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Some CBS News staffers expressed deep skepticism about a story that used unnamed sources to report that the ICE officer who shot a woman had "internal bleeding" (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/15/cbs-news-ice-officer…

Political fixer Bradley Tusk's nonprofit releases VoteSecure, an open-source cryptographic protocol for mobile voting, amid skepticism from cryptographers (Steven Levy/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/bradley-tusk-mobile-voting-protocol/

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Plan to Make Mobile Voting Happen
Political consultant Bradley Tusk has spent a fortune on mobile voting efforts. Now, he’s launching a protocol to try to mainstream the technology.

Now we have official government accounts posting
"womp womp, cry all you want,"
and calling US citizens
"imbecilic morons."
https://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3m5mlmwxosk2x

Tyler McBrien (@tylermcbrien.com)
A couple years back, I wrote about how the novelty of interacting with government agencies on social media gave way to an era of skepticism on both sides. Now we have official government accounts posting "womp womp, cry all you want," and calling US citizens "imbecilic morons."

“Felt to many here like we were carrying water for the admin’s justifying of the shooting to keep our access to our sources,” said a second network staffer, who was also not authorized to comment.
What use are "internal sources" if you are not using them to report reality? It would be a lot simpler to just reprint #Leavitt

“Felt to many here like we were carrying water for the admin’s justifying of the shooting to keep our access to our sources,” said a second network staffer, who was also not authorized to comment.
What use are "internal sources" if you are not using them to report reality? It would be a lot simpler to just reprint #Leavitt

@… explains why Mastodon feels like it has a much brighter future than legacy social media really well here:
https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/115560976942889…

This is a tricky balance. Some level of skepticism and counter-culture is good and healthy, both for people and society. But when it goes too far, it always seems to end up in the same place.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

New year at the gym.
Hope and skepticism. Who
Will be here next fall?
#haiku

Now we have official government accounts posting
"womp womp, cry all you want,"
and calling US citizens
"imbecilic morons."
https://bsky.app/profile/tylermcbrien.com/post/3m5mlmwxosk2x

Tyler McBrien (@tylermcbrien.com)
A couple years back, I wrote about how the novelty of interacting with government agencies on social media gave way to an era of skepticism on both sides. Now we have official government accounts posting "womp womp, cry all you want," and calling US citizens "imbecilic morons."

This is particularly bad in #Italy, where #WhatsApp is the default means of communication. In other countries I've lived in at least they consider alternatives. In Italy people don't even ask you if you have an account before adding you in school parent groups or contacting you for work over WhatsApp.

Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information
How people talk about data privacy can overcome – or reinforce – their skepticism that things can change.

Sources and docs: Palantir's Immigration OS helps ICE track undocumented immigrants and deport them; a decade ago, Alex Karp said Trump's plans made "no sense" (Eva Dou/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/03/pala…

How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data-mining company’s chief executive.

Versant Media closed down 13% in its Nasdaq debut on January 5 after its Comcast spinoff, underscoring investor skepticism around traditional TV businesses (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/comcast-completes-spin…

Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
Even as Palantir took on extensive data-management contracts for the federal government,
the company said it was not willing to allow its powerful tools to broadly track immigrants across America.

That commitment no longer holds.
Palantir’s software is helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement track undocumented immigrants and deport them faster,
according to federal procurement filings and in…

How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data management company’s chief executive.

Oracle stock fell 30% this quarter, its steepest drop since Q3 2001, when it slid ~34%, amid skepticism about its ability to open more data centers for OpenAI (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/26/oracle-stock-on-pace-for-worst…

Oracle shares on pace for worst quarter since 2001 as new CEOs face concerns about AI build-out
Investors want to know if Oracle, under new CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia, can pay for and deliver data centers packed with Nvidia chips for OpenAI.

But did he and his staff learn anything, given the Wannong “Tiffany” Deng example? "My bad" is not a measure of improvement or competence
Daniel Lurie gets props, faces doubt in Beya Alcaraz fallout | Politics | sfexaminer.com
https:/…

Lurie lauded for taking D4 blame, faces skepticism
Some Filipino American leaders want restitution for cultural group.

But did he and his staff learn anything, given the Wannong “Tiffany” Deng example? "My bad" is not a measure of improvement or competence
Daniel Lurie gets props, faces doubt in Beya Alcaraz fallout | Politics | sfexaminer.com
https:/…

Lurie lauded for taking D4 blame, faces skepticism
Some Filipino American leaders want restitution for cultural group.

Sources: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told friends that he is interested in acquiring WBD's IP, including HBO, contrasting with co-CEO Greg Peters' skepticism (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters