Mike Nelson, Digital Policy Wonk
@michaelrnelson.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, 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
Care about AI regulation and #DigitalPolicy? Look beyond the U.S., the @ec.europa.eu, China, and the U.N. To dig deeper, read analysus from @carnegieindia.bsky.social www.dw.com/en/india-cha...
India charts its own course on AI regulation – DW – 11/11/2025
India's young, tech-savvy population has already made it a leading country in AI adoption. When setting rules for artificial intelligence, New Delhi is taking a different approach compared to the EU, ...
www.dw.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Care about AI regulation and #DigitalPolicy? Look beyond the U.S., the @ec.europa.eu, China, and the U.N. To dig deeper, read analysus from @carnegieindia.bsky.social www.dw.com/en/india-cha...
Temperatures rising in Asia. www.bbc.com/news/article...
China and Japan in escalating spat over Taiwan: What to know
Sanae Takaichi drew fire after suggesting Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked Taiwan.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Temperatures rising in Asia. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Useful and scary analysis about privacy and surveillance in the U.S. www.brookings.edu/articles/pri...
Privacy under siege: DOGE’s one big, beautiful database | Brookings
Stephanie Pell details reporting on efforts to consolidate government data, how this implicates the Privacy Act, and its potential uses.
www.brookings.edu
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Useful and scary analysis about privacy and surveillance in the U.S. www.brookings.edu/articles/pri...
Starting in less than three hours. Will be fascinating. How China wins friends in Latin America (or doesn't). carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...
#SoftPower
#SoftPower
Adaptive China: Engaging Local Realities in Latin America and Beyond
Latin America, as in many parts of the world, has struggled to adjust to the rapid influx of Chinese investment and influence.
carnegieendowment.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Starting in less than three hours. Will be fascinating. How China wins friends in Latin America (or doesn't). carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...
#SoftPower
#SoftPower
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Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
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The Iliad’s main theme is that macho-men are stubborn, pig-headed sulks, whose sulkiness leads to deaths and disaster.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Iliad’s main theme is that macho-men are stubborn, pig-headed sulks, whose sulkiness leads to deaths and disaster.
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Sources: Meta Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave in the coming months to found his own startup; a source says he is in early talks to raise funds (Financial Times)
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November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Sources: Meta Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave in the coming months to found his own startup; a source says he is in early talks to raise funds (Financial Times)
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A Digital Hero! @timbl.bsky.social www.facebook.com/100064327253...
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A Digital Hero! @timbl.bsky.social www.facebook.com/100064327253...
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Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.
x.com/ChrisO_wiki/... And, of course, the Heritage Foundation was pushing for this. Disgusting!
ChrisO_wiki on X: "1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️ https://t.co/CEESPSmj5y" / X
1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️ https://t.co/CEESPSmj5y
x.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
x.com/ChrisO_wiki/... And, of course, the Heritage Foundation was pushing for this. Disgusting!
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Joyce Carol Oates gonna get all top 5 bangers for November or what?
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Joyce Carol Oates gonna get all top 5 bangers for November or what?
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Spreading a little joy from Joyce Carol Oates.😈
This Acclaimed Author's Roast Of 'Uncultured' Elon Musk Is An Absolute 'Beauty'
Joyce Carol Oates used the billionaire's platform to expose what he "never posts" about.
www.huffpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Spreading a little joy from Joyce Carol Oates.😈
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
November 10, 2025
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In the last month or so I’ve realised, or observed, three of my friends (who always hid this well it seems) being increasingly right wing. I am very centrist in my views and I have no issue with conservative views at all, right wing for me goes further than that. It’s upsetting, confusing and hard.
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In the last month or so I’ve realised, or observed, three of my friends (who always hid this well it seems) being increasingly right wing. I am very centrist in my views and I have no issue with conservative views at all, right wing for me goes further than that. It’s upsetting, confusing and hard.
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This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
Interesting discussion at CNAS office in DC about the new report on "Tipping the Scales". #cybersecurity @cnas.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Interesting discussion at CNAS office in DC about the new report on "Tipping the Scales". #cybersecurity @cnas.bsky.social
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
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Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
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When asked about Greenland 🇬🇱 the new U.S. ambassador was caught off guard.
Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, met today with King Frederik as part of his official introduction in the role.
🎥: TV2.
Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, met today with King Frederik as part of his official introduction in the role.
🎥: TV2.
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
When asked about Greenland 🇬🇱 the new U.S. ambassador was caught off guard.
Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, met today with King Frederik as part of his official introduction in the role.
🎥: TV2.
Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, met today with King Frederik as part of his official introduction in the role.
🎥: TV2.
Watching a REALLY eye-opening webinar from the @nationalacademies.org : "AI, Automation, and the Future of Work A Two-Part Webinar Series on Workforce Transformation Session"
1: Reskilling, Upskilling, and the Evolving Workforce
Jaime Teevan, Microsoft (and University of Washington) was awesome!
1: Reskilling, Upskilling, and the Evolving Workforce
Jaime Teevan, Microsoft (and University of Washington) was awesome!
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Watching a REALLY eye-opening webinar from the @nationalacademies.org : "AI, Automation, and the Future of Work A Two-Part Webinar Series on Workforce Transformation Session"
1: Reskilling, Upskilling, and the Evolving Workforce
Jaime Teevan, Microsoft (and University of Washington) was awesome!
1: Reskilling, Upskilling, and the Evolving Workforce
Jaime Teevan, Microsoft (and University of Washington) was awesome!