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Sam Altman says there is some "AI washing", where companies blame AI for layoffs that they would otherwise do, alongside "real displacement by AI" of some jobs (AJ Dellinger/Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/sam-altman-says-companies-are-ai-wash…

Sam Altman Says Companies Are 'AI Washing' Layoffs
Hold up, let him cook.

Dan Eggen, a veteran WaPo editor who helped shape coverage of the White House and who was among hundreds of WaPo journalists laid off in February, dies at 60 (Matt Schudel/Washington Post)

Dan Eggen, who shaped politics coverage at The Post, dies at 60
He helped guide Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, including coverage of Russian election interference in 2016 and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Dan Eggen, who shaped politics coverage at The Post, dies at 60 (Matt Schudel/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2026/04/21/dan-eggen-dead-washington-post/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p32#a260422p32

[OT] This economic idea transfixed Wall Street and Washington. It may be a mirage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/23/ai-economic-growth-gdp-mirage/ (archived at

This economic idea transfixed Wall Street and Washington. It may be a mirage.
Massive investment in AI contributed “basically zero” to U.S. economic growth last year, Goldman Sachs has calculated.

Of course it was Bob Donovan attacking Milwaukee's ability to govern Milwaukee
"An effort to limit the Milwaukee Common Council’s ability to shape police and fire department policy passed an Assembly vote Thursday, in the form of an amendment to a completely unrelated bill. If the measure becomes law, the council would need a unanimous vote before suspending or modifying police or fire department policy. "
#Milwaukee #Wisconsin

ICE official Greg Bovino throws teargas at protesters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/ice-official-greg-bovino-throws-tear-gas-at-protesters/2026/01/22/0a4ffcf2-cb34…

ICE official Greg Bovino throws tear gas at protesters
Border patrol chief Greg Bovino tossed tear gas at protesters one day after a federal judge denied an order restraining ICE's tactics in Minneapolis.

Trump is the biggest threat to D.C.'s architectural splendor since War of 1812 (Philip Kennicott/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/03/23/trump-washington-architecture-ballroom-arch/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260323/p63#a260323p63

A profile of far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, who made ~$900K from "fanatical" donors since early 2025, as his influence in the US conservative movement rises (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/04/20/nick-fuen…

He spreads hate online — and fans pay him hundreds of thousands of dollars
The far-right influencer Nick Fuentes has pocketed roughly $900,000 from “fanatical” donors since the start of 2025. Some superfans see him as part of their families.

How Stars and Stripes is responding to the Pentagon's plans to make it not "woke"; the Pentagon hasn't communicated with the paper since posting its plans on X (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/23/pent…

Inside the effort to shield Stars and Stripes from Pentagon control
The Pentagon criticized the military newspaper as “woke.” Now the outlet’s leaders — and some members of Congress — are trying to assert its independence.

Source: as WaPo dismantled its metro and sports coverage, The Baltimore Banner registered the domains dcbanner.com and thedcbanner.com and plans a DC expansion (Natalie Korach/Status)
https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-local-sports-coverage

Picking Off The Post
After The Washington Post’s retreat from local news and sports, rival outlets are racing to fill the void, scooping up displaced talent and capitalizing on the opportunity.