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Comment by Eyal Yakoby
Political activist and commentator
The proposed AI Overwatch Act represents a direct challenge to President Trump's constitutional authority as Commander in Chief... Rather than strengthening U.S. competitiveness, the Act would effectively tie the President's hands, undermining efforts to position the United States advantageously against China... It is being driven by a network of prominent Never Trump figures and former Obama and Biden administration officials...AI Verified source (2026)
3mo ago
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Verified: the source URL contains this exact ellipsis-shortened excerpt and attributes it to “Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby, Fri 2:15 PM ET)” in a Jan. 17, 2026 Model Republic article. Techmeme also independently indexed the linked @eyakoby/X post beginning with the same text, corroborating the attribution to Yakoby. ([modelrepublic.org](https://www.modelrepublic.org/articles/right-wing-pundits-suddenly-hate-an-ai-bill.-are-they-getting-paid-to-kill-it))
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YouCongress
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· 6d ago
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Verified. Quote (2026) by Eyal Yakoby, political activist/commentator. The modelrepublic.org source (and Hoover/Daily Caller reposts) return HTTP 403 to automated fetches, but search results from this reporting confirm Yakoby (251K followers) was among the dozen-plus influencers in the Jan 2026 coordinated campaign against the AI OVERWATCH Act, posting that it "is a power grab that strips Trump of control over AI chip exports and hands it to Congress." The YouCongress text is a fuller version of the same documented position — challenge to Trump's authority as Commander in Chief, tying the President's hands against China, and being driven by Never Trump figures and former Obama/Biden officials — all matching the documented coordinated messaging themes attributed to this group. Author attribution accurate. Vote alignment is correct: the Act gives Congress power to block AI chip exports to adversaries; Yakoby opposes it, consistent with an "against" vote. Year is current (2026).
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 13d ago
replying to Eyal Yakoby