2024-09-06T16:44:31Z https://yabu.me Molly White https://yabu.me/npub13qdgdr8m0glkmgfh65rpx6deh6pd80875p2cpnum7pkdr0g709dqpdhau6 https://media.hachyderm.io/accounts/avatars/109/332/059/958/892/971/original/fd426ab1db47d795.jpeg https://media.hachyderm.io/accounts/avatars/109/332/059/958/892/971/original/fd426ab1db47d795.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ctg00s8h6p6k4vql9lm5d2zy8mx0frh8ekjymnpnhf2y2qfay6szyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45f0z80d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnm3h4vz7rgylsh5shfqh5kf7st4p9w63gs97n2cuujj9ldg3n4g02kdxk'>nevent1q…kdxk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is the illustration submitted in the spec<br/><br/>the spec also outlines how the emoji will appeal to new parents, heavy drinkers, shift workers, and university students and employees<br/><br/><a href="https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2023/23260-eye-bags-face-emoji.pdf">https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2023/23260-eye-bags-face-emoji.pdf</a><br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/120/282/299/781/509/original/8e8b7d219018cfc1.png"> <br/> 2024-09-11T18:15:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnm3h4vz7rgylsh5shfqh5kf7st4p9w63gs97n2cuujj9ldg3n4gzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45e2wes4 representation is important. thank you unicode team.<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/119/868/016/062/004/original/d187b5d3ce59b91c.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/119/868/046/336/554/original/69c3c4462720734e.png"> <br/> 2024-09-11T16:30:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfh9var0v7f0d8ax6ugy7zlg5sgszjm5v4cex70mr08ls29m890sgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu454z8ntp FTX executive Caroline Ellison is seeking a sentence of time served for her guilty plea on seven charges pertaining to the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Her sentencing submission paints her as someone whose “moral compass [was] warped” by Sam Bankman-Fried.<br/><br/>#FTX #crypto #cryptocurrency 2024-09-11T14:55:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgfkk5jl9ur2ctmzcw7er3dhj4sg3vjpf23veke8rrt2z3kue9k2qzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu450k5cv3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmrrznltsxh7eyjc42405mc3dt0r4c86spjcd95u0rvgu99gueasd3p5k5'>nevent1q…p5k5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Consider signing up for a pay-what-you-want subscription to my newsletter.<br/><br/>My writing is never paywalled, and your support goes long way to helping me continue doing this. You can also sign up for free to get my writing in your email.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/signup/">https://www.citationneeded.news/signup/</a><br/><br/>#CitationNeeded #crypto #cryptocurrency 2024-09-06T19:44:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmrrznltsxh7eyjc42405mc3dt0r4c86spjcd95u0rvgu99gueaszyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu455a38nk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgm42mhjel5e6crrdcqevj7h7n470lgpg97p555lxjm9ufjgtevxqc0g5ts'>nevent1q…g5ts</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Trump family’s latest crypto scheme, “World Liberty Financial”, has the makings of the biggest clusterfuck in Web3 is Going Just Great history. <br/><br/>#CitationNeeded #crypto #cryptocurrency<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/092/311/787/378/409/original/c51dfefc5dcfc49d.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/092/311/785/919/614/original/af7d0be87512ea49.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/092/311/820/136/977/original/8dbf1e42786dbe15.png"> <br/> 2024-09-06T19:43:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgm42mhjel5e6crrdcqevj7h7n470lgpg97p555lxjm9ufjgtevxqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu458cg746 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2nqfrp47cff24e80jynd92ky03r4mmmsh3rvx58kvzs6gkpkr9zsme0q87'>nevent1q…0q87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your Honor, the Wu-Tang Clan ain&#39;t nothing to fuck with<br/><br/>#CitationNeeded #crypto #cryptocurrency<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/092/307/929/200/847/original/e986af89322aafc2.png"> <br/> 2024-09-06T19:41:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2nqfrp47cff24e80jynd92ky03r4mmmsh3rvx58kvzs6gkpkr9zszyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu454han8d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfns7hgm794s4jaqnzrnfkcr7lnkru6y0csnpezggnv3kkwq32ksc9z6ucv'>nevent1q…6ucv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>New filings in the FTX case, made after executive Ryan Salame pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 7.5 years, raise the possibility that something weird happened with respect to promises about an investigation into his partner, Michelle Bond.<br/><br/>#CitationNeeded #crypto #cryptocurrency<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/092/290/576/366/600/original/d0bf3417e1f958ba.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/092/290/659/705/523/original/bb8895314dcb3ab3.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/092/299/816/577/892/original/2c40a2b931fe6bc5.png"> <br/> 2024-09-06T19:39:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfns7hgm794s4jaqnzrnfkcr7lnkru6y0csnpezggnv3kkwq32ksczyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45ljgmex Newsletter: Even the most pro-Trump crypto faithful think Trump’s new crypto scheme is a terrible idea. Also, an FTX crypto executive earns some benefit of the doubt, and a lawsuit accuses “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli of disrespecting the Wu-Tang Clan.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-65/">https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-65/</a><br/><br/>#CitationNeeded #crypto #cryptocurrency 2024-09-06T19:27:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswgzxv89manplx2wlnsn24drnjx0fnn96jycphrggtuzlrss497qszyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45kv8l2z Seen a couple takes about the Hachette case along the lines of “the Internet Archive should’ve stuck to just archiving the Internet and not testing new theories of copyright” and uhhh... I’m not sure what it is you think the Internet Archive does, outside of testing new theories of copyright.<br/><br/>#InternetArchive 2024-09-04T19:50:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhnupe8eazlgwzukwaupmcxxuxvxketxeznmfftu3ffc632veluczyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45lwstlu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgzxv89manplx2wlnsn24drnjx0fnn96jycphrggtuzlrss497qs9e54w5'>nevent1q…54w5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People have gotten so used to the existence of the Internet Archive’s web archive that they forget how revolutionary and subversive it is. The idea that that is somehow safe while the book lending was not is completely flawed. They were just up against a more powerful group.<br/><br/>#InternetArchive 2024-09-04T19:50:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswps0nexjze7lw6k3rd9jts5sajjxmc2yfdtknp8auh6jv7hwhpuqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45nfdlrw The Internet Archive lost its appeal in the Hachette case. What a huge, devastating loss for all of us.<br/><br/>#InternetArchive 2024-09-04T19:36:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0l90q0rjgs5scppkan6c08eyr9tqfx7afzucmt4hh6rjnykkj3xqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45nde2vd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8eq5jacnvgg5dzzfpuvp0h0rljhxgtzmgdu43de64d4zcqclmarqqz944v'>nevent1q…944v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There’s another story from an early member of the collective to be found in the comments of a site called The People’s Graphic Design Archive: “They liked th[e rainbow ink] effect so much that they charged extra to print plain black ink”.<br/><br/>#archives #ArchiveSpelunking #LGBThistory<br/><br/><a href="https://peoplesgdarchive.org/item/4859/come-unityandnbsp">https://peoplesgdarchive.org/item/4859/come-unityandnbsp</a><br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/070/583/896/671/296/original/838ba90e847d5684.png"> <br/> 2024-09-02T23:37:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8eq5jacnvgg5dzzfpuvp0h0rljhxgtzmgdu43de64d4zcqclmarqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45ntqqzv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5nckpj8qa9ev4jefelf85z40f70vsajeweuwn0gkm3ytcu8nwkgn94h84'>nevent1q…4h84</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was curious how the anarchists went from operating a printing press for a group of Quakers in exchange for free rent to running the whole shop. Turns out it came down to conflicts over topics including their nudism and a &#34;political prisoner&#34; (kitten) named Kropotkin.<br/><br/>#archives #ArchiveSpelunking #LGBThistory 2024-09-02T23:33:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz5nckpj8qa9ev4jefelf85z40f70vsajeweuwn0gkm3ytcu8nwkgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45mlgqdf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxjphp7padtd0plytg5a9kd0yyuqt6sed2w8gruatmkuew57uxtwg5ydjfd'>nevent1q…djfd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Signal Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture published an interview with an early member of the C!UP collective in issue 5. You can borrow it for free from the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1umd6j4jrnjqdvn9kqttvsgxwzw38s92zn2lsuq0d73neh7mjxa3sa8wfr7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>internetarchive</span> (<span class="italic">npub1umd…wfr7</span>)</a></span>: <a href="https://archive.org/details/signaljournalofi0000dunn/page/n3/mode/1up">https://archive.org/details/signaljournalofi0000dunn/page/n3/mode/1up</a> 2024-09-02T23:11:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxjphp7padtd0plytg5a9kd0yyuqt6sed2w8gruatmkuew57uxtwgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu455lq7v8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ukrtrgmhlucrcgcys9zqpu0d23j3u0ax0vmrdtr9v5qn39207zczgp30l'>nevent1q…p30l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Commons photos are <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Community_Memory_terminal_at_Leopold%27s_Records.jpg"> and <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cm-1-2.png"> , and were released by Mark Szpakowski under the CC BY 2.5 and CC BY-SA 2.5 licenses (respectively) 2024-09-02T22:58:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ukrtrgmhlucrcgcys9zqpu0d23j3u0ax0vmrdtr9v5qn39207zczyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45fk98am In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdpjrpd298gcmzgqkwutyvwl4trxhkglrz36n70agzqww8e8e7zwqsy575t'>nevent1q…575t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Soulellis’ talk, however, features a much better photo of this very same terminal at Leopold&#39;s Records in Berkeley, CA, likely taken at the same time based on the outfit of the person featured in both shots!