Peter C. Cook

Unapologetic Education Reformer • New Orleanian • Progressive (unwilling to let crazies define it) • Democrat • DMs open • #FreeUkraine

[Mark McKinnon @mmckinnon]

Trump brought regime change to Texas faster than to Tehran

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

This is the weirdest shit in the world to me.

If I understand it right, the orthodox don't really work, are massive welfare recipients, don't serve in the military, but keep voting for more war... and they're growing as a % of population.

How is that sustainable?

[Madison Mills @MadisonMills22]

SCOOP: Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents inside customer accounts, including some attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions, sources told Axios.

The findings have alarmed banking executives, who are racing to restrict access to their systems as AI moves at a velocity faster than financial institutions can respond, multiple industry and bank executives told Axios.

Several banks are now preparing for worst-case and even “day after” scenarios, including how to rapidly secure or restore customer accounts if things go wrong, the people said.

Several bank executives told Axios they're struggling to distinguish between human users and AI agents. One executive said banks also struggle to determine whether agents are authorized by customers or potentially operating without their permission, more akin to rogue agent behavior.

Read my latest for Axios here: https://t.co/Q3bda5In8q

[Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79]

How bad is administrative bloat in higher ed?

At MIT, the “student body has grown by 8% and its faculty by 9% since the mid-1980s. By comparison, the tally of administrators jumped by 189%.”

[Iris @streetwize]

FRANCE 🇫🇷 : A heartbreaking scene😢.

A business owner desperately pleads with looters and vandals to leave her shop alone.

Her livelihood is being destroyed before her eyes.
No business owner should have to endure this.

[Thomas Chatterton Williams @thomaschattwill]

It’s hard to put into words how upsetting these images are

[Tyler Austin Harper @Tyler_A_Harper]

Thought this was satire but no, just a real article by the new head of the American Psychological Association. This shit gets branded as “far left” but it’s just Influencer Slop gussied up with academic jargon. “Doing me unapologetically” and “hyping up my friends” is “science.”

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

First, they lowered cut scores.

Then, they killed Regents exams.

Now, New York is literally blocking AP test data.

The war on objective benchmarks is complete.

[Peter C. Cook @petercook]

Even I feel awkward for El-Sayed and I don’t even like the guy. #politics

[Justin @JustinUSA]

Abdul El-Sayed dropped a sexualized U.S. Senate ad called “Senate Island” to sell his socialist platform in the most perverted and un-American way possible.

[Peter C. Cook @petercook]

Completely absurd that our levee board is doing anything other than ensuring the safety of our city. This is Jeff Landry’s fault for turning the board into a patronage machine once again. #NOLA #LaGov #LaLege

[Alex Lubben @alexlubben]

The levee board, trying to stop leaks to the press, spent $23,000 on a tech consultant to investigate a suspected leaker and $1,250 sweeping the office for bugs.

One employee was forced out; those still there say the investigation has tanked morale. People are jumping ship.

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Even Twitter people know that Trump is shite.

[Peter C. Cook @petercook]

The district let one of the most unique and comprehensive mental health programs for kids in the city close due to a lack of funding, so this isn’t much of a surprise. #NOLAed #edreform

[The 74 @The74]

New Orleans students are not getting the mental health support they need. They told us that because we asked. The least we can do is listen. @ERA_NOLA https://t.co/KZqsTYjti5

[Charles Barone @CharlesBarone]

“in the assessment field, accuracy, reliability, and integrity are core requirements. We believe that applies to the tests themselves and should apply to the people who develop and advocate for them.” - @MassieRitsch @CollegeBoard

[Charles Barone @CharlesBarone]

Anger management? https://t.co/v3RtoBbYrV

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

It's very odd that Democrats have a guy who's going to win in *North Carolina* by double digits... and the collective Dem media class views this as uninteresting, and would rather talk about how DSA candidates in D+80 districts are the key to the party's future

[Alice Poole (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @shesrightshow]

Good question.
Let's ask the climate activists!
How's it going, Sunrise Movement?
-Oh.

[Jesse Singal @jessesingal]

this is really, really, really, really bad. it's bad that there are no longer institutions that we can trust to at least try, a little, to stay above the fray. it's doubly bad when they are the most prestigious truthseeking institutions in the world. i want a different timeline

[Peter C. Cook @petercook]

Why do we pretend that things like this aren’t happening. We need to decouple from China as fast as possible.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Reuters reports that China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO has used concealed equipment aboard its vessels for decades to collect signals intelligence for Beijing, according to two senior Trump administration officials. The officials say the systems can collect communications from military aircraft and vessels across North America, Europe and Asia, as well as information on military communications technology, encryption and key maritime routes.

The War Zone adds that China’s 2017 National Intelligence Law requires Chinese organizations and citizens to support state intelligence work when required, while a 2025 U.S. Naval War College study found that China’s civilian maritime sector can support intelligence collection. The Pentagon also placed COSCO on its list of companies linked to China’s military in January 2025, although the designation is not a formal sanction.

The specific equipment and ships involved have not been publicly identified, and China’s embassy in Washington called the allegations “totally baseless.” COSCO did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

Sources:
https://t.co/A6LxgVP8og

https://t.co/1svrHuky1D

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

It’s true that Camp’s main points in her WSJ videos are not incredibly original but there’s enormous value in finding fresh ways to communicate timeless truths (rent control is bad, supermarkets are impressive) of liberalism to new audiences.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

It's kind of funny that Tulsi Gabbard, John Fetterman, Jared Golden, and Marie Glusenkamp-Perez were all Bernie supporters in 2016.

What did y'all think anti-establishment meant?