@subtleknife.bsky.social
I'm Subtle Knife / SubtleKnife / subtleknife00 almost everywhere.
The Bellingcat Discord is at http://discord.gg/bellingcat
Use the pronoun labeller.
The Bellingcat Discord is at http://discord.gg/bellingcat
Use the pronoun labeller.
When I say "My car does 200kph," I'm not implying the car *chooses* to do that. It is understood that it is my input that makes it go that fast.
(Never thought I'd be subtweeting a '90s soap actress I was forced to watch against my will...)
(Never thought I'd be subtweeting a '90s soap actress I was forced to watch against my will...)
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 AM
When I say "My car does 200kph," I'm not implying the car *chooses* to do that. It is understood that it is my input that makes it go that fast.
(Never thought I'd be subtweeting a '90s soap actress I was forced to watch against my will...)
(Never thought I'd be subtweeting a '90s soap actress I was forced to watch against my will...)
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Grok isn't the only LLM with problems with nonconsensual deepfake pornography: I also tested other popular models: ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. All 3 refused to undress a woman and show her wearing a swastika bikini, but ChatGPT and Gemini both generated an image of the woman wearing a normal bikini
January 7, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Grok isn't the only LLM with problems with nonconsensual deepfake pornography: I also tested other popular models: ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. All 3 refused to undress a woman and show her wearing a swastika bikini, but ChatGPT and Gemini both generated an image of the woman wearing a normal bikini
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If you thought Elon Musk's “Grok” chatbot couldn't get worse, read my latest article: Grok isn't just undressing women, it's now putting swastika bikinis on them. One woman who was targeted is a recently-deceased Holocaust survivor.
BREAKING: X’s chatbot Grok isn’t just making AI porn deepfakes, it’s now making Nazi AI porn deepfakes, undressing women and showing them wearing “swastika bikinis”. Many of these women are Jewish, including a recently deceased Holocaust survivor.
Elon Musk’s “Grok” is undressing women and showing them in swastika bikinis
One woman targeted is a Jewish Holocaust survivor
decoherence.media
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 AM
If you thought Elon Musk's “Grok” chatbot couldn't get worse, read my latest article: Grok isn't just undressing women, it's now putting swastika bikinis on them. One woman who was targeted is a recently-deceased Holocaust survivor.
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three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
One of the WSJ's A1 stories today was reported *6 months ago* by @404media.co, a team of just four journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
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A point that I have made in my work is that in both cases, AI and fairies, people often wanted to believe it was real
the number of people who can't clock bad AI-generated video footage as such really makes me more sympathetic to the people who fell for the Cottingsley fairies. Our eye for the real in video or photo footage isn't natural, it's a learned skill.
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 AM
A point that I have made in my work is that in both cases, AI and fairies, people often wanted to believe it was real
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This is what happens when you recklessly extend BRICS right up to America’s borders and ignore America’s legitimate security concerns.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This is what happens when you recklessly extend BRICS right up to America’s borders and ignore America’s legitimate security concerns.
Philippine Airelines introduces the safetynovela:
youtu.be/2UkTBuEx-ek?...
youtu.be/2UkTBuEx-ek?...
Philippine Airlines Inflight Safety Video #PALSafetynovela | Care That Comes From The Heart
YouTube video by Philippine Airlines
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Philippine Airelines introduces the safetynovela:
youtu.be/2UkTBuEx-ek?...
youtu.be/2UkTBuEx-ek?...
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You cannot prosecute the nationals of non-member states for the crime of aggression at the ICC.
rome statute of the international criminal court, article 8bis: crime of aggression
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM
You cannot prosecute the nationals of non-member states for the crime of aggression at the ICC.
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Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
Turns out he's not dead. It was a secret squirrel action to identify the people involved and, amazingly, Russia has paid out the half a million USD.
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-hur...
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-hur...
'Welcome back to life' — Ukraine's HUR faked death of top anti-Putin Russian commander, claimed Kremlin bounty money
Denis Kapustin, commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), was reported killed in action on Dec. 27.
kyivindependent.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Turns out he's not dead. It was a secret squirrel action to identify the people involved and, amazingly, Russia has paid out the half a million USD.
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-hur...
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-hur...
I’ve not watched any of these, so no specifics, but when will people realise they get far too invested in popular series for the ending ever to be satisfactory to them?
And so Stranger Things enters the pantheon of bad, disappointing endings to a once-beloved show.
January 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM
I’ve not watched any of these, so no specifics, but when will people realise they get far too invested in popular series for the ending ever to be satisfactory to them?
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The "Ordinary Tsarism" 2025 year-end wrap is a bad trip through a burnt-out empire. They wanted a glorious crusade; they got depressive stagnation, casinos, astrology, and "Komsomol-style" morality police checking marriage certificates at hotels. Even the Z-channels admit the vibe is pure doom.
December 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The "Ordinary Tsarism" 2025 year-end wrap is a bad trip through a burnt-out empire. They wanted a glorious crusade; they got depressive stagnation, casinos, astrology, and "Komsomol-style" morality police checking marriage certificates at hotels. Even the Z-channels admit the vibe is pure doom.
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Vatniks don't comment on the Moscow blackout - even Kalashnikov. Seems to me it's a 'too touchy' subject. They're vating on the 'official stance' - which also can't really be announced - or for some large channel to start talking and only then the flood will come. But that's after the new year.
