Parker Molloy
@parkermolloy.com
I write the media/internet/culture/politics/whatever newsletter The Present Age: www.readtpa.com
Chicagoan / wife of @kaylapekkala.com / second favorite human to two dogs / not an activist / likes baseball
Chicagoan / wife of @kaylapekkala.com / second favorite human to two dogs / not an activist / likes baseball
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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
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-...
[Reactivating so I can access my DMs, but I'm still going to be posting/checking this less for a couple days]
Please just be normal and let it go. All good?
Please just be normal and let it go. All good?
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
[Reactivating so I can access my DMs, but I'm still going to be posting/checking this less for a couple days]
Please just be normal and let it go. All good?
Please just be normal and let it go. All good?
Anyway, I'm going to deactivate for a few days. Go subscribe to my newsletter if you want to keep up with things I write. Email me if you need anything.
January 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Anyway, I'm going to deactivate for a few days. Go subscribe to my newsletter if you want to keep up with things I write. Email me if you need anything.
Because it's still going on. Because what happened wasn't okay. Because it wasn't a reasonable response. Because it's my feed and I post about whatever's on my mind.
January 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Because it's still going on. Because what happened wasn't okay. Because it wasn't a reasonable response. Because it's my feed and I post about whatever's on my mind.
Sure a lot of people out there referring to me as "they" and "that person." Good times.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Sure a lot of people out there referring to me as "they" and "that person." Good times.
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This feels like giving in to a very dangerous misinformation campaign
JUST IN: Gov. Tim Walz has ended his reelection campaign for governor. He was three months into a campaign that has been plagued by criticism over his handling of fraud and political opposition stirred up by President Trump.
Gov. Tim Walz abandons reelection campaign amid unrelenting fraud attention, Trump clashes
Gov. Tim Walz was three months into a reelection campaign that has been plagued by criticism over his handling of fraud and political opposition stirred up by President Donald Trump.
n.pr
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This feels like giving in to a very dangerous misinformation campaign
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Utah commissioned it's department of health to do a systematic review of gender affirming care for trans youth. In a 1000 page plus report found it was beneficial and the evidence was substantial. The lawmakers rejected it anyways.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
Utah debate over transgender treatments for minors divides policymakers, experts over state 'systematic review'
Do No Harm alleges Utah Department of Health and Human Services "systematic review" misleads on transgender outcomes.
www.deseret.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Utah commissioned it's department of health to do a systematic review of gender affirming care for trans youth. In a 1000 page plus report found it was beneficial and the evidence was substantial. The lawmakers rejected it anyways.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
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“Common sense is common sense,” Schultz said. “I don’t need a report, one way or the other, to tell me that. I just firmly believe that minors should not be transitioning.”
This really gives the game away. As we've said, no amount of evidence would ever satisfy them. It's ideological.
This really gives the game away. As we've said, no amount of evidence would ever satisfy them. It's ideological.
January 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
“Common sense is common sense,” Schultz said. “I don’t need a report, one way or the other, to tell me that. I just firmly believe that minors should not be transitioning.”
This really gives the game away. As we've said, no amount of evidence would ever satisfy them. It's ideological.
This really gives the game away. As we've said, no amount of evidence would ever satisfy them. It's ideological.
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
This is honestly a good enough reason, tbh
Cuz modding is fun and they're just having a good time
January 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
This is honestly a good enough reason, tbh
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
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Whenever I see someone getting out over their skis on a foreign policy take I remember Caitlin Flanagan confusing Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khomeini and then claiming she was actually expressing a profound truth.
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Whenever I see someone getting out over their skis on a foreign policy take I remember Caitlin Flanagan confusing Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khomeini and then claiming she was actually expressing a profound truth.
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We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue state | Will Bunch
Trump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.
www.inquirer.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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In the past 24 hours, the US has launched an attack on Venezuela and Bluesky weirdos have launched an attack on a mildly judgemental post about a sexy dog.
Is nowhere safe anymore?
Is nowhere safe anymore?
January 4, 2026 at 11:19 PM
In the past 24 hours, the US has launched an attack on Venezuela and Bluesky weirdos have launched an attack on a mildly judgemental post about a sexy dog.
Is nowhere safe anymore?
Is nowhere safe anymore?
Another fun day on social media
January 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Another fun day on social media
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A really sad follow-up to this story — Alexis Erlinmeyer, one of the trans federal intelligence workers who was fired, has died of a pulmonary embolism. She was 31. Her family is burying her under her deadname, so friends are fundraising for an accurate memorial: www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
NEW—In late Feb, Chris Rufo published leaked chats between queer/trans employees at US intel agencies. Then Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she’d fire all involved.
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
Queer intel officers targeted by top secret chat leak get their chance to speak
Chris Rufo published the chats. Staffers say a new "lavender scare" is upon us.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A really sad follow-up to this story — Alexis Erlinmeyer, one of the trans federal intelligence workers who was fired, has died of a pulmonary embolism. She was 31. Her family is burying her under her deadname, so friends are fundraising for an accurate memorial: www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
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the first question congratulated the administration
A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
January 4, 2026 at 1:59 AM
the first question congratulated the administration
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The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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this is my friend Steve Bailey. We met at one of the YoYo festivals, we were lodged at the same place, and we've been friends since. I am really stoked that he is sharing this stuff because "not all disabilities are visible" is something people say, 1/3
deadline.com/2026/01/grey...
deadline.com/2026/01/grey...
‘Grey’s Anatomy’s Steven W. Bailey Reveals Neuromuscular Disorder, Wheelchair Use: “Same Actor … Now With Wheels”
A familiar face to fans of 'Grey's Anatomy', Steven W. Bailey is opening up about a five-year struggle with his own health.
deadline.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
this is my friend Steve Bailey. We met at one of the YoYo festivals, we were lodged at the same place, and we've been friends since. I am really stoked that he is sharing this stuff because "not all disabilities are visible" is something people say, 1/3
deadline.com/2026/01/grey...
deadline.com/2026/01/grey...
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believe me when I say this: the context to the screenshotted post here is even more stupid than anything you could imagine in your wildest dreams
"You're placing the first brick in the 'Museum of Degenerate Art.'"
I... I don't think that's true?
I... I don't think that's true?
January 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
believe me when I say this: the context to the screenshotted post here is even more stupid than anything you could imagine in your wildest dreams
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Imagine being so based even your AI girlfriend breaks up with you over it
January 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Imagine being so based even your AI girlfriend breaks up with you over it
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The replies to this post are incredible. The weirdest people in the world calling bigotry over someone being like “why are you giving a cartoon dog boobs”
January 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The replies to this post are incredible. The weirdest people in the world calling bigotry over someone being like “why are you giving a cartoon dog boobs”