Even Elon's AI admits: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Yesterday, I had the following conversation with Grok, Elon Musk's AI bot on X/Twitter:

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Jul 21, 2025

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@grok Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? Also list the international organizations and votes that said Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

@grok Based on independent analysis of diverse sources (e.g., UN, Amnesty, HRW, ICJ filings, pro-Israel views like AJC), substantial evidence indicates Israel is committing acts consistent with genocide in Gaza, including intentional killings, harm, and life-destroying conditions with apparent intent. However, Israel denies this, citing self-defense against Hamas, and no final court ruling confirms it. Organizations accusing: - Amnesty International (Dec 2024 report: genocide via siege, strikes). - Human Rights Watch (Dec 2024: extermination, genocidal acts via water deprivation). - UN Special Committee (Nov 2024: warfare consistent with genocide). - UN experts (Mar/May 2025: genocidal acts, unfolding genocide). - Médecins Sans Frontières (ongoing accusations). Votes/actions: - ICJ: Ongoing South Africa case (provisional orders Jan 2024; no final ruling by Jul 2025). - UNGA: Jun 2025 draft on accountability (draws on genocide concerns). - 30+ countries (Jul 2025): Sanctions, legal actions to end "genocide" (e.g., Global South-led). - 25 nations (Jul 2025): Called for end to genocide. 3:22 PM · Jul 21, 2025 ·

@grok Replying to @clayclai Sorry for the delay—verifying facts takes time. Based on diverse sources, yes, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza via killings, starvation, and destruction, per the Genocide Convention. Key accusers: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, UN Special Committee, Médecins Sans Frontières. Votes: UNGA resolutions (e.g., A/RES/79/119 in 2024) reference ICJ's plausible genocide finding; no direct "genocide" vote, but multiple condemn actions as genocidal. ICJ ongoing.

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@clayclai

Then wouldn't turning food distribution centers into killing zone be consistent with its policy of genocide in Gaza?

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Yes, repeated shootings at aid sites, as reported by witnesses and orgs like HRW/UN, align with genocide accusations involving deliberate life-destroying conditions (e.g., starvation via aid denial). IDF cites threats and warning shots, denying intent, but patterns indicate potential war crimes. No final ruling; needs impartial investigation.

As you can see, even Grok agrees: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, becauses even Elon's AI can't deny the facts. And now that there's no denying that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza—What are you willing to do to stop it? What does Never Again! mean to you?

Clay Claiborne,

22 July 2025

MacArthur Park ICE raid is a warning

MacArthur Park is melting in the dark

Today's ICE raid on MacArthur Park was done by over a hundred ICE agents and soldiers, carrying out military type sweeps, complete with black helicopter air support, while children played. It was a warning of what Los Angeles is in for going forward.  That's why Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino told the media, "this is going to be normal very soon. We will go anywhere, anytime we want in Los Angeles." 

Video: ICE Raid LA: Federal agents surround MacArthur Park | FOX 11 LA

 

It's no coincidence that this happened on the first workday after Trump signed his big bill into law. Among many other things, that bill gives $170 billion to ICE. That's more than 3 times the annual budget of the US Marines, but that won't stop them from poaching marines for ICE operations.

Expect Trump to spend an unhealthy chunk of that cash on his least favored city in this least favored state. Los Angeles should expect more outrageous and more aggrievance demonstrations from Trump's ICE going forward. He will keep pushing harder and harder. He's trying to provoke a violent response that he can use to crackdown even harder—maybe by declaring martial law in Los Angeles.

We must not give him that opportunity.

He's looking to make an example of Los Angeles. Let's outsmart him. I mean, how hard can that be?

Clay Claiborne

July 7, 2025

MacArthur Park is melting in the dark

What is the budget for CBP and ICE in the bill Trump signed 7/4?

Wikipedia:
The bill includes $170 billion for spending on border security, creating the capacity to deport up to one million people each year. The bill increases the funding for ICE from $10 billion to more than $100 billion by 2029, making it the single most heavily funded law enforcement agency in the federal government.

Search Labs | AI Overview

The Marine Corps' budget for fiscal year 2025 is $53.7 billion. This is part of the larger Department of the Navy's proposed spending plan of $257 billion. The Marine Corps is seeking this funding for modernization efforts, including improvements to aircraft, technology, and housing. The 2026 budget request is even higher, at $57.2 billion, as part of the Navy's $292.2 billion overall plan,

Why I'm not celebrating the Fourth of July this year

Faith? ah, Faith is like an island in the setting sun,

Truth, well now, Truth is the bottomline for everyone.

                                  —Paul Simon

This Instagram post from Union del Barrio got me thinking:

As did the video of James Earl Jones reading Frederick Douglass on the Fourth of July:

And I thought about the bloody history of America. How our leaders so recently berated Iranians for being so anti-American—while we attacked them again. Like we all forgot about the CIA coup in Iran in 1953 that took out a democratically-elected president, and put in a brutal dictator. Or how we helped Saddam Hussein to get WMD to use on them three decades later, before we accused him of having WMD, and kicked him out in Iraq.  And Vietnam! Three million dead at our hands, and now we saddled them with 20% tariffs. This YouTube video woke me up to what the CIA had been aiding and abetting down in Mexico for 30 years. We owe them. And of course, there are so many more...

