Wagatwe Wanjuki
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antirape activist turned theorist and educator. I make and analyze media. proud bunny mama. she/hers
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Fuck it- the colleague was me. I reported the posts (there we others not just me) and reported the account. For whatever reason @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app seems to have only removed the images and left the account up???
Ready for some answers @jay.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app
Ready for some answers @jay.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app
January 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Fuck it- the colleague was me. I reported the posts (there we others not just me) and reported the account. For whatever reason @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app seems to have only removed the images and left the account up???
Ready for some answers @jay.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app
Ready for some answers @jay.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app
okay I don't know how I feel about the choice of new Doctor. partially bc I love Gatwa and am not ready for him to leave. we didn't get enough time with him!
finally got my dad into Doctor Who after all these years. Just took having a Black man as The Doctor 😂
January 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
okay I don't know how I feel about the choice of new Doctor. partially bc I love Gatwa and am not ready for him to leave. we didn't get enough time with him!
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Diaspora Iranians, myself included, have been cut off from our families and friends in Iran since Thursday night.
We wait in fear, knowing under the dark cover of an internet shutdown, the Islamic Republic is carrying out a massacre the world can’t see. #DigitalBlackoutIran
@hdagres.bsky.social
We wait in fear, knowing under the dark cover of an internet shutdown, the Islamic Republic is carrying out a massacre the world can’t see. #DigitalBlackoutIran
@hdagres.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Diaspora Iranians, myself included, have been cut off from our families and friends in Iran since Thursday night.
We wait in fear, knowing under the dark cover of an internet shutdown, the Islamic Republic is carrying out a massacre the world can’t see. #DigitalBlackoutIran
@hdagres.bsky.social
We wait in fear, knowing under the dark cover of an internet shutdown, the Islamic Republic is carrying out a massacre the world can’t see. #DigitalBlackoutIran
@hdagres.bsky.social
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I know plenty have folks have shared it but in case you missed it, Discord is asking for user opinions on adding AI to the platform. Give em hell and tell them precisely how you feel about it. Including the intent to leave if it's added in.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I know plenty have folks have shared it but in case you missed it, Discord is asking for user opinions on adding AI to the platform. Give em hell and tell them precisely how you feel about it. Including the intent to leave if it's added in.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Some activists say they fear the recent U.S. action in Venezuela and subsequent influx of oil will result in worsening health outcomes for communities of color in this country. https://capitalbnews.org/trump-venezuela-oil-black-gulf-coast-pollution/
Venezuelan Oil Brought to the U.S. Would Be Refined in Black Gulf Communities
Communities in Texas and Louisiana say U.S. control of Venezuela’s heavy crude will worsen “environmental racism” along the Gulf.
capitalbnews.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Some activists say they fear the recent U.S. action in Venezuela and subsequent influx of oil will result in worsening health outcomes for communities of color in this country. https://capitalbnews.org/trump-venezuela-oil-black-gulf-coast-pollution/
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Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
doing something in Nairobi I'd never do in the US: signing up for a singles' event. this will either be a great idea or a terrible one.
January 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
doing something in Nairobi I'd never do in the US: signing up for a singles' event. this will either be a great idea or a terrible one.
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The state-killing of Renee Good *could be* a real opportunity for mobilizing white women to take down this regime.
January 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The state-killing of Renee Good *could be* a real opportunity for mobilizing white women to take down this regime.
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Not going back to Spotify bc the only reason they aren’t running ICE ads is because the campaign ended. Meaning if the government did another campaign, Spotify has no issue putting the ads back on. Continue cancel Spotify.
Spotify no longer running ICE recruitment ads, after US government campaign ends
The ad campaign ended in late 2025, the Swedish streaming giant confirmed, having previously said, despite protests, that it did not violate advertising policies
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Not going back to Spotify bc the only reason they aren’t running ICE ads is because the campaign ended. Meaning if the government did another campaign, Spotify has no issue putting the ads back on. Continue cancel Spotify.
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Friends I'm working with some progressive clergy here in CLT who did an on-going direct action against 🧊 this week & they are short $300 to cover the final costs.
Cash App: $LeslieMacFRN
Cash App: $LeslieMacFRN
January 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Friends I'm working with some progressive clergy here in CLT who did an on-going direct action against 🧊 this week & they are short $300 to cover the final costs.
