AI
Fable 5 Was Nice While It Lasted
The government made Anthropic pull Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for everyone, over a jailbreak that amounts to asking a model to fix bugs in code. The facts, and why it hit me personally.
Politics
Automotive
Ram's Rumble Bee Returns: 777 HP, Yellow, and Out of Reach
Ram revived the Rumble Bee as a three-truck muscle lineup topping out at a 777-hp Hellcat SRT. The trims, the timing, and why the Hemi V8 is back at all — a comeback that lasts only as long as the fuel-economy rollback behind it.
AI
Connecticut Passed a Sweeping AI Law (SB 5). Here's What It Does.
Connecticut's AI Responsibility and Transparency Act is on the governor's desk. The lead sponsor represents my district. Here's what's in it, who carries the burden, and where it collides with the federal preemption push.
Geopolitics
Trump Evacuated as Gunman Charges Hilton Checkpoint at WHCD
President Trump was evacuated from the Washington Hilton on Saturday night after a gunman charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. It is the same hotel where Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
Personal
Hormuz at the Pump: $102.48 to Fill the Tank
A record fillup at a Stratford Citgo, charted against six months of debit-card history. Connecticut and the U.S. crossed $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022, and the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopening.
Opinion
Anthropic Sues the Pentagon. Here's What Matters.
Anthropic filed two federal lawsuits today challenging the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation. The legal arguments are stronger than the politics suggest.
Opinion
Trump Lost Me Over Anthropic
I've supported the winning candidate in every general election since 2000—including Trump twice. That ends now. I will not support Trump or anyone aligned with him after the federal government threatened to destroy an American company for having principles.
Opinion
The Pentagon Wants an AI That Kills. Anthropic Said No. Will It Be Punished?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is threatening to blacklist Anthropic for refusing to remove safety guardrails from Claude. As a daily Claude user, I have thoughts on why the government shouldn't be strong-arming AI companies into building unrestricted weapons.
Technology
Connecticut's Proposed Facial Recognition Ban: Privacy Win or Invitation to Organized Theft?
State Senator James Maroney's proposed ban on retail facial recognition raises important privacy questions—but could it also make Connecticut a softer target for organized retail crime?