Bobby Allyn
@bobbyallyn.bsky.social
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NEW: Here is the alleged video from Jonathan Ross's cell phone synched with the main eyewitness video we've all seen. As you can see it synchs perfectly. I don't think any internal cuts were made.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
NEW: Here is the alleged video from Jonathan Ross's cell phone synched with the main eyewitness video we've all seen. As you can see it synchs perfectly. I don't think any internal cuts were made.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
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I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
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Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
it’s utterly grim that i got this push alert from gen ai
January 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
it’s utterly grim that i got this push alert from gen ai
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The image of the blood-soaked airbag next to the glove compartment overflowing with stuffed animals is going to stick with me for a very long time.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
The image of the blood-soaked airbag next to the glove compartment overflowing with stuffed animals is going to stick with me for a very long time.
Renee Nicole Good had a six-year-old son. Good was killed by ICE. His father, Good's ex, died in 2023. So both of that child's biological parents are now gone. “There’s nobody else in his life,” said the child's grandfather.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Renee Nicole Good had a six-year-old son. Good was killed by ICE. His father, Good's ex, died in 2023. So both of that child's biological parents are now gone. “There’s nobody else in his life,” said the child's grandfather.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
"Once government action is tethered to viral content, belief careens into policy while evidence gets cut out of the process," some essential reading on this very strange moment from @noupside.bsky.social
www.reneediresta.com/shopping-for...
www.reneediresta.com/shopping-for...
Shopping for Receipts: How a viral video about Somali daycares triggered federal action
Two weeks ago I wrote about the fusion of the rumor mill and the propaganda machine—how online claims get picked up by political elites who lend them credibility and turn them into political reality, ...
www.reneediresta.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
"Once government action is tethered to viral content, belief careens into policy while evidence gets cut out of the process," some essential reading on this very strange moment from @noupside.bsky.social
www.reneediresta.com/shopping-for...
www.reneediresta.com/shopping-for...
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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"Meanwhile, economists have long warned about so-called “assassination markets” — bets that could, in theory, reward violence by tying payouts to deaths or attacks."
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Bets on Maduro, Jesus Reveal Promise and Risks of Prediction Markets
Prediction platforms pitch themselves as tools for insight, but eye-catching bets on real-world events are raising questions about access, integrity and regulation.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"Meanwhile, economists have long warned about so-called “assassination markets” — bets that could, in theory, reward violence by tying payouts to deaths or attacks."
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
When it comes to insider trading on prediction markets: "It's easier in hindsight to pick out things that look suspicious than to pick them out in real time."
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
A $400,000 profit on Maduro's capture raises insider trading questions on Polymarket
Online sleuths have tried to uncover who placed a winning bet on the Venezuelan leader's arrest to no avail. Still, prediction market watchers say the bet appears suspicious.
www.npr.org
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
When it comes to insider trading on prediction markets: "It's easier in hindsight to pick out things that look suspicious than to pick them out in real time."
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
The Trump administration is rolling out the red carpet for once-besieged prediction apps like Polymarket and Kalshi, with millions pouring into bets on the midterms. The companies wave away concerns about foreign influence and partisan meddling www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
Election betting on prediction markets apps is set to boom ahead of midterms
Online prediction markets, like Polymarket and Kalshi, were under intense scrutiny in the Biden administration. But Trump officials are embracing the controversial apps, raising new fears about electi...
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December 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Trump administration is rolling out the red carpet for once-besieged prediction apps like Polymarket and Kalshi, with millions pouring into bets on the midterms. The companies wave away concerns about foreign influence and partisan meddling www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
“The internal communications…show federal officials mocking immigrants in crass terms and discussing video edits that might help legitimize the administration’s aggressive stance.”
New: We obtained thousands of internal chat messages from the ICE team creating viral videos of raids and "EPIC takedowns."
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
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A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
‘It’s a war’: Inside ICE’s media machine
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“The internal communications…show federal officials mocking immigrants in crass terms and discussing video edits that might help legitimize the administration’s aggressive stance.”
Just checked Nexis. May be some duplicates, but he's quoted in 917 stories in the past 12 calendar months. Pretty incredible.
December 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just checked Nexis. May be some duplicates, but he's quoted in 917 stories in the past 12 calendar months. Pretty incredible.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO," Alfonsi wrote in the email. "If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a 'kill switch'' for any reporting they find inconvenient."
My story on the decision of CBS Editor in Chief Bari Weiss to pull a 60 Minutes story on alleged abuses of Venezuelan migrants sent to notorious Salvadoran Center.
