I made signs expressing some points where I disagree with the current government

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The Right Wants a Reichstag Fire The military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink. New piece - about where we are, and what might happen next: https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/the-right-wants-a-reichstag-fire

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Large Language models (LLMs) do not simulate human psychology. That's the title of our new paper, available as preprint today (1/12): https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06950

Sunday reading: Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right I wrote about the escalating sense of besiegement that has fueled the rise of dangerous people and truly radical ideas that fully define the Right today. This week’s piece: https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the