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The Fault Lies Not in AI — Now Updated with Anthropic Lawsuit Trump moved against Anthropic to break or bend it. Users are leaving ChatGPT. But the deeper story goes back to 1988 — the real threat was never AI.

Trump hit Anthropic with a supply chain risk label meant for foreign adversaries — because they wouldn't let Claude be used for mass surveillance. I updated my piece on AI and power. The fight isn't new. It goes back to 1980s. newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/fault-not-in...

The Fault Lies Not in AI — Now Updated with Anthropic Lawsuit Trump moved against Anthropic to break or bend it. Users are leaving ChatGPT. But the deeper story goes back to 1988 — the real threat was never AI.

Trump hit Anthropic with a supply chain risk label meant for foreign adversaries — because they wouldn't let Claude be used for mass surveillance. I updated my piece on AI and power. The fight isn't new. It goes back to 1980s. newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/fault-not-in...

The Fault Lies Not in AI — Now Updated with Anthropic Lawsuit Trump moved against Anthropic to break or bend it. Users are leaving ChatGPT. But the deeper story goes back to 1988 — the real threat was never AI.

Trump hit Anthropic with a supply chain risk label meant for foreign adversaries — because they wouldn't let Claude be used for mass surveillance. I updated my piece on AI and power. The fight isn't new. It goes back to 1980s. newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/fault-not-in...

The Fault Lies Not in AI — Now Updated with Anthropic Lawsuit Trump moved against Anthropic to break or bend it. Users are leaving ChatGPT. But the deeper story goes back to 1988 — the real threat was never AI.

Trump hit Anthropic with a supply chain risk label meant for foreign adversaries — because they wouldn't let Claude be used for mass surveillance. I updated my piece on AI and power. The fight isn't new. It goes back to 1980s. newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/fault-not-in...

The Fault Lies Not in AI — Now Updated with Anthropic Lawsuit Trump moved against Anthropic to break or bend it. Users are leaving ChatGPT. But the deeper story goes back to 1988 — the real threat was never AI.

Trump hit Anthropic with a supply chain risk label meant for foreign adversaries — because they wouldn't let Claude be used for mass surveillance. I updated my piece on AI and power. The fight isn't new. It goes back to 1980s. newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/fault-not-in-ai-but-capitalism/

The Horror of Kristi Noem: Update: Cricket’s Revenge From a gravel pit and Cricket to a DHS exit: A look at Kristi Noem’s luxury-jet-fueled downfall and the "bro" culture that replaced her.

In 2024, Noem told the story of killing her dog Cricket in a gravel pit to impress Trump--and then became Homeland Security Secretary. In 2026 Trump decided she was Cricket. The Horror of Kristi Noem — updated.
newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/the-horror-o...

The Horror of Kristi Noem: Update: Cricket’s Revenge From a gravel pit and Cricket to a DHS exit: A look at Kristi Noem’s luxury-jet-fueled downfall and the "bro" culture that replaced her.

In 2024, Noem told the story of killing her dog Cricket in a gravel pit to impress Trump--and then became Homeland Security Secretary. In 2026 Trump decided she was Cricket. The Horror of Kristi Noem — updated.
newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/the-horror-o...

The Horror of Kristi Noem: Update: Cricket’s Revenge From a gravel pit and Cricket to a DHS exit: A look at Kristi Noem’s luxury-jet-fueled downfall and the "bro" culture that replaced her.

In 2024, Noem told the story of killing her dog Cricket in a gravel pit to impress Trump--and then became Homeland Security Secretary. In 2026 Trump decided she was Cricket. The Horror of Kristi Noem — updated.
newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/the-horror-o...

The Horror of Kristi Noem: Update: Cricket’s Revenge From a gravel pit and Cricket to a DHS exit: A look at Kristi Noem’s luxury-jet-fueled downfall and the "bro" culture that replaced her.

In 2024, Noem told the story of killing her dog Cricket in a gravel pit to impress Trump--and then became Homeland Security Secretary. In 2026 Trump decided she was Cricket. The Horror of Kristi Noem — updated.
newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/the-horror-o...

The Horror of Kristi Noem: Update: Cricket’s Revenge From a gravel pit and Cricket to a DHS exit: A look at Kristi Noem’s luxury-jet-fueled downfall and the "bro" culture that replaced her.

In 2024, Noem told the story of killing her dog Cricket in a gravel pit to impress Trump--and then became Homeland Security Secretary. In 2026 Trump decided she was Cricket. The Horror of Kristi Noem — updated.
newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/the-horror-o...

The Horror of Kristi Noem: Update: Cricket’s Revenge From a gravel pit and Cricket to a DHS exit: A look at Kristi Noem’s luxury-jet-fueled downfall and the "bro" culture that replaced her.

In 2024, Noem told the story of killing her dog Cricket in a gravel pit to impress Trump--and then became Homeland Security Secretary. In 2026 Trump decided she was Cricket. The Horror of Kristi Noem — updated.
newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/the-horror-o...

The Horror of Kristi Noem: Update: Cricket’s Revenge From a gravel pit and Cricket to a DHS exit: A look at Kristi Noem’s luxury-jet-fueled downfall and the "bro" culture that replaced her.

In 2024, Noem told the story of killing her dog Cricket in a gravel pit to impress Trump--and then became Homeland Security Secretary. In 2026 Trump decided she was Cricket. The Horror of Kristi Noem — updated.
newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/the-horror-o...

