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Pause & remember those who have paid the ultimate price 4 R freedom. facebook.com/JackSmith23/pos… #Arlingtwins #AmericatheBeautiful #MemorialDay
“We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”
In a conversation for the first edition of Decoded, a new daily newsletter and podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talked with POLITICO’s @BrendanBordelon about trade-offs, AI safety, and how his company is different from Anthropic.
Subscribe to Decoded for the full conversation with Sam Altman: politi.co/4yxilIS
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Sam Altman shouldn't be making any decisions about what "bad things" we have to accept on all of our behalf.
I am not comfortable with that. None of us should be, especially when it comes to AI.
“We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”
In a conversation for the first edition of Decoded, a new daily newsletter and podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talked with POLITICO’s @BrendanBordelon about trade-offs, AI safety, and how his company is different from Anthropic.
Subscribe to Decoded for the full conversation with Sam Altman: politi.co/4yxilIS
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Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection
cnn.com/2026/10/04/europe/ru…
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NEW: Ken Paxton, who ran for Senate as a D.C. outsider, privately admitted he feels like he has little control over his own campaign:
“I don’t control message or what we’re doing.”
More from audio obtained by @playbookdc 🧵
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NEW: I interviewed OpenAI CEO @sama for tomorrow's launch of Politico's new Decoded newsletter + podcast. We covered everything from Sam's thoughts on AI $$$ in politics to Trump's "SI" rebrand.
Sneak preview in reply, w/ @MuiChristine!
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Whether called AI or SI, these tech leaders have tried to convince us it is acceptable. That is not true. The foxes are loose in the hen house. They paid to cooperate with the GOP. Democrats and others must now demand certain guarantees.
“We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”
In a conversation for the first edition of Decoded, a new daily newsletter and podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talked with POLITICO’s @BrendanBordelon about trade-offs, AI safety, and how his company is different from Anthropic.
Subscribe to Decoded for the full conversation with Sam Altman: politi.co/4yxilIS
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And a handful of tech oligarchs get to make that decision for the rest of us?
No dice.
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI politi.co/4rJE8dI
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Decoded by POLITICO
THE SAM ALTMAN INTERVIEW, out in full tomorrow. Where Altman diverges from rival Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei: “The world should accept some bad things happening” for the benefits of AI politico.com/news/2026/10/04…
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As I said, subscribe to Decoded ASAP.
“We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency," @sama told @BrendanBordelon in our debut newsletter/episode.
politico.com/news/2026/10/04…
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NEW: Inside Google, Apple and Meta’s lobbying campaign to shield themselves from some kids online safety lawsuits.
My deep dive for @politico based on draft legislation, internal emails and interviews with those involved:
politico.com/news/2026/10/04…
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Philly brother and sisterhood is scream singing Teenage Dirtbag under the El with hundreds of other Philadelphians
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Joe Biden was objectively a better President than Donald Trump.
Days with gas above $4/gallon:
🔵Biden (4 years): 151
🔴Trump (18 months): 165
Jobs added through 18 months:
🔵Biden: 6,000,000
🔴Trump: 800,000
Average mortgage rates:
🔵Biden: 5.5%
🔴Trump: 6.7%
Unemployment rate:
🔵Biden: 4%
🔴Trump: 4.4%
GDP growth (annualized):
🔵 Biden: 3.6%
🔴 Trump: 2.5%
Manufacturing jobs added:
🔵 Biden: 400,000
🔴 Trump: -35,000 (loss)
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On the right — and not just the far right — it is increasingly becoming in vogue to bash big business.
By @Jasper_Goodman and me:
politico.com/news/2026/10/02…
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It’s finally infrastructure week.
Trump is touting billions in new projects in red states with vulnerable Republicans. But with four weeks until the election, GOP strategists worry the good news is coming too late to have an impact.
My latest: politico.com/news/2026/10/02…
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing pressure to lay out a more detailed plan to desegregate New York City’s public schools, one of the most racially segregated school systems in the country. subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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Every other DC Trade Association is posting rather wordy statements about the American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 - otherwise known as the Permitting Bill to you and me.
We here at USOGA value your time so here's our official statement.
"Pass the frickin' bill so we can start building things again."
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New in @playbookdc: Mikie Sherrill had a tough month — from her allies losing in two primaries to a bombshell investigation into her lieutenant governor ending with his resignation.
That could change now. People close to her tell me she's still planning to be a player in the midterms, and will still "support candidates this fall with events and fundraising,” one person familiar told me.
The latest w/ POLITICO NJ's @dracioppi
politico.com/newsletters/pla…
Go Birds!
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RT for a chance to win my 2 tickets to the Rams game on Sunday! 🦅
#FlyEaglesFly #PaveTheLane
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🚨 Fan Love 🚨
RT for a chance to win my 2 tickets to the Rams game on Sunday! 🦅
#FlyEaglesFly #PaveTheLane
New in @playbookdc: Is @RahmEmanuel becoming the GOP's favorite/most feared potential 2028er?
