DEVELOPING: FedStack and Lantec won up to $118M government contract for non-IT training for the Federal Government/IRS - Codesmith will be involved (conflicting reports)

That blog post presents a one-sided framing and selectively quotes material to support a conclusion I do not agree with. Claims such as: “Codesmith has proven this thesis true with 5,000+ alumni. 90% of graduates get hired within 12 months, most land leadership roles within big tech & AI labs, and many directly contribute to the world’s largest open source projects” are extraordinary marketing statements. Evaluating them using publicly available sources like LinkedIn and GitHub is both lawful and commonplace when assessing public claims about outcomes. Reviewing publicly available professional profiles and repositories is not stalking or harassment. It is standard practice in hiring, investing, journalism, and market analysis, and it is often the only way to contextualize broad promotional claims. I also reviewed summaries of my own comment history using automated tools and reached conclusions that differ materially from those asserted in the post. The blog does not disclose its methodology, inputs, or context, including that many comments occurred within unusually long threads involving multiple now-banned accounts actively engaging and responding. Ironically, based on the author’s own podcast content, I suspect we might actually get along. I’ve spent time analyzing observable patterns of Reddit activity used to promote many unrelated products across multiple subreddits and its work that he may have found interesting, but he never reached out to ask questions or seek context.