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My patron saint:

somehow this feels Southern in the sense of US Southern culture and also in the sense of Global South

Maybe it’s because I’m a colonial historian but so many of these white nation states seem to behave exactly like they did in the 19th century: ‘your leaders aren’t right for you,’ ‘we’re only killing you/colonizing you/installing puppet leaders for your own good’

DEAR TRANS KIDS, THIS WORLD IS BETTER WITH YOu IN IT AND YOU AR E WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

Commands around the world, including U.S. Central Command in the Middle East, use Anthropic’s Claude AI tool, people familiar with the matter confirmed. Centcom declined to comment about specific systems being used in its ongoing operation against Iran. The command uses the tool for intelligence assessments, target identification and simulating battle scenarios even as tension between the company and Pentagon ratcheted up, the people said, highlighting how embedded the AI tools are in military operations.

The WSJ is reporting that AI, specifically Claude, was used in targeting for the attacks by the Epstein Empire.

That would mean the use of AI led directly to the massacre of 115 schoolchildren and 20 volleyball players.

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staying offline today, but all I'll say is:

Gaza was the test. Gaza was the precedent. Everyone that failed to speak out or condemn it is now seeing the cost of their silence.

I saw a comment the said we aren’t “angry enough.” But all we are is angry. Our veins circulate it like acid. It cracks our sternums. It poisons and paralyzes us. We hiss and spit at each other, all impotent, helpless rage.

We don’t need more anger. We need more direction.

Epstein saying if Trump is “cornered like a rat he could begin bombing Iran”

“You guys need to understand that he is psychotic,” Epstein warned handlers.

hey is it a good sign when the company where you ordered your gas mask sends out an email saying "Due to current world events, we’re seeing unusually high demand, please bear with us"?

The thing is: I’m pretty sure that Anthropic’s contract is authorized for the DoD to use it for military operations. OpenAI doesn’t have classified access (yet).

The red lines were that Claude not be used in mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.

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ZheRebised a @TheRevised_96. 2h X Replying to @natseckatrina and @sama Did they use ChatGPT's intelligence to carry out the recent attacks in Iran? Il 1.7K 贝 NatSecKatrina @natseckatrina • 2h No, that wouldn't be possible. Our models are not yet available in accredited or classified government regions, so there was no way for them to be used in any current operations . 2 17 3 16 ill 2K 贝

Turns out Anthropic’s Claude was specifically the one used for the attacks in Iran.

ChatGPT explicitly was not.

WSJ ‹ Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Is Dead:.... Last Updated: Feb. 28, 2026 at 9:41pm ET • LIVE 1 hour ago U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban

WSJ PATRICK SISON/ASSOCIATED PRESS Within hours of declaring that the federal government will end its use of artificial-intelligence tools made by tech company Anthropic, President Trump launched a major air attack in Iran with the help of those very same tools. Commands around the world, including U.S. Central Command in the Middle East, use Anthropic's Claude AI tool, people familiar with the matter confirmed. Centcom declined to comment about specific systems being used in its ongoing operation against Iran. The command uses the tool for intelligence assessments, target identification and simulating battle scenarios even as tension between the company and Pentagon ratcheted up, the people said, highlighting how embedded the AI tools are in military operations. The administration and Anthropic have been feuding for months over how its AI models can be used by the Pentagon. Trump on Friday ordered agencies to stop working with the company and the Defense Department designated it a security threat and risk to its supply chain.

lol even though they banned them the government used Claude anyway. Slop strategies for the Epic Bacon War. This could not have gone worse for Altman
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This is a photo of a sticker of a drawing I did of a raccoon holding a monkey wrench and saying “Anything you can do to undermine the US war machine is justified and morally right.” The sticker is slapped up in the street for all to see.

This is a photo of a sticker of a drawing I did of a raccoon holding a monkey wrench and saying “Anything you can do to undermine the US war machine is justified and morally right.” The sticker is slapped up in the street for all to see.

This is a photo of a sticker of a drawing I did of a raccoon holding a monkey wrench and saying “Anything you can do to undermine the US war machine is justified and morally right.” The sticker is slapped up in the street for all to see.

This is a photo of a sticker of a drawing I did of a raccoon holding a monkey wrench and saying “Anything you can do to undermine the US war machine is justified and morally right.” The sticker is slapped up in the street for all to see.

Slapping up some of my art stickers throughout town.

It's stunning that the governor of Massachusetts is posting support-the-troops pablum while the military, at the orders of a deranged fascist president, is vaporizing schoolgirls in an illegal war of aggression.

What about Iranians—the people who are *actually* in harm's way?

Congratulations Substack on your new partnership with Polymarket!

And to those publishing on Substack, is this really the tool you want from the folks who take part of your revenue?

Hundreds packed into Chicago's Federal Plaza this evening in protest of the U.S.-Israeli massacre in Iran.

Are you feeling confused today about whether or not it is OK to bomb a school or hospital that actually has kids and patients in them? Regardless of what race or religion of people those kids and vulnerable people belong to?

I can’t help you. Please unfollow and delete your account.

Florida Cuts HIV/AIDS Funding, Blocking Thousands from Access to Meds The emergency rule comes just one day before a planned hearing between the DOH and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

Background on the underhanded maneuvering behind this, attempting to circumvent the courts

“The Florida DOH’s emergency rule was filed on Tuesday, February 24, just one day before a hearing was planned between the DOH and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF).”

Florida just cut off HIV meds for 16,000 people.

None of us are running for Senate. I actually do expect people running for Senate to display a modicum of judgement in their public communications.

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in

Column: Paramount’s new president was fired last year as CEO of NBCUniversal after allegations of sexual harassment Jeff Shell’s firing last year has been conspicuously absent in the reporting so far across numerous outlets about the Paramount-Skydance merger.

The same Jeff Shell:

Column: Paramount’s new president was fired last year as CEO of NBCUniversal after allegations of sexual harassment

(“During the investigation, evidence was uncovered that corroborated the allegations,” per parent co. Comcast in its SEC filing about his termination)

Gift 🔗

Whistleblower Claims Paramount President Jeff Shell Leaked Details of $7.7 Billion UFC Deal The studio has brought on an outside law firm to investigate the allegations, which have also been alerted to the SEC.

Hang on this seems to be flying under the radar

Paramount president Jeff Shell “improperly disclosed specific details about the timing, cost & structure of the public company’s $7.7 billion media rights deal with the UFC almost a month before its August 2025 announcement”

SEC now looking into it

The FBI being on high alert for terrorist actions is important right now.

Too bad they fired and gutted their counterterrorism capacity

People ask what it is exactly we expect of Dems in this situation, and for me it's this.

Make these assholes fucking scared.

Make it clear that they are on borrowed time, that consequences WILL arrive, and that they will be harsh.

Historically, these are TERRIBLE polling numbers for day 1 of a major US use of force, particularly against a well known and disliked adversary. Usually it only goes down from the start

Empty electrical outlet with sign read reading “Do not unplug this for any reasons.”

It was probably the machine that kept everything from turning to shit.

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