Christophe Michel
@christopheml.fr
Software developer at SHODO • he/him il/lui • My brain is 9 cats and a laser pointer • Elon Musk hate account • Banner says "Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous."
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Christophe Michel
@christopheml.fr
· Dec 8
!["Fascism arises because of the collapse of institutional legitimacy of liberal institutions. That's how we got Trump and that's [how] we're gonna get what's coming next after him, that's gonna be even worse, because if you think that there's not gonna be more ecological & economic catastrophes in the future that liberalism is wholly unsuited to fucking deal with and that that failure is not gonna lead to fascism filling that fucking hole, you've got another thing coming.
And that's what these guys are. These guys who marched in Charlottesville, these are the people who are aware of the unspoken premise of the zombie neoliberalism that we're living in, which is that we're coming to a point where there's gonna be ecological catastrophe, and it's going to either require mass redistribution of the ill-gotten gains of the First World, or genocide.
And these are the first people who have basically said "If that's the choice, I choose genocide." And they're getting everybody else ready, intellectually and emotionally, for why that's gonna be OK when it happens. Why they're not really people. When we're putting all this money into more fucking walls and drones and bombs and guns to keep them away so we can watch them die with clear consciences because we've been loaded with the ideology that these guys are now starting to express publicly.
On the other side of them, you have the people who are saying in full fucking voice, "No, we have the resources to save everbody, to give everybody a decent and worthwhile existence," and that is what we want, and that is the fucking real difference between these two.
And you can tell that to the next asshole who says they're two sides of the same coin."
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Une fois de plus ce texte de 2017 tape juste, malheureusement.
2025 aura donc été la dernière année où je pourrai dire que j'ai vécu sans regret majeur dans ma vie. C'était une bonne série.
January 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
2025 aura donc été la dernière année où je pourrai dire que j'ai vécu sans regret majeur dans ma vie. C'était une bonne série.
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screenshots of the startmap I built for qbj3 or Quake Brutalist Jam III
some fancy bits in here will be in the coming update, like the paintings and plaques
some fancy bits in here will be in the coming update, like the paintings and plaques
January 11, 2026 at 9:52 PM
screenshots of the startmap I built for qbj3 or Quake Brutalist Jam III
some fancy bits in here will be in the coming update, like the paintings and plaques
some fancy bits in here will be in the coming update, like the paintings and plaques
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Quand on voit qu'hier il a mis en place les petits déjeuners gratuits dans les écoles et qu'aujourd'hui il veut installer plus de toilettes publiques à NY, on comprend que le centre et la droite préfèrent le fascisme au socialisme.
On ne peut pas tout accepter.
On ne peut pas tout accepter.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Saturday announced an initiative to install more public bathrooms across the city.
January 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Quand on voit qu'hier il a mis en place les petits déjeuners gratuits dans les écoles et qu'aujourd'hui il veut installer plus de toilettes publiques à NY, on comprend que le centre et la droite préfèrent le fascisme au socialisme.
On ne peut pas tout accepter.
On ne peut pas tout accepter.
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Takes about 5 mins, they’ll probably ignore it anyway but no harm in adding your voice
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January 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Takes about 5 mins, they’ll probably ignore it anyway but no harm in adding your voice
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C'est visiblement la saison de la panique à la natalité dans la presse d'extrême droite. c'est un bon moment de rappeler que la perspective d'une vie meilleure qu'avant est le meilleur motivateur pour avoir des enfants et que pour l'instant ça fait 30 ans que personne n'est sur le sujet au pouvoir
January 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
C'est visiblement la saison de la panique à la natalité dans la presse d'extrême droite. c'est un bon moment de rappeler que la perspective d'une vie meilleure qu'avant est le meilleur motivateur pour avoir des enfants et que pour l'instant ça fait 30 ans que personne n'est sur le sujet au pouvoir
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE IS NOT A PREDICTION BUT A DESCRIPTION OF DYNAMICS AND DISCOURSES CONTEMPORARY TO ITS WRITING
Mass surveillance, the metaverse, making America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present
Mass surveillance, the metaverse, making America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present
From Jorge Luis Borges to George Orwell and Margaret Atwood, novelists have foreseen some of the major developments of our age. What can we learn from their prophecies?
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
THE HANDMAID'S TALE IS NOT A PREDICTION BUT A DESCRIPTION OF DYNAMICS AND DISCOURSES CONTEMPORARY TO ITS WRITING
Evidemment cette grosse merde de Tim Sweeney essaye de faire passer les demandes de blocage de X pour de la censure d'opinion politique alors qu'il s'agit de lutter contre des abus misogynes et pédocriminels. Lui faut pas lui demander son avis sur l'âge de la majorité sexuelle.
January 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Evidemment cette grosse merde de Tim Sweeney essaye de faire passer les demandes de blocage de X pour de la censure d'opinion politique alors qu'il s'agit de lutter contre des abus misogynes et pédocriminels. Lui faut pas lui demander son avis sur l'âge de la majorité sexuelle.
