Ed Wilson
@eddwilson.bsky.social
Lefty liberal by temperament, exasperated by experience.
Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot.
Stockport, UK
Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot.
Stockport, UK
Nothing from the UK government today. This was eleven days ago.
The UK stands firmly with the people of Venezuela in their pursuit of a democratic future: UK statement at the UN Security Council
www.gov.uk/government/s...
The UK stands firmly with the people of Venezuela in their pursuit of a democratic future: UK statement at the UN Security Council
www.gov.uk/government/s...
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Nothing from the UK government today. This was eleven days ago.
The UK stands firmly with the people of Venezuela in their pursuit of a democratic future: UK statement at the UN Security Council
www.gov.uk/government/s...
The UK stands firmly with the people of Venezuela in their pursuit of a democratic future: UK statement at the UN Security Council
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Sources inside the Venezuelan opposition tell Sky News they believe Maduro's capture was a "negotiated exit".
news.sky.com/story/venezu...
#R4Today
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#R4Today
Venezuela latest: Venezuelan president Maduro captured after US strikes on country
Explosions have been heard in Venezuela's capital of Caracas. It comes after repeated threats of land operations by Donald Trump amid efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to leave office. We'...
news.sky.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Sources inside the Venezuelan opposition tell Sky News they believe Maduro's capture was a "negotiated exit".
news.sky.com/story/venezu...
#R4Today
news.sky.com/story/venezu...
#R4Today
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Today, Russians mix Russian oil with Venezuelan oil, which is also sold through the shadow fleet, and market it as oil from third countries.
If Trump succeeds in a rapid change of the Maduro regime, it will not stop but will complicate the operations of Russia’s shadow fleet
If Trump succeeds in a rapid change of the Maduro regime, it will not stop but will complicate the operations of Russia’s shadow fleet
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Today, Russians mix Russian oil with Venezuelan oil, which is also sold through the shadow fleet, and market it as oil from third countries.
If Trump succeeds in a rapid change of the Maduro regime, it will not stop but will complicate the operations of Russia’s shadow fleet
If Trump succeeds in a rapid change of the Maduro regime, it will not stop but will complicate the operations of Russia’s shadow fleet
January 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
rome statute of the international criminal court, article 8bis: crime of aggression
January 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The White House declined to comment on the reports of explosions in Caracas.
A Pentagon spokesman referred all questions about the explosions to the White House.
#R4Today
A Pentagon spokesman referred all questions about the explosions to the White House.
#R4Today
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
The White House declined to comment on the reports of explosions in Caracas.
A Pentagon spokesman referred all questions about the explosions to the White House.
#R4Today
A Pentagon spokesman referred all questions about the explosions to the White House.
#R4Today
BREAKING: The United States appears to have begun bombing Venezuela. Massive airstrikes are underway. War is here.
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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FIFA peace prize winner Donald Trump may bomb 3 or 4 countries this week: Nigeria for Christmas, Venezuela now, Syria, considering Iran, Somalia
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The President’s Busy Holiday
Donald Trump spent the past few weeks doubling down on foreign interventions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
FIFA peace prize winner Donald Trump may bomb 3 or 4 countries this week: Nigeria for Christmas, Venezuela now, Syria, considering Iran, Somalia
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Caracas is under fire. Multiple U.S. strikes have hit key military sites: Fuerte Tiuna, La Carlota airbase, and a communications center in El Hatillo. Explosions echo through the capital, the power is out in parts of the city, and U.S. helicopters are flying low. Fires also rage near La Guaira.
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 AM
CNN: CNN just getting report that the smoke appears to be rising from the vicinity of Fort Tiona, which is where the Venezuelan ministry of defense is headquartered, which would seem to indicate that somebody is targeting the defenses of Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 AM
No one supports a war in Venezuela btw
January 3, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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Charlotte Nichols MP (Labour, Warrington North) says AI-generated sexual harassment must be the final straw for the UK government using X
A growing number of Labour MPs thought this needed a proper review last year: next week may see this cut through
Misogyny is an official priority of this gvt
A growing number of Labour MPs thought this needed a proper review last year: next week may see this cut through
Misogyny is an official priority of this gvt
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
January 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Charlotte Nichols MP (Labour, Warrington North) says AI-generated sexual harassment must be the final straw for the UK government using X
A growing number of Labour MPs thought this needed a proper review last year: next week may see this cut through
Misogyny is an official priority of this gvt
A growing number of Labour MPs thought this needed a proper review last year: next week may see this cut through
Misogyny is an official priority of this gvt
Reposted by Ed Wilson
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
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Unbelievably bleak to see journalists quoting an LLM bot's output as if it's an agent capable of making statements that mean something.
