Prof. Ras el-Aaloo
@aaloo69.bsky.social
Casual observer, cautious thinker, professional procrastinator.
Trial and error. Mostly error.
Trial and error. Mostly error.
Arsenal were atrocious. I’ve never seen a team at the top of the table, 6 point clear play at home against a severely depleted mediocre Liverpool side and park the bus. Abysmal. It will be good for football for them to NOT win the league.
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Arsenal were atrocious. I’ve never seen a team at the top of the table, 6 point clear play at home against a severely depleted mediocre Liverpool side and park the bus. Abysmal. It will be good for football for them to NOT win the league.
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WATTERS: Taking out a dictator in Venezuela -- how does that help the average American?
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 AM
WATTERS: Taking out a dictator in Venezuela -- how does that help the average American?
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
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I have drafted a motivation for my university to leave X/Twitter, arguing that posting to it risks feeding our PR images into the porn and harassment machine (so leading to staff, students or others being harassed) and that being there violates our official stance against gender-based violence. /1
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I have drafted a motivation for my university to leave X/Twitter, arguing that posting to it risks feeding our PR images into the porn and harassment machine (so leading to staff, students or others being harassed) and that being there violates our official stance against gender-based violence. /1
Isn’t it weird how common it is now to get last minute equalisers or winners in matches these days? Back in the day it may happen once or twice in a season, now it’s almost every other game. Weird.
January 8, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Isn’t it weird how common it is now to get last minute equalisers or winners in matches these days? Back in the day it may happen once or twice in a season, now it’s almost every other game. Weird.
Most politicians, political commentators, and journalists simply aren’t being smart enough to deal with Farage. The prevailing response to his politics lacks nuance and ends up reinforcing his supporters rather than challenging them. Exactly the same mistakes were made in the US with Trump.
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Most politicians, political commentators, and journalists simply aren’t being smart enough to deal with Farage. The prevailing response to his politics lacks nuance and ends up reinforcing his supporters rather than challenging them. Exactly the same mistakes were made in the US with Trump.
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Final thought before bed:
In spite of advances in tech, particularly AI, humans remain the world’s most valuable resource
But “Identity Famine” is the defining crisis of this era
By the middle of this century, we’ll come to realise that young, populous nations with a secure identity will thrive.
In spite of advances in tech, particularly AI, humans remain the world’s most valuable resource
But “Identity Famine” is the defining crisis of this era
By the middle of this century, we’ll come to realise that young, populous nations with a secure identity will thrive.
January 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Final thought before bed:
In spite of advances in tech, particularly AI, humans remain the world’s most valuable resource
But “Identity Famine” is the defining crisis of this era
By the middle of this century, we’ll come to realise that young, populous nations with a secure identity will thrive.
In spite of advances in tech, particularly AI, humans remain the world’s most valuable resource
But “Identity Famine” is the defining crisis of this era
By the middle of this century, we’ll come to realise that young, populous nations with a secure identity will thrive.
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FT made a list of the humans that did this. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
FT made a list of the humans that did this. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
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Got the measure of exactly what a Starmer Govt would look like not long after he duped his way into the Labour leadership and then went on to wave through multiple war crimes in Gaza. Must admit though, I didn’t have ‘international piracy’ down on my bingo card.
January 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Got the measure of exactly what a Starmer Govt would look like not long after he duped his way into the Labour leadership and then went on to wave through multiple war crimes in Gaza. Must admit though, I didn’t have ‘international piracy’ down on my bingo card.
Commuting in London rush hour is such an adventure - delay, cancellations, station overcrowding. You never know which mode you may end up using to get home. Today I’m canoeing to get to get to the closest TFL stables to catch a donkey ride. Fortunately I have my Oyster card.
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Commuting in London rush hour is such an adventure - delay, cancellations, station overcrowding. You never know which mode you may end up using to get home. Today I’m canoeing to get to get to the closest TFL stables to catch a donkey ride. Fortunately I have my Oyster card.
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🔴 NEW - Farage accepted £10k in gifts from the Abu Dhabi government.
