Gareth Clarke
@lockonandfire.bsky.social
Welshman born in Cornwall. A player of games. Frequently opinionated. Bullish retweeter. He/him.
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Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
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Darren Jones saying repeatedly the Labour Government won't comment on a hypothetical.
It's not hypothetical - Trump is saying very loudly repeatedly what he's done and boasting about it.
And yet the UK Government won't even say it's a breach of international rules. Shameful.
It's not hypothetical - Trump is saying very loudly repeatedly what he's done and boasting about it.
And yet the UK Government won't even say it's a breach of international rules. Shameful.
January 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Darren Jones saying repeatedly the Labour Government won't comment on a hypothetical.
It's not hypothetical - Trump is saying very loudly repeatedly what he's done and boasting about it.
And yet the UK Government won't even say it's a breach of international rules. Shameful.
It's not hypothetical - Trump is saying very loudly repeatedly what he's done and boasting about it.
And yet the UK Government won't even say it's a breach of international rules. Shameful.
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People say that like, "you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube" about AI bullshit but like... It IS possible, only a few people are preventing it. Kill the servers, delete the code, make it illegal to remake. It's possible, but rich people are blocking the obvious sane choice for all mankind
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 4, 2026 at 10:31 PM
People say that like, "you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube" about AI bullshit but like... It IS possible, only a few people are preventing it. Kill the servers, delete the code, make it illegal to remake. It's possible, but rich people are blocking the obvious sane choice for all mankind
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We have to fight back.
It’s CAMRA time, people.
Aggressively reject it. It’s not Luddite. It’s caring.
It’s CAMRA time, people.
Aggressively reject it. It’s not Luddite. It’s caring.
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 AM
We have to fight back.
It’s CAMRA time, people.
Aggressively reject it. It’s not Luddite. It’s caring.
It’s CAMRA time, people.
Aggressively reject it. It’s not Luddite. It’s caring.
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The truth is that statistically more people always don’t care than love… everything. Art, politics, music, film.
The disinterested outnumber the avid. But it’s the first time they’ve industrialised catering to the apathetic to this extent, and threatened to quash the alternative, with menaces.
The disinterested outnumber the avid. But it’s the first time they’ve industrialised catering to the apathetic to this extent, and threatened to quash the alternative, with menaces.
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The truth is that statistically more people always don’t care than love… everything. Art, politics, music, film.
The disinterested outnumber the avid. But it’s the first time they’ve industrialised catering to the apathetic to this extent, and threatened to quash the alternative, with menaces.
The disinterested outnumber the avid. But it’s the first time they’ve industrialised catering to the apathetic to this extent, and threatened to quash the alternative, with menaces.
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Every piece of AI art is like waking up on Brexit morning and realising you share a country with some really mean, simplistic, malleable people, and you’re going to have to negotiate that reality from now on. That it’s not worth trying to do better. Cos more people don’t care than love.
I hope not.
I hope not.
January 4, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Every piece of AI art is like waking up on Brexit morning and realising you share a country with some really mean, simplistic, malleable people, and you’re going to have to negotiate that reality from now on. That it’s not worth trying to do better. Cos more people don’t care than love.
I hope not.
I hope not.
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Realised what’s unsettling for me about AI prose, art etc escaping into culture.
It’s algorithmic, so it’s an average of what most people think is probably OK. Therefore when it’s shared, it shows statistically that most people don’t care if something is any fucking good.
And that scares me.
It’s algorithmic, so it’s an average of what most people think is probably OK. Therefore when it’s shared, it shows statistically that most people don’t care if something is any fucking good.
And that scares me.
January 4, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Realised what’s unsettling for me about AI prose, art etc escaping into culture.
It’s algorithmic, so it’s an average of what most people think is probably OK. Therefore when it’s shared, it shows statistically that most people don’t care if something is any fucking good.
And that scares me.
It’s algorithmic, so it’s an average of what most people think is probably OK. Therefore when it’s shared, it shows statistically that most people don’t care if something is any fucking good.
And that scares me.