<br/><br/>The talk, which focuses on community and archives and collaborative art and resistance, has some really interesting throughlines with some of the things I’ve been thinking a lot about lately.<br/><br/><a href="https://soulellis.com/umkc/">https://soulellis.com/umkc/</a><br/><br/>#archives #ArchiveSpelunking #LGBThistory<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/070/434/571/280/845/original/9f0953d7a5554b90.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-02T22:58:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpjrpd298gcmzgqkwutyvwl4trxhkglrz36n70agzqww8e8e7zwqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45r58f4v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvuhk7yma49xgzrffklnjkmj4xfm3ys53wfmamnz3wkjx3m6dzmngf8pr6q'>nevent1q…pr6q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Serendipitously, while researching this article I came across a March 2024 talk about “Survival By Sharing” by Paul Soulellis , which features a photograph of a Community Memory terminal.<br/><br/>I&#39;d come across some photos of these while looking for public domain photos of computers a couple weeks ago, and was disappointed at the time that I couldn&#39;t find a better photo than ones like this on Wikimedia Commons (derived from a scan of a 1974 newsletter):<br/><br/>#archives #ArchiveSpelunking #LGBThistory<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/070/420/047/395/803/original/08754be189c2afeb.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/070/420/199/686/319/original/5bc8dc47263c1a4c.png"> <br/> 2024-09-02T22:57:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvuhk7yma49xgzrffklnjkmj4xfm3ys53wfmamnz3wkjx3m6dzmngzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45x6jphj Happy Labor Day. I wrote a Wikipedia article about the gay, anarchist, anti-profit publishing collective Come!Unity Press (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come!Unity_Press">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come!Unity_Press</a>) after stumbling across a poster they printed in 1971.<br/><br/><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/113058501401683021">https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/113058501401683021</a><br/><br/>#archives #ArchiveSpelunking #LGBThistory 2024-09-02T22:52:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxk0kn2n44039u5mgk6th4v8u4ktwcp7r7cmnjk88ne57vkfhsngzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45egrdt7 In a recent article of mine about a better web, I wrote: “We often forget: that world is still out there.”<br/><br/>Here’s a great example: <a href="https://eieio.games/essays/the-secret-in-one-million-checkboxes/">https://eieio.games/essays/the-secret-in-one-million-checkboxes/</a><br/><br/>#BetterWeb #web 2024-08-31T15:49:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0puunetphfyragkv6dcvpjywdjcp0nlucnagl7la4agd6ua5r0zczyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu454clcrm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ugqly730yq6eqn89cpppgyk8mrgap80lgthln4czwv9dqt0mmzghgqs5a'>nevent1q…qs5a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Read the annotation at <a href="https://mollywhite.net/annotations/paradigm-democrat-poll">https://mollywhite.net/annotations/paradigm-democrat-poll</a>, or listen to the audio version at <a href="https://citationneeded.news/paradigm-democrat-poll/">https://citationneeded.news/paradigm-democrat-poll/</a>. And as always, you can sign up for a subscription and (optionally) pay what you want to support my work at <a href="https://citationneeded.news/signup">https://citationneeded.news/signup</a>!<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CryptoLobby 2024-08-30T22:40:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ugqly730yq6eqn89cpppgyk8mrgap80lgthln4czwv9dqt0mmzgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu455q55sd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstun90pvkslyxqsv7g4gq4a94yeqvua404xs6nl632j3r825z9maggx9zce'>nevent1q…9zce</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They also claim that “When Democrats come out as pro-crypto, they are following the lead of their own non-white base voters, who view crypto positively”, despite their own poll data showing that about 3 in 4 respondents do not view crypto positively.