Phil Gibbon

“If [wealthy, powerful people] can get us to accept that the future’s already settled, AI is already here, the end is already here, then we will create that for them. My most daring idea is to refuse.” — @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.

These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

Finally, “no stupid rules of engagement.” Everything’s all better now!

As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter

What’s the Point of School When AI Can Do Your Homework? The creator of the AI agent “Einstein” wants to free humans from the burden of academic labor. Critics say that misses the point of education entirely.

sometimes the founder of a company says something that simply stops you in your tracks and haunts you. There's one those in here from the creator of Einstein, an edtech AI that will go to school for you

During Next Reconstruction, we will make *non-refoulement* an essential term in US civic vocabulary.

This is a very very very obvious point to make but shops and movie rental places and record stores are all more fun than buying things online

Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

Oh yeah 💪🏼

Wong Kim Ark duplicate certificate of identity. Wong Kim Ark Case File, Arrival Investigation Case Files, Records of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85, National Archives and Records Administration—Pacific Region (San Francisco).

From 8.3: Five historians explore the long history of contestation of the Fourteenth Amendment's right to citizenship through birth on U.S. soil; they explore its implications for mobility, enfranchisement, alienage, and family reunion.

Links to the full forum below.

Unleash a little early-1960s Arlen Specter energy their way.

me when the students have done the reading

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆

Obama Presidency Oral History The Obama Presidency as told by 450+ officials, activists, organizers, and extraordinary people from all walks of life.

So the Obama administration oral history project went live today. An extraordinary resource for historians and teachers, and a great credit to the team of folks who compiled them all, including Evan McCormick, @pastpunditry.bsky.social and many others.

Go birds

America’s first hospital to open museum at Pennsylvania Hospital’s historic Pine Street building | Penn Today Pennsylvania Hospital marks its 275th anniversary with exhibits that connect Penn Medicine’s medical history to modern breakthroughs.

Hot damn!

“Exhibits will include the preserved historic library and surgical amphitheater, and newly restored apothecary.”

Reading American history will break your heart a thousand times but it will also fill you with such admiration and awe for all the people who were excluded from the protection of America’s founding principles and fought to promote, protect and expand them anyways

For me it’d be Anne Smedinghoff (1987-2013, Fenwick HS, 2005). She also went to my elementary school.

I suppose it’d be Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lattner (Fenwick HS, 1950).

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.

The disappearing art gallery in your post office The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.

Two:

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

It’s Been Called the ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.’ Don’t Destroy It.

Talk about a one-two combo.

One:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...

In honor of Black History Month, here's a thread with one book recommendation a day.

Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features | TechCrunch Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings.

Give the people what they want.

Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:

1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI

www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...

Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️

My nerves are absolutely shot.

We’ve Never Agreed About George Washington and Slavery Removing a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia revives a 250-year-old American debate.

The removal of the slavery exhibit from the President's House site might feel unprecedented, but nothing could be further from the truth. We've been fighting over slavery's place in George Washington's legacy for 250 years. I wrote about it for @time.com.

Book info here

time.com/7357382/geor...