Jared Holt
@jaredlholt.bsky.social
Senior researcher at @openmeasures.bsky.social
Co-host of "Posting Through It," a weekly podcast: https://www.patreon.com/PostingThroughIt
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079: A Super Bowl to Call Our Own | Posting Through It
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On this week's PTI premium episode, we reviewed how TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" came into existence and the fractures it illuminated across MAGA media.
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Really smart take here. A good amount of harm that generative AI is producing in modern society is coming from the fact that a ton of people (sometimes including police) have bought into fantasies about what the technology can actually do.
Today's newsletter: New piece: after the Guthrie kidnapping, the Kirk assassination, and both Minneapolis shootings, the same thing happened every time. People asked AI to "enhance" blurry footage. AI invented faces.
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Computer, Enhance
People keep running crime footage through AI thinking they’re helping. They’re not.
www.readtpa.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Really smart take here. A good amount of harm that generative AI is producing in modern society is coming from the fact that a ton of people (sometimes including police) have bought into fantasies about what the technology can actually do.
On this week's PTI premium episode, we reviewed how TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" came into existence and the fractures it illuminated across MAGA media.
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079: A Super Bowl to Call Our Own | Posting Through It
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February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
On this week's PTI premium episode, we reviewed how TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" came into existence and the fractures it illuminated across MAGA media.
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gotta be one of the weirdest ways I have ever seen that word used in my life
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
gotta be one of the weirdest ways I have ever seen that word used in my life
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Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much
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www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
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JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
Pure and meaningless corporate mumbo-jumbo. Read into it what you will, but what stands out to me is that Gallup wouldn't answer a very simple yes-or-no question on whether the Trump Administration complained to them about their findings
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Pure and meaningless corporate mumbo-jumbo. Read into it what you will, but what stands out to me is that Gallup wouldn't answer a very simple yes-or-no question on whether the Trump Administration complained to them about their findings
Sort of wild to see that Libs of TikTok content had more hits on Truth Social than the official White House account did last week.
It's no surprise that President Trump's posts consistently perform well on Truth Social. He owns the platform. But who else sees heavy engagement on the site?
Our researchers found 619 posts that were re-shared 500+ times in the last week. Second behind Trump? Anti-LGBTQ+ account Libs of TikTok.
Our researchers found 619 posts that were re-shared 500+ times in the last week. Second behind Trump? Anti-LGBTQ+ account Libs of TikTok.
February 11, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Sort of wild to see that Libs of TikTok content had more hits on Truth Social than the official White House account did last week.
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My favorite current podcast.
ICYMI - We released another edition of our "Who the Hell?" biographical series on Steven Crowder. It chronicles his start in acting and stand-up comedy, explores his pivot into politics, and traces how his rise into conservative podcasting stardom (and the poor decisions now catching up to him)
Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
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February 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
My favorite current podcast.
ICYMI - We released another edition of our "Who the Hell?" biographical series on Steven Crowder. It chronicles his start in acting and stand-up comedy, explores his pivot into politics, and traces how his rise into conservative podcasting stardom (and the poor decisions now catching up to him)
Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
078: Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? feat. Byron McKoy
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 02/09/2026 · 2h 28m
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February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
ICYMI - We released another edition of our "Who the Hell?" biographical series on Steven Crowder. It chronicles his start in acting and stand-up comedy, explores his pivot into politics, and traces how his rise into conservative podcasting stardom (and the poor decisions now catching up to him)
We try to make main feed episodes as useful/informative as we can, and we approach premium episodes like we're hanging out with friends. As great as it is to be supported making the show, it's also just a ton of fun to goof around and share laughs with the crew hanging with us.
This week’s premium PTI episode is all about the TPUSA halftime show, which we’ve been covering since Jack Posobiec first started teasing it and suggesting they’d be able to book Creed.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
We try to make main feed episodes as useful/informative as we can, and we approach premium episodes like we're hanging out with friends. As great as it is to be supported making the show, it's also just a ton of fun to goof around and share laughs with the crew hanging with us.
News organizations really need to stop regurgitating whatever police claim as the word of God. At the very least, you gotta show some healthy skepticism
AP, ABC and CBS all reported that Wagner was charged with threatening federal agents— which wasn’t reflected in the complaint or even said by DOJ explicitly. AP has now finally changed their headline and added a correction.
February 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
News organizations really need to stop regurgitating whatever police claim as the word of God. At the very least, you gotta show some healthy skepticism
This week’s premium PTI episode is all about the TPUSA halftime show, which we’ve been covering since Jack Posobiec first started teasing it and suggesting they’d be able to book Creed.
No better time to sign up for our Patreon. Let’s RAWK
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No better time to sign up for our Patreon. Let’s RAWK
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February 11, 2026 at 5:18 AM
This week’s premium PTI episode is all about the TPUSA halftime show, which we’ve been covering since Jack Posobiec first started teasing it and suggesting they’d be able to book Creed.
