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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 6h

Beautiful. AI is bringing people together

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 6h

He paid for the hit as well

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 7h

If only the Friend guy had someone in his life to tell him not to spend all his money on bus ads for a product no one wants

Largest tech campaign in LA’s history

307 billboards
160 buses
500 bus shelters

$500,000

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 19h

they just slapped a surgeons general warning on RFK like he’s a pack of cigarettes

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 21h

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 18h

please read my memo www.theverge.com/business/793...

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?

www.theverge.com

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 19h

This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 15h

Reminder that the deal isn't done yet (and China could do something pretty embarrassing for him, if it wanted!): www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

More on the TikTok anti-Trump hashtag resistance: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Anti-Trump influencers flood the White House’s new TikTok account

The rocky rollout of the president’s official presence on the social platform showcases the challenges he faces among younger people online.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 16h

The top comments on Trump's TikTok - in which he tells young users that he saved the app so "you owe me big" - are all about the Epstein files. "cool you got them files ready?" www.tiktok.com/@realdonaldt...

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

Inside CBS News, there is a mood of wary resignation as the long-awaited Bari Weiss era begins. “Trepidation,” in the words of one staffer.

Meanwhile, David Ellison's news philosophy is showing major cracks under scrutiny.

My full report in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Weiss and Shine

The Bari Weiss era has begun at CBS News, and David Ellison’s push to reshape the storied network has staffers holding their breath about the future of the outlet—especially as the mogul's talking poi...

www.status.news

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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 1d

When a judge told Claudio David Balcane González “Welcome to the United States,” he sobbed. He had finally been granted asylum.

Then ICE detained him for 63 more days @marialuisapaul.bsky.social reports

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

A Venezuelan singer won asylum. ICE detained him for two more months.

The singer known online as Davicito59 won his asylum case in July. Still, ICE kept him in custody for two more months — a holdup several experts called unlawful.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Caitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 21h

🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed real data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users.

Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social

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Here’s how TikTok ‘power users’ end up scrolling 4 hours a day or more

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

wapo.st

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Remember when all those planes were crashing

Secretary Sean Duffy

@SecDuffy
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LGBTQ crosswalk in Miami Beach torn up by Florida DOT

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Normal segment, completely unbothered

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

"The stream of social-media clips showing masked agents kicking down doors & raiding Home Depot parking lots has kept up the appearance of an ever-expanding campaign. ICE’s own data show that the agency’s buildup stalled over the summer" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
@nickmiroff.bsky.social

As Money Rushed In, ICE’s Rapid Expansion Stalled Out

Immigration arrests have declined and jail overcrowding is worse despite billions in new funds.

www.theatlantic.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

I live in the slop to warn others. I know no other home

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Paramount just paid $150 million for this

Article from The Free Press

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human

“Not everyone is happy about this gorgeous innovation,” writes Tyler Cowen.

Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI.
By Tyler Cowen
10.02.25

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Great for politicians who want to cast doubt on real videos that make them look bad, though! Known as the "liar's dividend."

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

It's me Mr. Buzzkill

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

The Sora AI disinfo nightmare is here

For more like this:
tiktok.com/@drewharwell
instagram.com/bydrewharwell

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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 2d

Our wrap on the astonishing weekend developments on the ground in Portland and Chicago and in the courts. Free link with marketing caveats. wapo.st/46JxGJu

Trump presses ahead with plans to send troops to Portland despite court setback

California and Oregon pledged to fight the Trump administration’s plans to send National Guard troops to Portland, where protests continue.

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 4d

I think the weak jobs numbers we are seeing now are just the beginning.

We are only just starting to see indirect effects of mass layoffs in government, tech, now entertainment. So many service jobs are downstream of these relatively stable, relatively high-wage ones.

www.wsj.com/business/med...

L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie

Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and Los Angeles’s creative middle class is hanging on by a thread.

www.wsj.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

The Trump administration wants to make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... @merylkornfield.bsky.social

Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4d

Trump calls for ICE and other cops to enforce his executive order banning flag burning, something that’s blatantly unconstitutional given Texas v Johnson (1989), which established flag burning as protected speech.

To ICE, Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, and all U.S. Military: As per my August 25, 2025
Executive Order, please be advised that, from this point forward, anybody burning the American Flag will be subject to one year in prison. You will be immediately arrested. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 3d

“You need to think of Larry Ellison as a machine,” Cantrill told The Washington Post. “If you stick your hand in a lawn mower, it will cut your hand off. It’s not because it has malice towards your hand, it’s just, it’s a lawn mower, and that’s what it does.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

This billionaire Trump ally and his son are building an unprecedented media empire

Larry and David Ellison’s holdings span movies, TV networks, CBS and soon a stake in TikTok, in a paradigm shifting portfolio with huge influence.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Shira Ovide @shiraovide.bsky.social · 4d

Amazon's Ring is adding facial recognition to its home doorbells and security cameras for the first time.

To identify people you know, it needs to run everyone's face in sight through facial recognition.

wapo.st/4mR2v5l

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

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

wapo.st

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