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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

“.. the bulletin cites five 2025 incidents involving fake immigration officers and says criminals are using Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s heightened profile to target vulnerable communities ..”

@wired.com
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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 1d

Palantir reports third-quarter earnings today. Can't help but wonder if this will come up at all.

Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 4d

Update: videos of Palantir C-suite Lisa Gordon have been taken down from The Information's social media accounts following our reporting on Gordon's remarks about Palantir's "political shift" being what she called "concerning." Response from The Information's EIC Jessica Lessin has been added.

Palantir communications chief calls the company's political shift 'concerning'

Palantir Head of Global Communications Lisa Gordon's comments come as CEO Alex Karp aligns himself further with the Trump administration.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

NYT: The White House omitted “the names of several individuals and companies that collectively have billions of dollars riding on the outcome of administration policy decisions.” 🤡

@kenvogel.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/u...

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 4d

All this during “quiet period” btw

Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 4d

Update: videos of Palantir C-suite Lisa Gordon have been taken down from The Information's social media accounts following our reporting on Gordon's remarks about Palantir's "political shift" being what she called "concerning." Response from The Information's EIC Jessica Lessin has been added.

Palantir communications chief calls the company's political shift 'concerning'

Palantir Head of Global Communications Lisa Gordon's comments come as CEO Alex Karp aligns himself further with the Trump administration.

www.cnbc.com

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 4d

A federal judge blocked the Trump admin from ceasing to pay SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. The ruling came a day before the administration was set to cut off those food stamp benefits from 42 million Americans. cnb.cx/4qwcpw1

SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration

The Justice Department argued that the food stamp program, which feeds more than 40 million Americans, effectively did not exist anymore due to the shutdown.

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 4d

Update: videos of Palantir C-suite Lisa Gordon have been taken down from The Information's social media accounts following our reporting on Gordon's remarks about Palantir's "political shift" being what she called "concerning." Response from The Information's EIC Jessica Lessin has been added.

Palantir communications chief calls the company's political shift 'concerning'

Palantir Head of Global Communications Lisa Gordon's comments come as CEO Alex Karp aligns himself further with the Trump administration.

www.cnbc.com

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CNBC @cnbc.com · 5d

Palantir communications chief calls the company's political shift 'concerning'

Palantir Head of Global Communications Lisa Gordon's comments come as CEO Alex Karp aligns himself further with the Trump administration.

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Annie Palmer @anniepalmer.bsky.social · 5d

Palantir's comms chief said she's concerned about its political shift toward the Trump admin, including embracing parts of Trump's agenda and inking a contract with ICE to build "ImmigrantOS"

"I think it's going to be challenging," she said.
via @jennelias.bsky.social: www.cnbc.com/2025/10/30/p...

Palantir communications chief calls the company's political shift 'concerning'

Palantir Head of Global Communications Lisa Gordon's comments come as CEO Alex Karp aligns himself further with the Trump administration.

www.cnbc.com

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 5d

Palantir's communications chief Lisa Gordon said at a conference that the company’s political shift toward the Trump admin is “concerning," adding “I think it’s going to be challenging, as a lot of the company is moving pro-Trum-, you know, is moving in a certain direction.”

Palantir communications chief calls the company's political shift 'concerning'

Palantir Head of Global Communications Lisa Gordon's comments come as CEO Alex Karp aligns himself further with the Trump administration.

www.cnbc.com

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 5d

A children’s pastor filmed girls in an Arkansas church bathroom. In Illinois, a preacher accused of abusing children was sent to therapy. In California, a worship minister who molested boys got a welcome-home party.

All remained ministers in the Assemblies of God—all went on to abuse more children.

How Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators as they abused children

NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.

www.nbcnews.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d

“.. the most distinct instance yet of Trump using the powers of his office to benefit someone at the center of deals that have enriched his family.”

@wsj.com #binance
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 6d

Google expects "significant increase" in capital expenditure in 2026, execs say. cnb.cx/3WuQkAo

Google expects 'significant increase' in capital expenditure in 2026, execs say

Alphabet is planning a "significant increase" in spend next year as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure to meet the demand of its customer backlog.

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 6d

Google raises 2025 Capex for the second time this year: “With the growth across our business and demand from Cloud customers, we now expect 2025 capital expenditures to be in a range of $91 billion to $93 billion." www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/a...

Alphabet tops $100 billion quarterly revenue for first time, cloud grows 34%

Alphabet reported third-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday.

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 6d

Google parent Alphabet has reached its first $100 billion quarter, thanks to strong demand for AI services, largely housed in its cloud unit. The company also announced an increase in expected capital expenditures for the year 2025. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/a...

Alphabet tops $100 billion quarterly revenue for first time, cloud grows 34%

Alphabet reported third-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday.

www.cnbc.com

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 7d

sigh. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’

Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley

www.theguardian.com

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David Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · 7d

Reminder: "ChatGPT, Google Gemini, xAI's Grok and Meta AI all allow kids as young as 13 years old to use their services, according to their terms of service."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

JOHNSON: “.. The pain register is about to hit level 10.”

@politico.com #Shutdown
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 18d

"In his eyes, generosity is an auction—and policy is the prize awarded to the highest bidder. But giving that expects control is anything but generous." Laurene Powell Jobs on Benioff's comments. www.wsj.com/us-news/laur...

Essay | Laurene Powell Jobs: Beware of Philanthropists Who Want Control in Exchange for Their Giving

True generosity flows quietly to communities that already know what they need, building capacity not dependency.

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 18d

Salesforce pitched ICE on its services, saying it could use AI to help with “talent acquisition” to achieve the agency's goal “to nearly triple its work force." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19d

DORSHEIMER, on the AI buildout’s effect on utility bills:

“It's going to, unfortunately, hit those that can't afford it the most."

@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 19d

“It saddens me immensely to say that with your recent comments, and failure to understand their impact, I now barely recognize the person I have so long admired,” Conway wrote to Mr. Benioff in the email. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Venture Capitalist Resigns From Salesforce Foundation Over Benioff Comments

www.nytimes.com

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Axios @axios.com · 20d

The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security, spending at least $51 million on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border.

U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign

The next closest ad campaign is the $41 million effort to support California's redistricting measure.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 20d

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · 27d

New: Google has added restrictions to its 'Work from Anywhere' policy, a popular perk that allows employees up to four weeks of remote work per year. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/08/g...

Google adds limits to 'Work from Anywhere' policy that began during Covid

Google is putting restrictions on its “Work from Anywhere” policy, limiting the number of days employees can take advantage of the perk.

www.cnbc.com

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Jennifer Elias @jennelias.bsky.social · Oct 3

YouTube served me a Charlie Kirk video after I watched "The People We Meet On Vacation Official Teaser" for some unknown reason.

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