Jake Swearingen
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1/ Anti-'woke' veterans who wield leaked screenshots are thrusting cancel culture deep into the US military, adding to strains at an unprecedented moment. www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...
Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs
Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops
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October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
1/ Anti-'woke' veterans who wield leaked screenshots are thrusting cancel culture deep into the US military, adding to strains at an unprecedented moment. www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...
Friday night massacre: Scoop from Grace Kay that Elon Musk's xAI just laid off hundreds of workers tasked with training Grok late today, after asking many to take tests Thursday evening www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-xa...
Elon Musk's xAI lays off hundreds of workers tasked with training Grok
XAI laid off at least 500 of the workers on its data annotation team on Friday night.
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September 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Friday night massacre: Scoop from Grace Kay that Elon Musk's xAI just laid off hundreds of workers tasked with training Grok late today, after asking many to take tests Thursday evening www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-xa...
Fun spot from @thenewsham.bsky.social while he was deep into looking thru Tesla's filings: In the proxy filing laying out Elon's trillion dollar comp, Tesla said xAI's name stood for "eXploratory Artificial Intelligence" which uhh, nobody has ever said before www.businessinsider.com/tesla-xai-ex...
Tesla said xAI stands for "eXploratory Artificial Intelligence." It's not clear where it got that.
In a recent proxy statement about Elon Musk's compensation package, Tesla said xAI's name stood for "eXploratory Artificial Intelligence." Huh?
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September 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Fun spot from @thenewsham.bsky.social while he was deep into looking thru Tesla's filings: In the proxy filing laying out Elon's trillion dollar comp, Tesla said xAI's name stood for "eXploratory Artificial Intelligence" which uhh, nobody has ever said before www.businessinsider.com/tesla-xai-ex...
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Great story, showing yet again that many of the stars of the "news" business are, in fact, bullshitters. www.businessinsider.com/daniella-pie...
A founder said her $200 million newsletter empire had over a million subscribers. Her own records tell a different story.
Daniella Pierson is a darling of the business press and made Forbes 30 Under 30. But do her company's subscription numbers add up?
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August 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Great story, showing yet again that many of the stars of the "news" business are, in fact, bullshitters. www.businessinsider.com/daniella-pie...
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We read -- and write -- a lot about the law firms that did deals with the Trump administration. This week, hundreds of lawyers met to talk about what they should -- and could -- do about the president's posture. @litaliano.bsky.social and @thenewsham.bsky.social report for @businessinsider.com.
We sat with 350 lawyers as they strategized against Trump. Big Law was absent — but Smaller Law is itching to fight.
Hundreds of lawyers brainstormed ways to stand up to Trump — and how to stiffen the spines of lawyers facing pressure from his administration.
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April 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We read -- and write -- a lot about the law firms that did deals with the Trump administration. This week, hundreds of lawyers met to talk about what they should -- and could -- do about the president's posture. @litaliano.bsky.social and @thenewsham.bsky.social report for @businessinsider.com.
Loved editing this from @thenewsham.bsky.social and Laura Italiano where 350 NYC lawyers libbed out hard over Trump resistance and swapped Signal tips over passed apps. Small(er) Law rebellion was in full force — Big Law's capitulators mostly absent. www.businessinsider.com/new-york-cit...
April 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Loved editing this from @thenewsham.bsky.social and Laura Italiano where 350 NYC lawyers libbed out hard over Trump resistance and swapped Signal tips over passed apps. Small(er) Law rebellion was in full force — Big Law's capitulators mostly absent. www.businessinsider.com/new-york-cit...
Fun look at @businessinsider.com on Tesla's Cybertruck rebrand from space-age oddity to blue-collar work truck — including Tesla using almost 1:1 remakes of Ford F-150 glamour shots.
www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybert...
www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybert...
April 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Fun look at @businessinsider.com on Tesla's Cybertruck rebrand from space-age oddity to blue-collar work truck — including Tesla using almost 1:1 remakes of Ford F-150 glamour shots.
www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybert...
www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybert...
New from @julianakaplan.bsky.social and @thenewsham.bsky.social: DOGE may be coming for the system that lets you file your taxes for free, and Treasury tells us they consider it a "failed program." (Users, meanwhile, gave it almost universally high marks) www.businessinsider.com/irs-direct-f...
