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charalanahzard.bsky.social
Twitter is the world’s largest generator of CSAM & non-consensual porn by a margin of about 8000%, and somehow… MSM isn’t even reporting on it.

(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)

youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
I'm angry.
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
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January 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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amyshirateitel.bsky.social
Where was Ken Mattingly really when Apollo 13 launched? Not parked out by the launch pad watching by himself! youtube.com/shorts/Cwwdi...
Where was Ken Mattingly really? #shorts #history
Full video: PRESS RELEASE: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/876405025/space-historian-amy-teitel-releases-unabridged-apollo-13-documentary-on-her-popular-youtube-channel-the-vintage-space If…
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January 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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kateconger.com
I've been testing Grok vs. ChatGPT and how they compare when generating deepfakes.
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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thecrashcourse.bsky.social
Coming soon: Crash Course Scientific Thinking. This 7-epsiode miniseries in partnership with HHMI Biointeractive will help understand peer review, consensus, what makes sources reliable (or not), and what “correlation doesn’t equal causation” actually means. Watch the course preview 1/13!
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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outsidextra.bsky.social
Ellen has learned some important lessons from her time whimpering and crouch-walking through horror games, and she's in a spookily-lit room to tell you all about it.

Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/fNlO1kWkhFs?...
Ellen is looking intensely at the camera, with dramatic blue lighting and smoke (read: harmless water vapour) filling the room around her. She is holding her hands like little crabby pincers, snip snip!
January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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aproblemsquared.bsky.social
Toot-Toot-Toot!

We’re kicking off 2026 with a sprinkling of APS magic and a sprinkling of salty goodness.

It’s the first episode of A Problem Squared of the year!

125 = Toots from Bums and Attitude Sums
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A Problem Squared
Podcast · Matt Parker, Bec Hill · Matt Parker and Bec Hill present: A Problem Squared. A podcast dedicated to solving problems of all kinds, such as, "What should I listen to right now?". A Podcast…
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January 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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realmspod.bsky.social
VAEL SEASON 2 CONTINUES!

The battle on the sea wall begins with the fate of Imperium hanging in the balance, can The Heroes of New Harbour prevail?

Check it out on your podcatcher of choice!

pod.link/1550749483
A glowing orb (vasa magea) with the logo for Realms of Peril and Glory and the title ‘Vael’ emblazoned across it.
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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amyshirateitel.bsky.social
I've always loved this line from Apollo 13, and it turns out it's right from the voice recordings!

Full documentary us a deep dive through the mission audio, and it's full of really interesting little moments just like this.

youtube.com/shorts/dzgrF...
What do we have that's good? #shorts #history
Full video: https://youtu.be/gQUHVYYHTb0 If you enjoy these shorts, consider supporting my work! https://www.patreon.com/amyshirateitel Check out my books here:…
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January 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social
Whether you call them one-toothed, the one who points at the sky, or corpse whales-- one thing is for certain, this unicorn of the sea is bizarre. youtu.be/bTql5Pv0gf0?...
Narwhal (Mondon monoceros) is the bizarre beasts monthly critter!
January 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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amyshirateitel.bsky.social
Probably the most ambitious video I've ever made as a person at a desk: a 2.5 hour dive into Apollo 13 using mostly voice recordings!

I had a ton of fun putting this together, and I hope you love going on board with the crew!

youtu.be/gQUHVYYHTb0
Failure Was Never an Option: the True Story of Apollo 13
There are many ways to tell this story, many lenses through which to narrate, and so many details that I couldn't fit in even at this length. This is by no means exhaustive. I just hope it brings you…
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January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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asherelbein.bsky.social
I don't recall off hand who made the point about AI being, more than anything else, a machine for displacing responsibility. That increasingly looks like its most reliable feature
ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 9d
This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)

#1: Reuters
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X By Reuters January 2, 20267:40 PM GMT+1Updated 1 hour ago Illustration shows xAI and Grok logos xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Jan 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this. Screenshots shared by users on X showed Grok's public media tab filled with images that users said had been altered when they uploaded photos and prompted the bot to alter them. "There are isolated cases where users prompted for and received AI images depicting minors in minimal clothing," Grok said in a post on X. "xAI has safeguards, but improvements are ongoing to block such requests entirely." "As noted, we've identified lapses in safeguards and are urgently fixing them — CSAM is illegal and prohibited," Grok said, referring to Child Sexual Abuse Material. Grok gave no further details. When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies". In a separate reply to a user on X on Thursday, Grok said most cases could be prevented through advanced filters and monitoring although it said "no system is 100% foolproof," adding that xAI was prioritising improvements and reviewing details shared by users.
January 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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charalanahzard.bsky.social
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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amyshirateitel.bsky.social
I always respond to Moon landing deniers because I can't not fight the slippery slope into full blown science denial. And so I put my thoughts into a new video on my second channel. Enjoy!

