Alex Ip 葉清霖
@alexip718.com
Freedom through Truth for Service.
Publisher and Editor at @thexylom.com.
I made the "Generative AI Slop-free News Outlets" starter pack: https://go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
Signal: alexip.718
Email: alex@thexylom.com
Newsletter: thexylom.com/newsletter
Publisher and Editor at @thexylom.com.
I made the "Generative AI Slop-free News Outlets" starter pack: https://go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
Signal: alexip.718
Email: alex@thexylom.com
Newsletter: thexylom.com/newsletter
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Alex Ip 葉清霖
@alexip718.com
· Dec 17
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
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The 6 Rs who crossed the aisle to block Trump's Canada tariffs:
Thomas Massie
Don Bacon
Brian Fitzpatrick
Jeff Hurd
Kevin Kiley
Dan Newhouse
Jared Golden (D) voted with the Republicans to maintain them.
Thomas Massie
Don Bacon
Brian Fitzpatrick
Jeff Hurd
Kevin Kiley
Dan Newhouse
Jared Golden (D) voted with the Republicans to maintain them.
Incredible that this many Republicans are still backing Trump on this wildly unpopular policy.
They'll now have to do it again after Trump vetoes and an override vote is held.
Just generating mountains of votes for midterm ads.
They'll now have to do it again after Trump vetoes and an override vote is held.
Just generating mountains of votes for midterm ads.
U.S. HOUSE APPROVES RESOLUTION TO END TRUMP’S CANADA TARIFFS BY 219–211
February 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The 6 Rs who crossed the aisle to block Trump's Canada tariffs:
Thomas Massie
Don Bacon
Brian Fitzpatrick
Jeff Hurd
Kevin Kiley
Dan Newhouse
Jared Golden (D) voted with the Republicans to maintain them.
Thomas Massie
Don Bacon
Brian Fitzpatrick
Jeff Hurd
Kevin Kiley
Dan Newhouse
Jared Golden (D) voted with the Republicans to maintain them.
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219-211, House votes to pass the resolution by @meeks.house.gov to terminate Trump's tariffs on Canada. Six Republicans join Democrats in voting YES, while one Democrat votes NO.
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
219-211, House votes to pass the resolution by @meeks.house.gov to terminate Trump's tariffs on Canada. Six Republicans join Democrats in voting YES, while one Democrat votes NO.
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Anyways, today is a good day to become @thexylom.com's member. As WaPo abandons its international coverage, the responsibility of reporting from Sudan to Ukraine will fall to indie outlets like ours.
I just want to keep my job and not have to self-deport by the end of 2026:
bsky.app/profile/thex...
I just want to keep my job and not have to self-deport by the end of 2026:
bsky.app/profile/thex...
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Anyways, today is a good day to become @thexylom.com's member. As WaPo abandons its international coverage, the responsibility of reporting from Sudan to Ukraine will fall to indie outlets like ours.
I just want to keep my job and not have to self-deport by the end of 2026:
bsky.app/profile/thex...
I just want to keep my job and not have to self-deport by the end of 2026:
bsky.app/profile/thex...
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Let me offer one data point: @thexylom.com's January readership grew by 76% YoY. Since we don't place ads, we are growing our audience purely by word-of-mouth.
However, Google did not renew its support last fiscal year, and we completely exhausted our reserves. I don't know how long we can survive.
However, Google did not renew its support last fiscal year, and we completely exhausted our reserves. I don't know how long we can survive.
A combination of capitalism, corporate media failures, and anti-journalism propaganda has convinced a lot of people that journalists exist to turn a profit. They no longer seem to realize that the purpose of journalism is for them, the people.
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Let me offer one data point: @thexylom.com's January readership grew by 76% YoY. Since we don't place ads, we are growing our audience purely by word-of-mouth.
However, Google did not renew its support last fiscal year, and we completely exhausted our reserves. I don't know how long we can survive.
However, Google did not renew its support last fiscal year, and we completely exhausted our reserves. I don't know how long we can survive.
