Keith Fitzgerald
@keithfitzgerald.bsky.social
Negotiator. Conflict Advisor.
Former Harvard Negotiation Project
Former Kennedy School & NUS Lecturer
Managing Director, Sea-Change Partners
Co-author, "Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists"
Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithfitz
Former Harvard Negotiation Project
Former Kennedy School & NUS Lecturer
Managing Director, Sea-Change Partners
Co-author, "Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists"
Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithfitz
Pinned
Some basic fundamentals on the Rule of Law to help understand what's happening; why it's happening; and how it's happening (Actually, it's not just "happening." It's being done deliberately):
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Always love it when someone makes an important point crystal clear.
February 18, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Always love it when someone makes an important point crystal clear.
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Musk and xAI are trying to sell Grok to businesses as their do-it-all LLM. But what company could risk using Grok if it's been deliberately modified to be more bigoted? It becomes more dangerous to use and a reputational and legal risk too.
Kinda weird that Elon is promoting Grok giving empirically less useful answers. All the others explain the context and the different viewpoints. Whereas Grok is trained to be "here's the bigot's view only."
February 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Musk and xAI are trying to sell Grok to businesses as their do-it-all LLM. But what company could risk using Grok if it's been deliberately modified to be more bigoted? It becomes more dangerous to use and a reputational and legal risk too.
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This is a microcosm of the Government's political strategy on immigration. I wrote here on why it is doomed to failure:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/724...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/724...
Labour’s migration doom loop
The Starmer government risks trapping the United Kingdom in a spiral of discontent and decline
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is a microcosm of the Government's political strategy on immigration. I wrote here on why it is doomed to failure:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/724...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/724...
Whenever anyone tells me to "start using AI, or be left behind," this is how I see them:
February 18, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Whenever anyone tells me to "start using AI, or be left behind," this is how I see them:
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UN panel says Epstein abuses may constitute ‘crimes against humanity.’
Experts say newly recently released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.
#cdnpoli
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Experts say newly recently released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.
#cdnpoli
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
UN panel says Epstein abuses may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’
Experts say newly released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein's sex-trafficking ring.
www.aljazeera.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:46 AM
UN panel says Epstein abuses may constitute ‘crimes against humanity.’
Experts say newly recently released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.
#cdnpoli
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Experts say newly recently released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.
#cdnpoli
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Flood the zone with lawsuits.
The government has struggled to keep up with the pace at which it's being sued, and the pace at which it's losing.
Reuters found more than 700 Justice Department lawyers now assigned to immigration detention cases.
And we found five DOJ attorneys who each appeared in more than 1,000 cases.
Reuters found more than 700 Justice Department lawyers now assigned to immigration detention cases.
And we found five DOJ attorneys who each appeared in more than 1,000 cases.
February 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Flood the zone with lawsuits.
Whenever a chatbot uses my name in any communication, this is what I hear:
February 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Whenever a chatbot uses my name in any communication, this is what I hear:
These Effing People
Ohio GOP bill labels data center opposition potential 'foreign propaganda'
tiffinohio.net/posts/gary-c...
tiffinohio.net/posts/gary-c...
Gary Click's bill labels data center opposition potential 'foreign propaganda'
House Bill 646 would create a data center study commission in Ohio — and require it to examine whether local opposition is fueled by “foreign propaganda.”
tiffinohio.net
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
These Effing People
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Bargain Killers
I couldn't forward the article but I think the headline says it all.
February 18, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Bargain Killers
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Please read our latest on how Israel's Cellebrite is being used to break into the phone of a prominent pro-democracy activist. This time, in Kenya. Guess who else has access to this tool? (with Carlos Mureithi) cc @rondeibert.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Kenyan authorities used Israeli tech to crack activist’s phone, report claims
Citizen Lab report suggests Cellebrite software was used to break into Boniface Mwangi’s phone while he was under arrest
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Please read our latest on how Israel's Cellebrite is being used to break into the phone of a prominent pro-democracy activist. This time, in Kenya. Guess who else has access to this tool? (with Carlos Mureithi) cc @rondeibert.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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"russia wants peace on their own terms" is the equivalent of "the Taliban want to educate women differently". We'd all mock and reject the second framing. Stop whitewashing russia and its intentions.
