With AI, anyone can be a victim of nonconsensual porn. Can laws keep up?
States around the country are scrambling to respond to the dramatic rise in deepfakes, a result of little regulation and easy-to-use apps.By Mariel PadillaOriginally published by The 19thMore than two...
View ArticlePrincess Kate, Taylor Swift, and the 2024 election
Kate, the Princess of Wales, released a video last week in which she shared her cancer diagnosis, which followed major abdominal surgery in January. The statement was intended to not just inform the...
View ArticleSocial Media roundup
I have a couple of social-media stories that I’m tracking. To avoid producing a low quality, click-through diary, I’m going to compile a few of them into a ‘roundup’ of the week:1. Brazil vs X: X has...
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This Week in the War on Women, 4/14-20/24: More Tech in Trouble Edition
In slightly weird news, Women Who Code is shutting down! I know, tech is having problems everywhere, and especially websites are having to figure out funding streams. But WWC is far from just a...
View ArticleTravis Kelce gets a raise
For the final two years of his contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, football star Travis Kelce will receive $34.25 million. This renegotiated salary represents a raise of $4 million over his...
View ArticleIt's Time for the Good Guys to Go ALL-OUT! (20-minute VIDEO)
At the outset of American involvement in World War II, America's mobilization to meet the threat of Fascism in those times (Germany, Japan, Italy) was astonishing: the numbers of tanks, planes, ships,...
View ArticleDOJ is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. What does it mean for concertgoers?
Will the Justice Department's lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fans, and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices?The lawsuit could potentially lead...
View ArticleHaters gonna hate: Trump rants about Taylor Swift to GOP lawmakers
Donald Trump had pop star Taylor Swift on his mind Thursday during his closed-door meeting with Republicans on Capitol Hill. CNN correspondent Melanie Zanona reports that among Trump’s many meandering...
View ArticleThe madness of King Donald should terrify Republicans
Donald Trump's big return to Capitol Hill Thursday morning was supposed to be an opportunity for Republicans to kiss the ring and for everyone to coordinate policy for the election. When he appeared at...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest for June 26 (Debatable edition)
The Guardian — Bolivia’s president sees off attempted coup after urging citizens to take to streetsLuis Arce said the country’s democracy was at stake after army troops seized control of La Paz’s...
View ArticleThe %#*#!?!! NY Times (and the rest of the MSM)
The editorial board of the “paper of record”has called for the Democratic Party to force Biden to withdraw— and they are trying to shift the horserace narrative to whether or not Kamala Harris can win,...
View ArticleYes, there is already a "Swifties for Harris" X account
And as I write this it already has almost 19K followers:Swifties for HarrisAny Swifties here?
View ArticleThe election is over. There is a new coalition for Harris.
A coalition of Swifties has created “Swifties for Harris.” Taylor Swift had already endorsed Biden-Harris, but hasn’t endorsed Harris for President as yet. The Harris team will have the most...
View ArticleWith All The News About Endorsements And Dollars
I see the rec list is again on a single topic. Kamala Harris Endorsements. Kamala Harris fundraising.And don’t get me wrong. These diaries are all important. They lift my spirits no end.But nobody’s...
View ArticleGuys, This convention is going to be da bomb!
OK, I’m srsly getting excited about this convention. Just today I was hearing someone describe the moment to come when President Biden comes out to introduce Kamala Harris for her acceptance speech...
View ArticleHarris bid energizes young voters as registrations surge
After President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the next Democratic nominee, Vote.org reportedly registered 38,500 new voters over the...
View ArticleTaylor Swift picked for Vice Presidential Nomination
If somebody could just leak this to the press prettyprettypretty please with a cherry on top. Would be reeeeeally fun to watch their heads explode like that whole thing with the Chinese genetically...
View ArticleWhat could be better than a Beyoncé Swift Freedom Concert in JD Vance's...
What could be better than a Beyoncé& Taylor Swift Freedom concert in Cincinnati, just 35 miles from JD Vance’s suburban hometown of Middletown, OH. Beyonce did not perform in Cincinnati in 2023,...
View ArticleTrump goes after 'liberal' Miley Cyrus, who just happens to be Dolly Parton's...
Donald Trump just can’t help himself from voicing his grievances. And that’s what happened when he gave a shout out to country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus at Saturday’s Bitcoin 2024 convention in...
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