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I'm sure this was a fair decision reached entirely on the merits without a hint of political interference.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
US decides SpaceX is like an airline, exempting it from Labor Relations Act
US labels SpaceX a common carrier by air, will regulate firm under railway law.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I'm sure this was a fair decision reached entirely on the merits without a hint of political interference.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
There are literally more surveillance cameras in Atlanta (124.14 per 1000 people) than people aged 65 and over (123 per 1000 people) according to the 2024 U.S. Census population estimates
Why should you care about the ACPC's financial crisis, even?
1. Atlanta is the most surveilled city in the *world* outside China, with one camera per EIGHT people.
2. "Cop City" protestors were hit with RICO charges for 1st Amendment-protected activities such as handing out flyers and mutual aid.
1. Atlanta is the most surveilled city in the *world* outside China, with one camera per EIGHT people.
2. "Cop City" protestors were hit with RICO charges for 1st Amendment-protected activities such as handing out flyers and mutual aid.
February 11, 2026 at 11:15 PM
There are literally more surveillance cameras in Atlanta (124.14 per 1000 people) than people aged 65 and over (123 per 1000 people) according to the 2024 U.S. Census population estimates
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JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
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Getty Images used thermal imaging for these killer Winter Olympics photos, now i want a Thermal Cam option from NBC
February 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Getty Images used thermal imaging for these killer Winter Olympics photos, now i want a Thermal Cam option from NBC
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Lib billionaires can fund these independent orgs instead of blowing billions on consultants
Especially bad news for Atlantans, but also bad news for all of us and democracy. As more and more cities become increasingly unreported, ordinary corruption has an ever more open field into which to cohere into local authoritarianisms, rippling out and up.
Even more bad news for Atlanta local journalism: @atlpresscollective.com, which has extensively covered "Cop City", ICE, and Flock cameras, and a finalist for the @inn.org Insight Award for Visual Journalism, announced today that they have run out of cash to stay open beyond the end of March.
February 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Lib billionaires can fund these independent orgs instead of blowing billions on consultants
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Especially bad news for Atlantans, but also bad news for all of us and democracy. As more and more cities become increasingly unreported, ordinary corruption has an ever more open field into which to cohere into local authoritarianisms, rippling out and up.
Even more bad news for Atlanta local journalism: @atlpresscollective.com, which has extensively covered "Cop City", ICE, and Flock cameras, and a finalist for the @inn.org Insight Award for Visual Journalism, announced today that they have run out of cash to stay open beyond the end of March.
More bad news for Atlanta local journalism: Mariann Martin, Co-founder, Operations and Editorial Director of @canopyatl.bsky.social, announced her departure from the newsroom yesterday.
The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.
The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Especially bad news for Atlantans, but also bad news for all of us and democracy. As more and more cities become increasingly unreported, ordinary corruption has an ever more open field into which to cohere into local authoritarianisms, rippling out and up.
Even more bad news for Atlanta local journalism: @atlpresscollective.com, which has extensively covered "Cop City", ICE, and Flock cameras, and a finalist for the @inn.org Insight Award for Visual Journalism, announced today that they have run out of cash to stay open beyond the end of March.
More bad news for Atlanta local journalism: Mariann Martin, Co-founder, Operations and Editorial Director of @canopyatl.bsky.social, announced her departure from the newsroom yesterday.
The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.
The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.
canopyatlanta.org
February 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Even more bad news for Atlanta local journalism: @atlpresscollective.com, which has extensively covered "Cop City", ICE, and Flock cameras, and a finalist for the @inn.org Insight Award for Visual Journalism, announced today that they have run out of cash to stay open beyond the end of March.
