Brian Caffrey
@briancaffrey.bsky.social
Striking a fine balance between lack of sleep and excess of coffee.
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Not going back to Spotify bc the only reason they aren’t running ICE ads is because the campaign ended. Meaning if the government did another campaign, Spotify has no issue putting the ads back on. Continue cancel Spotify.
Spotify no longer running ICE recruitment ads, after US government campaign ends
The ad campaign ended in late 2025, the Swedish streaming giant confirmed, having previously said, despite protests, that it did not violate advertising policies
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Not going back to Spotify bc the only reason they aren’t running ICE ads is because the campaign ended. Meaning if the government did another campaign, Spotify has no issue putting the ads back on. Continue cancel Spotify.
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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The real reason JK Rowling is comfortable with her choice is that she shares far more than a "single opinion" with Donald Trump. A persistent myth that needs to be pushed back against is that Rowling was ever the character she pretended to be on Twitter. She's a conservative activist. Always was.
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The real reason JK Rowling is comfortable with her choice is that she shares far more than a "single opinion" with Donald Trump. A persistent myth that needs to be pushed back against is that Rowling was ever the character she pretended to be on Twitter. She's a conservative activist. Always was.
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I know people say "satire is dead" a lot but if you wrote a sketch where a tech company's solution to an AI creating nonconsensual sexual images was "make it a premium subscription", it would be thrown out for being too on the nose
maybe i'm being dense but seems like you can still create abusive or exploitative sexual content via Grok, but you have to pay for the privilege? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
I know people say "satire is dead" a lot but if you wrote a sketch where a tech company's solution to an AI creating nonconsensual sexual images was "make it a premium subscription", it would be thrown out for being too on the nose
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CSAM by subscription is an incredibly grim new low
Edit and Create Image now a 'premium perk' the AI chatbot says.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM
CSAM by subscription is an incredibly grim new low
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On the law: we have a law that deals with these images. It has been on the books since 1998.
We didn’t forget to make sexualised imagery of children illegal.
It is the “Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998”.
Section 1, above, defines the illegal imagery.
Section 5 defines the an offence
We didn’t forget to make sexualised imagery of children illegal.
It is the “Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998”.
Section 1, above, defines the illegal imagery.
Section 5 defines the an offence
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
On the law: we have a law that deals with these images. It has been on the books since 1998.
We didn’t forget to make sexualised imagery of children illegal.
It is the “Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998”.
Section 1, above, defines the illegal imagery.
Section 5 defines the an offence
We didn’t forget to make sexualised imagery of children illegal.
It is the “Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998”.
Section 1, above, defines the illegal imagery.
Section 5 defines the an offence
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On the facts: the company is offering this service.
The service offered is creating images which meet the definition of “child pornography” as defined in Section 1, “irrespective of how it is produced”.
This is the commercial product the company is are offering.
The service offered is creating images which meet the definition of “child pornography” as defined in Section 1, “irrespective of how it is produced”.
This is the commercial product the company is are offering.
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
On the facts: the company is offering this service.
The service offered is creating images which meet the definition of “child pornography” as defined in Section 1, “irrespective of how it is produced”.
This is the commercial product the company is are offering.
The service offered is creating images which meet the definition of “child pornography” as defined in Section 1, “irrespective of how it is produced”.
This is the commercial product the company is are offering.
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This is
1) flat wrong on the facts
2) flat wrong on the law
3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service
This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street
1) flat wrong on the facts
2) flat wrong on the law
3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service
This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street
My word. (Again.)
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
January 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This is
1) flat wrong on the facts
2) flat wrong on the law
3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service
This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street
1) flat wrong on the facts
2) flat wrong on the law
3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service
This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
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And the sinners in Hell want icewater, Satya, so I guess NO ONE'S gettin' what they want today, huh.
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/mi...
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/mi...
Microsoft's Satya Nadella wants you to stop saying AI "slop" in 2026
In closing comments of 2025, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared an update on the company's mindset for 2026 — shocker, it's all about AI.
www.windowscentral.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
And the sinners in Hell want icewater, Satya, so I guess NO ONE'S gettin' what they want today, huh.
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/mi...
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/mi...
