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Ali al-Ahmed didn’t think that Elon Musk was responsible for the decline and fall of Twitter. Musk was another face representing an old regime. And its sins began well before Musk bumbled into Twitter HQ, in October 2022, carrying a porcelain sink. (In an attempt at humour, Musk posted a video of himself arriving at the Twitter offices carrying a sink with the caption “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!”) Ahmed was a Saudi journalist and analyst living in the Washington DC area. He was a founder of the Institute for Gulf Affairs (formerly the Saudi Institute), a Saudi-focused thinktank with an emphasis on human rights reporting, and was the kind of expert – passionate, principled, always glad to hop on the phone – that journalists loved having in their digital Rolodex. For Ahmed, who over the years had many family members imprisoned by the Saudi royal family, the pursuit of human rights was a solemn task. But he also had a kind of garrulousness – breaking into asides about his children or the talking gadget he’d invented to remind them to wash their hands – that reminded one of the deeper human stakes. “Twitter is no different

October 8, 2025 Commodore quarterback makes top 25 for annual Johnny Unitas Award NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia is among the top 25 quarterbacks in the country in contention for the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® it was announced Wednesday by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. Narrowed down from an original 58-man watch list, the honor is given annually to the nation’s top senior or upperclassman quarterback who is on track to graduate with their class, embodying not only outstanding on-field performance but also character, citizenship, and leadership. As the season progresses, semifinalists and finalists will be named prior to the award being presented at a ceremony in December in Baltimore, Unitas’ hometown. Thus far this season, Pavia has completed 105-of-161 pass attempts for 1,409 yards and 14 touchdowns while also leading the team with 352 yards on 60 rushes in helping the Commodores to a 5-1 start and place in the top 20 of both the Associated Press and AFCA coaches’ polls. He currently leads the SEC in touchdown passes, stands second with a 71.4 completion percentage and 168.7 pass efficiency rating, is third in passing yards and fifth with 1,761 yards of total

Skip to main content A fun night that brought even more excitement to the Big Blue Nation. UK Athletics Ethan DeWitt serves as an editor with us here at A Sea of Blue. Although the first day of official practice is now several weeks behind us, tonight felt like the real start of the year as the BBN got their first look of the team taking the floor. With plenty of new faces on this year’s roster, there are a lot of questions about how good they can be. In a small sample size this evening, you can see why Mark Pope and plenty of others around the sport are excited to see this team take the court for their first game. A different look compared to last season with the roster construction, the open practice really showed not only this team’s athleticism, but also this staff’s attention to the defensive end of the floor. Can they take a big jump on defense to put them into that top-tier national championship contender status? That sure seems like the plan. It is fun to see some UK basketball back on our TVs. Now let’s take a look at how Twitter reacted

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia field hockey senior Madison Orsi and junior Emma Watchilla were named the ACC Defensive and Offensive Player of the Week announced Tuesday (Oct. 7) by the Atlantic Coast Conference. In a tight battle against No. 9 Duke, senior Madison Orsi led the Virginia defense to the fifth shutout of the season and fourth against a ranked opponent. The Downington, Pa. native has started all nine games this season and played a vital role in beating the Blue Devils 1-0 in double overtime. Nothing she can't do 💪 Congratulations to Madison Orsi on being named the 𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 ⤵️🗞️: https://t.co/jV4rVt0MVz #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/1iWpJ5Zo2v — Virginia Field Hockey (@UVAFieldHockey) October 7, 2025 Up front, junior Emma Watchilla scored the game winning goal in the 72nd minute to seal the deal for the Cavaliers. Watchilla charged the net, faked out the goalkeeper and scored on the open net to notch her third goal of the season and 10th of her career. Both Orsi and Watchilla picked up the first ACC Player of the Week honors of their career. 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 👏 Congratulations to Emma Watchilla on being named the 𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 ⤵️🗞️:

