Richard Knott
@richardknott.bsky.social
He/him
Legal IT consultant
Ev enthusiast
Bunny hugger
Also on Mastodon: @richardknott@mastodon.social
Legal IT consultant
Ev enthusiast
Bunny hugger
Also on Mastodon: @richardknott@mastodon.social
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UPDATE: Hegseth goes after Senator Mark Kelly’s retirement for telling the military they don’t have to obey unlawful orders (because he knows he has no chance in a trial by court martial)
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
UPDATE: Hegseth goes after Senator Mark Kelly’s retirement for telling the military they don’t have to obey unlawful orders (because he knows he has no chance in a trial by court martial)
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All BBC staff have been told they cannot use the words kidnap or kidnapping to describe Maduro's kidnapping.
Only Tim Davie or Samir Shah have the authority to give orders to all BBC staff, most likely Tim Davie as he runs the BBC day to day.
Only Tim Davie or Samir Shah have the authority to give orders to all BBC staff, most likely Tim Davie as he runs the BBC day to day.
January 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
All BBC staff have been told they cannot use the words kidnap or kidnapping to describe Maduro's kidnapping.
Only Tim Davie or Samir Shah have the authority to give orders to all BBC staff, most likely Tim Davie as he runs the BBC day to day.
Only Tim Davie or Samir Shah have the authority to give orders to all BBC staff, most likely Tim Davie as he runs the BBC day to day.
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Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.
January 5, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.
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“It is plausible that politicians are influenced by the fact that they hear much more from those who stand to lose from green policies than from those who stand to gain.”
Big plausible vibe. 😏
Big plausible vibe. 😏
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
“It is plausible that politicians are influenced by the fact that they hear much more from those who stand to lose from green policies than from those who stand to gain.”
Big plausible vibe. 😏
Big plausible vibe. 😏
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We really did elect the Pathetic Sharks
January 5, 2026 at 12:47 PM
We really did elect the Pathetic Sharks
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Geography refresher needed at the State Department…
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Geography refresher needed at the State Department…
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I'm sure we are all getting on this train.
Piers Morgan: “What happens to a country like Russia, which committed war crimes emerges unpunished for any of this?”
Jeffrey Sachs: “Well, if the US were punished for all its war crimes, the world would be a better place... if Israel was punished for its genocide...”
Jeffrey Sachs: “Well, if the US were punished for all its war crimes, the world would be a better place... if Israel was punished for its genocide...”
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I'm sure we are all getting on this train.
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“Grok is undressing anyone, including minorsxAI’s
AI chatbot is putting Elon Musk in a bikini at his request —
and doing the same to CHILDREN, world leaders, and women without their consent.”
🚩And it doesn’t matter, since the lawless, predatory Trump Regime lets Musk get away with EVERYTHING.
AI chatbot is putting Elon Musk in a bikini at his request —
and doing the same to CHILDREN, world leaders, and women without their consent.”
🚩And it doesn’t matter, since the lawless, predatory Trump Regime lets Musk get away with EVERYTHING.
Grok is undressing anyone, including minors
Report it to the FBI, Grok says.
www.theverge.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 AM
“Grok is undressing anyone, including minorsxAI’s
AI chatbot is putting Elon Musk in a bikini at his request —
and doing the same to CHILDREN, world leaders, and women without their consent.”
🚩And it doesn’t matter, since the lawless, predatory Trump Regime lets Musk get away with EVERYTHING.
AI chatbot is putting Elon Musk in a bikini at his request —
and doing the same to CHILDREN, world leaders, and women without their consent.”
🚩And it doesn’t matter, since the lawless, predatory Trump Regime lets Musk get away with EVERYTHING.
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In a nutshell
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
In a nutshell
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"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.
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It’s been reported that Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has called on the United Nations to step in and to stop Trump.
She said that Trump has broken Article
2 of the Charter of the United Nations.
She said that Trump has broken Article
2 of the Charter of the United Nations.
January 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
It’s been reported that Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has called on the United Nations to step in and to stop Trump.
She said that Trump has broken Article
2 of the Charter of the United Nations.
She said that Trump has broken Article
2 of the Charter of the United Nations.
Europe building an Airbus for the cloud age
Europe building an Airbus for the cloud age
Feature: Countries that banded together to challenge Boeing in the air try to do the same to AWS, Microsoft, and Google on the ground
www.theregister.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Europe building an Airbus for the cloud age
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The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen to the United States:
“The Kingdom of Denmark, and thus Greenland, is a member of NATO and is therefore covered by the Alliance’s collective security guarantee.” I “strongly urge the United States to cease its threats.”
