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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 21h

If I genuinely believed I was 18 months away from superintelligence that could solve cancer, I would probably not be pivoting to horny chatbots, but that's just me (a person with priorities)

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Khari Johnson @khari.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to the remarkable audience of people who showed up for the documentary and asked me and Terry insightful questions. I was fortunate to share space with you to talk about the unique and lasting legacy of Black journalists in America

Khari Johnson @khari.bsky.social · 5d

Late notice but join me tomorrow at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival to discuss the National Association of Black Journalists and how member support played a pivotal role in me becoming a tech journalist

16th annual Silicon Valley African film festival http://www.svaff.off

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Khari Johnson @khari.bsky.social · 1d

I get to discuss AI and the environment at the San Francisco Public Library in December, more details to come.

Dear librarians: Invite me to talk about AI at your book church and I will show up 📚 🤓

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Khari Johnson @khari.bsky.social · 1d

To all my friends in The Town: Join the incomparable @nitasha.bsky.social for a talk about AI and your 🧠 at the library downtown next week

How AI can mess with our minds a discussion with Washington Post tech culture reporter Nitasha Tiku October 23 6:30-7:30 pm at Oakland Main Library

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Khari Johnson @khari.bsky.social · 5d

Late notice but join me tomorrow at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival to discuss the National Association of Black Journalists and how member support played a pivotal role in me becoming a tech journalist

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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 6d

Tesla's Full-Self Driving software is now under federal investigation, including its behavior at train crossings, after an NBC News investigation.

In September, NBC News found that Tesla owners repeatedly complained about Teslas failing to detect oncoming trains.

www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...

Tesla's Full Self-Driving software under investigation after railroad incidents

NBC News reported last month that Tesla vehicles using Full Self-Driving software sometimes fail to stop for train tracks.

www.nbcnews.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 6d

Drake sitting there reading about how good the judge thought the song was and how everyone really enjoyed it

The song contains lyrics explicitly accusing Drake of being a pedophile, set to a catchy beat and propulsive
bassline. "Not Like Us" went on to become a cultural sensation.

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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 6d

Exclusive - California’s outgoing cybersecurity commander tells us the state is mismanaging its limited cybersecurity resources by letting unqualified officials set priorities. https://cal.news/4q1i1hH

📝 @khari.bsky.social

After getting fired, California's top cybersecurity official calls for change

The governor fired the top California cybersecurity official. He says the people who oversaw him were unqualified.

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Khari Johnson @khari.bsky.social · 6d

Commander Edward Bómbita told me California’s cybersecurity is being mismanaged by the California Office of Emergency Services, which responds to wildfires and natural disasters.

Another state cyber employee told me @caloes.bsky.social is “completely out of their depth when it comes to cyber.”

CalMatters @calmatters.org · 6d

Exclusive - California’s outgoing cybersecurity commander tells us the state is mismanaging its limited cybersecurity resources by letting unqualified officials set priorities. https://cal.news/4q1i1hH

📝 @khari.bsky.social

After getting fired, California's top cybersecurity official calls for change

The governor fired the top California cybersecurity official. He says the people who oversaw him were unqualified.

cal.news

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 7d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Khari Johnson @khari.bsky.social · 8d

Join us Thursday!

Tamara Kneese @tamigraph.bsky.social · 8d

Join @datasociety.bsky.social's Climate, Technology, and Justice program+ Kapor Foundation for a webinar on CA data centers in context, connecting data center buildout + policy interventions to histories of environmental racism + resistance

10/9, 12-1:30 PM PT kaporcenter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

California Data Centers in Context: Histories, Impacts, Policies with Khari Johnson, Masheika Allgood, and Nicole Merino Tsui. Moderated by Cecilia Marrinan and Tamara Kneese. October 9, 12-1:30 pm. Registration link for Zoom is in the post

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Tamara Kneese @tamigraph.bsky.social · 8d

Join @datasociety.bsky.social's Climate, Technology, and Justice program+ Kapor Foundation for a webinar on CA data centers in context, connecting data center buildout + policy interventions to histories of environmental racism + resistance

10/9, 12-1:30 PM PT kaporcenter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 8d

Good job Sora 2 has watermarks on its videos (people have already made tools that instantly remove the watermark)

www.404media.co/sora-2-water...

Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web

Bypassing Sora 2's rudimentary safety features is easy and experts worry it'll lead to a new era of scams and disinformation.

www.404media.co

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 9d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 11d

How could a man who never set foot in a library until he was in college create what is considered the most extensive online collection of global Black history?

Maybe it had something to do with the story Dr. Quintard Taylor's father told him when he was a young boy.

m.kuow.org/stories/reme...

Remembering Quintard Taylor: Historian of the Black West and beyond

Dr. Quintard Taylor taught history at the University of Washington and created BlackPast.org, an online collection of global Black history. He died Sept. 21, 2025, at the age of 76.

m.kuow.org

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 11d

Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana, as big as 70 football fields, requiring more than twice as much electricity as the City of New Orleans.

Louisiana has had to greenlight $3 billion in new energy infrastructure to service Meta's facility.

New Meta Data Center Needs Twice as Much Energy as New Orleans

Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana requiring more than twice as much electricity as New Orleans.

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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 12d

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how automated plate readers are used. https://cal.news/4qbr1kz

📝 @khari.bsky.social & Mohamed Al Elew
📸 Courtesy of Flock Safety

The Falcon license plate-reading camera. Photo courtesy of Flock Safety

Hed: Newsom just vetoed a bill to regulate license plate readers — even as fresh evidence of misuse emerges

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13d

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13d

“.. Some Republicans estimate they will eventually need to provide $35 billion to $50 billion in aid to farmers hit by Trump’s tariffs.”

[.. That’s roughly half of all the revenue raised from new 2025 tariffs so far this year, notes @ernietedeschi.bsky.social]

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 13d

Ads reveal that Flock, makers of automated license plate readers and other surveillance technology, are promising to introduce "Distress detection" into their gunshot detection devices which will alert police when it hears human voices in distress, including screaming.

www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

An add that says "Safety you can see and now hear: Detect sounds of human distress and cover the blind stops that cameras miss with Distress Detection" with an alert that says "screaming" and an address.

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Khari Johnson @khari.bsky.social · 13d

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14d

The crowd chants: “From New York to Palestine, Journalism is not a crime.”

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 14d

Join us on Oct 9 @ 12pm PT for a webinar on the histories, impacts & policies of California’s data centers. This talk will feature @khari.bsky.social, Masheika Allgood & Nicole Merino Tsui, moderated by Cecilia Marrinan of Kapor Foundation & @tamigraph.bsky.social kaporcenter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Khari Johnson @khari.bsky.social · 16d

This is like the only good news in my timeline RN

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 16d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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