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Finished reading: Rogues of the Republic series, book 1 . The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes . Published 2012 . 438 pages. Started July 17, 2026 ; completed August 16, 2026. Posted: August 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM UTC . Tagged: fantasy , heist , humor .
Spotted in Coinbase’s most recent 10-Q : Coinbase has stopped using trading volume as a key metric, which is I’m sure completely unrelated to the 38%/48% decrease in spot trading volume they reported over the past three/six months Posted: August 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM UTC . Updated August 12, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: Coinbase , crypto .
Published an issue of Citation Needed : Issue 108 – In a word, applesauce Firms close up shop amid a continued crypto winter, a Trump venture ditches its crypto plans, and the Clarity Act fails to reach a vote before August recess Posted: August 11, 2026 at 10:20 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon Bluesky Tagged: crypto , Donald Trump , prediction markets , SEC , Trump administration .
well that sucks. apparently the ALA/Freedom To Read Foundation have trademarks on the phrase "free people read freely", which i use in a lino print i made into stickers a few years ago. i got the phrase from a 2023 speech by librarian and former ALA leader Tracie D. Hall. i didn't think to check if it was trademarked because, lol, what a wild thing to trademark. turns out the trademark had been…
It's a year and a half after I highlighted the issue , but nice to see... “ Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" bets ” . Ars Contributors in Ars Technica . Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson. Posted: August 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: Polymarket , prediction markets .
when you send me vaguely lawyerly-sounding emails in hopes of threatening me to take down my reporting, and demand i "preserve all potentially relevant records, including ... search-engine submissions" Posted: August 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky
enjoying imagining the discussion among editors in which they determined if this ought to be pluralized as Spider-Mans, Spider-Men, or Spiders-Man Posted: July 28, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky
This article is a great deep dive into some of the shady characters behind World Liberty Financial — Justin Sun among them, despite his recent efforts to distance himself from the project. (He likely hoped this interview would help, and it is a little friendly, but rightly points out his shadiness.) “ Justin Sun Is Blowing the Whistle on Trump's World Liberty ” . Jen Wieczner in Intelligencer .…
Published an issue of Citation Needed : Mapping Trump’s crypto empire on Last Week Tonight A new Citation Needed data project maps the Trump family’s web of cryptocurrency ventures, which have been generating billions in income for the president. Posted: July 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM UTC .
Mapping Trump’s crypto empire on Last Week Tonight My newest Citation Needed project made an appearance on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ! It’s a work in progress, but you can see the new interactive version of my map of the Trump family’s crypto ventures at map.citationneeded.news . The map contains hundreds of business entities and links to the Trump family (with more being added!),…
