Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 31/07/2026welp www.npr.org/2026/07/31/n...npr.orgGoogle adds AI to satellite images, raising fears of deepfakes in the skyJournalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the move: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one. 02611
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 26/06/2026wild story from @jjoffeblock.bsky.social: a NY woman posted about the Minneapolis immigration surge back in January. Five months later, DHS officials showed up telling her to take a post down, saying she had doxxed an ICE agent -- by citing a newspaper reporting his name www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...npr.orgShe posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post downIn January, Paigelynne Gonyea posted about the immigration surge in Minneapolis. This week, she was visited by ICE officials who claimed one of her posts had doxxed a federal agent. 054
Reposted by Shannon BondCJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Chef's kiss, salute, tears, all of it 3144581185
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 22/06/2026Olivia Rodrigo continuing to prove she's spiritually Gen X by announcing new Lilith Fair pitchfork.com/news/olivia-...pitchfork.comOlivia Rodrigo Launches Music Festival Daisy Chain FieldsThe inaugural all-female lineup features Bikini Kill, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Stevie Nicks, Mitski, and many more 1245
Reposted by Shannon BondEric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 22/06/2026Congress knows that AI is too big to ignore, but lawmakers have yet to agree on the federal government's role in the industry. The big companies are spending to shape policy — and Congress — ahead of whatever legislation eventually comes. --- new @byshannonbond.com and menpr.orgAn AI proxy war could reshape Congress — before Congress reshapes AIThe massive spending and heated rhetoric in midterm races reflect the AI industry's political fault lines and competing visions of what the future should look like. 012
Reposted by Shannon BondDara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I had never heard of Flo Balogun before tonight and I would now die for him 517817
Reposted by Shannon BondRyan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I've reported on Musk for around 8 years. I've co-authored a book on him. I don't think folks understand the rate of his wealth accumulation. Shortly after he helped elect Donald Trump in Nov 2024, his net worth was around $350 billion. That net worth has nearly tripled in less than two years. 18558682073
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 12/06/2026“It usually happens when there’s been a season where suddenly there’s color in men’s wear that people fall back on Hockney as an attempt to convince men to wear two colors in the same outfit” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/f...nytimes.comHockney’s Sense of Style Never Wavered 000
Reposted by Shannon BondMelissa @2023chastete.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Flowers Sent as a Gift (1995) by David Hockney 1995 0184
Reposted by Shannon BondBobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026On the biggest Kalshi market over who would eventually become mayor of LA, traders bet $60M for and against Pratt. $10M of that was thrown away betting he’d advance to runoff and win. $50M of that were bets that he would never be mayor. Kalshi pocketed $547k in fees just on Pratt trading 19713
Reposted by Shannon BondHelena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 11/06/2026“there are no second acts in american lives” fuck YOU f scott fitzgerald 212516
Reposted by Shannon BondArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Cast of Laocoön and his Sons (Roman version of a lost Greek original), 100BC-50AD 4886432147
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 11/06/2026doesn’t matter who you are when you’re the designated tech support family member 0141
Reposted by Shannon BondGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 10/06/2026But the bottom line is, there's no need for China to influence anything. A recent Gallup poll found that 71% of Americans would oppose AI data center construction in their community. And unlike a lot of issues in this country right now, the Partisan split isn't even all that great. 2152
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 10/06/2026regardless, it's a good bet the folks claiming data center resistance is a CCP-funded op are going to run with this as further proof. 010
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 10/06/2026OpenAI says this campaign didn't get much traction. "I do want to be really clear here: This was not a case of an influence operation creating a debate. The debate existed already. This was an influence operation from China trying to interfere in it," lead investigator Ben Nimmo told reporters. 111
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 10/06/2026but...that's not to say China isn't trying to influence the data center debate. OpenAI just banned some China-linked accounts for using ChatGPT to try to fan online opposition. They posed as Americans and posted AI-gen comments and pics about rising electricity costs. openai.com/index/prc-li...openai.comPRC-linked influence operations are targeting AI debates in the USA new report from OpenAI details PRC-linked influence operations using AI to target U.S. tech debates, data center narratives, tariffs, and false claims about ChatGPT. 100
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 10/06/2026Tech moguls claim China is funding local opposition to data centers in the US. @gbrumfiel.bsky.social dug in and found the evidence for this theory is lacking: www.npr.org/2026/06/10/n...npr.orgThe theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center hatersTech millionaires claim China is behind a wave of local opposition to U.S. data centers, while providing little direct evidence. 2154
Reposted by Shannon BondGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 10/06/2026NEW I did a deep dive on the theory taking the rich by storm: That China is funding data center haters. (TL;DR There's not a lot of evidence to support the idea) www.npr.org/2026/06/10/n...npr.orgThe theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center hatersTech millionaires claim China is behind a wave of local opposition to U.S. data centers, while providing little direct evidence. 1411333
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 09/06/2026Polymarket & Kalshi are both now cracking down on paid partnership posts that use betting odds to allege election fraud, after a surge of unsubstantiated claims about the LA mayoral race circulated on X, @bobbyallyn.bsky.social and @jjoffeblock.bsky.social report www.npr.org/2026/06/07/n...npr.orgKalshi and Polymarket crack down on paid influencers claiming election fraudInfluencers are using prediction market odds to sow doubt in vote counting, in some cases in posts paid for by the companies themselves. 23010
Reposted by Shannon BondDanielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I would like to respectfully add this as a chaser. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/when-authe...daniellekurtzleben.substack.comWhen "authenticity" means "dudes"As 2026 approaches, can we political reporters please not forget every damn thing we learned just last year for the love of God 29525
Reposted by Shannon BondDavid Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 05/06/2026George Santos, to NPR’s Bobby Allyn: “This story is going to get you a gun in your face.” 68943
Reposted by Shannon BondBobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026George Santos called me after my story revealing federal investigations into his suspected market manipulation on Kalshi. And he said: "This story is going to get you a gun in your face." Then he lied about it. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/n...npr.orgI wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about itNPR reported on new federal investigations examining the former Congressman's bets on the prediction market site Kalshi. Then he threatened the NPR reporter who broke the story. 22160271886
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 04/06/2026does he still do the audio narration that goes with the diorama? (i visited like 12 years ago when that was in a kinda janky space across the street from the Alamo) 110
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 04/06/2026MARY when you read Yesteryear you have to call me (i’m waiting on library copy of Strangers!) 100
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 02/06/2026a you-can't-make-it-up @bobbyallyn.bsky.social scoop: George Santos told X followers he was going to the State of the Union. Then he didn't show - and placed bets on Kalshi that netted him tens of thousands of dollars. Now he's under federal investigation by DOJ and CFTC www.npr.org/2026/06/02/n...npr.orgDOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on KalshiThe disgraced former congressman allegedly bet on whether he would appear at the State of the Union address, prompting federal investigations. 1912746
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 01/06/2026the full complaint is here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...documentcloud.orgFlorida v OpenAI Filed Stamped Complaint 000
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 01/06/2026Florida becomes the first state to sue OpenAI and Sam Altman, accusing them of putting profit over safety. The first page: 120
Reposted by Shannon BondDan Charles @dancharles.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I'll be less polite then Geoff or Nell. Deciding to give Nell Greenfieldboyce "the ol' heave ho" (her words) is absurd and self-defeating. She's a reason to listen to the radio. Which is something NPR should treasure! It's a rare gift! 0183
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 27/05/2026it's a crushing day at NPR. we're losing some people i've been listening to since before i ever dreamed i'd do radio myself. it's a blow to NPR and i fear to journalism. 2195
Reposted by Shannon BondDiana Moskovitz @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I wrote about Dianna Russini, the constant pressure female reporters face to prove they aren't sleeping with sources (plus the pressure we do get from sources to get involved with them), and why all of this is so uncomfortable to talk about. Gift link:defector.comYou Can Never Let Them Think They Have A Chance | DefectorI don’t remember the first time someone hit on me as a reporter. I believe this is because my brain has come to treat these events as unremarkable. For any woman in journalism, they pile up over the y... 30972270
Reposted by Shannon BondQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 14/04/2026In its "weaponization" report on the FACE Act, DOJ once again struggles to answer the most difficult question of all: who was president in 2020? www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi... 121122281
Reposted by Shannon BondSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 30/03/2026“Key historical records about the incident during the Reagan administration, known as the Able Archer 83 War Scare, were removed without explanation.“ This was the war game that nearly started WWIII during my first semester of college. It took years for us to find out about it. Now it’s gone. 26330
Reposted by Shannon BondKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/04/2026More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕 231130443678
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 02/04/2026i can't articulate exactly why, but this is the antidote i needed to the stories about journalists embracing AI www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s...nytimes.comCan a Journalist Be a Celebrity Anymore? 031
Reposted by Shannon BondMichael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I don't need a summary of what's available online, in biographies, or even in my own notes. I need to comb through and find the great details, decide what interests ME. No, it's not efficient. It's slow and painstaking. But I don't believe in efficiency as an ultimate good, especially in writing. / 322533303
Reposted by Shannon Bonderin mccann @mccanner.bsky.social · 02/04/2026<interior, space boat> He drinks a Chocolate Breakfast Drink He drinks a Vanilla Breakfast Drink He drinks a Strawberry Breakfast Drink He drinks a Pineapple Drink 3617
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 02/04/2026the thing is, foreign influence campaigns don't only involve foreign actors. see: that time RT covertly paid American influencers www.npr.org/2024/09/25/n...npr.orgWhy Russia's broadcaster RT turned to covertly funding American pro-Trump influencersRT was long known to be a source of Russian propaganda. But a recent indictment of two employees for covertly funneling $10 million to pro-Trump influencers shines a light on its covert activities. 110
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 02/04/2026and yet also today, right-wing outlets that sued State over alleged censorship say they've reached a settlement that "bars the State Department from working with foreign governments or NGOs—formally or informally" on efforts they claim "suppresses or fact-checks" speech nclalegal.org/press_releas... 140
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 02/04/2026what, am i NOT gonna listen to the live Orion feed for the next 10 days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rwf...youtube.comNASA's Artemis II Live Views from OrionYouTube video by NASA 041
Reposted by Shannon BondDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Enjoying the savvy of the “For All Mankind” marketing 11088
Shannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 02/04/2026it me! also a fun fact, my consular report of birth abroad certificate doesn't have my parents' names on it. this caused a lot of consternation when i went to get a learner's permit, bcs my mom and i have different last names and the DMV employee refused to accept it as proof she was my parent. 0122