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There is an explosion of AI generating explicit images of children.
And it's not just actresses. Across the country, more and more teenage girls are becoming victims of deepfake harassment.
Congress must step in and pass my DEFIANCE Act to ensure victims can seek justice.
And it's not just actresses. Across the country, more and more teenage girls are becoming victims of deepfake harassment.
Congress must step in and pass my DEFIANCE Act to ensure victims can seek justice.
Elon Musk's Grok under fire for generating explicit AI images of minors
Elon Musk's Grok under fire for generating explicit AI images of minors
One user asked Grok to remove clothing from an image of a 14-year-old "Stranger Things" actress.
www.axios.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
There is an explosion of AI generating explicit images of children.
And it's not just actresses. Across the country, more and more teenage girls are becoming victims of deepfake harassment.
Congress must step in and pass my DEFIANCE Act to ensure victims can seek justice.
And it's not just actresses. Across the country, more and more teenage girls are becoming victims of deepfake harassment.
Congress must step in and pass my DEFIANCE Act to ensure victims can seek justice.
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OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
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Just a reminder, because everyone seems to have forgotten:
Tumblr wants to or is actively selling your data: mashable.com/article/tumb...
Tumblr wants to or is actively selling your data: mashable.com/article/tumb...
Tumblr user? Here's what to know about Tumblr selling your data to OpenAI and MidJourney
Parent company Automattic will reportedly sell Tumblr content to OpenAI and MidJourney for training data. Here's how you can opt out.
mashable.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Just a reminder, because everyone seems to have forgotten:
Tumblr wants to or is actively selling your data: mashable.com/article/tumb...
Tumblr wants to or is actively selling your data: mashable.com/article/tumb...
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The trial could shape the future of protest under the second Trump administration—and the future of American civil liberties.
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trib.al/lzoW7DC
They Say They’re Protesters. The DOJ Says They’re Terrorists.
The federal government rounded up 18 activists tied to an anti-ICE protest in Texas, claiming they were part of an antifa cell. The case is the first big test of Trump’s crackdown on left-wing groups and free speech.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The trial could shape the future of protest under the second Trump administration—and the future of American civil liberties.
trib.al/lzoW7DC
trib.al/lzoW7DC
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June 5, 2025: Trump is in the Epstein files!
Jan. 4, 2026: It was great having dinner with that guy from the Epstein files!
Jan. 4, 2026: It was great having dinner with that guy from the Epstein files!
January 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
June 5, 2025: Trump is in the Epstein files!
Jan. 4, 2026: It was great having dinner with that guy from the Epstein files!
Jan. 4, 2026: It was great having dinner with that guy from the Epstein files!
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These New York City streets (1984)
January 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
These New York City streets (1984)
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Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Trump warned her his 'friends will get hurt' over Epstein Files
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-epstein-files/?utm_content=1767579600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-epstein-files/?utm_content=1767579600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Republican claims Trump worried his 'friends will get hurt' over Epstein Files
Marjorie Taylor Greene has continued to take aim at former ally turned nemesis Donald Trump as she prepares to depart Washington.
www.thepinknews.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Trump warned her his 'friends will get hurt' over Epstein Files
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-epstein-files/?utm_content=1767579600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-epstein-files/?utm_content=1767579600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Do this one, too www.stopkosa.com
Stop KOSA
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
www.stopkosa.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Do this one, too www.stopkosa.com
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The Bari Weissification of CBS News is going exactly as expected:
Censoring honest journalism, pointless virtue signaling as ‘reasonable moderates’ (read: insanely reactionary), and making pro-pedophile propaganda
Censoring honest journalism, pointless virtue signaling as ‘reasonable moderates’ (read: insanely reactionary), and making pro-pedophile propaganda
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The Bari Weissification of CBS News is going exactly as expected:
Censoring honest journalism, pointless virtue signaling as ‘reasonable moderates’ (read: insanely reactionary), and making pro-pedophile propaganda
Censoring honest journalism, pointless virtue signaling as ‘reasonable moderates’ (read: insanely reactionary), and making pro-pedophile propaganda
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Happy New Year! Today marks the start of Mayor Mamdani's new administration and a new City Council term.
To protect New Yorkers in 2026, the Mayor and the NY City Council must work together to strengthen our democracy against authoritarian threats + work to make NYC safe and affordable for all:
To protect New Yorkers in 2026, the Mayor and the NY City Council must work together to strengthen our democracy against authoritarian threats + work to make NYC safe and affordable for all:
No Backing Down: A Civil Rights Agenda for the 2026 New York City Council - NYCLU
www.nyclu.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Happy New Year! Today marks the start of Mayor Mamdani's new administration and a new City Council term.
To protect New Yorkers in 2026, the Mayor and the NY City Council must work together to strengthen our democracy against authoritarian threats + work to make NYC safe and affordable for all:
To protect New Yorkers in 2026, the Mayor and the NY City Council must work together to strengthen our democracy against authoritarian threats + work to make NYC safe and affordable for all:
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What better way to start 2026 than suing the Trump administration? That’s right: HRC Foundation is launching a class action on behalf of federal workers and their families.
We will not sit back and let these dedicated public servants lose vital health care coverage without a fight.
We will not sit back and let these dedicated public servants lose vital health care coverage without a fight.
Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender-affirming care
The Trump administration faces a legal complaint from government employees over a new policy eliminating coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
What better way to start 2026 than suing the Trump administration? That’s right: HRC Foundation is launching a class action on behalf of federal workers and their families.
We will not sit back and let these dedicated public servants lose vital health care coverage without a fight.
We will not sit back and let these dedicated public servants lose vital health care coverage without a fight.
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Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.
Trump's SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.
n.pr
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.
