“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”

Bunch of you need to get your dumbass boy. Blue checkmarks not beating the allegations. N.B. The answer is "nothing" because they've already tried it. They literally tried to *right at the start of the war* and their paratroopers got turned into fucking mulch.

"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"

Minor thing given what's going on in the world right now, but I've just discovered that TurnitIn, the product many universities use for grading & plagiarism detection, offers students an 'AI-powered writing tool' as well as AI detection tools for instructors. They're selling weapons to both sides.

I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why. I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.

I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement. spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...

Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.

I think a big chunk of the "linux is hard" sentiment stems from the fact that most linux users do weird things with their computers. basically this:

forget the long arc of history bending towards justice, I need the rube goldberg machine of inexorable consequence to endgame the kind of profoundly ironic yet blackly hilarious karmic downfall that would’ve had ancient greek theatergoers hollering at the chorus

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...

Amazing record for the FIFA

okay i am sorry to be that bitch but the one word you can't use to describe this is "unprecedented."

88% of Canadians want a wealth tax. Funny how that public concern never gets a response.

After every war someone has to tidy up. Things won’t pick themselves up, after all. Someone has to shove the rubble to the roadsides so the carts loaded with corpses can get by. -Wisława Szymborska, “The End and the Beginning” (t. Cavanagh & Barańczak) #everynightapoem #war

Canada finally reacts, through our foreign affairs minister (not our prime minister). Really, embarrassingly timid statement when you consider what just happened.

NEW: The anonymous "researcher" in Nick Shirley's viral "fraud" video--treated as a concerned citizen on Fox News and elsewhere--is actually a Minnesota state lobbyist and political activist who worked with a GOP House staffer to provide Shirley info/ theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...

Back in 2016 when Jezebel’s staff writers were being forced to moderate their own article comment sections and were flooded with r*pe gifs, I predicted this would get much worse with the personalization possible from deep fakes Watching your own likeness be abused is horrifying

Very sad to read that Janet Fish has passed away. Her work is gorgeous and bright and in these heady times, art that embodies joy is so necessary www.artforum.com/news/janet-f...

CNN commentator just now: "You have to congratulate the administration on keeping this quiet". The news media is a huge contributor to the rise of unlawful tyranny.

This is your energy for 2026 *via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown

So much of any year is flammable Naomi Shihab Nye, "Burning the Old Year" #everynightapoem

As if Figma didn't already burn enough trust with designers, now they are also silently opting everyone in to let them train their AI on your work. For the time being, you can opt out in the settings. But for how much longer?

I coedited a collection titled "Reactionary Worldbuilding: From Speculative Imagination to Political Practice" with Anindita Banerjee, Sherryl Vint, and David M. Higgins. It's forthcoming from MIT Press, and you can preorder at a discount here.

We are able to tax unrealized increases in value when it comes to property like homes, and absolutely nothing else, says hundred millionaire venture capitalist

AI-made videos using attractive young women promote Poland's EU exit

James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.

something perversely ironic about gig workers, exploited to the hilt, using AI to arbitrage the algorithm dictating their work

There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Film people keep talking about the movie but O'Leary's involvement is a moral failing so I have zero interest in seeing it.

Interesting poke behind the scenes of ransomware negotiations by @annaisaac.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Tech companies are increasingly warning their customers that they have been targeted by governments with advanced government spyware, such as NSO's Pegasus or Paragon's Graphite. What happens after receiving a threat notification?

В предаването "Бизнес старт" с Roselina Petkova си говорихме за това какво е да си писател, за промените и бъдещето в преводаческата професия, що е то изкуствен интелект и ще ни вземе ли работата. Какво точно, ще чуете в интервюто по-долу. ⬇️ #translation #interpreting #authorlife #aivshuman

Knives out: the upper middle class are squabbling vicious children who do not deserve their inheritance Glass onion: the new elite are the stupidest murderous cunts alive and deserve your scorn Wake up dead man: those preaching anger as salvation are leading you to death, hope and kindness matter

Кои са любимите ви БГ медии? (онлайн медии, телевизии, радиа) От много години новини следя само онлайн и "любимците" ми са Дневник (имам абонамент) и Капитал. В последните години хвърлям по едно око и на Медиапул, Булевард България и Сега, но не виждам някъде качеството на групата на Капитал.

Както и предполагах, снежната Коледа се оказа мечта за едни, и предизвикателство без ток за други. Моето лично предизвикателство бе да гарантирам, че сайтът nyamamtok.org ще работи през цялото време, и ще позволи на хората да споделят места в страната, останали без електричество.

2025 was truly a brutal year for global health and global solidarity In this final episode of Global Health Unfiltered! Podcast, we offer some reflections on what truths were uncovered @seyeabimbola.bsky.social @boghuma.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7qzW...

a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat... "nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."

seems incredibly obvious by now that these should not be consumer-facing tech but that is what the companies making them want them to be

I want ALL the billionaires all over the PLANET to be freaking out.

A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles. When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies. This is outrageous.

Giselle took half of everything

Excited to announce GOLLUM, an app that helps you focus on your most precious possession!

uhhhh I hope Rudy has good legal counsel because "decentralised payment rails using USD that are untraceable to the banking partner and Blacksky" is sparkling money laundering / tornado cash. @kathryntewson.bsky.social holy shit, uh...

a lot of the worst effects of AI have been kind of mundane but the AI girlfriend stuff feels right out of a cyberpunk dystopia

something perversely ironic about gig workers, exploited to the hilt, using AI to arbitrage the algorithm dictating their work

ESDC said that “any contracts with third parties that will prepare reports include conditions about how AI can be used.” “It now requires suppliers to identify any use of artificial intelligence in advance, said spokesperson Nicole Allen in a recent statement.”

Днешният (18.12.25) протест в София срещу прасетата, Сарафов, и за честни избори. Снимка: Iassen Djabirov

A tale in two parts: 1/2