Mark Sugrue 🇪🇺
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🇫🇷🇺🇦 Macron: Where Ukraine was eminently dependent on American intelligence capabilities by an overwhelming majority a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
🇫🇷🇺🇦 Macron: Where Ukraine was eminently dependent on American intelligence capabilities by an overwhelming majority a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Will he stop bombing people now he has a second hand peace prize
María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal
María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal
The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the award
The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has said she presented Donald Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal during their meeting on Thursday.
She did not answer reporters’ questions as to whether he accepted it. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Will he stop bombing people now he has a second hand peace prize
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Niall Stanage doing Irish journalism proud here, and the fact that such an exchange is a relative rarity in that room tells its own story.
LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Niall Stanage doing Irish journalism proud here, and the fact that such an exchange is a relative rarity in that room tells its own story.
The real terrorism is good neighbours.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons: When you have elected officials who are saying go out and 'protect your neighbor,' and they're doing it like this -- this is what happens
January 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The real terrorism is good neighbours.
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At MINIMUM our elected representatives, public bodies, public transport etc need to move off X.
Every time an elected representative posts to X they are supporting a platform that is generating and hosting CSAM.
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/el...
Every time an elected representative posts to X they are supporting a platform that is generating and hosting CSAM.
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/el...
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
At MINIMUM our elected representatives, public bodies, public transport etc need to move off X.
Every time an elected representative posts to X they are supporting a platform that is generating and hosting CSAM.
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/el...
Every time an elected representative posts to X they are supporting a platform that is generating and hosting CSAM.
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/el...
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Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
X has placed more restrictions on Grok’s ability to generate explicit AI images, but tests show that the updates have created a patchwork of limitations that fail to fully address the issue.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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This topic is trapped in a repeating pattern.
X keep telling us Grok is "fixed".
Others then show it is not.
Its been BURKED - same "news" again and again.
#SpéirGorm
X keep telling us Grok is "fixed".
Others then show it is not.
Its been BURKED - same "news" again and again.
#SpéirGorm
X put another band-aid on its nonconsensual sexual images problem. Meanwhile Grok is still putting whoever you want in a bikini. from @mattburgess1.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
X has placed more restrictions on Grok’s ability to generate explicit AI images, but tests show that the updates have created a patchwork of limitations that fail to fully address the issue.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This topic is trapped in a repeating pattern.
X keep telling us Grok is "fixed".
Others then show it is not.
Its been BURKED - same "news" again and again.
#SpéirGorm
X keep telling us Grok is "fixed".
Others then show it is not.
Its been BURKED - same "news" again and again.
#SpéirGorm
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"The fight ahead is not about free speech, as the United States contends, but about whether governments can rein in platforms that profit from disorder." @coricrider.com
The European Union’s recent penalty against Elon Musk’s X marks the start of what is likely to become a bitter struggle to curb the spread of AI-driven slop, writes @coricrider.com. bit.ly/4qSstYe
Europe Enters the Slop War
Cori Crider urges EU leaders to take a hard line against US tech barons’ efforts to subvert democratic institutions.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
"The fight ahead is not about free speech, as the United States contends, but about whether governments can rein in platforms that profit from disorder." @coricrider.com
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Q: Americans for generations have fought and died for democracy. Are you saying the president finds the idea of canceling elections funny?
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Q: Americans for generations have fought and died for democracy. Are you saying the president finds the idea of canceling elections funny?
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
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AI Minister Niamh Smyth tells the Dáil that if she had the power, she'd have shut down X as soon as it was clear "vile and poison" was on its site.
She says X will be told tomorrow that it will face "the full rigours of the law in Ireland".
She says X will be told tomorrow that it will face "the full rigours of the law in Ireland".
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
AI Minister Niamh Smyth tells the Dáil that if she had the power, she'd have shut down X as soon as it was clear "vile and poison" was on its site.
She says X will be told tomorrow that it will face "the full rigours of the law in Ireland".
She says X will be told tomorrow that it will face "the full rigours of the law in Ireland".
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Imagine doing a PhD in electricity, just so you knew how to blow up nuclear power plants and heavy water-producing facilities.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Imagine doing a PhD in electricity, just so you knew how to blow up nuclear power plants and heavy water-producing facilities.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
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#New Minister Niamh Smyth says X is 'absolutely not' off the hook and she'll be telling company as much in a meeting tomorrow.