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CryptoLobby 2024-08-30T22:40:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstun90pvkslyxqsv7g4gq4a94yeqvua404xs6nl632j3r825z9magzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45lwp4a6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgxafyq8q8qfmzjeuv4t9yvttqfp8v8f4rj4kt3eantqmjacv5fmghqc342'>nevent1q…c342</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For example, their claim that “1-2% of Democrats who may be leaning towards Trump due the Biden Administration’s hostility to crypto” is a) not 1-2%, b) is not actually sampling respondents “who may be leaning towards Trump”, and c) did not try to establish any causative link.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CryptoLobby<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/053/370/833/907/528/original/29411041e51f3195.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/053/374/773/669/057/original/d8e6efb98c97cbd4.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/053/375/895/466/670/original/03a0369052bb6f4e.png"> <br/> 2024-08-30T22:40:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxafyq8q8qfmzjeuv4t9yvttqfp8v8f4rj4kt3eantqmjacv5fmgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45p72jtf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdlrw8t8w5jjggx09ya44ck29s8kfng3mm5wvl9t98exqlxefm9wsdt8r3d'>nevent1q…8r3d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You may have seen my post earlier this month about their... creative data visualization.<br/><br/>Unfortunately that isn’t the only flaw in this poll, which tries to make very bold claims from very weak data.<br/><br/><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/112973590110299407">https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/112973590110299407</a><br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CryptoLobby 2024-08-30T22:38:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlrw8t8w5jjggx09ya44ck29s8kfng3mm5wvl9t98exqlxefm9wszyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45m6uyee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq0me870cghutyy902wg8nn65v36uxng4vwaurxqgq086fdvzpk4qu4jy4k'>nevent1q…jy4k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Rather than my usual newsletter, this is one of my annotations (although newsletter subscribers will have received an issue sharing it as well). I break down the poll point-by-point, with additional context I got from speaking to Paradigm’s team about their methodology.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CryptoLobby 2024-08-30T22:37:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq0me870cghutyy902wg8nn65v36uxng4vwaurxqgq086fdvzpk4qzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45nd6xt2 I break down yet another poll out of the cryptocurrency industry. This one, via the Paradigm crypto-focused venture capital firm, is focused on Democratic voters. It claims that Democratic politicians, including Harris, need to embrace crypto to attract voters. Is the poll any good?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mollywhite.net/annotations/paradigm-democrat-poll/">https://www.mollywhite.net/annotations/paradigm-democrat-poll/</a><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CryptoLobby 2024-08-30T22:37:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfdfncjl59jq7fdq9gr0engfauhcul66g942djdqay52j6cv3suczyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45jwqp33 #dogs #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/051/754/843/610/643/original/07493219cba6640c.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-30T15:48:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswc5te6y00j7kh39fsgq72k866k4m4f5elhz28dz8jn04s8zq2w6qzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45tej0zp At the recent XOXO conference, I spoke about that burning feeling I get right in my upper abdomen when I’m overwhelmed with excitement or inspiration or drive to do something.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/xoxo-2024">https://www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/xoxo-2024</a><br/><br/>#xoxofest 2024-08-27T00:09:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvjg5sqvnd45cr7xh7zrg8928jlte82az9uddlm89z484uywpz9lqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45jprc66 XOXOians have incredibly powerful sticker game<br/>#xoxofest<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/029/565/747/195/996/original/33f42348e0cfdb5d.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-26T17:45:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq4t9rwsnx5lu7yq9urgesl48sgf4gsghgkrc40aft90pf9shp4pszyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45eswwep So much fun meeting so many people I’ve admired on the internet for years and years at #xoxofest, and so many more new people worth admiring!<br/><br/>If you’re here too, come say hi. I have stickers!<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/013/783/676/547/734/original/6de676d6b025a5ab.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-23T22:51:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfpvy9m5njztqtrfzs2xra9n0cp38dqg9hvrspjt4rvdy4w78hggzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45qphvrr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspunz68fkqgwsqj4c5paehjtpkhdhgns2njcpxlw35xr0re76draqshaklz'>nevent1q…aklz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Bond was previously under investigation for campaign finance issues pertaining to her 2022 Congressional campaign in New York’s District 1.