Jay Willis
@jaywillis.net
I write about courts, democracy, media, and the raccoon family living in a tree behind my house. Bluesky’s ONLY fantasy football guru. EIC @ballsandstrikes.org, more writing at jaywillis.net.
Anna it’s INSANE how reliably they fuck up every time they try it!!!
January 11, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Anna it’s INSANE how reliably they fuck up every time they try it!!!
Like, I think if you explained to a person in their teens that X was the engine of the Arab Spring, they would get confused and ask if you were accidentally referring to a different website they don’t know about
Why Elon Musk is laughing off Grok’s flood of deepfake AI porn
When you own the regulators, creating sexualized images of women and children isn’t a bug—it's a business model.
www.fastcompany.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Like, I think if you explained to a person in their teens that X was the engine of the Arab Spring, they would get confused and ask if you were accidentally referring to a different website they don’t know about
I did not personally see child sexual abuse material while researching this, but even the stuff that’s up right now on Grok is stomach-churning. Way too many doctored images of young-looking women for a company that is purporting to take its CSAM problem “very seriously”
Why Elon Musk is laughing off Grok’s flood of deepfake AI porn
When you own the regulators, creating sexualized images of women and children isn’t a bug—it's a business model.
www.fastcompany.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I did not personally see child sexual abuse material while researching this, but even the stuff that’s up right now on Grok is stomach-churning. Way too many doctored images of young-looking women for a company that is purporting to take its CSAM problem “very seriously”
Will Lewis not beating the allegations
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Will Lewis not beating the allegations
protesters going in shifts to clear out the continental breakfast before a single cop can get to the waffle maker
January 10, 2026 at 2:44 AM
protesters going in shifts to clear out the continental breakfast before a single cop can get to the waffle maker
Critical mistake here is assuming that “he’s a loser” is a bad thing for us, instead of the reason we know can so confidently claim him as one of us
January 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Critical mistake here is assuming that “he’s a loser” is a bad thing for us, instead of the reason we know can so confidently claim him as one of us
Marshawn Lynch, yes, correct
So you're taking credit for your other famous football alumnus, right?
January 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Marshawn Lynch, yes, correct
yeah that’s RIGHT…hey wait…okay fine that’s fair
Obviously a smart man. Berkeley degree and transferred to a place where he can win.
January 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM
yeah that’s RIGHT…hey wait…okay fine that’s fair
okay so I wasn’t “right” there but according to my sources (random tweets) they signed a bunch of good transfer portal players so this next year is all theirs in my view
January 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
okay so I wasn’t “right” there but according to my sources (random tweets) they signed a bunch of good transfer portal players so this next year is all theirs in my view
well this is an unpleasant response
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
well this is an unpleasant response
We’re fine with it! The new Cal quarterback is also cool and good, and “our guy won the Heisman and maybe a national championship (after transferring somewhere else haha)” is very on brand for us
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 AM
We’re fine with it! The new Cal quarterback is also cool and good, and “our guy won the Heisman and maybe a national championship (after transferring somewhere else haha)” is very on brand for us
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I sat in a fucking court room and heard Apple imply that a naked cartoon banana was somehow inappropriate but somehow Grok non consensually undressing women and children is ok?? www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I sat in a fucking court room and heard Apple imply that a naked cartoon banana was somehow inappropriate but somehow Grok non consensually undressing women and children is ok?? www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
A handful of Senate Democrats keep voting to confirm Trump judges, and again, I just don't think I'm asking for much when I say that if a judicial nominee is playing footsie with Trump's stolen-election conspiracy theories, Democrats shouldn't give them their votes! This isn't complicated!
Seven Dem senators voted to confirm a Trump judicial nominee today, and I really do not think I'm asking for much when I say that Democrats should not be doing favors for a president whose masked thugs murdered a woman in the streets 24 hours ago www.senate.gov/legislative/...
January 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
A handful of Senate Democrats keep voting to confirm Trump judges, and again, I just don't think I'm asking for much when I say that if a judicial nominee is playing footsie with Trump's stolen-election conspiracy theories, Democrats shouldn't give them their votes! This isn't complicated!
I spent some time fiddling with an "unfortunately for James Ho, he has no further chance at either one" joke, but couldn't quite make it work
January 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I spent some time fiddling with an "unfortunately for James Ho, he has no further chance at either one" joke, but couldn't quite make it work