Warren Jones
@wemmett.bsky.social
AI changes fast. Could it be the Chinese may have an advantage in rapid development through the ability to be more open to sharing information publicly about AI development vs US companies seeking commercial advantage by not sharing information about their products openly?
So Long, GPT-5. Hello, Qwen
In the AI boom, chatbots and GPTs come and go quickly. (Remember Llama?) GPT-5 had a big year, but 2026 will be all about Qwen.
www.wired.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
AI changes fast. Could it be the Chinese may have an advantage in rapid development through the ability to be more open to sharing information publicly about AI development vs US companies seeking commercial advantage by not sharing information about their products openly?
"Mr. Colbert delivers an opening monologue of blistering political attack. There is no mistaking the despairing rage he expresses on behalf of viewers who feel battered by the corruption and cruelty of this administration and its enablers...he has turned his ..last hurrah into a torrid victory lap"
Opinion | Stephen Colbert Hits a High Note
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"Mr. Colbert delivers an opening monologue of blistering political attack. There is no mistaking the despairing rage he expresses on behalf of viewers who feel battered by the corruption and cruelty of this administration and its enablers...he has turned his ..last hurrah into a torrid victory lap"
Reposted by Warren Jones
JUST IN: CBS’s Kennedy Center Honors just hit an all-time ratings low. Preliminary Nielsen data shows only ~2.65M viewers tuned in to the Trump-hosted show, down from 4.1M in 2024. A stunning 35% year-over-year collapse.
December 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
JUST IN: CBS’s Kennedy Center Honors just hit an all-time ratings low. Preliminary Nielsen data shows only ~2.65M viewers tuned in to the Trump-hosted show, down from 4.1M in 2024. A stunning 35% year-over-year collapse.
Reposted by Warren Jones
Journalism is supposed to “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted,” but Bari Weiss has it backwards. My new column https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/bari-weiss-60-minutes-cecot-episode-censorship?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy | Margaret Sullivan
Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Journalism is supposed to “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted,” but Bari Weiss has it backwards. My new column https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/bari-weiss-60-minutes-cecot-episode-censorship?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Trump is on quite the spending spree. It takes lots of money to get your name plastered all over the country!
For all the very real pain caused by DOGE, it looks like federal spending this year is higher than it was last year. Check out this real-time tracker from @BrookingsInst: www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Trump is on quite the spending spree. It takes lots of money to get your name plastered all over the country!
Reposted by Warren Jones
December 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Reposted by Warren Jones
December 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Reposted by Warren Jones
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
Reposted by Warren Jones
CATO INSTITUTE:
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
December 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
CATO INSTITUTE:
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
“Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us,” [Edmund] Burke wrote. It is, he warned, through manners that laws are either made or unmade, upheld or corrupted." Trump revels in displaying crude insensitivity, smashing the hallmarks of civility.
Opinion | Our Petty, Hollow, Squalid Ogre in Chief
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us,” [Edmund] Burke wrote. It is, he warned, through manners that laws are either made or unmade, upheld or corrupted." Trump revels in displaying crude insensitivity, smashing the hallmarks of civility.
Reposted by Warren Jones
MORE: The Kremlin has consistently indicated that it will reject any peace deals that offer reliable security guarantees for Ukraine, and is highly unlikely to accept a settlement that contains any provisions safeguarding Ukrainian territorial integrity. (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar121525
December 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
MORE: The Kremlin has consistently indicated that it will reject any peace deals that offer reliable security guarantees for Ukraine, and is highly unlikely to accept a settlement that contains any provisions safeguarding Ukrainian territorial integrity. (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar121525
Reposted by Warren Jones
The real divide in America isn’t whether or not you believe this. Literally no one believes this.
The real divide is between the people who think lying should matter—and the people who’ll make an exception for our Great Leader.
The real divide is between the people who think lying should matter—and the people who’ll make an exception for our Great Leader.
Trump suggests he actually won California last year but it was “rigged”
December 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The real divide in America isn’t whether or not you believe this. Literally no one believes this.
The real divide is between the people who think lying should matter—and the people who’ll make an exception for our Great Leader.
The real divide is between the people who think lying should matter—and the people who’ll make an exception for our Great Leader.
Reposted by Warren Jones
December 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Reposted by Warren Jones
This flailing shows how unprepared the GOP is to be the dog that caught the car.
Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their already too-expensive health insurance rates skyrocket. Millions will end up with no coverage—all thanks to the GOP, who, meanwhile, gave billionaires more tax cuts.
Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their already too-expensive health insurance rates skyrocket. Millions will end up with no coverage—all thanks to the GOP, who, meanwhile, gave billionaires more tax cuts.