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Looking to turn a quick profit, private equity firms buy medical facilities and then unload them just a few years later, often leaving devastation in their wake.
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The Private Equity Firms That Gobble Up Hospitals and Spit Them Out
Looking to turn a quick profit, the firms buy medical facilities and then unload them just a few years later, often leaving devastation in their wake.
trib.al
January 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Looking to turn a quick profit, private equity firms buy medical facilities and then unload them just a few years later, often leaving devastation in their wake.
trib.al/O1okU7t
trib.al/O1okU7t
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BREAKING: We just filed an amicus brief challenging a Florida school board's ban of "And Tango Makes Three," a children's book about gay penguins.
School officials can't overrule the First Amendment.
School officials can't overrule the First Amendment.
December 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
BREAKING: We just filed an amicus brief challenging a Florida school board's ban of "And Tango Makes Three," a children's book about gay penguins.
School officials can't overrule the First Amendment.
School officials can't overrule the First Amendment.
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Throughout the state, people in crisis are regularly treated with a dehumanizing lack of compassion, incompetence, and violence by police officers who respond to mental health emergencies.
We can - and must - do better.
We can - and must - do better.
Police Responses to Mental Health Crises Often Turn Deadly. Here’s a Better Way.
19-year-old Win Rozario called 911 for the same reason anyone would. He was in urgent need of help. The teen never got the assistance he needed. Instead, two police officers responded to the call. Wit...
www.nyclu.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Throughout the state, people in crisis are regularly treated with a dehumanizing lack of compassion, incompetence, and violence by police officers who respond to mental health emergencies.
We can - and must - do better.
We can - and must - do better.
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Apparently Paypal is now asking those who commissioned artists through invoices for feedback on the experience, Please never type anything, Its a trap. Just putting both yours and their accounts at risk of bans.
December 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Apparently Paypal is now asking those who commissioned artists through invoices for feedback on the experience, Please never type anything, Its a trap. Just putting both yours and their accounts at risk of bans.
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Democrats gave these companies everything they wanted. This is the result. I’m running to put an end to it. Giant corporations are not on your side.
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable…
www.404media.co
December 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Democrats gave these companies everything they wanted. This is the result. I’m running to put an end to it. Giant corporations are not on your side.
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For 50+ years, the NPR Network has offered America trusted information, free of charge. As public media faces a future without federal funding, we're relying on you to sustain this work in 2026 and beyond.
Donate now to power Tiny Desk concerts, local reporting and more: n.pr/4pCcFIx
Donate now to power Tiny Desk concerts, local reporting and more: n.pr/4pCcFIx
December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
For 50+ years, the NPR Network has offered America trusted information, free of charge. As public media faces a future without federal funding, we're relying on you to sustain this work in 2026 and beyond.
Donate now to power Tiny Desk concerts, local reporting and more: n.pr/4pCcFIx
Donate now to power Tiny Desk concerts, local reporting and more: n.pr/4pCcFIx
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Comedian applauded for his hot take on 'straight, progressive people' https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/18/comedian-applauded-for-his-hot-take-on-straight-progressive-people/?utm_content=1766785200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Comedian applauded for his hot take on 'straight, progressive people'
A gay comedian has been applauded for providing a hot take on how "straight people have terrible taste in gay people."
www.thepinknews.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Comedian applauded for his hot take on 'straight, progressive people' https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/18/comedian-applauded-for-his-hot-take-on-straight-progressive-people/?utm_content=1766785200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's trans youth care ban passes US House after three Democrats break ranks https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/18/trans-youth-care-ban-marjorie-taylor-greene-bill-mtg/?utm_content=1766786403&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
National trans youth care ban passes US House after three Democrats swing vote
A ban on trans youth care brought by Marjorie Taylor Greene has passed its first vote in the US House, after three democrats broke ranks.
www.thepinknews.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene's trans youth care ban passes US House after three Democrats break ranks https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/18/trans-youth-care-ban-marjorie-taylor-greene-bill-mtg/?utm_content=1766786403&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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The federal agency’s posts on Christmas—“We are blessed to share a nation and a Savior"—appear to violate the Establishment Clause, which prohibits government actions that favor one religion.
Increasingly, it seems the administration disregards separation between church and state. trib.al/bnYyjHF
Increasingly, it seems the administration disregards separation between church and state. trib.al/bnYyjHF
December 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The federal agency’s posts on Christmas—“We are blessed to share a nation and a Savior"—appear to violate the Establishment Clause, which prohibits government actions that favor one religion.
Increasingly, it seems the administration disregards separation between church and state. trib.al/bnYyjHF
Increasingly, it seems the administration disregards separation between church and state. trib.al/bnYyjHF
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
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Wait, what? We were told this was a deeply thoughtful essay that just happened to mention the Bible and got a zero because Christians are being persecuted.
You mean she phoned it in and got the grade she earned?
You mean she phoned it in and got the grade she earned?
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Wait, what? We were told this was a deeply thoughtful essay that just happened to mention the Bible and got a zero because Christians are being persecuted.
You mean she phoned it in and got the grade she earned?
You mean she phoned it in and got the grade she earned?
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The Trump administration has stopped outsourcing its incompetence and lying to the DOJ. It will now do it directly.
Axios has learned the White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X to respond to posts highlighting mentions of Trump in the Epstein files.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
Scoop: Trump administration expects Epstein files release could last another week
The White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X, an effort to finish out the year and the Epstein file disclosure requirements set by Congress.
www.axios.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Trump administration has stopped outsourcing its incompetence and lying to the DOJ. It will now do it directly.
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Using the Bible as a source for a psychology paper is like using "Pride and Prejudice" as a source for an astrophysics paper.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Using the Bible as a source for a psychology paper is like using "Pride and Prejudice" as a source for an astrophysics paper.