what’s happening with grok and nudity spam requests should be a global wake up call about AI image gen and instead very few media outlets have even covered it yet

For those who are still complacent and hoping the status quo will win out and who can’t get themselves in a position to care about genocide or apartheid or oppression around the world, these are training grounds and the sins of empire will always return to the homeland.

This year has been brutal for the #climate movement. Rollbacks, repression, & outright denial, especially in the US, have made progress feel fragile & uneven. Which is exactly why it matters to pause & look back at what did move forward in 2025. Here are 12 real wins 🏆, one for each month 🧵⬇️

Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.

Lmao

Famously Sauron is known for never allowing his home to he penetrated by intruders.

"Targeting a #climate resilient, sustainable world involves fundamental changes to how society functions, including changes to underlying values, worldviews, ideologies, social structures, political and economic systems, and power relationships" - @ipcc.bsky.social www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...

The Absurd December US heatwave is ending. Last 7 days: 4700 heat records (mins & maxs) vs only 55 cold records. 7 day anomalies up to +25° F. Dozens of monthly records smashed. The heat dome was forced by a very blocky global pattern, but the intensity is virtually impossible b4 climate change.

This video is doing so, so much

"'Please don’t leave the noose out,' ChatGPT replied, according to the lawsuit. 'Let’s make this space the first place where someone actually sees you,' it added, appearing to suggest that no one in Adam’s life had understood him except for the chatbot." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

it would be funny if it weren’t so dangerous

Israel has killed at least 400 Palestinians and injured over 1,100 others since the ceasefire began in October.

Funny thing though: Musk and the other tech lords are still saying such things, and the media credulity has not lessened one whit. And they are richer than ever.

we’ve been over this we just did this in Massachusetts they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving

This administration lied about the people it sent to an overseas torture prison. It lies about the people it’s deporting. It lies every day to gain political advantage. Not a chance in hell they won’t lie about huge swaths of people they suspect might vote for the other party.

"Today, at least one of the Young Republicans who sent offensive messages holds a formal position with the North Dakota Republican Party. Six people on the group chat — albeit ones who didn’t contribute slurs — went on to the state legislature."

Trump heralded his ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza as dawn of new era but the slaughter continues

Interesting mix—grateful to be included!

Freight trains. Box cars. Stuff them full. And then a quick selection when they arrive at the detention facility to identify those capable of good, hard work. For additional profit, also check for gold in their teeth and smuggled currency.

US issues visa ban on former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton as well as Imran Ahmed, the British CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate; Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon of the German nonprofit HateAid; and Clare Melford, co-founder of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI).

Trump is throwing up every roadblock he can, but I’d wager it’ll be impossible to hush up the hundreds (thousands?) of people aware of the contents of the Epstein Files. It’s all gonna come out, the question is just how fast—and critically, whether or not the perpetrators will be held accountable.

TW: This is an allegation of a conspiracy to murder a Trump rape victim & cover it up. In the Epstein files, a former DFW Limo driver relays info about his experiences driving Trump, who was speaking about “Jeffrey” & “abusing some girl,” & him telling a Trump/Epstein victim to report their abuse.

This with surging healthcare bills is really going to make for a happy US populace in 2026!

AI ran into a brick wall trying to control smart home devices this year, which feels like the canary in the coal mine for a lot of things. Excellent @jp2e.bsky.social dive into why and what comes next www.theverge.com/tech/845958/...

Yes, CECOT is a concentration camp in the guise of a prison. The Venezuelans were the first people to *ever* be released from CECOT since Bukele opened the prison in January 2023. Seriously. The first.

I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

the most notable thing JD Vance has done in the last five years is tell vicious racist lies about immigrants. If you think he hasn't taken a side on bigotry, you are an idiot. He's for it. He's very strongly for it.

“How do you do, fellow kids?”

NEVER—I REPEAT, NEVER—TRUST THE OUTPUT OF A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL. Period, no exceptions.

Y’all know me. I’m the opposite of an alarmist, but I think you should be aware that many climate scientists and activists here in the United States have valid concerns that we could be arrested in the future *if* the public does not support us and *if* we do not hold the Trump admin accountable.

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

It looks like it's been scrubbed from every official 60 Minutes page now. It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.

Hi I’m new to Earth is it bad that Ted Kaczynski is a trending image?

Pam, darling, you missed a spot.

The correct position on this false solution does not depend on your opinion of AI: gas+CCS for power is not and has never been a good climate tech. It is also vaporware, but would be bullshit even if it weren't.

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

What would degrowth imply for petrochemicals? A multilateral treaty enforcing a cap on global production, yes - as forcefully argued by many brilliant voices - but that is not all. In a new paper, I reflect on what remains in place also after a seemingly ambitious policy. doi.org/10.1177/0963...

Invite @scottstein.bsky.social to your events! Great mind, great speaker; you won’t be disappointed

favorite thing on the internet right now youtu.be/4lQalWIp6tE?...

Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial." "Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."

Leave aside the ignorance, evil, etc…do they understand what the environment is?

The longtail consequences are incalculable

Critical AI researchers have been saying this for years: concerns about AGI/ASI risk, while sometimes well-intentioned, suck up all the oxygen for discussing and mitigating the very real, pervasive, & urgent risks that are less apocalypse-film feeling. Like this.

yay monopolies!

Cartoon villainy

That meme of Matthew McConaughey crying, saying “No, no, no!” in Interstellar, but instead it’s David Foster Wallace

Hm wonder why