hostess
@hostess.bsky.vaguely.art
Old, tired, and gay. The hostess of wafrn.vaguely.art and forums.vaguely.art [...]
View full profile at https://wafrn.vaguely.art/blog/hostess
View full profile at https://wafrn.vaguely.art/blog/hostess
Reposted by hostess
The only thing more dangerous than an untrained ICE agent is a well trained ICE agent
January 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The only thing more dangerous than an untrained ICE agent is a well trained ICE agent
Reposted by hostess
maybe you don't need to enforce laws about hunting down and displacing people for the temerity of being born in the wrong place
Continue to think that saying “abolish ICE” without explaining how you’ll enforce the law is a trap, but boosting this
"YouGov has ICE at 39% favorable, 52% unfavorable...But this top line really understates the intensity of public backlash to ICE and its tactics. In February 2025, just 19% of Americans held a strongly unfavorable view of ICE. Today, 40% do."
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
January 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
maybe you don't need to enforce laws about hunting down and displacing people for the temerity of being born in the wrong place
Reposted by hostess
Reposted by hostess
because I can freely download two different child pornography generating apps on Apple's App Store and the Google Play store, both very popular and highly ranked, I must conclude that Apple and Google endorse that activity
New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
because I can freely download two different child pornography generating apps on Apple's App Store and the Google Play store, both very popular and highly ranked, I must conclude that Apple and Google endorse that activity
Reposted by hostess
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 3:56 PM
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/...
Reposted by hostess
It is exhausting that liberals continue to ignore this.
We are here in this moment because of BOTH PARTIES IN THIS COUNTRY
We are here in this moment because of BOTH PARTIES IN THIS COUNTRY
January 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It is exhausting that liberals continue to ignore this.
We are here in this moment because of BOTH PARTIES IN THIS COUNTRY
We are here in this moment because of BOTH PARTIES IN THIS COUNTRY
Reposted by hostess
Police killed at least 1,292 people in the United States in 2025. There were only six days with zero police killings last year. Source: mappingpoliceviolence.org.
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Police killed at least 1,292 people in the United States in 2025. There were only six days with zero police killings last year. Source: mappingpoliceviolence.org.
Reposted by hostess
I'm in my mid-50s. I started organizing against the violence of policing when I was a teenager. I've heard ALL of the so-called "reform" proposals. They are the SAME ONES that liberals are offering in 2026. Cops have never killed more people in my lifetime.
Gotta do something different.
Gotta do something different.
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I'm in my mid-50s. I started organizing against the violence of policing when I was a teenager. I've heard ALL of the so-called "reform" proposals. They are the SAME ONES that liberals are offering in 2026. Cops have never killed more people in my lifetime.
Gotta do something different.
Gotta do something different.
Reposted by hostess
Guess it's time to crack down on these rogue hackers breaking into state government computer systems and stealing data for a repressive regime, cause that's what this is at this point, no?
www.king5.com/article/news...
www.king5.com/article/news...
Report: Federal immigration agents continued using Washington driver data through state-run system
A new University of Washington study links license plate lookups through a Washington State Patrol “switchboard” to immigration arrests.
www.king5.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Guess it's time to crack down on these rogue hackers breaking into state government computer systems and stealing data for a repressive regime, cause that's what this is at this point, no?
www.king5.com/article/news...
www.king5.com/article/news...
Reposted by hostess
She voted to confirm a Trump judge just yesterday.
I am joining Minnesotans across our state in a moment of silence at 10:00 AM today to honor the memory of Renee Nicole Good. My heart goes out to her family, friends, and all who knew her.
January 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
She voted to confirm a Trump judge just yesterday.
Reposted by hostess
NCOSE, the central group pushing KOSA and other censorship bills, not only is verified on X, but is actively using the CSAM scandal to milk engagement on the platform.
X is currently ignoring age-verification laws in multiple states, but instead of boycotting, they're juicing.
X is currently ignoring age-verification laws in multiple states, but instead of boycotting, they're juicing.
January 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
NCOSE, the central group pushing KOSA and other censorship bills, not only is verified on X, but is actively using the CSAM scandal to milk engagement on the platform.
X is currently ignoring age-verification laws in multiple states, but instead of boycotting, they're juicing.
X is currently ignoring age-verification laws in multiple states, but instead of boycotting, they're juicing.
Reposted by hostess
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield says his office will open a formal investigation into the shooting of two people by federal agents in East Portland Thursday afternoon.
Story update >> www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning...
Story update >> www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning...
January 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield says his office will open a formal investigation into the shooting of two people by federal agents in East Portland Thursday afternoon.
Story update >> www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning...
Story update >> www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning...