She tells me, after meeting the Attorney General this evening, she's confident Ireland has 'robust' laws in place to be enforced here.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
She tells me, after meeting the Attorney General this evening, she's confident Ireland has 'robust' laws in place to be enforced here.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
#New Minister Niamh Smyth says X is 'absolutely not' off the hook and she'll be telling company as much in a meeting tomorrow.
She tells me, after meeting the Attorney General this evening, she's confident Ireland has 'robust' laws in place to be enforced here.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
She tells me, after meeting the Attorney General this evening, she's confident Ireland has 'robust' laws in place to be enforced here.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
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I was one of five Green councillors who brought a motion to stop #DublinCityCouncil using X.
It has been pushed to the Protocol committee later this month.
@feljin.ie and I will argue there that a line has been crossed, and it is (past) time to stop using that platform.
It has been pushed to the Protocol committee later this month.
@feljin.ie and I will argue there that a line has been crossed, and it is (past) time to stop using that platform.
January 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I was one of five Green councillors who brought a motion to stop #DublinCityCouncil using X.
It has been pushed to the Protocol committee later this month.
@feljin.ie and I will argue there that a line has been crossed, and it is (past) time to stop using that platform.
It has been pushed to the Protocol committee later this month.
@feljin.ie and I will argue there that a line has been crossed, and it is (past) time to stop using that platform.
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what a headline 👀 (and a read)
The New Epstein Island Is Right in Your Pocket: It’s Time to Abandon Elon Musk’s Paradise of Abuse
It has long been time to leave X. Now, it’s essential.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
what a headline 👀 (and a read)
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typical ai use case
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
typical ai use case
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the European mission to Greenland was fourth in the BBC news running order this morning, which feels a bit like doing a light "and finally..." item about the archduke's motorcade taking a wrong turn in Sarajevo
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
the European mission to Greenland was fourth in the BBC news running order this morning, which feels a bit like doing a light "and finally..." item about the archduke's motorcade taking a wrong turn in Sarajevo
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For the record: as of right now, the Grok app is still doing all the things they’ve said it is stopping, for users with free/unpaid accounts.
January 15, 2026 at 11:23 AM
For the record: as of right now, the Grok app is still doing all the things they’ve said it is stopping, for users with free/unpaid accounts.
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Worth noting that pure text can also constitute illegal “child pornography” (statutory term) under Irish law also.
Online conversation held to constitute child pornography
A man has failed in his appeal against conviction for producing child pornography in a Skype conversation with a third party. The appellant, Mark Mulligan, had challenged the status of the conversatio...
www.irishlegal.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Worth noting that pure text can also constitute illegal “child pornography” (statutory term) under Irish law also.
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this is a mood
Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
January 15, 2026 at 10:55 AM
this is a mood
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Social media users have been reporting today that they have been able to use Grok on X and there appears to have been no change to how it works.
jrnl.ie/6927202
jrnl.ie/6927202
Elon Musk's X to block Grok from 'undressing' images of people but users say nothing has changed
Questions have been raised about how effective the measure will be.
jrnl.ie
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Social media users have been reporting today that they have been able to use Grok on X and there appears to have been no change to how it works.
jrnl.ie/6927202
jrnl.ie/6927202
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What’s the point in this sort of stuff?
Here’s the response it gave her… the middle paragraphs are very, very weird.
Why would you programme an AI to say this stuff?
Why would you programme an AI to say this stuff?
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
What’s the point in this sort of stuff?
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Lviv this morning.A municipal worker is clearing snow.A Russian drone strikes nearby.This’s how Ukraine lives today
Ukrainian municipal workers keep clearing.Heroic electricians keep restoring the power grid.Ukrainians go to work
Russia is trying to kill us.We endure-we continue to strive for peace
Ukrainian municipal workers keep clearing.Heroic electricians keep restoring the power grid.Ukrainians go to work
Russia is trying to kill us.We endure-we continue to strive for peace
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Lviv this morning.A municipal worker is clearing snow.A Russian drone strikes nearby.This’s how Ukraine lives today
Ukrainian municipal workers keep clearing.Heroic electricians keep restoring the power grid.Ukrainians go to work
Russia is trying to kill us.We endure-we continue to strive for peace
Ukrainian municipal workers keep clearing.Heroic electricians keep restoring the power grid.Ukrainians go to work
Russia is trying to kill us.We endure-we continue to strive for peace
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ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM
ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.