Sean Morrow

This is the sort of advertising I love. - It's not very well targeted, because it doesn't need to be. - It's not got a link to buy, or "find out more" or use promo code 10 , in order to merely be able to prove it's success - It's not pretentious or ambitious or demanding or "smart" , it's just based in the reality of the world. - It's calm, confident, noticeable, bold. - It's what it needs to be. I do wonder why we make everything so complicated. Simple isn't easy, but it's essential.

Onion ad for the National Pear Council: Just curious, when was the last time you had a pear? That long? How come?

Welp, looks like we're teaching the LinkedIn grindset people what The Onion is the hard way.

"I'm not a fascist, I just have an Empire State of Mind" - Eric Adams after seizing control of the United States in 2036

the new sign is actually more woke. the old one didnt allow for people who reject gender entirely, who wouldn't fall under 'all-gender.'

the new sign allows everyone... except pregnant women, if you go by the logic of the same people who had a problem with the original sign.

David Ellison got his start in media when his dad paid to produce the movie 'Flyboys' so that David could act in it-David's dream was to be an actor.

David is an awful actor.

Wallace-ass move

YouTube video by More Perfect Union The $1 Trillion Private Health Insurance Scam

I go deeper into the history of this record and it's effect in this longer video about Medicare Advantage:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQR6...

Reagan was always a shill for death profiteering: he also voiced this vinyl record as part of an AMA campaign to shoot down universal healthcare. This was sent to the AMA's 'Women's Auxiliary' for members to play for their friends like a fucked up Tupperware party for for-profit healthcare lobbying.

typewritten document reading "BY sean morrow Once upon a time a man"

when I was 9 years old I clearly already had an excellent grasp on the basics of the western canon:

One piece of this story that's often buried is that having prior authorization on Medicare AT ALL is new. That's in addition to AI being used for it.

Medicare’s new AI experiment sparks alarm among doctors, lawmakers • Stateline A Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it.

A new Medicare pilot program is about to launch that will let private companies use AI to review requests for certain medical care — and reward companies when they deny claims.

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and if its not ok, what can I do? State says you need int'l travel within 14 days to get an expedited passport, and there are no dmv appointments near me all month...

image of passport with red line through the 'usa'

Help: Just noticed my passport has a slight tear on the main page, red line I drew on this example size/placement

I don't have real ID, and my non-real ID drivers license expired 2 weeks ago...

I have a domestic flight on 12/23. Will the slightly damaged passport be fine for just TSA, not border?

Frequently Asked Questions Who is this book for? This is the perfect gift for Christian families, Trump supporters, or anyone who wants to share a classic Bible story in a fun, patriotic way. Great for kids, grandkids, Sunday school, or homeschool. Is this Trump's real voice? We used advanced Al technology to recreate Trump's unmistakable voice. It's not recorded by him personally-but it sounds just like him, and fans love it.

Yes, Its definitely AI:

Some truly genius right wing grift here: childrens' books that tell bible stories using an AI-generated Trump voice. A lot of very dumb people are going to buy this.

Shortly after 12:30 p.m.: Senator Ron Johnson's aide Sean Riley texts Pence aide Chris Hodgson, telling him that Johnson "needs to hand something to VPOTUS please advise." Hodgson asks: "What is it?" Riley says: "Alternate slates of electors for MI and WI because archivist didn't receive them." Hodgson replies: "Do not give that to him. "|1991

"do not give that to him" is so funny

everyone says taiki waititi should play him in something but I think connor o'malley in hair and makeup would be better

typewritten document reading "BY sean morrow Once upon a time a man"

when I was 9 years old I clearly already had an excellent grasp on the basics of the western canon:

i know this is the "orange man bad" place but the implications of Netflix buying WBD are extinction level for cinema. there is nothing to celebrate in this deal

ok im sorry this is immature and gossipy but it is kinda interesting how he quickly adds 'wildly' here right?

A bloody Cyber Monday discount In which Blood in the Machine attempts its first subscription sale

Since I am Bad at Business I forgot to post that I'm trying my 1st subscription sale for BLOOD IN THE MACHINE. 20% off until Sunday. If you'd like to support independent journalism that centers the worker, the user, the humans contending with Silicon Valley and the tech oligarchy, now's a good time.

lol yeah fair point haha

Sorkin totally bungled this whole interview. He mostly let Karp steamroll him, but then cut Karp off as he was saying "I will tell you a secret that I hope the NYT and WaPo doesn't listen to--"

Then he missed this obvious factcheck I caught, and also asked Karp about his mother dying-she's alive.

Misread this as ‘citing a DOJ meme’ which sadly is completely feasible

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Karp also said in that clip "Are our enemies surveilled using data that goes into our product? 100%. I completely support that."

Important to remember who he sees as the 'enemy': "a way of thinking that calls itself progressive, and is called 'woke' but is actually a form of a thin pagan religion"

Gov't contract screenshot: 3. Description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs, including the estimated value. Following the successful conclusion of the Pilot, under the direction from the OAG, the Department has undertaken this follow-on effort to merge CaseView and USA-s hosted on the USACMES into the newly developed Palantir Platform into one cohesive storage Limited Sources Justification Page 2 Subject: GSA MAS Task Order for OAG Operations Command Center repository with built-in data analytics for the Department caseload. Hereinafter this initiative is referred to as the "Case360 prototype." This initiative will be conducted in two phases. This follow-on procurement initiative will require that Palantir be responsible for advancing the Case360 prototype by expanding its existing early-stage capabilities to incorporate the functionality of the Case View and USA-5 applications, their data exchanges, and their reporting features. In addition, Palantir will provide expert-level services in project management, requirements analysis, application design and development, maintenance and administration, system and cloud infrastructure management, as well as technical and enduser support for the development and deployment of the expanded DOJ Operations Command Center (OCC).

