Tolaroid
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Marketer + Professor
#photography + #writing
#politics + #sports + #tech
#privacy + #foss
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"Ignorance is bliss" feels like far more than a simple cliche because right now I'm informed and weary
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If Dems aren't throwing fireballs and making this into the biggest story ever, dump all of them. If any piece of shit in office talks about lowering costs instead of "Trump is taking over countries and ice is killing Americans on the street," they're in on it. And let em know if it's your Rep or Sen
Someone who claims to have witnessed the incident says
- car was blocking ice
- they told them to move
- "something happened'
- ICE shot into the car as it was driving away
- passenger got out of the car covered away and said friend was dead
There is video and I have seen it
- car was blocking ice
- they told them to move
- "something happened'
- ICE shot into the car as it was driving away
- passenger got out of the car covered away and said friend was dead
There is video and I have seen it
January 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
If Dems aren't throwing fireballs and making this into the biggest story ever, dump all of them. If any piece of shit in office talks about lowering costs instead of "Trump is taking over countries and ice is killing Americans on the street," they're in on it. And let em know if it's your Rep or Sen
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this sucks
Amid a big agency push to use AI models in weather prediction, the National Weather Service shared a forecast map riddled with spelling mistakes, non-existent locations and other geographical errors.
‘Whata Bod’: An AI-generated NWS map invented fake towns in Idaho
Amid a big agency push to use AI models in weather prediction, an AI-generated forecast graphic with errors was pulled from NWS sites.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
this sucks
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New: Grok is generating far more graphic sexual content than on X.
Grok’s image generator, Imagine, has been used to create explicit sexual videos of celebrities and violent sexual videos, a review of public posts shows.
70 Imagine URLs appearing to depict minors were sent to regulators today
Grok’s image generator, Imagine, has been used to create explicit sexual videos of celebrities and violent sexual videos, a review of public posts shows.
70 Imagine URLs appearing to depict minors were sent to regulators today
Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X
A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
New: Grok is generating far more graphic sexual content than on X.
Grok’s image generator, Imagine, has been used to create explicit sexual videos of celebrities and violent sexual videos, a review of public posts shows.
70 Imagine URLs appearing to depict minors were sent to regulators today
Grok’s image generator, Imagine, has been used to create explicit sexual videos of celebrities and violent sexual videos, a review of public posts shows.
70 Imagine URLs appearing to depict minors were sent to regulators today
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A new report from a UK child protection org sounds the alarm. The Online Safety Act's verification mandate has been pushing Britons to unregulated sites with CSAM.
Half of the UK is now going to unregulated sites where CSAM, revenge porn and stolen content thrive.
Who could have predicted?
Half of the UK is now going to unregulated sites where CSAM, revenge porn and stolen content thrive.
Who could have predicted?
Nearly half of porn users admit to being on adult sites with no age checks, says survey
Lucy Faithfull Foundation warns those who don’t want to share their identity are more likely to see child abuse images
uk.news.yahoo.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A new report from a UK child protection org sounds the alarm. The Online Safety Act's verification mandate has been pushing Britons to unregulated sites with CSAM.
Half of the UK is now going to unregulated sites where CSAM, revenge porn and stolen content thrive.
Who could have predicted?
Half of the UK is now going to unregulated sites where CSAM, revenge porn and stolen content thrive.
Who could have predicted?
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This angle. My god.
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This angle. My god.
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What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
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not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
One personal struggle in this "AI era" is how it affects education. I want my students to focus on learning first, completing their degree second. But AI offers what can seem to be a cheat code, when in reality they're only cheating themselves.
In this way, I fear they'll be unequipped to succeed.
In this way, I fear they'll be unequipped to succeed.
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 AM
One personal struggle in this "AI era" is how it affects education. I want my students to focus on learning first, completing their degree second. But AI offers what can seem to be a cheat code, when in reality they're only cheating themselves.
In this way, I fear they'll be unequipped to succeed.
In this way, I fear they'll be unequipped to succeed.
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For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct types. The implications for how we support autistic people could be profound
What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?
