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NEW: As the EU starts investigating Grok over sexualized images, the harmful "nudify" ecosystem that targets women is getting even more dangerous.

A review of 50+ deepfake sites shows they nearly all offer image-to-video generators, producing highly explicit outputs. One offers 60+ sexual scenarios
Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker—and More Dangerous
Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Bro is crashing out in full tactical gear outside the lobby entrance of a Home2Suites and gave himself a bloody nose by gassing himself because of a noise demonstration.
acatwithnews.bsky.social Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 1d
Minneapolis, MN -

Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
January 26, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.

It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
The Legislation Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will: 1) Leave the ECHR 2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. 3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill: This Bill will: Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act." The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years: Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT) Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order. These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR. Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds. If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight. Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence Re-entry after deportation will be… The Operational Plan We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property. Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000 Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes. This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month. Initial Voluntary Return Window A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this. The Deportation Flights The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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thenewarab.bsky.social
The International Criminal Court is building a case against fighters from Sudan's feared Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for committing atrocity crimes in the vast western region of Darfur:
Sudanese doubt ICC probe on Darfur will bring justice
"Neither arrest warrants nor the sentencing of perpetrators will stop the war," said Bedour Zakaria, a human rights monitor whose brother was killed by the RSF.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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thenewarab.bsky.social
Western leaders lamented a broken global order in speeches at Davos, while ignoring their own role in eroding it, writes Samira Kawar:
Davos: Western double standards on global order were laid bare
Western leaders lamented a broken global order in speeches at Davos, while ignoring their own role in eroding it, writes Samira Kawar.
www.newarab.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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boltsmag.org
Bolts is always looking to work with freelancers to report on critical voting rights and criminal justice stories across the United States.

If you have a story that you think would fit Bolts, here is how to pitch us:
Please pitch us! - Bolts
If you have a story pitch that would fit Bolts, we would love to hear from you.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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rondeibert.bsky.social
Huge news out of the UK 🇬🇧

www.reuters.com/world/uk/sau...
Saudi dissident awarded $4.1 million by UK court for hacking, assault 'by Saudi Arabia'
A Saudi human rights activist who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware and directing his assault on the streets of London was awarded just over 3 million pounds ($4.1 million) in damages...
www.reuters.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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thenewarab.bsky.social
Anti‑ICE protesters targeted a Minneapolis hotel on 26 January, believing federal immigration agents were staying there.

The incident comes amid rising tensions following the killing of Alex Pretti and ongoing demonstrations against federal immigration enforcement.
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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danaelkurd.bsky.social
Also if you want to hear my full thoughts on what the Board of Peace means for future conflict, and what theyre trying to do to Gaza, listen here:

pocketcasts.com/podcast/it-c...
Gaza and the Board of Peace feat. Dana El Kurd
Dana breaks down what’s being planned for Gaza, the so-called Board of Peace, and how this is a model for global conflict in the future. Sources: UNOCHA on ceasefire violations -…
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January 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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politicsintllaw.bsky.social
A new ruling from the African human rights court involving people with albinism says states must provide effective protection, rather than mere procedural compliance. It’s a big win for advocates, but could fuel a backlash against the Court. #BreakingIL #HumanRights opiniojuris.org/2026/01/22/t...
The AfCHPR’s New Due Diligence Benchmark in Centre for Human Rights v. Tanzania
[Arunava (Avi) Banerjee is a research assistant at the University of Tartu and an Erasmus Mundus scholar in the International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development (ILGSPD) programme] In Fe…
opiniojuris.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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aljazeera.com
Judges cite report by medical experts saying the 80-year-old is able 'effectively to exercise his procedural rights'.
ICC judges find former Philippine President Duterte fit to stand trial
Judges cite report by medical experts saying the 80-year-old is able 'effectively to exercise his procedural rights'.
www.aljazeera.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Elite marines among 80 people missing in Indonesian landslide: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-27/west-java-landslide-buries-indonesian-marines/106271942
Elite marines among 80 people missing in Indonesian landslide
The search is ongoing for survivors after the pre-dawn landslide on the slopes of Mount Burangrang in West Java province killed at least two dozen people at the weekend.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Bovino said the supposed target of Border Patrol yesterday, Ecuadorian Jose Huerta-Chuma, had a lengthy criminal history, including domestic assault, dis. conduct and driving without a license. Minnesota DOC then disputed--said he had no felonies and was never in state custody.

I checked records/
January 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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While Bhutan’s PM Tshering Tobgay is in Europe seeking investments in the Gelephu Mindfulness City mega-project, would-be investors should ask him to end the unjust suffering of 30 political prisoners. www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
Bhutan Leader Seeks European Investment as Political Prisoners Languish
As Bhutan’s prime minister Tshering Tobgay tours Europe this week seeking investments in the “Gelephu Mindfulness City” mega-project, European leaders should urge him to release the 30 remaining polit...
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January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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We did predict it. And we were called alarmist.
Screenshot of a tweet from Paul Graham "If someone had predicted before the last election that if Trump won, federal officers would be shooting Americans in the streets, he'd have been dismissed as an alarmist."
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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404media.co
After being shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, Renee Good instantly became a symbol of anti-ICE sentiments among protestors. However, her likeness has also entered a humiliation and harassment campaign involving AI image edits and crude Photoshops of her face.
How Right Wing Influencers Used AI Slop to Turn Renee Good Into a Meme
A look at “necromemetics” and the meme economy in the aftermath of violence.
www.404media.co
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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404media.co
THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets.

They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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This week will be exceptionally cold... highs in the 20s most days and lows in the single digits each night. Could have record lows tonight near zero and single digits.

Detailed outlook: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
CWG Live: A blustery start to an exceptionally cold week
Highs most days only reach the 20s, with a possible record cold tonight.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Dr Assal Rad—

“𝘐𝘚𝘙𝘈𝘌𝘓 𝘐𝘚 𝘙𝘜𝘕𝘕𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘈 𝘕𝘌𝘛𝘞𝘖𝘙𝘒 𝘖𝘍 𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌 𝘊𝘈𝘔𝘗𝘚 𝘍𝘖𝘙 𝘗𝘈𝘓𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘕𝘐𝘈𝘕𝘚

“This should be the headline in every major news outlet.”
January 20, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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One thing that shows you how bad ICE’s tactics are — ACTUAL cops are among the most vocal and biting in criticizing them.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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aljazeera.com
Thousands of people are demanding justice in Paris after videos surfaced showing the violent arrest of Mauritian migrant worker El Hacen Diarra, shortly before he died in police custody.
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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Government agency deliberately broke law for years, federal watchdog finds: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-27/services-australia-knowingly-broke-law-for-years/106261814
Government agency deliberately broke law for years, federal watchdog finds
Services Australia has known it was not fully complying with new child support laws since 2019, according to a scathing report released by the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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aljazeera.com
Lebanon recorded 2,036 Israeli ceasefire violations in the last three months of 2025 and filed a complaint with the UN, citing breaches of its sovereignty, a Security Council resolution and the November 2024 ceasefire.

🔗: aje.news/7dwq4s | #Infograph
January 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
The MP was unveiled as the party's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Reps. Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin are calling on Pam Bondi to allow them to visit the minimum-security federal prison in Texas where Ghislaine Maxwell is being held and to interview the warden — citing reports they said they had received that she was receiving preferential treatment.
Democrats Seek Maxwell Prison Visit, Citing Preferential Treatment
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM