I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.

This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets. polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Something I don't think folks have fully clocked is the degree to which just about everyone under the age of 45 in any natsecs adjacent space to the left of groypers is flatly saying "this is illegal as shit, that's all there is to it"

Ahem. THIS. (If we are very, very fortunate, those consequences will land most heavily on those responsible & not uninvolved civilians.)

The actions in Venezuela seem plainly illegal, and the relative ease of capturing a foreign leader Trump doesn’t like is going to set up a dangerous incentive structure for future actions by this administration

Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn’t about regime change. I didn’t trust them then and we see now that they blatantly lied to Congress.

if you accidentally create a CSAM robot and do not instantly unplug it from the wall and beat it in with a hammer that is a choice

NEW from me: Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham. Take that, elites! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I know we have bigger first to fry but this sucks so fucking bad. Location: Midtown Hotel Boston

1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes." This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize. Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.

And this is why masking will forever be my ministry!!! Cus folks is nasty, and the brain worm crackhead is trying to harm us all

The Swiss ski resort bar fire, which has killed at least 40 people, appears to have been a "flashover" (when hot smoke rises to the ceiling and everything in the room ignites almost simultaneously) started when NYE sparklers lit the acoustic foam paneling on the ceiling. Reminds me of W Warwick, RI.

RFK Jr. ordered the CDC to terminate their flu vaccination ad campaign immediately after taking office. Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines.

Musk knowingly let back in a right wing ‘journalist’ who shared WATERMARKED CSAM materials produced by one of the most vicious pedophiles. Vile stuff. His ‘anime companions’ are intensely creepy. This is a pattern. If journalists cannot observe it they should quit their jobs.

This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.

Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”

If this move sticks, "the effect matches a direct prohibition [on women in the workforce], but the method avoids accountability because no law passed and no vote occurred" Don't let them get away with quietly enforcing this Project 2025 goal. Make lots of noise abt it: 202-224-3121 democracy.io/#!/

I swear to god I am losing my mind. This is @reuters.com. REUTERS. "Grok said in a post..." "Grok referred to..." STOP GROK DID NONE OF THESE THINGS IT IS A MACHINE THAT GENERATES SENTENCE-SHAPED WORD GROUPS www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Bari Weiss’s CBS News directly attacking academics, subject matter experts, in the promo for her new CBS Evening News.

In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing. You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics. That is all.

This year, millions of Americans will see their health care premiums surge because of MAGA cruelty and indifference in Congress. Public health shouldn’t depend on private charity—everyone should be able to see a doctor when they need to.

I guess I'm curious why the FBI (and California police) isn't blowing the doors off X headquarters with shaped charges right now, arresting everyone and performing the biggest hard drive confiscation in human history

2026 is about affordable homeownership. No more "policy" this year. Feed the local fauna, befriend them, and then use them to overpower homeowners so you can occupy their dwellings.

call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago

It should be bigger news that the world’s first soon to be trillionaire has created a chatbot that is undressing women without consent. Grok is even undressing children. Musk created it. He’s aware it’s happening and he’s doing nothing to stop it. Every media outlet needs to scream about this.

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😒 this article is trying to frame the dislike for AI as irrational rather than telling the truth that people hate AI because its obvious that companies would rather burn trillions of dollars on a solution looking for a problem than pay people better wages all while selling bullshit.

In 2026 there will be more mass media articles and commentators ridiculing people taking precautions to avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection while simultaneously hundreds of pieces of research will be published further demonstrating the long-term harms of infection. Ignore the ridicule.

[screams into the void]

like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”

while a single #covid infection is likely associated with higher future chances of alzheimer’s disease.

Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News: 'Gut Disorders Have Surged Since COVID-19 Pandemic' 'The findings, experts said, underscore the pandemic’s lasting effect on gastrointestinal health and highlight challenges for clinicians managing post-COVID patients' www.gastroendonews.com/Functional-G...

this is such an important thing to recognize and call out the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led

Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)

I need to apply this idea to SO MUCH in my life.

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Among the nationally confirmed cases, the CDC says about 93% are among people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown.

Saks Global prepares for bankruptcy after missing debt payment, WSJ reports reut.rs/4jlp29X

History will show that COVID disabled many more people than we realized: • Humanity lost the ability to smell rot. #AI #Slop #MAGA #DOGE #ICE #Oligarchy #Disinformation #FauxNews • As well as the ability to think clearly. #ClimateCrisis #Genocide #Transparency #Privacy #PublicHealth #Collapse

One of the best cartoon shorts ever made.

I wouldn't necessarily say that this is a favorite, so much as that it managed to make about 65% of a generation imprint on a particular look like baby geese. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1X...

See also: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9HG...

All I'm saying is that MTV was almost as successful at unintentionally creating generation-defining fetishes in the 90s as GI Joe, Space Ace and Dragon's Lair were in the 80s.

Important when reading the Jack Smith transcript to remember what powerful videos these would have been, had Jim Jordan followed precedent and done this publicly instead of hiding the ball and failing to commit to a public hearing. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore allegedly threw his daughter's mother to the ground, officials say, in the second allegation of violence against a member of the team.

A day after @juliannemcshane.bsky.social exposed Attorney General Pam Bondi slashing funds for crime victims, the Department of Justice restored the funding.

Oh look, a machine for false advertising designed to defeat any class treatment even without arbitration clauses!

Moms all across America should know that if this action against Somali-run daycares works, they're coming for Latina-run daycares next. Meaning theyre coming for your life to be blown up next.