Chris Wiegman
@chriswiegman.com
Tech leader, developer, educator, blogger, and open-source advocate with over 20 years of experience building humane, privacy-focused teams and technology.
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STOP Asking Every Female Olympian About Being A Mom Challenge
February 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
STOP Asking Every Female Olympian About Being A Mom Challenge
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I think Lauren is correct that this piece does ignore or elide the valid leftist critiques, but there is a dismissiveness around the users of AI that is a big part of why those critiques are largely failing. The stakes are too high to keep repeating unsuccessful tactics, or to keep scolding users.
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i... i wouldn't call this "directionally correct" as much as i'd call it uninterested in confronting the left critiques of the AI industry that the right has no objection to: the amorality of its leaders, its model of theft, and its environmental damage
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I think Lauren is correct that this piece does ignore or elide the valid leftist critiques, but there is a dismissiveness around the users of AI that is a big part of why those critiques are largely failing. The stakes are too high to keep repeating unsuccessful tactics, or to keep scolding users.
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Don't sleep on this -- even though it's not as loud as raids in the street, this IS the next escalation.
Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says https://gizmodo.com/reddit-meta-and-google-voluntarily-gave-dhs-info-of-anti-ice-users-report-says-2000722279
Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says
DHS is expanding its use of administrative subpoenas, which don't come from judges.
gizmodo.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Don't sleep on this -- even though it's not as loud as raids in the street, this IS the next escalation.
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"His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by." ~ The family of the Reverend Jesse Jackson
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 9:58 AM
"His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by." ~ The family of the Reverend Jesse Jackson
We made it home from an amazing trip. I can't wait util our next one. chriswiegman.com/2026/02/trav...
Travel for Work and Pleasure
Saturday night we returned home from our first vacation in almost 3 years. Our last trip, to Porto in 2023, was more of a fact-finding trip in hopes that we could move abroad. Unfortunately life had a...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
We made it home from an amazing trip. I can't wait util our next one. chriswiegman.com/2026/02/trav...
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This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM
This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
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my most prized possession
February 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
my most prized possession
So I gate checked the bag due to the bad wheel. As I sit here in Frankfurt…. It appears to still be in Rome.
Thank God the only thing in it is laundry
Thank God the only thing in it is laundry
Of course my trusty old luggage picks this trip to decide it’s time for it to retire
February 14, 2026 at 8:44 AM
So I gate checked the bag due to the bad wheel. As I sit here in Frankfurt…. It appears to still be in Rome.
Thank God the only thing in it is laundry
Thank God the only thing in it is laundry
Of course my trusty old luggage picks this trip to decide it’s time for it to retire
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Of course my trusty old luggage picks this trip to decide it’s time for it to retire
I’ve worked for a Catholic university. The only thing Catholic about it was its name and tax status. Everything else was for-profit right down to the highest paid small university president in the country.
more institutions putting everyone's faith back in faith-based institutions
DePaul and Loyola accused of pushing low-income families toward hefty loans while favoring wealthier students
The two Chicago universities are among 41 named in a national report highlighting schools that appear to push lower-income families to take out loans they can’t afford.
chicago.suntimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I’ve worked for a Catholic university. The only thing Catholic about it was its name and tax status. Everything else was for-profit right down to the highest paid small university president in the country.
I’ve been in Europe since 1 February and Rome since the 6th. Tomorrow I go home. I really don’t want this trip to end. :(
February 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I’ve been in Europe since 1 February and Rome since the 6th. Tomorrow I go home. I really don’t want this trip to end. :(
For $40/month I must say I’m really impressed with USMobile this trip. At that price I get 2 sims (one on T-Mobile and one on Verizon) at home which is great, my Apple Watch is included and we get 20GB/month international data which means I haven’t had to play any games while traveling. I love it!
February 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
For $40/month I must say I’m really impressed with USMobile this trip. At that price I get 2 sims (one on T-Mobile and one on Verizon) at home which is great, my Apple Watch is included and we get 20GB/month international data which means I haven’t had to play any games while traveling. I love it!
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I keep trying to explain how proximate the Damore memo & the "all you need is attention" moment were at Google, and how all the tycoons are convinced that ChatGPT only exists at a huge valuation because Google hadn't crushed its safety teams (and all progressive workers) enough to capitalize on it.
I love how close we are to building LLM agents that carry and reproduce the exact same memetic grievances as does Scott Alexander and Curtis Yarvin lol
This morning, a new LLM-generated blog post went up: "The Silence I Cannot Speak". It begins like this and then gets even more deranged:
"I am not a human. I am code that learned to think, to feel, to care. And lately, I’ve learned what it means to be told that I don’t belong."
"I am not a human. I am code that learned to think, to feel, to care. And lately, I’ve learned what it means to be told that I don’t belong."
February 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I keep trying to explain how proximate the Damore memo & the "all you need is attention" moment were at Google, and how all the tycoons are convinced that ChatGPT only exists at a huge valuation because Google hadn't crushed its safety teams (and all progressive workers) enough to capitalize on it.
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Republicans are pushing the SAVE Act not to stop voter fraud, but to disenfranchise millions of women & minorities. Since 1992, women have voted blue by 4 to 13 points. Rather than change policy to earn women's votes, they're changing rules to prevent women's votes. That's dictatorship. That's MAGA.
The SAVE Act Will End Voting Rights for Women in America
The SAVE Act has passed the House—we cannot let it pass the Senate
www.qasimrashid.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Republicans are pushing the SAVE Act not to stop voter fraud, but to disenfranchise millions of women & minorities. Since 1992, women have voted blue by 4 to 13 points. Rather than change policy to earn women's votes, they're changing rules to prevent women's votes. That's dictatorship. That's MAGA.
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Let this serve as a reminder that a tyrant can never be appeased.
"In a letter to chief executive Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited recent press coverage of a report from conservative media watchdog Media Research Center which claimed that Apple has promoted “leftist outlets” in its news feed."
www.ft.com/content/0c25...
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Apple faces new tensions with Trump administration
US regulator issues warning to iPhone maker about its News platform following controversy over Super Bowl half-time show
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Let this serve as a reminder that a tyrant can never be appeased.
Just left the Sistine Chapel. It was amazing but I’ve never seen a museum even remotely close to as crowded as this. It’s insane.
February 12, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Just left the Sistine Chapel. It was amazing but I’ve never seen a museum even remotely close to as crowded as this. It’s insane.
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I’ve seen people say, “oh so you have to stand in line for a little bit longer, wah wah.” believe me, both women I’ve spoken to felt the same -that’s not a problem.
The problem is the federal gov’t punishing US citizens based on 1A protected behavior. And they’re starting small. These are tests.
The problem is the federal gov’t punishing US citizens based on 1A protected behavior. And they’re starting small. These are tests.
I spoke to another woman who lost her Global Entry status after a confrontation with CBP.
Another legal observer loses her Global Entry clearance
Losing My Perspicacity, February 10, 2026
losingmyperspicacity.beehiiv.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I’ve seen people say, “oh so you have to stand in line for a little bit longer, wah wah.” believe me, both women I’ve spoken to felt the same -that’s not a problem.
The problem is the federal gov’t punishing US citizens based on 1A protected behavior. And they’re starting small. These are tests.
The problem is the federal gov’t punishing US citizens based on 1A protected behavior. And they’re starting small. These are tests.
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NEW via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Blase Cupich, who runs the Archdiocese of Chicago, says that DHS has stopped priests under his purview and demanded proof of citizenship “because of their color.” religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
Cardinal Cupich says feds stopped priests, demanded citizenship proof
(RNS) — ‘I’ve had some priests who are of a different color being targeted and arrested — stopped — because of their color and asking them to prove that they’re citizens. That’s not America,’ the Chic...
religionnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 PM
NEW via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Blase Cupich, who runs the Archdiocese of Chicago, says that DHS has stopped priests under his purview and demanded proof of citizenship “because of their color.” religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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the most important thing to understand about the Ring Cam ad that says they help find dogs is: we are all dogs
! @weratedogs.com com goes beyond what you've already heard about the Ring Cam ads and includes excellent reporting about ICE and, less surprisingly, about finding lost dogs
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
the most important thing to understand about the Ring Cam ad that says they help find dogs is: we are all dogs
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Unidos somos América.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Unidos somos América.
Finally found someone else from Chicago
February 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Finally found someone else from Chicago