Debbie Keatley
@debkeatley.bsky.social
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In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
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Thanks @conorom.bsky.social for writing this piece for us setting out the legal position on X and CSAM… in short, yes, they could be prosecuted.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ireland could prosecute Twitter/X for AI 'child porn' deepfakes
The horrific child sex abuse material produced every day by Grok is already banned under Irish law. The real test is if we are ready to enforce that law against large tech companies
www.irishexaminer.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Thanks @conorom.bsky.social for writing this piece for us setting out the legal position on X and CSAM… in short, yes, they could be prosecuted.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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“I can’t imagine a committee hearing for any other bill not having representatives from… the people this bill will actually impact.”
Sophie, a mum with incurable cancer, is disappointed the Lords Committee on assisted dying didn’t hear from terminally ill people. Peers must hear from people like her
Sophie, a mum with incurable cancer, is disappointed the Lords Committee on assisted dying didn’t hear from terminally ill people. Peers must hear from people like her
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
“I can’t imagine a committee hearing for any other bill not having representatives from… the people this bill will actually impact.”
Sophie, a mum with incurable cancer, is disappointed the Lords Committee on assisted dying didn’t hear from terminally ill people. Peers must hear from people like her
Sophie, a mum with incurable cancer, is disappointed the Lords Committee on assisted dying didn’t hear from terminally ill people. Peers must hear from people like her
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Twitter's data handling for Ireland/EU is done by the "X Internet Unlimited Company".
Whose office address is on Fenian St in Dublin.
A 5min walk from Pearse Street station.
Whose office address is on Fenian St in Dublin.
A 5min walk from Pearse Street station.
I have rapidly graduated from this stance to "every soul working for the Twitter/X European HQ in Dublin after this week should be charged".
On a national level I wonder is there a political case to be made for banning twitter in Ireland on the grounds that it hosts CSAM.
January 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Twitter's data handling for Ireland/EU is done by the "X Internet Unlimited Company".
Whose office address is on Fenian St in Dublin.
A 5min walk from Pearse Street station.
Whose office address is on Fenian St in Dublin.
A 5min walk from Pearse Street station.
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We’ve always known the Irish Government and Gardaí were beholden to US corporate interests but their refusal to enforce CSAM laws for fear of upsetting an American company is the most craven display of cowardice I can imagine.
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 AM
We’ve always known the Irish Government and Gardaí were beholden to US corporate interests but their refusal to enforce CSAM laws for fear of upsetting an American company is the most craven display of cowardice I can imagine.
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Useful reporting from Translucent. When we’ve suggested that trans women don’t pose a risk, people have argued that’s because of under reporting. These FOI requests suggest that might not be the case
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
Almost no one is complaining about trans women in women's spaces, study finds - LGBTQ Nation
“This is a manufactured controversy, not a documented crisis.”
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Useful reporting from Translucent. When we’ve suggested that trans women don’t pose a risk, people have argued that’s because of under reporting. These FOI requests suggest that might not be the case
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
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What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
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The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
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Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
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January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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bad news for fans of children www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
bad news for fans of children www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
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This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
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Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
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No, AI is not showing signs of self preservation, it's just fancy linear regression ffs. Can we stop this nonsense already
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be ready to pull plug, says pioneer
Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio warns against granting legal rights to cutting-edge technology
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
No, AI is not showing signs of self preservation, it's just fancy linear regression ffs. Can we stop this nonsense already
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social responds to the feature "Reclaiming human care from surveillance capitalism" from our #BMJChristmas Issue.
Read the feature by @vmontori.bsky.social here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Read the feature by @vmontori.bsky.social here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
December 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social responds to the feature "Reclaiming human care from surveillance capitalism" from our #BMJChristmas Issue.
Read the feature by @vmontori.bsky.social here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Read the feature by @vmontori.bsky.social here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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As one whose designs and builds financial audit systems at scale, AI is going to need constant auditing and considerable responsibility fragmentation that same way human systems do to ensure vigilant harm detection/limitation.
Single point evals of AI systems is what they are going to do though.
Single point evals of AI systems is what they are going to do though.