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if you’re not a figure skating fan you and you watch the ice dance, you’re like “no idea how this works, kinda feels like the scoring is based off vibes”
Then you go online and all the figure skating fans are like “oh yeah we have no idea how this is scored and it seems to be manly based off vibes”
Then you go online and all the figure skating fans are like “oh yeah we have no idea how this is scored and it seems to be manly based off vibes”
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
if you’re not a figure skating fan you and you watch the ice dance, you’re like “no idea how this works, kinda feels like the scoring is based off vibes”
Then you go online and all the figure skating fans are like “oh yeah we have no idea how this is scored and it seems to be manly based off vibes”
Then you go online and all the figure skating fans are like “oh yeah we have no idea how this is scored and it seems to be manly based off vibes”
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ISU: our scores are very manipulable just so you know
Also ISU: and there’s nothing we love more than handing it to abusers, abuse apologists, and rape deniers
Also ISU: and there’s nothing we love more than handing it to abusers, abuse apologists, and rape deniers
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
ISU: our scores are very manipulable just so you know
Also ISU: and there’s nothing we love more than handing it to abusers, abuse apologists, and rape deniers
Also ISU: and there’s nothing we love more than handing it to abusers, abuse apologists, and rape deniers
Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron won. I'm sorry, Gabriella Papadakis, and various unnamed victims of sexual assault.
February 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron won. I'm sorry, Gabriella Papadakis, and various unnamed victims of sexual assault.
Last year, I sent @thexylom.com's Editor-at-Large @kcchengphoto.bsky.social to Lviv to report on how Ukrainian doctors are squeezing limited resources to treat civilians and soldiers suffering life-threatening burn injuries, now that the Trump administration has abandoned all humanitarian support:
February 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Last year, I sent @thexylom.com's Editor-at-Large @kcchengphoto.bsky.social to Lviv to report on how Ukrainian doctors are squeezing limited resources to treat civilians and soldiers suffering life-threatening burn injuries, now that the Trump administration has abandoned all humanitarian support:
You cannot make this up. This is "Longhorns for Texas barbecue" behavior. Beyond parody.
He sought $10K-$20K to cover the costs of a campus rape policy event.
Former UT professor sought money from Jeffrey Epstein Foundation
He sought $10K-$20K to cover the costs of a campus rape policy event.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
You cannot make this up. This is "Longhorns for Texas barbecue" behavior. Beyond parody.
Jordan Stolz was so fast, he would've gotten a traffic ticket in the neighborhood streets of his native Wisconsin
February 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jordan Stolz was so fast, he would've gotten a traffic ticket in the neighborhood streets of his native Wisconsin
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JUST IN: A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted an unprecedented airspace shutdown over El Paso, Texas, multiple sources say. https://cnn.it/4a9x8Qg
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
JUST IN: A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted an unprecedented airspace shutdown over El Paso, Texas, multiple sources say. https://cnn.it/4a9x8Qg
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Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
The Blocks are making Alden Capital look like the Make-A-Wish Foundation
"We own it, we're ending it, and we don't want to talk to anyone who wants to buy it. Don't call us; we won't answer you."
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
That appears to be the current status of the Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh. Via @dankennedy.net
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
That appears to be the current status of the Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh. Via @dankennedy.net
Efforts to keep Pittsburgh Post-Gazette operating appear to stall
In less than three months, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is scheduled to close up shop and go out of business.
www.cbsnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The Blocks are making Alden Capital look like the Make-A-Wish Foundation
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Gallup ends presidential approval polling. There are plenty of alternatives but having one firm back the 1930s was a great continuity. Here is my last update of their series. RIP.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Gallup ends presidential approval polling. There are plenty of alternatives but having one firm back the 1930s was a great continuity. Here is my last update of their series. RIP.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Gonna need someone to look at the date on this thing because it's uh not great if this is real. It's in the files.
February 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Gonna need someone to look at the date on this thing because it's uh not great if this is real. It's in the files.
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No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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The president of OpenAI has donated almost as much to Trump as the DNC has cash on hand www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Democratic donors have spent a year frozen, largely out of justified anger at the consultant class, the spammy texts, and lack of leadership from some elected leaders.
That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
THREAD 🧵
That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
THREAD 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The president of OpenAI has donated almost as much to Trump as the DNC has cash on hand www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...