Here @paulwaldman.bsky.social suggests the novel strategy of trying to tarnish the brand of the Republican Party.
Why this isn't the foundational goal of all Democratic Party communications has been an infuriating mystery to me for 20+ years now.
NEW: WIRED reviewed hundreds of links hosted on Grok dot com and found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities, and at least one prominent US politician, months after xAI said it would stop.
By @mattburgess1.bsky.social
Democrats need to worry less about how voters feel about Democrats and more about how voters feel about Republicans.
A WIRED investigation found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and at least one prominent US politician.
Many different kinds of Trump voters are beginning to suspect that they got fooled. Now isn’t the time to make them like Democrats - it’s the time to make them hate Republicans.
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The weekly Friday conversation with myself and @atrupar.com has dropped!
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Democrats need to worry less about how voters feel about Democrats and more about how voters feel about Republicans.
Most of the stories about Jay Clayton neglect to note that while he is regarded as a more serious person than Bill Pulte, like Pulte he also has ZERO intelligence or national security experience, which you'd think would be something relevant to mention
"Nobody could have predicted it would be hot and humid in Washington in the summer" - Donald Trump next week
There has literally never in American history been a public figure who has whined and complained and bitched and moaned and shouted "No fair!" as much as this guy
Paul Waldman
There ought to be a rule in the NBA that if your free throw percentage falls below 80 you are required to switch to the Rick Barry underhand style, which is more accurate but players won't use it because they think it isn't manly enough
Just a reminder that SpaceX's projections of future profits are based on the idea that the company will make $22.7 trillion, yes I said $22.7 TRILLION, from businesses buying subscriptions to Grok, the Nazi nonconsensual-porn chatbot.