Cameron Clark
@cameronclark.bsky.social
Premature geriatric
Former journo & audience guy, now solicitor
Former journo & audience guy, now solicitor
It's very much my bias speaking, but I really do see it as a 'journalism film'
It think it's quite clever to take a typcial war reporter story normally set in the Middle East or Africa, and muddle perceptions by setting it in the US
The confilct itself is ultimatly irrelevent
It think it's quite clever to take a typcial war reporter story normally set in the Middle East or Africa, and muddle perceptions by setting it in the US
The confilct itself is ultimatly irrelevent
The funniest thing to me about Alex Garland is how much he just doesn’t understand anything he makes
i dont even mean that in a negative way I love a lot of his stuff but like he’ll give interviews saying civil war (2024) is about the importable of journalism
no its not, that isn’t true
i dont even mean that in a negative way I love a lot of his stuff but like he’ll give interviews saying civil war (2024) is about the importable of journalism
no its not, that isn’t true
I have such an attraction/revulsion complex about that goddamn Alex Garland CIVIL WAR (2024) piece of shit
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
It's very much my bias speaking, but I really do see it as a 'journalism film'
It think it's quite clever to take a typcial war reporter story normally set in the Middle East or Africa, and muddle perceptions by setting it in the US
The confilct itself is ultimatly irrelevent
It think it's quite clever to take a typcial war reporter story normally set in the Middle East or Africa, and muddle perceptions by setting it in the US
The confilct itself is ultimatly irrelevent
Given how they function, mechanistically, I'd always sort of assumed that most GLP-1 users would just have to stay on them for life to maintain the benefits
This new review very much backs that up
This new review very much backs that up
Obesity drug users will regain weight two years after ending medication, review finds
Experts say health authorities need plans to deal with people coming off medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy
www.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Given how they function, mechanistically, I'd always sort of assumed that most GLP-1 users would just have to stay on them for life to maintain the benefits
This new review very much backs that up
This new review very much backs that up
As someone who was very critical of both the principle behind - and the execution of - The Observer's sale to Tortoise, I'm happy to submit my Katherine Viner/Jame Harding apology form to whichever institution is receiving postage
Observer growth ‘on plan’ says co-CEO nine months after Tortoise takeover
Richard Furness sets out state of The Observer after paywall launch pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
Richard Furness sets out state of The Observer after paywall launch pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
Observer growth 'on plan' says co-CEO nine months after Tortoise takeover
The Observer could not be in a “more positive position” to head into its first full year of ownership by Tortoise, according to its co-CEO.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
As someone who was very critical of both the principle behind - and the execution of - The Observer's sale to Tortoise, I'm happy to submit my Katherine Viner/Jame Harding apology form to whichever institution is receiving postage
The BBC isn't a huge surprise here, given their editorial neuroses, but I'm surprised so many other outlets are taking a similar approach
We have videos of multiple angles, plus eyewitness accounts which corroborate that footage. That's enough to cross-verify the event
We have videos of multiple angles, plus eyewitness accounts which corroborate that footage. That's enough to cross-verify the event
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 AM
The BBC isn't a huge surprise here, given their editorial neuroses, but I'm surprised so many other outlets are taking a similar approach
We have videos of multiple angles, plus eyewitness accounts which corroborate that footage. That's enough to cross-verify the event
We have videos of multiple angles, plus eyewitness accounts which corroborate that footage. That's enough to cross-verify the event
The murder of Renee Nicole Good feels very much akin to George Floyd, in that there's clear video evidence of law enforcement murdering an American citizen, and the underlying forces and fear that surround the incident
I wonder if the response will be similar?
I wonder if the response will be similar?
January 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The murder of Renee Nicole Good feels very much akin to George Floyd, in that there's clear video evidence of law enforcement murdering an American citizen, and the underlying forces and fear that surround the incident
I wonder if the response will be similar?
I wonder if the response will be similar?
Reposted by Cameron Clark
If a website appeared overnight that gave hundreds of millions of users the opportunity to create CSAM you'd expect governments to shut it down quickly, so the question is why X gets a pass when it's done just that?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says
Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstream
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:08 AM
If a website appeared overnight that gave hundreds of millions of users the opportunity to create CSAM you'd expect governments to shut it down quickly, so the question is why X gets a pass when it's done just that?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
I thought Cyberpunk 2077’s story was pretty weak overall, so it’s not a huge surprise to me that the sequel’s creative director doesn’t understand why the game has pacing issues
Despite what fans are saying, Cyberpunk 2 creative director really doesn't think a longer Act 1 would have made Cyberpunk 2077 any better
The pre-disaster prologue with preem choom Jackie was never meant to go on for too long in Cyberpunk 2077.
www.eurogamer.net
January 8, 2026 at 8:03 AM
I thought Cyberpunk 2077’s story was pretty weak overall, so it’s not a huge surprise to me that the sequel’s creative director doesn’t understand why the game has pacing issues
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Just a reminder to turn off autoplay
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Just a reminder to turn off autoplay
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It is genuinely one of the funniest bits of memory-holing the extent to which, other than a handful of dyed-in-the-wool Jenrickites, everyone to the right of Nick Clegg in British politics has forgotten that Badenoch inherited a party on the up in both the polls and local elections.
"Moving up quite impressively"
Lol.
Lol.
January 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It is genuinely one of the funniest bits of memory-holing the extent to which, other than a handful of dyed-in-the-wool Jenrickites, everyone to the right of Nick Clegg in British politics has forgotten that Badenoch inherited a party on the up in both the polls and local elections.