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Donia. Donia lost her husband in August when a tent he was walking next to was bombed. She has three children Rahaf, 3, Teen, 1 and little Sara here who she was pregnant with when her husband died and is only five days old
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Donia. Donia lost her husband in August when a tent he was walking next to was bombed. She has three children Rahaf, 3, Teen, 1 and little Sara here who she was pregnant with when her husband died and is only five days old
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yeah this is child abuse sorry
Some parents are letting their kids talk to ChatGPT in the guise of characters. Some are using it to tell bedtime stories or create coloring books.
"My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train loving person in the world. The bar is set so high now I am never going to be able to compete with that.”
"My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train loving person in the world. The bar is set so high now I am never going to be able to compete with that.”
‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?
Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
yeah this is child abuse sorry
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"I can't say what I think should happen to thieves like this.”
@404media.co asked me what I thought about this shit.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
@404media.co asked me what I thought about this shit.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
October 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"I can't say what I think should happen to thieves like this.”
@404media.co asked me what I thought about this shit.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
@404media.co asked me what I thought about this shit.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
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Please help if you can. They need big donations. I don't know who to reach out to to get them. My own parents gave €3k two weeks ago, at the time more than enough to cover evacuation costs, but costs had tripled by the time the money arrived. It wasn't enough. I have nothing to give. Please.
October 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Please help if you can. They need big donations. I don't know who to reach out to to get them. My own parents gave €3k two weeks ago, at the time more than enough to cover evacuation costs, but costs had tripled by the time the money arrived. It wasn't enough. I have nothing to give. Please.
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"I don't care that he's dead."
"He's not a hero."
"He's a scumbag."
"He shouldn't be celebrated."
No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd.
Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.
"He's not a hero."
"He's a scumbag."
"He shouldn't be celebrated."
No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd.
Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.
September 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"I don't care that he's dead."
"He's not a hero."
"He's a scumbag."
"He shouldn't be celebrated."
No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd.
Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.
"He's not a hero."
"He's a scumbag."
"He shouldn't be celebrated."
No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd.
Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.
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Comics, everybody!!!!!!!!
DC still has books by Gerard Jones or Justiniano on DCU Infinite. Guys who were arrested, pleaded guilty and got convicted for child pornography!
But Gretchen Felker-Martin's first Red Hood issue gets recalled, and the rest of the run pulped, because she
*checks notes*
wasn't sad that Kirk got shot?
But Gretchen Felker-Martin's first Red Hood issue gets recalled, and the rest of the run pulped, because she
*checks notes*
wasn't sad that Kirk got shot?
September 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Comics, everybody!!!!!!!!
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It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.
September 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.
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This “solo dev” and “only 3 devs” rhetoric is getting truly dangerously out of hand. Investors see this and think “I only have to pay 3 people” and the result is severely overworked and/or underpaid people and a subpar product. We need to stop treating outsourcers and contractors like ghosts.
September 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This “solo dev” and “only 3 devs” rhetoric is getting truly dangerously out of hand. Investors see this and think “I only have to pay 3 people” and the result is severely overworked and/or underpaid people and a subpar product. We need to stop treating outsourcers and contractors like ghosts.
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I recently talked to a guy who thinks AI won / is inevitable, who doesn't understand why anti-AI people get so mad about it (handwaves off energy, copyright, jobs) also doesn't see users clog up human review that used to work
screenshots are from 2023 and 2024 this has gotten worse across the board
screenshots are from 2023 and 2024 this has gotten worse across the board
September 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I recently talked to a guy who thinks AI won / is inevitable, who doesn't understand why anti-AI people get so mad about it (handwaves off energy, copyright, jobs) also doesn't see users clog up human review that used to work
screenshots are from 2023 and 2024 this has gotten worse across the board
screenshots are from 2023 and 2024 this has gotten worse across the board
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The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.
The crowd has no beginning and no end as it begins its march to the White House
September 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.
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I’m probably gonna die bitter that woke was eagerly recuperated by left and right alike, in cooperation with each other, and will never be seen the right way again. Another beautiful phrase lost for stupid reasons
‘Terms like “woke,” “critical race theory,” or “diversity, equity, and inclusion” didn’t come out of Congress, they migrated from leftist activist or academic spaces… repeated endlessly by Republicans more-so than Democrats, but in a way to complain that Democrats had been using them too much.’
The full write up is here:
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
August 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I’m probably gonna die bitter that woke was eagerly recuperated by left and right alike, in cooperation with each other, and will never be seen the right way again. Another beautiful phrase lost for stupid reasons