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I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
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“gostava de perceber por que fiz aquelas declarações, não consigo explicar o que me passou pela cabeça”, disse hoje cotrim.
isto deve ser a pior frase de sempre de um candidato presidencial. sim, vamos eleger como presidente uma pessoa que não sabe o que diz e por que o diz. parece boa ideia.
isto deve ser a pior frase de sempre de um candidato presidencial. sim, vamos eleger como presidente uma pessoa que não sabe o que diz e por que o diz. parece boa ideia.
January 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
“gostava de perceber por que fiz aquelas declarações, não consigo explicar o que me passou pela cabeça”, disse hoje cotrim.
isto deve ser a pior frase de sempre de um candidato presidencial. sim, vamos eleger como presidente uma pessoa que não sabe o que diz e por que o diz. parece boa ideia.
isto deve ser a pior frase de sempre de um candidato presidencial. sim, vamos eleger como presidente uma pessoa que não sabe o que diz e por que o diz. parece boa ideia.
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This should be the baseline energy from every Democrat. This should be the least angry they ever get to be. This should be the nicest language they ever use in reference to Republicans. If you can't do *at least* this, retire or get yourself retired.
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
This should be the baseline energy from every Democrat. This should be the least angry they ever get to be. This should be the nicest language they ever use in reference to Republicans. If you can't do *at least* this, retire or get yourself retired.
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I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
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Again, writers of HBO's "Veep" couldn't even begin to put this shit in their scripts for fear of their sharp political satire becoming a surreal cartoon.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Again, writers of HBO's "Veep" couldn't even begin to put this shit in their scripts for fear of their sharp political satire becoming a surreal cartoon.
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really a shame to watch walz and pritzker throw away any chance they had at my vote but thats what you get for refusing to protect your constituents in the face of an overwhelming, violent invading force
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
really a shame to watch walz and pritzker throw away any chance they had at my vote but thats what you get for refusing to protect your constituents in the face of an overwhelming, violent invading force
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/2 This will be grotesque. Edward R. Murrow didn’t have a radio show in 1946 where Eisenhower debated Göring about whether the Nazis had some good points. Today’s media would absolutely do that. Today’s media will platform people defending and rewriting Good’s murder for years.
January 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
/2 This will be grotesque. Edward R. Murrow didn’t have a radio show in 1946 where Eisenhower debated Göring about whether the Nazis had some good points. Today’s media would absolutely do that. Today’s media will platform people defending and rewriting Good’s murder for years.
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the only reason "abolish ICE" is seen as radical is that no one will say it but the far left. if every normie Democrat started saying it tomorrow it would move the overton window so far you'd have to squint to find it. my kingdom for leaders who understand they can shape public opinion.
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
the only reason "abolish ICE" is seen as radical is that no one will say it but the far left. if every normie Democrat started saying it tomorrow it would move the overton window so far you'd have to squint to find it. my kingdom for leaders who understand they can shape public opinion.
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I’m not going to say this is probable cause for a search warrant to search Tim Sweeney’s hard drives for child porn, but I mean it’s several long strides in that direction.
This is a wild hill to die on for someone who creates environments for kids.
Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games (Fortnite/Battle Royale) argues against CP protections on social media/AI platforms, claiming legislators are ‘just censoring political opponents’.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games (Fortnite/Battle Royale) argues against CP protections on social media/AI platforms, claiming legislators are ‘just censoring political opponents’.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just 'gatekeepers' attempting to 'censor all of their political opponents'
Not the hill I'd die on, but I'm not a billionaire.
www.pcgamer.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I’m not going to say this is probable cause for a search warrant to search Tim Sweeney’s hard drives for child porn, but I mean it’s several long strides in that direction.
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Quid, meet quo.
The Supreme Court sets aside lower court decisions upholding convictions for bribery related to the FIFA scandal because the Trump administration decided to dismiss those criminal cases "in the interests of justice." The FIFA prosecution ends in a whimper. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Quid, meet quo.
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#Montenegro não conhece limites. É tipo perigoso que à semelhança de Trump ou Bolsonaro, não se coíbe de mentir descaradamente. Enquanto destrói o #SNS de forma estratégica, insinua que o seu efeito - mortes - são meras percepções.