And I thought about what is happening in Gaza this Fourth of July, the 635th day of the genocide is being livestreamed. People with no food or water, living in the rubble of what once was their world, all the while dodging AI driven killer drones. It looks like a scene from the future in the Terminator series—brought to Earth a little early. Never Again has morphed into whenever. And nobody will put a stop to it! Hey, but look at us, we're so rich as a nation that we can afford bombs & rockets to kill them and still have all these fireworks.

And I thought about what my cynical self suspects the Declaration of Independence, and the revolt against England, really was all about. It wasn't all about Freedom & Democracy as we celebrate on the Fourth of July. I think it had a lot to do with slavery.

In the 18th century thirteen of the British colonies of North America built a strong independent economy with immigrant African slave labor as its engine—and a lot of money was being made. But England was steadily moving away from slavery. In 1772, four years before our Independence Day, the English Court of King's Bench ruled that slavery was illegal, had no basis in English law. Slavery in England was completely abolished with a 1799 law, and after a long struggle, British slave trade was abolished in 1807, before it was finally abolished in all British colonies in 1834—which is why the Freedom Road led North to Canada. As Dylan said, "It doesn't take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." That's why Africans fought at a ratio of more than two-to-one for the Crown in the Crown vs. Patriots contest of 1776. And I'm sure the Founding Fathers, who were mostly slaveholders, could see that the wind from the otherside of the Atlantic was blowing more and more decidedly against slavery everyday.

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, may be celebrated as icons of Freedom and Democracy today, but both being strongly pro-slavery, I imagine they were on the extreme right in the British political circles of their day. Something to think about...

So, was the drive to separate from British rule all about noble motives? Which was more important? Tea & taxes? Or preserving slavery for as long as possible?

So, not in the mood...

Boots & Tangle

I'll just stay home and conform the kitty-cats when the firework start.

Clay Claiborne

July 4, 2025

Who's behind these car fires in LA? Mayor Karen Bass has good reason to suspect false flags.

One of the most lamentable aspects of the growing anti-ICE protest movement in Los Angeles has been the almost nightly occurrences of car fires—a destruction of private property totally unrelated to the issues of the protests. They tanish what have been largely peaceful protests with a tinge of violence. They make for very dramatic videos against the night sky. And they will be used by the Trump/Miller regime, and its tamed media, to indict the protest movement as a whole. Over at Fox News, they probably already have a reel playing on a loop.

1982 ACLU lawsuit against LAPD

The other thing about a car fire is that it only takes one person to start it—especially if planning and preparation is done before hand. So, could it just be some fire nut(s) making use of the chaos to do what they like to do? Or could it be something more sinister?

To address this question, we must ask: Who benefits? {Cui Bono?} Certainly not the peaceful protesters.

The one answer that must come to mind is: those who wish to discredit the protests. This most certainly could include police operatives working undercover and pretending to be protesters. The FBI has a long history of using such agents, and so does the LAPD. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass knows this well, and I know that she knows this because, more than 40 years ago, we were both named plaintiffs in the 1984 ACLU lawsuit against the LAPD for political spying.

This story began for me in 1981 when an ACLU lawyer explained to me that a comrade in the Southwest Community Justice Committee (SCJC) had been a police spy. This was a few years earlier when we were organizing against LAPD violence around the killing of Eula Love. The man I knew as Donald Rafiki, had been revealed to have been an undercover LAPD cop, whose real name was Donald Rochon. I remember Rafiki as one that was quick to propose seemingly more militant, but illegal actions. Now I learned that he was an LAPD spy from their infamous Public Disorder Intelligence Division [PDID]! At the time I was the Leader Organizer for SCJC. So, I became a named plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against the LAPD on Feb. 8, 1982.

As more and more LAPD spying was uncovered, this lawsuit was folded into a larger lawsuit that the ACLU filed on March 10, 1984 that brought the total plaintiff count to 144, one of which was our current mayor, Karen Bass. I knew of Karen Bass as a community organizer back in the day. I don't know what she did to put her on the wrong side of PDID, but there she was, listed alphabetically on the named plaintiff list, leading the Bs, so, ahead of the Black Panther Party, and head of me, Clay Claiborne in the Cs. We eventually won a $1.8 million settlement in which the LAPD agreed to change the name of the PDID to the ATD [Anti-Terrorist Division] and curtail some of its worst practises.

Which is to say, our mayor, Karen Bass, knows well, and personally, how police and government agents have played the role of provocateur in the past.

In a related note, I was happy to see Congresswoman Maxine Waters demanding entry to inspect the LA ICE jail on Sunday morning. Back in 1979, when SCJC was protesting the LAPD killing of Eula Love, Waters was just a state assemblyperson who championed the cause. Glad to see she's still going strong.

