Paul Musgrave
@professormusgrave.bsky.social
Professor of political science. Willing expat becoming an unwilling emigre. Essentially millennial, analytically millenarian. https://musgrave.substack.com
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this is brilliant: it has made me realise that I am taking the same approach to LLMs that I take to alcohol (the advantages of using them are not sufficient to offset the risks; I only find myself wanting to try when I'm really stressed out; and I know myself enough to know it would be addictive)
LLM companies make the academic dishonesty equivalent of heroin, and we do not have academic honesty equivalents of methadone yet
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
this is brilliant: it has made me realise that I am taking the same approach to LLMs that I take to alcohol (the advantages of using them are not sufficient to offset the risks; I only find myself wanting to try when I'm really stressed out; and I know myself enough to know it would be addictive)
Nuclear Winter Olympics
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Nuclear Winter Olympics
LLM companies make the academic dishonesty equivalent of heroin, and we do not have academic honesty equivalents of methadone yet
February 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
LLM companies make the academic dishonesty equivalent of heroin, and we do not have academic honesty equivalents of methadone yet
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I suspect we won't fully appreciate this sentiment until AI makes it no longer true, and the passion projects of human labor become comparatively scarce.
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I suspect we won't fully appreciate this sentiment until AI makes it no longer true, and the passion projects of human labor become comparatively scarce.
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What are my best new PC options for “as simple as possible, as like Windows 10 as possible, only needs to read email and websites and print stuff” for an 85-year-old?
February 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
What are my best new PC options for “as simple as possible, as like Windows 10 as possible, only needs to read email and websites and print stuff” for an 85-year-old?
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so long suckers! i rev up my centrist refomr alliance and create a huge cloud of smoke. when the cloud dissipates im lying completely dead in nagatachō
February 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
so long suckers! i rev up my centrist refomr alliance and create a huge cloud of smoke. when the cloud dissipates im lying completely dead in nagatachō
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Hiiii!!! A simple check of wikipedia would reveal that Jes Staley was fired in 2021 and ate a lifetime ban from the British finance industry because of his ties to Epstein coming to light! Just thought folks would enjoy knowing that!
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 8, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Hiiii!!! A simple check of wikipedia would reveal that Jes Staley was fired in 2021 and ate a lifetime ban from the British finance industry because of his ties to Epstein coming to light! Just thought folks would enjoy knowing that!
I just want a nice night on the internet ca 2014 when you could think about Denver Airport conspiracy theories without worrying that maybe they were right
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I just want a nice night on the internet ca 2014 when you could think about Denver Airport conspiracy theories without worrying that maybe they were right
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Kennel Club DoG Show Judge Dredd.
Probate Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Kennel Club DoG Show Judge Dredd.
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I nominate all of BikeSky as a communal Traffic Court Judge Dredd
Probate Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
February 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I nominate all of BikeSky as a communal Traffic Court Judge Dredd
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i think this is dead on re: the first. Woke 2 needs to lean in heavy on "he a little confused but he got the spirit"
February 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
i think this is dead on re: the first. Woke 2 needs to lean in heavy on "he a little confused but he got the spirit"
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i do think once it gets announced once the petition gets verified, the right-wing influencer world in the US is going to start pushing for turning Alberta into American Manchuria
It's remarkable how little interest Trump or those in his orbit seem to take in it, but their attention is so easily distracted this is why I don't underestimate the threat THEY pose vs the separatists themselves.
February 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
i do think once it gets announced once the petition gets verified, the right-wing influencer world in the US is going to start pushing for turning Alberta into American Manchuria
Any picture of a Canadian midsize city looks more like a U.S. midsize city than a U.S. midsize city
Is this Buffalo? Indianapolis? Milwaukee? Salt Lake City? Nashville? Use it in your next powerpoint and see if anyone notices
Is this Buffalo? Indianapolis? Milwaukee? Salt Lake City? Nashville? Use it in your next powerpoint and see if anyone notices
February 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Any picture of a Canadian midsize city looks more like a U.S. midsize city than a U.S. midsize city
Is this Buffalo? Indianapolis? Milwaukee? Salt Lake City? Nashville? Use it in your next powerpoint and see if anyone notices
Is this Buffalo? Indianapolis? Milwaukee? Salt Lake City? Nashville? Use it in your next powerpoint and see if anyone notices
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Volleyball Line Judge Dredd
February 7, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Volleyball Line Judge Dredd
My most American-coded reaction is finding Judge Dredd a sympathetic character
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
My most American-coded reaction is finding Judge Dredd a sympathetic character
Probate Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
February 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Probate Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
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Every generation discovers this magical fact for themselves, and it is beautiful.
There was an early 20th century British politician named Bonar Law
February 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Every generation discovers this magical fact for themselves, and it is beautiful.
Checking FlightRadar every time a heavy goes over my house to make sure it ain’t one of the Bones en route to Bandar Abbas
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Checking FlightRadar every time a heavy goes over my house to make sure it ain’t one of the Bones en route to Bandar Abbas
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Absolutely tremendous work here, no notes.
(Apart from to say that this proposal is by the actual president of RIBA)
(Apart from to say that this proposal is by the actual president of RIBA)
February 7, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Absolutely tremendous work here, no notes.
(Apart from to say that this proposal is by the actual president of RIBA)
(Apart from to say that this proposal is by the actual president of RIBA)
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@sharonk.bsky.social obviously doesn't need me to tell her this but the idea that nobody in Democratic politics is raising alarm bells over this because no one in the general public cares is insufficient. Nobody in elite politics cares either. That's the main problem. The liberal elite is sclerotic.
It's not great that Democratic FP priorities are largely outsourced to the three biggest clowncar think tanks in Washington.
February 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
@sharonk.bsky.social obviously doesn't need me to tell her this but the idea that nobody in Democratic politics is raising alarm bells over this because no one in the general public cares is insufficient. Nobody in elite politics cares either. That's the main problem. The liberal elite is sclerotic.
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Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
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One thing Elkins's LEGACY OF VIOLENCE made clear was counterinsurgency, historically, looked a lot like what's happening in MN. Arbitrary brutality, extra-legal behavior, etc. "Hearts and minds" was a PR campaign the Brits sold to the US during the Malayan emergency, where they hid the ugly bits.
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
One thing Elkins's LEGACY OF VIOLENCE made clear was counterinsurgency, historically, looked a lot like what's happening in MN. Arbitrary brutality, extra-legal behavior, etc. "Hearts and minds" was a PR campaign the Brits sold to the US during the Malayan emergency, where they hid the ugly bits.