Mike Nelson, Digital Policy Pioneer
@michaelrnelson.bsky.social
Scholar, Carnegie Endowment; Former Tech Strategy, Georgetown, Cloudflare, U.S. Senate, Clinton/Gore White House, FCC, IBM, BGOV, Microsoft. Accelerating the future of the Net and the Cloud
Cloudflare (and Matthew Prince) respond. This matters! A LOT!! x.com/eastdakota/s....
January 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Cloudflare (and Matthew Prince) respond. This matters! A LOT!! x.com/eastdakota/s....
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Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
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Something strangely absent from the X/CSAM discourse has been the fact that this is clearly a strategic recruitment tool to bring *young men and teenage boys* to the platform (and thus to expose them to the whole Muskofascist worldview and social network). It’s a 14-yo boy’s fantasy come true.
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Something strangely absent from the X/CSAM discourse has been the fact that this is clearly a strategic recruitment tool to bring *young men and teenage boys* to the platform (and thus to expose them to the whole Muskofascist worldview and social network). It’s a 14-yo boy’s fantasy come true.
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I thought the Indeed AI Work Report was pretty fascinating. In particular this chart that goes skill by skill and breaks down how much each will be transformed by AI. It reinforces that few jobs will go away completely due to AI, but the vast majority will be transformed by it to some degree.
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I thought the Indeed AI Work Report was pretty fascinating. In particular this chart that goes skill by skill and breaks down how much each will be transformed by AI. It reinforces that few jobs will go away completely due to AI, but the vast majority will be transformed by it to some degree.
So sad to hear of the passing of Suzanne Radell who for more than 25 years provided "digital leadership" at NTIA, ICANN meetings, OECD meetings, and many, many other places around the world. We will miss her greatly.
January 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
So sad to hear of the passing of Suzanne Radell who for more than 25 years provided "digital leadership" at NTIA, ICANN meetings, OECD meetings, and many, many other places around the world. We will miss her greatly.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Texas governor threatens state takeover of Houston elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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#Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery - www.theguardian.com/technology/2... so it's fine for richer people to create child sexual abuse imagery....
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
#Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery - www.theguardian.com/technology/2... so it's fine for richer people to create child sexual abuse imagery....
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What is holding back digital foreign investment?
Global investment in the digital economy grew +14%, but 10 countries captured 80% of new projects.
The gap: infrastructure, rules & skills.
▶️ Find out more: https://ow.ly/fOVL50XNk1Q
Global investment in the digital economy grew +14%, but 10 countries captured 80% of new projects.
The gap: infrastructure, rules & skills.
▶️ Find out more: https://ow.ly/fOVL50XNk1Q
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
What is holding back digital foreign investment?
Global investment in the digital economy grew +14%, but 10 countries captured 80% of new projects.
The gap: infrastructure, rules & skills.
▶️ Find out more: https://ow.ly/fOVL50XNk1Q
Global investment in the digital economy grew +14%, but 10 countries captured 80% of new projects.
The gap: infrastructure, rules & skills.
▶️ Find out more: https://ow.ly/fOVL50XNk1Q
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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Italy Fines Cloudflare €14 Million for Refusing to Filter Pirate Sites on Public 1.1.1.1 DNS. torrentfreak.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Italy Fines Cloudflare €14 Million for Refusing to Filter Pirate Sites on Public 1.1.1.1 DNS. torrentfreak.com
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Since 2015, the amount of Sargassum in the northern Sargasso Sea has decreased by more than 90%.
eos.org/articles/the...
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The Northern Sargasso Sea Has Lost Much of Its Namesake Algae - Eos
There’s less than a tenth as much Sargassum as there was a few years ago, a shift that may be linked to increasing sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico.
eos.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Since 2015, the amount of Sargassum in the northern Sargasso Sea has decreased by more than 90%.
eos.org/articles/the...
eos.org/articles/the...
Putin supports Trump & Cronies 110%! #PutinsPals
The Trump regime’s internal security enforcers murdered an American citizen in broad daylight.
The regime is illegally blocking the release of evidence of Trump’s extensive collaboration with Epstein. They’re agitating for war with France and Germany.