This morning’s sunrise
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This morning’s sunrise
Reposted by hostess
"no, your honor, it's not a publicly accessible CSAM machine.
it's a for-profit CSAM machine. that's very different and clearly not somehow even worse"
it's a for-profit CSAM machine. that's very different and clearly not somehow even worse"
putting it behind a paywall is not "turning it off" lol what www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
"no, your honor, it's not a publicly accessible CSAM machine.
it's a for-profit CSAM machine. that's very different and clearly not somehow even worse"
it's a for-profit CSAM machine. that's very different and clearly not somehow even worse"
Reposted by hostess
Please remember that not everyone can flee America.
Many people can’t even flee their state.
A lot of countries won’t take people who are disabled, poor or marginalized.
They’re trapped.
They need our support.
They need us to fight for them.
They need to know they won’t be left behind.
Many people can’t even flee their state.
A lot of countries won’t take people who are disabled, poor or marginalized.
They’re trapped.
They need our support.
They need us to fight for them.
They need to know they won’t be left behind.
January 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Please remember that not everyone can flee America.
Many people can’t even flee their state.
A lot of countries won’t take people who are disabled, poor or marginalized.
They’re trapped.
They need our support.
They need us to fight for them.
They need to know they won’t be left behind.
Many people can’t even flee their state.
A lot of countries won’t take people who are disabled, poor or marginalized.
They’re trapped.
They need our support.
They need us to fight for them.
They need to know they won’t be left behind.
Reposted by hostess
Reposted by hostess
Reposted by hostess
Hello Tim Cook I worked at Tumblr when you gave us 48 hours to get rid of all the consenting, adult boobs. Up all night at your whim, out of the blue. But you're still cool with Twitter and its CSAM and revenge porn and whatever the fuck this is? Why do you even HAVE guidelines?
Previously, several of these companies, like Apple, IBM, and Disney, have paused advertising on X in response to antisemitic content. But antisemitism on X never slowed, sexual abuse imagery increased, and all of these companies quietly resumed advertising anyways.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hello Tim Cook I worked at Tumblr when you gave us 48 hours to get rid of all the consenting, adult boobs. Up all night at your whim, out of the blue. But you're still cool with Twitter and its CSAM and revenge porn and whatever the fuck this is? Why do you even HAVE guidelines?
Reposted by hostess
Reposted by hostess
If you need a reason not to enlist, there's many.
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
If you need a reason not to enlist, there's many.
Reposted by hostess
If you're trans, you're trans. Live your life and get the most out of it. It's going to be hard no matter what. There's no reason to be proactive about limiting yourself or making it harder. Seize your own happiness, tranny! Nobody else is going to seize it for you!
December 11, 2024 at 7:38 AM
If you're trans, you're trans. Live your life and get the most out of it. It's going to be hard no matter what. There's no reason to be proactive about limiting yourself or making it harder. Seize your own happiness, tranny! Nobody else is going to seize it for you!
Reposted by hostess
For whoever needs to hear this, the government does not need "provocation" to "justify further repression." They are already literally murdering people at random in the full light of day.
Good behavior counts for nothing now.
All that counts is finding concrete ways to exert leverage against them.
Good behavior counts for nothing now.
All that counts is finding concrete ways to exert leverage against them.
January 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
For whoever needs to hear this, the government does not need "provocation" to "justify further repression." They are already literally murdering people at random in the full light of day.
Good behavior counts for nothing now.
All that counts is finding concrete ways to exert leverage against them.
Good behavior counts for nothing now.
All that counts is finding concrete ways to exert leverage against them.
As someone who actually lives in Portland and has for most of my life I just want to say that I don’t believe for one second that gang members of Tren de Aragua exist here. Like, at all.
January 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM
As someone who actually lives in Portland and has for most of my life I just want to say that I don’t believe for one second that gang members of Tren de Aragua exist here. Like, at all.
Reposted by hostess
just heads up talking to an average american since saturday is kinda like talking to a raccoon with its foot crushed in a trap. just angry primal brain steam level incoherence that gets worse every minute
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 AM
just heads up talking to an average american since saturday is kinda like talking to a raccoon with its foot crushed in a trap. just angry primal brain steam level incoherence that gets worse every minute
Reposted by hostess
so you see, kids, what we think of as money is nothing more than a series of promises represented on tiny pieces of paper that, themselves, hold no value whatsoever.
if enough people in the equation see the overall promise as broken, the system itself becomes void and powerless.
enjoy your snacks!
if enough people in the equation see the overall promise as broken, the system itself becomes void and powerless.
enjoy your snacks!
debtors??? strike??? lol god that’d be so funny
what do yall think they’re gonna do with all the newly-disabled, education-indebted former workers who won’t be able to pay, ever. grind our bones for their bread??? they’re welcome to try but they’re not getting any “payment”
January 9, 2026 at 3:11 AM
so you see, kids, what we think of as money is nothing more than a series of promises represented on tiny pieces of paper that, themselves, hold no value whatsoever.
if enough people in the equation see the overall promise as broken, the system itself becomes void and powerless.
enjoy your snacks!
if enough people in the equation see the overall promise as broken, the system itself becomes void and powerless.
enjoy your snacks!