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Jon Keegan
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Tech reporter / Data journalist ➡️ @sherwood.news
I report on AI and Big Tech.
⏪️ The Markup, Tow Center, WSJ.
Aspiring 46er. ⛰️
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Jon Keegan @jonkeegan.com · 11d
I took a deep dive into Meta’s “Hyperion” data center in Richland Parish, LA. The story of a tech behemoth coming bearing billions to a poor community like Richland Parish is complex and worthy of scrutiny. 🧵 1/7

sherwood.news/tech/hyperion/
The power play behind Hyperion, Mark Zuckerberg’s colossal data center being built in rural Louisiana
$10 billion of investment. Code names to disguise projects and companies. Mixed opinions. Skyrocketing property values. And enough tax breaks...
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A majority of Americans DO trust major news outlets (though it is in decline). A majority of Republicans don’t. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Pew research charts about trust in news
December 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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sherwood.news
While America’s AI industry has barely any regulation, China ensures its AI models follow the Party line and censor forbidden material.
https://sherwood.news/tech/chinese-ai-chatbots-reportedly-must-answer-2-000-questions-prove-censorship/
Chinese AI chatbots reportedly must answer 2,000 questions, prove censorship compliance
While America’s AI industry has barely any regulation, China ensures its AI models follow the Party line and censor forbidden material....
sherwood.news
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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sherwood.news
It’s only a matter of time before there are ads in AI chatbots.
https://sherwood.news/tech/report-openai-has-started-mocking-up-what-ads-in-chatgpt-could-look-like/
Report: OpenAI has started mocking up what ads in ChatGPT could look like
It’s only a matter of time before there are ads in AI chatbots....
sherwood.news
December 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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On the left, NYT today on Trump’s gold in the Oval Office. And mine from July (sherwood.news/power/the-ov...).

Their 3D model is great though: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
screenshot from NYT Screenshot from Sherwood news
December 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Absolutely love these great illustrations by @joshadams.bsky.social for our Hyperion story.
December 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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drewharwell.com
New: We obtained thousands of internal chat messages from the ICE team creating viral videos of raids and "EPIC takedowns."

A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.

"It's a war!"

wapo.st/4s6YnC5
‘It’s a war’: Inside ICE’s media machine
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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sherwood.news
The new ban leaves drone operators in the lurch due to the lack of high-quality, American-made alternatives.
https://sherwood.news/tech/fcc-bans-new-chinese-drones-and-components-from-dji-and-autel-robotics/
FCC bans new Chinese drones and components from DJI and Autel Robotics
The new ban leaves drone operators in the lurch due to the lack of high-quality, American-made alternatives....
sherwood.news
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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sherwood.news
“Anna’s Archive” activist group claims to have downloaded 86 million music files, and associated metadata. The group says they will release the archive to the public.
https://sherwood.news/tech/activists-claim-to-have-scraped-most-of-spotify-planning-release/
Activists claim to have scraped most of Spotify, planning release
“Anna’s Archive” activist group claims to have downloaded 86 million music files, and associated metadata. The group says they will release the...
sherwood.news
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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The Department of Defense will add xAI’s Grok to its GenAI.mil platform, joining Google’s Gemini.
https://sherwood.news/tech/pentagon-adds-xais-grok-to-its-ai-platform/
Pentagon adds xAI’s Grok to its AI platform
The Department of Defense will add xAI’s Grok to its GenAI.mil platform, joining Google’s Gemini....
sherwood.news
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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sherwood.news
Meanwhile the sale of battery electric vehicles rose 27% in the EU so far this year.
https://sherwood.news/tech/teslas-eu-sales-fell-nearly-40-in-the-first-11-months-of-2025/
Tesla’s EU sales fell nearly 40% in the first 11 months of 2025
Meanwhile the sale of battery electric vehicles rose 27% in the EU so far this year....
sherwood.news
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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justinhendrix.bsky.social
"Each dot here represents the movement of someone arrested or deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement this year."

• 67,000 transfers per month

• 23,000 removals per month

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Each dot here represents the movement of someone arrested or deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement this year. 67,000 transfers per month 23,000 removals per month
December 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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andrecarrington.bsky.social
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
One panel comic with one person saying to another: Philip K Dick, Ray Bradbury. Like so many others in tech, I draw inspiration from completely misunderstanding those authors
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Trump is now calling the New York Times a national security threat and says they “must be dealt with and stopped.”
Trump: The Failing New York Times, and their lies and purposeful misrepresentations, is a serious threat to the National Security of our Nation. Their Radical Left, Unhinged Behavior, writing FAKE Articles and Opinions in a never ending way, must be dealt with and stopped. THEY ARE A TRUE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! Thank you for you attention to this matter. PRESIDENT DJT 13 ReTruths 32 Likes 12/22/25, 9:32 PM
December 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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evacide.bsky.social
Today is a good day to pick up Micah's book. If you don't already have these skills, let me tell you they are going to be very useful in the near future.
skiles.blue John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 4d
Here's a good book on the skills I think will be useful to journalists and citizen-researchers of the future, written by my colleague @micahflee.com
Cover of the book Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations
December 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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It’s firing like every weapon
newsguy.bsky.social Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 4d
Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House.
December 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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ianboudreau.com
Honestly it's going to be pretty fun watching her try to run a national news organization that is 100 percent united in hating her guts
December 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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404media.co
This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.

www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social
Nebuchadnezzar, by William Blake, 1795-1805 (flipped) #NetflixPartner
December 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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andycraig.bsky.social
Landry rushed to clarify he isn't resigning as governor of Louisiana and this will be, like, his side gig I guess. The state constitution explicitly bans state officeholders from simultaneously holding any federal office.
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5d
Trump says he’s appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as “special envoy” to Greenland.

Landry has previously expressed support for Trump’s plan to invade Greenland.
Trump: I am pleased to announce that I am appointing the GREAT Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, as the United States Special Envoy to Greenland. Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country's Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, and indeed, the World. Congratulations Jeff! 4 ReTruths 18 Likes 12/21/25, 6:21 PM
December 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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acarv.in
TIL the Salisbury steak was invented to be a scientific superfood. It even became a 19th century keto diet craze, though critics were not impressed:

"He promises to make women beautiful, with eyes like stars and skins like babies, so all the world will fall at their feet - the Salisbury Steak."
philedwardsinc.bsky.social Phil Edwards @philedwardsinc.bsky.social · 5d
So, Salisbury Steak is actually super weird. Like, lock-men-in-a-room-and-force-them-to-eat-baked-beans weird.
youtu.be/d9z8DK_VWKs
Salisbury Steak is actually super weird
YouTube video by Phil Edwards
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December 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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malmer.com
White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.
grudgie.bsky.social Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 8d
85% of CEOs are white men.

All but one US President has been a white man.

65% of all elected offices are held by white men.

Roughly 30% of the population is white men.

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
The CBS reporter who led the story calls pulling it a "political" decision.
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
“Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices,” Ms. Alfonsi wrote in the note, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times. “It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
The social media posts embedded in here are nuts
missionlocal.org Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 6d
Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout.

With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.

missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Waymo stopped its service across San Francisco on Saturday after numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams in the city.
missionlocal.org
December 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Always grab a copy of rhe full data as quick as you an!

www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon
An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Looks like they're right.

Data Set 1 / Photo 468, the image from yesterday's Epstein files release that included photos of Trump in a drawer, was removed.
EFTA00000465.pdf EFTA00000466.pdf EFTA00000467.pdf EFTA00000469.pdf EFTA00000470.pdf ٢٣٣٨٨٩٩٩٩٨٦٨
December 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM