GrapheneOS is an Android-based operating system for seriously privacy- and security-minded users. It’s pretty great. It only runs on Google Pixel phones that are still within their support lifetime, which is not great, but it’s not really Graphene’s fault that…
Electoral Dysfunction: Third Time, No Charm
Today, on Lawyers, Guns & Money, Paul Campos asks a … question: Is Trump going to run for a third term? There are several answers to that. The first, easier and most obvious answer is: No, of course not. He’s…
Unlawful Assembly: Not A Real Thing In The U.S.
Today’s bit of unconstitutional-but-common legal shenanigans has been around for a very, very long time so we can’t blame it on the coup. Which is … nice, I guess? The very first amendment to the Constitution forbids the State from…
Bonfire Of Inanities: The OpenAI “Hacking” Story Is Stupid
No, a prototype AI did not breach containment at OpenAI and hack the Hugging Face site. Of course it didn’t. Firstly, there’s been no actual information about this alleged incident published. There’s just a couple of marketing press releases from…
Subvert.fm: A Consumer Cooperative For Music Downloads
I have been involved with cooperatives since my college days, organizing student housing coops at the university. That’s a long time ago. I’ve organized and worked with several cooperative business and projects since then, and would certainly be up for…
You Should Read This: Hating AI in 2026
I don’t think I’ve heard of Eamon Caddigan before, but the link to a post on his blog “Potentially Useful” has been going around fedi lately. It’s called “Hating AI in 2026” and you should read it. It doesn’t really…
Administrivia: User Account Cleanup
I deleted a bunch of accounts from this site today. Because spam. The account registration bots have gotten out of control lately, and I had to add a captcha plugin to the account registration page. So I took the time…
Openly Theocratic: On Doug Wilson And The Paradox Of Tolerance
Doug Wilson sat down with NPR and gave a shockingly honest interview. Well, it shocked me. I really hadn’t realized that full-on theocracy was considered so acceptable in any U.S. social circle that they’d be this up-front about it when…
Trump Is Up, $TRUMP Is Down: There’s A Metaphor For Ya’
Trump, damn his name is making some serious bank off the presidency this time around. It’s really the only thing he’s been genuinely effective at. He’s brought oligarch-level corruption to the United States. Historically, U.S. political corruption has been an…
Federal Body Inspectors: The State Wants In Your Pants
This should not be a controversial statement, but it apparently is these days: the State has no legitimate interest in the contents of your pants. Or mine; or anyone’s. You could make an argument that sex is a reasonable piece…