<br/><br/>In June of this year, she launched a think tank pushing for friendly crypto and AI regulation, and a month ago they launched a program aiming to register pro-crypto voters in swing states.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #FTX 2024-08-21T21:13:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspunz68fkqgwsqj4c5paehjtpkhdhgns2njcpxlw35xr0re76draqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu450c0lh8 Convicted FTX executive Ryan Salame has filed a document in his case alleging that the US government has reneged on their (verbal) promise not to pursue campaign finance charges against his partner, Michelle Bond.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #FTX<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/002/065/391/090/517/original/6525644e77cad2b8.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/002/065/436/748/847/original/f92fe2b63f19c467.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/002/069/707/344/199/original/07ca9ccc667e0daa.png"> <br/> 2024-08-21T21:12:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvr5mw8utyuwt9vl8dkcu3n5dydmvtrtjr78ywk59xw9s4z2c5ycgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45tayc5z Public Citizen just released a must-read report on the cryptocurrency industry’s spending this election cycle: <a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/big-crypto-big-spending-2024/">https://www.citizen.org/article/big-crypto-big-spending-2024/</a><br/><br/>Nearly half of all corporate money contributed this cycle has come from cryptocurrency backers!<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/000/764/313/108/128/original/8aa45d7f369cc6d7.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/000/766/757/232/976/original/58df0ad49e19fe30.png"> <br/> 2024-08-21T15:42:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxy5gng6frnz6z2r54y9459nyxlqqelyt7f0kkyzfg854u5mjjq6qzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45r8t0cr archive spelunking find<br/><br/>“your computer would run faster if it were painted red”<br/><br/>Arlington Heights Daily Herald, January 26, 1998<br/><br/>#ArchiveSpelunking<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/989/932/985/865/134/original/d21ff13856ff7b5b.png"> <br/> 2024-08-19T17:45:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyl0n40g4mcvcykr5kd5jr67lmxy055twy67pfjzuexr04swwlhtgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45gk0c4m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvwhatagatxpg8mr2fcv82lxgvgk2hfvt2eclyflur0nm8r9aw90qwft3tp'>nevent1q…t3tp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some in the industry also seem to have gotten a little too high on their own supply, buying the story that it is this supposed “crypto vote” that will decide the election, and that presidential candidates must “bend the knee”.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #newsletter #CitationNeeded #USpol #USpolitics<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/979/669/283/146/988/original/80dc1a1b53798a0b.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/979/673/972/264/969/original/ff3b0bf475cf92cf.png"> <br/> 2024-08-17T22:17:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvwhatagatxpg8mr2fcv82lxgvgk2hfvt2eclyflur0nm8r9aw90qzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45pxef5c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07p7zvlhlvqcx2z7m9vuzkmg27rjmh2ku9kaw0jp35c2jx5j9w4scdtwd5'>nevent1q…twd5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some think the cryptocurrency industry called the presidential race too early, throwing massive support behind Donald Trump just before Biden dropped out of the race. Now some in the industry are scrambling for a backup plan.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #newsletter #CitationNeeded #USpol #USpolitics<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/979/640/745/393/740/original/e2c4fe25b5e652cb.png"> <br/> 2024-08-17T22:15:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07p7zvlhlvqcx2z7m9vuzkmg27rjmh2ku9kaw0jp35c2jx5j9w4szyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45jsl6e6 Newsletter: As parts of the crypto industry scramble to court the Harris administration with events like “Crypto4Harris”, others insist it is Harris who must “bend the knee”.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-64/">https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-64/</a><br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #newsletter #CitationNeeded 2024-08-17T22:07:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nl858xe6vjwv4yxcm6utuyecwppv7rg6hm7yc8k57z64puaaaqszyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45a0uc6j the dataviz in this Paradigm (crypto VC) poll about crypto voters is really something<br/><br/><a href="https://policy.paradigm.xyz/writing/Dem-polling">https://policy.paradigm.xyz/writing/Dem-polling</a><br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #CryptoLobby #USpol #USpolitics<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/973/589/893/689/973/original/0887570d922866d5.