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Sean O’Kane

@seanokane.bsky.social

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Senior Transportation Reporter at TechCrunch. Formerly Bloomberg News and The Verge. Obsessed with public records and LLCs. Bad surfer. Reluctant karaoke participant. Send tips 🕵️‍♂️ Signal: okane.01 [email protected]

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · Nov 9

Hellloooo bsky I have a brand spanking new story hot off the presses I hope you’ll enjoy.

We received a cache of emails that detail how VC Ben Horowitz has been secretly funding the purchase of advanced tech for Las Vegas’ police department.

MUCH more inside ⤵️

techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/w...

‘Whatever you want Ben’: Inside Ben Horowitz’s cozy relationship with the Las Vegas Police Department | TechCrunch

When Skydio, a young maker of drones in San Mateo, California, sent a customer proposal in 2023 to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, its chief

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oriana schwindt @schwindter.bsky.social · 2h

this is in ONE WEEK!!! get your tickets while you still can!

oriana schwindt @schwindter.bsky.social · 23d

hey, followers in NYC, what are you doing on 10/16?

exactly, you're coming to see me and @sssparkers.bsky.social's indie haunted house feature SIGHT UNSEEN at the chelsea film festival!!!!

chelseafilm.org/sight-unseen/

SIGHT UNSEEN | Chelsea Film Festival

Chelsea Film Festival | An International Festival That Features Filmmakers From All Over the World. Buy In-Person and Online Passes Now.

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 2h

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

It looks like DJI is setting up Xtra to sell all its action camera gear under this "US" brand.

And Xtra is just one of a long list of suspected shell companies sneaking DJI gear into the US. www.theverge.com/report/79501...

Xtra: the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US

An DJI Osmo Pocket 3 for $499? But it’s called Xtra.

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 2h

looking forward to interviewing Sachin and Dave on stage at Disrupt later this month.

if you have questions for Uber/Nuro on self-driving, the Lucid Motors deal, or AI/mobility in general, I'd love to hear them.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 3h

Uber’s Sachin Kansal and Nuro’s Dave Ferguson join TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to talk about how AI is changing the future of mobility. Register here.

How AI Is driving the future of mobility at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

Uber’s Sachin Kansal and Nuro’s Dave Ferguson join TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to talk about how AI is changing the future of mobility. Register here.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3h

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3h

Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 5h

The U.S.' top auto safety agency said it had identified more than 50 reports of FSD running red lights, crossing yellow lines, or making illegal turns.

Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' software under investigation for traffic safety violations | TechCrunch

The U.S.' top auto safety agency said it had identified more than 50 reports of FSD running red lights, crossing yellow lines, or making illegal turns.

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 16h

assuming this ends the way it’s headed this is just a typical playoff loss. it’s the first two no-shows that put the team in this spot

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 16h

this movie and Invaders from Mars are the two most “buried in the deepest recesses of my brain” movies from childhood

www.imdb.com/title/tt0091...

Invaders from Mars (1986) ⭐ 5.5 | Horror, Sci-Fi

1h 40m | PG

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 16h

SPACED INVADERS omg

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Cas Piancey @cascoinfoundation.org · 16h

More news

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 16h

a man with a beard is smiling with his mouth open

ALT: a man with a beard is smiling with his mouth open

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Cas Piancey @cascoinfoundation.org · 16h

Bad news bro

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Francis Wilkinson @franciswilkinson.bsky.social · 16h

“[Martin] works from an office dubbed the "Freedom Suite" on one end of a hallway on the deputy attorney general's fourth floor, which visitors have described as being decorated with oversize photos of Trump and a small cup of holy water on the wall.”

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 18h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 17h

does truth social even have a DM feature because it seems… less than if the president is using that

(it also seems bad if he thought he was sending it elsewhere)

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 17h

manti te’o-ass claim

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 18h

“Trump believed he had sent Bondi the message directly, addressing it to ‘Pam,’ and was surprised to learn it was public, the officials said. Bondi grew upset and called White House aides and Trump, who then agreed to send a second post praising Bondi as doing a ‘GREAT job.’”

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 18h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Nick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 23h

If cops lie to CCRB investigators, they get charged for it. But the board makes many of those allegations disappear—overruling investigators' discipline recommendations at twice the rate they do for other misconduct.

hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-tossing...

The NYPD's Watchdog Is Tossing Out Lying Cop Cases—Then 'Hiding' the Data from the Public

The agency tasked with holding the NYPD accountable is letting cops accused of lying to its own investigators off the hook.

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Ryan Bort @ryanbort.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA lawmakers regularly share its content. Elon called it "one of the best accounts on X." It's run by a Macedonian who has never set foot in America — and who illegally donated to a U.S. congressional campaign.

Great stuff from @jsweetli.bsky.social:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 23h

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief

“[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 20h

can't blame a judge for trying to call 'reset' on this year tbh

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 21h

I'm sorry this is crazy

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 21h

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 21h

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 22h

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 22h

very interesting what is not allowed these days. in this case, basic archiving of real videos

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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