August Flanagan

Having Claude ask Codex for a second opinion when it gets stuck is mindblowing. I watch along as they have a little a conversation and the bug is fixed. I am firmly relegated to third place.

had dinner with engineer lead at a startup last night told us their saas vendor tried to double the price from $70k a year to $170k a year CTO was like in slack on the call "i think we can have claude write this" 3 week sprint cloned and replaced vendor told sales org trying to gouge them they done sales freaks out "how do we solve this" this is going to happen so much in 2026

🚨BREAKING: Border Patrol agents are caught on camera unlawfully stopping and threatening a U.S. citizen at a gas station, with zero legal basis. In the video, a Border Patrol agent approaches a man who is simply pumping gas into an unmarked vehicle and immediately demands, “Let me see your ID.” The man correctly responds, “I don’t have to show it to you.” Instead of stating any lawful reason for the stop, the agent escalates and asks, “How do I know you’re a U.S. citizen?” That question alone exposes the violation. The man is wearing normal clothing, committing no crime, not crossing a border, not driving, and not suspected of anything. There is no traffic stop, no reasonable suspicion, no probable cause, and no legal authority to demand proof of citizenship in this context. So, what the agent is really saying is this: If you don’t look white enough, you must prove you belong. That is racial profiling. It is unconstitutional. And it is illegal. The agent then issues a threat: “This can go two ways. I can take you in, or you show me your ID.” That is not a choice, it’s coercion. Faced with the threat of unlawful detention, the man is forced to hand over his identification, surrendering his rights under duress. This is exactly how constitutional rights are stripped away, not by law, but by intimidation. If Border Patrol can demand “proof of citizenship” from Americans at a gas station with no cause, then no one’s rights are safe.

Rogan: "You don't want militarized people in the streets just roaming around, snatching up people — many of which turn out to be U.S. citizens that just don't have their papers on them. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"

DAMN : ICE grabbed a 17yo Target worker at his job, despite him saying he’s a US citizen. After confirming he was, they dumped him in a Walmart lot 8 min away. Bystanders found him sobbing, bleeding: “They slammed me on the ground.”