Tauriq Moosa
@tauriq.bsky.social
Human rights barrister, video game critic, horror obsessive, Kader Asmal Fellow, Master's in International Law (Trinity College Dublin). He/him. Repped by Marilia Savvides / The Plot Agency. Cape Town, ZA
A'zion said, rightfully, "I’d never take a role from someone else that’s meant to do it." She pulled out after learning the character was a Latina.
(Also: I read a synopsis of the original book and it seems like the most boring plot in the world, my god.)
(Also: I read a synopsis of the original book and it seems like the most boring plot in the world, my god.)
Actor Odessa A’zion says she is pulling out of A24’s film adaptation of the novel "Deep Cuts," following internet backlash over her casting.
Odessa A'zion exits A24 film after backlash to her being cast as character with Mexican heritage
The actor said she has dropped out of the adaptation of the novel "Deep Cuts" after online outcry over her casting.
nbcnews.to
January 30, 2026 at 11:41 AM
A'zion said, rightfully, "I’d never take a role from someone else that’s meant to do it." She pulled out after learning the character was a Latina.
(Also: I read a synopsis of the original book and it seems like the most boring plot in the world, my god.)
(Also: I read a synopsis of the original book and it seems like the most boring plot in the world, my god.)
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Wall of Tears: 50ft Brooklyn mural pays tribute to children killed in Gaza
Wall of Tears: 50ft Brooklyn mural pays tribute to children killed in Gaza
Installation remembers the names of over 18,000 children killed by Israel in Gaza between October 2023 and July 2025
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Wall of Tears: 50ft Brooklyn mural pays tribute to children killed in Gaza
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"They want to spend YOUR taxes on someone else's education!"
GOOD! That's exactly what it should be fucking spent on.
GOOD! That's exactly what it should be fucking spent on.
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 AM
"They want to spend YOUR taxes on someone else's education!"
GOOD! That's exactly what it should be fucking spent on.
GOOD! That's exactly what it should be fucking spent on.
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two years today since Hind Rajab was killed by the IOF. she was 5.
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
two years today since Hind Rajab was killed by the IOF. she was 5.
Genuinely the years when he wasn't the US president felt like my brain got a massage; how did they elect him twice.
i’m just so tired of donald trump man
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Genuinely the years when he wasn't the US president felt like my brain got a massage; how did they elect him twice.
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
I've fallen partially asleep on hard couches, with limbs akimbo, then gone "no, I should go to my bed" followed by no sleep at all. The human body is ridiculous and poorly designed.
January 30, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I've fallen partially asleep on hard couches, with limbs akimbo, then gone "no, I should go to my bed" followed by no sleep at all. The human body is ridiculous and poorly designed.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM
It did happen before! h/t @karenattiah.bsky.social
On the subject of World Cup boycotts, this is a story which ought to be much better known: why African countries decided not to compete for a place at the 1966 tournament. One of Fifa's most shameful moments, which hardly ever gets a mention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
How Africa boycotted the 1966 World Cup
The BBC's Piers Edwards explains the little-known story behind the African boycott to the 1966 World Cup, the only World Cup in history to have been snubbed by an entire continent.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 9:39 AM
It did happen before! h/t @karenattiah.bsky.social
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Did you know? 👶🚫
The Prison Bill is clear: No child belongs in prison.
The Bill prohibits the imprisonment of children in conflict with the law under any circumstances, affirming that children must be protected, not punished.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3u5bsrjx
#Malawi #prisonbill #salcat20
The Prison Bill is clear: No child belongs in prison.
The Bill prohibits the imprisonment of children in conflict with the law under any circumstances, affirming that children must be protected, not punished.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3u5bsrjx
#Malawi #prisonbill #salcat20
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Did you know? 👶🚫
The Prison Bill is clear: No child belongs in prison.
The Bill prohibits the imprisonment of children in conflict with the law under any circumstances, affirming that children must be protected, not punished.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3u5bsrjx
#Malawi #prisonbill #salcat20
The Prison Bill is clear: No child belongs in prison.
The Bill prohibits the imprisonment of children in conflict with the law under any circumstances, affirming that children must be protected, not punished.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3u5bsrjx
#Malawi #prisonbill #salcat20
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"Ethical AI" does not exist. There is no reality where you can have generative AI that's "ethically trained". There are ZERO AI models trained ethically, and there will never be any.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
WIG's 2026 manifesto argues women should be involved in "building and governing" AI to prevent "bias" from going unchecked.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
"Ethical AI" does not exist. There is no reality where you can have generative AI that's "ethically trained". There are ZERO AI models trained ethically, and there will never be any.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
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It's shaking out the same in basically every industry. The people who, broadly speaking, do not have to _do_ anything find it saves them time in doing nothing...