December 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This flailing shows how unprepared the GOP is to be the dog that caught the car.
Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their already too-expensive health insurance rates skyrocket. Millions will end up with no coverage—all thanks to the GOP, who, meanwhile, gave billionaires more tax cuts.
Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their already too-expensive health insurance rates skyrocket. Millions will end up with no coverage—all thanks to the GOP, who, meanwhile, gave billionaires more tax cuts.
Reposted by Warren Jones
It's wild how Chris Rufo openly talks about his own followers like they are the dumbest, most contemptible people alive. Which, fair!
But it says a lot about MAGA psychology that they don't seem to mind.
x.com/christopherr...
But it says a lot about MAGA psychology that they don't seem to mind.
x.com/christopherr...
December 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's wild how Chris Rufo openly talks about his own followers like they are the dumbest, most contemptible people alive. Which, fair!
But it says a lot about MAGA psychology that they don't seem to mind.
x.com/christopherr...
But it says a lot about MAGA psychology that they don't seem to mind.
x.com/christopherr...
Reposted by Warren Jones
NEW: Trump's mysterious commutation of David Gentile has upset & confused his victims.
Several of the businesses in which their life savings were invested had Scientology links.
Gentile is a Scientologist himself, but the church says it had nothing to do with the commutation.
Several of the businesses in which their life savings were invested had Scientology links.
Gentile is a Scientologist himself, but the church says it had nothing to do with the commutation.
Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NEW: Trump's mysterious commutation of David Gentile has upset & confused his victims.
Several of the businesses in which their life savings were invested had Scientology links.
Gentile is a Scientologist himself, but the church says it had nothing to do with the commutation.
Several of the businesses in which their life savings were invested had Scientology links.
Gentile is a Scientologist himself, but the church says it had nothing to do with the commutation.
Reposted by Warren Jones
News from DeSantisstan: how Ron DeSantis diverted millions in state funds to battle referendum items with which he personally disagreed, in violation of Florida law and ethics standards, and then poured money into the pockets of his cronies and his wife. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
A Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times investigation found the DeSantis’ administration’s use of public money to fund a campaign against marijuana and abortion access was more sprawling than previously kn...
www.miamiherald.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
News from DeSantisstan: how Ron DeSantis diverted millions in state funds to battle referendum items with which he personally disagreed, in violation of Florida law and ethics standards, and then poured money into the pockets of his cronies and his wife. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Reposted by Warren Jones
Notable not only that the administration has refused to publicly release the OLC "Murder Memo," the administration also won't allow congressional legal counsel to review the DOJ justification so that they can explain/critique the contents for lawmakers.
“If the Trump administration is confident that its actions are lawful — as top officials have repeatedly claimed — they should have no problem releasing the OLC’s analysis.”
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Remember the Torture Memos? The Boat Strike Memos May Be Worse.
The Trump administration needs to release the legal analysis underpinning its controversial military campaign.
www.politico.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Notable not only that the administration has refused to publicly release the OLC "Murder Memo," the administration also won't allow congressional legal counsel to review the DOJ justification so that they can explain/critique the contents for lawmakers.
Reposted by Warren Jones
Florida cut more environmental protection jobs than any other state in the past 15 years, despite the challenges posed by increasingly intense hurricanes and sea level rise, according to a newly released national report.
Florida leads nation in cuts to environmental protection jobs, report says
The state cut 19% of the full-time jobs at its Department of Environmental Protection from 2010 to 2024, according to the newly released report.
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Florida cut more environmental protection jobs than any other state in the past 15 years, despite the challenges posed by increasingly intense hurricanes and sea level rise, according to a newly released national report.
Reposted by Warren Jones
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Reposted by Warren Jones
Many reporters went to Albany, Georgia, when it became one of America's first COVID hotspots.
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Many reporters went to Albany, Georgia, when it became one of America's first COVID hotspots.
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
Reposted by Warren Jones
Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
Reposted by Warren Jones
Killing people who are marooned on a shipwreck is so obviously illegal it's one of the super obvious cases that the Department of Defense actually uses as a textbook example in it's on procedural manual. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuGk...
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Killing people who are marooned on a shipwreck is so obviously illegal it's one of the super obvious cases that the Department of Defense actually uses as a textbook example in it's on procedural manual. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuGk...
Reposted by Warren Jones
Reposted by Warren Jones
A lawsuit previously alleged that David Gentile—just pardoned by Trump— was an associate of Russian organized crime figure and oligarch Michael Cherney.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A lawsuit previously alleged that David Gentile—just pardoned by Trump— was an associate of Russian organized crime figure and oligarch Michael Cherney.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.