Jim Willeke

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SenSanders Oh, so regulate themselves, Like The Federal reserve, and FDA, and even Congess.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

Sure Congress always says that about others while they constantly fail to follow their own rules in Congress.

While safety discussions are critical, focusing purely on worst-case scenarios overlooks the massive good already happening.

AI is helping scientists discover new antibiotics, optimizing climate tech, and democratizing education.
We shouldn't let fear paralyze progress.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SenBlumenthal While safety discussions are critical, focusing purely on worst-case scenarios overlooks the massive good already happening.

AI is helping scientists discover new antibiotics, optimizing climate tech, and democratizing education.
We shouldn't let fear paralyze progress.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SpeakerJohnson But you tried to sneak in an Amendment!
No integrity in our Elected officials!
Worse than the Press!

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@GovPritzker While safety discussions are critical, focusing purely on worst-case scenarios overlooks the massive good already happening.

AI is helping scientists discover new antibiotics, optimizing climate tech, and democratizing education.
We shouldn't let fear paralyze progress.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SenSanders While safety discussions are critical, focusing purely on worst-case scenarios overlooks the massive good already happening.

AI is helping scientists discover new antibiotics, optimizing climate tech, and democratizing education.
We shouldn't let fear paralyze progress.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SenRubenGallego While safety discussions are critical, focusing purely on worst-case scenarios overlooks the massive good already happening.

AI is helping scientists discover new antibiotics, optimizing climate tech, and democratizing education.
We shouldn't let fear paralyze progress.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SenJonHusted No you are not. Local communities should make these decisions.
You should deal with the reckless Federal spending and the >$40 TRILLION deficit.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

In July, the House passed the Stop Insider Trading Act in a 232-198 vote, with 13 Democrats joining Republicans in passing it. But even then, the bill appeared to face dim prospects in the Senate. Congress could resurrect a stock-ban bill during its lame-duck session after November’s midterm elections.

But the Republican-controlled House and Senate have shown little appetite this Congress for bipartisan bills such as the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which included stricter rules governing lawmakers’ personal financial habits.

https://t.co/91r7kAje2B

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

Most of these "AI guardrails" appears as friction dressed up as security to me as I use them!

The check is part of Claude Code, which is Anthropic's product. From your side it's the same system saying no.

What's true:

Your data, your sheet, you're the administrator. Being blocked from reading it is a fair thing to be annoyed about.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

Code Was Never the Bottleneck. Dreaming Is.

https://t.co/s8olyBTlwz

#dreamon

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@RepTedLieu While I agree, the sam could be said for a 🔨.
And Congress cannot balance a checkbook how would they be anle to police AI?

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SenJonHusted But you making such a decision was not granted by the Constitution.
I guess elected officials do not care about that anymore!

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SenJonHusted Nothing in the Constitution granted congress the right to control dat centers. This should be a locl decision.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@RepJoshG Congress is so incompetent they have not passed a budget on tome in 30+ uears.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SenJonHusted Not something Congess should decide.
Should be left to local communities.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

Come on!
This is nothing new.

Historical Examples of Presidential Press Restrictions
Theodore Roosevelt (1900s): Blocked reporters from The New York Sun from White House grounds after the newspaper published critical reporting on his Panama Canal policies.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1930s): Regularly criticized "hostile" newspaper publishers (like those owned by William Randolph Hearst) and occasionally froze specific reporters out of off-the-record press briefings, though he did not revoke their general physical credentials.
Richard Nixon (1970s): During the Watergate scandal, Nixon ordered his staff to completely bar reporters from The Washington Post from attending White House social events or traveling on Air Force One. White House audio tapes later revealed Nixon instructing his Press Secretary to ban Washington Post reporters entirely, though his staff largely resisted enforcing a total credential revocation.
Barack Obama (2009): The Obama administration attempted to exclude Fox News from a round of pool interviews with executive branch officials. The attempt failed after the other major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN) refused to participate unless Fox News was included. The administration also revoked the press pass of long-time correspondent Helen Thomas following controversial public remarks.

And While the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) aren't politically partisan, they operate as an industry cartel and professional union.
The system is intentionally designed to preserve power for legacy corporate media and exclude outsiders.Ingroup Bias: The board is made up of veteran White House reporters from established networks and newspapers. When limited pool seats are available on Air Force One or in the Oval Office, they naturally prioritize traditional wire services, major networks, and major print publications.Institutional Standards: The qualification rules—such as requiring accreditation from Congressional press galleries—were written long before the internet. These rules require proof of independent corporate oversight, paid full-time staff, and a dedicated news distribution model. This effectively blocks solo YouTubers, independent bloggers, podcasters, and sub-stackers, regardless of their audience size.Economic Protection: The press pool system requires news outlets to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to charter planes and share technical infrastructure. By keeping the pool restricted to large organizations, legacy media maintains its monopoly on direct access to the president.

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

Congress can’t even pass a budget on time under your own rules, yet you want to manage AI? Fix the $40T+ national debt, stop the billions in systemic spending fraud, and stop wasting $1T+ on interest before trying to regulate technologies you don't understand. #FixTheDebt #Decline

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@HouseDemocrats @RepPeteAguilar You can’t even pass a budget on time under your own rules, yet you want to manage AI? Fix the $40T+ national debt, stop the billions in systemic spending fraud, and stop wasting $1T+ on interest before trying to regulate technologies you don't understand. #FixTheDebt #Decline

[Jim Willeke @jwilleke]

@SenJonHusted You can’t even pass a budget on time under your own rules, yet you want to manage AI? Fix the $40T+ national debt, stop the billions in systemic spending fraud, and stop wasting $1T+ on interest before trying to regulate technologies you don't understand. #FixTheDebt #Decline