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Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
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Oh, the UK wasn't involved? The US didn't need our Cyprus base for this one? For this operation in South America? Our hands are clean? You just want to make that clear? Thank you Prime Minister Shaggy, you're a fucking legend 👍
January 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Oh, the UK wasn't involved? The US didn't need our Cyprus base for this one? For this operation in South America? Our hands are clean? You just want to make that clear? Thank you Prime Minister Shaggy, you're a fucking legend 👍
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As you read the news today, watch who phrases the news as an "illegal invasion and regime change" versus "bringing democracy". It'll tell you everything you need to know about the news source you're reading, and frankly should decide whether you ever read them seriously again.
January 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
As you read the news today, watch who phrases the news as an "illegal invasion and regime change" versus "bringing democracy". It'll tell you everything you need to know about the news source you're reading, and frankly should decide whether you ever read them seriously again.
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Keir Starmer says he wants to establish facts by *watching Donald Trumps press conference.*
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Keir Starmer says he wants to establish facts by *watching Donald Trumps press conference.*
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
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Surely nobody is this stupid. *Yes*, we will say that: we will roar, screech, foam at the mouth and squeal, and if any notable says “Isn’t this a bit like the US kidnapping the leader of Venezuela” then our politicians and media outlets will unify to scream abuse at them, too. Yet again!
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Surely nobody is this stupid. *Yes*, we will say that: we will roar, screech, foam at the mouth and squeal, and if any notable says “Isn’t this a bit like the US kidnapping the leader of Venezuela” then our politicians and media outlets will unify to scream abuse at them, too. Yet again!
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The US attack on Venezuela is rampantly and shamelessly illegal.
Donald Trump has repeatedly made it clear that the US wants to steal Venezuela's resources.
This gangsterism, trashing anything left of the 'international order', will pave the way for global violent mayhem.
Donald Trump has repeatedly made it clear that the US wants to steal Venezuela's resources.
This gangsterism, trashing anything left of the 'international order', will pave the way for global violent mayhem.
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The US attack on Venezuela is rampantly and shamelessly illegal.
Donald Trump has repeatedly made it clear that the US wants to steal Venezuela's resources.
This gangsterism, trashing anything left of the 'international order', will pave the way for global violent mayhem.
Donald Trump has repeatedly made it clear that the US wants to steal Venezuela's resources.
This gangsterism, trashing anything left of the 'international order', will pave the way for global violent mayhem.
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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Indisputable horrific war crime
BREAKING: Trump says the U.S. has carried out a 'large scale' strike against Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
Live updates: Explosions reported around Venezuela's capital
Follow live updates as a series of explosions are heard around Venezuela's capital after a military buildup in the Caribbean, tanker seizures, and Trump pressing President Nicolás Maduro to step down.
nbcnews.to
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Indisputable horrific war crime
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Look, it makes strategic sense; if Venezuela has huge reserves of teenage Latin American beauty pageant contestants, then access needs to be secured to that supply, if necessary using military force.
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Look, it makes strategic sense; if Venezuela has huge reserves of teenage Latin American beauty pageant contestants, then access needs to be secured to that supply, if necessary using military force.
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Britain and the EU need to bite the bullet and start talking about America no differently to Russia or China
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Britain and the EU need to bite the bullet and start talking about America no differently to Russia or China
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We are taking this incident very seriously and will provide updates as they become available, said a sock with googly eyes glued to it
January 2, 2026 at 10:48 PM
We are taking this incident very seriously and will provide updates as they become available, said a sock with googly eyes glued to it
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Through the looking glass on this. Grok is not a sentient entity, does not "understand" what occurred (or anything else), and thus cannot be quoted or explain what happened
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Through the looking glass on this. Grok is not a sentient entity, does not "understand" what occurred (or anything else), and thus cannot be quoted or explain what happened
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Reuters quotes Grok here as if it’s a company statement. That just shouldn’t happen. It’s an outright error. Should I ask ChatGPT to write a statement on the issue on Reuters’ behalf?
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Reuters quotes Grok here as if it’s a company statement. That just shouldn’t happen. It’s an outright error. Should I ask ChatGPT to write a statement on the issue on Reuters’ behalf?
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Every single person still posting on X, including electeds, need to be asked why they're using a CSAM generator site.
January 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Every single person still posting on X, including electeds, need to be asked why they're using a CSAM generator site.
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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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Hello I think that if someone makes an AI program that is capable of doing heinous crimes, that person should be charged with committing those crimes.
January 2, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Hello I think that if someone makes an AI program that is capable of doing heinous crimes, that person should be charged with committing those crimes.