The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, incorrectly reported the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars. X's AI platform, Grok, generated a faulty summary stating the Chiefs won 28-24, when the Jaguars actually won 31-28. The AI-generated summary also contained other factual errors, such as the Chiefs' season record. In front of millions of viewers around the nation and beyond, the Jacksonville Jaguars achieved a signature victory for Trevor Lawrence and head coach Liam Coen by stunning the Kansas City Chiefs 31-28 on Monday Night Football. Didn't they? Well, not in the eyes of Twitter/X and its artificial intelligence platform Grok, which not only wrongly announced the Chiefs as the winners but even placed the faulty result in the Trending Topics section. The official summary from X produced multiple errors, under the heading "Chiefs Edge Jaguars 28-24 in Thriller with Travis Hunter's Highlights and Officiating Controversy." "The Kansas City Chiefs rallied from behind to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-24 on Monday Night Football, maintaining their undefeated 5-0 record," the summary began. Incidentally, the Chiefs were not undefeated even before the game, and their loss in Jacksonville dropped them to 2-3. The false AI-generated result is the latest of several

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court won’t help conservative provocateur Laura Loomer take on social media companies and their advertisers who have blocked her posts. Loomer, an influential outside adviser to President Donald Trump, has garnered significant attention for her conspiracy theories and inflammatory comments. She was banned from Twitter in 2018 for “hateful” conduct. In 2019, Facebook banned Loomer and other controversial figures as "dangerous individuals," saying it bans any user who promotes violence or hate. However, her Twitter account was reinstated after billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk purchased the platform, now known as X, in 2022. The court on Oct. 6 rejected an appeal by Loomer in her fourth unsuccessful lawsuit alleging Facebook and X conspired with advertisers to keep her from using their sites when she was running for Congress in the 2020 and 2022 elections. The bans doomed her campaigns, she said in the suit. "Social media is critical to campaigns, especially during COVID-19 restrictions that limited traditional campaigning methods like door-to-door canvassing and public events," her attorneys wrote. A federal judge in California dismissed the suit, which relied on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed

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October 4, 2025 Commodores down North Florida Saturday in first meet of 2025-26 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aubrey Hull and Elayne Chen both won two races Saturday to help lead Vanderbilt swimming to a 160-101 victory over North Florida at Centennial Sportsplex. Hull finished first in the 50 and 100 backstroke, while Chen claimed the 200 and 500 freestyle as the Commodores picked up six individual victories in the meet. “It was a great atmosphere at the pool today, overall we’re happy with the day,” head coach Jeremy Organ said. “I think everyone can take some goods and some bads from today, which is something you can expect from the first meet of the season. Aubrey had a nice day with some strong swims, she has lofty goals for this season so this was a great way to get the ball rolling for her. And I’m excited for Elayne, she had two races that she executed very well!” Vanderbilt returns to action on Nov. 1 when it visits Missouri for its first SEC competition of the season. Meet Highlights -The Dores took an early lead after Hull, Ellie Butler, Emily Constable and Olivia Solimine combined to win the 200 medley relay. -Merritt

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The White House has confirmed an investigation into the release of Ronald Exantus, a man who was released from prison 13 years early after stabbing an entire Kentucky family and killing their 6-year-old son, Logan Tipton. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made the announcement on X (Formerly Twitter) just after 8 a.m. Saturday. “It’s wholly unacceptable for a child killer to walk free after just several years in prison,” Secretary Leavitt said on X. “My first reaction was, finally. We are finally, people are finally finding out about this. You know, 10 years ago we tried to get the word out, but social media was not what it is now,” Heather Tipton, Logan’s mother said. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Investigators say that in 2015, Exantus entered the Tipton household through an unlocked door. He then committed a series of stabbings, injuring the six-year-old’s father and two sisters. It’s been 10 years since Koral Tipton and her siblings say they watched Exantus kill their six-year-old brother, Logan Tipton. “He did it. He did it in front of me. He did it in front of my siblings. And being an older sister, who has the obligation anyway to protect