Peter Swimm
@peterswimm.com
Founder @toilville
https://www.toilville.com/
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application for this phd closes on 10 Feb
are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
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February 7, 2026 at 11:21 AM
application for this phd closes on 10 Feb
i need someone to do a super cut stat
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 AM
i need someone to do a super cut stat
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
is this the exact opposite of jesse owens
I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
is this the exact opposite of jesse owens
“how about kid rock?” the guy at tpusa who always suggests pizza for team lunch.
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“how about kid rock?” the guy at tpusa who always suggests pizza for team lunch.
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They are. Plainly, they open numerous vulnerabilities. www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
They are. Plainly, they open numerous vulnerabilities. www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
They aren’t hiring enough white children to work in the factories?
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is probing Nike in response to unspecified allegations that the company discriminates against White employees, the agency said. https://cnn.it/49VU4Cs
February 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
They aren’t hiring enough white children to work in the factories?
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Today's post is urgent: @kwanetaharris.bsky.social writes about her abuser as an incarcerated woman: the state. Isn't she, as a woman, worthy of being defended and protected?
www.theflytrapmedia.com/aint-we-wome...
www.theflytrapmedia.com/aint-we-wome...
Ain't We Women, Too?
For many incarcerated women, the state is their abuser, but the gender-based violence we experience behind bars goes ignored.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Today's post is urgent: @kwanetaharris.bsky.social writes about her abuser as an incarcerated woman: the state. Isn't she, as a woman, worthy of being defended and protected?
www.theflytrapmedia.com/aint-we-wome...
www.theflytrapmedia.com/aint-we-wome...
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4. As the Walton family — which owns 50% of Walmart stock — cheers its obscene wealth of over $500 billion, remember that all that loot was stolen from small businesses, workers, and you. You are paying for this monopoly in inflated grocery prices, lower wages, food deserts, and dead main streets.
Beacon Press: Big-Box Swindle
An expert's in-depth exploration of the enormous impact of mega-retailers-and what communities and independent businesses can do A Book Sense Pick and Annual Highlight
www.beacon.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
4. As the Walton family — which owns 50% of Walmart stock — cheers its obscene wealth of over $500 billion, remember that all that loot was stolen from small businesses, workers, and you. You are paying for this monopoly in inflated grocery prices, lower wages, food deserts, and dead main streets.
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Palantir needs to be obliterated the same as ICE, and Peter Thiel can face the Truth and Reconciliation committee he’s spent his entire life trying to negate.
If we want to fix our country, this is non-negotiable.
If we want to fix our country, this is non-negotiable.
February 3, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Palantir needs to be obliterated the same as ICE, and Peter Thiel can face the Truth and Reconciliation committee he’s spent his entire life trying to negate.
If we want to fix our country, this is non-negotiable.
If we want to fix our country, this is non-negotiable.
i mean called it?
Bulk sales of tickets to Melania are being promoted through emails from WH Faith Office advisor Paula White-Cain using her National Faith Advisory Board list. People are encouraged to purchase 30 tickets at a time to “support our First Lady.” meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie
Supporters are encouraged to buy group tickets and private screenings, raising questions about ethics and actual attendance
meidasnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 AM
i mean called it?
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
i like my jellyroll like i like
my salt: morton
my salt: morton
Just a reminder the jelly roll person is performing at that racist music festival with Nelly.
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
i like my jellyroll like i like
my salt: morton
my salt: morton
jellyroll is the guy roy confided in at the warehouse when pam got with jim
February 2, 2026 at 2:32 AM
jellyroll is the guy roy confided in at the warehouse when pam got with jim
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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You're not the only one who displays misogyny in the way you talk about women who are experts in their field discussing concepts they are experts on. Hilarious that you give other sexists finding the performance "off-putting," as evidence of your claim 😂
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
You're not the only one who displays misogyny in the way you talk about women who are experts in their field discussing concepts they are experts on. Hilarious that you give other sexists finding the performance "off-putting," as evidence of your claim 😂
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For the most part, @alexhanna.bsky.social and I have managed to pick good podcasts to be intereviewed on, and accordingly, for the most part, it seems like the interviewer is interested in learning from us.
This one was not like that at all.
This one was not like that at all.
January 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
For the most part, @alexhanna.bsky.social and I have managed to pick good podcasts to be intereviewed on, and accordingly, for the most part, it seems like the interviewer is interested in learning from us.
This one was not like that at all.
This one was not like that at all.
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Ummm like we’re like not even friends. We only hung out like twice. I don’t even KNOW her. But you know like I love her but like we don’t know each other. We just hung out a few times. Oh my god you’re obsessed with me
“.. It was never a commitment,” Huang told reporters in Taipei on Sunday. “They invited us to invest up to $100 billion and of course, we were, we were very happy and honored that they invited us, but we will invest one step at a time.”
@bloomberg.com #$NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #$NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Ummm like we’re like not even friends. We only hung out like twice. I don’t even KNOW her. But you know like I love her but like we don’t know each other. We just hung out a few times. Oh my god you’re obsessed with me
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When disability activists like Imani Barberin, and the late Alice Wong and Tinu Abayomi Paul, warned us all that the way the majority was acting to abandon disabled people to Covid was quickly going to backfire on themselves, not enough folks *listened*
February 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
When disability activists like Imani Barberin, and the late Alice Wong and Tinu Abayomi Paul, warned us all that the way the majority was acting to abandon disabled people to Covid was quickly going to backfire on themselves, not enough folks *listened*
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One of the most insane things about trying to shift the conversation in tech is, I have all the time in the world for people who are frustrated and angry about the harm that Big AI is having on users and the world. It sucks and it’s exhausting and i don’t blame anyone for being fed up…
February 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
One of the most insane things about trying to shift the conversation in tech is, I have all the time in the world for people who are frustrated and angry about the harm that Big AI is having on users and the world. It sucks and it’s exhausting and i don’t blame anyone for being fed up…
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eat ghareeb nawaz or else
February 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
eat ghareeb nawaz or else
What can save SNL: an uncomfortable young kid cast member:
playground bullies: i see london, i see france …
playground lawyer: Objection!
playground bullies: i see london, i see france …
playground lawyer: Objection!
a boy in a suit and tie is kicking in the air with the words " i 'm a professional " behind him
ALT: a boy in a suit and tie is kicking in the air with the words " i 'm a professional " behind him
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
What can save SNL: an uncomfortable young kid cast member:
playground bullies: i see london, i see france …
playground lawyer: Objection!
playground bullies: i see london, i see france …
playground lawyer: Objection!