youtu.be/hQVBPSmTYzk
I don't know if science can survive this
Conspiracy theories are a slippery slope, and with the rise of anti-science, I'm more than a little concerned. Also the thumbnail image is EVA training from Apollo 11. The Vintage Space:…
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January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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ginnydi.com
75+ hours of crafting and at least two mental breakdowns later... the Barbie Dream Tavern is done!

youtu.be/mwDfsxUSiVE

This was meant to be my last video of 2025 and instead ended up my first video of 2026. 🥲 But I'm still taking January off of YouTube to plan for the year (and recharge!)
Ginny Di smiles behind a detailed medieval-style dollhouse tavern built from a Barbie Dream House, with stone walls, moss, stained-glass windows, and a tower. Text reads “Barbie Dream Tavern,” with an arrow pointing to the transformed structure. Side-by-side comparison of a pink Barbie Dream House labeled “Before” and the same structure transformed into a medieval fantasy tavern labeled “After,” featuring stone textures, moss, and stained-glass details. Screenshot from a video showing Ginny Di speaking in front of the finished Barbie Dream Tavern. On-screen captions read, “Why is there still so much video left?” A collection of viewer comments displayed on a pink patterned background. The comments praise the Barbie Dream Tavern video, joking about LEDs feeling like magic, emotional investment in finishing the tavern build, and the project being chaotic but creatively inspiring.
January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
Can someone make it culturally legible that a top Republican voice in the country thinks it’s very fun that he runs a non-consensual porn bot platform?

Are most republicans just unaware of this?
“Grok AI Faces Backlash for Editing Women’s Clothes Off in Photos” It says that over the past two days, people have prompted Grok, xAI’s chatbot, to remove clothing or add bikinis to images of women. The text notes that this included images of public figures such as Iggy Azalea, and even minors, which led to thousands of posts and widespread anger. the tool is powered by models like Flux and lacks strong safeguards against abuse, despite being intended for “fun edits. Elon Musk has had Grok put himself in a bikini and quote tweets it with cry laugh emojis.
January 2, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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veritasium.bsky.social
The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine

Our latest video out now on YouTube. youtu.be/MiUHjLxm3V0
The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine
YouTube video by Veritasium
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January 1, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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shadesofgraylaw.bsky.social
Happy Public Domain Day! Jan 1 marks the date when eligible works pass into the public domain in the United States. Notable works entering the public domain this year include certain early Mickey Mouse cartoons, the novel As I Lay Dying, and the Gershwin composition Embraceable You.
#copyright
Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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lenniesaurus.bsky.social
We made it through. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

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1 January 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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adolfont.github.io
This Brazilian woman hates AI
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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amyshirateitel.bsky.social
Documents being tossed!? If anyone has contacts at Goddard, please tell them I know an historian who will rescue them because this is horrifying.

It's me. I'm the historian. But really, if someone's organizing saving docs let me know how to help!

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
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December 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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lenniesaurus.bsky.social
Happy Hogmanay, lang may yer lum reek. 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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31 December 2025
YouTube video by Miss PunnyPennie
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December 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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outsidexbox.bsky.social
picking our Game of the Year 2025! youtu.be/zlCpHoBvQBA
December 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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lenniesaurus.bsky.social
Thinking of those for whom this time of year is difficult, unsafe, or demoralising. Domestic abuse rates rise around the holidays, and it can feel impossible to cope, particularly when you can't be honest about what you're experiencing, and there's an added expectation of joy.
December 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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esa.int
Mars’s mysterious slope streaks aren’t signs of water after all! 🧪🔭

A study using machine learning and decades of orbital data revealed they are the result of dust sliding down steep terrain.

🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/05/Streaks_on_Mars
Bright and dark streaks covering the slopes of the Olympus Mons aureole, as seen by the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) onboard the European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
December 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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scalzi.com
I've seen this said a couple of times today and now want team jerseys that say "Genie Stuffers" on them
kellybarnhill.bsky.social Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 14d
Why is it that tech and AI boosters keep saying "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" when making arguments about AI's supposed inevitable dominance? Did they not read the story? The genie does, indeed, go back in the bottle. Maybe we should start there.
December 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM