I want to say this. Amid a great deal of despair, all walks of media--from Wired, to @marisakabas.bsky.social, to 404, to WaPo (which broke the first story on David Lebryk)--are stepping up. Sources are reaching out to journos and (hopefully safely) getting their stories out. - ThreadSky

emptywheel.bsky.social • 18 days ago

I want to say this.

Amid a great deal of despair, all walks of media--from Wired, to @marisakabas.bsky.social, to 404, to WaPo (which broke the first story on David Lebryk)--are stepping up.

Sources are reaching out to journos and (hopefully safely) getting their stories out.

Reposted from Joseph Cox

New from 404 Media: inside the gov meeting where Musk ally laid out plans for data sharing across gov/AI. We got audio. In the call an employee pushed back and said the plan would be “illegal.” Musk ally said “we should still push forward and see what we can do.” www.404media.co/things-are-g...

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klynner.bsky.social•18 days ago

Needed this 10 months ago from major media outlets.

bubbleheadbob.bsky.social•18 days ago

Not that anyone will be held accountable, but at least they don’t have blanket immunity.

leo-atreides.bsky.social•18 days ago

A private citizen on Air Force One... They don't have enough people in air traffic control how flying could be safe for both presidents is a gamble.

phun-wang.bsky.social•18 days ago

Thank you. Good to hear! Watching video of the protest in front of DOT made me feel much better today! When we fight, we win!!

francolli.bsky.social•18 days ago

I'm old. Been around a while, seen Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Ceaușescu, seen the berlin wall fall. I was around for JFK, MLK, and RFK assassinations. In a situation where the world has no answers you do not 'sneak information out to the press under cloak of night'

You take it head on and fight

rogueresistknitter.bsky.social•18 days ago

I have a feeling we're around the same age. I never thought I'd live to see the shit I'm seeing. I vaguely remember JFK, I was very young.

francolli.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yeah I'm from the pre internet, pre cell phone, pre musk era

A time when people could bring down presidents

People are desensitized today, Watergate is an average Tuesday. If JFK was assassinated today you would get people picking up brain matter in Dealey Plaza while dancing making Tik Tok videos

rogueresistknitter.bsky.social•18 days ago

I miss the days when just the hint of a scandal was enough to destroy a political career. Now a convicted felon is looked upon as being more credible because of the conviction.

You're probably right about the response to an assassination.

jacksez.bsky.social•18 days ago

My social security has been asking me to change to "Login" for quite a while. I refuse and continue with password and verification.

kelly68.bsky.social•18 days ago

This type of effort smacks of business development for Musk… sole source, no bid contracts, that are ill defined. That in addition to the fact they are probably illegal.

v-ron.bsky.social•18 days ago

It would be helpful to share legit ways to contact & pester the shit outta the mega media outlets

jfkanniebskysocial.bsky.social•18 days ago

This is why all of you who started reporting on Twitter years ago are so valuable now because all of you kept track of everything and we have the archives of material you wrote.
That information is power now and it will destroy them.

bsbeamer.bsky.social•18 days ago

Wired has been doing excellent work, especially for “politics” the last few years. Great to see them getting more support.

scidmark.bsky.social•18 days ago

I predict a techbro fight…no way will Gates, Bezos and Zuckerberg allow Musk to monopolize AI. They’re Musk’s competition and they know how to fight dirty. I want to see blood

ladylinds.bsky.social•18 days ago

Wired and 404 have been doing some great journalism lately.

david.uncensored.zip•18 days ago

the broadcast news + cable really need to step up.

starr20.bsky.social•18 days ago

HR consultant pushing Christianity ?!?

rogueresistknitter.bsky.social•18 days ago

I knew AI was going to rear its ugly head at some point. It's the only thing that made sense.

markabuchanan.bsky.social•18 days ago

*push forward and see what we can get away with.

ptitcombjr.bsky.social•18 days ago

Day late, and a dollar short.

used2balawyer.bsky.social•18 days ago

It sure took them long enough, especially our elected shithead “leaders”, but it may be too late.

omnifact2025.bsky.social•18 days ago

gamecat235.bsky.social•18 days ago

I subscribed to Wired today. My first physical media subscription in *years*.

dadsof3.bsky.social•18 days ago

So innocuous sounding in the meeting. Crime doesn’t usually sound ominous like they make it in the movies, more like this audio. “Hey let’s just see what we can do…” while pushing to illegally access all Americans data.

anniewalsh.bsky.social•18 days ago

Bessent is still lying to us about the DOGE frat boys at Treasury. Which shows he still feels enough shame to lie

https://apnews.com/article/treasury-systems-trump-bessent-doge-musk-08eb241fc60807b5e1c7b35fcdaee245

ellencorcella.bsky.social•18 days ago

So, a tape reveals that Musk was told this was illegal and he said continue. That is their playbook. They act illegally and hope either nobody notices or nobody objects. We will object and object.

targas-taargas.bsky.social•18 days ago

wapo is too little to late. they had their chance before the election eff em.

texdog97.bsky.social•18 days ago

Congress isn't doing anything. How can anyone individual whose data is being taken take Misk to court to try and get an injunction? Or is that not an option?

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