Tim Chambers
@timothychambers.net
Technologist, researcher, fascinated at how new technologies enable new politics, and vice versa. @[email protected] on Mastodon, which you can follow via: @tchambers.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy
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They're putting Grok in charge of national security investigations. What could go wrong?
Dan Bongino just posted a list of shitty things (like shifting FBI away fr public and corruption to hunting migrants, releasing details of criminal investigations and lying about what they show, and eliminating diversity) that he's proud of.
One of them is putting AI in charge of NatSec.
Alarming!
One of them is putting AI in charge of NatSec.
Alarming!
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
They're putting Grok in charge of national security investigations. What could go wrong?
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Fox’s right-wing stars scrambled to downplay Hegseth’s use of Signal to share classified info. A new DOD report is about to dismantle those excuses.
DOD watchdog report on Pete Hegseth set to demolish Fox’s Signalgate defenses
www.mediamatters.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Fox’s right-wing stars scrambled to downplay Hegseth’s use of Signal to share classified info. A new DOD report is about to dismantle those excuses.
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Part of the uncertainty with Friday snow 🙏⛄ is a major shot of early season cold that will be in place and helping keep a weak storm suppressed. It'll be a quick hit of the really cold stuff amid our general persistent chill. Details and forecast update at cwg.live.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Part of the uncertainty with Friday snow 🙏⛄ is a major shot of early season cold that will be in place and helping keep a weak storm suppressed. It'll be a quick hit of the really cold stuff amid our general persistent chill. Details and forecast update at cwg.live.
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Trump's White House gutted the Institute of Peace, fired its staff and called it a "bloated, useless entity." Now Trump has renamed the institute he tried to destroy after himself. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Trump's White House gutted the Institute of Peace, fired its staff and called it a "bloated, useless entity." Now Trump has renamed the institute he tried to destroy after himself. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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Mark Warner, the top Dem on the Senate Intelligence Committee, says he reviewed the DOD IG's Signalgate report and Pete Hegseth either needs to be fired or resign.
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Mark Warner, the top Dem on the Senate Intelligence Committee, says he reviewed the DOD IG's Signalgate report and Pete Hegseth either needs to be fired or resign.
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Planning your movie viewing for the holidays? Here's what's landing on #Netflix this month, courtesy of
@discussingfilm.net. Find more film stories in Flipboard's Cinephiles #CustomFeed, created with #SurfSocial and published to @bsky.app so you can enjoy it here.
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@discussingfilm.net. Find more film stories in Flipboard's Cinephiles #CustomFeed, created with #SurfSocial and published to @bsky.app so you can enjoy it here.
📌 bsky.app/profile/flip...
Over 45 new movies and shows just got added to Netflix today. See the full list... discussingfilm.net/2025/12/01/n...
Netflix December 2025: Full List of New Arrivals + What's Leaving
The Netflix December 2025 list of new movies and TV shows includes Wake Up Dead Man and the much anticipated grand finale of Stranger Things!
discussingfilm.net
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Planning your movie viewing for the holidays? Here's what's landing on #Netflix this month, courtesy of
@discussingfilm.net. Find more film stories in Flipboard's Cinephiles #CustomFeed, created with #SurfSocial and published to @bsky.app so you can enjoy it here.
📌 bsky.app/profile/flip...
@discussingfilm.net. Find more film stories in Flipboard's Cinephiles #CustomFeed, created with #SurfSocial and published to @bsky.app so you can enjoy it here.
📌 bsky.app/profile/flip...
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Senate Intel Vice Chair Mark Warner on the Signalgate report: "Hegseth endangered the lives of American pilots based aboard the USS Harry S. Truman as they prepared to launch a mission against terrorist targets."
He is calling for Hegseth to resign.
He is calling for Hegseth to resign.
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Senate Intel Vice Chair Mark Warner on the Signalgate report: "Hegseth endangered the lives of American pilots based aboard the USS Harry S. Truman as they prepared to launch a mission against terrorist targets."
He is calling for Hegseth to resign.
He is calling for Hegseth to resign.
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i'd go even further and say there is a reason even nixon kept this kind of stuff to himself. you would have to go back quite a bit to find a point at which is acceptable for a president to say anything like this *in public*, to say nothing of in the oval office.
I don’t want to be pollyannish about the past, but it was basically inconceivable twenty years ago that a president would say this publicly
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
i'd go even further and say there is a reason even nixon kept this kind of stuff to himself. you would have to go back quite a bit to find a point at which is acceptable for a president to say anything like this *in public*, to say nothing of in the oval office.