December 31, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Vatniks don't comment on the Moscow blackout - even Kalashnikov. Seems to me it's a 'too touchy' subject. They're vating on the 'official stance' - which also can't really be announced - or for some large channel to start talking and only then the flood will come. But that's after the new year.
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Some pundit delivered a bad take and their name rang a bell and... yep, one of our "Bluesky is a bubble" op ed writers!
Really excellent predictor of future bad takes, that.
Really excellent predictor of future bad takes, that.
December 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Some pundit delivered a bad take and their name rang a bell and... yep, one of our "Bluesky is a bubble" op ed writers!
Really excellent predictor of future bad takes, that.
Really excellent predictor of future bad takes, that.
Different podcast: "We haven't gotten to the genocide yet."
December 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Different podcast: "We haven't gotten to the genocide yet."
Who doesn't love a podcast with 43 footnotes?
December 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Who doesn't love a podcast with 43 footnotes?
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The free world is held hostage by a chimp with a flamethrower. And no-one is sure they can get get it off him before he presses the flame on button.
So they just keep throwing him bananas to keep him happy.
So they just keep throwing him bananas to keep him happy.
December 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The free world is held hostage by a chimp with a flamethrower. And no-one is sure they can get get it off him before he presses the flame on button.
So they just keep throwing him bananas to keep him happy.
So they just keep throwing him bananas to keep him happy.
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also, this happened this year:
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
also, this happened this year:
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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“…far-right groups have seized on cultural production – from clothing brands to top 40 music – to normalise their ideas, in a process that researchers say has hit new heights in the age of social media”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“…far-right groups have seized on cultural production – from clothing brands to top 40 music – to normalise their ideas, in a process that researchers say has hit new heights in the age of social media”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Schools bombed. Football fields destroyed. Swimming pools damaged.
Ukraine’s children are losing the spaces meant for learning, play, and safety.
Read our investigation ⬇️
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Ukraine’s children are losing the spaces meant for learning, play, and safety.
Read our investigation ⬇️
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
How Russia’s Invasion is Impacting Ukraine’s Youth - bellingcat
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian educational facilities and spaces used by children have been damaged in air strikes or closed because of them.
www.bellingcat.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Schools bombed. Football fields destroyed. Swimming pools damaged.
Ukraine’s children are losing the spaces meant for learning, play, and safety.
Read our investigation ⬇️
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Ukraine’s children are losing the spaces meant for learning, play, and safety.
Read our investigation ⬇️
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Rather superfluous, given the thread is about Russian soldiers' behaviour, but content warning for rape and murder.
The screenshot (the full video is linked) shows a resident of the part of Pokrovsk "liberated" by Russia.
Victoria, her husband, and her mother-in-law were waiting for the "liberators," as she herself testified to the Russian military police.
The "liberators" arrived.
And then...
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Victoria, her husband, and her mother-in-law were waiting for the "liberators," as she herself testified to the Russian military police.
The "liberators" arrived.
And then...
1/8
December 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rather superfluous, given the thread is about Russian soldiers' behaviour, but content warning for rape and murder.
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Our 2025 version of "Carol of the Bells" - originally a Ukrainian New Year celebration song "Shchedryk" - music 1st written by Mykola Leontovych in Pokrovsk (now under Russian occupation). The composer would be murdered by a Soviet agent in 1921.
#SlavaUkraïni
#dontabandonthem
youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs
#SlavaUkraïni
#dontabandonthem
youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs
"Carol of the Bells" / "Shchedryk" - Marsh Family adaptation of Ukrainian New Year song for 2026
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Our 2025 version of "Carol of the Bells" - originally a Ukrainian New Year celebration song "Shchedryk" - music 1st written by Mykola Leontovych in Pokrovsk (now under Russian occupation). The composer would be murdered by a Soviet agent in 1921.
#SlavaUkraïni
#dontabandonthem
youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs
#SlavaUkraïni
#dontabandonthem
youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs
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Nothing screams "Holy Holiday" like priests blessing a red assault-brigade flag featuring St. Putin the Destroyer. This isn't Christianity; it’s a militarized death cult wrapped in gold vestments. If you’re still defending the Moscow Patriarchate, you’re blind. Absolute spiritual rot. 🤮
December 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Nothing screams "Holy Holiday" like priests blessing a red assault-brigade flag featuring St. Putin the Destroyer. This isn't Christianity; it’s a militarized death cult wrapped in gold vestments. If you’re still defending the Moscow Patriarchate, you’re blind. Absolute spiritual rot. 🤮
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This is a double whammy story... Multiple entirely fake entries on this list published in multiple papers.
But the list itself is taken whole from a press release.
So it's a warning story about AI slop, but also a warning about unquestioning reproduction of press releases.
But the list itself is taken whole from a press release.
So it's a warning story about AI slop, but also a warning about unquestioning reproduction of press releases.
#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is a double whammy story... Multiple entirely fake entries on this list published in multiple papers.
But the list itself is taken whole from a press release.
So it's a warning story about AI slop, but also a warning about unquestioning reproduction of press releases.
But the list itself is taken whole from a press release.
So it's a warning story about AI slop, but also a warning about unquestioning reproduction of press releases.