January 12, 2026 at 12:53 PM
#Montenegro não conhece limites. É tipo perigoso que à semelhança de Trump ou Bolsonaro, não se coíbe de mentir descaradamente. Enquanto destrói o #SNS de forma estratégica, insinua que o seu efeito - mortes - são meras percepções.
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"The Russian economy is under enormous strain, and is running out of resources.... The policy implication is that sanctions are highly effective, despite their imperfect implementation and enforcement."
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By @martinsandbu.ft.com
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By @martinsandbu.ft.com
Russia is running out of money
Go behind the propaganda, and the intensifying strain is evident
giftarticle.ft.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
"The Russian economy is under enormous strain, and is running out of resources.... The policy implication is that sanctions are highly effective, despite their imperfect implementation and enforcement."
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By @martinsandbu.ft.com
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By @martinsandbu.ft.com
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So how's the gaming industry? Ah.
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
So how's the gaming industry? Ah.
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Just to drill this a little deeper:
A married couple just dropped their kid off at daycare. The highest levels of US government would have you believe that they then went into some kind of unhinged lesbian blood-frenzy and decided to drive their toy-filled SUV into as many ICE officers as possible.
A married couple just dropped their kid off at daycare. The highest levels of US government would have you believe that they then went into some kind of unhinged lesbian blood-frenzy and decided to drive their toy-filled SUV into as many ICE officers as possible.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Just to drill this a little deeper:
A married couple just dropped their kid off at daycare. The highest levels of US government would have you believe that they then went into some kind of unhinged lesbian blood-frenzy and decided to drive their toy-filled SUV into as many ICE officers as possible.
A married couple just dropped their kid off at daycare. The highest levels of US government would have you believe that they then went into some kind of unhinged lesbian blood-frenzy and decided to drive their toy-filled SUV into as many ICE officers as possible.
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I broke the story yesterday that masked ICE agents (not DOJ) were removing items including a personal computer from the home of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. I have yet to see a single news outlet cover this or an elected official even acknowledge it.
NEW: These are ICE agents removing evidence from the shooter's home. They are not DOJ, they are Jonathan Ross's friends and coworkers, not DOJ.
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
January 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I broke the story yesterday that masked ICE agents (not DOJ) were removing items including a personal computer from the home of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. I have yet to see a single news outlet cover this or an elected official even acknowledge it.
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Ana Paula Morte ficará impune até quando? O Luí55 ficará impune até quando?
Não há macas. Não há ambulâncias. Mas há corrida de F1.
Não há macas. Não há ambulâncias. Mas há corrida de F1.
Doente oncológica em fase terminal espera deitada no chão das urgências do Hospital de Coimbra por falta de macas
João Gaspar explica que a mãe tem cancro generalizado na zona abdominal. Teve de ser o filho a levá-la ao hospital por "não haver ambulâncias disponíveis". À chegada, diz que também "não havia macas"....
sicnoticias.pt
January 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Ana Paula Morte ficará impune até quando? O Luí55 ficará impune até quando?
Não há macas. Não há ambulâncias. Mas há corrida de F1.
Não há macas. Não há ambulâncias. Mas há corrida de F1.
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The fact that all these second amendment "we need ahr guns to resist guvment overreach" losers are now cheering on ICE versus citizens who are standing up to the government (with NO weapons) tells you everything you need to know about the hollowness of their ideology. Sad little scared boys.
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The fact that all these second amendment "we need ahr guns to resist guvment overreach" losers are now cheering on ICE versus citizens who are standing up to the government (with NO weapons) tells you everything you need to know about the hollowness of their ideology. Sad little scared boys.
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Yup.
This is one of the classic examples of how racism costs you money. 🤷🏿♂️
Over-focus on who you think is shoplifting (Black men), means that you also under-focus on who your own data shows is doing most of the shoplifting (white women).
🙂🙃
And yes, this isn't "race." This is "racism."
This is one of the classic examples of how racism costs you money. 🤷🏿♂️
Over-focus on who you think is shoplifting (Black men), means that you also under-focus on who your own data shows is doing most of the shoplifting (white women).
🙂🙃
And yes, this isn't "race." This is "racism."
