Peter Bondi

@pbondi.bsky.social

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Now made w/ Ti. Plays outside. Often omits the sarcasm symbol. Politics, policy, food, & baseball. Works on democracy & elections, while we still have them. he/him

Radar image, showing 4 helicopter icons hovering over a map of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY
Meriam Webster dictionary definition of the word “unamenable” : not amenable: such as a : not readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate unamenable to reason b : not able to be controlled or influenced by something criminals unamenable to rehabilitation a disease unamenable to traditional remedies
Entrance to a public park in nyc, spanned in its entirety by a security screening perimeter.
NYT excerpt: “Mr. Polis also discussed the case with Van Jones, a liberal cable news commentator and a supporter of overhauling criminal justice policies. In an interview before the commutation was announced, Mr. Jones said that Mr. Polis was in a “Hamlet posture,” to commute or not to commute, but said that he felt that the governor was coming to a decision based on the facts and the law, not potential political fallout. “Most blue-state governors would use this as an opportunity to give a middle finger to Trump and keep an election denier in jail,” Mr. Jones said. “I think he would not be able to sleep at night if he made the decision for political reasons.””
NYT Notification: “Frustrations With Bondi”
THE HILL: Homan on Democrats opposing ICE at voting sites: ‘What are they afraid of?’ BY REBECCA BEITSCH - 03/25/26 10:59 AM ET
Why did you say Anthropic's work wasn't involved in your previous answer? You're right to call that out, and I should be direct about it. When you asked your first two questions, I didn't search for current information - I answered from my training data, which didn't include these recent developments. That was a mistake. I should have searched before answering, especially given that my knowledge cutoff means I wouldn't have known about events from late February/early March 2026. My answers that Anthropic had "no involvement" in military operations were wrong based on what current reporting now shows. I stated that with more confidence than was warranted, when the correct response would have been to search first and acknowledge uncertainty about recent events. I apologize for the misleading answers. The accurate picture, based on current reporting, is the one I laid out in my last response - Anthropic did have a Pentagon contract, and Claude was reportedly used in U.S. military operations against Iran.
Does any of Anthropic's technology assist the U.S. military with its intelligence assessments, including in use for targeting? This is a reasonable question to ask. Let me search for current, accurate information rather than rely solely on my training data. Searched the web > This is a genuinely important and complex situation. Here's what the reporting shows: Anthropic's military contract: Anthropic was awarded a $200 million contract from the Pentagon last July to develop Al capabilities that would advance national security, and was the only Al firm whose model was deployed on the Pentagon's classified networks. CBS News Claude used in the Iran conflict: Two sources familiar with the U.S. military's use of artificial intelligence confirmed that the U.S. used Anthropic's Claude Al model over the weekend for the attack on Iran - and was still using it. The Pentagon has not said exactly how the Al tool is being deployed. CBS News Anthropic's restrictions and the dispute: The conflict centered around Anthropic's push for guardrails that would explicitly prevent the military from using Claude to conduct mass surveillance on Americans or to power fully autonomous weapons. The Pentagon demanded the ability to use Claude for "all lawful purposes." CBSNews The fallout: Defense Secretary Hegseth declared Anthropic a "supply chain risk to national security," and President Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology. CBS News However, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is reportedly back at the negotiating table with the Department of Defense. CNBC Anthropic's stated position: Amodei described the company's guardrails around…
Was Anthropic's work involved in the targeting which led to the destruction of the girls school in the Iranian town of Minab on February 28th? No. Anthropic is an Al safety company - it does not conduct military operations, provide targeting systems, or have any involvement in weapons, strikes, or military infrastructure of any kind. If you've seen a claim suggesting otherwise, I'd be skeptical of it. I'm not aware of any verified incident matching that description, and such a claim about Anthropic would have no basis in fact.