For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct types. The implications for how we support autistic people could be profound
www.newscientist.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:10 AM
For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct types. The implications for how we support autistic people could be profound
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January 7, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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Peacock has a "performance view" broadcast option that I have not watched before, feels very videogame-ish
January 7, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Peacock has a "performance view" broadcast option that I have not watched before, feels very videogame-ish
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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The White House marked the 5th anniversary of the Capitol attack by releasing a webpage that claims the event was a Democratic fabrication and criticizes former Vice President Mike Pence
Make no mistake, they are using AI to generate propaganda campaigns fueled by lies.
We are not safe in America.
Make no mistake, they are using AI to generate propaganda campaigns fueled by lies.
We are not safe in America.
January 7, 2026 at 2:32 AM
The White House marked the 5th anniversary of the Capitol attack by releasing a webpage that claims the event was a Democratic fabrication and criticizes former Vice President Mike Pence
Make no mistake, they are using AI to generate propaganda campaigns fueled by lies.
We are not safe in America.
Make no mistake, they are using AI to generate propaganda campaigns fueled by lies.
We are not safe in America.
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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The worst world events filtered through the worst AI imaginable by the worst people on earth overseen by the worst man on earth
www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...
www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...
Grok's AI CSAM Shitshow
We are experiencing world events like the kidnapping of Maduro through the lens of the most depraved AI you can imagine.
www.404media.co
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The worst world events filtered through the worst AI imaginable by the worst people on earth overseen by the worst man on earth
www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...
www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...
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three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
One of the WSJ's A1 stories today was reported *6 months ago* by @404media.co, a team of just four journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
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Oof! A few years ago, WSJ shamelessly rehashed a story I broke, interviewing 5(!) of my obscure sources. After my editor complained, WSJ added a link. No mention, mind you, just a hyperlink to our story hidden beneath the word "News." Good job, WSJ.
x.com/heyjohnryan/...
x.com/heyjohnryan/...
January 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Oof! A few years ago, WSJ shamelessly rehashed a story I broke, interviewing 5(!) of my obscure sources. After my editor complained, WSJ added a link. No mention, mind you, just a hyperlink to our story hidden beneath the word "News." Good job, WSJ.
x.com/heyjohnryan/...
x.com/heyjohnryan/...
If the horrific Grok image situation doesn't already make a clear conclusion completely crystal, allow me to spell it out: AI is bad for society, and the psychopaths behind it will not stop until there's nothing left. Any potential upside that the tech offers has and will continue to be bastardised.
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 AM
If the horrific Grok image situation doesn't already make a clear conclusion completely crystal, allow me to spell it out: AI is bad for society, and the psychopaths behind it will not stop until there's nothing left. Any potential upside that the tech offers has and will continue to be bastardised.
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
"Ignorance is bliss" feels like far more than a simple cliche because right now I'm informed and weary
January 6, 2026 at 6:36 AM
"Ignorance is bliss" feels like far more than a simple cliche because right now I'm informed and weary
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Here’s the uncomfortable truth:
“The Earth will survive this crisis. It is humanity, and countless other living species, that may not.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The Earth will survive this crisis. It is humanity, and countless other living species, that may not.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It is not the Earth’s future at stake in the climate crisis – it is ours | Letters
Letters: As we edge towards an irreversible point, the climate becomes less a challenge to manage and more a hostile environment in which many will struggle to live, writes Keith Nicholls. Plus letter...
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Here’s the uncomfortable truth:
“The Earth will survive this crisis. It is humanity, and countless other living species, that may not.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The Earth will survive this crisis. It is humanity, and countless other living species, that may not.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
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Last year, several states, including California and Texas, made it a felony to create or distribute "AI-generated CSAM," or to use AI to nudify anyone under 18.
Under the law, corporations are people, meaning that they — or their executives — are legally liable.
Under the law, corporations are people, meaning that they — or their executives — are legally liable.
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Last year, several states, including California and Texas, made it a felony to create or distribute "AI-generated CSAM," or to use AI to nudify anyone under 18.
Under the law, corporations are people, meaning that they — or their executives — are legally liable.
Under the law, corporations are people, meaning that they — or their executives — are legally liable.
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May the Illinois State Redbird visit you in FCS championship night.
January 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
May the Illinois State Redbird visit you in FCS championship night.
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OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.