CouldThisHappen?
@couldthishappen.bsky.social
Science/tech writer, professional plant fanatic (esp. orchids), space enthusiast, sci-fi geek, probable cylon, ice hockey fan, tree-hugger, animal lover, and lecturer of writing / rhetoric at Boston University. www.joellerenstrom.com
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twitter was always exactly this. what we're seeing this week is a culmination of years and years of abuse run rampant on the platform, supercharged by a megalomaniac's greed and fantasy www.404media.co/grok-ai-sexu...
Grok's AI Sexual Abuse Didn't Come Out of Nowhere
With xAI's Grok generating endless semi-nude images of women and girls without their contest, it follows a years-long legacy of rampant abuse on the platform.
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
twitter was always exactly this. what we're seeing this week is a culmination of years and years of abuse run rampant on the platform, supercharged by a megalomaniac's greed and fantasy www.404media.co/grok-ai-sexu...
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we have to, at some point, address the fact that there are thousands and thousands of people are behind these prompts. there are no guardrails against misogyny. it's a feature, not a bug, as they say bit.ly/452c8bj
January 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
we have to, at some point, address the fact that there are thousands and thousands of people are behind these prompts. there are no guardrails against misogyny. it's a feature, not a bug, as they say bit.ly/452c8bj
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The State of Minnesota should charge and indict Renee Good's murderer. These federal bad actors do not have immunity from criminal behavior, even if they are the most badly trained, poorly led, and incompetent "law enforcement" agency in the nation. Murder is illegal in all 50 states.
A despicable U.S. government murdered Renee Nicole Good with 3 bullets, then tried to assassinate her character with absurd lies
But brave resisters with cameras pulled back the mask and showed America the truth. Let Jan. 7, 2026 mark a turning point. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...
But brave resisters with cameras pulled back the mask and showed America the truth. Let Jan. 7, 2026 mark a turning point. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...
Minneapolis ICE murder is Trump’s Waterloo in America’s war for the truth | Will Bunch
After federal agents' senseless killing of Renee Good, will Americans believe a rogue government or their own eyes?
www.inquirer.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The State of Minnesota should charge and indict Renee Good's murderer. These federal bad actors do not have immunity from criminal behavior, even if they are the most badly trained, poorly led, and incompetent "law enforcement" agency in the nation. Murder is illegal in all 50 states.
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She was deeply loved by her wife who is presumably going to raise the six-year-old boy you just categorized as an orphan for some reason.
And we didn't ✌🏾lose✌🏾 her. The government murdered her. Words mean things
And we didn't ✌🏾lose✌🏾 her. The government murdered her. Words mean things
Renee Nicole Good was a mother of three, including a 6-year-old boy who is now an orphan.
Renee was deeply loved by many. Her mom described her as “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.”
This is who we lost yesterday.
Renee was deeply loved by many. Her mom described her as “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.”
This is who we lost yesterday.
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
She was deeply loved by her wife who is presumably going to raise the six-year-old boy you just categorized as an orphan for some reason.
And we didn't ✌🏾lose✌🏾 her. The government murdered her. Words mean things
And we didn't ✌🏾lose✌🏾 her. The government murdered her. Words mean things
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Fascists lie
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Fascists lie
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I would like you to remember that anyone who lies about this moment is telling you exactly who they are, which is to say, a liar who would sacrifice his own mother to defend evil.
January 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I would like you to remember that anyone who lies about this moment is telling you exactly who they are, which is to say, a liar who would sacrifice his own mother to defend evil.
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We were asked to not believe Jan 6th either. This is not shocking. This is not unbelievable. This is the reality they weave. Distorted lies for control.
Morrison: "The president & Noem are asking us to not believe what we're all seeing with our own eyes. It's incredibly irregular for the secretary to come out making pronouncements before victim had even been identified. We didn't even have her name & she was already calling her a domestic terrorist"
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 AM
We were asked to not believe Jan 6th either. This is not shocking. This is not unbelievable. This is the reality they weave. Distorted lies for control.
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"scored a win"?????
"Hitler scored a win with his attack on Poland" or what??? 🤪🤬
CNN auch nur noch Goering 2.0
"Hitler scored a win with his attack on Poland" or what??? 🤪🤬
CNN auch nur noch Goering 2.0
January 8, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"scored a win"?????
"Hitler scored a win with his attack on Poland" or what??? 🤪🤬
CNN auch nur noch Goering 2.0
"Hitler scored a win with his attack on Poland" or what??? 🤪🤬
CNN auch nur noch Goering 2.0
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#ResistanceUnited #DV1 #ProudBlue #ONEV1
A good example of setting boundaries.
How much disrespect have @aoc.bsky.social or any other capable, ambitious women had to endure?
Reminder to sisters: You reserve the right to say no and refuse to engage.
A good example of setting boundaries.
How much disrespect have @aoc.bsky.social or any other capable, ambitious women had to endure?
Reminder to sisters: You reserve the right to say no and refuse to engage.
Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 AM
#ResistanceUnited #DV1 #ProudBlue #ONEV1
A good example of setting boundaries.
How much disrespect have @aoc.bsky.social or any other capable, ambitious women had to endure?
Reminder to sisters: You reserve the right to say no and refuse to engage.
A good example of setting boundaries.
