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Karina Montoya

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🌎 #journo program manager @cjl4news.bsky.social at @openmarkets.bsky.social πŸ“media, antitrust, tech | πŸ—£ESP, FR, PT | https://linktr.ee/pressgirlk πŸ“CA | On maternity leave until June 2026

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Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation for Propaganda U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three activists who had entered a St. Paul, Minn. church to confront a pastor who

This isn’t just β€œowning the libs” β€” this is the highest office in the nation using technology to lie to the entire world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

27.01.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 323 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 13

FYI Alex Karp does not give a shit what his employees think. He thinks he is a genius and will tell you so.

27.01.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 490 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 2

Sure, let's say everyone is being thrown under the bus.

But, isn't it just so incredibly hurtful & an insult to all Americans that this president allowed - and continues to allow - for these killings to happen just so that he can pretend now to work on fixing the chaos he created?

Just a thought.

26.01.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here's the thing, Greg β€” free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.

If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.

26.01.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 22730 πŸ” 6009 πŸ’¬ 1008 πŸ“Œ 233
Paul Schnell on CNN
Paul Schnell on CNN YouTube video by Minnesota Department of Corrections

Wasn't Tom Homan who said MN is not doing his job working with ICE? What is he going to say now that the MN Dept of Corrections is showing how ICE is flat out lying about their outcomes & even the stats of how many people ICE has asked the DOC to keep in custody? ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2O0...

26.01.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The only "investigation" Trump has mentioned is on welfare fraud. But Levitt says HSI and FBI are conducting interviews in MN. Who is supposed to lead this investigation? Also, this is probably the closest I've seen Levitt giving a calm & not unhinged answer to the press: rumble.com/v74vv9m-let-...

26.01.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Sends Border Czar to Minnesota as He Doubles Down After Shooting Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after Border Patrol’s shooting of Alex Pretti.

#Minnesota Is the fed govt really going to investigate Pretti's murder? Karoline Levitt keeps saying let "facts lead," but Trump has only said Tom Homan will have boots on the ground to report to him (is this the "investigation," really?). What am I missing?? newrepublic.com/post/205662/...

26.01.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ†•Our newsletter is now on Substack!

You may not be thinking of Google as an important player in the streaming wars, but hey, it is! Here I zoom into YouTube TV's growth, its clashes with TV programmers, and what it all means as Big Tech continues to pull its weight unregulated in streaming.

15.01.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really do hope all these videos are being archived by someone, for both legal defense and history purposes.

13.01.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Apple and Google’s Gemini deal means for both companies They’re putting up a united front against AI newcomers.

Great analysis by @haydenfield.bsky.social.
I'll add: I still remember OpenAI, Anthropic pretty much testifying their convos w/Apple would have not happened if not for the GoogleSearch antitrust case. Now we have more of the same. So much for Judge Mehta's 'caution.'
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

13.01.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is just like a Black Mirror episode.

09.01.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't even...
I'm just at a loss for words.

07.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Keep an eye on the many written testimonies that will be published in the subcommittee's website. Many expose not only antitrust concerns, but threats to creative expression and press freedom coming from both Netflix & Skydance-Paramount's bids. Here's ours: www.journalismliberty.org/publications...

07.01.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

...the "streaming market" is just anyone and everyone that distributes audiovisual content online, from YouTube and TikTok to YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, and on-demand subscription Netflix and HBO Max. Same defense Google tried to make for its search and digital ads monopolies (which didn't work).

07.01.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Full Stream Ahead: Competition and Consumer Choice in Digital Streaming
Full Stream Ahead: Competition and Consumer Choice in Digital Streaming YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP

In an almost last-minute hearing about the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery, organized by the House Judiciary Committee, key questions are being raised. The main one? How to define relevant markets. In this case, no definition gives buyers the advantage to argue...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY9f...

07.01.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The retaliation from this govt has no boundaries.

What is this message? That millions of veterans should remain quiet to perfectly denounceable statements and actions from this administration? If they do this to a retired Navy Captain and U.S. Senator, what should we expect for the rest?

05.01.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every clip in this 2:38-minute video montage shows Iranian missile strikes on Israel in 2024 and 2025, none of clips are linked to US strikes on Venezuela this morning.

03.01.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 1242 πŸ” 261 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

and then for hours used passive voice to pretend they had no idea who was behind the apparently spontaneous explosions

04.01.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 1758 πŸ” 434 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9
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I’m at Times Square, where an emergency β€œNo War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20Β°F weather.

β€œNo more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”

β€œNo boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”

03.01.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 8218 πŸ” 3030 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 81

This is absolutely on point

03.01.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes

03.01.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 16474 πŸ” 5552 πŸ’¬ 215 πŸ“Œ 129

We'll see whether Venezuela wants to become a US territory. I hope they know there is nothing in this "intervention" being done on behalf of their democracy. Trump has been clear this is about biz for corporate America only β€” which is also the opposite of improving Americans' lives. What a wreck.

03.01.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to Trump telling the press that he cares about the Venezuelas "suffering in the US," after he has done everything to make their lives even more miserable here (removing their legally gained asylum status & barring them from entering the country) was borderline a South Park episode.

03.01.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is possibly the best educated guess of what's going to happen in Venezuela. By taking advantage of people's hope for regime change, it's easier to create chaos disguised in relief. Even more appalling is how this govt uses the US Justice system to achieve an agenda no American voted for...

03.01.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is precisely the danger of US systems of government failing to contain - even supporting, in the case of the FCC - Donald Trump's demand for ideological censorship. First, with the 60 Minutes settlement, then the Paramount sale and installation of Weiss.

22.12.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congress​ Finally Identified the Real Threat to Press Freedom: Concentrated Power. Now It Must Act. A Senate Commerce hearing showcased rare bipartisan recognition of how disastrous Congress and the Federal Communications Commission's decades of permissive regulation has been for news media.

"The lesson of this week’s hearing is not that one party is right and the other wrong. It is that both have been distracted by partisan skirmishes while the foundations of press freedom erode beneath them."

Excellent analysis on oversight of FCC @courtneyr.bsky.social: substack.com/home/post/p-...

19.12.2025 19:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😞

19.12.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The FCC Gives Legacy Media Giants a Free Hand to Get Bigger β€” Center for Journalism & Liberty Reporter Austin Ahlman explores how the Federal Communication Commission’s new initiative will only further consolidate the broadcast media industry.

For anyone who wants to know what the FCC was up to before today's Senate hearing (and if you just learned about the FCC because of Jimmy Kimmel), here's the full picture of Brendan Carr's "Delete, Delete, Delete" initiative, by @austinahlman.bsky.socialπŸ”Ž
www.journalismliberty.org/publications...

17.12.2025 20:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What in the actual f* is he talking about? What rents have gone down?

You're trying to tell us that "foreign criminals" - I guess with millions of dollars at their disposal - were jacking up prices of houses and creating a housing crisis?

What is this madness.

17.12.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Omg thank you for posting this. In went on the FCC website too around 1 pm ET and noticed it had been edited already!! I thought, "no way they were that fast."

But they were.
Delete, delete, delete, indeed.

17.12.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0