@amalzain.bsky.social
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There's A LOT going on right now in struggle b/w democracy & authoritarianism, so it's hard to keep up. But it's going to be REALLY important that we pay attention to (and keep pushing back against) how election lies (from 2020) are being mobilized in ways that threaten election integrity in 2026.
Judge blocks Trump’s elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and Washington
A Trump executive order included new requirements to prove citizenship and a demand that all mail ballots be received by Election Day.
www.seattletimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
There's A LOT going on right now in struggle b/w democracy & authoritarianism, so it's hard to keep up. But it's going to be REALLY important that we pay attention to (and keep pushing back against) how election lies (from 2020) are being mobilized in ways that threaten election integrity in 2026.
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Know your rights
January 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Know your rights
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As someone who has reported on deepfakes for years now, I’ve had a few moments while reporting on Grok where I feel sick to my stomach thinking about the continued escalation of sexual abuse with this technology and where it’s going. We’re not ready for this. And it didn’t have to be this way.
January 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
As someone who has reported on deepfakes for years now, I’ve had a few moments while reporting on Grok where I feel sick to my stomach thinking about the continued escalation of sexual abuse with this technology and where it’s going. We’re not ready for this. And it didn’t have to be this way.
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few things i enjoy more than linkedin weirdos getting owned this bad
January 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
few things i enjoy more than linkedin weirdos getting owned this bad
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putting it behind a paywall is not "turning it off" lol what www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
putting it behind a paywall is not "turning it off" lol what www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Yet another reason why every major media outlet that reported "grok apologized and promised to put in place new safeguards" was so full of shit (beyond the fact that Grok can't apologize and was just responding to a user prompt, Elon has made it clear: he wants X to be the deepfake abuse creator)
Grok producing vile sexualized deepfakes of women and children isn’t an accident
www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/t...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/t...
January 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Yet another reason why every major media outlet that reported "grok apologized and promised to put in place new safeguards" was so full of shit (beyond the fact that Grok can't apologize and was just responding to a user prompt, Elon has made it clear: he wants X to be the deepfake abuse creator)
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Alternate headline: "Trump rejects any constitutional constraints, mocks international law"
The NYT does stenography, leaving it entirely to the reader to bring the essential context: That he has no morality.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Alternate headline: "Trump rejects any constitutional constraints, mocks international law"
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” 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 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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Putting people in bikinis is just the tip of the iceberg. On Telegram, users are finding ways to make Grok do far worse.
Inside the Telegram Channel Jailbreaking Grok Over and Over Again
Putting people in bikinis is just the tip of the iceberg. On Telegram, users are finding ways to make Grok do far worse.
www.404media.co
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Putting people in bikinis is just the tip of the iceberg. On Telegram, users are finding ways to make Grok do far worse.
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So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
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Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
January 1, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
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One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵
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I am starting to think I will never receive my horny novelty holiday decorations.
When Will My Pornographic Shrek Christmas Ornament Arrive?
I am starting to think I will never receive my horny novelty holiday decorations.
www.404media.co
December 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I am starting to think I will never receive my horny novelty holiday decorations.
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The level of plot armor Trump has against, not even things that would sink another politician, but would get any other human set on fire forever, is so total & unprecedented I’m beginning to think the only possibly scientific explanations are genie’s wish, warlock powers, alien, or actual Antichrist
I know, I know, Trump raped kids & was accessory to killing a baby & the source is an official gov. doc they gave us, but have you considered Kamala laughed weird, Biden said the wrong name, Dean yelled too loud, Kerry was boring, Dukakis looked dumb in a helmet, Obama was black & Hillary existed?
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The level of plot armor Trump has against, not even things that would sink another politician, but would get any other human set on fire forever, is so total & unprecedented I’m beginning to think the only possibly scientific explanations are genie’s wish, warlock powers, alien, or actual Antichrist
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"She took a high dive into a pool that she drained herself. Were he alive today, Mr. Murrow would not believe what his network has become."
Bari Weiss Jumps Into a Drained Pool
That she drained herself.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"She took a high dive into a pool that she drained herself. Were he alive today, Mr. Murrow would not believe what his network has become."
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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
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iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
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now seems like a good time to remind you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free, and/or reader funded news how and where you can.
December 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
now seems like a good time to remind you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free, and/or reader funded news how and where you can.
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Just an update: if you decided to bet against Bari Weiss, you can collect your payout now.
Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Just an update: if you decided to bet against Bari Weiss, you can collect your payout now.
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here’s a list of great independent media
outlets to support instead of fascists:
outlets to support instead of fascists:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
here’s a list of great independent media
outlets to support instead of fascists:
outlets to support instead of fascists:
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It got Bari’d.
CBS News EIC Bari Weiss had concerns about the CECOT piece, I’m told. The network decided to hold the segment pending, among other things, comment or an interview with White House officials next year…
An Editor’s Note from 60 Minutes
December 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It got Bari’d.
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This holiday season, why not give the most thoughtful gift of all: an Aftermath subscription:
aftermath.site/aftermath-gift...
aftermath.site/aftermath-gift...
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This holiday season, why not give the most thoughtful gift of all: an Aftermath subscription:
aftermath.site/aftermath-gift...
aftermath.site/aftermath-gift...
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Generative AI is a poison that kills everything it touches all so people who are already rich get to be richer while you have to be poorer
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Generative AI is a poison that kills everything it touches all so people who are already rich get to be richer while you have to be poorer
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Unburying the lede from my essay on why we all feel like numb frozen crap these days…
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Unburying the lede from my essay on why we all feel like numb frozen crap these days…
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...