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New: Grok is generating far more graphic sexual content than on X.
Grok’s image generator, Imagine, has been used to create explicit sexual videos of celebrities and violent sexual videos, a review of public posts shows.
70 Imagine URLs appearing to depict minors were sent to regulators today
Grok’s image generator, Imagine, has been used to create explicit sexual videos of celebrities and violent sexual videos, a review of public posts shows.
70 Imagine URLs appearing to depict minors were sent to regulators today
Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X
A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
New: Grok is generating far more graphic sexual content than on X.
Grok’s image generator, Imagine, has been used to create explicit sexual videos of celebrities and violent sexual videos, a review of public posts shows.
70 Imagine URLs appearing to depict minors were sent to regulators today
Grok’s image generator, Imagine, has been used to create explicit sexual videos of celebrities and violent sexual videos, a review of public posts shows.
70 Imagine URLs appearing to depict minors were sent to regulators today
Reposted by Andrew Couts
Reposted by Andrew Couts
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People are already in the streets after an ICE agent shot a woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis today. Here are some @wired.com tips for protecting yourself from your government. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
This article is paywall-free. Thank you, @couts.bsky.social
People are already in the streets after an ICE agent shot a woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis today. Here are some @wired.com tips for protecting yourself from your government. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 AM
People are already in the streets after an ICE agent shot a woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis today. Here are some @wired.com tips for protecting yourself from your government. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
Oh yeah, it’s no Succession. Craven? yes. Deliciously layered cravenness? no.
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Oh yeah, it’s no Succession. Craven? yes. Deliciously layered cravenness? no.
Nothing wrong with being a downer!
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Nothing wrong with being a downer!
okay that’s reassuring. i’m barely into it also so there’s only so much i can say. it’s better than most shows still! i just mildly hate everyone.
January 8, 2026 at 12:52 AM
okay that’s reassuring. i’m barely into it also so there’s only so much i can say. it’s better than most shows still! i just mildly hate everyone.
I started watching Industry while I was out with the flu, and I have the same problem with it that I have with most shows: Every single character could randomly burst into flames and it wouldn’t matter to me in the slightest. That’s probably a me thing tho.
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I started watching Industry while I was out with the flu, and I have the same problem with it that I have with most shows: Every single character could randomly burst into flames and it wouldn’t matter to me in the slightest. That’s probably a me thing tho.
Thank you! can’t complain. Anything temporary is nothing compared to many.
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Thank you! can’t complain. Anything temporary is nothing compared to many.
The flu knocked me offline since the 1st. I see absolutely nothing has happened during that time.
January 8, 2026 at 12:41 AM
The flu knocked me offline since the 1st. I see absolutely nothing has happened during that time.
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Excellent, clarifying piece on the (real) legal pathway that Minnesota has to prosecute the ICE agent who shot and killed a woman today.
No, federal agents do not have absolute immunity from start charges, no matter what the Trump administration claims.
No, federal agents do not have absolute immunity from start charges, no matter what the Trump administration claims.
Wrote a piece for @slate.com explaining that states have a long history of prosecuting federal officers when they allegedly use excessive force. Federal officers are only immune from such prosecutions when they act reasonably in carrying out lawful duties.
Minnesota Could Prosecute the ICE Shooter. Trump Can’t Pardon Him.
Shortly after an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, city leaders began looking into whether the officer had violated state criminal law.
slate.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Excellent, clarifying piece on the (real) legal pathway that Minnesota has to prosecute the ICE agent who shot and killed a woman today.
No, federal agents do not have absolute immunity from start charges, no matter what the Trump administration claims.
No, federal agents do not have absolute immunity from start charges, no matter what the Trump administration claims.
happy new year, friends.
January 1, 2026 at 7:02 AM
happy new year, friends.
(slightly less) NEW: I wrote about spying & accountability: “In 2025, the practice of recording police on a systematic scale turned from an activity largely carried out by protesters and activists into a populist practice carried out by anyone who happens to be around.” www.wired.com/story/expire...
The New Surveillance State Is You
Privacy may be dead, but civilians are turning conventional wisdom on its head by surveilling the cops as much as the cops surveil them.
www.wired.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
(slightly less) NEW: I wrote about spying & accountability: “In 2025, the practice of recording police on a systematic scale turned from an activity largely carried out by protesters and activists into a populist practice carried out by anyone who happens to be around.” www.wired.com/story/expire...
i’m on vacation rn and still don’t get how everyone has time for all these podcasts
December 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
i’m on vacation rn and still don’t get how everyone has time for all these podcasts
Truffle has a new best friend, Libby. They’re in love.
December 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Truffle has a new best friend, Libby. They’re in love.
get yourself a boss who vacations as hard as Tim vacations
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
get yourself a boss who vacations as hard as Tim vacations
is it just me or did the post box/button disappear from the bsky website?
December 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
is it just me or did the post box/button disappear from the bsky website?
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New: We obtained thousands of internal chat messages from the ICE team creating viral videos of raids and "EPIC takedowns."
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
‘It’s a war’: Inside ICE’s media machine
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New: We obtained thousands of internal chat messages from the ICE team creating viral videos of raids and "EPIC takedowns."
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
NEW: “Ali Kabbaj, who identified himself as an independent journalist, said that he found the video on the dark web and sent it to federal investigators in 2021 for confirmation. ‘I’m shocked I’m in these files,’ he told WIRED.” @regret.bsky.social & @brbarrett.bsky.social report
The ‘Epstein’s Suicide’ Video in the Latest DOJ Release Isn’t What It Seems
Here’s how a fake clip from 2019 wound up in the latest Justice Department Epstein files dump.
www.wired.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
NEW: “Ali Kabbaj, who identified himself as an independent journalist, said that he found the video on the dark web and sent it to federal investigators in 2021 for confirmation. ‘I’m shocked I’m in these files,’ he told WIRED.” @regret.bsky.social & @brbarrett.bsky.social report