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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 1d

I suspect others will welcome the all-music change, as well.

Analysis | Amazon’s Ring plans to scan everyone’s face at the door

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JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 1d

"Amazon’s Ring says it’s putting facial recognition for the first time into its home security doorbells and video cameras. ... Other companies, including Google, already offer facial recognition for connected doorbells and cameras." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

For the first time, the company is putting facial recognition into its home security doorbells and video cameras.

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‘Outrageous Interference’: Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Overseers Rage at Trump

Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 2d

“Outrageous interference.”

In Puerto Rico, many leaders are furious at Donald Trump and his administration — and it has nothing to do with Bad Bunny.

Via @ameliacolon.bsky.social of @notus.com www.notus.org/donald-trump...

Political chaos is gripping the island territory as residents’ power bills increase.

NPR dropped by D.C.-area public radio station

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 2d

"NPR dropped by D.C.-area public radio station"

by @davelevinthal.com

Beethoven, Brahms and Shostakovich remain. Korva Coleman and Windsor Johnston do not.

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 3d

NEW: @npr.org news broadcasts dropped by D.C.-area public radio station davelevinthal.substack.com/p/npr-droppe...

NPR dropped by D.C.-area public radio station

Beethoven, Brahms and Shostakovich remain. Korva Coleman and Windsor Johnston do not.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

www.pewresearch.org

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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 3d

Today I send greetings from Portland which may be invaded by the 82nd Airborne. Read: halbrown.substack.com/p/that-anyon...

That anyone would even think of sending the 82nd Airborne to Portland should send chills of terror down the spines of all democracy loving Americans, By Hal M. Brown

The foreground above is from Spartan Military Prints and the background is from a tourist website showing a typical Portland street screen with a colorfully painted building like many others in the do...

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 3d

Voter are souring on Winsome Earle-Sears, per new polls.

Here’s what some of Earle-Sears plumbing and electrical customers thought of her.

In @notus.com: www.notus.org/virginia/win...

Winsome Earle-Sears Touts Her Business Background. The Reviews Weren’t Great.

One user said Winsome Earle-Sears’ appliance plumbing and electric business was “the worst company I have ever dealt with.”

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 4d

CJR mourns the loss of James Boylan, our founding editor. Read his essay from the magazine’s 50th anniversary issue. www.cjr.org/reports/puli...

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d

Breaking news: Hamas said it would accept President Trump’s ceasefire proposal, but with conditions.

The plan would pave the way for a hostage handover and an end to a two-year conflict that has reduced much of the Gaza Strip to rubble.

Hamas accepts Trump’s plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza but with conditions

The plan aims to secure the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and end a two-year conflict that has reduced much of the enclave to rubble.

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 4d

UPDATE: Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) tells the Louisiana Radio Network of his personal stock trading: "I don’t intend to stop while I’m at Congress."

He adds: "There’s not a single stock that I’ve purchased because I had some inside information." louisianaradionetwork.com/2025/10/03/4...

Inside the Frantic Push to Change Online Maps to Say ‘Gulf of America’

Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 5d

ICYMI: The U.S. Geological Survey director oversaw the “chaotic” process of getting agencies and big mapping companies like Apple to change the name, according to emails obtained by @notus.com ‬⁩
www.notus.org/donald-trump...

The U.S. Geological Survey director oversaw the “chaotic” process of getting agencies and big mapping companies like Apple to change the name, according to emails obtained by NOTUS.

Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) bought a boatload of the tech company's stock. Days later, President Trump announced Oracle would be the centerpiece of a huge TikTok deal.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 5d

“The oracle of Oracle?

Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) bought a boatload of the tech company's stock. Days later, President Trump announced Oracle would be the centerpiece of a huge TikTok deal.”

by @davelevinthal.com

The oracle of Oracle?

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 5d

The oracle of Oracle? davelevinthal.substack.com/p/the-oracle...

The oracle of Oracle?

Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) bought a boatload of the tech company's stock. Days later, President Trump announced Oracle would be the centerpiece of a huge TikTok deal.

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Inside the Frantic Push to Change Online Maps to Say ‘Gulf of America’

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NOTUS @notus.com · 5d

New: Inside the Frantic Push to Change Online Maps to Say ‘Gulf of America’
via @davelevinthal.com
www.notus.org/donald-trump...

The U.S. Geological Survey director oversaw the “chaotic” process of getting agencies and big mapping companies like Apple to change the name, according to emails obtained by NOTUS.

Inside the Frantic Push to Change Online Maps to Say ‘Gulf of America’

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 5d

During one week in February, the federal gov't made a full-court press to compel its own agencies—and companies such as Google, Apple and National Geographic—to adopt the "Gulf of America" name.

I obtained 361 pages of records that detail the effort.

In @notus.com: www.notus.org/donald-trump...

The U.S. Geological Survey director oversaw the “chaotic” process of getting agencies and big mapping companies like Apple to change the name, according to emails obtained by NOTUS.

Trump Calls Shutdown an ‘Unprecedented Opportunity,’ and Eyes Deep Cuts

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: President Trump will meet with his top budget chief, a Project 2025 architect, to discuss ways to leverage the shutdown to cut "Democratic agencies," calling it "unprecedented opportunity" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/b...

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 6d

“Fermi America’s IPO on Wednesday catapulted the fortunes of multiple investors—including Rick Perry’s son and the son of a former GOP congressman—into the ten figure club.”

@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social, @giacomotognini.bsky.social for @forbes.com

IPO Backed By Former Texas Governor, Energy Secretary Mints Three Billionaires

Fermi America’s IPO on Wednesday catapulted the fortunes of multiple investors—including Rick Perry’s son and the son of a former GOP congressman—into the ten figures.

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 6d

ICYMI: Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is leaving the door open to a possible political comeback.

In @notus.com: www.notus.org/campaigns/je...

Will Jeff Flake Run for Office Again? His Campaign Is Leaving the Door Open.

Flake’s campaign committee still has more than $800,000 in cash on hand.

Reddit is winning the AI game.

Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 6d

“Reddit has offered itself up as a vital supplier of data for AI companies.” — @klaudia.bsky.social of @columjournreview.bsky.social

www.cjr.org/analysis/red...

Since the site struck licensing deals with Google and OpenAI, its traffic—and its importance to legacy media outlets—has surged.

www.cjr.org