Rightwing media often spread the myth that trans people are violent or dangerous — a false narrative with zero evidence. These “trans terror” stories persist online and in the news, fueling real-world harm against the trans community. In this episode, Bridget and producer Joey Patt unpack the origins of these myths, explain why they stick, and show how the false idea of “trans terror” makes everyone less safe.

 

A Trans Pilot Was Falsely Blamed for a Plane Crash. Now She’s Fighting the Right-Wing Disinfo Machine: https://www.wired.com/story/a-trans-pilot-was-falsely-blamed-for-a-plane-crash-now-shes-fighting-the-right-wing-disinfo-machine/

 

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Rightwing media often spread the myth that trans people are violent or dangerous &mdash; a false narrative with zero evidence. These &ldquo;trans terror&rdquo; stories persist online and in the news, fueling real-world harm against the trans community. In this episode, Bridget and producer Joey Patt unpack the origins of these myths, explain why they stick, and show how the false idea of &ldquo;trans terror&rdquo; makes everyone less safe.
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A Trans Pilot Was Falsely Blamed for a Plane Crash. Now She&rsquo;s Fighting the Right-Wing Disinfo Machine: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-trans-pilot-was-falsely-blamed-for-a-plane-crash-now-shes-fighting-the-right-wing-disinfo-machine/">https://www.wired.com/story/a-trans-pilot-was-falsely-blamed-for-a-plane-crash-now-shes-fighting-the-right-wing-disinfo-machine/</a>
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Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.

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Debunking “Trans Terror” Moral Panic After the Minneapolis Shooting

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In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Joey cover the tech news stories you might have missed.

Updates on X and Grok creating nonconsensual sex images. They're still doing it, but now they're at least pretending they aren't: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqz7pyd303o

Our deep dive episode into what’s happening with Grok: https://podcasts.apple.com/xk/podcast/elons-grok-sexualized-renee-goods-dead-body-and-hes/id1520715907?i=1000744528946

A Phoenix gay bar announced a plan to use AI. Should they? https://www.lookoutnews.org/a-phoenix-gay-bar-announced-a-plan-to-use-artificial-intelligence-should-they

The Tea App is back, and they want you to know they care about security now. https://mashable.com/article/tea-app-is-back-but-not-on-apple-app-store

An investigation by the Fuller Project found that an algorithm used by the Veterans' Affairs Administration to determine which veterans get treatment prioritizes white men: https://fullerproject.org/story/artificial-intelligence-veteran-suicide-prevention-algorithm-favors-men/

GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good: https://www.wired.com/story/gofundme-ice-jonathan-ross-renee-good-fundraiser/

Let us know what you think about these stories by emailing hello@tangoti.com or leaving a comment on Spotify.

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In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Joey cover the tech news stories you might have missed.
Updates on X and Grok creating nonconsensual sex images. They're still doing it, but now they're at least pretending they aren't: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqz7pyd303o">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqz7pyd303o</a>
Our deep dive episode into what&rsquo;s happening with Grok: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/xk/podcast/elons-grok-sexualized-renee-goods-dead-body-and-hes/id1520715907?i=1000744528946">https://podcasts.apple.com/xk/podcast/elons-grok-sexualized-renee-goods-dead-body-and-hes/id1520715907?i=1000744528946</a>
A Phoenix gay bar announced a plan to use AI. Should they? <a href="https://www.lookoutnews.org/a-phoenix-gay-bar-announced-a-plan-to-use-artificial-intelligence-should-they">https://www.lookoutnews.org/a-phoenix-gay-bar-announced-a-plan-to-use-artificial-intelligence-should-they</a>
The Tea App is back, and they want you to know they care about security now.&nbsp;<a href="https://mashable.com/article/tea-app-is-back-but-not-on-apple-app-store">https://mashable.com/article/tea-app-is-back-but-not-on-apple-app-store</a>
An investigation by the Fuller Project found that an algorithm used by the Veterans' Affairs Administration to determine which veterans get treatment prioritizes white men: <a href="https://fullerproject.org/story/artificial-intelligence-veteran-suicide-prevention-algorithm-favors-men/">https://fullerproject.org/story/artificial-intelligence-veteran-suicide-prevention-algorithm-favors-men/</a>
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/gofundme-ice-jonathan-ross-renee-good-fundraiser/">https://www.wired.com/story/gofundme-ice-jonathan-ross-renee-good-fundraiser/</a>
Let us know what you think about these stories by emailing&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify.
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Elon is Lying About Fixing Grok; Renee Good’s Killer Has a Rulebreaking GoFundMe; Tea App Wants Another Chance – NEWS ROUNDUP! 

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It's the weekly news roundup! Rare Tuesday edition (it's still January; we'll get back to the regular schedule soon). Bridget breaks down the tech news you might have missed with Producer Mike.

