Molly White
@m0llywiki.bsky.social
independent researcher, writer, and technology critic focused on cryptocurrency industry • software engineer • wikipedian
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Quick intro for new followers! I'm an independent researcher, writer, and lapsed software engineer. I critically cover the tech industry (and particularly the crypto industry) in my Citation Needed newsletter. I also write a lot about digital sovereignty and the possibility of a better web.
Citation Needed
Citation Needed features critical coverage of the cryptocurrency industry and of issues in the broader technology world. It is independently published by Molly White, and entirely supported by reader...
citationneeded.news
November 23, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Quick intro for new followers! I'm an independent researcher, writer, and lapsed software engineer. I critically cover the tech industry (and particularly the crypto industry) in my Citation Needed newsletter. I also write a lot about digital sovereignty and the possibility of a better web.
The cryptocurrency industry spent almost $200 million to influence the outcomes of the
2024 United States elections. Let's talk about where the money came from, where it went, the cryptocurrency industry's political goals, and what's next.
2024 United States elections. Let's talk about where the money came from, where it went, the cryptocurrency industry's political goals, and what's next.
The Cryptocurrency Industry's Unprecedented Election Spending
YouTube video by Molly White
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November 23, 2024 at 7:44 PM
The cryptocurrency industry spent almost $200 million to influence the outcomes of the
2024 United States elections. Let's talk about where the money came from, where it went, the cryptocurrency industry's political goals, and what's next.
2024 United States elections. Let's talk about where the money came from, where it went, the cryptocurrency industry's political goals, and what's next.
Reposted by Molly White
I could not sit silent while an elected official who spreads hate & lies that are getting trans people killed pretends to care about the future of the Internet. So I spoke up during Rep Nancy Mace's speech at the Project Liberty Summit & I would do it again www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-11...
November 21, 2024 at 8:46 PM
I could not sit silent while an elected official who spreads hate & lies that are getting trans people killed pretends to care about the future of the Internet. So I spoke up during Rep Nancy Mace's speech at the Project Liberty Summit & I would do it again www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-11...
reason #2: dogs in blankets
November 23, 2024 at 7:42 PM
reason #2: dogs in blankets
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This is the first Officially Verified Bluesky Press List of 150 reporters, outlets and media types with handles authenticated by yours truly.
Respond here if you would
like to be included in the second round!
Let's go! Let's bring "the juice"
and the news to the people. go.bsky.app/U9juDW4
Respond here if you would
like to be included in the second round!
Let's go! Let's bring "the juice"
and the news to the people. go.bsky.app/U9juDW4
November 21, 2024 at 2:25 AM
This is the first Officially Verified Bluesky Press List of 150 reporters, outlets and media types with handles authenticated by yours truly.
Respond here if you would
like to be included in the second round!
Let's go! Let's bring "the juice"
and the news to the people. go.bsky.app/U9juDW4
Respond here if you would
like to be included in the second round!
Let's go! Let's bring "the juice"
and the news to the people. go.bsky.app/U9juDW4
Visualizing cryptocurrency industry super PAC funding
November 23, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Visualizing cryptocurrency industry super PAC funding
Reposted by Molly White
Trump’s team reportedly considering creating a new White House position dedicated to cryptocurrency policy
Trump Team Mulls Creating First-Ever White House Crypto Role
President-elect Donald Trump’s team is holding discussions with the digital asset industry about whether to create a new White House post solely dedicated to cryptocurrency policy, according to people...
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Trump’s team reportedly considering creating a new White House position dedicated to cryptocurrency policy
Fun fact: Elissa Slotkin was the #2 recipient of cryptocurrency industry spending this election cycle (behind Bernie Moreno). Crypto super PACs paid $10 million to install her.
Perhaps she should try "Not from the faculty lounge but the Coinbase boardroom."
Perhaps she should try "Not from the faculty lounge but the Coinbase boardroom."
November 23, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Fun fact: Elissa Slotkin was the #2 recipient of cryptocurrency industry spending this election cycle (behind Bernie Moreno). Crypto super PACs paid $10 million to install her.
Perhaps she should try "Not from the faculty lounge but the Coinbase boardroom."
Perhaps she should try "Not from the faculty lounge but the Coinbase boardroom."