How much disrespect have @aoc.bsky.social or any other capable, ambitious women had to endure?
Reminder to sisters: You reserve the right to say no and refuse to engage.
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.
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Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
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The shooting is shocking enough but the government's response is off the charts when you consider that this incident is forensically documented on video.
January 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The shooting is shocking enough but the government's response is off the charts when you consider that this incident is forensically documented on video.
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Almost like despite proclamations to the contrary, they are getting the message that they can use “vehicle as a deadly weapon“ as an excuse to fire on people
“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
January 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Almost like despite proclamations to the contrary, they are getting the message that they can use “vehicle as a deadly weapon“ as an excuse to fire on people
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thinking about how cats percieve the presence and absence of the big slow stupid cat who feeds them. when we leave the house, especially for an abnormal time, cats think we might have died on the hunt. this is why they’re always weird when we come back. which is weirdly relatable tbh.
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
thinking about how cats percieve the presence and absence of the big slow stupid cat who feeds them. when we leave the house, especially for an abnormal time, cats think we might have died on the hunt. this is why they’re always weird when we come back. which is weirdly relatable tbh.
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
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Pretty sure Kamala Harris would have put her name on the Kennedy Center. Would have torn down the East Wing too. No difference between them. They're the exact same person. Nothing matters. 🫠
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Pretty sure Kamala Harris would have put her name on the Kennedy Center. Would have torn down the East Wing too. No difference between them. They're the exact same person. Nothing matters. 🫠
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This is a tragedy. Prayers to the victim’s family. We can’t keep going this way. I feel helpless to stop it and hopeless that it’s ending anytime soon. 😥🙏🏼
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Shooting is reported in Minneapolis, where the feds are conducting an immigration crackdown
No other details about the shooting or crash were immediately available.
www.politico.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
This is a tragedy. Prayers to the victim’s family. We can’t keep going this way. I feel helpless to stop it and hopeless that it’s ending anytime soon. 😥🙏🏼
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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This story from @wired.com gets it exactly right.
When I thought about the various shitty things that Elon Musk could do with Twitter, legitimizing this form of sexual harassment and sexual violence as socially acceptable activity was not among them.
When I thought about the various shitty things that Elon Musk could do with Twitter, legitimizing this form of sexual harassment and sexual violence as socially acceptable activity was not among them.
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream
Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk’s X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This story from @wired.com gets it exactly right.
When I thought about the various shitty things that Elon Musk could do with Twitter, legitimizing this form of sexual harassment and sexual violence as socially acceptable activity was not among them.
When I thought about the various shitty things that Elon Musk could do with Twitter, legitimizing this form of sexual harassment and sexual violence as socially acceptable activity was not among them.
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an ordinary person "would already be facing approximately 500 quadrillion years in prison. Yet as usual, Western democracies have not yet attempted to punish Musk or Twitter/X in any way." prospect.org/2026/01/07/e...
Elon Musk’s Deepfake Factory - The American Prospect
Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has apparently been trained to digitally undress people, and a huge population of perverts on Twitter/X are taking full advantage.
prospect.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
an ordinary person "would already be facing approximately 500 quadrillion years in prison. Yet as usual, Western democracies have not yet attempted to punish Musk or Twitter/X in any way." prospect.org/2026/01/07/e...
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maybe I'm just jaded from spending my entire adult life watching sexual abuse committed with impunity, but i dont think X will suffer any consequences.
society likes to pretend it cares about sexual violence, but actually doesn't.
society likes to pretend it cares about sexual violence, but actually doesn't.
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
January 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
maybe I'm just jaded from spending my entire adult life watching sexual abuse committed with impunity, but i dont think X will suffer any consequences.
society likes to pretend it cares about sexual violence, but actually doesn't.
society likes to pretend it cares about sexual violence, but actually doesn't.
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Where the hell are Google and Apple enforcing their app store terms of service on X? Grok doing CSAM should instantly be a removal from the app store. Any other app doing this would be pulled instantly. Journalists should be asking for comment from these companies.
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Where the hell are Google and Apple enforcing their app store terms of service on X? Grok doing CSAM should instantly be a removal from the app store. Any other app doing this would be pulled instantly. Journalists should be asking for comment from these companies.
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Amount of blood US has expended defending Greenland: zero. Amount of blood Denmark has expended defending the US: 43 Danish soldiers gave their lives in Afghanistan, responding to a US appeal under article 5 of NATO. Ogles has no idea about any of this, because he's an incompetent buffoon.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Amount of blood US has expended defending Greenland: zero. Amount of blood Denmark has expended defending the US: 43 Danish soldiers gave their lives in Afghanistan, responding to a US appeal under article 5 of NATO. Ogles has no idea about any of this, because he's an incompetent buffoon.
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I know there's a lot of bad stuff going on but governments formally declaring they're not going to oppose or resist the production of child abuse material because they're addicted to notifications feels like a moment we can't even begin to comprehend right now
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 1:40 PM
I know there's a lot of bad stuff going on but governments formally declaring they're not going to oppose or resist the production of child abuse material because they're addicted to notifications feels like a moment we can't even begin to comprehend right now
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I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...
Five Ways To Remember January 6th
Too many people saw January 6th as the final aggrieved death throes of Trumpism. We can now understand it was the start of something much darker.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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