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Cause meets effect.
UK revenues at Elon Musk’s X fell by almost 60% in a year as advertisers pulled their spending over concerns about the social media platform’s content
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers
Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Cause meets effect.
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Janey Godley was right
#trumpisacunt
#trumpisacunt
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Janey Godley was right
#trumpisacunt
#trumpisacunt
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Wow, I was waiting for something like this to happen. There’s still a lot to happen here, as the story makes clear, but the Washington National Opera board voted today.
Breaking News: The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center after President Trump’s intervention upset artists and donors. The opera has performed there since 1971.
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned by declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
nyti.ms
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Wow, I was waiting for something like this to happen. There’s still a lot to happen here, as the story makes clear, but the Washington National Opera board voted today.
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The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Stephen Miller https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-stephen-miller/
January 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Stephen Miller https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-stephen-miller/
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Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
Clip first posted by partisan outlet Alpha News shows perspective of ICE agent as Good was fatally shot
Renee Nicole Good calmly said everything was “fine” and “I’m not mad at you” seconds before an on-duty Immigration Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot her in Minneapolis as she drove away, according to a cellphone video shared Friday by Donald Trump’s White House.
The partisan media outlet Alpha News first posted the video on X, a 47-second clip that showed the perspective of the ICE agent – and captured a man’s voice calling Good a “fucking bitch” after she was mortally wounded. It was then shared by the White House’s official Rapid Response X account as well as JD Vance, with the vice-president writing in part that he agreed with the notion that Good’s death was “a tragedy” but accused the media of dishonestly covering the circumstances of her killing. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
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Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images
Platform has restricted image creation on the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, but victims and experts say this does not go far enough
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Just shocking. All those men trying to defend what is clearly misogynistic anti-gay jumped up jackbooted thugs threatening and, in this case killing, US citizens while skulking behind masks. #USno #boycott #tyranny
New footage from the ICE agent's phone who shot at Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has emerged, posted by AlphaNews on X. We've placed that footage in a synced timeline with the other currently available footage.
January 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
#Groklie No, Grok hasn't paywalled its deepfake image feature
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
buff.ly
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
#Groklie No, Grok hasn't paywalled its deepfake image feature
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I just tested this and it's still possible to make the same edits, so they've not disabled it, just hidden from plain sight. I should note the base imagery was AI generated, not photos of real people.
maybe i'm being dense but seems like you can still create abusive or exploitative sexual content via Grok, but you have to pay for the privilege? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM
I just tested this and it's still possible to make the same edits, so they've not disabled it, just hidden from plain sight. I should note the base imagery was AI generated, not photos of real people.
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Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent?
Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent?
Deluge of ‘nudified’ images on social media platform X raises questions about regulation of use of AI technologies
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent?
So, the president that authorises the military snatching on foreign soil of a head of state, “feels strongly” that another president, who has already invaded Ukrainian territory twice, won’t do it again 👀 Donwoe
The US president felt pretty "strongly" about it, too.
Trump Hints At Real Reason US Agreed To Security Guarantees For Ukraine
The US president felt pretty "strongly" about it, too.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
So, the president that authorises the military snatching on foreign soil of a head of state, “feels strongly” that another president, who has already invaded Ukrainian territory twice, won’t do it again 👀 Donwoe
🤔Hmmm. Is he “limiting” it? Or, just leveraging more money out of his AI’s ability to strip images of women to order? #Groktesque
“Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid X users after deepfakes”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid X users after deepfakes”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM
🤔Hmmm. Is he “limiting” it? Or, just leveraging more money out of his AI’s ability to strip images of women to order? #Groktesque
“Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid X users after deepfakes”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid X users after deepfakes”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If no-one holds it/him to account, how does the future of women and children look? #misogyny #paedophileimagery
Elon Musk’s Grok must stop making porn
By Clare McGlynn
By Clare McGlynn
Elon Musk’s Grok must stop making porn
Ofcom and the government could stop the AI program posting sexualised deepfakes on X. Will they?
www.newstatesman.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
If no-one holds it/him to account, how does the future of women and children look? #misogyny #paedophileimagery
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Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall
Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall
I know enough about the erosion of civil rights to fear what I now see in the UK. Britons should understand how this ends, says Lydia Gall of Human Rights Watch
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall
Not a once-off - more of a (life-long?) pattern: “‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithets
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Not a once-off - more of a (life-long?) pattern: “‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ahh I see former pal of Epstein, Peter Mandelson, is busy making pals again while opting to be on the wrong side of history. Once a lobbyist with allegedly some more questionable associations, always ...
