Timothy Cama
@timothycama.bsky.social
Politics and influence at E&E News/POLITICO. Leak to me: [email protected]. Signal: timothycama.29
Spoiler alert: If a character’s name hasn’t been revealed, there’s a good chance they’re actually a character you already know. Someone is imagining them to be different, or they’re in two different timelines or something
December 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Spoiler alert: If a character’s name hasn’t been revealed, there’s a good chance they’re actually a character you already know. Someone is imagining them to be different, or they’re in two different timelines or something
Mandatory prison time for people who don't shovel/salt their sidewalks
December 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mandatory prison time for people who don't shovel/salt their sidewalks
Far too many songs for which I know the Weird Al parody far better than the original youtu.be/7vFGKHzY_38
I Think I'm a Clone Now
YouTube video by "Weird Al" Yankovic - Topic
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Far too many songs for which I know the Weird Al parody far better than the original youtu.be/7vFGKHzY_38
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A neutral arbiter agrees: @politico.com violated our contract and its own journalistic standards when it deployed AI.
Our readers deserve news, not slop!
wbng.org/2025/12/01/p...
Our readers deserve news, not slop!
wbng.org/2025/12/01/p...
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A neutral arbiter agrees: @politico.com violated our contract and its own journalistic standards when it deployed AI.
Our readers deserve news, not slop!
wbng.org/2025/12/01/p...
Our readers deserve news, not slop!
wbng.org/2025/12/01/p...
"Wherever" should have an additional e
Maybe add a New Yorker diaeresis. "Whereëver"
Maybe add a New Yorker diaeresis. "Whereëver"
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Wherever" should have an additional e
Maybe add a New Yorker diaeresis. "Whereëver"
Maybe add a New Yorker diaeresis. "Whereëver"
Maybe the entire internet shouldn’t rely on a few companies to operate
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Maybe the entire internet shouldn’t rely on a few companies to operate
Does anyone actually water plants with the water from a new filter?
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Does anyone actually water plants with the water from a new filter?
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TODAY: PEN Guild heads to arbitration over POLITICO’s contract-breaking use of AI. This fight could set the standard for how AI is used in newsrooms across the country.
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
TODAY: PEN Guild heads to arbitration over POLITICO’s contract-breaking use of AI. This fight could set the standard for how AI is used in newsrooms across the country.
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
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Politico’s new AI product has generated garbled or made-up Washington intelligence, including a lobbying effort by a fictional basket-weaver guild, the outlet’s unionized staff has complained.
Politico’s AI tool spits out made-up slop, union says
Unionized staffers say the AI tool violates language in their contract.
www.semafor.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Politico’s new AI product has generated garbled or made-up Washington intelligence, including a lobbying effort by a fictional basket-weaver guild, the outlet’s unionized staff has complained.
Is there any place as hot and humid as D.C. where such a large portion of the workforce is expected to wear dark suits year-round?
June 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Is there any place as hot and humid as D.C. where such a large portion of the workforce is expected to wear dark suits year-round?
All hail the ‘Next Generation Streetcar,’ a bus www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Mayor says D.C. Streetcar is going away, ‘next generation streetcar’ is coming
The streetcar that took more than a decade and $200 million to launch will shut down in two more years.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
All hail the ‘Next Generation Streetcar,’ a bus www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight. www.wired.com/story/politi...
Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI
Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight.
www.wired.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight. www.wired.com/story/politi...
The Senate is currently voting on a motion to table the point of order that points of order are not in order
This right after voting against a motion to table a point of order, on the grounds that points of order are not in order
This right after voting against a motion to table a point of order, on the grounds that points of order are not in order
May 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Senate is currently voting on a motion to table the point of order that points of order are not in order
This right after voting against a motion to table a point of order, on the grounds that points of order are not in order
This right after voting against a motion to table a point of order, on the grounds that points of order are not in order
Is ‘Beltway Series’ really the official name for a Nationals-Orioles series?
Why not ‘Parkway Series?’ Or ‘MARC Series?’
Why not ‘Parkway Series?’ Or ‘MARC Series?’
May 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Is ‘Beltway Series’ really the official name for a Nationals-Orioles series?
Why not ‘Parkway Series?’ Or ‘MARC Series?’
Why not ‘Parkway Series?’ Or ‘MARC Series?’
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion
May 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion
Confirmation hearings for the new Pope will be LIT
May 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Confirmation hearings for the new Pope will be LIT
Can't believe I got snubbed once again www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
Here are the winners of the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes - Poynter
Details and links to this year’s recipients of journalism’s highest honor
www.poynter.org
May 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Can't believe I got snubbed once again www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
Something about how 'budget' has at least two meanings in DC, and neither one is actually granting money to be spent
May 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Something about how 'budget' has at least two meanings in DC, and neither one is actually granting money to be spent
Happy Budget Day to all who celebrate
May 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happy Budget Day to all who celebrate
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NEW: Elon Musk committed $100 million in 2021 for a contest to advance tech that removes CO2 from the air or sea.
On Wednesday, the climate competition's winners are being feted — with a dark MAGA shadow over them.
“People are going to hear Musk and just walk away.”
www.eenews.net/articles/elo...
On Wednesday, the climate competition's winners are being feted — with a dark MAGA shadow over them.
“People are going to hear Musk and just walk away.”
www.eenews.net/articles/elo...
Elon Musk bankrolled a $100M climate contest. Now it's ‘tainted.’
The billionaire funded an XPrize for carbon removal. But he won't be at the ceremony announcing the winner Wednesday.
www.eenews.net
April 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
NEW: Elon Musk committed $100 million in 2021 for a contest to advance tech that removes CO2 from the air or sea.
On Wednesday, the climate competition's winners are being feted — with a dark MAGA shadow over them.
“People are going to hear Musk and just walk away.”
www.eenews.net/articles/elo...
On Wednesday, the climate competition's winners are being feted — with a dark MAGA shadow over them.
“People are going to hear Musk and just walk away.”
www.eenews.net/articles/elo...
Can super PACs directly contribute to papal candidates or does it have to be an arm's-length, non-coordinated spending kind of deal?
April 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Can super PACs directly contribute to papal candidates or does it have to be an arm's-length, non-coordinated spending kind of deal?
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'I suggest the absence of a quorum' sounds so passive aggressive
April 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
'I suggest the absence of a quorum' sounds so passive aggressive
Whoever trains every single congressional witness to obsequiously thank every senator for every question needs to stop
April 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Whoever trains every single congressional witness to obsequiously thank every senator for every question needs to stop