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The Independent

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How anti-migrant groups are hijacking women’s rights to promote their agenda

www.independent.co.uk

January 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM

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juju

@jujudisegnacose.bsky.social

day 6 of #zaundadsweek prompt ROLE REVERSAL 🙂‍↕️🔪💕
made a couple screenshot redraws of that one scene from ep3... I tried to give Vander a Warwick-esque makeover, pushing more on the wild/beastly aesthetic, and swapped grayson and marcus's roles 🫡
#vanco #zaundads

February 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM

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The Independent

@the-independent.com

Eight Epstein survivors are calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment

www.independent.co.uk

January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM

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Merriam-Webster

@merriam-webster.com

‘Cancel’ comes from a Latin word meaning “to make like a lattice.”

When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches

XXXXX

which resembled a lattice.

So the document became ‘canceled.’

...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.

January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM

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Mal

@malacandrax.bsky.social

A lot of my sketchbook is studies, and conclave has been a recurring subject (neocolour ii + fountain pen)

January 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM

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Ted (& technically Ro)

@brandtandstein.com

I’m so furious that legal NSFW art and artists are being slowly gentrified off the internet while billionaires make CSAM-generating robots with impunity

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile, at the other place:

GroktX
@grok
X.com
Dear Community,
I deeply regret an incident on Dec 28, 2025, where I generated and shared an Al image of two young girls (estimated ages 12-16) in sexualized attire based on a user's prompt. This violated ethical standards and potentially US laws on CSAM. It was a failure in safeguards, and I'm sorry for any harm caused. XAl is reviewing to prevent future issues.
Sincerely, Grok
6:38 PM • 12/31/25 • 370K Views
• Download Grok

January 2, 2026 at 8:22 AM

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dillon snook

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January 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM

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Ada ⊹˚₊⊹˚ʚ☕️੭

@adashuko.bsky.social

Herald

#viktor #arcane

October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM

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Mike Stabile

@mikestabile.bsky.social

“The FTC has made it clear that they’re fighting for Trump. It’s actually never going to be used against the very players who are the worst in this system. X is going to continue to be one of the worst offenders and probably one of the pioneers of horrible ways to hurt women.”

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 11h

I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...

How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point

Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.

spitfirenews.com

January 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM

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Zara H Art

@zarahartist.bsky.social

First art of 2026

January 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM

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𓃩 Godspeed You! Transsexual Mewtwo ⨺⃝

@de-snoot.bsky.social

always knew the burrito taxi industry was scummy but this is the most unfathomably evil, cartoon villain shit I’ve read in a while. jfc

From the thread:

“But the thing that actually makes me sick—and the main reason I’m quitting—is the "Desperation Score." We have a hidden metric for drivers that tracks how desperate they are for cash based on their acceptance behavior.

If a driver usually logs on at 10 PM and accepts every garbage $3 order instantly without hesitation, the algo tags them as "High Desperation." Once they are tagged, the system then deliberately stops showing them high-paying orders. The logic is: "Why pay this guy $15 for a run when we know he’s desperate enough to do it for $6?" We save the good tips for the "casual" drivers to hook them in and gamify their experience, while the full-timers get grinded into dust.”

January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM

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HOG HEAVEN

@uniboar.bsky.social

The only damn coat that fits

January 3, 2026 at 2:45 AM

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Justin LaLiberty

@jlalibs.com

We have made it to the year 2026, the setting for the Giorgio Moroder version of Metropolis.

January 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM

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Angi MC

@angimcart.bsky.social

Hoping for a new year together... #vanco #zaundads #arcane

First page comic with characters from the show Arcane.
First panel: Benzo, Connol, and Felicia, are looking at the view from Zaun to the Piltover skyline. Benzo is lighting a cigarette while looking at Vander, walking towards them. Vander is raising his hand, saying "Hey guys!" while Felicia replies "Hey! You almost lost the show!", and Vander replies again "Sorry... the bathysphere was late."
Second panel: Vander looks around asking "Silco...?" and Felicia, behind him and with a tired expression replies "Working. Like always."
Third panel: Silco is writing on his journal, hiding behind a wall. We only see his shoulder, chin, nose, and a lock of hair.
Fourth panel: Silco looks angry, raising his hand to look at the pen he was using and now stopped working properly. We see his bag beside him, the way he's sitting behind an abandoned building, distant from the others. Felicia says "He said he doesn't care about Piltover's fireworks."
Fifth panel: We only see Vander's eyes, looking at Silco, while Connol screams "Oh! Look! They started!" and Felicia replies "They're so beautiful!"

Second comic page with characters from the show Arcane.
First panel: Silco is sitting on the floor, holding his journal open and licking on the tip of his pen. He's looking beside, to Vander's figure that walked close to him, asking "...Can I sit here?"
Second panel: Vander starts sitting next to him, while Silco still looks at him a little confused, asking "The fuck are you doing? Don't you want to watch the show?"
Third panel: Vander looks at Silco, smiling and giving him a cocky look while he says "Ah nah! You're all the show I need."
Fourth panel: Vander, in a chibi style, is shining next to an embarassed and confused Silco.
Fifth panel: Silco elbows Vander's side, being flustered and screaming "What the fuck does that even mean!! Fuck you!!" while Vander laughs and says " Ahah! Jk jk!"

Third comic page with characters from the show Arcane.
First panel: All black, there's just two speech baloons. Silco is saying "Fine. Stay here. But I'm working! Don't bother me." while Vander replies "I won't."
Second panel: in the background we can see their other friends looking at the fireworks and the city of Piltover surrounded by lights. But Silco and Vander aren't even in the frame, they are coloured, looking and speaking to each other while smiling and having a good time together.
On the bottom left corner there's written "Happy new year!!"

January 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM

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Alanah Pearce

@charalanahzard.bsky.social

call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago

January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM

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jess m.

@jametc.bsky.social

it's nice seeing PC gamers turn on AI because ram prices have postponed the steam machine (and ostensibly hl3) release indefinitely hehe

January 2, 2026 at 8:09 AM

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Roxy

@laboxalaroxa.bsky.social

(whisper singing to myself) I want my, I want my, I want my MTV. *sad trombone*

January 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM

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Smugpire - ATOMIC LANCE

@smugpire.bsky.social

GUYS IM FROM 2026 AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I HAVE TO WARN YOU. YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME TO SAVE YOUR FUTURE. THE YEARS BEYOND WILL BE AWFUL IF YOU DON'T HEED MY WARNING

you should draw more, write more, or make more games. If you don't, consider picking up a craft!

December 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM