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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 17h

Clothoff has repeatedly listed companies on their site that have no affiliation with them. Most likely this company, which got listed after we confronted them about the last company on their site, is innocent.

I hope Garante, the Italian data protection authority, actually investigates more.

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 17h

While I'm glad to see some action from Italy against AI-nudify sites (specifically Clothoff in this case), they unfortunately incorrectly pose this ban on the current company listed on Clothoff's page, a LTD in the British Virgin Islands.

www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/ho...

COMUNICATO STAMPA - Deepfake, Garante: stop a Clothoff, l’app che spoglia le persone

www.garanteprivacy.it

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 18h

Exactly

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 20h

At some point, we're going to have a bunch of people claiming they never voted for Trump to try to distance themselves from this administration when they clearly did vote for him.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 4d

This took place near the Rico Fresh supermarket on Armitage in Chicago.

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 4d

This is another angle of that same incident

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 4d

Today, masked agents (I assume to be BP or ICE agents from the badge) threw tear gas canisters toward civilians because they were blocked in traffic and were heckeled at

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 4d

Parody government

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 4d

reddit occupied government

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The challenge coins being handed out by @FBIDirectorKash. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this.

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 4d

ah it played as a gif, but uploaded as an image 🙃

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 4d

I'm unfortunately going to get a lot of use out of this gif

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 7d

The one positive about this administration being so into theatrics and these public speeches is that we will have so much video footage to show our kids about how America allowed this regime to go unchecked.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump to generals: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within & we have to handle it before it gets out of control"

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 7d

So the Geneva convention is woke now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11d

OUTRAGEOUS behavior from the Department of Justice; a seasoned prosecutor was fired for reminding a Stephen Miller ally that he was required to obey the Constitution and the valid orders of a federal court.

Documents reviewed by The New York Times show that the July 15 firing of Ms. Beckwith occurred less than six hours after she told Mr. Bovino, the Border Patrol chief in charge of the Southern California raids, that a court order prevented him from arresting people without probable cause in a vast expanse that stretches from the Oregon border to Bakersfield. She was removed not only from her post as acting U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of California, but from the office altogether.

“It’s unjust,” she said of the firings across the federal government this year, in an interview. “We have to stand up and insist the laws be followed.”

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 12d

There is a lot happening in this memo but I can't get over the URL designated for Trump's domestic terrorism memo. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 12d

waiting for @dieworkwear.bsky.social to let me know if this was made in the US or overseas

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 13d

Teen vogue publishing bangers

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 13d

At least some good news, one of the firefighters arrested a month ago was finally released after being wrongly detained without a warrant while actively fighting wildfire.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 15d

I'm a little surprised he didn't mention the Hep B shot, considering RFK.

I don't want to sound alarmist but we are unprepared for the short and long-term health effects of this administration.

From fluoride to vaccines and now baseless accusations at Tylenol, we're regressing in health safety.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Trump wraps up his batshit news conference by again insisting "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL!"

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 15d

Is the announcement that they are going to deploy the national guard to deport autism?

onion person @junlper.beer · 15d

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 16d

Note: the vast majority of parents vaccinate; but we need really high rates for herd immunity, so 75% is not enough to protect the community.
Childhood vaccine rates are backsliding — and exemptions are getting easier www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews.com @erikaedwards.bsky.social et al.

Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.

A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into the problem communities face n...

www.nbcnews.com

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 15d

And certainly this is a global issue, but there are many victims in the US and UK.

And this makes sense unfortunately. In my own analysis of websites that offer deepfake porn services, the US and the UK are often the largest markets for users. There is a demand for this content.

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 15d

I spoke to Adriana Stephan for New America's report on AI deepfake pornography being used against women in politics.

This is a serious problem that disproportionately affects women in politics, and I'm glad to see research go towards addressing it.

www.newamerica.org/future-secur...

A Weapon Against Women in Politics: Reining in Nonconsensual Synthetic Intimate Imagery

Nonconsensual intimate imagery often targets and harms women in political life. How does it spread, and what are the solutions?

www.newamerica.org

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 20d

I think RFK Jr is a true believer (that vaccines are dangerous) - he's probably more of a pawn to Trump and his administration, but I suspect he's doing this because he believes he right

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 20d

Bringing back polio

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 20d

Well, Kennedy is going to change the childhood vaccine schedule despite a promise not to—this month, ousted CDC head Susan Monarez says. Kennedy also wanted her to meet with his anti-vaccine lawyer friend, Aaron Siri, the guy who petitioned to revoke the polio vaccine. www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Ousted CDC director says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change immunization schedule

Susan Monarez told a Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired for refusing to go along with the health secretary’s unscientific agenda.

www.msnbc.com

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