Rob Pegoraro
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D.C.-based freelance technology journalist covering, and often vexed by, computers, gadgets, and other things that beep. May or may not be notable. He/him. Read: PCMag, Fast Company, etc. Write: rob@robpegoraro.com
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He calls the underlying principle here, which he summarizes as "we're not going to do anything about it, but you're not allowed to do anything about it either," "absurd" and "outrageous." His summary of GOP attitudes: "They do not seem particularly interested in actually protecting the public."
February 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
He calls the underlying principle here, which he summarizes as "we're not going to do anything about it, but you're not allowed to do anything about it either," "absurd" and "outrageous." His summary of GOP attitudes: "They do not seem particularly interested in actually protecting the public."
#SOTN2026 closes out with Calif. sen. @scottwiener.bsky.social (now running for the House) discussing AI regulation. He is not a fan of Republicans trying to preempt state laws on issues where Congress has done nothing: "How is that possible in 2026 that there's no federal data privacy law?"
February 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
#SOTN2026 closes out with Calif. sen. @scottwiener.bsky.social (now running for the House) discussing AI regulation. He is not a fan of Republicans trying to preempt state laws on issues where Congress has done nothing: "How is that possible in 2026 that there's no federal data privacy law?"
Especially since older versions (at least in my experience) had a bad habit of losing a post in progress if you switched to other apps on your phone.
February 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Especially since older versions (at least in my experience) had a bad habit of losing a post in progress if you switched to other apps on your phone.
Finally!
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Finally!
A moment of levity at #SOTN2026 when New Street Research analyst Blair Levin waves off the notion that Congress will do any substantial rewrite of the Telecom Act of 1996 in this election year: "It is hard to do less than what Congress accomplished last year... but they will succeed!"
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A moment of levity at #SOTN2026 when New Street Research analyst Blair Levin waves off the notion that Congress will do any substantial rewrite of the Telecom Act of 1996 in this election year: "It is hard to do less than what Congress accomplished last year... but they will succeed!"
FCC commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social warns against TV station ownership concentration: "When consolidation becomes the default solution, it often accelerates the very decline it is supposed to address," adding that it leaves remaining firms more vulnerable to FCC pressure over their news content.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
FCC commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social warns against TV station ownership concentration: "When consolidation becomes the default solution, it often accelerates the very decline it is supposed to address," adding that it leaves remaining firms more vulnerable to FCC pressure over their news content.
Good morning from a very cold downtown D.C., where I'm spending the day at the State of the Net tech-policy conference. (It's warm inside, plus they have snacks.) #sotn2026
State of the Net Conference
America's premier Internet policy conference.
www.stateofthenet.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Good morning from a very cold downtown D.C., where I'm spending the day at the State of the Net tech-policy conference. (It's warm inside, plus they have snacks.) #sotn2026
I look forward to reading about Nats spring training in our local news... aw, crap.
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I look forward to reading about Nats spring training in our local news... aw, crap.
Our cat remains unimpressed with the on-field product.
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Our cat remains unimpressed with the on-field product.
Easy pick for worst ad of the entire evening: the pro-ICE spot that just ran over the air in the D.C. area.
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Easy pick for worst ad of the entire evening: the pro-ICE spot that just ran over the air in the D.C. area.
Stephen Miller must be so, so angry about this halftime show.
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Stephen Miller must be so, so angry about this halftime show.
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For more singing toilets tune into the Turning Point USA halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
For more singing toilets tune into the Turning Point USA halftime show
If they wanted to spotlight the closest possible transportation infrastructure: the VTA light rail.
February 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
If they wanted to spotlight the closest possible transportation infrastructure: the VTA light rail.
It's so weird they keep showing the Golden Gate as placesetting scenery for a game in Santa Clara instead of 101.
February 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
It's so weird they keep showing the Golden Gate as placesetting scenery for a game in Santa Clara instead of 101.
Not just one but two B-1s in the Super Bowl flyover. There's always an aviation angle!
February 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Not just one but two B-1s in the Super Bowl flyover. There's always an aviation angle!
Seems a safe bet that this guy makes a point of "correcting" people around here when they refer to Richmond Highway and Langston Boulevard instead of using their former Confederacy-whitewashing street names.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Seems a safe bet that this guy makes a point of "correcting" people around here when they refer to Richmond Highway and Langston Boulevard instead of using their former Confederacy-whitewashing street names.
It takes some serious losercore energy to drive around Arlington in a pickup truck flying a large "I SUPPORT ICE" flag with the same design as a Trump flag.
February 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It takes some serious losercore energy to drive around Arlington in a pickup truck flying a large "I SUPPORT ICE" flag with the same design as a Trump flag.
Iβve seen elsewhere that he sent this under a blank subject header. What kind of journalist doesnβt obsess over the one headline the copy desk canβt ruin?
February 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Iβve seen elsewhere that he sent this under a blank subject header. What kind of journalist doesnβt obsess over the one headline the copy desk canβt ruin?
Riddance to the worst hire in the history of the Washington Post. Not good, just riddance--this guy should never set foot in the District again, his D.C. privileges revoked.
βIβm glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.β
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Riddance to the worst hire in the history of the Washington Post. Not good, just riddance--this guy should never set foot in the District again, his D.C. privileges revoked.
What Jeff Bezos just did to the Washington Post--what I still think of as my alma mater of journalism--is an act of region-wide civic vandalism, but for the members of the Post diaspora it feels more like a death in the family. This post is my attempt to make sense of it (spoiler: unsuccessful).
A newspaper writing its own death notice
My city no longer has a functioning newspaper. Itβs true that the Washington Post still exists as offices in a building on K Street with its name out front, a site and an app, and an increasiβ¦
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February 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
What Jeff Bezos just did to the Washington Post--what I still think of as my alma mater of journalism--is an act of region-wide civic vandalism, but for the members of the Post diaspora it feels more like a death in the family. This post is my attempt to make sense of it (spoiler: unsuccessful).
Oh, absolutely. I remember after we somehow kept Wilbon on staff with a revised contract, an editor of mine joked "we're all going to have to take a pay cut."
February 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Oh, absolutely. I remember after we somehow kept Wilbon on staff with a revised contract, an editor of mine joked "we're all going to have to take a pay cut."
Therapeutic in the bloodletting sense, but yes, thanks.
February 7, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Therapeutic in the bloodletting sense, but yes, thanks.