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If a human was being paid to create this material, we’d rightly throw the book at them. So why should X get a free pass?
Fine them to the hilt and if they won’t comply, shut it down. We wouldn’t tolerate this offline. Why online?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/2
Fine them to the hilt and if they won’t comply, shut it down. We wouldn’t tolerate this offline. Why online?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/2
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 9:13 AM
If a human was being paid to create this material, we’d rightly throw the book at them. So why should X get a free pass?
Fine them to the hilt and if they won’t comply, shut it down. We wouldn’t tolerate this offline. Why online?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/2
Fine them to the hilt and if they won’t comply, shut it down. We wouldn’t tolerate this offline. Why online?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/2
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New in PN: The dehumanization machine speeds up
"Months after the nation and world were appalled by George Floyd’s murder, it became an event with two different truths. With the killing of Good, the right has not even deigned to admit the heinousness of the event before deciding she had it coming."
"Months after the nation and world were appalled by George Floyd’s murder, it became an event with two different truths. With the killing of Good, the right has not even deigned to admit the heinousness of the event before deciding she had it coming."
The right-wing dehumanization machine is speeding up
They're skipping right past thoughts and prayers.
www.publicnotice.co
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
New in PN: The dehumanization machine speeds up
"Months after the nation and world were appalled by George Floyd’s murder, it became an event with two different truths. With the killing of Good, the right has not even deigned to admit the heinousness of the event before deciding she had it coming."
"Months after the nation and world were appalled by George Floyd’s murder, it became an event with two different truths. With the killing of Good, the right has not even deigned to admit the heinousness of the event before deciding she had it coming."
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When they wrote the Nuremberg Laws, the National Socialists thought Jim Crow laws were a cute first draft. This time around even the Germans are like "yikes"
Damning from the Süddeutsche: "In Trump's America, it's now your own fault if you are shot." Peter Burghardt writes of government "without decency or empathy."
Minneapolis: In Trumps Amerika ist man nun selbst schuld, wenn man erschossen wird
sz.de/li.3365393
Minneapolis: In Trumps Amerika ist man nun selbst schuld, wenn man erschossen wird
sz.de/li.3365393
Minneapolis: In Trumps Amerika ist man nun selbst schuld, wenn man erschossen wird
Der Tod von Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis wirft Fragen zur Gewalt und zu Trumps Politik auf. Die Regierung gibt der Toten die Schuld.
sz.de
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
When they wrote the Nuremberg Laws, the National Socialists thought Jim Crow laws were a cute first draft. This time around even the Germans are like "yikes"
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X ceased being a public square years ago, and over the last month, it’s degraded even further.
A platform that enables the creation non-consensual sexualised images of women and children cannot be treated as neutral ground - and governments choosing to stay are endorsing it.
Enough is enough.
A platform that enables the creation non-consensual sexualised images of women and children cannot be treated as neutral ground - and governments choosing to stay are endorsing it.
Enough is enough.
Staying on X is an Endorsement - and It's Unforgivable
The UK government cannot claim to protect women and children while continuing to post on a platform that enables their abuse.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
X ceased being a public square years ago, and over the last month, it’s degraded even further.
A platform that enables the creation non-consensual sexualised images of women and children cannot be treated as neutral ground - and governments choosing to stay are endorsing it.
Enough is enough.
A platform that enables the creation non-consensual sexualised images of women and children cannot be treated as neutral ground - and governments choosing to stay are endorsing it.
Enough is enough.
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Here’s an example of how Virginia Democrats could draw a 10-1 congressional map for 2026 to respond to Republican mid-decade gerrymandering in other states davesredistricting.org/join/598f596...
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Here’s an example of how Virginia Democrats could draw a 10-1 congressional map for 2026 to respond to Republican mid-decade gerrymandering in other states davesredistricting.org/join/598f596...
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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
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Pity the programmer, the coder, the quant. This could well be the year that AI overtakes them. And yet, there's one skillset that the bots can't replace: social skills.
Read today's column from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/zPgeYlU
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/utfVGsh
Read today's column from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/zPgeYlU
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/utfVGsh
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Pity the programmer, the coder, the quant. This could well be the year that AI overtakes them. And yet, there's one skillset that the bots can't replace: social skills.
Read today's column from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/zPgeYlU
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/utfVGsh
Read today's column from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/zPgeYlU
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/utfVGsh
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This, btw, was one of many details that The Wire got into, as with Daniels coaching Prez's testimony in season one: "No, Officer Pryzbylewski, he did not 'piss you off.' He 'made you fear for your safety.'" throwingthings.blogspot.com/2012/01/no-o...
January 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
This, btw, was one of many details that The Wire got into, as with Daniels coaching Prez's testimony in season one: "No, Officer Pryzbylewski, he did not 'piss you off.' He 'made you fear for your safety.'" throwingthings.blogspot.com/2012/01/no-o...
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Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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NEW: A teacher called over a dozen therapists to find mental health care following a miscarriage.
An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.
They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer.
An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.
They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer.
They Couldn’t Access Mental Health Care When They Needed It. Now They’re Suing Their Insurer.
A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as ...
www.propublica.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A teacher called over a dozen therapists to find mental health care following a miscarriage.
An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.
They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer.
An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.
They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer.
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Important context to "more/better training" arguments: the murder of Renée Good was a product of that training by someone who has trained others.
(I've seen same in civil rights cases; by moving where he did, he was intentionally generating a pretext to shoot her without genuine risk to himself.)
(I've seen same in civil rights cases; by moving where he did, he was intentionally generating a pretext to shoot her without genuine risk to himself.)
NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Important context to "more/better training" arguments: the murder of Renée Good was a product of that training by someone who has trained others.
(I've seen same in civil rights cases; by moving where he did, he was intentionally generating a pretext to shoot her without genuine risk to himself.)
(I've seen same in civil rights cases; by moving where he did, he was intentionally generating a pretext to shoot her without genuine risk to himself.)
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It is Europe's right to say no if U.S. makes unacceptable proposal, France says reut.rs/4pwADEO
It is Europe's right to say no if U.S. makes unacceptable proposal, France says
Europe is perfectly within its rights to push back against the United States at a time when it is making unacceptable proposals, France's foreign minister said on Friday.
reut.rs
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
It is Europe's right to say no if U.S. makes unacceptable proposal, France says reut.rs/4pwADEO
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“Hey, you got any of them Nobel peace prizes left?”
a man wearing a red beanie and a jacket is smiling and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man wearing a red beanie and a jacket is smiling and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“Hey, you got any of them Nobel peace prizes left?”
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As daft as he is, this sad thing realized he had become a global laughing stock when he extorted FIFA for a make-believe peace prize.
Now he’s trying something even more pathetic…extorting Machado for a hand-me-down Nobel prize.
Now he’s trying something even more pathetic…extorting Machado for a hand-me-down Nobel prize.
Trump tells Hannity he will accept Machado’s Nobel Prize when she gives it to him.
So embarrassing.
So embarrassing.
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
As daft as he is, this sad thing realized he had become a global laughing stock when he extorted FIFA for a make-believe peace prize.
Now he’s trying something even more pathetic…extorting Machado for a hand-me-down Nobel prize.
Now he’s trying something even more pathetic…extorting Machado for a hand-me-down Nobel prize.
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Good article on the Philly federal judge response to the madness of mandatory detention.
By @jeffgammage.bsky.social
Gift link.
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By @jeffgammage.bsky.social
Gift link.
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In dozens of cases, Philly’s federal judges have found Trump’s mandatory detention policy unlawful
The pushback has added to a chorus of similar decisions in federal courts nationwide.
share.inquirer.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Good article on the Philly federal judge response to the madness of mandatory detention.
By @jeffgammage.bsky.social
Gift link.
share.inquirer.com/r6Mh1q
By @jeffgammage.bsky.social
Gift link.
share.inquirer.com/r6Mh1q
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From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - Iran crisis gives oil an even starker swing factor reut.rs/451vBZz
Breakingviews - Iran crisis gives oil an even starker swing factor
The Islamic Republic faces mass protests amid 40% inflation. Though the regime has survived many challenges, it is weakened by last year’s 12-day war. Looser sanctions could have a bigger impact on crude prices than Venezuela’s change of leaders. So would a descent into chaos.
reut.rs
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - Iran crisis gives oil an even starker swing factor reut.rs/451vBZz
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January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Every single university in the country should be deleting or locking its accounts now. It’s negligence to be posting photos of students, faculty, or staff on the site.
Even more broadly, large organisations need to think very carefully whether they should be encouraging employees and customers to engage with them in any way on a platform where there is industrial scale production and distribution of CSAM and where the owner has shown no interest in tackling it.
The government should not only be stopping using the platform they should also be issuing urgent safeguarding advice to all institutions not to post pictures there.
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Every single university in the country should be deleting or locking its accounts now. It’s negligence to be posting photos of students, faculty, or staff on the site.
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I didn’t realize that they’d changed it so you only get to see naked minors if you give Elon money.
Keir Starmer's spokesman says X limiting deep fake images to paid users "simply turns a feature that allows the creation of unlawful images into a premium service. It's not a solution.. it's insulting the victims of misogyny and sexual violence."
Still won't commit to a ban or to stop posting there
Still won't commit to a ban or to stop posting there
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I didn’t realize that they’d changed it so you only get to see naked minors if you give Elon money.
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I think step one in learning to live together would be them not killing us.
See, my ideology doesn't require any of them to die. But their ideology does require some of us to die.
We can't live together until that changes.
See, my ideology doesn't require any of them to die. But their ideology does require some of us to die.
We can't live together until that changes.
January 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I think step one in learning to live together would be them not killing us.
See, my ideology doesn't require any of them to die. But their ideology does require some of us to die.
We can't live together until that changes.
See, my ideology doesn't require any of them to die. But their ideology does require some of us to die.
We can't live together until that changes.
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There are no rules, they don’t actually care about respect, decorum, bipartisanship or debate, and only pretend to do so to browbeat you into submission. Nothing is going to change until more people realise that and respond accordingly; including to the media and politicians who have failed them.
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
There are no rules, they don’t actually care about respect, decorum, bipartisanship or debate, and only pretend to do so to browbeat you into submission. Nothing is going to change until more people realise that and respond accordingly; including to the media and politicians who have failed them.
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This whole thing is mealy horseshit but "we have to live with each other" is downright incoherent when the dispute is whether murder in pursuit of mass-kidnappings to ethnically cleanse the country is bad or not.
New CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil closing the broadcast from MN last night.
January 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
This whole thing is mealy horseshit but "we have to live with each other" is downright incoherent when the dispute is whether murder in pursuit of mass-kidnappings to ethnically cleanse the country is bad or not.
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republicans are currently threatening a foreign government with retribution if they decide to turn off the child sexual assault image generator
January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
republicans are currently threatening a foreign government with retribution if they decide to turn off the child sexual assault image generator
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Trump told NYT that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his "own morality" — brushing aside international law and other legitimate checks on his abilities.
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Trump told NYT that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his "own morality" — brushing aside international law and other legitimate checks on his abilities.
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."