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Luke Hoyland

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Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

"The war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the US civil war, World Wars I and II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan combined."

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Chart from the Watson School of International and Public Affairs showing numbers of journalists and media workers killed in various wars

August 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

How many times can Laurence Fox post adverts that violate Google's policies before Google realise that taking them down *after* they've had hundreds of thousands of views isn't really working as a deterrent?

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Reclaim the Media political adverts on Google's ad transparency service, currently showing 7 of the past 12 adverts were removed for policy violations

July 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM

Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

This trip's getting weird

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Rolling Stone headline: "Grok Rolls Out Pornographic Anime Companion, Lands Department of Defense Contract" with subhead "Meanwhile, the most advanced version of the AI chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI is still identifying as Adolf Hitler"

July 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM

Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

Self image Public image

April 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM

Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

Chilling numbers

www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Chart showing democracy's health in countries around the world, comparing 2004 with 2024. Countries democratising: 26-19; countries autocratising: 12-45; freedom of expression deteriorating: 7-44; quality of elections deteriorating: 10-25; freedom of expression improving: 29-8; qualities of election improving 30-10. Source V-Dem Institute

March 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM

Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

Musk: I'm not responsible for cuts.

Also Musk:

Elon Musk wields a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, February 2025

March 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM

Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

"I don’t know of a case where an organisation has been more transparent."

No content, no links, no access from outside the US.

Just a big golden dollar.

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February 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM

Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

I won the Soccerball World Cup all on my own, so bigly, like no one has ever won it before. It's mine now. They told me I could keep it. That's what people are saying.

Donald Trump in the Oval Office with the World Cup Trophy in the background

February 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Luke Hoyland

@hoy.la

I read a Groundhog Day article on USA Today. Then I read a Groundhog Day article on USA Today. Then I read a Groundhog Day article on USA Today. Then I read a Groundhog Day article on USA Today...