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Doesn’t sound like a clash then!
Live on MS NOW:

Protesters are clashing right now with federal agents on the streets of Minneapolis. Agents are shooting tear gas. Agents have their weapons raised.

Protesters are chanting, "SHAME! SHAME!"
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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500 people, mostly men, are destroying our planet.

And 8.3 billion of us are letting them.
January 21, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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This week the government quietly published a 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment': www.gov.uk/government/p...

Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The judgements are stomach-churning
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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A pretty unambiguous top line judgement in the UK's "National security assessment on global ecosystems" report, released today:

"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity" Confidence: high.

Time to speed up action, then?

www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
www.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Holy shit. Read this entire thread.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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Or to look at it another way, Gaza faces huge challenges from Trump’s peace panel
January 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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If only there were some kind of useful lesson here about deploying more senior skills in triage outside of strike periods
www.ft.com/content/c928...
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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On the list of the many ways patriarchy is literally killing us

“Men who feel more anxiety over situations that threaten their masculinity — like losing at sports — are less convinced that climate change is affecting the planet as a whole”

New from @sammyroth.bsky.social
Manly male sports fans for a safer planet
A new study identifies "precarious manhood" as a barrier to climate action.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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"8" people have died in Gaza since dawn today due to the storms, including "4" children who succumbed to the cold.

What kind of cruelty is this that makes a child die because they couldn't find warmth?
1/3
#Gaza
January 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Body bags at one location in Iran. Families come to find and identify their loved ones. I just saw a slide show of photos of corpses, for the same purpose. This is what the Islamic Republic of Iran does to its people while the world isn't watching.
January 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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We urge David Lammy to immediately authorise a senior official to meet with the legal representatives of Heba Muraisi & Kamran Ahmed - both on prolonged hunger strike & at extreme risk of death.

Their representatives have repeatedly requested this meeting & it is now critical to prevent a tragedy.
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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The first point here is she isn't his girlfriend; she's a sycophantic computer programme he's set up to praise him.

We need to stop indulging this
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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There was heavy bombing all through yesterday afternoon and evening in Gaza, shaking the ground and scaring Samaa's children. This feels like full-blown war. Please help the family if you can. tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily @mommunism.bsky.social @pepsffk.bsky.social @gofund-gaza.bsky.social #MutualAid 🍉
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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You can’t "lone wolf" your way to 93%.
January 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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I write in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the laws that are broken when online AI platforms facilitate the production of child sex abuse material. No new laws are needed. Companies (and their executives) are accountable as well as users.

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ireland could prosecute Twitter/X for AI 'child porn' deepfakes
The horrific child sex abuse material produced every day by Grok is already banned under Irish law. The real test is if we are ready to enforce that law against large tech companies
www.irishexaminer.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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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
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
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CSAM for money is even worse? Its not a retreat, its Musk saying I have something you want, pay me for it. And what they want is crime
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment.’
www.theverge.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.

He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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Useful reporting from Translucent. When we’ve suggested that trans women don’t pose a risk, people have argued that’s because of under reporting. These FOI requests suggest that might not be the case

www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
Almost no one is complaining about trans women in women's spaces, study finds - LGBTQ Nation
“This is a manufactured controversy, not a documented crisis.”
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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If you're reporting on the deepfake porn site because of Grok, please make clear in the headline that governments not acting are allowing the scaled abuse of women and children online.

Don't say Grok is doing that harm. Grok isn't doing anything. It's human men who are doing these things.
January 7, 2026 at 9:12 AM