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Trump ally MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell officially registered to raise campaign funds for a potential Minnesota governor bid through the state's site today.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell sets up run for Minnesota governor
He told MPR News he's "98 percent sure" he'll run for governor.
www.axios.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Trump ally MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell officially registered to raise campaign funds for a potential Minnesota governor bid through the state's site today.
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very key. Trump doesn't care abt signalgate and he likes blowing up civilian boats. but this IG report provides a convenient trap door under Pete Hegseth. If GOPs want to be done, theyve now got a way to be done. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
SignalGate Report Heads to Congress At Moment When GOP Is Feeling Not-So-Great About Our Secretary of War
Expressing Distress This week, Republicans in Congress are furrowing their brows very...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
very key. Trump doesn't care abt signalgate and he likes blowing up civilian boats. but this IG report provides a convenient trap door under Pete Hegseth. If GOPs want to be done, theyve now got a way to be done. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
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Bitcoin ATM Scams Cost Americans Nearly $250M In 2024. Here's How To Avoid Falling Victim To Similar #Scams
Scammers call or text saying your bank account is at risk, then demand you deposit cash at a Bitcoin ATM. Your money goes into their crypto wallet!
finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin...
#fraud
Scammers call or text saying your bank account is at risk, then demand you deposit cash at a Bitcoin ATM. Your money goes into their crypto wallet!
finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin...
#fraud
Bitcoin ATM Scams Cost Americans Nearly $250M In 2024. Here's How To Avoid Falling Victim To Similar Scams
U.S. consumers lost nearly $250 million in 2024 to fraud involving Bitcoin ATMs, more than double the losses of the previous year, ABC News reported, citing the FBI. These Bitcoin machines are typical...
finance.yahoo.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Bitcoin ATM Scams Cost Americans Nearly $250M In 2024. Here's How To Avoid Falling Victim To Similar #Scams
Scammers call or text saying your bank account is at risk, then demand you deposit cash at a Bitcoin ATM. Your money goes into their crypto wallet!
finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin...
#fraud
Scammers call or text saying your bank account is at risk, then demand you deposit cash at a Bitcoin ATM. Your money goes into their crypto wallet!
finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin...
#fraud
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Two groups of researchers say models’ reasoning failures can be traced back to the way they’re trained.
Researchers Are Uncovering Fundamental Flaws in How AI Reasons
As AI takes on agent roles in critical fields, reasoning failures raises risks
spectrum.ieee.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Two groups of researchers say models’ reasoning failures can be traced back to the way they’re trained.
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Every #robot demonstration these days seems to be folding laundry.
@cpaxton.bsky.social of Agility Robotics says it's because robots couldn't do this before, it looks cool and is useful, and it avoids showing what robots are bad at. spectrum.ieee.org/robots-foldi...
@cpaxton.bsky.social of Agility Robotics says it's because robots couldn't do this before, it looks cool and is useful, and it avoids showing what robots are bad at. spectrum.ieee.org/robots-foldi...
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Every #robot demonstration these days seems to be folding laundry.
@cpaxton.bsky.social of Agility Robotics says it's because robots couldn't do this before, it looks cool and is useful, and it avoids showing what robots are bad at. spectrum.ieee.org/robots-foldi...
@cpaxton.bsky.social of Agility Robotics says it's because robots couldn't do this before, it looks cool and is useful, and it avoids showing what robots are bad at. spectrum.ieee.org/robots-foldi...
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Glass gears up for telecom's next wave as #NokiaBellLabs executive Peter Vetter explores innovative materials for #6G's high-frequency needs. Vetter tells Spectrum the research lab is exploring new tech such as AI #beamForming that will be crucial for supporting the demands of a 6G world.
6G's Role in Early Tsunami Detection
6G is set to reshape telecom with a focus on infrastructure and backhaul. How will this impact our connected world?
spectrum.ieee.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Glass gears up for telecom's next wave as #NokiaBellLabs executive Peter Vetter explores innovative materials for #6G's high-frequency needs. Vetter tells Spectrum the research lab is exploring new tech such as AI #beamForming that will be crucial for supporting the demands of a 6G world.
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A great read from Werner, right on the mark:
"... lowering the barrier for entry doesn’t eliminate the need for human expertise, it amplifies it. ... if you put garbage in, you get really convincing garbage out."
allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech...
#surfeng
"... lowering the barrier for entry doesn’t eliminate the need for human expertise, it amplifies it. ... if you put garbage in, you get really convincing garbage out."
allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech...
#surfeng
Tech predictions for 2026 and beyond
We’ve caught glimpses of a future that values autonomy, empathy, and individual expertise. Where interdisciplinary cooperation influences discovery and creation at an unrelenting pace. In the coming y...
allthingsdistributed.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A great read from Werner, right on the mark:
"... lowering the barrier for entry doesn’t eliminate the need for human expertise, it amplifies it. ... if you put garbage in, you get really convincing garbage out."
allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech...
