Molly White
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writes citationneeded.news • runs @web3isgoinggreat.com and @influence.citationneeded.news • tech researcher and cryptocurrency industry critic • software engineer • wikipedian support my work: citationneeded.news/signup links: mollywhite.net/linktree 💗💜💙
It's a year and a half after i highlighted the issue, but nice to see: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" bets
Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.
arstechnica.com
Molly White@molly.wiki · 2y agowhat could go wrong with running betting markets like this?
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"
In the nearly 3 years since announcing his candidacy for a second term as president, Donald Trump has filed lawsuits and claims demanding over 70 BILLION DOLLARS.
Trump has filed lawsuits and claims demanding over $70 billion since second term candidacy announcement - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Trump has filed lawsuits and claims demanding over $70 billion since he declared his candidacy for office in November 2022.
citizensforethics.org
thank goodness they included the reading order so i don't get them mixed up
enjoying imagining the discussion among editors in which they determined if this ought to be pluralized as Spider-Mans, Spider-Men, or Spiders-Man
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
When Justin Sun, of all people, is the hero of a story then the villains are truly abhorrent
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.)
New York Magazine@nymag.com · last wk.In April, Justin Sun filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial alleging fraud. In May, World Liberty sued him for defamation; in June, the company filed a motion to dismiss his case. “I believe that World Liberty is trying to threaten me into silence, but that will not work,” says Sun.
Click any node or connection in the Trump crypto empire map to open its panel and view explanatory annotations and citations. Toggle the income overlay to see financial-disclosure figures from the most recent filings. Search for entities, or filter by category. map.citationneeded.news
My newest Citation Needed project made an appearance on @lastweektonight.com! 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.
There is simply no ambiguity in what Elon Musk is arguing and endorsing here.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he doesn’t think the Clarity Act can pass before August recess. Referring to Clarity and a college sports bill, he said: “I don’t think we’ll be able to get them done. I would like to at least get Clarity started. We’ll see where the votes are.”
Molly White@molly.wiki · 2w agoNewsletter: The Clarity Act cryptocurrency market structure bill may well be dead, as the crypto industry has spent $200 million to get a bill too corrupt for Democrats to pass and a president too corrupt to sign anything that might meaningfully limit his grift. www.citationneeded.news/issue-107/
Statement from David McCraw, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at the New York Times:
Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 2w agoBREAKING: Justice Department agrees to withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters in leak investigation related to new Air Force One jet. Withdrawal of subpoenas follows hearing before NY federal judge, who indicated he was inclined to quash the subpoenas.
Ethics enforcement would be left to a DOJ that has shown no appetite for reining in Trump’s corruption. The provision would expire in 2029, and explicitly bars retroactive enforcement against Trump. Any fine is capped at $500k: less than 0.04% of what the President brought in from crypto last year.
Newsletter: The Clarity Act cryptocurrency market structure bill may well be dead, as the crypto industry has spent $200 million to get a bill too corrupt for Democrats to pass and a president too corrupt to sign anything that might meaningfully limit his grift. www.citationneeded.news/issue-107/
Issue 107 – An unserious offer
The crypto industry has spent $200 million to get a bill too corrupt for Democrats to pass and a president too corrupt to sign anything that might meaningfully limit his grift.
citationneeded.news
Today, Wiki Workers United US/CWA demanded voluntary recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and sister projects! We are hopeful that the Wikimedia Foundation will honor their stated values and quickly come to the table.
Wiki Workers United@wikiworkersunited.org · 2w ago
Someone in DC set up a “little free blockbuster” with DVDs inside instead of books lol
you know sometimes it’s just better to avoid using the latin loanwords
![That night, they’d argued about the wisdom of her continuing to run [begin highlight] Sam’s private hedge fund-cum-dragon’s lair [end highlight], as opposed to doing something else with her life. “Running Alameda doesn’t feel like something I’m that comparatively advantaged at or well](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreiesf4zhxs52gmy5miibzmujq6ccemim6r4tanoyqcjhtbqykvzdm4)
"manifesto-cum-collage" just made me remember that Michael Lewis chose to put the phrase "Sam [Bankman-Fried]'s private hedge fund-cum-dragon's lair" into a book
McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 2w ago"My next book project is a trans-species manifesto-cum-collage assembled from excised first editions of Hemingway novels, decaying roadkill gathered over the course of a summer spent barefoot in Michigan, and a series of scatological limericks generated by my AI companion, Judith."
1. AI is not this person's doctor 2. I would be very surprised if a doctor advised someone who was drinking 6–12 beers a day for a relatively short period to taper with a beer every hour (but if they did, it would at least be based on medical expertise and the pt's medical history) 3. GOTO 1
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.
Oh man we need this website. How did I not know there would be a website? I keep trying to figure this out on my OWN! influence.citationneeded.news/2026/elections
Influenced elections | Tech Influence Watch
Congressional spending by cryptocurrency- and artificial intelligence-focused political action committees
influence.citationneeded.news
Just had to patch a bug on the @influence.citationneeded.news Michigan House District 13 election pages, 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. theintercept.com/2026/07/17/s...
Two-Thirds of Shri Thanedar's Campaign Cash Came Through AIPAC as He Lost Over $600K
Two-thirds of the Michigan congressman's campaign cash last quarter came from AIPAC bundlers after he invested millions in crypto.
theintercept.com
“a second ex-wife has come forward” agreeing that her ICE agent ex was a natural born killer is definitely a headline for our times.
on this day in 1995, scientists discovered bisexuality. happy 31st birthday to all my fellow bs
