Khari Johnson
@khari.bsky.social
proud dad, snack enthusiast, tech reporter at CalMatters/The Markup, formerly at WIRED and VentureBeat
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NEW whistleblower disclosure has revealed that ICE Director Todd Lyons gave agents permission to forcibly enter homes—in violation of the Fourth Amendment—in a secret memo distributed in May 2025. trib.al/23sZU1m
January 22, 2026 at 6:48 PM
NEW whistleblower disclosure has revealed that ICE Director Todd Lyons gave agents permission to forcibly enter homes—in violation of the Fourth Amendment—in a secret memo distributed in May 2025. trib.al/23sZU1m
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I'm looking for witnesses/victims of DHS retaliating against people who were recording their agents (ICE, Border Patrol, FPS, etc.) in Southern California.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
January 22, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I'm looking for witnesses/victims of DHS retaliating against people who were recording their agents (ICE, Border Patrol, FPS, etc.) in Southern California.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
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you skim the article about AI summaries killing traffic to news sites and get to the end and see who the editor is mediacopilot.ai/publishers-s...
January 22, 2026 at 4:54 AM
you skim the article about AI summaries killing traffic to news sites and get to the end and see who the editor is mediacopilot.ai/publishers-s...
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SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
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xAI is now suing Ashley St. Clair in federal court, alleging over $75,000 in damages, saying she violated their terms of service with her lawsuit against them earlier today.
January 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
xAI is now suing Ashley St. Clair in federal court, alleging over $75,000 in damages, saying she violated their terms of service with her lawsuit against them earlier today.
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@calmatters.org reporter @khari.bsky.social details California AG Rob Bonta’s inquiry into Elon Musk’s Grok over alleged AI-generated non-consensual explicit imagery and spoke with Psst.org about why laws should add whistleblower protections for employees who work on these systems.
California investigates Elon Musk’s AI company after ‘avalanche’ of complaints about sexual content
Attorney General Rob Bonta will investigate into whether deepfakes from Elon Musk's new AI tool Grok violate California law.
calmatters.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
@calmatters.org reporter @khari.bsky.social details California AG Rob Bonta’s inquiry into Elon Musk’s Grok over alleged AI-generated non-consensual explicit imagery and spoke with Psst.org about why laws should add whistleblower protections for employees who work on these systems.
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Common Sense Media and OpenAI, two groups usually at odds with tech regulations, are working together to put an initiative on the California ballot that would help protect kids from AI companion chatbots. @khari.bsky.social got an advance look at the language calmatters.org/economy/tech...
OpenAI, childrens' advocates join forces on initiative to protect kids from chatbots
ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Common Sense Media had rival ballot initiatives to protect kids from chatbots. Today they merged their efforts.
calmatters.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Common Sense Media and OpenAI, two groups usually at odds with tech regulations, are working together to put an initiative on the California ballot that would help protect kids from AI companion chatbots. @khari.bsky.social got an advance look at the language calmatters.org/economy/tech...
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SPJ strongly condemns the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at the home of Hannah Natanson, a reporter for The Washington Post
Congress passed the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 to prevent this.
Press freedom isn’t a courtesy — it’s the law.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4by2IIo
Congress passed the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 to prevent this.
Press freedom isn’t a courtesy — it’s the law.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4by2IIo
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
SPJ strongly condemns the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at the home of Hannah Natanson, a reporter for The Washington Post
Congress passed the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 to prevent this.
Press freedom isn’t a courtesy — it’s the law.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4by2IIo
Congress passed the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 to prevent this.
Press freedom isn’t a courtesy — it’s the law.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4by2IIo
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When in doubt redact i guess?
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
When in doubt redact i guess?
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Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries state officials. bit.ly/44Xkrox
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📸 Chip Somodevilla, Getty
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📸 Chip Somodevilla, Getty
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries state officials. bit.ly/44Xkrox
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📸 Chip Somodevilla, Getty
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📸 Chip Somodevilla, Getty
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How might the Trump AI EO affect California? @calmatters.org tech reporter @khari.bsky.social on the possible impact:
Trump’s new order against AI regulation hits California especially hard
Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries state officials.
calmatters.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
How might the Trump AI EO affect California? @calmatters.org tech reporter @khari.bsky.social on the possible impact:
Tech workers are trying to make change inside tech companies. How do those efforts clash with trends like generative AI adoption and data center expansion? Join us to discuss!
Tomorrow at 1pm ET: Join us online as @tamigraph.bsky.social discusses the findings of her report with Eliza Pan of @amzn4climate.bsky.social and @khari.bsky.social! 3/3 datasociety.net/events/clima...
December 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Tech workers are trying to make change inside tech companies. How do those efforts clash with trends like generative AI adoption and data center expansion? Join us to discuss!
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DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
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This Harper’s pullout on media consolidation caught my attention from across the concourse. As I wrote last month, this might be in my top ten list of things to make sense of.
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This Harper’s pullout on media consolidation caught my attention from across the concourse. As I wrote last month, this might be in my top ten list of things to make sense of.
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Tesla faces widening federal probe into door handle safety issues - www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/t...
Tesla faces widening federal probe into door handle safety issues
Elon Musk's automaker faces a widening probe concerning alleged safety defects with the company's flush-mounted, electronic door handles.
www.cnbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tesla faces widening federal probe into door handle safety issues - www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/t...
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The company behind ChatGPT is converting to a for-profit company and settling an investigation by California’s attorney general. Experts and advocates say the company could still exploit its charitable roots. bit.ly/4oJqKnd
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📸 Eric Risberg, AP
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📸 Eric Risberg, AP
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The company behind ChatGPT is converting to a for-profit company and settling an investigation by California’s attorney general. Experts and advocates say the company could still exploit its charitable roots. bit.ly/4oJqKnd
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📸 Eric Risberg, AP
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📸 Eric Risberg, AP
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Hot event alert!! this Thursday at Oakland Public Library
To all my friends in The Town: Join the incomparable @nitasha.bsky.social for a talk about AI and your 🧠 at the library downtown next week
October 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hot event alert!! this Thursday at Oakland Public Library
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“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said
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If I genuinely believed I was 18 months away from superintelligence that could solve cancer, I would probably not be pivoting to horny chatbots, but that's just me (a person with priorities)
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If I genuinely believed I was 18 months away from superintelligence that could solve cancer, I would probably not be pivoting to horny chatbots, but that's just me (a person with priorities)
Thank you to the remarkable audience of people who showed up for the documentary and asked me and Terry insightful questions. I was fortunate to share space with you to talk about the unique and lasting legacy of Black journalists in America
Late notice but join me tomorrow at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival to discuss the National Association of Black Journalists and how member support played a pivotal role in me becoming a tech journalist
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Thank you to the remarkable audience of people who showed up for the documentary and asked me and Terry insightful questions. I was fortunate to share space with you to talk about the unique and lasting legacy of Black journalists in America
To all my friends in The Town: Join the incomparable @nitasha.bsky.social for a talk about AI and your 🧠 at the library downtown next week
October 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
To all my friends in The Town: Join the incomparable @nitasha.bsky.social for a talk about AI and your 🧠 at the library downtown next week