Nobody steals more shit than white girls. Nobody. They do it for fun. It's like a rite of passage.
Looks like stores are figuring it out and locking up white hair products and not Black hair products.
Looks like stores are figuring it out and locking up white hair products and not Black hair products.
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Yup.
This is one of the classic examples of how racism costs you money. 🤷🏿♂️
Over-focus on who you think is shoplifting (Black men), means that you also under-focus on who your own data shows is doing most of the shoplifting (white women).
🙂🙃
And yes, this isn't "race." This is "racism."
This is one of the classic examples of how racism costs you money. 🤷🏿♂️
Over-focus on who you think is shoplifting (Black men), means that you also under-focus on who your own data shows is doing most of the shoplifting (white women).
🙂🙃
And yes, this isn't "race." This is "racism."
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Unacceptable. A road — possibly associated with Tren de Aragua — left unpaved by Minnesota radicals weaponized itself against two of our courageous officers, causing one to discharge his firearm in self-defense.
We stand by our brave boys.
We stand by our brave boys.
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Unacceptable. A road — possibly associated with Tren de Aragua — left unpaved by Minnesota radicals weaponized itself against two of our courageous officers, causing one to discharge his firearm in self-defense.
We stand by our brave boys.
We stand by our brave boys.
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Wild how the bullies are emboldened by committing murder.
There's no "maybe we should be on best behavior for a few days." No, it's just "now we're free to really crack some heads, boys."
There's no "maybe we should be on best behavior for a few days." No, it's just "now we're free to really crack some heads, boys."
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Wild how the bullies are emboldened by committing murder.
There's no "maybe we should be on best behavior for a few days." No, it's just "now we're free to really crack some heads, boys."
There's no "maybe we should be on best behavior for a few days." No, it's just "now we're free to really crack some heads, boys."
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De resto, a única coisa acerca do qual o comentariado português é de facto abertamente histérico, e trata como sendo um sério problema que ameaça o mundo e a sociedade, é o “wokismo”. Tudo o resto é considerado uma coisinha insignificante acerca do qual se está a fazer um bicho de sete cabeças.
Isto também é verdade da *esmagadora* maioria do comentariado português, que se disfarça de neutro e racional num mundo de histéricos, ignorando necessariamente todas as vezes que os “histéricos” acertaram em cheio, seja acerca de Trump, ou de Bolsonaro, ou de Gaza, ou da Covid, ou da NATO.
Know I should ignore this bozo but his stuff is instructive. For TCW et al the move is always the same: ignore material reality & the world of politics/power to steer "debate" back to...debate: to a morally vacant middle where they pose as Serious Thought Thinkers surveying crazies on both sides
January 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
De resto, a única coisa acerca do qual o comentariado português é de facto abertamente histérico, e trata como sendo um sério problema que ameaça o mundo e a sociedade, é o “wokismo”. Tudo o resto é considerado uma coisinha insignificante acerca do qual se está a fazer um bicho de sete cabeças.
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Oh look, it’s possible to take action if you’re not morally bankrupt.
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images reut.rs/4jvw0JI
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images
Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.
reut.rs
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Oh look, it’s possible to take action if you’re not morally bankrupt.
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Any studio that says they're only using their own assets for an A.I. model is lying to you, likely intentionally.
Generative A.I. models require an insane amount of existing work to create anything that looks new and decent. Categorizing said data would take years.
Generative A.I. models require an insane amount of existing work to create anything that looks new and decent. Categorizing said data would take years.
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Any studio that says they're only using their own assets for an A.I. model is lying to you, likely intentionally.
Generative A.I. models require an insane amount of existing work to create anything that looks new and decent. Categorizing said data would take years.
Generative A.I. models require an insane amount of existing work to create anything that looks new and decent. Categorizing said data would take years.
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New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
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The New York Times described a harrassment campaign that helped drive a young trans woman to suicide as "online criticisms."
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
NYT Chronicles a Death Their Moral Panic Caused — Assigned
The New York Times published a story covering the death of trans athlete, Lia Smith, but takes no responsibility for the ways their coverage of trans issues has fed the moral panic that caused it.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The New York Times described a harrassment campaign that helped drive a young trans woman to suicide as "online criticisms."
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...