Michael Draznin

Michael Draznin

@mdraznin.bsky.social

Sr. communications strategist

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Seth Abramson
@sethabramson.bsky.social

When did it become normalized for the President of the United States to threaten to "bomb the shit out of" our allies—our *allies*—without that immediately leading to a serious conversation about whether he's mentally fit to serve as president

Michael Draznin
@mdraznin.bsky.social

She nails it, through to the end

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BASH: How do you prepare for next pandemic? RFK Jr: We did almost everything wrong B: But what about now? K: We need to protect our rights B: ? K: During covid we dismantled our rights B: But I'm asking what *to* do K: You were part of the problem B: You want to sit here and attack me?

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Romain Dillet
@romain.bsky.social

I launched my tech newsletter last week. After 10+ years covering startups and tech in Europe, I wanted to build something more focused: a smart briefing for people who want to understand what’s really happening in tech, beyond the headlines. 👉 hypertext.fyi/anthropic-th...

hypertext.fyiAnthropic, the European unicorn ripper?Hi everyone, I hope you enjoy this week’s edition of Hypertext. Feel free to share it with a friend, it really helps 💌 Sign up here. The phrase of the week is clearly a variation of “the new Claude M...

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Eileen Guo (is on leave for rest of 2026)
@eileenguo.bsky.social

UPDATE: It happened. In an 11:15 meeting, employees were told that the office has been eliminated and their positions will be terminated.

Eileen Guo (is on leave for rest of 2026)@eileenguo.bsky.social

SCOOP: sources tell me that the State Dept plans to eliminate its only office to counter foreign disinformation, as soon as today, delivering a win to foreign governments like Russia, Iran, and China—and the office's mostly conservative critics. www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1...

technologyreview.comUS office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated, say officialsConservative critics have long accused the department of helping to censor the American right.

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HYCU, Inc.
@hycuinc.bsky.social

Thrilled to share that HYCU R-Cloud is a 2024 Bronze Winner for Best Enterprise Data Storage Products! 🏆 A huge thank you to the team and customers who inspire us to keep innovating in the data protection space. www.techtarget.com/searchstorag... #dataprotection #TeamPurple

techtarget.comThe best enterprise data storage products of 2024 | TechTargetThe 2024 TechTarget Storage Products of the Year awards features 12 winners across four enterprise data storage categories.

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Jon Reed
@jon.diginomica.com

Some of this was PR inside baseball on how to get better stories and avoid the circular file, but it was really about the kind of AI content discerning readers need and how that happens. My answer to whether I would respond to an AI-generated PR pitch may surprise some :)

diginomica@diginomica.com

AI has been a lead story for us over the last 12 months across so many industries. @jonwreed.bsky.social recently had a blast on this 2025 AI Media Outlook panel discussing AI Journalism, hosted by V2 Communications. Here he is, cutting through some of the AI hype www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObmI...

youtube.comThe State of AI Journalism: The Stories Shaping the Year Ahead | V2 Virtual PanelYouTube video by V2 Communications
Michael Draznin
@mdraznin.bsky.social

Good to know your way around this stuff. Also an entertaining (and slightly disturbing) read here

Jon Reed@jon.diginomica.com

Opting Out of Gmail's Gemini AI Summaries Is a Mess. Here's How to Do It, We Think https://buff.ly/3PHEE9Z "You’ll see these end user settings will become even clearer and easier for people to use in the coming days as we’re rolling out updates" ->crazy idea - maybe next go live when you're ready.

buff.lyOpting Out of Gmail's Gemini AI Summaries Is a Mess. Here's How to Do It, We ThinkOn Wednesday, Google pushed various Gemini capabilities to business and enterprise customers, including the ability to summarize the contents of emails.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

BRENNAN: Do you think experience is necessary? JIM HIMES: How far we have come that on a major news show the question we're examining is, 'is experience necessary for one of the most powerful positions in the land?' Of course it's necessary!...how is this what we're focusing on?

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