Ian Charman
@chunky-baby.bsky.social
Drama Llama from the UK, now living in Seattle. LFC, OU Football and all things progressive. Long Covid. ME/CFS. He/him.
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Elon Musk has proudly built an AI that can be exploited for what is basically child pornography.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
January 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Elon Musk has proudly built an AI that can be exploited for what is basically child pornography.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
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Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
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Trump vetoed 2 unanimously passed bills: 1) providing clean drinking water to 50,000 rural CO & 2) preventing flooding in FL tribal area.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
Trump Vetoes 2 Bills, Drawing Accusations of Retaliation
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Trump vetoed 2 unanimously passed bills: 1) providing clean drinking water to 50,000 rural CO & 2) preventing flooding in FL tribal area.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
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This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
i'm really having a hard time getting past the "surely we can all agree that Somalis are worse than trash" thing. this feels new and very bad
January 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
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Yep, the level of vicious bigotry is extreme and we can cannot give an inch. There is a movement on the far right, supported by billionaires and powerful people in the White House, who want to ethnically cleanse Somalis from the U.S., and we must describe it as such and treat it as such.
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
i'm really having a hard time getting past the "surely we can all agree that Somalis are worse than trash" thing. this feels new and very bad
January 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yep, the level of vicious bigotry is extreme and we can cannot give an inch. There is a movement on the far right, supported by billionaires and powerful people in the White House, who want to ethnically cleanse Somalis from the U.S., and we must describe it as such and treat it as such.
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this is irresponsible reporting. a neural network can't comment on why it produced CSAM. a neural network can't be held answerable for generating CSAM. accountability lies within the fascist ceo and the team willing to work for him
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements ...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
this is irresponsible reporting. a neural network can't comment on why it produced CSAM. a neural network can't be held answerable for generating CSAM. accountability lies within the fascist ceo and the team willing to work for him
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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It's amazing how many corporations -- much less private individuals -- still believe they need to stay active on the white nationalist forum and CSAM generator.
Sure, you may have succeeded in blocking yourself from seeing these things there, but all of us still see you there alongside those things
Sure, you may have succeeded in blocking yourself from seeing these things there, but all of us still see you there alongside those things
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
It's amazing how many corporations -- much less private individuals -- still believe they need to stay active on the white nationalist forum and CSAM generator.
Sure, you may have succeeded in blocking yourself from seeing these things there, but all of us still see you there alongside those things
Sure, you may have succeeded in blocking yourself from seeing these things there, but all of us still see you there alongside those things
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I hope @kenwhite.bsky.social reps the bear
Black bear living underneath California house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
Black bear living underneath Altadena house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
The 550-pound black bear has taken up residence in the crawlspace underneath Ken Johnson's home in California for a month.
www.cbsnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I hope @kenwhite.bsky.social reps the bear
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the only way it was able to do this is because, as everyone including elon and sam altman have known for years, the datasets for these AIs contain a lot of CSAM
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
the only way it was able to do this is because, as everyone including elon and sam altman have known for years, the datasets for these AIs contain a lot of CSAM
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
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so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
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Like this example: The actress being depicted here is 14
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Like this example: The actress being depicted here is 14
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For the last few days on X, people (mainly women, and sometimes children) have had nonconsensual images of them in swimsuits (or much worse) requested by users and created by Grok.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
For the last few days on X, people (mainly women, and sometimes children) have had nonconsensual images of them in swimsuits (or much worse) requested by users and created by Grok.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
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Clarification hardly needed.
December 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Clarification hardly needed.
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anteater conglomerate CEO explaining to other antieater conglomerate CEOs at the anteater conglomerate foundation about how my anteater conglomerate protects young ants by sticking our elongated snouts into their hills and wiggling our sticky tongues around magnanimously
January 1, 2026 at 8:47 PM
anteater conglomerate CEO explaining to other antieater conglomerate CEOs at the anteater conglomerate foundation about how my anteater conglomerate protects young ants by sticking our elongated snouts into their hills and wiggling our sticky tongues around magnanimously
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This is delusional. And he will never ever be asked about it when it fails to come about.
Sacks & friends have been hyping Austin and Miami for years, and many of the gullible folks they convinced to move have quietly moved back.
