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…
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!),…
the garden is really picking up steam Posted: July 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: gardening .
alcoholic trying to get sober after a relapse tells Google's "Health Coach" about it. it tells them to drink every hour and messages them to make sure they're drinking as soon as they wake up. Posted: July 20, 2026 at 10:14 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: artificial intelligence .
Just had to patch a bug on the Tech Influence Watch Michigan House District 13 election page, stemming from Shri Thanedar reporting -$1.1 million in receipts. Why is Thanedar reporting negative receipts? He put $3.7 million of campaign funds into crypto. “ Two-Thirds of Shri Thanedar's Campaign Cash Came Through AIPAC as He Lost Over $600K ” . Akela Lacy in The Intercept . Two-thirds…
fascinating economic discovery from Fidelity: houses actually are cheaper now than in 2020!* * if you denominate them in an arbitrary asset that has appreciated over that time frame next up from Fidelity: groceries aren't getting more expensive** ** if you denominate their price in World of Warcraft gold Posted: July 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: crypto .
maybe they outsourced to ChatGPT the job of checking there haven't been any other projects with names like terra/luna that would evoke extremely negative reactions Posted: June 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: artificial intelligence , OpenAI , tech industry , Terra .
you wouldn't know my girlfriend, she goes to another school Posted: June 23, 2026 at 2:47 AM UTC . Also posted to: Bluesky Tagged: crypto .
very cool illustration of ranked choice voting and how it worked in Maine’s gubernatorial Democratic primary via Reddit Posted: June 19, 2026 at 3:36 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: Maine , politics .
Setting aside the absurd premise of this op-ed, I love that the writer felt the need to hedge with "not that has been reported" "No one's reported that one of the most famous popstars in the world dated a man who at the time was a random oyster farmer from Maine, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE" Posted: June 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: Maine , media , US politics .
Posted: June 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: gardening .
my last name has wound up on some campaign database without my first name, so i keep hitting unsubscribe pages that ask "Not white? Please don't use this form" Posted: May 25, 2026 at 10:23 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky
Justin Sun has just moved to dismiss without prejudice his lawsuit against Bloomberg Posted: May 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM UTC . Updated May 19, 2026 at 1:59 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: crypto , Justin Sun .
Posted: May 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: Atlas .
A recent CoinDesk survey found 73% disapprove of government officials having crypto business ties, yet 55% weren’t aware of Trump’s involvement, and only 17% knew he co-founded World Liberty Financial. This underscores why my work at Citation Needed is so necessary. https://www.citationneeded.news/signup/ Posted: May 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky Tagged: Citation…
i like to think if anyone ever hacks my Google account they'll get totally derailed trying to decipher my hundreds of spreadsheets that all look something like this Posted: April 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM UTC . Also posted to: Mastodon, Bluesky