Drew
@medianotjournalism.bsky.social
This account is one small voice for exposing what Alden Global Capital is doing to local journalism. See the status of my Colorado consumer protection lawsuit here: https://dembot.net/ccpa-2025cv11/
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BREAKING NEWS: the editor of the Denver Post Lee Ann Colacioppo admits to running a click bait operation, indicates that she recently changed her mind. This is helpful for my CCPA complaint & further explains the operational mindset she has been in #copolitics #coleg www.westword.com/news/has-den...
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Absolutely spot-on by @anildash.com here:
"The best artists around you are invisible to you, and the most important statements by activists that you care about are being silenced. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s a system working as designed."
"The best artists around you are invisible to you, and the most important statements by activists that you care about are being silenced. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s a system working as designed."
We are going to kill “unalive” - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
October 8, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Absolutely spot-on by @anildash.com here:
"The best artists around you are invisible to you, and the most important statements by activists that you care about are being silenced. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s a system working as designed."
"The best artists around you are invisible to you, and the most important statements by activists that you care about are being silenced. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s a system working as designed."
Also, @masnick.com writes “Of course, my biases are known: I’m quite convinced that training AI on copyrighted works is fair use”.
I agree but may not have as solid of a legal rationale. I see it plainly: after reading a book & absorbing that knowledge, I’m then free to use that knowledge.
I agree but may not have as solid of a legal rationale. I see it plainly: after reading a book & absorbing that knowledge, I’m then free to use that knowledge.
New: A bombshell update in Alden Global Capital’s case against Microsoft & OpenAI you won’t find reported by The Denver Post because they only write for their owner’s side of the story: Lawyers for Alden basically manufactured the 3rd party research for showing how AI harmed them.
OpenAI Accuses Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Of Paying For, Hiding, And Then Laundering Sketchy Key Evidence In AI Copyright Case
A ton of attention was paid recently to some offhand statements from OpenAI and Microsoft employees that surfaced in filings in the NY Times' ongoing case against OpenAI, which has been consolidated into a much larger class action lawsuit. As I argued earlier, that struck me as something of a nothingburger of a story, because...
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October 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Also, @masnick.com writes “Of course, my biases are known: I’m quite convinced that training AI on copyrighted works is fair use”.
I agree but may not have as solid of a legal rationale. I see it plainly: after reading a book & absorbing that knowledge, I’m then free to use that knowledge.
I agree but may not have as solid of a legal rationale. I see it plainly: after reading a book & absorbing that knowledge, I’m then free to use that knowledge.
New: A bombshell update in Alden Global Capital’s case against Microsoft & OpenAI you won’t find reported by The Denver Post because they only write for their owner’s side of the story: Lawyers for Alden basically manufactured the 3rd party research for showing how AI harmed them.
OpenAI Accuses Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Of Paying For, Hiding, And Then Laundering Sketchy Key Evidence In AI Copyright Case
A ton of attention was paid recently to some offhand statements from OpenAI and Microsoft employees that surfaced in filings in the NY Times' ongoing case against OpenAI, which has been consolidated into a much larger class action lawsuit. As I argued earlier, that struck me as something of a nothingburger of a story, because...
www.techdirt.com
October 7, 2026 at 9:22 AM
New: A bombshell update in Alden Global Capital’s case against Microsoft & OpenAI you won’t find reported by The Denver Post because they only write for their owner’s side of the story: Lawyers for Alden basically manufactured the 3rd party research for showing how AI harmed them.
New: The Gazettes in Colorado have an editor now, and a “vice president of news”, two people from the company who were already going along with everything. #copolitics
Veteran journalists promoted to top-ranking positions at Gazettes
Clarity Media Group President and CEO Christopher P. Reen has promoted John Boogert and Luige Del Puerto to the positions of editor and vice president of news, each respectively heading the news opera...
gazette.com
October 6, 2026 at 10:24 AM
New: The Gazettes in Colorado have an editor now, and a “vice president of news”, two people from the company who were already going along with everything. #copolitics
Not new but in case you missed, I did a deep dive into Kyle Clark’s abuse towards people. Last night I was looking again & he keeps getting worse. His hate is not directed toward one thing or one group, he hates people in general & like Trump can’t stop talking about himself #coleg #copolitics
Kyle Clark’s Trolling Blurs the Line Between Journalism and Entertainment
This article illuminates Kyle Clark's use of social media and supports the argument that Kyle Clark is not practicing journalism but some other form of media.
boulderdaily.net
October 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Not new but in case you missed, I did a deep dive into Kyle Clark’s abuse towards people. Last night I was looking again & he keeps getting worse. His hate is not directed toward one thing or one group, he hates people in general & like Trump can’t stop talking about himself #coleg #copolitics
BREAKING NEWS: the editor of the Denver Post Lee Ann Colacioppo admits to running a click bait operation, indicates that she recently changed her mind. This is helpful for my CCPA complaint & further explains the operational mindset she has been in #copolitics #coleg www.westword.com/news/has-den...
October 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: the editor of the Denver Post Lee Ann Colacioppo admits to running a click bait operation, indicates that she recently changed her mind. This is helpful for my CCPA complaint & further explains the operational mindset she has been in #copolitics #coleg www.westword.com/news/has-den...
October 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
BREAKING NEWS: the editor of the Denver Post Lee Ann Colacioppo admits to running a click bait operation, indicates that she recently changed her mind. This is helpful for my CCPA complaint & further explains the operational mindset she has been in #copolitics #coleg www.westword.com/news/has-den...
Does anyone think it’s interesting that @propublica.org hired a journalistic fraud for their Colorado state partnership & now won’t list who the editor was at ProPublica who worked on it? They explicitly note every Local Reporting Network collab has both a local editor & a ProPublica senior editor.
The Denver Gazette’s investigative journalism work is opinion
#copolitics #coleg
I took two weeks to write this. It’s about Philip Anschutz, Chris Osher, and deceptive media
#copolitics #coleg
I took two weeks to write this. It’s about Philip Anschutz, Chris Osher, and deceptive media
Smoke and Mirrors Is Opinion, Not Investigative Journalism
Individual statements can be accurate while the story they tell is misleading. This close reading of The Denver Gazette’s “Smoke and Mirrors” series examines how selective framing, implied causation, ...
dembot.net
September 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Does anyone think it’s interesting that @propublica.org hired a journalistic fraud for their Colorado state partnership & now won’t list who the editor was at ProPublica who worked on it? They explicitly note every Local Reporting Network collab has both a local editor & a ProPublica senior editor.
#copolitics This article has quotes from Marx talking about beating his wife and his child, and drawing guns and knives on people. This is the most horrible of everything I’ve read so far.
EXCLUSIVE | A MAGA-backed ministry leader vying to be Colorado’s next governor recounted how he threw his toddler across the room and declared that God gave him a “gift” for violence.
‘Christian Warrior’ Candidate’s Dark Past Revealed
Fresh videos and posts unearthed by the Daily Beast have placed the Republican under growing scrutiny as the midterms loom.
www.thedailybeast.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:06 AM
#copolitics This article has quotes from Marx talking about beating his wife and his child, and drawing guns and knives on people. This is the most horrible of everything I’ve read so far.
New: After voters in Colorado were left wondering why @jenagriswold.bsky.social refused to debate on
@nexton9news.bsky.social with Kyle Clark, Clark has posted a dick pick. #copolitics #coleg
@nexton9news.bsky.social with Kyle Clark, Clark has posted a dick pick. #copolitics #coleg
September 29, 2026 at 10:59 PM
New: After voters in Colorado were left wondering why @jenagriswold.bsky.social refused to debate on
@nexton9news.bsky.social with Kyle Clark, Clark has posted a dick pick. #copolitics #coleg
@nexton9news.bsky.social with Kyle Clark, Clark has posted a dick pick. #copolitics #coleg
New & shocking but not shocking #coleg #copolitics: I learned Steve Zansberg is working directly w/Chris Osher on Osher’s deceptive marijuana series. Birds of a feather: Zansberg tried to get the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement to release private info about Coloradans for Osher to use in this series:
Smoke and Mirrors Is Opinion, Not Investigative Journalism
Individual statements can be accurate while the story they tell is misleading. This close reading of The Denver Gazette’s “Smoke and Mirrors” series examines how selective framing, implied causation, ...
dembot.net
September 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
New & shocking but not shocking #coleg #copolitics: I learned Steve Zansberg is working directly w/Chris Osher on Osher’s deceptive marijuana series. Birds of a feather: Zansberg tried to get the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement to release private info about Coloradans for Osher to use in this series:
New: Kyle Clark made a demonstrably false claim while defending himself against accusation of major bias in his reporting.
Asked why he hasn’t reported campaign-finance complaints filed against Phil Weiser, Clark said 9NEWS waits to see whether alleged violations are cured before reporting them 🧵👇
Asked why he hasn’t reported campaign-finance complaints filed against Phil Weiser, Clark said 9NEWS waits to see whether alleged violations are cured before reporting them 🧵👇
September 26, 2026 at 8:32 AM
New: Kyle Clark made a demonstrably false claim while defending himself against accusation of major bias in his reporting.
