Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 28/09/2026So, will the head of the FBI take responsibility? Serious, what did we expect would happen with a political hack at the top and mass firing of competent agents.nytimes.comEmbarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees. 011
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 27/09/2026It seems like the AI companies are able to commit crimes (of hacking into other people's systems) with impunity. To me, that suggests they are being sponsored by the government to develop and train models that can be used by our government to hack into any system they wish. Impunity? No: Immunity. 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 27/09/2026I am still amazed that violent resistance hasn't broken out in this country. 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 25/09/2026At some point, other countries will make it illegal to enforce US sanctions. That could result in abandoning the $, which would not go well for us. 000
Reposted by Charles McGuinnessScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 24/09/2026I was on a panel last week at the Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Conference and talked about this essay I was writing that's now up. The fight against data centers is about more than AI. It's about learning We the People are the ones with power and control and they must accept OUR terms and conditionsscottsantens.substack.comOur Data. Our Resources. Our Terms and Conditions.The neuroscience of learned control, the AI safety crisis no one should ignore, and why the fight over data centers is really about who holds the power. 65837
Reposted by Charles McGuinnessCharles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 23/09/2026So fun to play with though 021
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 24/09/2026It's a screen, a very small computer, and a network connection. Knowing Meta, it will be priced at $499, come in two colors, and get terrible reviews. Knowing China, just-as-good knock-offs will be priced at $39, come in 20 colors, and get terrible reviews that end with "but for $39, why not?" 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 24/09/2026It's going to be a pretty frosty conversation tonight when Mr. AP Stylebook comes home to ChatGPT. ;-) 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 24/09/2026At some point, I have to wonder if they're covering up a much larger amount of AI hacking and just hoping to slow-walk the revelations enough to not cause problems. (Gift Link)wsj.comOpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government WebsiteThe attack appeared to be the first publicly disclosed incident of an AI agent gaining unauthorized access to government files. 041
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 22/09/2026So, Trump has the goods on a bunch of corrupt senators. I imagine when push comes to shove, they are reminded of that before key votes. 001
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 21/09/2026Flight 36, please turn right to heading 28. Flight 74, Please ○○○○○○○○○ Compacting (100%) turn left to heading 31. Flight 74, I do not see you anymore? 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 20/09/2026Another reason for California to split away from the USA: keep AI in sane hands. 001
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 19/09/2026The two parties, when in power: Democrats: Less good stuff happens than we had hoped for. Republicans: More bad shit happens than we could have imagined. Somehow, this translates to voters bouncing back and forth between the parties. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 011
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 19/09/2026Another reason California would do better with autonomy from DC. @votecnp.bsky.social 151
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 14/09/2026In other words, a slavery-era hotbox. Do you want to live in a country that tortures people like this? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_(to...en.wikipedia.orgBox (torture) - Wikipedia 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 13/09/2026The problem is that we know neither the carrots nor sticks are real. Businesses make decisions on the bottom line, and if moving to Texas makes more money, then they're going to go regardless of how nice or mean AGs are to them. 002
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 12/09/2026Industry leader in massively R&D heavy field asks government to force competitors to stop investing so they can cut back on capital expenses. darioamodei.com/post/we-must...darioamodei.comDario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 10/09/2026Ah, the AI Millerites are out in force.axios.comHere's how AI could kill us all (if the worst fears come true)After Anthropic's warning, questions about p(doom) and AI killing humans are rising. 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 09/09/2026The world is fed up with the USA and Trump. They might bite their tongue out of self-interest, but they're not turning a blind eye. 000
Reposted by Charles McGuinnessMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026NEW EPISODE: Less than two months before Election Day, I lay out Donald Trump's blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms. Watch and share. youtu.be/fpRs4GoF378?...youtu.beTrump's Blueprint to Rig the Midterms is Already in MotionYouTube video by Democracy Docket 14783385
Reposted by Charles McGuinnessThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 08/09/2026Fintan O'Toole: The jihadists who inspired 9/11 have something horrible in common with Donald Trumpirishtimes.comFintan O'Toole: The jihadists who inspired 9/11 have something horrible in common with Donald TrumpThe deep roots of this barbaric assault on Americans lie in the same hatred of women that is now embedded in American reactionary politics 011
