Mike Nelson, Digital Policy Wonk
@michaelrnelson.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment; Former Tech Strategy, Georgetown, Cloudflare, U.S. Senate, Clinton/Gore White House, FCC, IBM, BGOV, Microsoft. Accelerating the future of the Net and the Cloud
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Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
This is an extraordinary article about the secrets hidden inside the 20,000 emails released by the Epstein estate. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Dumb Truth at the Heart of the Epstein Scandal
When QAnon meets Veep
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is an extraordinary article about the secrets hidden inside the 20,000 emails released by the Epstein estate. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
What could POSSIBLY go wrong? Welcome to the world of hyperintelligent tele-evangelists!! #ArtigicialIntelligence
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
What could POSSIBLY go wrong? Welcome to the world of hyperintelligent tele-evangelists!! #ArtigicialIntelligence
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In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
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It’s been a year to the day we bought (and then didn’t, for reasons we still don’t fully know) InfoWars. We’re still trying. In the year since, we built The Onion into one of the biggest newspapers in the United States. I’m so proud of this place. I’m proud we do hard stuff. Thank you for caring.
November 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s been a year to the day we bought (and then didn’t, for reasons we still don’t fully know) InfoWars. We’re still trying. In the year since, we built The Onion into one of the biggest newspapers in the United States. I’m so proud of this place. I’m proud we do hard stuff. Thank you for caring.
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This Invasive Disease-Carrier Is Showing Up in Places It Really Shouldn’t Be.
This invasive disease-carrier is showing up in places it really shouldn't be
A mosquito that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika is now thriving in Western Colorado and elsewhere.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This Invasive Disease-Carrier Is Showing Up in Places It Really Shouldn’t Be.
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Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
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At Sida’s 60th, I honoured Sweden’s legacy—and sounded the alarm. Humanitarian principles are eroding. 2024 was the deadliest year for aid workers. If we abandon impartiality, we abandon humanity. Sweden must lead on law + accountability. #IHL #Sida60 #Humanitarian
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www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-...
Marking Sida’s 60th Anniversary: A Wake-Up Call for the Humanitarian System
Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking at the 60th anniversary of the Swedish International Development Cooperation… | ...
Marking Sida’s 60th Anniversary: A Wake-Up Call for the Humanitarian System
Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking at the 60th anniversary of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Age...
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October 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
At Sida’s 60th, I honoured Sweden’s legacy—and sounded the alarm. Humanitarian principles are eroding. 2024 was the deadliest year for aid workers. If we abandon impartiality, we abandon humanity. Sweden must lead on law + accountability. #IHL #Sida60 #Humanitarian
www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-...
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The Trump administration has come to BlueSky and are posting innumerable trolling Hatch-Act violating posts designed to increase your blood pressure. I don’t believe there is anything they will post that you can trust, so I would advise muting them below.
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October 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The Trump administration has come to BlueSky and are posting innumerable trolling Hatch-Act violating posts designed to increase your blood pressure. I don’t believe there is anything they will post that you can trust, so I would advise muting them below.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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This may be Trump's perfect social media post. A true work of art. He confirms:
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This may be Trump's perfect social media post. A true work of art. He confirms:
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
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The political knives are out ... "Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, once among his top MAGA-world defenders" www.npr.org/2025/11/15/g...
Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, once among his top MAGA-world defenders
The dismissal of Greene — once the epitome of "Make America Great Again" — appeared to be the final break in a dispute simmering for months.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The political knives are out ... "Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, once among his top MAGA-world defenders" www.npr.org/2025/11/15/g...
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Don’t break up on social media, kids. It’s just plain rude.
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Don’t break up on social media, kids. It’s just plain rude.
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Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider
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@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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Some optimism for young people trying to navigate in an anxious, uncertain world. #TechFutures www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/is...
Safer (and Sexier) Chatbots, Better Images Through Reasoning, The Dawn of Industrial AI, and more...
The Batch AI News and Insights: I recently received an email titled “An 18-year-old’s dilemma: Too late to contribute to AI?” Its author, who gave...
www.deeplearning.ai
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Some optimism for young people trying to navigate in an anxious, uncertain world. #TechFutures www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/is...
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A full, fun, and fascinating day! Next up: A talk at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine about how social media misleads us about public opinion.
@jayvanbavel.bsky.social New York University @nationalacademies.org www.nationalacademies.org/event/45948_...
@jayvanbavel.bsky.social New York University @nationalacademies.org www.nationalacademies.org/event/45948_...
www.nationalacademies.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A full, fun, and fascinating day! Next up: A talk at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine about how social media misleads us about public opinion.
@jayvanbavel.bsky.social New York University @nationalacademies.org www.nationalacademies.org/event/45948_...
@jayvanbavel.bsky.social New York University @nationalacademies.org www.nationalacademies.org/event/45948_...
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I don’t know how bad the economic numbers are going to end up this quarter. But I do know the party that controls the presidency, House and Senate is going to blame the party that doesn’t.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I don’t know how bad the economic numbers are going to end up this quarter. But I do know the party that controls the presidency, House and Senate is going to blame the party that doesn’t.
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We are really ruled by the dumbest people in existence.
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We are really ruled by the dumbest people in existence.
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ok maybe the craziest thing about these epstein emails is how many of them are still emailing like this after october 2016 and the wikileaks dnc emails
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
ok maybe the craziest thing about these epstein emails is how many of them are still emailing like this after october 2016 and the wikileaks dnc emails
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The America First guy has brought in 566 foreign workers during his 5 years in office to work at his companies instead of hiring Americans. And counting.
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The America First guy has brought in 566 foreign workers during his 5 years in office to work at his companies instead of hiring Americans. And counting.
What an EVIL man!
A pro-voting group sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) Tuesday, accusing him of launching a retaliation campaign meant to intimidate and suppress Latino voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Latino Voting Group Sues Texas AG Paxton Over Voter Retaliation, Intimidation Efforts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
What an EVIL man!