Sean O’Kane
@seanokane.bsky.social
Senior Transportation Reporter at TechCrunch. Formerly Bloomberg News and The Verge. Obsessed with public records and LLCs. Bad surfer. Reluctant karaoke participant.
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· Nov 9
‘Whatever you want Ben’: Inside Ben Horowitz’s cozy relationship with the Las Vegas Police Department | TechCrunch
When Skydio, a young maker of drones in San Mateo, California, sent a customer proposal in 2023 to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, its chief
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Hellloooo bsky I have a brand spanking new story hot off the presses I hope you’ll enjoy.
We received a cache of emails that detail how VC Ben Horowitz has been secretly funding the purchase of advanced tech for Las Vegas’ police department.
MUCH more inside ⤵️
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We received a cache of emails that detail how VC Ben Horowitz has been secretly funding the purchase of advanced tech for Las Vegas’ police department.
MUCH more inside ⤵️
techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/w...
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I very badly want this, and I think it's further proof that a lot of the good stuff we abandoned in the last decade or two because shiny is making a clear comeback. Print is back, obviously, but also physical buttons, going to concerts without recording, and maybe even having a real-life girlfriend.
The Clicks Communicator is a BlackBerry for your phone
Just look at that QWERTY keyboard.
www.theverge.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I very badly want this, and I think it's further proof that a lot of the good stuff we abandoned in the last decade or two because shiny is making a clear comeback. Print is back, obviously, but also physical buttons, going to concerts without recording, and maybe even having a real-life girlfriend.
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NEW: A hacktivist dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers wiped three white supremacist websites on stage at the end of a talk at a hacker conference.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
NEW: A hacktivist dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers wiped three white supremacist websites on stage at the end of a talk at a hacker conference.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
“what if more apps”
This is fascinating.,Two Silicon Valley veterans behind Twitter and Pinterest - Biz Stone and Evan Sharp - have launched a new app that is designed to be an antidote to the “terrible devastation” they say has been caused by social media - rpt by @tim.fo www.ft.com/content/6a33...
Twitter and Pinterest founders launch app as antidote to social media
Biz Stone and Evan Sharp raise new funds for ‘Tangle’ as they assess the ‘devastation’ caused by online excess
www.ft.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
“what if more apps”
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Not every Chotiner interview is him making some blowhard look foolish. Sometimes he has experts explaining complex situations in clear terms.
Also good discussion of the comparison to Noriega, which was my first question this morning about all this...
Also good discussion of the comparison to Noriega, which was my first question this morning about all this...
January 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Not every Chotiner interview is him making some blowhard look foolish. Sometimes he has experts explaining complex situations in clear terms.
Also good discussion of the comparison to Noriega, which was my first question this morning about all this...
Also good discussion of the comparison to Noriega, which was my first question this morning about all this...
dog daycare place sent a photo that nails the feeling of opening this app for the first time in over a week
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
dog daycare place sent a photo that nails the feeling of opening this app for the first time in over a week
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Paranoid, from the Greek "para", meaning "beside" and "noid" which is some kind of uhh... pizza demon.
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Paranoid, from the Greek "para", meaning "beside" and "noid" which is some kind of uhh... pizza demon.
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Political and corporate spokespeople now regularly treat a request for comment from the mainstream media as an opportunity to drop a free ad into the middle of the story. Bad faith non-responses should just be discarded, with a note that they declined to respond to the substance of the question.
WH spokesperson Abigail Jackson said "60 Minutes should spend their time and energy amplifying the stories of Angel Parents, whose innocent American children have tragically been murdered by vicious illegal aliens that President Trump are removing from the country."
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Political and corporate spokespeople now regularly treat a request for comment from the mainstream media as an opportunity to drop a free ad into the middle of the story. Bad faith non-responses should just be discarded, with a note that they declined to respond to the substance of the question.
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2025 was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists, the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set.
Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows | TechCrunch
2025 was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists, the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set.
techcrunch.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
2025 was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists, the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set.
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"ICE’s public affairs arm has rapidly transformed into an influencer-style media machine, churning out flashy videos of tactical operations and immigration raids."
A chilling story from @joyceshlee.bsky.social & @drewharwell.com 🎁 wapo.st/4s6YnC5
A chilling story from @joyceshlee.bsky.social & @drewharwell.com 🎁 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
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December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"ICE’s public affairs arm has rapidly transformed into an influencer-style media machine, churning out flashy videos of tactical operations and immigration raids."