#surfeng
"... lowering the barrier for entry doesn’t eliminate the need for human expertise, it amplifies it. ... if you put garbage in, you get really convincing garbage out."
allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech...
#surfeng
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JUST IN: Trump unveiled a new form that parents can use to sign their children up for "Trump accounts." Here's what to know about if, when, and how you can claim the Treasury's $1,000 in seed money.
"Trump accounts" form launches: How to sign up for the $1,000 child fund
Beginning mid-2026, elections can also be made online.
trib.al
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
JUST IN: Trump unveiled a new form that parents can use to sign their children up for "Trump accounts." Here's what to know about if, when, and how you can claim the Treasury's $1,000 in seed money.
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This new #biosensor could aid point-of-care #ProstateCancer screening. The #MedicalDevice uses an enzyme-modified field effect transistor #ENFET to detect sarcosine levels in the body—a valuable #biomarker for the disease.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This new #biosensor could aid point-of-care #ProstateCancer screening. The #MedicalDevice uses an enzyme-modified field effect transistor #ENFET to detect sarcosine levels in the body—a valuable #biomarker for the disease.
For more updates, sign up to our weekly digest: ieee-sensorsalert.org
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This new #biosensor could pave the way for a #MedicalDevice for rapid, non-invasive screening of #ProstateCancer. The sensor uses enzyme modified field effect transistors (ENFETs) to detect sarcosine, a strong biomarker of the disease.
Learn more in our weekly emailer: ieee-sensorsalert.org
Learn more in our weekly emailer: ieee-sensorsalert.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This new #biosensor could pave the way for a #MedicalDevice for rapid, non-invasive screening of #ProstateCancer. The sensor uses enzyme modified field effect transistors (ENFETs) to detect sarcosine, a strong biomarker of the disease.
Learn more in our weekly emailer: ieee-sensorsalert.org
Learn more in our weekly emailer: ieee-sensorsalert.org
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I want Admiral Bradley to know that I admire him greatly and will support him completely, and if he could just lie on the pavement for a minute longer, I need to put this bus in reverse and then into drive just one more time.
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I want Admiral Bradley to know that I admire him greatly and will support him completely, and if he could just lie on the pavement for a minute longer, I need to put this bus in reverse and then into drive just one more time.
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Good night from San Francisco, California. We look forward to seeing you soon for the #StateOfTheWord keynote event.
wordpress.org/state-of-the-word/
#WordPress
wordpress.org/state-of-the-word/
#WordPress
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Good night from San Francisco, California. We look forward to seeing you soon for the #StateOfTheWord keynote event.
wordpress.org/state-of-the-word/
#WordPress
wordpress.org/state-of-the-word/
#WordPress
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Slumping Trump Says ‘Whole World Is Watching’ Tennessee Special Election: Polls show Democrat Aftyn Behn close behind Republican Matt Van Epps in race for House seat in solid-red district.
(WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
(WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Slumping Trump Says ‘Whole World Is Watching’ Tennessee Special Election
The president pushed voters to cast a ballot for the Republican House candidate in a Nashville-area special election that has become uncomfortably tight for the GOP.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Slumping Trump Says ‘Whole World Is Watching’ Tennessee Special Election: Polls show Democrat Aftyn Behn close behind Republican Matt Van Epps in race for House seat in solid-red district.
(WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
(WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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This is stunningly good reporting by two bylined reporters and six credited researchers, and it's undermined throughout by links to an "Ask the Post AI" that delivers insipid answers to its own contrived prompts under the guise of "More context on this article"
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is stunningly good reporting by two bylined reporters and six credited researchers, and it's undermined throughout by links to an "Ask the Post AI" that delivers insipid answers to its own contrived prompts under the guise of "More context on this article"
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If you're curious about the build of Ghost Explore — and some of the details of my ... *checks notes* ... 1,256 commits on this project over the past few months
The @laravelphp.bsky.social team just published a nice lil piece about Ghost + Laravel Cloud:
laravel.com/blog/14m-req...
The @laravelphp.bsky.social team just published a nice lil piece about Ghost + Laravel Cloud:
laravel.com/blog/14m-req...
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you're curious about the build of Ghost Explore — and some of the details of my ... *checks notes* ... 1,256 commits on this project over the past few months
The @laravelphp.bsky.social team just published a nice lil piece about Ghost + Laravel Cloud:
laravel.com/blog/14m-req...
The @laravelphp.bsky.social team just published a nice lil piece about Ghost + Laravel Cloud:
laravel.com/blog/14m-req...