Tyler Dukes
@mtdukes.bsky.social
Lead editor, AI innovation in journalism at McClatchy. Former News & Observer I-team. Duke University adjunct. 2017 Nieman Fellow. Powered by gas station coffee and eastern NC barbecue.
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Polymarket really has become the ultimate place to engage in insider trading on privileged information.
I'm not sure we're prepared for what happens when any outcome -- including violent ones -- can be wagered on.
I'm not sure we're prepared for what happens when any outcome -- including violent ones -- can be wagered on.
"A newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759."
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Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Polymarket really has become the ultimate place to engage in insider trading on privileged information.
I'm not sure we're prepared for what happens when any outcome -- including violent ones -- can be wagered on.
I'm not sure we're prepared for what happens when any outcome -- including violent ones -- can be wagered on.
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The US military conducted an operation on Jan 3 to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. Bellingcat geolocated videos of helicopters involved in the raid, piecing together potential movements of the assault force
January 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The US military conducted an operation on Jan 3 to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. Bellingcat geolocated videos of helicopters involved in the raid, piecing together potential movements of the assault force
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Protesters accused the US of violating Venezuela’s sovereignty but some people cheered the ouster of Maduro.
Protest denouncing US action in Venezuela draws over 100 to downtown Raleigh
Protesters accused the US of violating Venezuela’s sovereignty but some people cheered the ouster of Maduro.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Protesters accused the US of violating Venezuela’s sovereignty but some people cheered the ouster of Maduro.
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This is a day for gathering facts - and posing questions about the near future of Venezuela. Here are six of my questions.
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Six questions about the capture of Maduro
On a day when most reporters are chasing facts, NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep has a few questions.
www.npr.org
January 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
This is a day for gathering facts - and posing questions about the near future of Venezuela. Here are six of my questions.
www.npr.org/2026/01/03/n...
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At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
The official said the dead included civilians and military personnel. At least one of the civilians was killed in a U.S. airstrike outside of Caracas, according to her family.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
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Breaking News: President Trump said that the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, and that he is being flown out of the country. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says
President Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela” and were flying President Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of the country. The Trump administration had been building pressure on Mr. Maduro for months.
nyti.ms
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Breaking News: President Trump said that the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, and that he is being flown out of the country. Follow live updates.
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President Trump claims that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, following a series of explosions and fires reported around Caracas in the early hours of the morning.
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Trump claims U.S. strikes, Maduro captured as explosions hit Caracas
President Donald Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.
n.pr
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
President Trump claims that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, following a series of explosions and fires reported around Caracas in the early hours of the morning.
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Phenomenal reporting, as usual, from the crew at @miamiherald.com.
Caught in the Crackdown: Florida’s mass deportation campaign sweeps up 20,000, including those with clean records
🎁 🔗: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Caught in the Crackdown: Florida’s mass deportation campaign sweeps up 20,000, including those with clean records
🎁 🔗: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Florida’s deportation campaign arrests more than 20,000. Some had clean records
Over 20,000 immigrants were arrested in Florida in 2025
www.miamiherald.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Phenomenal reporting, as usual, from the crew at @miamiherald.com.
Caught in the Crackdown: Florida’s mass deportation campaign sweeps up 20,000, including those with clean records
🎁 🔗: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Caught in the Crackdown: Florida’s mass deportation campaign sweeps up 20,000, including those with clean records
🎁 🔗: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Phenomenal reporting, as usual, from the crew at @miamiherald.com.
Caught in the Crackdown: Florida’s mass deportation campaign sweeps up 20,000, including those with clean records
🎁 🔗: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Caught in the Crackdown: Florida’s mass deportation campaign sweeps up 20,000, including those with clean records
🎁 🔗: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Florida’s deportation campaign arrests more than 20,000. Some had clean records
Over 20,000 immigrants were arrested in Florida in 2025
www.miamiherald.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Phenomenal reporting, as usual, from the crew at @miamiherald.com.
Caught in the Crackdown: Florida’s mass deportation campaign sweeps up 20,000, including those with clean records
🎁 🔗: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Caught in the Crackdown: Florida’s mass deportation campaign sweeps up 20,000, including those with clean records
🎁 🔗: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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I wrote this column about the aggressive pushback our reporters have received for doing their jobs.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I wrote this column about the aggressive pushback our reporters have received for doing their jobs.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
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Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are betting the entire American economy on the continued growth of AI, a mission that’ll require spending billions of dollars on datacenters and new energy infrastructure.
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters
The nonprofit research group Epoch AI is tracking the physical imprint of the technology that’s changing the world.
www.404media.co
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are betting the entire American economy on the continued growth of AI, a mission that’ll require spending billions of dollars on datacenters and new energy infrastructure.