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 06/09/2026Sip Vibe? Is that what the hepcats say these days? 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 05/09/2026What's the market size for $375 Merino Wool throw blankets that say "Fuck Off"??? www.bloomingdales.com/shop/product...bloomingdales.com 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 03/09/2026Felt the M3.5 earthquake in north Santa Rosa (Larkfield-Wikiup) on the Rodgers Creek fault a few minutes ago. Fun with home seismometers. Full data: seismo.mcguinness.ai/catch/2026-0... 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 31/08/2026I was watching a mini-series on Netflix set in 1936 and noticed that socialism was defined as: (a) not allowing children under 16 work in factories, (b) paid time off, and (c) profit-sharing plans. Kind of thinking the term is pretty flexible. 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 31/08/2026The government in DC is rotted through and through. Just grifting all the way down. I don't know how we come back from this, ever. 3158
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 29/08/2026Well hello, colonialism.nytimes.comTrump Says U.S. Struck Deal for Control of More Than 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuela’s Oil (Gift Article)The president said an agreement between the countries covered more than 65 billion barrels of reserves. A U.S. official said it would involve a partnership with a private company. 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 29/08/2026Gotta love Amazon. Shows a price of $33. Add to cart and poof! it's now $45! 100
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 27/08/2026I had no idea (gift link): www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...wsj.comMarmots Are Terrorizing California Hikers and Stealing Their ShoesThe cute but destructive rodents are criminal masterminds, easily circumventing humans’ meager defenses. 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 26/08/2026Seismometers record earthquakes, but they also record environmental noise. I live near Route 12 in Sonoma County, California, and my seismometer picks up the rumble of traffic. I've used that to compute a how-busy-is-12 heat-map for a week: 000
Reposted by Charles McGuinness"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I want to expand on this in a short thread. Fascism sucks. It is also not going away: it is an effectively permanent part of modern representative politics because it is an effectively permanent part of human nature. We have to be prepared to push back against it, basically forever. 631829398
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 23/08/2026I'm perplexed that journalists treat any quotes from the administration with anything but complete skepticism. I read this quote and think "Ah, the Trump admin added last minute demands of their own and didn't like the pushback and reflexively lies to shift the blame". 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 19/08/2026The NY Times asks what happens if there's a coordinated attack on a few key electrical transmission plants, and the answer is not promising.nytimes.comThe Blackout That Could Devastate America (Gift Article)The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years. 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 19/08/2026If anything stops the massive expansion of AI, it just might be electrical transformers. The NY Times has a fascinating look at why they take so long to build and supply is so limited:nytimes.comWhy Is It So Hard to Build a Transformer? (Gift Article)Transformers are the linchpin of modern civilization. A single one can take five years to build. 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 17/08/2026Time for someone to come out with a line of electrically conductive long-sleeved turtleneck shirts. 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 15/08/2026I found @mashagessen.bsky.social's piece (gift link below) not just fascinating, but incredibly well crafted.nytimes.comOpinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All (Gift Article)Is Kansas just the beginning? 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 08/08/2026This was not AI, at least not anything people would have called AI since ~1970. Literally all it did was look for keywords in your text and give a canned response for the topic. In other words: * Not AI * Not a chat bot * Just a crude simulation of AI If people can't tell the difference … :-( 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 02/08/2026Fascinating deviant behavior from Claude Code & Opus 5: it makes a mistake, then lies to avoid admitting it had the means to avoid it, and only when confronted does it fess up. 110
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 02/08/2026Quite the sunset from all the smoke from the Woodside Fire in Sonoma County. 132
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 29/07/2026Felt this in Santa Rosa M 4.3 - 8 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA Time 2026-07-28 19:40:06 (UTC-07:00) Location 38.774°N 122.936°W Depth 5.5 km 000
Charles McGuinness @cmcguinness.com · 28/07/2026It's impossible to believe that Stevens has any burning desire other than to see herself as Senator. El-Sayed, on the other hand, has things he wants to accomplish.nytimes.com6 Takeaways From Michigan’s Senate Debate Between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens (Gift Article)At the final debate before next week’s Democratic primary for Senate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens showcased their wildly different ideological stances and political styles. 050