The Horror of Kristi Noem: Update: Cricket’s Revenge From a gravel pit and Cricket to a DHS exit: A look at Kristi Noem’s luxury-jet-fueled downfall and the "bro" culture that replaced her.

In 2024, Noem told the story of killing her dog Cricket in a gravel pit to impress Trump--and then became Homeland Security Secretary. In 2026 Trump decided she was Cricket. The Horror of Kristi Noem — updated.
newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/the-horror-o...

The Horror of Kristi Noem: Update: Cricket’s Revenge From a gravel pit and Cricket to a DHS exit: A look at Kristi Noem’s luxury-jet-fueled downfall and the "bro" culture that replaced her.

In 2024, Noem told the story of killing her dog Cricket in a gravel pit to impress Trump--and then became Homeland Security Secretary. In 2026 Trump decided she was Cricket. The Horror of Kristi Noem — updated.
newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/the-horror-of-kristi-noem/

newsletter.aprogressiveway.com AI Is Not the Threat. Capitalism Is.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.

For decades, computer automation has stripped workers of discretion and power. We already live in The Electronic Sweatshop. AI has nothing to do with this.

New essay:

newsletter.aprogressiveway.com AI Is Not the Threat. Capitalism Is.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.

For decades, computer automation has stripped workers of discretion and power. We already live in The Electronic Sweatshop. AI has nothing to do with this.

New essay:

newsletter.aprogressiveway.com AI Is Not the Threat. Capitalism Is.

The real threat is not artificial intelligence. It is the economic system deciding how intelligence gets deployed.

From fast-food fry timers to enterprise software to AI. The Electronic Sweatshop is not new.

newsletter.aprogressiveway.com AI Is Not the Threat. Capitalism Is.

AI may lower the barrier to building expert systems. But we have been living under expert systems for decades telling workers what to do. The question is not what AI does. It is who it serves.

Deer's looking at you.

The Fault Lies not in AI The panic over AI job loss ignores a deeper history. Automation has long been used to discipline workers. Artificial intelligence changes the tools, not the underlying logic of power.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.

For decades, computer automation has stripped workers of discretion and power. We already live in The Electronic Sweatshop. AI has nothing to do with this.

New essay: twp.ai/4ivjXX

The Fault Lies not in AI The panic over AI job loss ignores a deeper history. Automation has long been used to discipline workers. Artificial intelligence changes the tools, not the underlying logic of power.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.

For decades, computer automation has stripped workers of discretion and power. We already live in The Electronic Sweatshop. AI has nothing to do with this.

New essay: twp.ai/4ivjXX

The Fault Lies not in AI The panic over AI job loss ignores a deeper history. Automation has long been used to discipline workers. Artificial intelligence changes the tools, not the underlying logic of power.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.

For decades, computer automation has stripped workers of discretion and power. We already live in The Electronic Sweatshop. AI has nothing to do with this.

New essay: twp.ai/4ivjXX

The Fault Lies not in AI The panic over AI job loss ignores a deeper history. Automation has long been used to discipline workers. Artificial intelligence changes the tools, not the underlying logic of power.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.

For decades, computer automation has stripped workers of discretion and power. We already live in The Electronic Sweatshop. AI has nothing to do with this.

New essay: twp.ai/4ivjXX

The Fault Lies not in AI The panic over AI job loss ignores a deeper history. Automation has long been used to discipline workers. Artificial intelligence changes the tools, not the underlying logic of power.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.

For decades, computer automation has stripped workers of discretion and power. We already live in The Electronic Sweatshop. AI has nothing to do with this.

New essay: twp.ai/4ivjXX

The Fault Lies not in AI The panic over AI job loss ignores a deeper history. Automation has long been used to discipline workers. Artificial intelligence changes the tools, not the underlying logic of power.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.

For decades, computer automation has stripped workers of discretion and power. We already live in The Electronic Sweatshop. AI has nothing to do with this.

New essay: twp.ai/4ivjXX

newsletter.aprogressiveway.com AI Is Not the Threat. Capitalism Is.

In 1988, Barbara Garson described the "electronic sweatshop." Workers' expertise was mined and embedded into computer systems that later constrained future workers. How many times have you heard "the computer won't let me?" Today's AI is not the problem--it's capitalism.

McDonalds is there. Sadly, the book is out of print, but its all on the internet archive. Thanks for taking a look!

twp.ai AI Is Not the Threat. Capitalism Is.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different. We already live in an Electronic Sweatshop, as Barbara Garson said--since the 1980s. AI has nothing to do with this.
Paris Marx Hamilton Nolan Ed Zitron

The Fault Lies not in AI The panic over AI job loss ignores a deeper history. Automation has long been used to discipline workers. Artificial intelligence changes the tools, not the underlying logic of power.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.We already live in an Electronic Sweatshop, as Barbara Garson said--since the 1980s AI has nothing to do with this.

@hagenblix.bsky.social @bcmerchant.bsky.social

twp.ai/4ivjXX

The Fault Lies not in AI The panic over AI job loss ignores a deeper history. Automation has long been used to discipline workers. Artificial intelligence changes the tools, not the underlying logic of power.

Everyone says AI will take your job. History says something different.

For decades, computer automation has stripped workers of discretion and power. We already live in The Electronic Sweatshop. AI has nothing to do with this.

New essay: twp.ai/4ivjXX