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"Chat logs he provided show the chatbot entertaining & encouraging his worsening delusions, which ranged from the belief that he was making important scientific discoveries to grandiose ideas that he was a messianic spiritual figure who with the help of the AI could bend & 'manifest' his reality."
NEW: In January 2024, a man purchased Meta's newly AI-infused smart glasses.
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
January 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
"Chat logs he provided show the chatbot entertaining & encouraging his worsening delusions, which ranged from the belief that he was making important scientific discoveries to grandiose ideas that he was a messianic spiritual figure who with the help of the AI could bend & 'manifest' his reality."
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burning witches 12.0
January 16, 2026 at 5:09 AM
burning witches 12.0
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Seriously? How is it possible that Zionists can have so much power worldwide? What is going on when artists and academics are unable to speak of, perform, or reference what the whole world is seeing right in front of its eyes?
Venice Biennale Uproar as South Africa Cancels Artist Over Artwork Referencing Gaza
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Venice Biennale Uproar as South Africa Cancels Artist Over Artwork Referencing Gaza
South Africa has cancelled its "highly divisive" submission for this year's Venice Biennale by artist Gabrielle Goliath.
news.artnet.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Seriously? How is it possible that Zionists can have so much power worldwide? What is going on when artists and academics are unable to speak of, perform, or reference what the whole world is seeing right in front of its eyes?
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The debate this week has got me thinking again about the silence of people who spent years, *years* the political and media class spent on a confected "free speech crisis" that have not even the merest whimper of protest about massive expansions of speech regulation
www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/11/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/11/a...
The strange silence of Australia's free speech warriors
People who for years have clogged our airwaves with various 'free speech' crises apparently caused by anti-vilification laws are weirdly quiet today after Jillian Segal's antisemitism report.
www.crikey.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The debate this week has got me thinking again about the silence of people who spent years, *years* the political and media class spent on a confected "free speech crisis" that have not even the merest whimper of protest about massive expansions of speech regulation
www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/11/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/11/a...
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X says Grok account will stop undressing women. I just tested the standalone Grok app, which immediately complied with my request to undress a photo of me. This is illegal, according to the legal experts I spoke with.
January 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
X says Grok account will stop undressing women. I just tested the standalone Grok app, which immediately complied with my request to undress a photo of me. This is illegal, according to the legal experts I spoke with.
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Sharing my submission to the committee overseeing the rushed hate speech bill.
I encourage you to submit by 4pm today(!).
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
I encourage you to submit by 4pm today(!).
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Sharing my submission to the committee overseeing the rushed hate speech bill.
I encourage you to submit by 4pm today(!).
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
I encourage you to submit by 4pm today(!).
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
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The new Adelaide Festival board has:
- retracted the previous board’s statement about Randa Abdel-Fattah
- rescinded her exclusion and invited her to the 2027 festival
- apologised to Louise Adler
- rescinded the decision to have a subcommittee review AWW operations
- retracted the previous board’s statement about Randa Abdel-Fattah
- rescinded her exclusion and invited her to the 2027 festival
- apologised to Louise Adler
- rescinded the decision to have a subcommittee review AWW operations
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The new Adelaide Festival board has:
- retracted the previous board’s statement about Randa Abdel-Fattah
- rescinded her exclusion and invited her to the 2027 festival
- apologised to Louise Adler
- rescinded the decision to have a subcommittee review AWW operations
- retracted the previous board’s statement about Randa Abdel-Fattah
- rescinded her exclusion and invited her to the 2027 festival
- apologised to Louise Adler
- rescinded the decision to have a subcommittee review AWW operations
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Pipe bombs found in public areas around Australia’s capital
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
'Dangerous' pipe bombs found on Canberra footpaths
Police are urging Canberrans not to touch suspicious objects after pipe bombs were discovered in Belconnen.
www.abc.net.au
January 14, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Pipe bombs found in public areas around Australia’s capital
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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It is perfectly reasonable to simply state in your submission that inadequate time has been provided for consultation and the bill should not pass until this has been remedied. Of course, say more if you want to and have time, but inadequate consultation is a sufficient objection in and of itself.