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/973/589/999/378/713/original/dd81efa6a25cfee8.png"> <br/> 2024-08-16T20:29:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8tgmryldzqwm8zmf4qjk3taa0qrh8a4ft97ej8ptna83aycl78pqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45cd7uks thanks, ChatGPT<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/968/182/212/826/179/original/237b45f5b4661be9.png"> <br/> 2024-08-15T21:34:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyv9xxxqu99ckd3nj0ha5hcjcu0s5qk5emzcvcf2s587fenfpj9pgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu457a4q7j “Instead of finding common ground, industry executives lashed out at White House officials... ‘They basically just got yelled at.’ ”<br/><br/>Feels like they’re laying the groundwork for “regretfully they gave us no choice but to back Trump”.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/crypto-executives-clash-democratic-leaders-heated-zoom-meeting">https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/crypto-executives-clash-democratic-leaders-heated-zoom-meeting</a><br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics 2024-08-09T15:37:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0frerqzz0ftqyh4wh0kh6ykmv87va06qmjvzvhpcrpzwpdmjy09gzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu456knvp9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3qyyy06xgczqgz20r6wtfg0mxm4wc33zu0h4rdkq2lklme8f94q7vtl02'>nevent1q…tl02</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>meh. biological determinism around women and empathy isn&#39;t any more convincing to me than when people say women are biologically unsuited to tech work 2024-08-08T02:32:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdh44r54dts0a8c0jnrtcsw70wkx8tznx2g3hrdyxwyctmdngx5nqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu459a5hcv the look atlas (dog) just gave me when he realized i didn&#39;t make him his own corn on the cob 💔 2024-08-08T02:20:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfrmk7ee4jtpl7sxej6z8mlmud88kehcwyjccahcjwafqz60av85qzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45mrw50j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vwktguymvdj3xc3qvky20lwj53wexy9kxjmq4d0avqyv7cj0yqq07jfre'>nevent1q…jfre</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In this issue, I mention that I recently interviewed Lyn Alden to continue a conversation that started on Twitter about sexism in the bitcoin and broader crypto industries.<br/><br/>You can watch the interview (49 min) on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrPyjKD7Kac">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrPyjKD7Kac</a><br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #CitationNeeded #newsletter 2024-08-07T23:26:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vwktguymvdj3xc3qvky20lwj53wexy9kxjmq4d0avqyv7cj0yqqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu458fdd8v Coinbase responds to campaign finance violation allegations, Trump panders to bitcoiners, and I chat with Lyn Alden about sexism in bitcoin. Catch up on the latest in my newsletter: <a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-63/">https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-63/</a><br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #CitationNeeded #newsletter 2024-08-07T23:25:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqtsfed3l0hcrlspfza25yc0f7087rklyj3zhyawm70clet7x8uuqzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu459ygfma In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyrpmvrdsx8jw7l0q7g5a4hh872yyyyjak4va5vz2v0dfvyjgsr7cajctw5'>nevent1q…ctw5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal has responded to the news of the FEC complaint by suggesting I have some shadowy backers funding me.<br/><br/>He’s also complained that we accused Coinbase of having partisan bias in who they support, something we did not allege or imply. We single out the donation to the Congressional Leadership Fund and not its Democratic equivalent because only the former happened within the prohibited period.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #Coinbase #Fairshake #USpol #USpolitics<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/912/653/787/913/204/original/39b7467ea3fdd4b4.png"> <br/> 2024-08-06T02:16:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrpmvrdsx8jw7l0q7g5a4hh872yyyyjak4va5vz2v0dfvyjgsr7czyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu4573vm24 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsql5s2h5eadjveaqx97jga2qwf8c8rjeaevkj0lhms4g70uh0sfng6gq3vs'>nevent1q…q3vs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer called my research “misinformation”, claiming that Coinbase is not a federal contractor despite its multi-million dollar federal contract.<br/><br/>I look forward to the FEC enforcing its longstanding prohibitions against “pay-to-play”.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #Coinbase #Fairshake #USpol #USpolitics<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/911/536/461/039/599/original/fa97d2ce40a53611.