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The creators of these apps make choices. Grok was created with the production of deep-fake abuse imagery as an option and that was a choice. The fact that the app is still producing these images, for free, with no restrictions, for anyone who wants them, is also an ongoing choice by its creators.
I've been testing Grok vs. ChatGPT and how they compare when generating deepfakes.
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
January 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The creators of these apps make choices. Grok was created with the production of deep-fake abuse imagery as an option and that was a choice. The fact that the app is still producing these images, for free, with no restrictions, for anyone who wants them, is also an ongoing choice by its creators.
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Je fais des vannes pourries qui ont de meilleures stats.
January 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Je fais des vannes pourries qui ont de meilleures stats.
J'ai mis les pieds beaucoup trop tard dans Legion Remix (World of Warcraft), mais c'est vraiment rigolo. J'ai la même critique que tout le monde, que les rerolls ne bénéficient pas d'une partie du pouvoir déjà débloqué sur les persos précédents c'est un peu nul, sinon très bonne cuvée.
January 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
J'ai mis les pieds beaucoup trop tard dans Legion Remix (World of Warcraft), mais c'est vraiment rigolo. J'ai la même critique que tout le monde, que les rerolls ne bénéficient pas d'une partie du pouvoir déjà débloqué sur les persos précédents c'est un peu nul, sinon très bonne cuvée.
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Pour mener ses rafles, l’ICE utilise les données de géolocalisation qu’elle achète à des data brokers. Elle peut désormais surveiller des quartiers entiers, sans aucun mandat : l’agence estime que les utilisateurs des téléphones fournissent ces infos volontairement.
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Pour mener ses rafles, l’ICE utilise les données de géolocalisation qu’elle achète à des data brokers. Elle peut désormais surveiller des quartiers entiers, sans aucun mandat : l’agence estime que les utilisateurs des téléphones fournissent ces infos volontairement.
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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La vérité sur les tomates cerise de supermarché, vous savez celles qu'on trouve toute l'année à un prix ridicule... 🫤
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
La vérité sur les tomates cerise de supermarché, vous savez celles qu'on trouve toute l'année à un prix ridicule... 🫤
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For No Reason in Particular Here’s a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis - Hard Drive
The Nazis are the most despicable scum to ever walk the face of the earth. Thankfully they were defeated in World War... Get the full story
hard-drive.net
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
For No Reason in Particular Here’s a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
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I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
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Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
Elon Musk’s X must be banned
Regulators need to stop cowering before the richest man in the world
disconnect.blog
January 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
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If the murder of Renee Nicole Good makes you say “abolish ICE,” but the murder of George Floyd didn’t make you say “abolish cops,” ask yourself why and try to learn from it
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
If the murder of Renee Nicole Good makes you say “abolish ICE,” but the murder of George Floyd didn’t make you say “abolish cops,” ask yourself why and try to learn from it
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🥂 Si le Dry January incite les Français à moins boire pour leur santé, le coût massif de l'alcool pour la société et son rôle dans les violences commises par les hommes doivent faire l'objet de politiques publiques plus volontaristes, disent des experts.
➡️ u.afp.com/SXGo
➡️ u.afp.com/SXGo
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM
🥂 Si le Dry January incite les Français à moins boire pour leur santé, le coût massif de l'alcool pour la société et son rôle dans les violences commises par les hommes doivent faire l'objet de politiques publiques plus volontaristes, disent des experts.
➡️ u.afp.com/SXGo
➡️ u.afp.com/SXGo
J'ai choppé une grippe carabinée malgré le vaccin et je préfère ne pas imaginer la violence du merdier si j'avais pas été vacciné.
January 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
J'ai choppé une grippe carabinée malgré le vaccin et je préfère ne pas imaginer la violence du merdier si j'avais pas été vacciné.
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Il n'y a rien de moins rassurant que de voir un Etat vouloir collaborer avec des sociétés de séquençage récréatif épinglées pour un mésusage des données génétiques. C'est le premier pas avant un usage autoritaire de ces données, sous couvert de protection (ex oversight.house.gov/release/wrap...)
January 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Il n'y a rien de moins rassurant que de voir un Etat vouloir collaborer avec des sociétés de séquençage récréatif épinglées pour un mésusage des données génétiques. C'est le premier pas avant un usage autoritaire de ces données, sous couvert de protection (ex oversight.house.gov/release/wrap...)
"X, the child porn app formerly known as Twitter" should be the one and only correct denomination of this hellhole.
For my newsletter this morning, I called for a ban on Grok after X, the child porn app formerly known as Twitter, started removing the clothes of women and girls in photos posted on the site. www.burnsnotice.com/grok-the-chi...
Grok, the Child Porn Generator, Should Be Illegal
X, the child porn company formerly known as Twitter, is now removing the clothes of women and children with photos on the site on behalf of its users.
I first joined Twitter in December 2015. Deeply ...
www.burnsnotice.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"X, the child porn app formerly known as Twitter" should be the one and only correct denomination of this hellhole.
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From Twelfth Night, if memory serves.
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM
From Twelfth Night, if memory serves.
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I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.