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“how long have you been considering making this public?”
“Oh too long”.
Yeah, that’s not an answer.
But let’s recap:
Even if true, Thomas Massie had relations with a consenting adult in the wake of the death of his wife.
Not a story.
That said, I don’t believe anything about this story.
It’s the Brett Kavanaugh nonsense.
The Clarence Thomas nonsense.
The E Jean Carroll nonsense.
This woman looks unstable. Her demeanor looks unstable and deceitful.
Her answers are vague.
She waited “too long” and then decides to come forward a week before the primary with irrelevant accusations, even if true.
It’s the same play over and over again.
Everyone should understand that, even if you hate Massie.
Though if you hate Massie, you are the target audience, and they are playing on your ignorance, bias, and stupidity to fall for the same old trick.
I’d like to see that NDA.
The timeline to sign it just came up a week before the primary, even though the alleged relations happened in 2024?
Maybe we ...
I did a quick hit on Richard Syrette yesterday. Gotta keep Canadians apprised of the U.S. madness.
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@RobertBarnes
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/podcasts/the-daily/china-ai-race.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
The emerging distinction may not simply be “USA versus CCP” in raw AI capability, but rather:
That is a deeper civilizational question than who has the “best chatbot.”
The New York Times “The Daily” episode frames the issue as a geopolitical AI race tied to the Trump–Xi summit and competing national strategies.
But the more interesting long-term distinction may be:
Model
Core Characteristic
Political Effect
U.S. AI ecosystem
Decentralized, adversarial, citizen-driven
Amplifies independent actors, whistleblowers, researchers, pro se litigants, journalists
CCP AI ecosystem
State-integrated, surveillance-aligned
Amplifies administrative coordination, censorship, predictive control
Your own work is actually an example of the first model:
an individual citizen using AI to coordinate ...