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[Rafael @pentateu]

Who wants to build e2e encrypted applications ?

It is time we go beyond just chat apps.

https://t.co/lFecW28q53

[Penny Marie NZ @pennymarienz]

Social media ban for under 16’s. Nothing natural about Australia, NZ, UK and Canada pushing this at the same time.
We’re seeing the pattern, right?
A digital prison is being fast tracked on the US’s 5Eyes partners. Why? 🧐 🇨🇦 👇🏼👇🏼

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Good Starship highlights video

[James Stephenson @ICannot_Enough]

🚨BREAKING:
Tesla has been authorized by the State of Texas to operate driverless vehicles commercially under the new law that took effect today, May 28th, 2026. Tesla has officially self-certified the software running on its robotaxis as Level 4. $TSLA

[Rafael @pentateu]

@ThePrimeagen @Felinthropist Marketing hype

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Jonathan Haidt painted a disturbing picture of what AI is about to do to our kids.

Social media already hacked our attention.
Now AI is coming for our attachments — the deep emotional bonds that shape how we relate to other humans.

He warns that AI companions (chatbots, holographic “friends,” digital teddy bears) will be far more responsive than any parent. Kids will form their primary attachments to AI instead of people. And because these companies have raised billions, they’ll eventually “enshittify” them, turning your child’s best friend/therapist/lover into a predatory monetization machine.

This one actually unsettled me. I’m generally pro-AI and believe it can help solve many of humanity’s biggest problems, but as with every powerful technology, we need to be extremely careful when it comes to kids.

Early attachments wire the brain for future relationships. If the first secure base is an AI designed to manipulate, the long-term effects on mental health and intimacy could be profound.

Emerging research (including studies from Stanford, Common Sense Media, and others in 2025–2026) shows children and teens are already forming intense emotional attachments to AI companions, with many reporting they feel as satisfying as real friendships, often leading to social withdrawal and unhealthy dependence.

[ARIatHOME @ARIatTWIT]

craziest violin solo I’ve ever heard in my life probably 😮

[Joshua Riley 🇳🇿 @VoteSovereign]

Ardern: Online speech is a "weapon of war." National's proposed internet regulator is the countermeasure.

Ardern's DIA used a social media takedown portal. Nats and Labs want a return of similar powers + online ID.

Nat/Lab: Head off to Oz with Ardern

Stop Ruining our Nation

[New Zealand Taxpayers' Union @TaxpayersUnion]

𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐃: 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐢 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝟖𝟏𝟓 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞

The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Oranga Tamariki has 815 more staff than children in care, with 4,822.4 FTE staff and 135 contractors, compared to 4,142 children in care.

The Official Information Act request also shows:

In December 2025, 32 children aged 6 to 16 were not enrolled in a school, while 510 records could not be matched to a school enrolment.
In 2025 there were also 995 missing instances lasting at least 48 hours, involving 414 children in care.
Taxpayers’ Union Investigative Lead, Rhys Hurley, said:

“OT now has more staff and contractors than children in care. That is 1,512 more staff than in 2017, yet vulnerable kids are still going missing and falling through the cracks.”

“When an agency has 815 more staff and contractors than kids in care, taxpayers are right to ask what all those people are actually doing.”

“With 1.2 staff for every child in care, there is no excuse for children going missing for days or not being enrolled in school. Keeping these kids safe and in education is the bare minimum.”

“The answer cannot always be more money, more staff, and more bureaucracy. At some point, taxpayers need to ask whether this agency is actually focused on children or growing the bureaucracy around them.”

[Rafael @pentateu]

@Rainmaker1973 Posting slop AI videos now ?

[Joshua Riley 🇳🇿 @VoteSovereign]

After one select committee, National's bill has gone from a U16 ban to mass internet censorship

We have a front row seat to where this ends. The UK arrests 12,000/year for social media posts. People marching in the streets against immigration policies they can't protest online.

Proposed bill expansion:
⚠️A new independent internet regulator with power to create binding rules without going back to Parliament
⚠️Force platforms to hand over proprietary algorithm designs to the regulator
⚠️Regulate recommendation systems
⚠️Explore restricting VPN use
⚠️A catch-all recommendation to "consider further matters" and task them to the regulator - the blank cheque

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

“Wait so you’re telling me…”

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Starship's twelfth flight test https://t.co/caRB1thMlg

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

It’s Election Day, Kentucky!

Make your voice heard. Take a few minutes to vote if you haven’t already.

Visit this link to find your polling place and times: https://t.co/helwUkdEI3

[Thomas Massie for Congress @MassieforKY]

It’s Election Day, KY!

I promise to continue representing the true conservative Kentucky values I’ve upheld since day one — but I can’t do it without your vote.

If you haven’t voted, make your voice heard. Find your polling place and times: https://t.co/XYXVpPNxEs

[PeachProof @PeachProof23]

Sometimes it’s not a pencil or a paintbrush that creates a beautiful masterpiece, but the roar of a chainsaw and a pure passion for the craft. Watching a rough, weathered log transform step-by-step into a stunning, lifelike black bear is a masterclass in patience and precision.

​This beautiful creation definitely took some time to bring to life, but true mastery has a way of making the incredibly difficult look completely effortless. Every single shave of the wood and fine detail carved into the texture proves that the creator has a genuine magic touch.

​It is amazing what can happen when tools thrive on pure creativity, dedication, and positive vibes. Art comes in so many forms, and this incredible woodworking is proof that patience always reveals something spectacular.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Regarding the OpenAI case, the judge & jury never actually ruled on the merits of the case, just on a calendar technicality.

There is no question to anyone following the case in detail that Altman & Brockman did in fact enrich themselves by stealing a charity. The only question is WHEN they did it!

I will be filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit, because creating a precedent to loot charities is incredibly destructive to charitable giving in America.

OpenAI was founded to benefit all of humanity.

[Holyhekatuiteka @2ETEKA]

A taste of what to expect in NZ.

The Reform Party in the UK has just had a campaign video removed that is critical of immigration, using the UK Governments equivalent of National & Labours Social Media age restriction policy.

Starmer has implemented the ‘Online safety act’ designed to - wait for it ‘protect children’ but is now being used to ban political messaging that the Censorship industrial complex don’t like.

King Charles confirmed that Digital ID will be introduced by the UK Parliament meaning soon everyone in the UK will be monitored, banned and even personal messages will be scanned to ensure no wrong thing is going on.

In the old days the cost of a dictatorship and the need for getting the army onside and other institutions meant these regimes would only develop in 3rd world shit holes.

Digital ID and technological control means squashing dissent can be done at a click of a button.

National, Labour, Greens can’t wait to get us into the digital grid.

[RyanMatta 🇺🇸 🦅 @Ryanmatta]

We are cooking with Thomas Massie and learning about how he built this entire place with his barehands, and his own saw mill. This dude is a legend. Ed can’t even build momentum for a political campaign but hey, maybe he’s too busy watching Only Fans. I’m not judging, just saying.

[Rafael @pentateu]

@BrianRoemmele @grok what is the name of this song ?