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It's shaking out the same in basically every industry. The people who, broadly speaking, do not have to _do_ anything find it saves them time in doing nothing...
omg Mandy Patinkin as Odin is such perfect casting. Though I would've loved to see Richard Schiff do live version of his amazing Odin.
And Ólafur Ólafsson, from Severance, is a giant of a man and genuinely looks like a real-life Thor.
And Ólafur Ólafsson, from Severance, is a giant of a man and genuinely looks like a real-life Thor.
January 30, 2026 at 8:50 AM
omg Mandy Patinkin as Odin is such perfect casting. Though I would've loved to see Richard Schiff do live version of his amazing Odin.
And Ólafur Ólafsson, from Severance, is a giant of a man and genuinely looks like a real-life Thor.
And Ólafur Ólafsson, from Severance, is a giant of a man and genuinely looks like a real-life Thor.
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“True story:
In the UK, exactly one ticket was sold for the preview screening of the #MelaniaFilm. It was the software developer who had to check if everything was okay with the system after there had been zero ticket sales all day.”
In the UK, exactly one ticket was sold for the preview screening of the #MelaniaFilm. It was the software developer who had to check if everything was okay with the system after there had been zero ticket sales all day.”
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
“True story:
In the UK, exactly one ticket was sold for the preview screening of the #MelaniaFilm. It was the software developer who had to check if everything was okay with the system after there had been zero ticket sales all day.”
In the UK, exactly one ticket was sold for the preview screening of the #MelaniaFilm. It was the software developer who had to check if everything was okay with the system after there had been zero ticket sales all day.”
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*taps the sign*
January 29, 2026 at 7:14 PM
*taps the sign*
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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
If they can’t be killed, they will be controlled.
Reminder that in terms of the Genocide Convention, killing and destruction are not the only definitions of a genocidal act.
Reminder that in terms of the Genocide Convention, killing and destruction are not the only definitions of a genocidal act.
The Board of Peace plans to build a prison camp in Rafah (they call it a city) for 25,000 Palestinians, where the prisoners will be monitored 24/7 & every aspect of their lives will be controlled by Israel.
Sharif Kouddous from @dropsitenews.com explains its already being built.
Sharif Kouddous from @dropsitenews.com explains its already being built.
January 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
If they can’t be killed, they will be controlled.
Reminder that in terms of the Genocide Convention, killing and destruction are not the only definitions of a genocidal act.
Reminder that in terms of the Genocide Convention, killing and destruction are not the only definitions of a genocidal act.
Im sold on Warhammer. This is a Warhammer fan account now.
This is the Emperor of Mankind. He's been on a golden throne for the last 10,000 years. He's kept "alive" (supposedly) with the sacrifice of hundreds of psychics' lives every day.
January 29, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Im sold on Warhammer. This is a Warhammer fan account now.
Ive never played any kind of Warhammer game but I think I may give this a shot; apparently, I’d like the goth metal creepy alien aesthetics of this universe.
You can now play Space Marine 2 on Xbox Game Pass! 💚
The game’s also compatible with Xbox Play Anywhere. Tell your friends it’s not too late to join the battlefield and fight in the name of the Emperor. 😌
The game’s also compatible with Xbox Play Anywhere. Tell your friends it’s not too late to join the battlefield and fight in the name of the Emperor. 😌
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Ive never played any kind of Warhammer game but I think I may give this a shot; apparently, I’d like the goth metal creepy alien aesthetics of this universe.
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Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
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The Washington Post's International, Immigration, National Security and Climate journalists – reporters, writers, editors, photographers, videographers – work in concert to produce independent, revelatory reporting that holds power to account wherever in the world it is wielded
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January 29, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The Washington Post's International, Immigration, National Security and Climate journalists – reporters, writers, editors, photographers, videographers – work in concert to produce independent, revelatory reporting that holds power to account wherever in the world it is wielded
go.bsky.app/M6MFQsC
go.bsky.app/M6MFQsC
excuse me
Rainbow Six Siege | Solid Snake Teaser
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWmW...
Full Reveal on Sunday, February 15
#RainbowSixSiege #MetalGearSolid
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWmW...
Full Reveal on Sunday, February 15
#RainbowSixSiege #MetalGearSolid
January 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM
excuse me
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The WSJ is really in denial mode.
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The WSJ is really in denial mode.