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 continuing to fade as it is no longer the right tool for today.
Is this an AI written faux news story?
Probably. It’s a content mill web site and the form, generalities, no first-person information – reads like an AI written click bait story.
Prominent journalists come from prestigious backgrounds
We graduate 10,000 new journalism degree holders each year into a field where the number of jobs is actually declining by an average of 500 jobs per year. It’s become a field for rich kids with affluent family backing.
Why do people invest in expensive degrees to pursue “journalism”?
The financial ROI makes little sense but among some circles, it’s seen as a prestige job with influence.