Jay Willis
@jaywillis.net
I write about courts, democracy, media, and the raccoon family living in a tree behind my house. Bluesky’s ONLY fantasy football guru. EIC @ballsandstrikes.org, more writing at jaywillis.net.
Like, I think if you explained to a person in their teens that X was the engine of the Arab Spring, they would get confused and ask if you were accidentally referring to a different website they don’t know about
Why Elon Musk is laughing off Grok’s flood of deepfake AI porn
When you own the regulators, creating sexualized images of women and children isn’t a bug—it's a business model.
www.fastcompany.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Like, I think if you explained to a person in their teens that X was the engine of the Arab Spring, they would get confused and ask if you were accidentally referring to a different website they don’t know about
I did not personally see child sexual abuse material while researching this, but even the stuff that’s up right now on Grok is stomach-churning. Way too many doctored images of young-looking women for a company that is purporting to take its CSAM problem “very seriously”
Why Elon Musk is laughing off Grok’s flood of deepfake AI porn
When you own the regulators, creating sexualized images of women and children isn’t a bug—it's a business model.
www.fastcompany.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I did not personally see child sexual abuse material while researching this, but even the stuff that’s up right now on Grok is stomach-churning. Way too many doctored images of young-looking women for a company that is purporting to take its CSAM problem “very seriously”
Elon Musk needed three years to transform Twitter from maybe the world’s most important news source and a vital tool for real-world change into a weird right-wing AI slop machine generating on-demand bespoke nonconsensual porn. A real innovator in the space!
Why Elon Musk is laughing off Grok’s flood of deepfake AI porn
When you own the regulators, creating sexualized images of women and children isn’t a bug—it's a business model.
www.fastcompany.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Elon Musk needed three years to transform Twitter from maybe the world’s most important news source and a vital tool for real-world change into a weird right-wing AI slop machine generating on-demand bespoke nonconsensual porn. A real innovator in the space!
Will Lewis not beating the allegations
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Will Lewis not beating the allegations
Checking in on the Washington Post editorial board’s take on the new RFK-approved food pyramid, and I really cannot believe how lazy these people are www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
January 10, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Checking in on the Washington Post editorial board’s take on the new RFK-approved food pyramid, and I really cannot believe how lazy these people are www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
protesters going in shifts to clear out the continental breakfast before a single cop can get to the waffle maker
January 10, 2026 at 2:44 AM
protesters going in shifts to clear out the continental breakfast before a single cop can get to the waffle maker
Critical mistake here is assuming that “he’s a loser” is a bad thing for us, instead of the reason we know can so confidently claim him as one of us
January 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Critical mistake here is assuming that “he’s a loser” is a bad thing for us, instead of the reason we know can so confidently claim him as one of us
Marshawn Lynch, yes, correct
So you're taking credit for your other famous football alumnus, right?
January 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Marshawn Lynch, yes, correct
yeah that’s RIGHT…hey wait…okay fine that’s fair
Obviously a smart man. Berkeley degree and transferred to a place where he can win.
January 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM
yeah that’s RIGHT…hey wait…okay fine that’s fair
okay so I wasn’t “right” there but according to my sources (random tweets) they signed a bunch of good transfer portal players so this next year is all theirs in my view
January 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
okay so I wasn’t “right” there but according to my sources (random tweets) they signed a bunch of good transfer portal players so this next year is all theirs in my view
well this is an unpleasant response
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
well this is an unpleasant response
We’re fine with it! The new Cal quarterback is also cool and good, and “our guy won the Heisman and maybe a national championship (after transferring somewhere else haha)” is very on brand for us
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 AM
We’re fine with it! The new Cal quarterback is also cool and good, and “our guy won the Heisman and maybe a national championship (after transferring somewhere else haha)” is very on brand for us
Not many people know this, but Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza is actually an alumnus of the University of California, Berkeley
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Not many people know this, but Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza is actually an alumnus of the University of California, Berkeley
really good
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
really good
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I sat in a fucking court room and heard Apple imply that a naked cartoon banana was somehow inappropriate but somehow Grok non consensually undressing women and children is ok?? www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I sat in a fucking court room and heard Apple imply that a naked cartoon banana was somehow inappropriate but somehow Grok non consensually undressing women and children is ok?? www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
The Washington Post editorial board is publishing analysis that is not distinguishable from, like, Breitbart www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
January 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Washington Post editorial board is publishing analysis that is not distinguishable from, like, Breitbart www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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I didn't sign up to run for Mayor or Governor because I don't want to be responsible for the lives of millions of people because I'm just not cut out for that job but if you WANTED the job you DO the job
January 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I didn't sign up to run for Mayor or Governor because I don't want to be responsible for the lives of millions of people because I'm just not cut out for that job but if you WANTED the job you DO the job
I would like to see more elected officials calling for the arrest of the masked creep who executed a lady in the street because she made him mad
January 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I would like to see more elected officials calling for the arrest of the masked creep who executed a lady in the street because she made him mad
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the ICE officer calling a woman he just murdered a “fucking bitch” is visceral, but imo the most material new information in the latest video is that she very clearly turns the wheel away from the officer right before it happens
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
the ICE officer calling a woman he just murdered a “fucking bitch” is visceral, but imo the most material new information in the latest video is that she very clearly turns the wheel away from the officer right before it happens
A handful of Senate Democrats keep voting to confirm Trump judges, and again, I just don't think I'm asking for much when I say that if a judicial nominee is playing footsie with Trump's stolen-election conspiracy theories, Democrats shouldn't give them their votes! This isn't complicated!
Seven Dem senators voted to confirm a Trump judicial nominee today, and I really do not think I'm asking for much when I say that Democrats should not be doing favors for a president whose masked thugs murdered a woman in the streets 24 hours ago www.senate.gov/legislative/...
January 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
A handful of Senate Democrats keep voting to confirm Trump judges, and again, I just don't think I'm asking for much when I say that if a judicial nominee is playing footsie with Trump's stolen-election conspiracy theories, Democrats shouldn't give them their votes! This isn't complicated!
I think it should be a bigger deal that Trump's federal judicial nominees can't bring themselves to say that Joe Biden won the 2020 election or that the January 6 insurrection was bad
Trump’s New Judges Have Nothing Bad to Say About January 6
Trump is trying to erase evidence of his attempt to overthrow the government. His recent judicial nominees have been happy to help.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I think it should be a bigger deal that Trump's federal judicial nominees can't bring themselves to say that Joe Biden won the 2020 election or that the January 6 insurrection was bad
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Judicial candidates should be people "whose goal isn’t to get onto a bench, but to get into heaven," writes James Ho.
January 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Judicial candidates should be people "whose goal isn’t to get onto a bench, but to get into heaven," writes James Ho.
I spent some time fiddling with an "unfortunately for James Ho, he has no further chance at either one" joke, but couldn't quite make it work
January 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I spent some time fiddling with an "unfortunately for James Ho, he has no further chance at either one" joke, but couldn't quite make it work
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.