Val 🏳️⚧️
@valondar.bsky.social
@VK_HM on twitter, Val (or valondar) most places. Autistic. Trans woman. (she/her) Dublin, Ireland.
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me and my posse dealing with grok once and for all
January 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
me and my posse dealing with grok once and for all
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If I was Niamh Smyth, I would simply write to X and inform them the minister is coming to their office on Tuesday at 2pm with the expectation that she will speak with X's Irish managing director, CEO or a senior corporate officer with executive authority.
End. Of.
End. Of.
Fascinating timing now: X have contacted Niamh Smyth to tell her they will met with her in the coming weeks.
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
If I was Niamh Smyth, I would simply write to X and inform them the minister is coming to their office on Tuesday at 2pm with the expectation that she will speak with X's Irish managing director, CEO or a senior corporate officer with executive authority.
End. Of.
End. Of.
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Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images reut.rs/4jvw0JI
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images
Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.
reut.rs
January 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images reut.rs/4jvw0JI
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My love language is reading the phrase "love language", looking it up, discovering it's some American Christian thing, saying aloud "who am I, Billy Graham?" and watching the movie "Ronin" (1998, Directed by John Frankenhiemer) instead.
January 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
My love language is reading the phrase "love language", looking it up, discovering it's some American Christian thing, saying aloud "who am I, Billy Graham?" and watching the movie "Ronin" (1998, Directed by John Frankenhiemer) instead.
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Movies used to have Walter Matthau in them, and now they don't. I consider this to be a major reason why the art of cinema has declined over the years
January 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Movies used to have Walter Matthau in them, and now they don't. I consider this to be a major reason why the art of cinema has declined over the years
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Check out David Mattingly
May 1, 2023 at 10:14 PM
Check out David Mattingly
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Yeah, I mean ICE detained “Marilyn” from Northern Exposure in November. She gave them her tribal ID, they said it looked fake. She tried to call the enrollment office for them, they tried to take her phone.
They don’t want to know. They just want to terrorize.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
They don’t want to know. They just want to terrorize.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Yeah, I mean ICE detained “Marilyn” from Northern Exposure in November. She gave them her tribal ID, they said it looked fake. She tried to call the enrollment office for them, they tried to take her phone.
They don’t want to know. They just want to terrorize.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
They don’t want to know. They just want to terrorize.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
When I was like a teenager I saw Come And See at the local arthouse cinema knowing nothing about it and for years after it would haunt me sometimes as a memory. Felt sometimes like I dreamed seeing that movie, did that even happen. But then I saw a spate of attention online and it brought me back.
I would like to hear if you have ever had one (1) transformational experience in a movie theater. Don't care if it's high art or low, somber or funny, poetic or banal - I just want to hear about that one time at the movies that changed you at the atomic level.
January 10, 2026 at 3:36 AM
When I was like a teenager I saw Come And See at the local arthouse cinema knowing nothing about it and for years after it would haunt me sometimes as a memory. Felt sometimes like I dreamed seeing that movie, did that even happen. But then I saw a spate of attention online and it brought me back.
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Revisiting some 80s faves and I forgot how many RoboCop alumni went on to be in Twin Peaks.
January 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Revisiting some 80s faves and I forgot how many RoboCop alumni went on to be in Twin Peaks.
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This is what they want to take from you
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
This is what they want to take from you
While both sides say this a mutually amicable parting feels kinda wild to me to come to that. They’ve been with the Centre since it opened
Washington National Opera leaves the Kennedy Center in wake of Trump upset
Washington National Opera leaves the Kennedy Center in wake of Trump upset
The Washington National Opera, which has operated out of the Kennedy Center since 1971, is leaving the Kennedy Center. The move comes amid a wave of artist cancellations after the center's board voted to rename the venue after President Trump.
www.latimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
While both sides say this a mutually amicable parting feels kinda wild to me to come to that. They’ve been with the Centre since it opened
I think so much of Trump’s drive this time around - Greenland, the Trump-Kennedy Centre - is legacy. He wants concrete things people can for generations point to his presidency as achieving like the Louisiana purchase or the Truman reconstruction of the White House. Hence, that ballroom
Trump Gets Up, Walks Away From Meeting To Stare Out Window At Ballroom
Trump Gets Up, Walks Away From Meeting To Stare Out Window At Ballroom
Trump Gets Up, Walks Away From Meeting To Stare Out Window At Ballroom
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January 10, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I think so much of Trump’s drive this time around - Greenland, the Trump-Kennedy Centre - is legacy. He wants concrete things people can for generations point to his presidency as achieving like the Louisiana purchase or the Truman reconstruction of the White House. Hence, that ballroom
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men what's stopping you from looking like this
January 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
men what's stopping you from looking like this
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Who up romancing they three kingdoms???
January 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Who up romancing they three kingdoms???
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this is such a rhetorical layup it genuinely makes me feel insane that people won’t do it lol
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
this is such a rhetorical layup it genuinely makes me feel insane that people won’t do it lol
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Kelly is genuinely of the best to ever do it.
January 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Kelly is genuinely of the best to ever do it.
I cannot stress this enough since I’ve seen actual journalists do this time and again: an AI is not a source. Any claim you get from an AI you’d better find an independent non-AI basis for it or it’s worthless.
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I cannot stress this enough since I’ve seen actual journalists do this time and again: an AI is not a source. Any claim you get from an AI you’d better find an independent non-AI basis for it or it’s worthless.
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This is the maddest he’s gotten since that episode of TNG where everyone has to dress like Robin Hood
January 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This is the maddest he’s gotten since that episode of TNG where everyone has to dress like Robin Hood
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So yes, my instinct here was right.
It appears that only the most public “@grok” prompts are being stopped.
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
It appears that only the most public “@grok” prompts are being stopped.
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
So yes, my instinct here was right.
It appears that only the most public “@grok” prompts are being stopped.
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
It appears that only the most public “@grok” prompts are being stopped.
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
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Embarrassing for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil that Keir "My Spine is made of wet kitchen paper" Starmer is being stronger on critiquing Twitter for producing Child Sex Abuse Material. #Spéirgorm
'Get a grip' on Grok, Starmer tells X after Al tool is used for child sex images.
PM says the "disgusting" unlawful use of Grok will not be tolerated. He warns action will be taken by Ofcom and that all options are on the table.
news.sky.com/story/get-a-...
PM says the "disgusting" unlawful use of Grok will not be tolerated. He warns action will be taken by Ofcom and that all options are on the table.
news.sky.com/story/get-a-...
'Get a grip' on Grok, Starmer tells X after AI tool is used for child sex images
PM says the "disgusting" unlawful use of Grok will not be tolerated. He warns action will be taken by Ofcom and that all options are on the table.
news.sky.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Embarrassing for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil that Keir "My Spine is made of wet kitchen paper" Starmer is being stronger on critiquing Twitter for producing Child Sex Abuse Material. #Spéirgorm
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I write in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the laws that are broken when online AI platforms facilitate the production of child sex abuse material. No new laws are needed. Companies (and their executives) are accountable as well as users.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ireland could prosecute Twitter/X for AI 'child porn' deepfakes
The horrific child sex abuse material produced every day by Grok is already banned under Irish law. The real test is if we are ready to enforce that law against large tech companies
www.irishexaminer.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:48 AM
I write in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the laws that are broken when online AI platforms facilitate the production of child sex abuse material. No new laws are needed. Companies (and their executives) are accountable as well as users.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...