Cash App: $LeslieMacFRN
Cash App: $LeslieMacFRN
can we stop turning everything into gambling?
The Golden Globes signs a deal with Polymarket, which will provide stats and predictions about the awards show at the official 2026 viewing party (Jordan Moreau/Variety)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
January 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
can we stop turning everything into gambling?
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Y'all still won't let "sanewashing" go? Y'all still comparing the most powerful man in the world to some of its most vulnerable, the mentally ill? Fuck y'all.
January 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Y'all still won't let "sanewashing" go? Y'all still comparing the most powerful man in the world to some of its most vulnerable, the mentally ill? Fuck y'all.
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TLDR: In November, the Black unemployment rate jumped to 8.2%. In December, it dropped to 7.5%.
In one year, Black unemployment has increased by MORE THAN A FULL percentage point. 🚩🚩🚩
#blackjobsday #jobsday #blacksky
In one year, Black unemployment has increased by MORE THAN A FULL percentage point. 🚩🚩🚩
#blackjobsday #jobsday #blacksky
January 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
TLDR: In November, the Black unemployment rate jumped to 8.2%. In December, it dropped to 7.5%.
In one year, Black unemployment has increased by MORE THAN A FULL percentage point. 🚩🚩🚩
#blackjobsday #jobsday #blacksky
In one year, Black unemployment has increased by MORE THAN A FULL percentage point. 🚩🚩🚩
#blackjobsday #jobsday #blacksky
ugh.
"All X users — including free ones — can still use Grok to edit and create images, including the sexually suggestive deepfakes that landed Grok in hot water to begin with."
"All X users — including free ones — can still use Grok to edit and create images, including the sexually suggestive deepfakes that landed Grok in hot water to begin with."
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature | The Verge
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
ugh.
"All X users — including free ones — can still use Grok to edit and create images, including the sexually suggestive deepfakes that landed Grok in hot water to begin with."
"All X users — including free ones — can still use Grok to edit and create images, including the sexually suggestive deepfakes that landed Grok in hot water to begin with."
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"Paywalled" is the word you're looking for. They didn't turn it off. The only thing that changed is X now explicitly makes money off CSAM.
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
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
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, has switched off its image creation function for the vast majority of users after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery.
It comes after Musk was threatened with fines, regulatory action and reports of a possible ban on X in the UK. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:57 AM
"Paywalled" is the word you're looking for. They didn't turn it off. The only thing that changed is X now explicitly makes money off CSAM.
someone the other day asked me if my dad grew up in a mud hut in Kenya 😭 I forget people are still so ignorant
January 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
someone the other day asked me if my dad grew up in a mud hut in Kenya 😭 I forget people are still so ignorant
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It is a BREATH OF FRESH AIR to see people able to mobilize on the drop of a hat and not get beat up by the cops because they’re not on the sidewalk or they’re using a megaphone — normal characteristics of protest the Adams admin strangled to death.
Makes a massive difference. An overnight 180.
Makes a massive difference. An overnight 180.
So much is going on, but this week New Yorkers are getting to see how a protest is treated under a Mamdani administration
Anti-ICE march in lower Manhattan is moving north, destination unknown.
Looks to be about a thousand people.
This march does not have a permit, and used amplified sound at the rally with no issues. A notable shift from the Adams admin that directed NYPD to nitpick.
Looks to be about a thousand people.
This march does not have a permit, and used amplified sound at the rally with no issues. A notable shift from the Adams admin that directed NYPD to nitpick.
January 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It is a BREATH OF FRESH AIR to see people able to mobilize on the drop of a hat and not get beat up by the cops because they’re not on the sidewalk or they’re using a megaphone — normal characteristics of protest the Adams admin strangled to death.
Makes a massive difference. An overnight 180.
Makes a massive difference. An overnight 180.
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Hey everyone,
Dino ate some chocolate and I’m at the emergency vet. Can’t really tell from the photo but he’s shaking. I’m still waiting to get hired after the big more so this is gonna hurt.
Anything helps.
Dino ate some chocolate and I’m at the emergency vet. Can’t really tell from the photo but he’s shaking. I’m still waiting to get hired after the big more so this is gonna hurt.
Anything helps.