Mandelson accuses European leaders of ‘histrionic’ reaction to Trump’s Greenland stance
Mandelson accuses European leaders of ‘histrionic’ reaction to Trump’s Greenland stance
Article by former British ambassador to US is likely to be seen as criticism of Keir Starmer
Lord Mandelson has accused European leaders including Keir Starmer of a “histrionic” reaction to Donald Trump’s plan to take over Greenland, arguing that without “hard power and hard cash” they will continue to slide into unimportance in the “Age of Trump”.
In his first political comments since being sacked as Britain’s ambassador to Washington last year, Mandelson said Trump had achieved “more in a day than orthodox diplomacy was able to achieve in the past decade” when he captured Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Ahh I see former pal of Epstein, Peter Mandelson, is busy making pals again while opting to be on the wrong side of history. Once a lobbyist with allegedly some more questionable associations, always ...
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Minneapolis residents gather to mourn Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by a U.S. immigration agent during an immigration enforcement surge, according to local and federal officials.
January 8, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Minneapolis residents gather to mourn Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by a U.S. immigration agent during an immigration enforcement surge, according to local and federal officials.
"A Land is stronger than its Lord"
Gotta love that Welsh proverb which has more and more relevance these days (seen via newsletter via @prospectmagazine.co.uk )
Gotta love that Welsh proverb which has more and more relevance these days (seen via newsletter via @prospectmagazine.co.uk )
January 8, 2026 at 9:56 AM
"A Land is stronger than its Lord"
Gotta love that Welsh proverb which has more and more relevance these days (seen via newsletter via @prospectmagazine.co.uk )
Gotta love that Welsh proverb which has more and more relevance these days (seen via newsletter via @prospectmagazine.co.uk )
Fascinating: The Global Story (The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
US officials had for years been gaming out different scenarios, including if Maduro was ousted. According to one man who took part, each ended in disaster.
US officials had for years been gaming out different scenarios, including if Maduro was ousted. According to one man who took part, each ended in disaster.
BBC World Service - The Global Story, The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
Officials have for years run war games on Venezuela – here's what they predicted.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Fascinating: The Global Story (The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
US officials had for years been gaming out different scenarios, including if Maduro was ousted. According to one man who took part, each ended in disaster.
US officials had for years been gaming out different scenarios, including if Maduro was ousted. According to one man who took part, each ended in disaster.
🖍️Crayon enabling. 🪧 #hungerstrike #palestine
Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested | Arwa Mahdawi
Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested | Arwa Mahdawi
The activist had held a sign written with my daughter’s crayon. Try explaining that to a four-year-old
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
🖍️Crayon enabling. 🪧 #hungerstrike #palestine
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'Women are going to be attacked.'
'This is AI's first true morality test.'
Technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker has warnings about Elon Musk's Grok, which allows users to digitally undress women and girls.
'This is AI's first true morality test.'
Technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker has warnings about Elon Musk's Grok, which allows users to digitally undress women and girls.
January 6, 2026 at 11:42 AM
'Women are going to be attacked.'
'This is AI's first true morality test.'
Technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker has warnings about Elon Musk's Grok, which allows users to digitally undress women and girls.
'This is AI's first true morality test.'
Technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker has warnings about Elon Musk's Grok, which allows users to digitally undress women and girls.
Jaw dropping amounts of planet-heating emissions just so Grok can strip images of females in response to misogynistic commands.
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Jaw dropping amounts of planet-heating emissions just so Grok can strip images of females in response to misogynistic commands.
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Former deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Chrystia Freeland, says she'll step down as a member of Parliament in the "coming weeks" after accepting a new role advising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Freeland to step down in 'coming weeks' after accepting role advising Ukraine's Zelenskyy | CBC News
Longtime Liberal Chrystia Freeland says she'll step down as a member of Parliament in the "coming weeks" after accepting a new role advising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
www.cbc.ca
January 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Former deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Chrystia Freeland, says she'll step down as a member of Parliament in the "coming weeks" after accepting a new role advising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...