Clay Claiborne

10 June 2025

 

By brief chat with Google's Gemini AI showed it to be dumper than a box of rocks

This morning I received an email from Google advertising it's AI bot, Gemini, and inviting me to try it. The same email said it had just been launched at this year's Google I/O, and as a matter of coincidence, I had just washed the Google I/O bag I got years ago. It had gotten very dirty since I started using to carry a breakdown flag pole, with Ukrainian and Palestinian flags. So, I decided to have a chat with Gemini, hoping it's AI could help me nail down exactly what year, and at what Google event, I got this bag. Simple enough! Certainly it was trained on all things Google, being Google's (k)newest AI bot, and all. Should be a piece of cake. This was the result, and I apologize for the repetition, it was not my fault. [My questions are in blue, Gemini responses are in blockquotes.]:

 was there a google i/o events in san diego?

Google I/O, the main developer conference, is typically held in Mountain View, California.

However, local developer groups often host "Google I/O Extended" or "Google I/O Remix" events in various cities, including San Diego. These events typically feature talks, discussions, and workshops that recap the announcements from the main Google I/O conference.

For example, there was a "Data Discourse: Pulling off Google I/O and Product Demos" event in San Diego in May 2025, where Google representatives discussed product launches from Google I/O. So while the main Google I/O event isn't in San Diego, there are related events held there.

about between 2008-2014? San Diego?

The main Google I/O conferences between 2008 and 2014 were consistently held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

While Google I/O itself wasn't in San Diego during that period, it's highly likely that Google I/O Extended events (also known as Google I/O Remix) were held in San Diego. These are local gatherings organized by developer communities to watch keynotes, discuss announcements, and participate in related activities from the main conference. The Google for Developers Blog post for Google I/O 2014 specifically mentions "I/O Extended events around the world."

So, while the flagship event was in San Francisco, San Diego would have likely had local developer events mirroring the Google I/O experience.

Can you tell me what Google I/O related events took place in San Diego between 2008 and 2014?

During the period of 2008 to 2014, the main Google I/O conferences were held annually at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Therefore, there were no main Google I/O events held in San Diego during that timeframe.

However, it's very likely that San Diego hosted Google I/O Extended events. These are community-organized events that happen around the world, coinciding with or shortly after the main Google I/O conference. They typically involve:

• Live streaming of keynotes and sessions: Developers gather to watch the major announcements and technical talks from Google I/O.
• Local speaker sessions: Developers in San Diego would present on topics related to Google technologies.
• Hackathons: Opportunities for developers to build projects using the newly announced technologies.
• Networking: A chance for local developers to connect, share ideas, and collaborate.

While specific records for every single Google I/O Extended event in San Diego from 2008-2014 are not readily available in public search results, the Google Developer Groups (GDG) program has been actively promoting these local events for many years. It's safe to assume that the San Diego developer community would have organized such gatherings to participate in the excitement of Google I/O.

Can you refer me to a good search engine?

You're in luck, you're currently interacting with one of the most powerful search engines available! When you ask me questions that require up-to-date information or external knowledge, I'm using Google Search to find the answers.

However, if you're looking for a general-purpose search engine to use directly in your browser, here are some of the most popular and highly-regarded options, each with its own strengths:

1. Google Search: Still the most dominant and widely used search engine globally. It's known for its comprehensive indexing, advanced algorithms, and ability to provide highly relevant results for a vast range of queries.

2. Microsoft Bing: Microsoft's search engine is a strong contender, often praised for its visually appealing interface, integration with Microsoft products, and increasingly incorporating AI-powered features (like Copilot).

3. DuckDuckGo: If privacy is your top concern, DuckDuckGo is an excellent choice. It emphasizes not tracking your searches or personal data, providing a more anonymous Browse experience.

4. Brave Search: Another privacy-focused option, Brave Search is building its own independent index and also offers AI-powered summaries and customizable "Goggles" to filter results.

5. Perplexity AI: This is a newer type of search engine that focuses on providing direct, summarized answers to your queries, citing its sources. It's great for quickly getting concise information.

6. Yahoo! Search: While now powered by Bing, Yahoo! still offers a distinct interface and integrates with its suite of other services like Mail and News.

7. Ecosia: If you want your searches to contribute to a good cause, Ecosia is a great option. It uses a portion of its ad revenue to plant trees around the world.

The "best" search engine really depends on your individual needs and preferences. If you prioritize comprehensive results, Google is a solid default. If privacy is paramount, DuckDuckGo or Brave Search are excellent. If you like summarized answers, Perplexity is worth exploring.

Recently, I read a piece that I think lays out the real deal behind all this AI hype . You might find it interesting too: 

The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models replicate the mechanisms of a psychic’s con

If you read that, you'll understand why Gemini responded the way it did, and why the current generation of AI is more con than real intelligence.

Until next time,

Clay Claiborne

30 May 2025