I think you should be allowed to legally murder your partner if they propose to you at a Five Nights at Freddie’s 2 screening
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I think you should be allowed to legally murder your partner if they propose to you at a Five Nights at Freddie’s 2 screening
I fear even Jeremy Wright was a more active DCMS SoS than this...
has anyone heard from Lisa Nandy recently, out of interest
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I fear even Jeremy Wright was a more active DCMS SoS than this...
As @eleanormia.bsky.social wisely pointed out to me, a post-locals ouster of either Starmer or Badenoch probably has the unintended effect of protecting the other leader from immediate removal
May could get *quite weird*
May could get *quite weird*
I go back and forth - I think the important thing about the Keminaissance is that it is visibly motivated by the Conservative establishment going 'it *can't* be Jenrick' and therefore being willing to claim that water flows uphill.
It does rather feel that May is going to be a bit of an abrupt awakening for the mass delusion that seems to be going on
January 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
As @eleanormia.bsky.social wisely pointed out to me, a post-locals ouster of either Starmer or Badenoch probably has the unintended effect of protecting the other leader from immediate removal
May could get *quite weird*
May could get *quite weird*
This line might work for people in the home counties, whose primary contact with London is through Facebook and IG Reels, but nobody *in London* thinks this - I'm not sure why they think this might be a vote winner...?
Their chosen candidate, Laila Cunningham, is telling a Reform press conference about how London is a crime-ridden hellhole and no one feels safe, a perspective that does not survive even the briefest contact with actual statistics.
January 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM
This line might work for people in the home counties, whose primary contact with London is through Facebook and IG Reels, but nobody *in London* thinks this - I'm not sure why they think this might be a vote winner...?
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If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
Stepping back, this is very much why I suspect Starmer won’t survive long-term: the entire structure of government is essentially incapable of decision-making, even on cut-and-dry issues such as this
That’s just not sustainable, politically or practically
That’s just not sustainable, politically or practically
I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
January 7, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Stepping back, this is very much why I suspect Starmer won’t survive long-term: the entire structure of government is essentially incapable of decision-making, even on cut-and-dry issues such as this
That’s just not sustainable, politically or practically
That’s just not sustainable, politically or practically
Baker is a fantastic actor, but he does have a terrible case of foot-in-mouth disease
'AI can't create art' and 'developers will use AI to replace artists' aren't mutually exclusive...
'AI can't create art' and 'developers will use AI to replace artists' aren't mutually exclusive...
Actor Troy Baker says creatives shouldn't "demonize" AI as it "cannot create art"
www.gamesindustry.biz/actor-troy-b...
www.gamesindustry.biz/actor-troy-b...
Actor Troy Baker says creatives shouldn't "demonize" AI as it "cannot create art"
Veteran actor Troy Baker says that while it's tempting to "demonize" and "denigrate" AI and its impact on the global ga…
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Baker is a fantastic actor, but he does have a terrible case of foot-in-mouth disease
'AI can't create art' and 'developers will use AI to replace artists' aren't mutually exclusive...
'AI can't create art' and 'developers will use AI to replace artists' aren't mutually exclusive...
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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...
Precisely this. If the government lacks the fortitude or competence to enforce its own laws - in this case regarding some of the most serious offences you can commit online - then it cannot reasonably be considered a functional government
Excellent op-ed in the Times today from the BCS's Sharron Gunn on the #Grok scandal. ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
January 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Precisely this. If the government lacks the fortitude or competence to enforce its own laws - in this case regarding some of the most serious offences you can commit online - then it cannot reasonably be considered a functional government
I'm working on a theory that Bolsonaro is caught up in some Dorian Gray-esque situation where he's acting as the vessel for other despotic world leaders
How else do you fall and hit your head *while sleeping*?
How else do you fall and hit your head *while sleeping*?
BRAZIL'S IMPRISONED FORMER PRESIDENT BOLSONARO BEING TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TESTS AFTER FALLING, HITTING HEAD, WIFE SAYS
January 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I'm working on a theory that Bolsonaro is caught up in some Dorian Gray-esque situation where he's acting as the vessel for other despotic world leaders
How else do you fall and hit your head *while sleeping*?
How else do you fall and hit your head *while sleeping*?
I remain perplexed that stealth-action games have somewhat died a death, so I'm glad to see at least a few developers are still trying to take a stab at it
Styx: Blades of Greed Aims to Carry the Torch for Stealth Games - IGN
Styx: Blades of Greed is already shaping up to be a memorable third entry to cap off the Styx trilogy, and hopefully it will become the next great methodical stealth game in the vein of classic Thief ...
www.ign.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I remain perplexed that stealth-action games have somewhat died a death, so I'm glad to see at least a few developers are still trying to take a stab at it
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Writing this I had to look through Grok's mentions. Earlier I counted around 8 requests PER MINUTE featuring "bikini" and "her". Thousands of women and girls stripped each day. I found users stripping dozens of women per hour, from female celebrities to gym selfies.
www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
MPs urge boycott of Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI’s undressing
The call to end use of X for official government communication follows posts of digitally undressed women and children that may have broken UK law
www.thetimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Writing this I had to look through Grok's mentions. Earlier I counted around 8 requests PER MINUTE featuring "bikini" and "her". Thousands of women and girls stripped each day. I found users stripping dozens of women per hour, from female celebrities to gym selfies.
www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
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extremely cool and good that the govt is making significant decisions based on obviously made up "facts" that they are too stupid to realise are made up
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
extremely cool and good that the govt is making significant decisions based on obviously made up "facts" that they are too stupid to realise are made up