A chilling story from @joyceshlee.bsky.social & @drewharwell.com 🎁 wapo.st/4s6YnC5
A chilling story from @joyceshlee.bsky.social & @drewharwell.com 🎁 wapo.st/4s6YnC5
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5/In December, a Model Y crashed into a tree on I-95 in Virginia during a snow storm. A state trooper smashed open the windows to rescue the driver. The press release notes that the doors did not work, and the rescue was captured on dash cam: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Oi...
Virginia State Police Trooper Rescues Driver from Burning Vehicle
YouTube video by vspvideos
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December 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
5/In December, a Model Y crashed into a tree on I-95 in Virginia during a snow storm. A state trooper smashed open the windows to rescue the driver. The press release notes that the doors did not work, and the rescue was captured on dash cam: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Oi...
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6/GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis.
www.bloomberg.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
6/GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Dino-Riders (1988)
Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House.
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Dino-Riders (1988)
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More state-sponsored capitalism. This time, the government dictates capital return.
Trump: "We're also going to be talking about buybacks. They spend so much money on buybacks. They want to buy back their stock. I don't want them to buy back their stock. I want them to put the money in plant and equipment so they can build these planes fast, rapidly, like, immediately."
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
More state-sponsored capitalism. This time, the government dictates capital return.
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Streisand Effect is gonna be replaced by the Weiss Effect, innit?
December 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Streisand Effect is gonna be replaced by the Weiss Effect, innit?
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It looks like the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT was accidentally released in Canada. It'll be really interesting to compare this to whatever version Weiss might eventually release.
December 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It looks like the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT was accidentally released in Canada. It'll be really interesting to compare this to whatever version Weiss might eventually release.
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Read my dispatch from AmericaFest and maybe I’ll get to go to more weird things.
www.ms.now/news/america...
www.ms.now/news/america...
Inside AmericaFest: Infighting, lies, and the desperate search for Charlie Kirk's heir
Turning Point USA's flagship event, once a star-spangled show of strength for the right, revealed a MAGA movement in crisis following Kirk's killing.
www.ms.now
December 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Read my dispatch from AmericaFest and maybe I’ll get to go to more weird things.
www.ms.now/news/america...
www.ms.now/news/america...
Remarkable work here by @danahull.bsky.social
For years, people have lodged complaints about Tesla’s doors. With no official statistics, Bloomberg did its own analysis on the number of fatal crashes in the US in which door functionality played a role. Read more: bloom.bg/49tm0fF
📷️: Getty Images
📷️: Getty Images
December 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Remarkable work here by @danahull.bsky.social
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"'If the standard for airing a story becomes ‘the government must agree to be interviewed,’ then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state,' Alfonsi wrote."
CBS News postponed a "60 Minutes" segment Sunday because it lacked a Trump admin interview, per an email we obtained from correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, who said the decision by EIC Bari Weiss gave the White House a "kill switch." with @liamjscott.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations
CBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"'If the standard for airing a story becomes ‘the government must agree to be interviewed,’ then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state,' Alfonsi wrote."
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It looks like it's been scrubbed from every official 60 Minutes page now.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It looks like it's been scrubbed from every official 60 Minutes page now.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
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"let's do the fucking news"
December 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"let's do the fucking news"
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I watched AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in Portugal today and I just want everyone to know that the entire movie was subtitled in English in Papyrus.
The entire movie.
The entire movie.
December 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I watched AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in Portugal today and I just want everyone to know that the entire movie was subtitled in English in Papyrus.
The entire movie.
The entire movie.
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Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
December 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
10 years ago this tweet would’ve gotten a 21-episode order on CBS
Just saw a Frenchie get loose at LaGuardia TSA and scamper into the terminal with his dad sprinting behind him. Merry Christmas
December 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
10 years ago this tweet would’ve gotten a 21-episode order on CBS
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Interviews with 1200+ government workers about DOGE:
“.. staff searched for words they hoped would save the work they believed in. .. So he .. began deleting: Any mention of ‘carbon.’ ‘Sustainability.’ The word ‘green.’”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
“.. staff searched for words they hoped would save the work they believed in. .. So he .. began deleting: Any mention of ‘carbon.’ ‘Sustainability.’ The word ‘green.’”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
December 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Interviews with 1200+ government workers about DOGE:
“.. staff searched for words they hoped would save the work they believed in. .. So he .. began deleting: Any mention of ‘carbon.’ ‘Sustainability.’ The word ‘green.’”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
“.. staff searched for words they hoped would save the work they believed in. .. So he .. began deleting: Any mention of ‘carbon.’ ‘Sustainability.’ The word ‘green.’”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...