Caitlin Welsh
@caitlinwelsh.bsky.social
editor, writer, anxious DJ, snack wizard, the Ricky Bobby of pub trivia
playlists etc @sydneymusic.net
playlists etc @sydneymusic.net
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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company that creates deepfake CSAM raises $20 billion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/t...
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
company that creates deepfake CSAM raises $20 billion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/t...
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Extremely rare Newsom W
January 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Extremely rare Newsom W
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Jazz will be replaced by Buzz
January 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Jazz will be replaced by Buzz
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here's the (relatively recent) X's head of product Nikita Bier tweeting about how popular X is at the moment
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
here's the (relatively recent) X's head of product Nikita Bier tweeting about how popular X is at the moment
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no more musicals. singing is for songs, movies are for talking.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 4:54 AM
no more musicals. singing is for songs, movies are for talking.
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"GenAI is the futu--
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
"GenAI is the futu--
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
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I was already boycotting Estée Lauder because of PaIestine. Here’s another great reason to do so
It’s such a shame that this also means rejecting makeup, skincare & fragrance by MAC, Clinique, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, The Ordinary, Dr Jart+, Tom Ford, Le Labo, Jo Malone, Frédéric Malle & more
It’s such a shame that this also means rejecting makeup, skincare & fragrance by MAC, Clinique, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, The Ordinary, Dr Jart+, Tom Ford, Le Labo, Jo Malone, Frédéric Malle & more
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I was already boycotting Estée Lauder because of PaIestine. Here’s another great reason to do so
It’s such a shame that this also means rejecting makeup, skincare & fragrance by MAC, Clinique, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, The Ordinary, Dr Jart+, Tom Ford, Le Labo, Jo Malone, Frédéric Malle & more
It’s such a shame that this also means rejecting makeup, skincare & fragrance by MAC, Clinique, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, The Ordinary, Dr Jart+, Tom Ford, Le Labo, Jo Malone, Frédéric Malle & more
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30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
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and to many who don't!
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
and to many who don't!
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A thing I heard on the plane earlier: a man with an Australian accent saying "Sprite, with ice."
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM
A thing I heard on the plane earlier: a man with an Australian accent saying "Sprite, with ice."
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see, the thing is, I need to read the whole document otherwise I am not doing my job properly you freaks
January 5, 2026 at 9:25 AM
see, the thing is, I need to read the whole document otherwise I am not doing my job properly you freaks
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Are you a vehement racist? Do you have a "Controversies" subheading on your Wikipedia page that cites your totally offcolour "racial views"? Well, there's good news! You too can sanitise your public image and recieve entirely uncritical press adulation. All you need to do endorse a Royal Commission!
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Are you a vehement racist? Do you have a "Controversies" subheading on your Wikipedia page that cites your totally offcolour "racial views"? Well, there's good news! You too can sanitise your public image and recieve entirely uncritical press adulation. All you need to do endorse a Royal Commission!
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how the fuck can any journalist remain on this fucking website.
January 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
how the fuck can any journalist remain on this fucking website.
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A dozen former athletes call for a royal commission: the government must heed this demand
100,000 Australians march over the Sydney Harbour Bridge: the government must ignore this rabble
100,000 Australians march over the Sydney Harbour Bridge: the government must ignore this rabble
January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
A dozen former athletes call for a royal commission: the government must heed this demand
100,000 Australians march over the Sydney Harbour Bridge: the government must ignore this rabble
100,000 Australians march over the Sydney Harbour Bridge: the government must ignore this rabble
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Was thinking of this Bush-era line a lot today, after I was done amusing myself looking up all the freakasses who called Trump antiwar or dovish, when he's just another bloodthirsty piggish neocon.
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Was thinking of this Bush-era line a lot today, after I was done amusing myself looking up all the freakasses who called Trump antiwar or dovish, when he's just another bloodthirsty piggish neocon.
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The best description I ever heard of News Corp was from a Murdoch biographer who called it a kind of free-floating state television which various regimes could contract with to provide propaganda. The new CBS is actually lower than that, even.
A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
January 4, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The best description I ever heard of News Corp was from a Murdoch biographer who called it a kind of free-floating state television which various regimes could contract with to provide propaganda. The new CBS is actually lower than that, even.
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Men have felt and will always feel entitled to control women’s bodies. We see this everywhere, from Twitter to the Supreme Court. Generative AI simply offers another vector for attempting to exert that control. A mere photo of your face online now means you can be in porn against your will.
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Men have felt and will always feel entitled to control women’s bodies. We see this everywhere, from Twitter to the Supreme Court. Generative AI simply offers another vector for attempting to exert that control. A mere photo of your face online now means you can be in porn against your will.
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I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
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Several of the photos have Twitter up on a screen in the background but I can’t make out what search term appears
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Several of the photos have Twitter up on a screen in the background but I can’t make out what search term appears