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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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day one in mamdani’s new york
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
day one in mamdani’s new york
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🇮🇱 Israeli soldier: Maybe you think you are in Malmo; you are not in Malmo, my friend. Okey?
🇸🇪 Young Man: You maybe think you are in Israel?
🇮🇱 Israeli soldier: I am in Israel.
🇸🇪 Young Man: You are in Palestine.
🇸🇪 Young Man: You maybe think you are in Israel?
🇮🇱 Israeli soldier: I am in Israel.
🇸🇪 Young Man: You are in Palestine.
January 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
🇮🇱 Israeli soldier: Maybe you think you are in Malmo; you are not in Malmo, my friend. Okey?
🇸🇪 Young Man: You maybe think you are in Israel?
🇮🇱 Israeli soldier: I am in Israel.
🇸🇪 Young Man: You are in Palestine.
🇸🇪 Young Man: You maybe think you are in Israel?
🇮🇱 Israeli soldier: I am in Israel.
🇸🇪 Young Man: You are in Palestine.
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Happy new year. Here's a treat to start 2026: Kim Stanley Robinson on imagining better climate futures. omny.fm/shows/zero/a...
Abundance or adequacy? The search for better climate futures - Zero
Kim Stanley Robinson’s life project has been imagining utopias. He’s a science-fiction writer best known in climate circles for writing Ministry For The Future, which depicts a future in which the wor...
omny.fm
January 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Happy new year. Here's a treat to start 2026: Kim Stanley Robinson on imagining better climate futures. omny.fm/shows/zero/a...
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"if we want to use DAC to limit overall warming to 1.5oC, while emitting enough to reach 2.5oC, DAC would need to use something like 30% of all electricity consumed over the next 80 years"
we gotta leave fossil fuels in the ground, people
we gotta leave fossil fuels in the ground, people
Direct Air Capture
I thought I’d written about this before, but can’t seem to find a post. Either, my searching ability is poor, or my memory is poor. I mostly wanted to highlight an interesting YouTube v…
andthentheresphysics.wordpress.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"if we want to use DAC to limit overall warming to 1.5oC, while emitting enough to reach 2.5oC, DAC would need to use something like 30% of all electricity consumed over the next 80 years"
we gotta leave fossil fuels in the ground, people
we gotta leave fossil fuels in the ground, people
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In this New Year’s Day video, I explain why the neoliberal myth of “free markets” is not just wrong, but actively destructive — and why rebuilding the state, rethinking capital and restoring democratic accountability must define our economic direction for 2026.
youtu.be/vAkkZXfxb9Y?...
youtu.be/vAkkZXfxb9Y?...
Markets only exist because the state makes them possible
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 7:10 AM
In this New Year’s Day video, I explain why the neoliberal myth of “free markets” is not just wrong, but actively destructive — and why rebuilding the state, rethinking capital and restoring democratic accountability must define our economic direction for 2026.
youtu.be/vAkkZXfxb9Y?...
youtu.be/vAkkZXfxb9Y?...
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Grok's new "feature" that allows users to undress women in photos posted to X is a new low for the platform. If you're somehow still active over there, I urge you to let this be your final straw.
January 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Grok's new "feature" that allows users to undress women in photos posted to X is a new low for the platform. If you're somehow still active over there, I urge you to let this be your final straw.
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BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
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“Recuperated land- yes to the common good, no to private property”
A piece of writing seen in the autonomous Zapatista region in Mexico’s Chiapas state.
A piece of writing seen in the autonomous Zapatista region in Mexico’s Chiapas state.
January 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
“Recuperated land- yes to the common good, no to private property”
A piece of writing seen in the autonomous Zapatista region in Mexico’s Chiapas state.
A piece of writing seen in the autonomous Zapatista region in Mexico’s Chiapas state.
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What it sounds like on the ground in Morocco at the 2025 edition of Africa Cup of Nations. africasacountry.com/2025/12/soun...
Sounds of the Africa Cup of Nations
What it sounds like on the ground in Morocco at the 2025 edition of Africa Cup of Nations.
africasacountry.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What it sounds like on the ground in Morocco at the 2025 edition of Africa Cup of Nations. africasacountry.com/2025/12/soun...
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To claim that mass mobilizations "don't work" or "are useless" doesn't negate the fact that THEY HAPPENED and most people commenting on them DID NOT TAKE PART. LOL.
December 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
To claim that mass mobilizations "don't work" or "are useless" doesn't negate the fact that THEY HAPPENED and most people commenting on them DID NOT TAKE PART. LOL.
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How frogs went from right-wing meme to anti-ICE protest symbol
How frogs went from right-wing meme to anti-ICE protest symbol
The frog has become a frequent symbol at protests against the Trump administration.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
How frogs went from right-wing meme to anti-ICE protest symbol
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An alternative “bargain of the century,” which Kaboub sketches out in a recent paper, relies on African nations banding together to forge more equitable partnerships with countries in other parts of the world.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
December 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
An alternative “bargain of the century,” which Kaboub sketches out in a recent paper, relies on African nations banding together to forge more equitable partnerships with countries in other parts of the world.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
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@revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social thank you for speaking up on MS now.