January 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Unbelievably bleak to see journalists quoting an LLM bot's output as if it's an agent capable of making statements that mean something.
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four hour delay to flight means that all the meals on the plane expired so the total food available for an eight hour flight seems to be one 10g packet of pretzels per person
January 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
four hour delay to flight means that all the meals on the plane expired so the total food available for an eight hour flight seems to be one 10g packet of pretzels per person
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Several French government ministers have reported the unlawful production of sexualised material without consent to the police and prosecutors. The UK government, which published a high profile strategy on misogyny just before Christmas, has yet to say or do anything
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
France to investigate deepfakes of women stripped naked by Grok
Hundreds of women and teenagers have reported their photos published on social media have been “undressed” by Grok.
www.politico.eu
January 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Several French government ministers have reported the unlawful production of sexualised material without consent to the police and prosecutors. The UK government, which published a high profile strategy on misogyny just before Christmas, has yet to say or do anything
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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Just the two examples of Polish politicians *using their X accounts* to complain about Grok producing child pornography, which is rather like writing to the editor of Stormfront to threaten to cancel your subscription because of all the racism: you have kind of missed the point.
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Just the two examples of Polish politicians *using their X accounts* to complain about Grok producing child pornography, which is rather like writing to the editor of Stormfront to threaten to cancel your subscription because of all the racism: you have kind of missed the point.
India's ministry of technology has given X 72 hours to report on the action taken to comply with its legal obligations in India over obscene & nonconsensual imagery
www.ndtv.com/india-news/i...
www.ndtv.com/india-news/i...
Centre's Notice To X Over "Obscene, Sexually Explicit Content" On Grok
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a stern notice to X Corp (formerly Twitter), citing failure to comply with statutory due diligence obligations under the Information Technology Act, 2000.
www.ndtv.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Grok does paedophilia. Google does... oh forget it. They all produce useful stuff and dangerous stuff, and we have to try to discern which is which.
#BBCPM
#BBCPM
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Grok does paedophilia. Google does... oh forget it. They all produce useful stuff and dangerous stuff, and we have to try to discern which is which.
#BBCPM
#BBCPM
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Now everyone is (rightly) all aerated about the nudity AI shit on X, can we please do something to stop the Pervert Glasses that will soon be in wide circulation?
January 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Now everyone is (rightly) all aerated about the nudity AI shit on X, can we please do something to stop the Pervert Glasses that will soon be in wide circulation?
@torstenbell.bsky.social I keep seeing quotes from ministers who still have Twitter accounts, and I wonder what the minister for women and equalities thinks about Grok's paedophilic products this week.
The government is refusing to review its own use of TwiX, and Ofcom looks very weak.
The government is refusing to review its own use of TwiX, and Ofcom looks very weak.
Stark warning from the Education Secretary.
The decline in literacy risks undermining British national security by leaving future generations more at risk from Russian disinformation, Bridget Phillipson argues
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
The decline in literacy risks undermining British national security by leaving future generations more at risk from Russian disinformation, Bridget Phillipson argues
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Decline in reading is a national security threat, says Phillipson
Education Secretary cited growing risk of deliberately misleading information from hostile states such as Russia
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
@torstenbell.bsky.social I keep seeing quotes from ministers who still have Twitter accounts, and I wonder what the minister for women and equalities thinks about Grok's paedophilic products this week.
The government is refusing to review its own use of TwiX, and Ofcom looks very weak.
The government is refusing to review its own use of TwiX, and Ofcom looks very weak.
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Thats the education secretary that has an official twitter account but not a bluesky one is it?
FFS!
FFS!
Stark warning from the Education Secretary.
The decline in literacy risks undermining British national security by leaving future generations more at risk from Russian disinformation, Bridget Phillipson argues
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
The decline in literacy risks undermining British national security by leaving future generations more at risk from Russian disinformation, Bridget Phillipson argues
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Decline in reading is a national security threat, says Phillipson
Education Secretary cited growing risk of deliberately misleading information from hostile states such as Russia
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Thats the education secretary that has an official twitter account but not a bluesky one is it?
FFS!
FFS!
This detailed review into one major unnamed platform followed several dossier from MPs and NGOs of information highlighting evidence of a sustained failure to address unlawful content on X in particular
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Ofcom Launches Investigation Into Social Media Major Platforms Over Illegal Hate Content
Internet regulator Ofcom has launched a new investigation into whether social media platforms are doing enough to identify and take down illegal te...
www.politicshome.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM