Jason Koebler
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social
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Journalist
@404Media.co
Signal: jason.404 // email:
[email protected]
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Emanuel Maiberg
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had a great time talking with
@patrickklepek.bsky.social
about parenting, screen time, roblox, and more. Please listen so I can do more mommy blogging on 404 Media
www.404media.co/the-screen-t...
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The Screen Time Panic Sets Parents Up to Fail
Patrick Klepek on the reality of parenting in the age of Roblox and YouTube.
https://www.404media.co/the-screen-time-panic-sets-parents-up-to-fail/
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curling is god tier, far better than super bowl
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it's gita time
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new shit from
@shineyezehuhh.bsky.social
, a feature about the current dire state of the yakuza franchise:
aftermath.site/yakuza-kiwam...
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Movement To Remove Voice Actor Who Has Admitted To Sexual Assault Has Yakuza Fans At Breaking Point
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s silence on #RemoveKagawa widens the rift with fans, revealing fractured values, uneven accountability, and a directionless franchise.
https://aftermath.site/yakuza-kiwami-3-teruyuki-kagawa-ryu-ga-gotoku-rgg-studio/
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i think maybe they laid off the wrong people
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the jake paul crashout gets an lol from me
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this was fun
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
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Watch 404 Media’s Super Bowl Ad
WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD.
https://www.404media.co/watch-404-medias-super-bowl-ad/
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WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD
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have some exciting news on this front
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about 22 hours ago
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US really blowing this curling match against a South Korea team that has not looked good in the other game I watched 14 seconds of
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every few months for the last two years I have tried to cancel peacock but have somehow failed thankfully it’s coming in handy now
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thank the fucking lord
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
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Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/nithya-raman-los-angeles-mayor.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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“With Amazon’s role in ICE ops under greater scrutiny and Bezos’ dismantling of the organ that once proudly declared itself on being a defender of democracy, it’s worth examining how close Amazon and Trump are—& how closely aligned their projects are”
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-jeff-b...
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How Jeff Bezos and Amazon became instruments of authoritarianism
And how to stop them
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-jeff-bezos-and-amazon-became?publication_id=1744395&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=2q2qus&utm_medium=email
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when my two factor code has "404" in it ... that's good luck. going to be a blessed banking session
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The inspector general is investigating whether ICE’s surveillance is legal. Even if this doesn’t result in any changes it will likely result in more details about how these systems work and that will hopefully be useful:
www.404media.co/inspector-ge...
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Inspector General Investigating Whether ICE's Surveillance Tech Breaks the Law
DHS's inspector general is probing ICE's biometric and surveillance programs.
https://www.404media.co/inspector-general-investigating-whether-ices-surveillance-tech-breaks-the-law/
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Going on Brian Lehrer in a sec to talk about ICE surveillance say hi (don't say hi):
www.wnyc.org/shows/bl
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The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News
Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
https://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl
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i have seen multiple people say this. that the satellites are going to fall out of orbit, and then what? do people think they are going to stop launching new satellites? spacex is launching rockets every 2-3 days at this point. starlink is profitable, they are not going to stop doing it
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Thrash Particle is the best modern baseball song, we all agree with this yes?
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unraveled
5 days ago
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons. We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team. Read more:
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Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...
https://unraveledpress.com/identified-the-el-paso-bortac-crew-rampaging-through-the-midwest/
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Matt Pearce
4 days ago
On WaPo:
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/humiliatio...
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Humiliation ritual
Losing something at the Washington Post.
https://mattdpearce.substack.com/p/humiliation-ritual
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@grok who is she
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The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files
While Epstein’s victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice’s latest tranche of files, investigators redacted the identity of the most famous portra...
https://www.404media.co/the-doj-redacted-a-photo-of-the-mona-lisa-in-the-epstein-files/
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The SpaceX/xAI merger situation is actually pretty important and, I think, very bad. "Data centers in space" is a bit of a pipe dream, but SpaceX now dominates low-Earth orbit in a highly concerning way. Starlink is real and could monopolize a lot of things.Not Good!
www.404media.co/this-spacex-...
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This SpaceX Situation: Not Good!
Elon Musk's political projects are combining into a highly concerning megacompany.
https://www.404media.co/this-spacex-situation-not-good/
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Project Salt Box
5 days ago
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US. Working off an idea from
@actualkatherine.bsky.social
, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records. Explore the map here:
tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
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There is zero reason for a billionaire to own an adversarial news outlet in a kleptocracy. And so billionaires are gutting the media companies they own, reorienting them to better align with the regime, and spending money on bribes rather than journalists
www.404media.co/the-washingt...
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The Washington Post Is No Longer Useful to Jeff Bezos
In a kleptocracy, there is no reason for a billionaire to own an adversarial news outlet.
https://www.404media.co/the-washington-post-is-no-longer-useful-to-jeff-bezos/
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"it's where you can go online to get basically the latest of what's going on"
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despite saying multiple times I wanted framber I didn’t want framber. Have always been a big? Zac? Gallen? Guy?
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Simon Willison
5 days ago
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions! This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub
simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/the-world-factbook/
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this is program police were using to funnel flock data to ice. so, good move
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We're doing a reddit AMA! right now! come!
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
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From the technology community on Reddit: Hi! We're 404 Media's Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox. AMA (us) about the tech ICE is using, Flock and the state of surveillance in the US on Feb. 4, 12 pm ET
Explore this post and more from the technology community
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1qv9y8j/hi_were_404_medias_jason_koebler_and_joseph_cox/
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this is pretty wild. good argument for lockdown mode if your threat model is one where you might have your phone seized by the Feds:
www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
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FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
https://www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-get-into-wapo-reporters-iphone-because-it-had-lockdown-mode-enabled/
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Joseph Cox
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New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too
www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
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FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
https://www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-get-into-wapo-reporters-iphone-because-it-had-lockdown-mode-enabled/
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Joseph Cox
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At 12 ET today me and Jason are doing AMA on the main technology subreddit about the tech ICE is using, the nationwide network of AI Flock cameras around the U.S., and the state of surveillance in general. Get your questions in before then:
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
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From the technology community on Reddit: Hi! We're 404 Media's Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox. AMA (us) about the tech ICE is using, Flock and the state of surveillance in the US on Feb. 4, 12 pm ET
Explore this post and more from the technology community
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1qv9y8j/hi_were_404_medias_jason_koebler_and_joseph_cox/
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Patrick Howell O’Neill
5 days ago
New: How ICE’s top contractor, one of America’s biggest private prison operators, monetizes virtually everything ICE does including bounties on immigrants, rapidly expanding detention centers, and intensive surveillance.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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ICE Bounty Hunting Push Aided by Geo Group’s Surveillance Work
A private prison operator that’s profited by detaining immigrants in the US is rapidly shifting to offer surveillance tools, capitalizing on the government’s deportation push by selling human-tracking...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/ice-bounty-hunting-push-aided-by-geo-group-s-surveillance-work?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDIxMDY0MiwiZXhwIjoxNzcwODE1NDQyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOVdFTERLSzNOWTgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0OEFDOEE5MkEwNTM0MkQ4OEIyRjkwQjhDMTgzMTdDMyJ9.5eryXoR0Jlafg4R8NHkkPYaC7qnuawHYjTBCqE5ZfIE
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Paris Marx
7 months ago
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
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Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide
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Aftermath
6 days ago
The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
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was honored to go on OnPoint today to talk about AI-powered surveillance:
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
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Inside the AI surveillance state
From your online browsing habits to traffic cameras on your commute, data about you is everywhere. And with AI, companies can gather, store and share detailed information about you faster than ever.
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026/02/03/inside-the-ai-surveillance-state
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🚨fun (?) project alert / help needed🚨 if you live in OTTUMWA, IOWA please dm or signal me @jason.404. seeking contact with ottumwa resident
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Derek Mead
6 days ago
Home buyers now have a bit of leverage? That's new!
san.com/cc/is-the-er...
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Is the era of the all-powerful real estate agent over?
The spring home selling season is about to open, bringing with it a steeplechase of complications for buyers. But it also brings a massive power shift. “I don’t know how much buyers are aware of the n...
https://san.com/cc/is-the-era-of-the-all-powerful-real-estate-agent-over/
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a stranger texted me "the die is cast" yesterday and truly it is
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really important story here:
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I think this SpaceX / xAI merger is likely to be very important (bad) in ways that are both predictable and ways that I’m not sure about yet. I think it is undeniable that Starlink/reusable rockets/spamming satellites into low earth orbit is a very notable thing. Combining that w bad ai company-idk
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remember when cal ripken’s mom was kidnapped but it was like possibly some elaborate hoax or setup and no one ever figured out what happened? does anyone know what happened
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i just feel like i'm not sending that many emails idk
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Sam Cole
7 days ago
New: The DOJ left multiple unredacted nude images in the Epstein data dump. They only removed them after 404 Media reported the links. This is very disturbing:
www.404media.co/doj-released...
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DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
https://www.404media.co/doj-released-unredacted-nude-images-in-epstein-files/
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404 Media
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BREAKING: The Department of Justice left multiple unredacted photos of fully nude women or girls exposed as part of Friday’s dump of more than 3.5 million pages of files related to the investigations and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell.
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DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
https://www.404media.co/doj-released-unredacted-nude-images-in-epstein-files/
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