Derek B. Johnson
@derekbjohnson.bsky.social
Reporter and knowledge broker at CyberScoop, covering privacy, AI and elections. Priors at Federal Computer Week and SC Media. Send tips, leaks and well-wishes to [email protected] or DM for Signal.
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not only was this predictable from the moment he took office, it should have been expected. and yet a constellation of “serious” and “savvy” observers insisted that we were living through a realignment
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
not only was this predictable from the moment he took office, it should have been expected. and yet a constellation of “serious” and “savvy” observers insisted that we were living through a realignment
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I just don't see much of a point in pretending that it's 1993 and newsrooms with reporters who check sources and consult libel lawyers determine what people see. People are seeing a lot of propaganda instead. It is what it is.
January 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I just don't see much of a point in pretending that it's 1993 and newsrooms with reporters who check sources and consult libel lawyers determine what people see. People are seeing a lot of propaganda instead. It is what it is.
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Ghost plates / patch swapping / mission-specific identities = covert ops / secret police
Another vehicle opened. Back was full of license plates, gear, various fed patches.
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Ghost plates / patch swapping / mission-specific identities = covert ops / secret police
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If Americans don't need columnists and Thought Leaders to tut-tut them into better behavior—if the Thought Leaders are in fact the source of the ethical failures—then there's no point to keeping the pundits around, and that can't possibly be correct
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
If Americans don't need columnists and Thought Leaders to tut-tut them into better behavior—if the Thought Leaders are in fact the source of the ethical failures—then there's no point to keeping the pundits around, and that can't possibly be correct