Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

You can reach me on Signal, if that's relevant to you, the person reading this right now. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@BuzzFeedBen Many thanks to Joel and @_JelaniCarter and @zachthemack at Vox and Alan at BF for getting this to your ears. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Here’s a chat I had Wednesday with @BuzzFeedBen, at his BuzzFeed HQ, about his move to the NYT and What It All Means. https://t.co/RNeKk3rHw3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh. And 2.5 billion people using Facebook each month (that's Facebook, not including Insta, WhatsApp). That was up 8% from 2018. — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook's terrible 2019: $69.6 billion in ad revenue, up from $55 billion in 2018. — PolitiTweet.org

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@teddyschleifer deep cut — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SaraMorrison: We get a lot of questions at Open Sourced about how Facebook knows what you buy offline. Here are a few possible reasons… — PolitiTweet.org

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Just happened to me too! Luckily we had already finished his exit interview edition of the Recode Media pod. Coming to you later today.... — PolitiTweet.org

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Last three inbound text messages: *@EKANardini should get credit for building Barstool *If Barstool is worth $450mm what is the Ringer worth? *See above — PolitiTweet.org

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@stevesi @jonathanmprince @adrs i'm not saying you have to respond! you just don't need to label things rumors because you don't like them. and you certainly don't need to let spox tell your audience your reporting is a rumor. -30- — PolitiTweet.org

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I know you guys want to make fun of Knewz bc of the dumb name (and the fact that the site looks like Drudge and Craigslist made a beast with two backs) but remember when we made fun of Tronc bc of that dumb name? And how dumb we felt when... oh. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BenMullin @asharma ... — PolitiTweet.org

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@stevesi @adrs this is so dumb. but if you want all your information delivered by press release and official spokespeople, go for it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jonathanmprince @stevesi @adrs just don't comment. or, if you want to say a thing is not true, say that. or go the other way. it works well for trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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@stevesi @adrs The easy solve, btw, is for companies (or anyone) to just say they have no comment. — PolitiTweet.org

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@stevesi @adrs Sorry, trying again: "A thing I think or heard" != "A thing I have learned by talking to people with direct knowledge". Letting companies (or anyone) describe the latter as "rumors" because its inconvenient for them is bad for all of us. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BenMullin @asharma thanks gents. would be great if your story had that credit, too. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @matthewherper: $UBER has a $63 billion market capitalization, but cannot spell “grilled.” https://t.co/n8lqmqf3Wn — PolitiTweet.org

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specific subtweet but also a general subtweet: this is why i don't print pr non-responses where the company "declin… https://t.co/WdLv0Ptsqn — PolitiTweet.org

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PENN closed at $26.21 yesterday. Want to bet where it lands today? https://t.co/V55oOCWsH3 — PolitiTweet.org

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A very Barstool-like announcement of the Barstool sale to Penn National: Barstool founder Dave Portnoy tells his fans they should buy Penn National stock, followed by long disclaimer telling them they shouldn't follow his advice. https://t.co/TpUNUpr6tw — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @pkafka: A stunning price. Thank the Supreme Court. https://t.co/n9hz3L7E0z — PolitiTweet.org

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The deal exists because of the 2018 Supreme Court decision legalizing online sports betting; Penn National hopes use Barstool brand to push into the market, currently dominated by FanDuel and Draft Kings instead of traditional casino companies. — PolitiTweet.org

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Details: Penn National Gaming buys a chunk of Barstool, currently owned by the Chernin Group, today, and bumps its stake up to 50% in three years, paying $225 million total. It can then buy majority control at TBD price. Barstool, founded in 2003, did $90/$100 million in 2019. — PolitiTweet.org

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A stunning price. Thank the Supreme Court. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Leaving this here in case it becomes relevant in the near future. https://t.co/OxKN76LsBY — PolitiTweet.org

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@mat @gaberivera @frank_gomez_g @wattfrompedro holy shit this thread is from 2009 — PolitiTweet.org

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@mat @gaberivera @frank_gomez_g @wattfrompedro https://t.co/esa2pA5UXK — PolitiTweet.org

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@BuzzFeedBen @peretti Now with proper credit to @DylanByers for his scoop. — PolitiTweet.org

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As of tomorrow this will be a four-day story. Astonishing to have a four-day non-Trump story in this era. https://t.co/mD31Ac253R — PolitiTweet.org