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
As one whose designs and builds financial audit systems at scale, AI is going to need constant auditing and considerable responsibility fragmentation that same way human systems do to ensure vigilant harm detection/limitation.
Single point evals of AI systems is what they are going to do though.
Single point evals of AI systems is what they are going to do though.
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Reports from Somaliland media, like Warya TV, indicate a high-level US delegation arrived in Hargeisa on Dec 26, 2025, for talks on security and recognition.
I couldn’t find any official US State Department confirmation yet.
I couldn’t find any official US State Department confirmation yet.
Israel has officially recognized Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state.
In return, Somaliland may grant Israel access to its territory for a military base to monitor Houthi activity and the Red Sea.
(Current report)
In return, Somaliland may grant Israel access to its territory for a military base to monitor Houthi activity and the Red Sea.
(Current report)
December 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Reports from Somaliland media, like Warya TV, indicate a high-level US delegation arrived in Hargeisa on Dec 26, 2025, for talks on security and recognition.
I couldn’t find any official US State Department confirmation yet.
I couldn’t find any official US State Department confirmation yet.
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Please understand - the recognition of Somaliland has one purpose - to put a military base there to control the Red Sea
December 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Please understand - the recognition of Somaliland has one purpose - to put a military base there to control the Red Sea
The evidence shows that molnupiravir is not an effective drug & is likely even harmful for immunocompromised patients. 8/11
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By far the largest & best randomized trial of MOV—& the only one not run by Merck—was PANORAMIC, run by UKHSA. It found no benefit from MOV & hinted MOV treatment was harmful for the immunocompromised, whose hospitalization/death rate was double in the MOV-treatment compared to non-MOV group. 6/7
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
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Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
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"As we invent the future of healthcare, we must assert that patients are not data clouds, care is not computation, and that to care is human."
A call to abolish the business logic of surveillance capitalism taking over healthcare
#BMJChristmas
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
A call to abolish the business logic of surveillance capitalism taking over healthcare
#BMJChristmas
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
December 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"As we invent the future of healthcare, we must assert that patients are not data clouds, care is not computation, and that to care is human."
A call to abolish the business logic of surveillance capitalism taking over healthcare
#BMJChristmas
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
A call to abolish the business logic of surveillance capitalism taking over healthcare
#BMJChristmas
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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warning: reading this piece will leave you outraged
"Code of Practice is failing to protect human rights. This draft relies on faulty logic that dramatically limits the ways in which AI developers would need to mitigate human rights risks from their AI models"
www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...
"Code of Practice is failing to protect human rights. This draft relies on faulty logic that dramatically limits the ways in which AI developers would need to mitigate human rights risks from their AI models"
www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...
Human Rights are Universal, Not Optional: Don’t Undermine the EU AI Act with a Faulty Code of Practice | TechPolicy.Press
The Code of Practice draft takes a step backward due to its weak approach to human rights protections, write Laura Caroli, Laura Cabrera, and David Harris.
www.techpolicy.press
December 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
warning: reading this piece will leave you outraged
"Code of Practice is failing to protect human rights. This draft relies on faulty logic that dramatically limits the ways in which AI developers would need to mitigate human rights risks from their AI models"
www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...
"Code of Practice is failing to protect human rights. This draft relies on faulty logic that dramatically limits the ways in which AI developers would need to mitigate human rights risks from their AI models"
www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...
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This is indeed for people in the Netherlands (of which, I'm one) to sign *however* I encourage everyone to study and adapt the points made to and for your location. There's lots of hand wringing and analysis but as a hard materialist I always elevate clear eyed response. This is that.
If you're based in NL please consider reading & signing our open letter on reclaiming so-called AI from the AI Delta Plan & co:
"Thoughtfully Shaping Our Digital Future" openletter.earth/zorgvuldig-a...
Big thanks to @lekkerresistance.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @marentierra.bsky.social
"Thoughtfully Shaping Our Digital Future" openletter.earth/zorgvuldig-a...
Big thanks to @lekkerresistance.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @marentierra.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This is indeed for people in the Netherlands (of which, I'm one) to sign *however* I encourage everyone to study and adapt the points made to and for your location. There's lots of hand wringing and analysis but as a hard materialist I always elevate clear eyed response. This is that.