Mark Sugrue
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#Kharkiv.
Residential area.
A large European city.
My native town.
Russia attacks it constantly.
30 people injured, including a baby. The number can grow as rescuers continue working.
Russia must answer for its crimes. It won't stop on its own.
Residential area.
A large European city.
My native town.
Russia attacks it constantly.
30 people injured, including a baby. The number can grow as rescuers continue working.
Russia must answer for its crimes. It won't stop on its own.
January 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
#Kharkiv.
Residential area.
A large European city.
My native town.
Russia attacks it constantly.
30 people injured, including a baby. The number can grow as rescuers continue working.
Russia must answer for its crimes. It won't stop on its own.
Residential area.
A large European city.
My native town.
Russia attacks it constantly.
30 people injured, including a baby. The number can grow as rescuers continue working.
Russia must answer for its crimes. It won't stop on its own.
Deep truth here.
guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
January 2, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Deep truth here.
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'South Park' alum Toby Morton responds to unnamed lawyers regarding his registering the Trump-Kennedy Center domain names: "Satire is protected speech... I'll proceed accordingly while you go f^ck yourselves."
December 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
'South Park' alum Toby Morton responds to unnamed lawyers regarding his registering the Trump-Kennedy Center domain names: "Satire is protected speech... I'll proceed accordingly while you go f^ck yourselves."
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guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
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Forwarding to #SpeirGorm
Under Irish law Musk can be jailed for 12 months for being a director of a company distributing CSAM. Section 9 of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. 'X' is a company registered in Ireland.
January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Forwarding to #SpeirGorm
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I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
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I left twitter a year ago and I wish I could say it was for moral reasons but it was mostly because it just stopped working and it felt like there were more real people here despite the smaller user base
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I left twitter a year ago and I wish I could say it was for moral reasons but it was mostly because it just stopped working and it felt like there were more real people here despite the smaller user base
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Under Irish law Musk can be jailed for 12 months for being a director of a company distributing CSAM. Section 9 of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. 'X' is a company registered in Ireland.
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Under Irish law Musk can be jailed for 12 months for being a director of a company distributing CSAM. Section 9 of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. 'X' is a company registered in Ireland.
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“‘The body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on the movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be ‘The Princess and the Frog…'”
Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
AI-powered software Draft One automatically generates police reports from body camera footage. It thought an officer turned into a frog.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“‘The body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on the movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be ‘The Princess and the Frog…'”
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I love the idea that governments have to stay on Twitter because that's where "their audience" is.
Like if you only announced your cabinet reshuffles on Bluesky Harry bloody Cole wouldn't make an account to read about it.
Like if you only announced your cabinet reshuffles on Bluesky Harry bloody Cole wouldn't make an account to read about it.
January 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I love the idea that governments have to stay on Twitter because that's where "their audience" is.
Like if you only announced your cabinet reshuffles on Bluesky Harry bloody Cole wouldn't make an account to read about it.
Like if you only announced your cabinet reshuffles on Bluesky Harry bloody Cole wouldn't make an account to read about it.
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"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."
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 ...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"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."
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Stop reporting on what a chatbot spits out about its internal processes and start holding the people who own the tech accountable.
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 ...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Stop reporting on what a chatbot spits out about its internal processes and start holding the people who own the tech accountable.
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We do call it twenty twenty six is the thing
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 AM
We do call it twenty twenty six is the thing
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I absolutely do judge you if you're still on Twitter
January 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I absolutely do judge you if you're still on Twitter
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There is a strong argument that X and its officers are committing offences by providing Grok's nudifying function in Ireland.
January 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
There is a strong argument that X and its officers are committing offences by providing Grok's nudifying function in Ireland.
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Look I know we all hate scolds but c'mon what are some of you still doing on Twitter, man. Just enabling the absolute worst people in society to do and amplify horrendous things for the sake of, what? Sport bants? To promote your stuff?
Is it worth it?
Is it worth it?
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Look I know we all hate scolds but c'mon what are some of you still doing on Twitter, man. Just enabling the absolute worst people in society to do and amplify horrendous things for the sake of, what? Sport bants? To promote your stuff?
Is it worth it?
Is it worth it?
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Feels like a long overdue moment for readers, authors, peers, @thebookseller.com et al. to ask publishers still using X (at least 3 of Big 5 in last month) whether it is really a platform they want to be associated with. Same goes 10x for journalists and government, btw. Delete your accounts.
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Feels like a long overdue moment for readers, authors, peers, @thebookseller.com et al. to ask publishers still using X (at least 3 of Big 5 in last month) whether it is really a platform they want to be associated with. Same goes 10x for journalists and government, btw. Delete your accounts.
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i note that while twitter has suspended the account of the person who made the request, it hasn't suspended the account of the system which created and posted child pornography 🙃
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
i note that while twitter has suspended the account of the person who made the request, it hasn't suspended the account of the system which created and posted child pornography 🙃
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Irish politicians and journalists who are still on the CSAM site - it's past time to get off: @micheal-martin.bsky.social @simonharrisireland.bsky.social @gavreilly.com @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social and lots of others.
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Irish politicians and journalists who are still on the CSAM site - it's past time to get off: @micheal-martin.bsky.social @simonharrisireland.bsky.social @gavreilly.com @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social and lots of others.
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call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
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The UK government that made it harder for people to access adult porn sites is the same UK government that uses a social media site that creates child porn.
January 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
The UK government that made it harder for people to access adult porn sites is the same UK government that uses a social media site that creates child porn.
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A military robotics plant in rural Spain has become a key player in the European defence industry, exporting technology to more than 20 countries and transforming the economy and employment in a small Aragonese town.
Inside Binéfar, the Spanish town pushing pioneering military robotics
A military robotics plant in rural Spain has become a key player in the European defence industry, exporting technology to more than 20 countries and transforming the economy and employment in a small Aragonese town.
l.euronews.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A military robotics plant in rural Spain has become a key player in the European defence industry, exporting technology to more than 20 countries and transforming the economy and employment in a small Aragonese town.
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This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.
Has everyone whose scroll the illegal image appeared on also committed an offence by downloading it? This is one of those AI worst case scenarios that ought to make everyone aware of the current direction of travel.
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.