No better time to sign up for our Patreon. Let’s RAWK
www.patreon.com/posts/150424...
No better time to sign up for our Patreon. Let’s RAWK
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Lawmaker outraged that the hours he spent watching hunky men in skintight clothes wrestling each other to ground were interrupted by a few seconds of gayness
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www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
TN Republican demands official probe after calling Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 'gay pornography'
“Depicting gay pornography on prime time has no place in our culture,” Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles bizarrely said, after seeing two men dancing and Ricky Martin singing.
www.advocate.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Lawmaker outraged that the hours he spent watching hunky men in skintight clothes wrestling each other to ground were interrupted by a few seconds of gayness
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
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jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
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Since the DOJ published the latest batch of Epstein Files, social media figures who built audiences promoting QAnon, Pizzagate, and similar conspiracy theories have claimed validation, rehashing many older claims.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Since the DOJ published the latest batch of Epstein Files, social media figures who built audiences promoting QAnon, Pizzagate, and similar conspiracy theories have claimed validation, rehashing many older claims.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
Our analysis affirms what many felt in their gut: Interest in TPUSA's halftime show had little to do with the music performed, and everything to do with the political grievances it represented.
Click for our analysis, scroll to read Jack Posobiec claiming Kid Rock makes people want to procreate.
Click for our analysis, scroll to read Jack Posobiec claiming Kid Rock makes people want to procreate.
TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" captured the attention of right-wing audiences during Super Bowl LX, but not because of who performed. We found that prominent right-wing communities talked about Bad Bunny more than any of the artists on TPUSA's lineup.
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
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Bad Bunny Outshined Artists at Alternative Halftime Show, Even Among Pro-Trump Audiences - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Our analysis affirms what many felt in their gut: Interest in TPUSA's halftime show had little to do with the music performed, and everything to do with the political grievances it represented.
Click for our analysis, scroll to read Jack Posobiec claiming Kid Rock makes people want to procreate.
Click for our analysis, scroll to read Jack Posobiec claiming Kid Rock makes people want to procreate.
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TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" captured the attention of right-wing audiences during Super Bowl LX, but not because of who performed. We found that prominent right-wing communities talked about Bad Bunny more than any of the artists on TPUSA's lineup.
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
Bad Bunny Outshined Artists at Alternative Halftime Show, Even Among Pro-Trump Audiences - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" captured the attention of right-wing audiences during Super Bowl LX, but not because of who performed. We found that prominent right-wing communities talked about Bad Bunny more than any of the artists on TPUSA's lineup.
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
If there's one thing teenagers love, it's being told how to think! Surely this will be a roaring success for the conservative movement.
"The release says this will advance TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk’s vision, as well as defending student led engagement and free speech. It continues that they will address any school administrators who actively work to block, delay or deny students from forming a TPUSA chapter."
Governor Jim Pillen to Announce Plan to Mandate Turning Point USA Chapters in all Nebraska High Schools
Governor Jim Pillen plans to announce a new statewide partnership during a media event scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the governor’s mansion in Lincoln. During the event, Pillen and Turning Point…
ruralradio.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If there's one thing teenagers love, it's being told how to think! Surely this will be a roaring success for the conservative movement.
Plugging our latest. Many ~things~ are going on, but something we shouldn't lose sight on is that the anti-abortion activist movement is feeling ultra emboldened right now and trying to rile up actions targeting reproductive health providers.
Anti-abortion activists have grown their recruitment and propaganda efforts on TikTok in recent years, our latest analysis found. Feeling empowered by the Trump Administration, many are taking sharper aim at abortion clinics.
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
US Anti-Abortion Activists Intensify Their Recruitment Efforts on TikTok - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
February 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Plugging our latest. Many ~things~ are going on, but something we shouldn't lose sight on is that the anti-abortion activist movement is feeling ultra emboldened right now and trying to rile up actions targeting reproductive health providers.
Reposted by Jared Holt
Anti-abortion activists have grown their recruitment and propaganda efforts on TikTok in recent years, our latest analysis found. Feeling empowered by the Trump Administration, many are taking sharper aim at abortion clinics.
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
US Anti-Abortion Activists Intensify Their Recruitment Efforts on TikTok - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
February 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Anti-abortion activists have grown their recruitment and propaganda efforts on TikTok in recent years, our latest analysis found. Feeling empowered by the Trump Administration, many are taking sharper aim at abortion clinics.
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
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just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
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Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
078: Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? feat. Byron McKoy
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 02/09/2026 · 2h 28m
podcasts.apple.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord has announced a major change coming to the service as part of its aim to improve teen safety features. Starting in March, all users globally will be required to submit age verification via a face scan or submitted ID, or be given teen-level access restrictions.
more…
9to5mac.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad