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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 1h

‘Narrative construction’ now also supported by AI / Sora 2 et al.

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 1h

Making images fit the narrative; whatever it takes!

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

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The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 17h

Looking forward!

vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · 18h

Tomorrow (9 Oct) our @jospang.bsky.social will be speaking at the European Journalism Centre's #NewsImpactSummit in #Warsaw. He will talk about #disinformation detection and #verification supported by #AI and technology. This includes outcomes and services developed by our project, available to all.

News Impact Summit: Elevating journalism with AI

News Impact Summit in Warsaw: explore AI in journalism, get practical insights, ethical frameworks, and network with 200+ media professionals.

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 2d

On 9 Oct I'll be speaking at the European Journalism Centre's #NewsImpactSummit in #Warsaw. Topic of my talk: Countering #disinformation with #AI and technology. This will include presenting outcomes of @vera-ai.bsky.social.

News Impact Summit: Elevating journalism with AI

News Impact Summit in Warsaw: explore AI in journalism, get practical insights, ethical frameworks, and network with 200+ media professionals.

ejc.net

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 2d

I would very much love to meet up again soon - wherever it may be!!
I so admire your work and struggle for a free and liberal #Georgia! In fact: all Georgians who stand up for democracy and freedom of choice have my deepest respect and admiration! Wishing you and Georgia(ns) all the very best!

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 3d

Every Trump speech now produces approximately two dozen 30-second clips peppering the feed that each alone should trigger impeachment or 25th amendment proceedings and are indistinguishable from what your worst uncle would produce if he had any idea how to make ai-generated videos

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 3d

Ein sehr guter #Tatort. Vom #HessischerRundfunk.
Nachzusehen in der #ARD #Mediathek.

Tatort: Dunkelheit - hier anschauen

Spielfilm Deutschland 2025 Mit einer Umzugskiste in den Händen fährt Hauptkommissar Hamza Kulina (Edin Hasanovic) in den Keller des Polizeipräsidiums und betritt seinen neuen Arbeitsplatz: die „Abtei...

www.ardmediathek.de

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Eto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social · 3d

It’s been hard 24h for Georgians. Grave mistakes were made. Yesterday, Georgia lost a battle against Russian takeover - but the fight for freedom &democracy continues. If there’s one thing yst proved, it’s that resistance hasnt disappeared. They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds. 1/12

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 3d

♥️

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3d

Massive Russian missile and drone attack on #Ukraine last night. Russia used different types of cruise missiles, Kinzhal missiles and drones on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and civilian objects. Western regions of Ukraine were under the most intense attack.

◾️Lviv and Lviv region: massive attack.

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t they have medical experts at the White House who can help the poor man?!

Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 4d

Unbedingt notwendig in diesen polarisierten Zeiten, so @janskudlarek.bsky.social: verbal abrüsten und wieder miteinander ins Gespräch kommen.

Radikal? Immer nur die anderen! (Essay) (2)

Du liest Teil 2 meines Essays „Radikal? Immer nur die anderen!”. Teil 1 findest du hier. Im zweiten Teil geht es um gefühlte Wahrheiten besprechen, um Populismus ...

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 4d

Both

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 4d

True!

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5d

Apple has removed an app that allowed people to track and anonymously report the activities of ICE agents from its app store, due to “objectionable content,” the developer said.

It comes after criticism of the app from Trump administration officials.

Apple removes ICEBlock app that tracked agent sightings amid controversy

The developer of the app, which allowed people to report the activities of immigration agents, said he believed pressure from the Trump administration was to blame.

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 5d

“Du bist fucking intolerant Ulf”.
Eine Erkenntnis von @melamann.bsky.social über Ulf Poschardt in diesem High Noon “Austausch” der @reporterfabrik.bsky.social. Das komplette Gespräch gibt es hier.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=QXH_...

High Noon – Melanie Amann vs Ulf Poschardt

YouTube video by Reporterfabrik

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Signal @signal.org · 5d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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The Poynter Institute @poynterinstitute.bsky.social · 7d

Poynter's Alex Mahadevan spent a few hours on Sora 2 so you don’t have to. He found AI slop, material that raises obvious copyright questions and people scamming for likes. www.poynter.org/tech-tools/2...

My journey into the artificial world of Sora 2 - Poynter

OpenAI’s new social media platform is filled with AI slop and people scamming for likes

www.poynter.org

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 7d

The “art” of lying.

Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continues

www.theguardian.com

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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · 7d

Last physical team meeting - and last group photo of a fantastic team!
One month to go!

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 10d

What have I done?!

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 10d

What is it that we’re seeing presently? It matters to get the words - and what they - mean right: some uswful definitions by @radiofreetom.bsky.social

Is it Fascism? Is it Socialism?

Words mean things.

www.theatlantic.com

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Lotte Leicht @lotteleicht.bsky.social · 10d

Ridiculous! Banning words won’t change reality

US EnergyDept adds “climate change” “green” “decarbonization” to list of forbidden terms

Censorship can't erase facts: the #ClimateCrisis is real, it’s human-made & deadly

Silencing science=endangering lives
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

POLITICO Pro: Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

subscriber.politicopro.com

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