Potential game show contestant. Former Axios, The Hill, Passcode. Founder of the Codebook cybersecurity newsletter. Once got lost in a Starbucks.
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Hey, so I’ll be at #DEFCON34 talking about the national fight against ALPRs with my @eff.org friends. (Friday 4pm @ Crypto / Privacy Village) But like, I need @404media.co to slow down its reporting, I’m trying to finalize our slide deck. bsky.app/profile/jaso...
Jason KoeblerNew: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
“To me that would be even less opportunity.” Washington, D.C. lawmakers want to bring autonomous vehicles to the capital, a move that ride-share drivers & other workers say would inhibit their ability to provide for their families during troubling economic times, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports.
Plans to bring Waymo to Washington, D.C., worry ride-share driversAutonomous vehicles entering the market could hurt opportunities for Uber and Lyft drivers, workers sayprismreports.org
Gotta love the “or stocks” part. Like Gemini realized its first answer was nuts so it tried to wedge in a better one.
One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron WydenBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Niche audience but holy shit I just realized the Israeli national anthem is just I’m A Little Teapot in a minor key
Guess who gets punished though? theintercept.com/2026/07/31/i...
Corporations, Not Immigrants, Are Responsible for Vast Majority of Healthcare Fraud, OIG Report ShowsTrump officials are focused on immigrants, but the Department of Health and Human Services report on healthcare fraud doesn’t even mention them.theintercept.com"If I was violent when I was upset, why would she make sure I wasn't upset?"
The BulwarkRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
Max Miller said on X Live that "Journalism is supposed to ask difficult questions... and tell the whole story." Miller *repeatedly* declined to answer detailed questions from Mother Jones before we published our story.
Abby was the one that broke open the Max Miller story (and shame on NYT for not acknowledging that). Here is her original story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max MillerPolice reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.www.motherjones.comAbby VesoulisI first got 1000+ pages of court documents from Miller & Moreno's custody case. Anybody can request these from Cuyahoga County. I reviewed those by myself, one by one—no AI involved!—and the filings pointed to police reports. I then sought those out separately and spent days combing through them.
Sen. John Kennedy on Trump's blatant reflecting pool lies: "The president says it was caused by vandals. I don't know if he really believes that or it's part of his political messaging or he's just thinking out loud ... he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought."
Danielle Friedman, co-author of the paper, is interviewed by Bob Bauer at @execfunctions.org www.execfunctions.org/p/states-pro... /2, end
States’ Protection of Their ElectionsState criminal laws could constrain federal interference in the 2026 electionswww.execfunctions.orgA variety of laws on state books restrict election interference. Under what circumstances can states enforce those laws against election-related misconduct by federal government actors? [Danielle Friedman, Bryna Godar & Emily Lau, @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social] /1
Can State Prohibitions on Election Interference Constrain Federal Actors?This explainer aims to shed light on existing state laws criminalizing election-related misconduct and their potential application to curb improper…statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu