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Sam Dean 🦅

@SamAugustDean

Formerly @latimes, now writing a book on defense tech and editing @buffetmagazine

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The bios of this new crop of congresspeople keep on giving: This guy is from North Adams, MA, moved to Bethlehem, PA with his mom when their house burned down, then became a career firefighter and firefighter union president.
Ravi Mangla (@ravi_mangla) profile pictureRavi Mangla@ravi_manglaNov 6
Bob Brooks: "I've been a union guy my entire life... I'd love to pass the PRO Act, give everyone the right to organize."
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Don Leonard, the new congressman for the Ohio district that includes a Facebook data center and Anduril's Arsenal-1 megafactory for AI drones, is a Peace Corps guy with a PhD in Latin American development economics who calls data centers "the mascot of predatory capitalism."
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Should be interesting! clas.osu.edu/people/leonard.…
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Matthew Petti
@matthew_pettiNov 5
One of the biggest signs of a vibe shift? Donations from ZIP code 22101, home to the CIA headquarters in Langley and defense contractors in McLean, were overwhelmingly Democratic in 2024. They had a massive Republican shift this year. reason.com/2026/11/05/langle…
Langley donors shift Republican in 2026

Langley donors shift Republican in 2026

The community home to the CIA and many military contractors no longer favors the Democratic Party.

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Jeff Bercovici@jeffbercoviciNov 4
You may remember Gary Michelson as the billionaire who (reportedly) complained to Patrick Soon-Shiong about an LA Times article about his dog, leading to a huge fight with executive editor Kevin Merida and then his resignation
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@immadNov 4
Something feels a bit iffy about California prop 38. Doing a popular vote proposed by a 3 person non-profit that gives said non profit $4.2B from the public! I hope Gary is great and knows how to spend $4.2B well because it’s done.
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Robinson Meyer
@robinsonmeyerNov 4
When you look under the hood, you see how *specific* the red-state Senate Dem energy proposals are. They all want to revive the solar and wind tax credits. They all want to make data centers pay full freight. Annie Andrews even endorses permitting reform at length:
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David Pomerantz (@DavidPomerantz) profile pictureDavid Pomerantz@DavidPomerantzNov 4
Wow, TIL that Adam Hamilton had as a core part of his energy campaign platform... requiring competitive bidding for transmission projects rather than allowing allowing incumbent utilities to monopolize them(!?!?!) h/t @robinsonmeyer and @heatmap_news newsletter.
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Madeleine Baker@madeleineebakerNov 4
Would never have predicted that Catholics would swing hard against the party that spent the last year saying "the Pope should eat shit and die"
Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) profile picturePatrick Ruffini
@PatrickRuffiniNov 4
Exit poll swings, 2024-2026
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Said A. Haschemi
@SaidHaschemiNov 4
Defense funds realizing they have to pivot back to climate tech
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The new governor of Iowa
Rob Sand (@RobSandIA) profile pictureRob Sand
@RobSandIA5 Oct 2020
Make Democracy Fun Again. #FleetwoodMac #VOTE #Iowa
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Kind of incredible that even in a wave year like this, Vermont and New Hampshire held onto their Republican governors
Saikat Chakrabarti (@saikatc) profile pictureSaikat Chakrabarti
@saikatcNov 4
This is what all the State Legislatures are looking like. Dems now have the power to pass the National Voter Compact to effectively abolish the Electoral College.
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Shalini Ramachandran@shaliniNov 3
In the wake of our investigation that spurred a bipartisan Senate letter to Google demanding answers about its AI tools at school, Google announced some new changes today to allow administrators more control over turning off AI for students. wsj.com/tech/ai/google-curbs…
Google Curbs AI in School Accounts After Pushback

Google Curbs AI in School Accounts After Pushback

The search company turns off Gemini chatbot and Google Search by default for schoolchildren after a WSJ investigation into Google’s AI rollout in schools.

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Shalini Ramachandran (@shalini) profile pictureShalini Ramachandran@shaliniOct 1
My latest investigation: Inside Google's AI Push Into American Schools "It Slowed My Thinking Down." Students are becoming academically and emotionally dependent on AI, in large part thanks to Google's push in schools. Gift link: wsj.com/tech/ai/google-ai-ge…
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Dana Goldstein@DanaGoldsteinNov 3
Breaking: Google will turn off web search for schools that opt out of A.I. for kids. nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/go…
Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (Gift Article)

Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (Gift Article)

Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.

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Noah Lanard@nlanardNov 2
Some background on David Flippo's Air Force record for those not following: -Falsely claimed to have served "in the desert" in 1991 but was actually in school -Campaign falsely claimed he earned a Bronze Star with valor -Was relieved of command in 2008 motherjones.com/politics/202…
David Flippo misrepresented his military record on Desert Storm

David Flippo misrepresented his military record on Desert Storm

The Nevada congressional candidate said he was in "the desert" in 1991. Records show he was attending Montana State and was not on active duty during Operation Desert Storm.

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Sammy Roth@Sammy_RothNov 2
Fun waking up today to learn that I'm the latest independent journalist whose reporting the New York Times has largely copied with no credit and no link. NYT story on Disneyland's plans to convert Autopia to electric vehicles: nytimes.com/2026/11/02/clima… 🧵
After 71 Years and a Lot of Exhaust, Disneyland’s Autopia Goes Electric (Gift Article)

After 71 Years and a Lot of Exhaust, Disneyland’s Autopia Goes Electric (Gift Article)

The gas-powered engines in Disneyland’s Autopia ride weren’t properly certified. The little cars will be replaced by E.V.s.

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Teddy Schleifer
@teddyschleiferOct 27
INSIDE THE BILLIONAIRE BUNKER. The inside story of how Silicon Valley raised $333 million to try and beat the California wealth tax. Sergey Brin, John Doerr and Patrick Collison turned a billionaire club into political ad machine. Featuring confidential memos and internal docs. With @eringriffith.
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Jack Herrera
@jherrerxOct 26
Believe it or not, I am aware of the fact that most people won't read a 16,000 word article about an actual blood-and-bullets war over water in the Rio Grande. So we made a 30-minute film. The filmmakers at TM Studios did an incredible job: youtube.com/watch?v=PBaMGnxt…
Will There Be a War Fought Over Water? | From Texas Monthly's "The...

Will There Be a War Fought Over Water? | From Texas Monthly's "The...

“I don’t know if I can emphasize enough how dire and urgent it real...

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Teddy Schleifer
@teddyschleiferOct 26
Anthropic cap-table, kinda sorta
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Caroline Haskins@car0linehaskinsOct 26
A few months ago, TikTok started showing me videos (which I'd always watch) of people taking apart old appliances, or stripping wires, & collecting copper to sell I wrote about the big players in this world, how much they earn online + off, & why their videos resonate. See reply
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Emily Gould@EmilyGouldNYmagOct 22
I'd like to know a lot more about what happened here. publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t…
Catapult to Be Sold, End Operations

Catapult to Be Sold, End Operations

The independent publisher, cofounded in 2015 by Elizabeth Koch, will be acquired by an unspecified buyer and end operations on October 30. The newly formed staff union said it was notified that...

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Teddy Schleifer
@teddyschleiferOct 22
NEW — The extraordinary story of how Mark Zuckerberg wheeled and dealed to get Meta’s board of directors to protect him from California’s wealth tax. With @elitanjourno nytimes.com/2026/10/21/techn…
How Mark Zuckerberg Pushed Meta to Shield Him From California’s Proposed Wealth Tax

How Mark Zuckerberg Pushed Meta to Shield Him From California’s Proposed Wealth Tax

The billionaire told Meta’s board that he planned to list his Silicon Valley home for sale. The company remade its stock structure to help him pay the tax if voters pass it.

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