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Four Corners Public Affairs; Twitter, Facebook, Google and Capitol Hill alum; Dad, Husband, Washingtonian. https://linktr.ee/nwexler
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Been sitting on this a while, but with just a week and a half to go, it's finally starting to feel real:

On June 1, I'll be speaking on a panel at TwitchCon Europe! The topic? Juggling streaming and being a dad.

If you'll be in Rotterdam at the end of this month, let me know!
Parenthood and Twitch: Making It Work | TwitchCon
The biggest weekend in live-streaming, where characters from every realm collide and every fandom feels at home.
twitchcon.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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To assess the administration’s disregard of a court order, Axios spoke to or quoted two anonymous White House officials, Charlie Kirk and the White House press secretary.
March 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Why the internet still needs Section 230
Why the internet still needs Section 230
Sen. Ron Wyden on the birth of a foundational speech law.
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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One thing plaguing American media is a sizable portion of editors at prestigious outlets think a bad piece with a bad argument that gets a lot of criticism is a good thing.

It’s getting attention!
It shows the publication isn’t biased!

Publishing bad work that’s poorly received makes them proud.
February 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump casually spitballing about the plane crash, on social media and in the briefing room, explains a lot about his appeal to political media. Feeding the content machines 24/7.
January 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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In a few months when people wonder how Elon Musk developed such an outsize influence over British politics, it’ll be worth noting the contribution of push notifications like this from the national broadcaster.
January 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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There is a whole media carousel about this non-event that would just be boomer cringe shit if your uncle did it
January 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1929 & sound recordings from 1924 will enter the public domain in the US, like:

⚓️ Popeye
🕵️ The Maltese Falcon
📖 The Sound and the Fury
🇮🇹 A Farewell to Arms
🏠️ A Room of One's Own
🙌 Hallelujah
🎺 Bolero
and many more!

🧵👇
December 26, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Look, more H1Bs are a good thing for US tech leadership, AI, and competition.

But a lot of people on the tech right are memory-holing that Trump made the same positive noise about H1Bs in early 2016, only for Stephen Miller to lead an H1B crackdown.

Fool me twice...
December 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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December 25, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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I refuse to believe that Uber verified this driver's identity
December 23, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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The “research” was three focus groups.

Some people think that interesting quotes are the most valuable insight you can have into politics and love focus groups because it’s quotes dressed like polling.
December 23, 2024 at 12:16 AM
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Students' thoughts on campus speech. Turns out, very few say faculty are the problem. Students also say campus speech is more problematic at other places than their own campus. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
December 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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Don’t write this story off as another celebrity spat. This is important reporting that illuminates how public opinion is formed and shaped in the digital age www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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MY LATEST: Grindr, the LGBTQ dating app, will cover as much as $300,000 in fertility, surrogacy and adoption costs for employees — far more than what the average company offers its workers. (Gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Grindr to Give Staff $300,000 for Fertility Treatments, Adoption
Grindr Inc., the LGBTQ dating app, will cover as much as $300,000 in fertility, surrogacy and adoption costs for employees — far more than what the average company offers its workers.
www.bloomberg.com
December 20, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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All it took was China hacking our entire telecom system for the US government to finally get behind encryption for everybody, after demonizing it for years as a tool for criminals foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/19/s...
Why the Salt Typhoon Hack Is Freaking Everyone Out
Officials say hackers linked to China have unprecedented access to U.S. telecommunication networks.
foreignpolicy.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:25 AM
🔥 🔥 🔥 “What Apple is actually saying is they don't believe in interoperability,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.
“Every time Apple is called out for its anticompetitive behavior, they defend themselves on privacy grounds that have no basis in reality.” www.reuters.com/tech...
December 19, 2024 at 2:40 AM
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Fascinating murder data from the Real Time Crime Index:

* NYC murders down 8% year-to-date
* San Francisco down 37%
* DC down 32%
* Philadelphia down 41%
* Atlanta down 10%
* Baltimore down 28%
* Detroit down 14%
* New Orleans down 37%
* Cleveland down 30%

Etc.

realtimecrimeindex.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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I wish I could just fly my hundreds of mysterious drones without it becoming a big news event 🙄
December 16, 2024 at 10:06 PM
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The big Q about the Trump-ABC settlement: Why did ABC agree to pay and apologize? The network won't say. It could have kept fighting in court, but decided to pay $$ to end the dispute and make the case go away. (A common move, but with an unusual plaintiff, the president-elect.)
December 14, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Polio is scary but it was important to elect a president who will ban drag queen story hour
December 14, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Amazing, Peak Design should release a law enforcement requests report like the tech companies
December 14, 2024 at 12:06 AM
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Reddit is removing links to Luigi Magione's manifesto in a move that's angering a lot of users. The company says it's enforcing its longstanding violent content policy. Reddit appears to be automatically blocking links to the Substack where it was posted, which feels a bit unusual tip @techmeme.com
Reddit is removing links to Luigi Mangione's manifesto
Reddit is taking down posts linking to the manifesto of the suspected shooter of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a move that has angered many users.
www.engadget.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:22 PM
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just ran a few things through my augmented reality powered bias meter and turns out when an owner steps in to spike an editorial it is demonstrative of bias
December 12, 2024 at 8:30 PM