Matt Knight 𓀦
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latest from the UK government's public communications platform of choice
January 1, 2026 at 10:52 PM
latest from the UK government's public communications platform of choice
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How the nyt used the Cass report to restart its anti-trans propaganda campaign in the US:
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science
One reason the NYT has burned its credibility with trans people is that they still cite the discredited Cass report in reporting on trans healthcare. Never the German, Utah, or other systematic reviews supporting care. They also never provide the political context behind restrictions in care.
December 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
How the nyt used the Cass report to restart its anti-trans propaganda campaign in the US:
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science
remember when the new york times and the new yorker published moody photos of Yarvin like they were shooting for an album cover
January 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
remember when the new york times and the new yorker published moody photos of Yarvin like they were shooting for an album cover
Perhaps the most dangerous ongoing media failing is not recognising and warning the public of the dangers of the radicalisation of the right, identified by researchers at least a decade ago.
Again, the man who’s next in line for the presidency after this walking corpse has said he’s deeply influenced by this outright Nazi, so maybe we could get a little more attention on that?
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Perhaps the most dangerous ongoing media failing is not recognising and warning the public of the dangers of the radicalisation of the right, identified by researchers at least a decade ago.
The very elderly Trump has resorted to using makeup to cover up the fact he has delicate skin that causes him to bleed constantly, and takes more aspirin than his doctor recommends.
media:
media:
January 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The very elderly Trump has resorted to using makeup to cover up the fact he has delicate skin that causes him to bleed constantly, and takes more aspirin than his doctor recommends.
media:
media:
Knowledge in journalism is heavily directed or even created by powerful institutions and states. Independently coming to one's own conclusions based on the facts is often considered as and frowned upon as activism.
It's why a fact like 'Taiwan is a country' is seen as unprintable bias
It's why a fact like 'Taiwan is a country' is seen as unprintable bias
Shame on you @ABC. Trump illegally changed the name. He didn’t have the authority to change the name. So it’s not real. Just like the Department of War isn’t real. Fuck you ABC for being such cowards.
January 1, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Knowledge in journalism is heavily directed or even created by powerful institutions and states. Independently coming to one's own conclusions based on the facts is often considered as and frowned upon as activism.
It's why a fact like 'Taiwan is a country' is seen as unprintable bias
It's why a fact like 'Taiwan is a country' is seen as unprintable bias
I don't get it. Why aren't they just asking ChatGPT how to invest? Does it not work, or?
OpenAI’s valuation is skyrocketing, but the stock is out of reach for ordinary investors. Here are the workarounds — and what they really offer:
Creative Ways to Get OpenAI Exposure Before It Goes Public
AI may be rewriting the future, but its stock remains off-limits to ordinary investors. Here are the imperfect, creative and picks-and-shovels strategies to gain exposure.
bloom.bg
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I don't get it. Why aren't they just asking ChatGPT how to invest? Does it not work, or?
The alien land he mentions is Europe. Russia and North Korea are invading Europe. With support from Iran and China. And Americans re-elected a felon who sides with those invaders.
#Kim #JongUn hails #NorthKorea ‘invincible alliance’ with #Russia in New Year’s message. Kim praised his men fighting in an ‘alien land’, congratulating their ‘heroic’ defence of the nation’s honour and instructing them to ‘be brave’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Kim Jong-un hails North Korea’s ‘invincible alliance’ with Russia in New Year’s message
Kim praised his men fighting in an ‘alien land’, congratulating their ‘heroic’ defence of the nation’s honour and instructing them to ‘be brave’
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The alien land he mentions is Europe. Russia and North Korea are invading Europe. With support from Iran and China. And Americans re-elected a felon who sides with those invaders.
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HKU continues its tradition of hosting a flag-raising ceremony on New Year's Day — a tradition I was surprised to learn about because it only began two years ago. Apparently, it is now required for universities in HK and Macau, though:
news.mingpao.com/ins/%E6%B8%A...
www.um.edu.mo/zh-hant/news...
news.mingpao.com/ins/%E6%B8%A...
www.um.edu.mo/zh-hant/news...
January 1, 2026 at 7:38 AM
HKU continues its tradition of hosting a flag-raising ceremony on New Year's Day — a tradition I was surprised to learn about because it only began two years ago. Apparently, it is now required for universities in HK and Macau, though:
news.mingpao.com/ins/%E6%B8%A...
www.um.edu.mo/zh-hant/news...
news.mingpao.com/ins/%E6%B8%A...
www.um.edu.mo/zh-hant/news...
During the presidential campaigns, the Washington Post devoted 6.5x as much prominent homepage coverage to Biden's age vs Project 2025
December 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
During the presidential campaigns, the Washington Post devoted 6.5x as much prominent homepage coverage to Biden's age vs Project 2025
Interested to know more about what triggered this investigation of a cop accused of not wanting to be deployed to the front line of protests
A HK police officer has been jailed for six months for making fraudulent claims to get four months of paid sick leave during the protests and unrest in 2019. In full: buff.ly/405j1Ky
HK cop jailed for 6 months over bogus sick leave claims during 2019 protests
A HK police officer has been jailed for six months for making fraudulent claims to get four months of paid sick leave during the protests and unrest in 2019.
buff.ly
December 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Interested to know more about what triggered this investigation of a cop accused of not wanting to be deployed to the front line of protests
imagine openly advocating for a world where Meta/Apple couldn't instantly scrape any photos you take.