gov't contract screenshot: 2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. OAG requires a firm fixed price order issued against General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract number 47QTCA24D004L with Palantir USG, Inc. 635 Waverly Street, Pala Alto, CA 94301-1651. Projected award date is March 21, 2025. OAG has a requirement to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency. As a result, OAG must integrate and analyze case data from various sources. This requires sophisticated and specialized data analytic tools and support to load, organize, assimilate, and summarize large amounts of data, both structured and unstructured, with information related to ongoing, completed litigations and investigations to support trend analysis across the Department's law enforcement and litigating components. The instant effort requires the purchase of licenses for the Palantir Platform (PTPGCLOUD) and requisite software support (i.e., field service representatives (FSRs)) in order to meet OAG's mission requirements.

gov't contract screenshot: Limited-Sources Justification 1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity. The requiring organization is the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCIO) on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The contracting activity is the Justice Management Division (JMD), Procurement Services Staff (PSS). 2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. DOJ/JMD/PSS on behalf of EOUSA/OCIO/OAG proposes to award a firm fixed price task order pursuant to the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(a), Limiting Sources. PSS intends to make award for the "Operations Command Center," Software as a Service (SaaS) requirement on a limited sources basis to Palantir Technologies, Inc. (Palantir or Contractor). JMD PSS executed a three-month pilot task order with Palantir to determine the capabilities of its available commercial of the shelf (COTS) solution in meeting the needs of the DOJ/OAG in automating its crucial caseload productivity reporting. Task order 15JPSS25F00000380 (Pilot (i.e. referred to as "Phase I" of the Palantir Platform modification effort)) in the firm fixed price amount of concluded on June 10, 2025. The Pilot demonstrated that the capabilities of Palantir's solution met and exceeded OAG's ability to leverage the Department's data to make sound and timely decisions. Through the Pilot, OAG was able to enhance visibility into prosecutions, civil matters, and criminal cases, and boost litigation workforce productivity through commercial data integration and artificial intelligence (AI) software solutions. This new requirement for this instant contract action now requires the Pilot platform to integrate two key Department business applications (Case View and USA-5) that are hosted on the United Stateg

Notice of Intent to Sole Source NAICS: 513210- Software Publishers PSC: DA10 IT and Telecom-Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service Background: On April 28, 2025, the President issued Executive Order 14288, 'Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals & Protect Innocent Citizens', which required the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) to increase the investment in the collection, distribution, and uniformity of crime data across jurisdictions. In light of this Executive Order and the success of the Pilot conducted under Task Order 15JPSS25F00000380 (Pilot hereafter referred to as "Phase I"]), the Attorney General issued a mandatory directive requiring real-time caseload reporting and tracking metrics for the Department's litigation efforts to be rolled out within 120 days. Both tracking and reporting are needed as soon as possible to inform critical workforce and work product decisions made by senior leadership. In the absence of an automated system, the Department will be left to manually gather and analyze Department data, which is an unacceptable alternative. As a result, the Justice Management Division (JMD), Procurement Services Staff (PSS), intends to solicit and award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Task Order on a one-time, sole source basis to: Palantir USG, Inc. located at 635 Waverly Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 for the purpose of advancing the Case360 prototype by expanding capabilities demonstrated in Phase I. PSS intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-6(a)(I)(i)(A): an urgent and compelling need exists, and following the competitive procedures prescribed at FAR 8.405-2 would result in unacceptable delays. Interested parties may identify their interests and capabilities by responding to this requirement to the attention of: Marie Headley, email address: Marie.Jeanne.Headley@usdoj.gov by Thursday, September 25, 2025 at noon (12:00PM ES

These are all DoJ contracts from the past six months, showing that Palantir has been contracted to build a "cohesive storage repository" to "organize large amounts of data" in the service of "investment in the collection, distribution, and uniformity of crime data."

Sure sounds like a database!

Alex Karp again insists that Palantir isn't "building a database" for surveillance and "doesn't even really work with the DOJ."

That's a lie: the Department of Justice has signed SEVERAL contracts with Palantir that sure look a lot like a unified database for investigations, see my next post:

lol yeah I didnt point it out just cuz of character limit

Sam Altman « Back to blog Advice for ambitious 19 year olds "I'm an ambitious 19 year old, what should I do?" I get asked this question fairly often, and I now have a lot of data on what works, so I thought l'd share my response.

Thanks to Lachy Groom and Nick Sivo for reading drafts of this. [1] Sometimes, a 4th option is being a VC. This is usually a mistake— the best way to become a VC is not to grind your way up the ladder from junior associate intern. Even if you want to be a VC, you're much better off starting or joining a startup, and getting partner offers when you're 28. Plus, good founders want to work with an investor that has operational experience. [2] Interestingly, no one is ever considering going into academia.

This blog post's title and the highlighted line are darkly funny when you consider Altman is known for dating way younger men.

Lachy Groom, a tech exec who got a job at a Y Combinator company right out of high school, then dated 29-year-old Altman when he was just 19, gets a 'special thanks.'

RFK Jr. is very worried about anti-Christian bias at HHS...under Biden Employees received a survey Monday asking them to rat on each other.

NEW — RFK Jr.’s HHS sent out a survey asking employees to report instances of anti-Christian bias during the Biden administration, and the Dept. of Labor announced its inaugural prayer service. These are just the latest instances of Trump’s extreme Christian creep within the federal government.