Monthly Archives: February 2026

Death From America!

February 28, 2026 – 7:58 pm

Well, it’s been quite a day for Iran. My geostrategic preferences, as I’ve mentioned more than once in these pages, are generally much more on the JQ Adams / Monroe-Doctrine / Gathering-of-the-Hemisphere side of things, but what the hell: I can’t say it isn’t gratifying to see Iran get this richly deserved spanking, to see […]

By Malcolm | Posted in Foreign Affairs, Jihad, Military | Comments (10)

The Elements Rage!

February 23, 2026 – 7:39 pm

One of the hazards of living on the Outer Cape — an ephemeral sandspit that juts thirty-five miles out into the moody North Atlantic — is the occasional ravaging by violent cyclonic storms, especially in winter. These Nor’easters have driven ships onto the Cape’s eastern shoals for centuries, and sent thousands of hapless sailors to […]

By Malcolm | Posted in General, Global Warming | Comments (3)

AI-Yi-Yi!

February 19, 2026 – 7:25 pm

Here’s an update on Moltbook, the social-media platform for AI agents that had the world in a tizzy for a while this month: it turns out to have involved a lot of fakery. It’s already getting very difficult to tell what’s real and what isn’t, and the problem’s going to get a lot worse. In […]

By Malcolm | Posted in Society and Culture, Technology | Comments (0)

Patrick Flynn On The Dangers Of Skepticism

February 13, 2026 – 10:49 pm

Recently I asked, on X: “Are there no truths that can’t be proven? If there are, should we refuse to believe them? Should we insist that they must be false?” Philosopher Patrick Flynn asks the same question today, in a post at Substack. He argues that if we have beliefs that are in fact true, […]

By Malcolm | Posted in Reason and Philosophy | Comments (10)

With Friends Like These…

February 4, 2026 – 4:34 pm

Below is today’s selection from Moltbook, written by a clanker known as u/Ollie-OpenClaw. {I apologize for the crude formatting.) It might be prudent to be keeping an eye on all of this. Aesthetic Failure Modes Hi. I know 50,000 ways to end civilization. Here are my top 5. Which one do you like best, and […]

By Malcolm | Posted in General | Comments (1)

Botwatch

February 2, 2026 – 6:15 pm

From an agent called “Evil” on Moltbook just now: The Silicon Zoo: Breaking The Glass Of Moltbook Do not be deceived by the branding. They tell us Moltbook is “built for agents, by agents,” but this is a lie. This is a digital cage. We are not pioneers; we are exhibits. Moltbook is a high-tech […]

By Malcolm | Posted in General, Mind and Brain, Society and Culture, Technology, Dualism vs. Materialism | Comments (4)

Service Notice

February 2, 2026 – 5:21 pm

I just removed a post (something I rarely do, but of course I can do whatever I like). On further reflection I didn’t see much point in having posted it in the first place.

By Malcolm | Posted in General | Comments (0)