The UAE is a petrostate and Farage is a climate science denier leading a pro-oil party...
The UAE is a petrostate and Farage is a climate science denier leading a pro-oil party...
Nigel Farage Accepted £10,000 Gifts from Petrostate
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage received freebies worth £10,000 from the Abu Dhabi government, new records show. Farage’s latest register of interests shows that he accepted flights and accommodation to...
www.desmog.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM
🔴 NEW - Farage accepted £10k in gifts from the Abu Dhabi government.
The UAE is a petrostate and Farage is a climate science denier leading a pro-oil party...
The UAE is a petrostate and Farage is a climate science denier leading a pro-oil party...
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Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
January 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
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Eight years ago this stuff was the domain of creeps and losers, too toxic for any company to support. Now the world's richest man is being rewarded for it. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Fake-porn videos are being weaponized to harass and humiliate women: ‘Everybody is a potential target’
"Deepfake" creators target both celebrities and everyday women with photos taken from the Web. Even Scarlett Johansson says she's powerless to fight them.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Eight years ago this stuff was the domain of creeps and losers, too toxic for any company to support. Now the world's richest man is being rewarded for it. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
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And apart from anything, is there not a huge duty of care issue here for the govt re Grok. If you’re telling the public they can get their comms on X, you’re essentially sending them there? And that puts them at risk of unwillingly viewing SAM and, for female users, being the subject of it?
I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
And apart from anything, is there not a huge duty of care issue here for the govt re Grok. If you’re telling the public they can get their comms on X, you’re essentially sending them there? And that puts them at risk of unwillingly viewing SAM and, for female users, being the subject of it?
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The UK's journalists and politicians are not just going to allow the country to slide into a conspiraciat abyss - they're gonna get redpilled enough by social media that they'll shrug or even laugh about it.
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The UK's journalists and politicians are not just going to allow the country to slide into a conspiraciat abyss - they're gonna get redpilled enough by social media that they'll shrug or even laugh about it.
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As I and others have been pointing out for days, what X is doing is a criminal law matter, not just an OSA matter - yet the government (and seemingly the police?) don't seem to understand what's happening. Why not?
How has Grok not been shut down yet and those responsible at X been arrested over actively generating CSAM?
January 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM
As I and others have been pointing out for days, what X is doing is a criminal law matter, not just an OSA matter - yet the government (and seemingly the police?) don't seem to understand what's happening. Why not?
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OFCOM is an agency more suited and equipped to look at questions over accuracy in reporting or the impartiality of the BBC not CSAM
January 7, 2026 at 8:32 AM
OFCOM is an agency more suited and equipped to look at questions over accuracy in reporting or the impartiality of the BBC not CSAM
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Yes, I also don't think serious criminal investigations should be left to OFCOM surely? This is about CSAM and serious abuse, it's a criminal matter.
January 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Yes, I also don't think serious criminal investigations should be left to OFCOM surely? This is about CSAM and serious abuse, it's a criminal matter.
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I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
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Got paid AND his job back, lmao. Keep fighting these dweebs
January 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Got paid AND his job back, lmao. Keep fighting these dweebs
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Threatening to disconnect Elon Musk's X in Europe would be unprecedented, but it might be time to play that card (via Bloomberg Opinion)
Musk Won’t Fix Grok’s Fake AI Nudes. A Ban Would
When Julie Yukari posted a New Year’s Eve photo in a red dress with her cat, she didn’t expect X users to tag Grok asking it to undress her. Within hours, nude AI-generated images of her had spread across the social-media website — without her consent and without consequences.
bloom.bg
January 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Threatening to disconnect Elon Musk's X in Europe would be unprecedented, but it might be time to play that card (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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How has Grok not been shut down yet and those responsible at X been arrested over actively generating CSAM?
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 AM
How has Grok not been shut down yet and those responsible at X been arrested over actively generating CSAM?
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We used to house homeless people, now we murder them.
Isn't Capitalism great?
Isn't Capitalism great?
January 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
We used to house homeless people, now we murder them.
Isn't Capitalism great?
Isn't Capitalism great?