December 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
imagine openly advocating for a world where Meta/Apple couldn't instantly scrape any photos you take.
Le Monde: The government wants to ban social media for under 15s from the start of the next school year, according to a draft bill seen by Le Monde to be debated in Parliament in early 2026.
Le gouvernement veut interdire les réseaux sociaux aux moins de 15 ans dès la rentrée 2026
Dans ce projet de loi qui doit être discuté au Parlement début 2026, l’exécutif entend également élargir au lycée l’interdiction de l’usage du téléphone portable.
www.lemonde.fr
December 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Le Monde: The government wants to ban social media for under 15s from the start of the next school year, according to a draft bill seen by Le Monde to be debated in Parliament in early 2026.
“In Europe, public broadcasting is being attacked in a way that seeks to weaken it as a counterpower"
French public broadcaster under fire as right sets up parliamentary inquiry
Investigation established by UDR party to look at ‘neutrality, workings and financing’ of state TV and radio
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:51 AM
“In Europe, public broadcasting is being attacked in a way that seeks to weaken it as a counterpower"
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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchange New Year greetings – Xinhua: ‘Also on Wednesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang exchanged New Year greetings with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.’
Xi, Putin exchange New Year greetings
english.news.cn
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchange New Year greetings – Xinhua: ‘Also on Wednesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang exchanged New Year greetings with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.’
this is actually good because it will free up journalists and writers to do more creative work, like maintaining waste water valves at data centres
From July: Major UK publishers have seen Google search visibility ‘drop by up to 80%’ since 2019
Likelihood of publisher keywords triggering an AI Overview increased by 3.5 times between March and June
pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Likelihood of publisher keywords triggering an AI Overview increased by 3.5 times between March and June
pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Major UK publishers have seen Google search visibility 'drop by up to 80%' since 2019
Visibility in Google search results of some of the UK’s biggest national news publishers has dropped by up to 80% compared to 2019.
pressgazette.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:32 AM
this is actually good because it will free up journalists and writers to do more creative work, like maintaining waste water valves at data centres
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Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
'which it claims as its own.' — The never-ending double standard in coverage of Taiwanese sovereignty compared with Ukrainian sovereignty. Also never heard MOFA call Taiwan a 'breakaway province'. They call it the Taiwan region or Taiwan. Western media uses more CCP friendly terminology than the CCP
"US President Donald Trump has said he is not worried about China's military drills around the self-governed island of Taiwan, which it claims as its own."
@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Donald Trump says he is not worried about Chinese military drills around Taiwan
The US President has downplayed the drills which follow a US announcement of an $11bn arms sale to Taiwan.
www.bbc.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
'which it claims as its own.' — The never-ending double standard in coverage of Taiwanese sovereignty compared with Ukrainian sovereignty. Also never heard MOFA call Taiwan a 'breakaway province'. They call it the Taiwan region or Taiwan. Western media uses more CCP friendly terminology than the CCP
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📢 中国公民关恒拍摄的新疆再教育营影像，被视为中国在新疆迫害人权的重要佐证。他逃到美国寻求政治庇护，但在特朗普政府的移民政策下，今年8月被拘留至今，可能被遣返回中国。DW独家专访关恒，他说自己若被送回中国，将失去一切自由。
独家专访关恒：在中国没有免于恐惧的自由
https://www.dw.com/zh/独家专访关恒在中国没有免于恐惧的自由/a-75320922
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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and even more "deeply" than that. no technique nor technology is "neutral". this idea, of this neutrality that is only broken by use-intent, is so hard to get past for a lot of people, even at the higher levels of "intellectuality" (meaning: academia).
for the love of god, AI systems aren't "just tools that are neither good nor evil in and of themselves". AI systems *are* tools of capitalism. they exist as tools of capitalism. there is no AI system "in and of itself" outside of capitalism
December 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
and even more "deeply" than that. no technique nor technology is "neutral". this idea, of this neutrality that is only broken by use-intent, is so hard to get past for a lot of people, even at the higher levels of "intellectuality" (meaning: academia).
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“Let’s teach the kids that the suicide machine is the only way to get ahead ,” should be the plot of a dystopian novel not the current basis of our economy.
December 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Let’s teach the kids that the suicide machine is the only way to get ahead ,” should be the plot of a dystopian novel not the current basis of our economy.
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I was in an uber to the airport and the driver was telling me all about how Tuscaloosa is a horrible place to try to meet a partner as a single Black man, how he was mostly just “working on myself” with his bot who he checks in with every morning to gauge his progress and is his best friend.
"Top psychiatrists increasingly agree that using AI chatbots might be linked to cases of psychosis. In the past nine months, these experts have seen or reviewed the files of dozens of patients who exhibited symptoms following prolonged, delusion-filled conversations with the AI tools."
AI Chatbots Linked to Psychosis, Say Doctors
People and their AI companions are entering into shared delusions, doctors say, and chatbots can be “complicit.”
www.wsj.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I was in an uber to the airport and the driver was telling me all about how Tuscaloosa is a horrible place to try to meet a partner as a single Black man, how he was mostly just “working on myself” with his bot who he checks in with every morning to gauge his progress and is his best friend.