January 9, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Hey everyone,
Dino ate some chocolate and I’m at the emergency vet. Can’t really tell from the photo but he’s shaking. I’m still waiting to get hired after the big more so this is gonna hurt.
Anything helps.
Dino ate some chocolate and I’m at the emergency vet. Can’t really tell from the photo but he’s shaking. I’m still waiting to get hired after the big more so this is gonna hurt.
Anything helps.
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⚠️ Update: #Iran has now been offline for 12 hours with national connectivity flatlining at ~1% of ordinary levels, after authorities imposed a nationwide internet blackout in an attempt to suppress sweeping protests while covering up reports of regime brutality 📉
January 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
⚠️ Update: #Iran has now been offline for 12 hours with national connectivity flatlining at ~1% of ordinary levels, after authorities imposed a nationwide internet blackout in an attempt to suppress sweeping protests while covering up reports of regime brutality 📉
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Filings: Meta has hired Bill McGinley, a veteran Republican operative and the former top lawyer for DOGE, as a lobbyist (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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LA fam, there is another vigil for New Afrikan Keith 'Pooter' Porter.
"Carson Park 21411 Orrick Ave
Carson, CA 90745
5pm - 7pm Saturday January 10th 2026
Together, in peace, we light the night with love and
memories in honor of a remarkable life.
Please bring white/silver balloons and candles"
"Carson Park 21411 Orrick Ave
Carson, CA 90745
5pm - 7pm Saturday January 10th 2026
Together, in peace, we light the night with love and
memories in honor of a remarkable life.
Please bring white/silver balloons and candles"
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
LA fam, there is another vigil for New Afrikan Keith 'Pooter' Porter.
"Carson Park 21411 Orrick Ave
Carson, CA 90745
5pm - 7pm Saturday January 10th 2026
Together, in peace, we light the night with love and
memories in honor of a remarkable life.
Please bring white/silver balloons and candles"
"Carson Park 21411 Orrick Ave
Carson, CA 90745
5pm - 7pm Saturday January 10th 2026
Together, in peace, we light the night with love and
memories in honor of a remarkable life.
Please bring white/silver balloons and candles"
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They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
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This framing is scammy because it rationalizes policies designed to trap women in caretaking for nuclear het families. It's histrionic because it catastrophizes on the basis of a misreading of population projections.
To be clear, US demographics are a real problem.
Our economy is built on the notion that our population will keep growing.
A shrinking population dooms the current setup of Social Security & Medicare.
Heritage sees falling birth rates as a “a mark of a culture that has lost hope for the future.”
Our economy is built on the notion that our population will keep growing.
A shrinking population dooms the current setup of Social Security & Medicare.
Heritage sees falling birth rates as a “a mark of a culture that has lost hope for the future.”
Heritage paper on families calls for ‘marriage bootcamp,’ more babies
The conservative think tank aims to boost U.S. marriage and births through discouraging online dating, restricting pornography and creating tax credits for families.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This framing is scammy because it rationalizes policies designed to trap women in caretaking for nuclear het families. It's histrionic because it catastrophizes on the basis of a misreading of population projections.
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"US demographics are a real problem" is scammy and histrionic.
A more honest way to say what I think this guy means: "If our fertility rates remain stable or fall for many years, our population will begin to decline unless immigration increases"
A more honest way to say what I think this guy means: "If our fertility rates remain stable or fall for many years, our population will begin to decline unless immigration increases"
To be clear, US demographics are a real problem.
Our economy is built on the notion that our population will keep growing.
A shrinking population dooms the current setup of Social Security & Medicare.
Heritage sees falling birth rates as a “a mark of a culture that has lost hope for the future.”
Our economy is built on the notion that our population will keep growing.
A shrinking population dooms the current setup of Social Security & Medicare.
Heritage sees falling birth rates as a “a mark of a culture that has lost hope for the future.”
Heritage paper on families calls for ‘marriage bootcamp,’ more babies
The conservative think tank aims to boost U.S. marriage and births through discouraging online dating, restricting pornography and creating tax credits for families.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"US demographics are a real problem" is scammy and histrionic.
A more honest way to say what I think this guy means: "If our fertility rates remain stable or fall for many years, our population will begin to decline unless immigration increases"
A more honest way to say what I think this guy means: "If our fertility rates remain stable or fall for many years, our population will begin to decline unless immigration increases"