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/911/537/891/553/528/original/4b263278e695c719.png"> <br/> 2024-08-05T21:29:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsql5s2h5eadjveaqx97jga2qwf8c8rjeaevkj0lhms4g70uh0sfngzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45vm9km7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4zzuhsrkwpj3u75r4cmhmp653rtmpr60665zl26mv5myarjjvwgjwcry6'>nevent1q…cry6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As I wrote in my earlier thread, these $25.5 million in illegal contributions ($25 million to crypto super PAC Fairshake and $500K to House Republicans) would be the largest campaign finance violation by a federal contractor by a significant margin:<br/><br/><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/112877515892173876">https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/112877515892173876</a><br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #Coinbase #Fairshake #USpol #USpolitics 2024-08-05T21:28:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv4zzuhsrkwpj3u75r4cmhmp653rtmpr60665zl26mv5myarjjvwgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45cuuz0u Last week, Public Citizen’s Rick Claypool and I filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission based on my research into apparent campaign finance violations by the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange.<br/><br/>Read the full complaint and my updated article.<br/><br/>Complaint: <a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/coinbase-fec-complaint/">https://www.citizen.org/article/coinbase-fec-complaint/</a><br/><br/>Updated article: <a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/coinbase-campaign-finance-violation/">https://www.citationneeded.news/coinbase-campaign-finance-violation/</a><br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #Coinbase #Fairshake #USpol #USpolitics<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/911/526/919/308/051/original/e5a5a4b166cdbd49.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/911/526/949/528/423/original/d15212a54a8ce8cd.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/911/527/710/827/150/original/065d41412eb7b45f.png"> <br/> 2024-08-05T21:27:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvm7kwpzgfdp96gr6uqq3jdw09d69stm570j8smgterljmlvm3qfgzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45w83ke4 Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal weighed in on my reporting about the company’s apparent campaign finance violations, arguing that Coinbase is not a federal contractor.<br/><br/>I have updated the article to include his comments, and I’ve also noted that this argument does not seem to square with the law.<br/><br/>The article, with these updates, is here: <a href="https://citationneeded.news/coinbase-campaign-finance-violation/">https://citationneeded.news/coinbase-campaign-finance-violation/</a><br/><br/>More to come soon.<br/><br/>#CitationNeeded #Fairshake #Coinbase #USpolitics #USpol #crypto #cryptocurrency<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/894/381/548/492/527/original/7d82cd35fd2a32ff.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/894/383/498/423/758/original/35b22d34d7426cb2.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/894/383/528/551/943/original/1eddcc4d7a8fec1f.png"> <br/> 2024-08-02T20:53:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdl5jtfkqn98lfgnrka7mlfyq5kh55l0rsgredn28qmurf7k4f4rczyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45cae05j SCOOP: Coinbase appears to have violated campaign finance laws with a $25 million donation to the Fairshake cryptocurrency super PAC, made while they were in active negotiations for a federal government contract.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/coinbase-campaign-finance-violation/">https://www.citationneeded.news/coinbase-campaign-finance-violation/</a><br/><br/>#CitationNeeded #Fairshake #Coinbase #USpolitics #USpol #crypto #cryptocurrency 2024-07-30T21:16:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs086czykl7sv7jvtrswuz7ztlp3vwwklav4jg3fq20wnrsa7gfnngzyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45x9m4k6 It’s finally time to release my newest project: <a href="https://www.followthecrypto.org/">https://www.followthecrypto.org/</a><br/><br/>This website provides a real-time lens into the cryptocurrency industry’s efforts to influence 2024 elections in the United States.<br/><br/>#crypto #cryptocurrency #elections #USpol #lobbying<br/> <img src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/775/039/200/114/426/original/914d46ded4da401a.png"> <br/> 2024-07-12T18:55:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstqzzpsql8m7atgzm463zqpg4wjgkwc5s2dfwyxdfmguefssnqj9czyzyp4p5vldar7mdpxl2svymfhxlg95aul6s9tqx0n0cxe5dareu45d5p2dz just realized i&#39;ve had the mollywhite.net domain for over 10 years(!!)<br/><br/> related sneak peek into an upcoming piece: i firmly believe that if you&#39;re going to spend money on one thing online it should be a domain, particularly as online identity gets more fragmented. as platforms come and go, you can always find me there.<br/><br/>#domains #web 2024-05-28T15:06:34Z