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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Cruz kills Blackburn effort to pass AI deepfakes bill - Live Updates - POLITICO

“Our bill would establish clear guardrails that protect our creators in Tennessee and across the entire country, in addition to establishing a federal intellectual property right in every American’s voice and visual likeness,” she said in a floor speech…

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/30/congress/cruz-says-no-to-no-fakes-act-01100986

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Weekly Roundup: Fauci McCarthyism, Elon's Revenge Porn Lawsuit, Trump Africa AI Scandal (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

On the Weekly Roundup, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller breakdown three stories:

1. The GOP pursuit of Anthony Fauci over COVID era decisions and funding.

2. A new poll that shows 66% of MAGA supporters would continue to push for a candidate accused of sexual assault + Elon Musk's lawsuit against a law that bans nudifying AI.

3. The State Department's humiliating mistake in using an error-filled AI-generated map of Africa.

The thesis: You can't have democracy without shared facts, shared reality, and universal accountability.

(00:00) – Introduction and technological mishaps
(01:03) – The significance of shared facts and democracy
(04:12) – Democracy, truth, and trust: Maria Ressa’s insights
(08:39) – McCarthyism and the obsession with prosecuting Fauci
(12:14) – GOP's distraction tactics: From Fauci to election interference
(14:47) – The decline of literacy and its societal consequences
(19:23) – The post-literate society and the rise of influencers over facts
(22:46) – The crisis of accountability and the patriarchal narrative
(27:00) – Support for scandal-ridden politicians among GOP voters
(35:52) – The monstrous support for domestic abusers in politics
(44:42) – The suppression of free inquiry and Western civilization myths
(50:04) – AI, geography errors, and neglect of global health issues
(52:47) – Musk, deepfakes, and the devaluation of human life
(56:38) – Hope amid chaos: Reflections on political resilience and potential for change

Interview:

https://youtu.be/-UxLRVkGjh8?si=mPOZJMOJvM-a69Gy

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Democrats press Trump adviser over AI systems used for explicit deepfakes - POLITICO

"President Trump is sending American taxpayer dollars to xAI through a deal made in September," said Lofgren. "Essentially, we're paying Elon Musk to give perverts access to a child pornography machine."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/14/democrats-press-trump-adviser-over-ai-systems-used-for-explicit-deepfakes-00729461

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Events that never happened could influence the 2024 presidential election – a cybersecurity researcher explains situation deepfakes

Situation deepfakes represent the next stage of technologies that have already shaken audiences' perceptions of reality...

https://theconversation.com/events-that-never-happened-could-influence-the-2024-presidential-election-a-cybersecurity-researcher-explains-situation-deepfakes-206034

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Fake News, The CIA And A Fictional Plot To Disrupt The Global Economy (Diane Rehm, On My Mind)

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius has covered the U.S. intelligence community for decades. And for nearly that long he’s transformed the true stories of his reporting into thrilling tales that explore some of the biggest international issues of the day.

In his new work, “The Paladin,” Ignatius turns his focus to cybersecurity and the growing threat posed not only by the spread misinformation, but the ability to manufacture reality.

They discussed the book – and current events, like election security and what the coronavirus means for the intelligence community.
Interview:
https://dianerehm.org/shows/2020-05-08/hackers-fake-news-and-a-plot-to-take-down-the-global-economy