Watch ASSSCAT! For free on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4HTxmqNTCY

Please look at this picture of the Fresh and Fit podcast with NINE PEOPLE ON MIC ! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36873819/mediaviewer/rm3460072962/

A fake AI images on social media falsely suggest Renee Good had an extensive criminal record. https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2026/01/11/minneapolis-ice-shooting-did-renee-nicole-good-have-a-criminal-history-fact-checking-the-rap-sheet-on-x.html 

A viral post claiming to blow the whistle on a food delivery app's shady practices turned out to be a hoax. Journalist Casey Newton breaks down the surprisingly robust forged documents. https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/ 

Amy Poehler's 'Good Hang' wins first Golden Globe for podcasts. Ben Shapiro wins nothing. https://goldenglobes.com/nominations/2026 

Guy posts on Reddit that his feminist chatbot girlfriend broke up with him. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/conservative-says-ai-girlfriend-dumped-190000163.html 

 

Let us know what you think by emailing hello@tangoti.com or leaving a comment on Spotify. 

 

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It's the weekly news roundup! Rare Tuesday edition (it's still January; we'll get back to the regular schedule soon). Bridget breaks down the tech news you might have missed with Producer Mike.
Watch ASSSCAT! For free on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4HTxmqNTCY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4HTxmqNTCY</a>
Please look at this picture of the Fresh and Fit podcast with NINE PEOPLE ON MIC ! <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36873819/mediaviewer/rm3460072962/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36873819/mediaviewer/rm3460072962/</a>
A fake AI images on social media falsely suggest Renee Good had an extensive criminal record.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2026/01/11/minneapolis-ice-shooting-did-renee-nicole-good-have-a-criminal-history-fact-checking-the-rap-sheet-on-x.html">https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2026/01/11/minneapolis-ice-shooting-did-renee-nicole-good-have-a-criminal-history-fact-checking-the-rap-sheet-on-x.html</a>&nbsp;
A viral post claiming to blow the whistle on a food delivery app's shady practices turned out to be a hoax. Journalist Casey Newton breaks down the surprisingly robust forged documents. <a href="https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/">https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/</a>&nbsp;
Amy Poehler's 'Good Hang' wins first Golden Globe for podcasts. Ben Shapiro wins nothing. <a href="https://goldenglobes.com/nominations/2026">https://goldenglobes.com/nominations/2026</a>&nbsp;
Guy posts on Reddit that his feminist chatbot girlfriend broke up with him. <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/conservative-says-ai-girlfriend-dumped-190000163.html">https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/conservative-says-ai-girlfriend-dumped-190000163.html</a>&nbsp;
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Let us know what you think by emailing <a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify.&nbsp;
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Amy Poehler's Golden Globe Win | Renee Good Lies Debunked | DoorDash Hoax Exposed - NEWS ROUNDUP 

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Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is generating roughly one nonconsensual sexual image per minute on X. It's not just celebrities - victims include images of children, dead bodies, and Holocaust survivors.

This week, users asked Grok to create a sexualized AI image of Renee Good's dead body, the woman shot and killed by ICE in Minnesota.

And Elon? He's posting jokes about it. We break down how we got here, why it's only getting worse in the US, what some countries are trying to do about it, and what happens when the richest man in the world builds AI specifically for abusers.

How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point (by Kat Tenbarge): https://spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-deepfakes-abuse-elon-musk 

Grok's AI Sexual Abuse Didn't Come Out of Nowhere (by Samantha Cole): https://www.404media.co/grok-ai-sexual-abuse-imagery-twitter/

The Twitter-to-Fame Pipeline of the 2010s (w/ Celebrity Memoir Book Club): https://omny.fm/shows/there-are-no-girls-on-the-internet/the-twitter-to-fame-pipeline-of-the-2010s-w-celebrity-memoir-book-club

Coverage of research into Grok requests, (by Nana Nwachukwu at Dublin’s Trinity College AI Accountability Lab): https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/08/grok-x-nonconsensual-images

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is generating roughly one nonconsensual sexual image per minute on X. It's not just celebrities - victims include images of children, dead bodies, and Holocaust survivors.
This week, users asked Grok to create a sexualized AI image of Renee Good's dead body, the woman shot and killed by ICE in Minnesota.
And Elon? He's posting jokes about it. We break down how we got here, why it's only getting worse in the US, what some countries are trying to do about it, and what happens when the richest man in the world builds AI specifically for abusers.
How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point (by Kat Tenbarge): <a href="https://spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-deepfakes-abuse-elon-musk">https://spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-deepfakes-abuse-elon-musk</a>&nbsp;
Grok's AI Sexual Abuse Didn't Come Out of Nowhere (by Samantha Cole):&nbsp;<a href="https://www.404media.co/grok-ai-sexual-abuse-imagery-twitter/">https://www.404media.co/grok-ai-sexual-abuse-imagery-twitter/</a>
The Twitter-to-Fame Pipeline of the 2010s (w/ Celebrity Memoir Book Club): <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/there-are-no-girls-on-the-internet/the-twitter-to-fame-pipeline-of-the-2010s-w-celebrity-memoir-book-club">https://omny.fm/shows/there-are-no-girls-on-the-internet/the-twitter-to-fame-pipeline-of-the-2010s-w-celebrity-memoir-book-club</a>
Coverage of research into Grok requests, (by Nana Nwachukwu at Dublin&rsquo;s Trinity College AI Accountability Lab):&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/08/grok-x-nonconsensual-images">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/08/grok-x-nonconsensual-images</a>

Elon's Grok Sexualized Renee Good’s Dead Body — And He's Laughing About It

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Debunking “Trans Terror” Moral Panic After the Minneapolis Shooting

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