Ted Mann
@whereisted.bsky.social
reporter @business, co-author of a book about mistakes. here we are.
[email protected] // whereisted.01 on signal
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the weirdest part is the extremely loud insistence that grok, etc are bringing alien super intelligence or whatever when they're actually doing basically lowest common denominator content farming www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Musk’s Grok AI Generated Thousands of Undressed Images Per Hour on X
Elon Musk’s X has become a top site for images of people that have been non-consensually undressed by AI, according to a third-party analysis, with thousands of instances each hour over a day earlier ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
the weirdest part is the extremely loud insistence that grok, etc are bringing alien super intelligence or whatever when they're actually doing basically lowest common denominator content farming www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
"pre-Hague photo shoot"
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"pre-Hague photo shoot"
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"You're not allowed to interrupt a lawful enforcement operation"
"Do you think this officer was wrong in defending his life against a deranged [person]?"
"These people are going to try to arrest our law enforcement for doing their jobs."
— JD Vance on Renee Good
"Do you think this officer was wrong in defending his life against a deranged [person]?"
"These people are going to try to arrest our law enforcement for doing their jobs."
— JD Vance on Renee Good
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"You're not allowed to interrupt a lawful enforcement operation"
"Do you think this officer was wrong in defending his life against a deranged [person]?"
"These people are going to try to arrest our law enforcement for doing their jobs."
— JD Vance on Renee Good
"Do you think this officer was wrong in defending his life against a deranged [person]?"
"These people are going to try to arrest our law enforcement for doing their jobs."
— JD Vance on Renee Good
"The move to cut Gabbard out of the meetings was so well-known that some White House aides joked that the acronym of her title, DNI, stood for 'Do Not Invite,' according to three of the people."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Spy Chief Gabbard Excluded From Maduro Plan Over Past Views
The White House excluded Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to oust Nicolas Maduro because her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela cast doubt on he...
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
"The move to cut Gabbard out of the meetings was so well-known that some White House aides joked that the acronym of her title, DNI, stood for 'Do Not Invite,' according to three of the people."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Maybe don't get your news from Debra Messing.
January 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Maybe don't get your news from Debra Messing.
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NEW: The business world largely stayed out of the Trump tariff fight -- incl. some fearing "blowback" for opposing the administration. But with a SCOTUS decision looming, the floodgates have opened, with 1,000+ companies so far suing to make sure they get refunds if Trump loses tinyurl.com/2yms7p24
More Than 1,000 Companies Are Suing Trump Over His Tariffs
Companies are flocking to challenge the administration's import taxes in court, after the Supreme Court started asking tough questions
tinyurl.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
NEW: The business world largely stayed out of the Trump tariff fight -- incl. some fearing "blowback" for opposing the administration. But with a SCOTUS decision looming, the floodgates have opened, with 1,000+ companies so far suing to make sure they get refunds if Trump loses tinyurl.com/2yms7p24
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Video makes clear almost every word of this is a lie.
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Video makes clear almost every word of this is a lie.
"there's a long history that perhaps she [sic] doesn't know"
January 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"there's a long history that perhaps she [sic] doesn't know"
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it is fairly amazing how clear it was, at the time, what was happening. so much chaff has been thrown into the air since then, of course, that most coverage takes a "whomst amongst us can say what happened that day?" approach
(stole this image from @joshsternberg.com's post)
(stole this image from @joshsternberg.com's post)
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 PM
it is fairly amazing how clear it was, at the time, what was happening. so much chaff has been thrown into the air since then, of course, that most coverage takes a "whomst amongst us can say what happened that day?" approach
(stole this image from @joshsternberg.com's post)
(stole this image from @joshsternberg.com's post)
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anyone who believed trump was a non-interventionist should not be allowed to go outside without adult supervision
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
anyone who believed trump was a non-interventionist should not be allowed to go outside without adult supervision
Such an important point. Politicians tend to get seduced by the deus ex machina -- vaporware nonsense like "hyperloops" and flying cars -- while neglecting the systems that actually exist in the real world, can be improved, and which are already their actual responsibility to maintain and improve.
January 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Such an important point. Politicians tend to get seduced by the deus ex machina -- vaporware nonsense like "hyperloops" and flying cars -- while neglecting the systems that actually exist in the real world, can be improved, and which are already their actual responsibility to maintain and improve.
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Remarkable work here by @danahull.bsky.social
For years, people have lodged complaints about Tesla’s doors. With no official statistics, Bloomberg did its own analysis on the number of fatal crashes in the US in which door functionality played a role. Read more: bloom.bg/49tm0fF
📷️: Getty Images
📷️: Getty Images
December 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Remarkable work here by @danahull.bsky.social
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I wrote about how surprised I still am a candidate for NYC mayor won in large part by talking incessantly about buses, and also about how making them fast as promised will be an immense challenge. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With Mamdani, the Humble Bus Gets Its Due
Enthusiasm for NYC’s mayor-elect may reflect a little-understood reality about the essential role of buses. Still, making them faster won’t be easy.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I wrote about how surprised I still am a candidate for NYC mayor won in large part by talking incessantly about buses, and also about how making them fast as promised will be an immense challenge. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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this is the dumbest idea I've ever heard and an absolute disservice to the incredible journalists still at The Washington Post
The Washington Post is launching a personalized AI podcast, saying users will be able to "shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology."
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
this is the dumbest idea I've ever heard and an absolute disservice to the incredible journalists still at The Washington Post
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Really curious about what editorial decisions led to this piece about an interesting application of machine learning having an apologia for the slop industry wedged into it
Mind-blowingly cool use of AI
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Really curious about what editorial decisions led to this piece about an interesting application of machine learning having an apologia for the slop industry wedged into it
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Democracy dies in dampness
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Democracy dies in dampness
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No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
The richest guy in the world talks like the dumbest kid on the field trip.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The richest guy in the world talks like the dumbest kid on the field trip.