Asked why he hasn’t reported campaign-finance complaints filed against Phil Weiser, Clark said 9NEWS waits to see whether alleged violations are cured before reporting them 🧵👇
Asked why he hasn’t reported campaign-finance complaints filed against Phil Weiser, Clark said 9NEWS waits to see whether alleged violations are cured before reporting them 🧵👇
10 years ago. x.com/andrewbaron/...
September 25, 2026 at 12:16 AM
10 years ago. x.com/andrewbaron/...
Tuesday is Boulderhenge. The sun will rise and set perfectly aligned along Baseline Rd in #Boulder, the 40th parallel north of latitude. #cowx #boulderhenge
September 20, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Tuesday is Boulderhenge. The sun will rise and set perfectly aligned along Baseline Rd in #Boulder, the 40th parallel north of latitude. #cowx #boulderhenge
The store on West Pearl named “Haven” is closed. I asked one of the neighbors next door what happened and she said there was a new owner who wasn’t able to make it work. Haven was a vote against bricking West Pearl. #Boulder
September 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The store on West Pearl named “Haven” is closed. I asked one of the neighbors next door what happened and she said there was a new owner who wasn’t able to make it work. Haven was a vote against bricking West Pearl. #Boulder
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Somebody forgot to check whether they owned the domain name ditchmitchgreen.com before they put it on a billboard 😈
September 19, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Somebody forgot to check whether they owned the domain name ditchmitchgreen.com before they put it on a billboard 😈
This was my favorite comment on the NFT era:
September 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This was my favorite comment on the NFT era:
See these massive three buttons at the bottom of Google’s iOS Chrome browser? No way to remove them. The browser top & bottom takes up nearly one-quarter (23%) of the entire screen for chrome decor rather than web content. End of an era for using Chrome. Compare that to Safari which uses 100%
September 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
See these massive three buttons at the bottom of Google’s iOS Chrome browser? No way to remove them. The browser top & bottom takes up nearly one-quarter (23%) of the entire screen for chrome decor rather than web content. End of an era for using Chrome. Compare that to Safari which uses 100%
I’m seeking comment from present and former staff members about experiences at Clarity Media Group, Denver Gazette, Colorado Springs Gazette, or Washinton Examiner. Anonymity respected. DMs are open.
Smoke and Mirrors Is Opinion, Not Investigative Journalism
Individual statements can be accurate while the story they tell is misleading. This close reading of The Denver Gazette’s “Smoke and Mirrors” series examines how selective framing, implied causation, ...
dembot.net
September 19, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I’m seeking comment from present and former staff members about experiences at Clarity Media Group, Denver Gazette, Colorado Springs Gazette, or Washinton Examiner. Anonymity respected. DMs are open.
My write-up of Chris Reen who runs Clarity Media Group exposes the Washington Examiner which you are going to hear more about. The @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social is so far right they’re pushing articles every 30min on X but stopped posting here in March 2025. Their journalistic terms are deceptive.
X. It’s what’s happening
From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.
X.com
September 19, 2026 at 2:27 PM
My write-up of Chris Reen who runs Clarity Media Group exposes the Washington Examiner which you are going to hear more about. The @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social is so far right they’re pushing articles every 30min on X but stopped posting here in March 2025. Their journalistic terms are deceptive.
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NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting.
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month
Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.
futurism.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting.
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Cc @newmarkjplus.bsky.social @propublica.org @espiers.bsky.social @emilybell.bsky.social @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social @willoremus.com @nyguild.bsky.social
Smoke and Mirrors Is Opinion, Not Investigative Journalism
Individual statements can be accurate while the story they tell is misleading. This close reading of The Denver Gazette’s “Smoke and Mirrors” series examines how selective framing, implied causation, ...
dembot.net
September 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
If you are a #PhilForGovernor fan then you would like this work too, it shows how Republican funded media like the Denver Gazette relies on Phil Weiser but can’t say his name.
The Denver Gazette’s investigative journalism work is opinion
#copolitics #coleg
I took two weeks to write this. It’s about Philip Anschutz, Chris Osher, and deceptive media
#copolitics #coleg
I took two weeks to write this. It’s about Philip Anschutz, Chris Osher, and deceptive media
Smoke and Mirrors Is Opinion, Not Investigative Journalism
Individual statements can be accurate while the story they tell is misleading. This close reading of The Denver Gazette’s “Smoke and Mirrors” series examines how selective framing, implied causation, ...
dembot.net
September 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
If you are a #PhilForGovernor fan then you would like this work too, it shows how Republican funded media like the Denver Gazette relies on Phil Weiser but can’t say his name.