The Treasury Department says IRS Direct File is a failed program. Its creators are worried DOGE is going to kill it.
IRS Direct File is the nation's first free tax filing system. A Treasury Department official told BI it was a failed program with an uncertain future.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
New from @julianakaplan.bsky.social and @thenewsham.bsky.social: DOGE may be coming for the system that lets you file your taxes for free, and Treasury tells us they consider it a "failed program." (Users, meanwhile, gave it almost universally high marks) www.businessinsider.com/irs-direct-f...
Great scoop from @thenewsham.bsky.social and @jayshams.bsky.social — Trump says Paul Weiss banned DEI. The firm's internal memo doesn't.
www.businessinsider.com/paul-weiss-t...
www.businessinsider.com/paul-weiss-t...
March 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Great scoop from @thenewsham.bsky.social and @jayshams.bsky.social — Trump says Paul Weiss banned DEI. The firm's internal memo doesn't.
www.businessinsider.com/paul-weiss-t...
www.businessinsider.com/paul-weiss-t...
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they made an ai game where you can talk to the patients but forgot to add in prompt safety controls
March 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
they made an ai game where you can talk to the patients but forgot to add in prompt safety controls
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New: I found a doge staffer whose google calendar was public, including an onboarding event with the GSA that included the names of other DOGE staff on the invite
www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...
www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...
We found a DOGE guy at NASA because his Google Calendar was public
DOGE staffer Riley Sennott's Google Calendar wasn't private, exposing his interactions with DOGE and firms like Tesla and Palantir.
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March 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
New: I found a doge staffer whose google calendar was public, including an onboarding event with the GSA that included the names of other DOGE staff on the invite
www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...
www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...
When Jack slacked me this scoop, I laughed so hard
DOGE staffer found at NASA with public Google Calendar showing DOGE interviews and meetings with Palantir (went private after we contacted)
Read @thenewsham.bsky.social and @alicetecotzky.bsky.social scoop: www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...
DOGE staffer found at NASA with public Google Calendar showing DOGE interviews and meetings with Palantir (went private after we contacted)
Read @thenewsham.bsky.social and @alicetecotzky.bsky.social scoop: www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...
We found a DOGE guy at NASA because his Google Calendar was public
DOGE staffer Riley Sennott's Google Calendar wasn't private, exposing his interactions with DOGE and firms like Tesla and Palantir.
www.businessinsider.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
When Jack slacked me this scoop, I laughed so hard
DOGE staffer found at NASA with public Google Calendar showing DOGE interviews and meetings with Palantir (went private after we contacted)
Read @thenewsham.bsky.social and @alicetecotzky.bsky.social scoop: www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...
DOGE staffer found at NASA with public Google Calendar showing DOGE interviews and meetings with Palantir (went private after we contacted)
Read @thenewsham.bsky.social and @alicetecotzky.bsky.social scoop: www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...
Grace Kay with a scoop: Internal documents reveal Marko Elez, who left DOGE after posts like "I was racist before it was cool" were found and then was rehired by Elon, was on the org chart at xAI, meaning Elez worked at 3 out of 6 of Musk's companies www.businessinsider.com/marko-elez-d...
Marko Elez, who left DOGE amid social media controversy, worked for xAI
Internal documents reveal Elon Musk's xAI startup employed Marko Elez, who resigned from DOGE after being linked to inflammatory social media posts.
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February 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Grace Kay with a scoop: Internal documents reveal Marko Elez, who left DOGE after posts like "I was racist before it was cool" were found and then was rehired by Elon, was on the org chart at xAI, meaning Elez worked at 3 out of 6 of Musk's companies www.businessinsider.com/marko-elez-d...
We got a list of workers at the White House’s DOGE office, including some new names previously unreported. Among them, a McKinsey alum and a lawyer who clerked for Clarence Thomas www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk's cost-cutting squad.
A list showing White House DOGE staffers reveals around 30 young tech, finance and legal professionals remaking federal government.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We got a list of workers at the White House’s DOGE office, including some new names previously unreported. Among them, a McKinsey alum and a lawyer who clerked for Clarence Thomas www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
Last year @thenewsham.bsky.social and @klong.bsky.social found a COVID relief fund meant for struggling arts venues gave $200M+ to rich musicians. We didn't know HOW they spent it—until now. After reviewing thousands of pages of receipts & internal accounting docs, oh boy... 🧵
How rich musicians billed American taxpayers for luxury hotels, shopping sprees, and million-dollar bonuses
Pop stars took advantage of the SVOG grant, using COVID relief funds for luxury spending. Lil Wayne bought Balenciaga and flew private.
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December 18, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Last year @thenewsham.bsky.social and @klong.bsky.social found a COVID relief fund meant for struggling arts venues gave $200M+ to rich musicians. We didn't know HOW they spent it—until now. After reviewing thousands of pages of receipts & internal accounting docs, oh boy... 🧵
Cork Haik now presided over death of 3 media companies — not many who can say that! www.axios.com/2024/12/17/r...
Scoop: Refinery29 lays off staff, CEO exits
Owner Sundial Media Group named Cory Haik as CEO in April.
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December 17, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Cork Haik now presided over death of 3 media companies — not many who can say that! www.axios.com/2024/12/17/r...
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NEW: MyPillow is using high-interest merchant cash advances, essentially payday loans for businesses. And they're winding up in court.
www.businessinsider.com/cash-strappe...
www.businessinsider.com/cash-strappe...
Mike Lindell says 'cash-strapped' MyPillow took $1.6 million loan from payday lender at 409% interest
MyPillow and its owner Mike Lindell have sued a payday lender. It's at least the third lawsuit with other high-rate advance companies.
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December 11, 2024 at 8:24 PM
NEW: MyPillow is using high-interest merchant cash advances, essentially payday loans for businesses. And they're winding up in court.
www.businessinsider.com/cash-strappe...
www.businessinsider.com/cash-strappe...
It's not 1:1 but the Gen Z cohort are largely products of parents who had kids around the time when Gini coefficient jumped like crazy
November 22, 2024 at 3:09 PM
It's not 1:1 but the Gen Z cohort are largely products of parents who had kids around the time when Gini coefficient jumped like crazy
Grammarly you are cancelled
November 20, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Grammarly you are cancelled
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The Forbes 30 Under 30 to prison pipeline remains undefeated www.businessinsider.com/joanna-smith...
An AI startup CEO on a Forbes '30 Under 30' list has been charged with defrauding investors out of $10 million
Joanna Smith-Griffin is latest Forbes '30 Under 30' alum facing criminal charges, joining Sam Bankman-Fried, Charlie Javice, and Martin Shkreli.
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November 19, 2024 at 8:37 PM
The Forbes 30 Under 30 to prison pipeline remains undefeated www.businessinsider.com/joanna-smith...
as said by @thenewsham.bsky.social after pubbing, "More like Forbes '30 Under 30 to Life'" www.businessinsider.com/joanna-smith...
An AI startup CEO on a Forbes '30 Under 30' list has been charged with defrauding investors out of $10 million
Joanna Smith-Griffin is latest Forbes '30 Under 30' alum facing criminal charges, joining Sam Bankman-Fried, Charlie Javice, and Martin Shkreli.
www.businessinsider.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:47 PM
as said by @thenewsham.bsky.social after pubbing, "More like Forbes '30 Under 30 to Life'" www.businessinsider.com/joanna-smith...
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This was a great episode. One thing to tack on: Solving for 0 fraud actually makes government quite *inefficient*.
Particularly for crisis-time programs (eg, the PPP), the socially optimal strategy should have some fraud in expectation. Priority is speed, w/ fraud mopped up later.
Particularly for crisis-time programs (eg, the PPP), the socially optimal strategy should have some fraud in expectation. Priority is speed, w/ fraud mopped up later.
Anyway. Find the episode on all the apps, for those who prefer listening to reading. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
How Fraudsters Are Bilking the Government Out of Billions of Dollars
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 11/18/2024 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:16 PM
This was a great episode. One thing to tack on: Solving for 0 fraud actually makes government quite *inefficient*.
Particularly for crisis-time programs (eg, the PPP), the socially optimal strategy should have some fraud in expectation. Priority is speed, w/ fraud mopped up later.
Particularly for crisis-time programs (eg, the PPP), the socially optimal strategy should have some fraud in expectation. Priority is speed, w/ fraud mopped up later.
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Free idea: A dark spinoff of Charlotte's Web called Templeton Awakes
November 17, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Free idea: A dark spinoff of Charlotte's Web called Templeton Awakes
print media is still going strong
November 17, 2024 at 7:47 PM
print media is still going strong