January 14, 2026 at 8:49 AM
It is perfectly reasonable to simply state in your submission that inadequate time has been provided for consultation and the bill should not pass until this has been remedied. Of course, say more if you want to and have time, but inadequate consultation is a sufficient objection in and of itself.
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Congratulations, @albomp.bsky.social & Minister allegedly 'for' the environment, Murray Watt!
"More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ten Sydney Harbours’ worth of threatened species habitat approved for destruction in 2025, report finds
ACF analysis finds amount of habitat approved by Albanese government for land-clearing hit a 15-year high last year
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Congratulations, @albomp.bsky.social & Minister allegedly 'for' the environment, Murray Watt!
"More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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In Australia we have government run by private school elitists for the benefit of private school elitists #auspol
Rich private schools are gouging parents with huge fee increases while also pocketing millions a year in govt money – yet 98% of public schools don’t get their minimum funding.
Should Labor be pouring billions a year into the private system while public schools are underfunded?
Should Labor be pouring billions a year into the private system while public schools are underfunded?
January 14, 2026 at 4:08 AM
In Australia we have government run by private school elitists for the benefit of private school elitists #auspol
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In Albo's new antisemitism bill, the definition of "hate crime", which underpins the new regime to proscribe "hate groups" like the Nazis, specifically excludes "advocating genocide". That is, advocating genocide is treated as not being a racist hate crime. Now, why would that be?
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
In Albo's new antisemitism bill, the definition of "hate crime", which underpins the new regime to proscribe "hate groups" like the Nazis, specifically excludes "advocating genocide". That is, advocating genocide is treated as not being a racist hate crime. Now, why would that be?
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The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social " urges pause on rushed and dangerous hate speech Bill"
January 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social " urges pause on rushed and dangerous hate speech Bill"
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Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’, but he has an account posting on the site. People in his replies then try to prompt Grok to make images of the PM in a bikini
Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?
Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’, but he has an account posting on the site. People in his replies then try to prompt Grok to make images of the PM in a bikini
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God this is just unending. The pro-genocide lobby group delights in trying to destroy livelihoods and honest reporting.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: pro-Israel activists go after ABC journalists John Lyons and Laura Tingle
A new email campaign is targeting the respected journalists for withdrawing from the Adelaide Festival
www.deepcutnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
God this is just unending. The pro-genocide lobby group delights in trying to destroy livelihoods and honest reporting.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
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Want to make a submission into the inquiry on the "Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill that was released yesterday?
You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Review of the Exposure Draft Legislation: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026
The Minister for Home Affairs, Hon Tony Burke MP, wrote to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (the Committee) on 12 January 2026 to refer an Exposure Draft of the Combattin...
www.aph.gov.au
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Want to make a submission into the inquiry on the "Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill that was released yesterday?
You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
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Good on Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
A Premier publicly likening an academic to far-right terrorists is indefensible.
He should retract the comments, apologise, and resign.
A Premier publicly likening an academic to far-right terrorists is indefensible.
He should retract the comments, apologise, and resign.
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Good on Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
A Premier publicly likening an academic to far-right terrorists is indefensible.
He should retract the comments, apologise, and resign.
A Premier publicly likening an academic to far-right terrorists is indefensible.
He should retract the comments, apologise, and resign.
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That clip actually made me laugh. I think the tears were because he knows he’s fucked up big time now
January 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
That clip actually made me laugh. I think the tears were because he knows he’s fucked up big time now
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Yes we are aware of what Premier Malinauskas said about Randa Abdel-Fattah today and no we don't think it's ok for a public official to talk about a private citizen in such terms.
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Yes we are aware of what Premier Malinauskas said about Randa Abdel-Fattah today and no we don't think it's ok for a public official to talk about a private citizen in such terms.
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Cultural safety according to “The Australian” and the Albanese government they lead by the nose
January 13, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Cultural safety according to “The Australian” and the Albanese government they lead by the nose