It’s completely insane anyone supports them.
The regime is illegally blocking the release of evidence of Trump’s extensive collaboration with Epstein. They’re agitating for war with France and Germany.
It’s completely insane anyone supports them.
January 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Putin supports Trump & Cronies 110%! #PutinsPals
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
x.com/Mike_Pence/s... A reminder that some Republicans--even members of the first Trimp Administration--can be moral and "do the right thing".
Mike Pence on X: "On this fifth anniversary of January 6th, I wanted to pass along remarks I made about that fateful day at the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ceremony last year. I first spoke about the men and women in uniform- the true heroes that day; how I will always believe that, https://t.co/6iSkxYkN2p" / X
On this fifth anniversary of January 6th, I wanted to pass along remarks I made about that fateful day at the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ceremony last year. I first spoke about the men and women in uniform- the true heroes that day; how I will always believe that, https://t.co/6iSkxYkN2p
x.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 AM
x.com/Mike_Pence/s... A reminder that some Republicans--even members of the first Trimp Administration--can be moral and "do the right thing".
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Word of the day is ‘fanfaronade’ (19th century): to strut and swagger about as if you own the stage.
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Word of the day is ‘fanfaronade’ (19th century): to strut and swagger about as if you own the stage.
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1/7
NYT: "The island of Hainan last month scrapped tariffs on most imports, slashed corporate and individual taxes and declared itself the world’s largest “free trade port.” China declared it an emblem of its readiness for two-way trade with the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
NYT: "The island of Hainan last month scrapped tariffs on most imports, slashed corporate and individual taxes and declared itself the world’s largest “free trade port.” China declared it an emblem of its readiness for two-way trade with the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
China Sells the World on Its Duty-Free Island, Amid a $1 Trillion Trade Surplus
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:43 AM
1/7
NYT: "The island of Hainan last month scrapped tariffs on most imports, slashed corporate and individual taxes and declared itself the world’s largest “free trade port.” China declared it an emblem of its readiness for two-way trade with the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
NYT: "The island of Hainan last month scrapped tariffs on most imports, slashed corporate and individual taxes and declared itself the world’s largest “free trade port.” China declared it an emblem of its readiness for two-way trade with the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
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Brazil succeeded in holding coup plotters accountable. "If — when the glass has been swept away & the trials are over — those who empowered, guided, mobilized, and legitimized [the riots] are never held to account, then... the conditions for repetition remain intact.” jacobin.com/2026/01/janu...
What Brazil’s January 8 Can Teach Us About January 6
In 2021, the January 6 Capitol attack exposed deep connections between the US state and far-right groups. When something similar happened in Brazil in 2023, it prompted a national attempt to reform th...
jacobin.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Brazil succeeded in holding coup plotters accountable. "If — when the glass has been swept away & the trials are over — those who empowered, guided, mobilized, and legitimized [the riots] are never held to account, then... the conditions for repetition remain intact.” jacobin.com/2026/01/janu...
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No amount of gaslighting will convince sane and rational Americans that we didn’t see what we saw on January 6, 2021.
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
January 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
No amount of gaslighting will convince sane and rational Americans that we didn’t see what we saw on January 6, 2021.
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
A harsh assessment:
[The U.N. and internationsl law] are "basically useless precisely because it depends on some of the worst people in the world to voluntarily behave in accordance with a high minded altruism."
[The U.N. and internationsl law] are "basically useless precisely because it depends on some of the worst people in the world to voluntarily behave in accordance with a high minded altruism."
January 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
A harsh assessment:
[The U.N. and internationsl law] are "basically useless precisely because it depends on some of the worst people in the world to voluntarily behave in accordance with a high minded altruism."
[The U.N. and internationsl law] are "basically useless precisely because it depends on some of the worst people in the world to voluntarily behave in accordance with a high minded altruism."
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Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
Proud to live in Arlington (and northern Virginia).
Parody is People Power.
Parody is People Power.
January 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Proud to live in Arlington (and northern Virginia).
Parody is People Power.
Parody is People Power.
Keep telling the truth, @Crow.House.Gov!!
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Keep telling the truth, @Crow.House.Gov!!
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MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
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MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*