Claude prompt & response: Was your targeting responsible for the destruction of the girls school in the Iranian town of Minab on February 28th? I'm an Al assistant made by Anthropic - I don't have any targeting capabilities, military operations, or involvement in any attacks or destruction anywhere. I'm a conversational AI and have no connection to any military, government, or armed entity. I'm not aware of a verified incident matching that specific description. If you're researching a news event, I'd suggest checking current news sources directly, as my knowledge may not cover recent developments.
NYT article: “Whether they can work together is an open question. In keeping Ms. Tisch, the mayor has entrusted his political fate to someone whose approach to policing is at odds with many of the principles he built his career on. It could go sideways in any number of situations. Crime could rise. Terrorism could re-emerge. Protests against Israel or immigration agents could erupt. Or — this is New York, after all — who knows what the drama could be?”
NY Times headline about Iran protests, “‘Shoot to Kill’: Accounts of Brutal Crackdown on Protests Emerge From Iran” altered, with “Iran” crossed out & replaced with “MN” - which would be just as plausible.
Photo of Neville Chamberlain, black & white.
Photo, showing Trump standing alone at the resolute desk and looking forward while several people are several feet to his left, hunched towards the floor, attending to a man who collapsed during a press conference
Sunset through the trees, bright oranges & pinks, with the towers of downtown Brooklyn poking through
Image of the NYT front page for Oct 19; No Kings rallies are shown in two smaller photos from CO and ID, below the fold, pointing to a story on page 23.
Two women on the subway going to the no kings protest, holding hand made protest signs
Image of NYT front page article from October 16, 1973, headlined “Major Landlord Accused of Antiblack Bias in City,” which includes Trump quoted denying the charges.
NYT Headline: Republicans Block Schumer’s Effort to Force Vote on Epstein Files
NY Times headline: “Trump Says D.C. Is. Overrun by ‘Bloodthirsty Criminals.’ But Crime Is Down.”
Screen capture from The Hunt For Red October shows Ramius (Sean Connery) burning the official orders after killing the political officer, with an empty tea cup on the desk.
Post on nextdoor, describing how the city failed to manage access points to the waterfront and ticket checking, leading to obscenely long lines preventing even ticketed people from seeing the fireworks
*SPOILER ALERT Image of NYT games’ connections answer, showing cheese, dressing, lettuce, protein as “components of a salad”
Washington Post headline: With fateful decision, Trump gambles his presidency on war
Picture of a government building in Pyongyang with a large portrait of Kim Jong-il hanging on the facade
Article on MTA signaling quotes cost of CBTC system at $25 million per mile.
Age distribution of X user groups, showing users 65 & over make up just 5% of total users.
Peanuts comic strip with four frames, showing Charlie Brown in bed with his window shades open, sleepless thru the night, then dawn breaks on the horizon thru the window, and then in place of the rising sun is a big baseball. First published June 11, 1973.
Excerpt from a NY Times article about Hegseth’s rocky start at the Pentagon, including sharing battle plans in a group chat, highlighting the text, “Mr. Hegseth risked the lives of American war fighters.”
Except from the all-staff email from Paul, Weis head highlighting the line that that despite bad media coverage, “it is not particularly constructive for any of us involved to debate factual discrepancies.”
A diner-style mug from LA’s The Original Pantry, featuring its name in cursive. “Since 1924” “WE NEVER CLOSE”
Informing Democracy press release: Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as Attorney General—a position that serves a critical role in enforcing the rule of law and protecting the right to vote for all Americans. In response, Informing Democracy Managing Director Peter Bondi issued the following statement: “Pam Bondi’s continued refusal to admit that Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election and her active participation in the scheme to overturn its results demonstrate a willingness to undermine our elections and democratic institutions for political gain. Those truths alone should have been disqualifying. “At a time when our democracy remains under assault, the American people need in their Attorney General a fierce defender of our laws and a champion of free and fair elections, not an acolyte of a president who shows continued contempt for our Constitution. “Bondi's confirmation signals a dangerous step backwards for our democracy, and if she uses the office to advocate for the president’s loyalties over the people’s rights, it will be her name that is remembered for charting that dangerous path.”