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"russia wants peace on their own terms" is the equivalent of "the Taliban want to educate women differently". We'd all mock and reject the second framing. Stop whitewashing russia and its intentions.
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Reposted by Keith Fitzgerald
The Atlantic continues to cover itself in glory. This guy is treated as an elder statesman for a career that peaked with—drumroll—being one of the earliest and loudest proponents for invading Iraq after 9/11. I suppose it's good he's now a fan of white nationalism, that means it too will fail.
February 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The Atlantic continues to cover itself in glory. This guy is treated as an elder statesman for a career that peaked with—drumroll—being one of the earliest and loudest proponents for invading Iraq after 9/11. I suppose it's good he's now a fan of white nationalism, that means it too will fail.
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Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
popular.info
February 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
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White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer
Chicago Magazine named Nick Fuentes #7 in its list of Top 50 powerful Chicagoans of 2025.
February 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM
White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer
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One way to identify right-wing dominance of the US media environment: This is much more direct, egregious government censorship than the biggest claims of the “Twitter Files”—including ones they made up that had no evidence behind them—and will get a small fraction of the attention and outrage.
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
One way to identify right-wing dominance of the US media environment: This is much more direct, egregious government censorship than the biggest claims of the “Twitter Files”—including ones they made up that had no evidence behind them—and will get a small fraction of the attention and outrage.
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Corporate America made over $22 billion from contracts with ICE and CBP last year.
The list of companies profiting from Trump's aggressive deportation regime includes Palantir, Deloitte, GEO Group, and many more.
www.ft.com/content/c741...
The list of companies profiting from Trump's aggressive deportation regime includes Palantir, Deloitte, GEO Group, and many more.
www.ft.com/content/c741...
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Corporate America made over $22 billion from contracts with ICE and CBP last year.
The list of companies profiting from Trump's aggressive deportation regime includes Palantir, Deloitte, GEO Group, and many more.
www.ft.com/content/c741...
The list of companies profiting from Trump's aggressive deportation regime includes Palantir, Deloitte, GEO Group, and many more.
www.ft.com/content/c741...
It's like he sh*ts himself from both ends
February 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
It's like he sh*ts himself from both ends
This is like those old shows where Laurel & Hardy, or Abbott & Costello, find themselves in extremely unlikely scenarios, and then hijinx ensue. Except the current incarnation is dumber, not at all funny, and hundreds of thousands – possibly millions – of lives are at stake.
Dim-witted real estate guy and inexplicably US envoy Steve Witkoff will be taking part in talks in Geneva today to end the war in Ukraine *and* the forthcoming one in Iran.
Real estate guy and possible vampire Jared Kushner will be accompanying him.
Real estate guy and possible vampire Jared Kushner will be accompanying him.
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 AM
This is like those old shows where Laurel & Hardy, or Abbott & Costello, find themselves in extremely unlikely scenarios, and then hijinx ensue. Except the current incarnation is dumber, not at all funny, and hundreds of thousands – possibly millions – of lives are at stake.
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The first proof that Hannibal’s War Elephants existed.
Ancient bone found in Spain could be from Hannibal's war elephants
It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The first proof that Hannibal’s War Elephants existed.
PSA: Don't ever put yourself in a position where a tech company can rug-pull your love life.
'the company that maintains my boyfriend's AI persona has jacked up the price ten-fold' is pretty classic cyberpunk; that the persona or the relationship never meaningfully existed in the first place is a level of bitter irony that might be too much even for an often ironic genre.
Oof, this pinned post where a mod describes predatory product promoters. My impression of AI service costs for a heavy user at the $20 a month level is currently heavily subsidized; being in a position where you need something a company is providing at a loss is a precarious position.
February 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM
PSA: Don't ever put yourself in a position where a tech company can rug-pull your love life.
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