5️⃣ Voters say they want CEO neutrality but reward perceived conviction
6️⃣ Data center opposition is built on an outdated picture — and education shifts it fast
The throughline: don't trust the average. The topline conceals as much as it reveals.
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1️⃣ The media map is fractured & averages are hiding it
2️⃣ Newsletters are small but disproportionately powerful
3️⃣ America ranks 24th in AI adoption despite building the world's leading tools
4️⃣ 81% want candidates with an AI plan — but distrust government AI contracts
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I partnered with the Rainey Center to poll 1,008 Americans on AI, media consumption, and tech policy heading into 2026. The toplines looked coherent. The crosstabs told a completely different story.
Here are the six contradictions that stood out: 🧵1/3
I'm looking for some good examples of AI disclosure policies that writers, media and others have made public to share how they use AI in their work. What are your favorites?
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We're in the last throes of where we were as a society versus where we're going when it comes to the impact of AI. It’s called the extinction burst.
In my latest Off the Record Briefing, I break down the real problems we need to be thinking about.
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@axios.com is reporting that the WH will turn all their digital assets into "Trump TV" today for 12 hours before the SOTU. This is one of the smarter digital things Trump has done, going back to the 2016 debates, to own the viewer journey from start to finish.
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🤓 If we'll see a candidate wear Meta Ray-Ban glasses on the campaign trail
Read the full Meta forecast, then watch for X/Bluesky, TikTok, Google/YouTube, and more throughout the week. 3/3
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🚨 What happens when Trump posts election conspiracy theories after November—especially if there's a close race that determines Senate or House control
🤖 Whether Meta opens its AI ad tools to political campaigns or whether campaigns just use their own AI anyway 2/3
This week, I'm publishing my 2026 AI & Election Tech Forecast—focused intelligence on how major platforms are navigating the collision of AI, elections, and content moderation.
Up first: Meta. What I'm watching:
💰 $65 million in corporate spending on pro-AI candidates 1/3
If you missed my conversation with Chris Cillizza (@chriscillizza.bsky.social) yesterday about AI, tech and the midterms the recording is now up!
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Politics is heavy. The pace of AI is exhausting.
We're at the start of what might be the most consequential four-year cycle for tech and politics we've seen yet.
In my latest newsletter, I break down what's actually different this time.
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America's digital empire has a trust problem. U.S. hyperscalers' future may depend less on the commercial deals they strike and more on their commitment to protect the democracy that made their global dominance possible. My latest for @wpr.bsky.social
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Great point!
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"Which events should I attend in 2026?" Here's my framework of what I do before, during and after attending something.
Later this week, I’m sending subscribers a full list of the calendar of events I’m tracking in 2026. Sign up to be the first to get it!
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Over the weekend I used Zentropi to build a labeler that blocks requests to use AI to undress or sexualize real people. The labeler itself took maybe 30 minutes to a first solid draft, with another 30 minutes of tweaking. In my testing it's got an F1 of .98 on real examples pulled from X. 🧵 1/6
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Trust in the word I keep hearing for 2026. In my new Off the Record briefing I explore:
➡️ Why “trust” is becoming an infrastructure layer
➡️ How agents are quietly becoming the new editors
➡️ What 2026’s AI-native election cycle will look like
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15K followers (+58%) from 93 countries, 163 posts, and 22 podcasts. Thank you for showing up to navigate tech, democracy & impossible tradeoffs with me. 2026 = book launch + figuring out what's next. Here's to the risks we take. Have a lovely holidays!🥂
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Pantone's 2026 Color Choice Cloud Dancer Is More Political Than You Think
It may seem like a design story, but color forecasting is actually cultural intelligence. It captures how people are feeling before they know how to articulate it.
Go deeper ...
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Your East Wing construction update.
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Thrilled to have contributed to the just-released Online Safety Report 2026 ahead of the Trust & Safety Summit! My piece: how gen AI, global regs & evolving user expectations are outpacing social media safety systems 🚀🔥
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AI is rewriting the rules of journalism and the ethics we rely on.
This episode with Katy Culver (UW-Madison) and @robreich.bsky.social breaks down what’s changing and why it matters.
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Meta's statement on Judge Boasberg's decision.
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Got upgraded to seat 1D again. Here’s your East Wing construction update.
13.11.2025 15:35 — 👍 197 🔁 70 💬 26 📌 4Content policies are usually private, one-off efforts. You build yours, I build mine, we don't share much about what works or why. This makes sense given products can (and should) set different policies based on their communities, but it leaves us reinventing the wheel. 🧵 1/5
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Excited to have @daphnek.bsky.social join me on the Anchor Change podcast this week to talk about the law and online speech including how trust and safety is becoming a compliance function.
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Just dropped my latest on the 10 Political Digital Trends for 2026.
Key trends include:
-> More platforms = more content.
-> YouTube > Websites.
-> AI video gloves are off.
-> Websites optimizing for LLMs.
What are your 2026 predictions?
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I didn’t plan to break news. I just looked out the window.
I was flying out of DCA and saw the East Wing being demolished. I took a photo, posted it, and by the time I landed, it was on CNN.
It's wild how fast one moment can move — and how something so ordinary can make the world pay attention.
Yes!
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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$7 Latte Problem Killing Community
Sarah Stamper from Murmuration joins me this week to discuss how Gen Z is redefining civic engagement and the decline of third spaces that are crucial to civic life, but disappearing partly due to the cost of entry.
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