NEW: Imagine buying a high-speed vehicle, then creating a dedicated committee whose only job is to rip out the factory anti-lock brakes and safety override switches. The Pentagon did that for military AI and called it a 'Barrier Removal Board.'

This was a difficult story to report. Some of these conversations stayed with me long after the interviews ended. I spoke with these bright, ambitious women who came to Silicon Valley to pursue their dreams. They described being sexually harassed, assaulted or raped—often by someone they knew and trusted, someone they considered a friend. What was especially painful to hear was what happened afterward. Some described being discouraged from going to the police. Others said they were told nobody would believe them. And someone was told that she was seeking attention and all was a lie. 🥲 Alongside the trauma came fears about losing friendships, careers and their place in a community they had hoped to belong to. When the person you’re accusing has money, influence and powerful connections, seeking accountability can feel like David taking on Goliath. Victims aren’t always women, although most of the accounts shared with me came from women. One woman’s point stayed with me: we need to confront the predatory mindset—the entitlement that allows someone to disregard another person’s boundaries. Whisper networks can help people warn and protect one another. But they cannot substitute for a system people can trust: somewhere to turn for support, a fair process for investigating allegations, and meaningful accountability when misconduct is established—even when those responsible are wealthy or powerful. To the women who shared their experiences with me: thank you. I know these are deeply personal and painful things to revisit. I appreciate your trust. No single article can capture the full weight or complexity of someone’s experience. I take seriously the responsibility of telling these stories with care. My hope is that bringing them into the light helps more people find support—and helps create a culture where pursuing your dreams doesn’t mean staying silent about harm. If you ever unfortunately get into the situation of experiencing rape or sexual assault, please seek medical care and professional support, and consider reporting to the police when you feel safe and ready. You do not have to face this alone. What happened was not your fault, and you deserve care, support and to be heard. I was deeply moved by the strength of the women I spoke with and their determination not to let what happened define their lives. They still have dreams to pursue, companies to build and so much ahead of them. They deserve every opportunity to shape that future. 🌷 Read my latest article for @nypost and @californiapost (link in thread) 👇

A hidden list of 100 abusers in Silicon Valley. Left unstated: some are abusing *men* Sam Altman used to date Peter Thiel, known for recruiting young men for sex (one died of suicide). Sam's sex parties are notorious for how hard they go, and the abuse. Three sources told me about this: • One said it's splitting the San Francisco queer community. • Another said Sam & co take sexual favors from straight men too who want to get in their good graces. What bars everyone from speaking up? The extreme power imbalance.

Separate from my recent article, I also spoke to @Nature about the harms I am concerned with. Reports on AI fabricating false intelligence on nuclear weapons, the Minab school bombing, as well as poor performance in financial and health sectors, should have us very alarmed.

Unpacking some of the questions and observations around the "AI will soon kills us all" narrative, like "specifically, and grounded in technical realities, how?" cnn.com/2026/09/24/tech/not-…

🚨EXCLUSIVE: AI safety rules were about to be enacted - then $25 million from OpenAI's president was deposited in Trump's super PAC and the rule disappeared. @LeverNews unearths documents exposing how AI oligarchs got Trump to kill rules they now claim to support. Pass it on👇

Saying this kind of shit without disclosing that you are part of the Rationalist cult that defined the language is very deceptive. Anthropomorphizing is the ENTIRE problem. If you replaced “agentic AI” with “badly programmed malware” for example, you’d be far closer to reality and people would be talking about solutions not eschatology.

"Critics without programming/math/tech-adjacent skills are like blind men trying to understand an elephant." I know one or two things about programming. And AI. From my experience, contemporary AI "thinks" only to the degree that one has a particularly casual meaning of the word "think".

One of my friends just asked a tongue-in-cheek question about malware. Yeah okay, sure! A computer only does what the collected assemblage of humans who designed its chips, circuits, logic, and myriad software components, including any malware, told it to do. And perhaps some unexpected or low probability behavior can manifest due to interactions within that component hodgepodge. Yet we don't mistake those behaviors for evidence of consciousness or self-direction! Lol

RT @davetroy: AP is so on point with this. Reject the language the cult uses and you rob it of its power. Thats why they are going bonkers…

A fantastic piece of experiential writing from @evangershkovich. Recommended.

This is the 13 star pattern from the Betsy Ross flag, and while it’s not classified as a hate symbol by most advocacy orgs, it has long been co-opted by extremist groups — not just III%ers, but also by explicitly white supremacist groups like the KKK and Patriot Front as well

There isn’t a single top flight culinary talent who’d take this job right now. Regardless of personal politics. Why? Because there is no way to create. This group of people does not respect talent, creativity, or culinary knowledge. They want what they want. And it’s gross.

Matt VanDyke is free from Indian prison.

The Office of Remigration is real, confirmed on the State Department's own organizational chart since May 2025, carved out of the bureau that used to resettle refugees. The term has a documented history in European far-right politics, used by Austria's Herbert Kickl and AfD leader Alice Weidel, popularized by a white nationalist influencer, and historically understood as a euphemism for ethnic cleansing. This isn't outside critics overreading a word choice. Per the Washington Post's reporting, State Department officials objected internally to the name specifically because of its ethnic cleansing connotations and were overruled. The office has reportedly authorized over 400 million dollars to more than 30 countries, some run by authoritarian governments, to accept deportees who have no ties to those countries whatsoever.

3 weeks later: "The ruling by the judge who released 28 fishermen detained after the sinking of two boats by the US Southern Command states that the destruction was carried out "without authorization and that the crime scene was destroyed." See primicias.ec/seguridad/chone…

This is a huge NYT investigation into how Russia uses shell companies and Tether, a crypto coin, to evade sanctions and buy arms. What it doesn't mention is that the main U.S. backer of Tether is Cantor Fitzgerald, the firm run by Howard Lutnick's sons. nytimes.com/2026/09/24/busin…