“The Kingdom of Denmark, and thus Greenland, is a member of NATO and is therefore covered by the Alliance’s collective security guarantee.” I “strongly urge the United States to cease its threats.”
January 4, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen to the United States:
“The Kingdom of Denmark, and thus Greenland, is a member of NATO and is therefore covered by the Alliance’s collective security guarantee.” I “strongly urge the United States to cease its threats.”
“The Kingdom of Denmark, and thus Greenland, is a member of NATO and is therefore covered by the Alliance’s collective security guarantee.” I “strongly urge the United States to cease its threats.”
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Trump Abducts Maduro:
'This may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.'
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
'This may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.'
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Trump Abducts Maduro:
'This may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.'
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
'This may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.'
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
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Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
January 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
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Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him
Less saying the quiet bit out loud more screaming it from the cliff tops
Pete Hegseth, "Finally a Commander and Chief the world respects and Americans deserve"
"President Trump is deadly serious about getting back the oil that was stolen from us"
"This is America first"
"This is peace through strength"
"President Trump is deadly serious about getting back the oil that was stolen from us"
"This is America first"
"This is peace through strength"
January 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Less saying the quiet bit out loud more screaming it from the cliff tops
Pete Hegseth, "Finally a Commander and Chief the world respects and Americans deserve"
"President Trump is deadly serious about getting back the oil that was stolen from us"
"This is America first"
"This is peace through strength"
"President Trump is deadly serious about getting back the oil that was stolen from us"
"This is America first"
"This is peace through strength"
January 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Less saying the quiet bit out loud more screaming it from the cliff tops
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
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Laura Kuenssberg, "You've been clear that Putin's attack on a sovereign country Ukraine was wrong"
"What about President Trump's attack on a sovereign country, Venezuela"
Keir Starmer refuses to condemn Trump
"What about President Trump's attack on a sovereign country, Venezuela"
Keir Starmer refuses to condemn Trump
January 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Laura Kuenssberg, "You've been clear that Putin's attack on a sovereign country Ukraine was wrong"
"What about President Trump's attack on a sovereign country, Venezuela"
Keir Starmer refuses to condemn Trump
"What about President Trump's attack on a sovereign country, Venezuela"
Keir Starmer refuses to condemn Trump
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King of Ket being a bell end again
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 PM
King of Ket being a bell end again
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The trouble with having a lawyer as Prime Minister is that their training is to do their best for their client rather than to pursue their own agenda.
January 4, 2026 at 7:20 AM
The trouble with having a lawyer as Prime Minister is that their training is to do their best for their client rather than to pursue their own agenda.
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And with: a heart; a spine; integrity; and political professionalism.
Perhaps Starmer McSweeney et al might look to him for some tips on how to run a country?
Perhaps Starmer McSweeney et al might look to him for some tips on how to run a country?
Luckily, not everybody, Sánchez, probably the one with better information about Venezuela:
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 AM
And with: a heart; a spine; integrity; and political professionalism.
Perhaps Starmer McSweeney et al might look to him for some tips on how to run a country?
Perhaps Starmer McSweeney et al might look to him for some tips on how to run a country?
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Maduro forgot that if you're an ally of Russia, 1 of 2 things will happen:
1. Russia will attack you
2. Russia will do nothing when someone else does
1. Russia will attack you
2. Russia will do nothing when someone else does
January 4, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Maduro forgot that if you're an ally of Russia, 1 of 2 things will happen:
1. Russia will attack you
2. Russia will do nothing when someone else does
1. Russia will attack you
2. Russia will do nothing when someone else does
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The thing is he never even hides this shit you just have to filter all the nonsense out first
Beholden to big oil and not hard to see why he’s completely sabotaging renewable energy
@jamestalarico.bsky.social nails it here
Beholden to big oil and not hard to see why he’s completely sabotaging renewable energy
@jamestalarico.bsky.social nails it here
January 4, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The thing is he never even hides this shit you just have to filter all the nonsense out first
Beholden to big oil and not hard to see why he’s completely sabotaging renewable energy
@jamestalarico.bsky.social nails it here
Beholden to big oil and not hard to see why he’s completely sabotaging renewable energy
@jamestalarico.bsky.social nails it here