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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 ⤵️

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‘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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Ryan Bort @ryanbort.bsky.social · 6h

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:

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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 · 4h

"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 · 1h

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

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 2h

I'm sorry this is crazy

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 2h

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 · 2h

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

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

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 · 2h

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3h

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

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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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Graham Starr @gstarr.bsky.social · 3h

Fascinating story from @dropsitenews.com:
Why are The New York Times, CNN, Spectrum News, and The Atlantic sending journalists to participate in a foundation that its founder says was created in part to be a mouthpiece for the IDF in the U.S.? www.dropsitenews.com/p/karsh-fell...

Legacy Journalists from NYT, CNN Are Mentors in a Fellowship Founded for Pro-Israel “Information War”

Hardline Israel advocate Jacki Karsh says she founded the new journalism fellowship to help “shift some of the narrative” in Israel’s favor.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 3h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

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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kate conger @kateconger.com · 5h

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 7h

read it for the first time last year and man, there's some really fun shit in there

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · Dec 13

Also this incredible bit where the publicist for Jurassic Park is imagining writing glowing copy about the T-Rex as it’s about to attack — even as he pisses himself

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Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 8h

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says she's leading the department's "final mission" to shut down. But @megomatz.bsky.social and I found it's more than that: Political appointees from ultraconservative groups are in power at ED now, and they hope to dismantle public schools.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 8h

make martinis vermouth again

Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 8h

Here I am in Slate, bravely coming out in favor of sweet, wet martinis (they gave this a more dramatic headline than intended but I stand by my feelings) slate.com/life/2025/10...

One of the Greatest Cocktails Has Been Ruined by a Nasty Trend. But There’s Hope on the Horizon.

The era of bracing bravado is coming to an end.

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 8h

yes 100x this

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 11h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 8h

Free speech is when the government forces you to rename specific roads after someone

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 8h

Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don't rename roads after Charlie Kirk

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Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don’t rename roads after Charlie Kirk

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 8h

Deadwood (2004)

Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 8h

It's said that pigs are the only domestic animals raised solely for their meat, but actually they did serve a useful function as waste disposal before the widespread adoption of indoor plumbing. They'll eat you because they'll eat *anything*.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

i have met a number of pigs, including pigs i later went on to eat (we have small farmers in our family) and quite frankly, getting to know pigs has made me feel even less bad about eating them

they would 100% eat us if given the chance

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 9h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 21h

i am at least happy John Sterling didn’t have to schlepp his way to the Bronx for this

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 21h

more like Carlos Ro-done amiright

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 21h

on the bright side, nothing will change

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 21h

A shameful continued destruction of the innovation engine of the United States. For nothing! For no reason!

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 23h

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
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Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5d

I FOIA'd the FTC for consumer complaints about crypto scammers who pretend to be Elon Musk.

People are cashing out their retirement accounts and losing ridiculous sums of money.

Elon Musk Fans Are Still Losing Ridiculous Amounts of Money to Crypto Scams

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 22h

you have to tell us if you’re a cop

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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