime last year was lower than it has been in 60 years.

Seems he's okay with people smearing literal shit on monuments. I guess he doesn't consider that destructive.

Trump supporters get indignant when we tell them they're stupid, but they really do have difficulty getting simple facts straight, such as: Who was president in 2020?

The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting.

From Jan 20 to the end of June, ICE arrested more than 15,000 immigrants, 90% Latin American origin, off the street (not in courthouses, facilities, jails, etc.) with no reason to have identified them: no criminal charges, no convictions, no removal orders. 7,000 in June alone!

Based on your avi, I would say you don't look like an archaeologist simply bc you're wearing a Dodgers stocking hat, and not an Indiana Jones hat.

Don't say local and federal data 'paint a contrasting picture'.

Trump lied. It's really not that hard to say.

Trump lied --- once again --- to excuse further militarization of American society.

Trump lied. It's shorter, and more accurate. You should try printing it sometime.

so far what Trump has done is mostly give US automakers a huge competitive disadvantage in making this transition by cutting back on EV subsidies and investments. if the US-owned auto industry is extinct in 10 years (which I suspect it will be) this will be the reason, Trump killed it

Democratic politicians who don't suck:

- Tim Walz
- Andy Beshear
- JB Pritzker
- AOC
- Zohran Mamdani
- Kat Abughazaleh
- Jasmine Crockett
- Maxwell Frost
- Elizabeth Warren
- Robert Garcia
- Katie Porter
- Chris Murphy

Off the top of my head. I know I'm forgetting some.

Not many, but a start!

“About a quarter million in lost revenue left to rot.”

American Farmers are getting hurt by Trump’s Gestapo’s attacks on workers. (Not criminals)

In light of *everything* it’s probably time for another semi-regular roundup of privacy tools I use and recommend.🧵

One thing that didn't make it into today's piece:

Washington, DC already has by far the highest number of law enforcement officers per capita of any city of 250k+.

Convicted Felon Trump Lies About Crime Rate In DC, Deploys Troops Crime rates in the nation’s capital are the lowest they have been in decades, and have decreased dramatically over the last two years.

"Trump, a convicted criminal who pardoned 400 violent felons who assaulted police officers in his name, on Monday announced he's deploying National Guard troops and seizing control of the capital city’s police force" b/c of the city's *lowest crime rate in decades* www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Gonna hold everyone’s hand when I say this. It’s not just a distraction. It’s both. All of it is maximalism. It’s flooding the zone.

He is a fascist AND a pedophile. It’s both.

Trump: "We will also bring in the military if it's NOT needed.

Don't believe me? Look at LA!!!"

You sign up with the DEA, imagining you're going to be involved in some amazing Sicario-style midnight raids on a cartel, and then President Clown Makeup has you out patrolling a park getting side eye sneers from lone women joggers.

This piece nails it. Crime is declining across the country, but Trump is exploiting random anecdotes as a pretense for authoritarian power grabs. We all have to be clear that this entire stunt is a dangerous sham built on a foundation of lies.

As you watch Trump manufacture pretexts for militarizing our cities on your TV, please note that an internal Department of Homeland Security memo recently put it in writing that officials want to see the military get much more involved in domestic law enforcement. We obtained that memo:

Beyond the immediate use of this to crack down on immigrants and people of color, I will bet you that they're going to target LGBTQ bars and drag events. With direct police powers, they'll have free reign to do whatever they want.

Jan. 6 Panel Probes Donald Trump’s 187 Minutes as Capitol Attacked as Prime-Time Hearing Approaches The Thursday prime-time hearing will dive into the 187 minutes that Trump failed to act on Jan. 6, 2021, despite pleas from aides, allies and even his family.

As Trump calls the National Guard into DC for a fake emergency, let's remember that he waited 187 minutes to do it when there was a real emergency.

Press release: “Violent Crime in DC hits 30 year low”

“Today, we’re announcing a public safety emergency,” Trump says

Currently up on the Department of Justice’s website: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

Or that a tariff is a tax.

Or that cutting prices for an item by more than 100% means paying people to take that item.

Or that lowering interest rates causes higher inflation.

Or that crime rates have by and large been dropping for decades.

Or ---