Updated with this morning's remarks from Weiss:
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
Updated with this morning's remarks from Weiss:
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
www.npr.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO," Alfonsi wrote in the email. "If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a 'kill switch'' for any reporting they find inconvenient."
jesus i accidentally called it
Part 5: Revenge of the bamboo
December 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
jesus i accidentally called it
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
One interesting aspect of the TikTok deal is: There will now be an American version of TikTok overseen by Larry Ellison's Oracle, PE firm Silver Lake and UAE-backed MGX, and then a second version of TikTok controlled by ByteDance for the rest of the world.
December 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
One interesting aspect of the TikTok deal is: There will now be an American version of TikTok overseen by Larry Ellison's Oracle, PE firm Silver Lake and UAE-backed MGX, and then a second version of TikTok controlled by ByteDance for the rest of the world.
Trump's BBC lawsuit suggests residents of Florida, where suit was filed, are increasingly turning to VPNs to access things like the BBC program in question. The real reason for Florida's VPN spike? Avoiding age verification laws for porn www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n... by @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
Trump's BBC lawsuit: A botched report, BritBox, and porn
President Trump's lawsuit alleges that the BBC's fall 2024 documentary was "a brazen attempt" to harm his re-election. The BBC has apologized but rejects his claim.
www.npr.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Trump's BBC lawsuit suggests residents of Florida, where suit was filed, are increasingly turning to VPNs to access things like the BBC program in question. The real reason for Florida's VPN spike? Avoiding age verification laws for porn www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n... by @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
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Candace Owens has said that Bill Gates uses laced mosquitoes to make people allergic to beef, that the earth may not be round and that the moon landing was “fake and gay.” Her MAGA fellows draw the line, however, at her comments on Charlie Kirk and Israel.
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wapo.st/3MKjPwg
She was MAGA’s favorite conspiracist. Then she dug into Charlie Kirk’s killing.
The right-wing firebrand rose to prominence as a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist. Her latest claims have infuriated some of her former allies.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Candace Owens has said that Bill Gates uses laced mosquitoes to make people allergic to beef, that the earth may not be round and that the moon landing was “fake and gay.” Her MAGA fellows draw the line, however, at her comments on Charlie Kirk and Israel.
wapo.st/3MKjPwg
wapo.st/3MKjPwg
Trump’s BBC lawsuit, lodged in federal court in Florida, has some pretty major jurisdictional issues to clear before you even get to the merits, as BBC’s lawyers wrote to Trump’s legal team before suit was filed today
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Trump’s BBC lawsuit, lodged in federal court in Florida, has some pretty major jurisdictional issues to clear before you even get to the merits, as BBC’s lawyers wrote to Trump’s legal team before suit was filed today
“If Ader is confused about what Oracle is doing, he’s not the only one…Oracle is just one of the many companies constructing data centers for OpenAI and hoping it pays all its bills.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oracle’s $300 Billion AI Bet Has Fast Become a Bubble Barometer
Silicon Valley is in the midst of another epic boom, and Larry Ellison has Oracle right at the center of it, for better or worse.
www.bloomberg.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“If Ader is confused about what Oracle is doing, he’s not the only one…Oracle is just one of the many companies constructing data centers for OpenAI and hoping it pays all its bills.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Trump administration's voter verification tool known as SAVE is flagging U.S. citizens and non-citizens, which can trigger voter registrations to be cancelled. The admin is ramping up the program nationwide
www.npr.org/2025/12/10/n... by @jjoffeblock.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/12/10/n... by @jjoffeblock.bsky.social
Trump's SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Trump administration's voter verification tool known as SAVE is flagging U.S. citizens and non-citizens, which can trigger voter registrations to be cancelled. The admin is ramping up the program nationwide
www.npr.org/2025/12/10/n... by @jjoffeblock.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/12/10/n... by @jjoffeblock.bsky.social
Truly wild that states now hoping to tap the BEAD program, already plagued with bureaucratic hurdles and complex compliance rules, now have to prove to David Sacks that their AI laws aren't woke in order to expand rural broadband access.
December 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Truly wild that states now hoping to tap the BEAD program, already plagued with bureaucratic hurdles and complex compliance rules, now have to prove to David Sacks that their AI laws aren't woke in order to expand rural broadband access.
society’s been waiting too long for an app that will let you make winnie-the-poo rob a bank
December 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
society’s been waiting too long for an app that will let you make winnie-the-poo rob a bank
nothing quite like the warmth of two AIs bantering about Epstein on a synthetic podcast
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
nothing quite like the warmth of two AIs bantering about Epstein on a synthetic podcast