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
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My first book will be published in 2026.✨ I’d love for The Price of Exclusion to be a part of your personal library,book club or community convos.This project took me on quite a journey-from archives in Jamaica, Scotland,our HBCUs,to plantation owners’ wills,family papers ✨Pre-orders: bit.ly/4pj9i92
The Price of Exclusion
From award-winning journalist Nicole Carr comes a landmark narrative revealing the untold history of Black medical professionals who have long fought to hea...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
My first book will be published in 2026.✨ I’d love for The Price of Exclusion to be a part of your personal library,book club or community convos.This project took me on quite a journey-from archives in Jamaica, Scotland,our HBCUs,to plantation owners’ wills,family papers ✨Pre-orders: bit.ly/4pj9i92
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Parallel missions. Different legal justifications. A look at the Coast Guard’s decades-long law-and-order role against suspected drug-smugglers in go-fast boats, even as the Pentagon has been blowing up similar targets. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/u...
Even as U.S. Blows Up Boats, Coast Guard Captures Others at Sea
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Parallel missions. Different legal justifications. A look at the Coast Guard’s decades-long law-and-order role against suspected drug-smugglers in go-fast boats, even as the Pentagon has been blowing up similar targets. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/u...
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EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
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U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
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New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
In print or not, the South still has something to say.
There it is. The final print edition, after more than 150 years, of the Atlanta Journal Constitution
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December 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In print or not, the South still has something to say.
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There is one — and only one — correct reaction to this news.
Isiah Whitlock Jr, best known for his role as Clay Davis on “The Wire,” has died. He was 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
There is one — and only one — correct reaction to this news.
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I decided to drop some history on Autherine Lucy Foster, the University of Alabama’s first Black student. This deal with defunding UA’s Black student magazine will fly over your heads if you don’t center Autherine’s years long fight against white supremacy: open.substack.com/pub/nicolefc...
December 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I decided to drop some history on Autherine Lucy Foster, the University of Alabama’s first Black student. This deal with defunding UA’s Black student magazine will fly over your heads if you don’t center Autherine’s years long fight against white supremacy: open.substack.com/pub/nicolefc...
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For CJR's Journalism 2050 Issue, Yona TR Golding writes about audience capture, “the phenomenon whereby content creators are motivated to tailor content to their subscribers’ tastes”—which can infringe upon independence.
How the news changes when journalism becomes content.
How the news changes when journalism becomes content.
www.cjr.org
December 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For CJR's Journalism 2050 Issue, Yona TR Golding writes about audience capture, “the phenomenon whereby content creators are motivated to tailor content to their subscribers’ tastes”—which can infringe upon independence.
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We answer the question: are AI data centers making power bills go up for the rest of us. Yes. But of course it’s more complicated than that. Listen:
Has your power bill gone up a lot recently? If so, the reason might be AI data centers and the infrastructure needed to bring them power. On our latest episode, we go to Ohio to figure out which part of the electricity system is most to blame for high prices.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We answer the question: are AI data centers making power bills go up for the rest of us. Yes. But of course it’s more complicated than that. Listen:
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The Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program for journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence.
Fellows:
📰 Receive a nine-month major newsroom placement
📚 Take a 10-week course on AI
✈️ Attend a weeklong journalism summit in the San Fran Bay Area
More:
Fellows:
📰 Receive a nine-month major newsroom placement
📚 Take a 10-week course on AI
✈️ Attend a weeklong journalism summit in the San Fran Bay Area
More:
www.tarbellcenter.org
Tarbell Fellowship
twp.ai
December 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program for journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence.
Fellows:
📰 Receive a nine-month major newsroom placement
📚 Take a 10-week course on AI
✈️ Attend a weeklong journalism summit in the San Fran Bay Area
More:
Fellows:
📰 Receive a nine-month major newsroom placement
📚 Take a 10-week course on AI
✈️ Attend a weeklong journalism summit in the San Fran Bay Area
More:
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*Deadline extended*
💼 Come work with us!
#JournalismAI is looking for a Programme Officer (Full-time) based in 🇿🇦 South Africa to support the team and its activities.
👉 Learn more and apply before 12 January: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#JobOpportunity
💼 Come work with us!
#JournalismAI is looking for a Programme Officer (Full-time) based in 🇿🇦 South Africa to support the team and its activities.
👉 Learn more and apply before 12 January: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#JobOpportunity
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
*Deadline extended*
💼 Come work with us!
#JournalismAI is looking for a Programme Officer (Full-time) based in 🇿🇦 South Africa to support the team and its activities.
👉 Learn more and apply before 12 January: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#JobOpportunity
💼 Come work with us!
#JournalismAI is looking for a Programme Officer (Full-time) based in 🇿🇦 South Africa to support the team and its activities.
👉 Learn more and apply before 12 January: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#JobOpportunity
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UNC is adopting more sports betting monitoring technology as college athletics grapples with the expansion of legalized wagering.
UNC in process of adopting ‘ProhiBet’ sports gambling monitoring technology
UNC is adopting more sports betting monitoring technology as college athletics grapples with the expansion of legalized wagering.
bit.ly
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
UNC is adopting more sports betting monitoring technology as college athletics grapples with the expansion of legalized wagering.
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Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
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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!"
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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!"
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‘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
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
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