Sacks & friends have been hyping Austin and Miami for years, and many of the gullible folks they convinced to move have quietly moved back.
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is delusional. And he will never ever be asked about it when it fails to come about.
Sacks & friends have been hyping Austin and Miami for years, and many of the gullible folks they convinced to move have quietly moved back.
Sacks & friends have been hyping Austin and Miami for years, and many of the gullible folks they convinced to move have quietly moved back.
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Ukrainian intelligence foiled an assassination plot targeting Denis Kapustin, the commander of the Russian resistance group RSV, they faked his death and collected the $500,000 bounty on his head which now belongs to Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence special forces.
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Ukrainian intelligence foiled an assassination plot targeting Denis Kapustin, the commander of the Russian resistance group RSV, they faked his death and collected the $500,000 bounty on his head which now belongs to Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence special forces.
I will totally take that
January 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I will totally take that
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How do people still support this regime and the occupation?
Israel’s government says it will suspend the licenses of dozens of humanitarian groups operating in Gaza beginning Thursday, which relief workers say will lead to deeper suffering and difficulty receiving medicine. https://wapo.st/4qxbFWC
January 1, 2026 at 1:05 AM
How do people still support this regime and the occupation?
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gervais: we never had neuro-diversity in my day
gervais, two minutes later: that person making noise while i’m eating is causing me mental distress.
gervais, two minutes later: that person making noise while i’m eating is causing me mental distress.
December 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
gervais: we never had neuro-diversity in my day
gervais, two minutes later: that person making noise while i’m eating is causing me mental distress.
gervais, two minutes later: that person making noise while i’m eating is causing me mental distress.
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Israel’s government says it will suspend the licenses of dozens of humanitarian groups operating in Gaza beginning Thursday, which relief workers say will lead to deeper suffering and difficulty receiving medicine. https://wapo.st/4qxbFWC
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Israel’s government says it will suspend the licenses of dozens of humanitarian groups operating in Gaza beginning Thursday, which relief workers say will lead to deeper suffering and difficulty receiving medicine. https://wapo.st/4qxbFWC
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So “a million more documents” is now “roughly 5.2 million pages of Epstein files documents”
And they’re “seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers” to do doc review, which means they don’t even have the people yet to get it done
Trump & Pamela Jo are just slow-walking the shit out of violating the law.
And they’re “seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers” to do doc review, which means they don’t even have the people yet to get it done
Trump & Pamela Jo are just slow-walking the shit out of violating the law.
December 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
So “a million more documents” is now “roughly 5.2 million pages of Epstein files documents”
And they’re “seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers” to do doc review, which means they don’t even have the people yet to get it done
Trump & Pamela Jo are just slow-walking the shit out of violating the law.
And they’re “seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers” to do doc review, which means they don’t even have the people yet to get it done
Trump & Pamela Jo are just slow-walking the shit out of violating the law.
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Increasingly it appears that Trump was a pimp.
WOW! New reporting by WSJ today that Trump sent his spa workers (young woman) from Mar-A-Lago to Jeffrey Epstein's despite knowing he was "sexually suggestive and exposing himself." In other words Trump committed SEX TRAFFICKING.
www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...
www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...
Exclusive | The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
Mar-a-Lago sent an 18-year-old spa worker on a house call to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She complained to her bosses that Epstein pressured her for sex.
www.wsj.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Increasingly it appears that Trump was a pimp.
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Holy fuck! Showing ZERO fear of retribution from a vengeance-obsessed TRAITOR who attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election, usurp the constitution, and overthrow the U.S. government, Jack Smith, with ZERO fucks left to give is what a badass American hero looks like.
January 1, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Holy fuck! Showing ZERO fear of retribution from a vengeance-obsessed TRAITOR who attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election, usurp the constitution, and overthrow the U.S. government, Jack Smith, with ZERO fucks left to give is what a badass American hero looks like.
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Trump really doesn't want those investigative materials to get out.
January 1, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Trump really doesn't want those investigative materials to get out.
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I know nobody likes notes but I think there probably is a way to make this point without granting the premise of the pending criminal charges against you
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I know nobody likes notes but I think there probably is a way to make this point without granting the premise of the pending criminal charges against you