Social: Social media madness for mayhem
5 software engineers on their lunch break at a restaurant say they were misidentified as undercover ICE agents.
Social: Half of Americans say they have cut back on social media
Apparently, we are past peak social media.
The medias obsession with cliches
You’ve probably seen the common media-talk where actors “open up”, influencers “clap back”, and the weather report calls snow “The White Stuff”. It’s the dumbing down of “news”.
Fake news: Microsoft did not “brick” Windows 10 PCs
Totally fake news headline claims Microsoft has “bricked 400M PCs”. Nonsense.
Trump Admin says illegal to record videos of ICE operations (it’s not)
It is legal to record photos and videos of law enforcement working in public spaces. Trump officials have implied it is illegal and they will prosecute those who operate within First Amendment rights.
URL change as of January 8 2026
The old URL social.coldstreams.com has been changed to coldstreams.com/social and will redirect. However, you may get an SSL security certificate warning before landing on coldstreams.com/social, which has a new SSL certificate.
Social: How social media spreads falsehoods
Social media remains the world’s greatest frictionless platform for the spread of propaganda and misinformation.
Media: “In NY, Muslims are a political force”
For New York State, the share of the population that is Muslim is 3.6%, and 9% for NYC. Not a big political force.
Doomerism: And the definition of “poverty”
Doomers love the idea that if you earn less than about $140k/year, you live in poverty.
Media: The end of “BigMedia” story telling”
The modern world needs reporters with modern science and technology knowledge. But 80% of reporters including “Senior Science” or “Senior Medicine” reporters have humanities degrees and no formal training in the subjects they cover. Independent journalists on YouTube and X, with backgrounds in the subjects they cover, are demonstrating higher quality than mass media. BigMedia reporting is no longer the right tool for today.