December 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
@revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social thank you for speaking up on MS now.
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The idea that we simply have to kill off a bunch of animals because it's a net benefit to climate is a false dichotomy that serves corporate interests trying to avoid having to put in the effort of finding good, well-chosen sites
Really wish media would consider breaking through this thinking
Really wish media would consider breaking through this thinking
Climate a bigger threat to biodiversity than renewables, experts say
As the green energy boom gathers pace, experts say climate change is a bigger threat to biodiversity than wind farms and other renewables projects.
www.abc.net.au
December 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The idea that we simply have to kill off a bunch of animals because it's a net benefit to climate is a false dichotomy that serves corporate interests trying to avoid having to put in the effort of finding good, well-chosen sites
Really wish media would consider breaking through this thinking
Really wish media would consider breaking through this thinking
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Israel has ranked lowest in the Nation Brands Index. Again. Australia's own reputation would improve if we actively opposed Israel's crimes with sanctions (rather than selling them arms). Long-term: it'd benefit Israel, Palestine, Lebanon too. It'd benefit our trade & tourism #auspol #SanctionIsrael
December 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Israel has ranked lowest in the Nation Brands Index. Again. Australia's own reputation would improve if we actively opposed Israel's crimes with sanctions (rather than selling them arms). Long-term: it'd benefit Israel, Palestine, Lebanon too. It'd benefit our trade & tourism #auspol #SanctionIsrael
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Large SUVs and utes are 82% more likely to kill children in collisions- 44% more likely to kill adult pedestrians or cyclists. They damage our roads and add to air pollution, harming our health.
Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why
Fifty-one pedestrians had been killed on the state’s roads this year as of Saturday – the most in any calendar year since 2008.
www.theage.com.au
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Large SUVs and utes are 82% more likely to kill children in collisions- 44% more likely to kill adult pedestrians or cyclists. They damage our roads and add to air pollution, harming our health.
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Scrolling through Soros’s articles in the NYRB is just him being right again and again.
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Scrolling through Soros’s articles in the NYRB is just him being right again and again.
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You can do a lot locally with a dedicated group of 15 to 40 people. Regular people should be thinking at that scale rather than at the scale of thousands.
December 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
You can do a lot locally with a dedicated group of 15 to 40 people. Regular people should be thinking at that scale rather than at the scale of thousands.
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As climate and resource crises grow, Indigenous & local communities lead on conservation but remain sidelined in global governance.
An analysis says BRICS+, with its multipolar, South-South framework, may open space for Indigenous leadership in shaping policy from within.
** Views are author's.
An analysis says BRICS+, with its multipolar, South-South framework, may open space for Indigenous leadership in shaping policy from within.
** Views are author's.
BRICS+ offers Indigenous & local communities ways to advance environmental and social goals (analysis)
As the world grapples with climate change, biodiversity loss and resource scarcity, Indigenous and local communities (IPLCs) remain at the forefront of conservation, yet are often sidelined in global…
news.mongabay.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
As climate and resource crises grow, Indigenous & local communities lead on conservation but remain sidelined in global governance.
An analysis says BRICS+, with its multipolar, South-South framework, may open space for Indigenous leadership in shaping policy from within.
** Views are author's.
An analysis says BRICS+, with its multipolar, South-South framework, may open space for Indigenous leadership in shaping policy from within.
** Views are author's.
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Today on Volts: you've probably heard that Australia has cheap rooftop solar power. You've probably also heard some rumors & myths about it. (Is it destabilizing the grid?) I called my favorite Australian energy expert to clear it all up. This is a fun one!
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
What's the real story with Australian rooftop solar?
Saul Griffith joins me to debunk the myths surrounding Australia's massive influx of solar energy.
www.volts.wtf
December 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Today on Volts: you've probably heard that Australia has cheap rooftop solar power. You've probably also heard some rumors & myths about it. (Is it destabilizing the grid?) I called my favorite Australian energy expert to clear it all up. This is a fun one!
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
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‘Perhaps one in ten West Papuans has been a refugee in the last five years.
By clearing Indigenous people from their land, the TNI both eases the extraction process and seeds future conflict: displacement allows extraction which leads to further displacement.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
By clearing Indigenous people from their land, the TNI both eases the extraction process and seeds future conflict: displacement allows extraction which leads to further displacement.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Douglas Gerrard | Escalation in West Papua
The conflict in West Papua may be the world’s most unequal war: raids on military bases have improved the West Papua...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
‘Perhaps one in ten West Papuans has been a refugee in the last five years.
By clearing Indigenous people from their land, the TNI both eases the extraction process and seeds future conflict: displacement allows extraction which leads to further displacement.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
By clearing Indigenous people from their land, the TNI both eases the extraction process and seeds future conflict: displacement allows extraction which leads to further displacement.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
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Your car is too big.
December 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Your car is too big.