Reposted by Molly White
As I noted on my blog: Hacking on Bluesky feels reminiscent of the massive diversity of innovation we saw around Twitter back in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
November 20, 2024 at 4:09 AM
As I noted on my blog: Hacking on Bluesky feels reminiscent of the massive diversity of innovation we saw around Twitter back in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
I can tell you from my own personal experience that Anil is 100% right about Substack overselling its "network effect" to try to lock people in.
November 23, 2024 at 7:37 PM
I can tell you from my own personal experience that Anil is 100% right about Substack overselling its "network effect" to try to lock people in.
Also: I don't think many Substack writers realize how expensive it is.
November 23, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Also: I don't think many Substack writers realize how expensive it is.
Reposted by Molly White
The bigger problem is “free speech” right wing bullies are abusing the legal system to sue journalists they don’t like. It costs a lot of money to even fight a meritless lawsuit. In the meantime, they whip their followers up into sending these journalists death and rape threats.
New reporting: According to two sources with direct knowledge, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were credibly concerned that they could face governmental and legal harassment from the incoming Trump administration. www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/m...
‘Morning Joe’ meeting with Trump was driven by fears of retribution from incoming administration, sources say | CNN Business
According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, Scarborough and Brzezinski were credibly concerned that they could face governmental and legal harassment from the incoming Trump administ...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:47 PM
The bigger problem is “free speech” right wing bullies are abusing the legal system to sue journalists they don’t like. It costs a lot of money to even fight a meritless lawsuit. In the meantime, they whip their followers up into sending these journalists death and rape threats.
don't let the failures of some (major) news outlets disillusion you with media as a whole. and ESPECIALLY don't let those failures desensitize you to attacks on free expression.
we can criticize media failures while also fiercely defending media freedom.
we can criticize media failures while also fiercely defending media freedom.
November 23, 2024 at 7:36 PM
don't let the failures of some (major) news outlets disillusion you with media as a whole. and ESPECIALLY don't let those failures desensitize you to attacks on free expression.
we can criticize media failures while also fiercely defending media freedom.
we can criticize media failures while also fiercely defending media freedom.
it is scary to see people responding to trump's baseless lawsuits against the NYT and others with a shrug because of their complaints about those outlets' coverage of him.
we can oppose lawfare against media institutions AND ALSO hold those institutions properly to account for poor coverage.
we can oppose lawfare against media institutions AND ALSO hold those institutions properly to account for poor coverage.
November 23, 2024 at 7:36 PM
it is scary to see people responding to trump's baseless lawsuits against the NYT and others with a shrug because of their complaints about those outlets' coverage of him.
we can oppose lawfare against media institutions AND ALSO hold those institutions properly to account for poor coverage.
we can oppose lawfare against media institutions AND ALSO hold those institutions properly to account for poor coverage.
allowing authoritarians to target media institutions you don't like only works until they decide to start targeting the ones you do — often ones with far fewer resources than the NYT and its ilk.
November 23, 2024 at 7:36 PM
allowing authoritarians to target media institutions you don't like only works until they decide to start targeting the ones you do — often ones with far fewer resources than the NYT and its ilk.
Reposted by Molly White
Jarvis: His generals called him fascist. Joe Scarborough called him fascist, and now the fascist is in charge and it is journalism's job to cover it that way, not to back off and say okay, well that's it, we lost. Let the fascism happen. No
November 19, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Jarvis: His generals called him fascist. Joe Scarborough called him fascist, and now the fascist is in charge and it is journalism's job to cover it that way, not to back off and say okay, well that's it, we lost. Let the fascism happen. No
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Even if they Pod Save libs *are right* (big if) that anti-trans sentiment swung the election, the idea that we should abandon justice when it’s unpopular is so repugnant and regressive I can’t even get my mind around it. We fight for justice because it’s right, not because it’s popular.
November 17, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Even if they Pod Save libs *are right* (big if) that anti-trans sentiment swung the election, the idea that we should abandon justice when it’s unpopular is so repugnant and regressive I can’t even get my mind around it. We fight for justice because it’s right, not because it’s popular.
Reposted by Molly White
Been hooting this horn for a minute, do not make the mistake of seeing this site start gaining traction and putting all your eggs and community here. Build a mailing list, send out newsletters, get a website. Not a discord, not a blog hosted on another social media site, an actual website you own.
LRT: If you’re a game dev, consider having your own blog/site. It’s probably going to last longer than any social media platform, unless you choose to shut it down yourself, and it’s really nice having a “home base” that can’t get destroyed by a bored billionaire.
November 16, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Been hooting this horn for a minute, do not make the mistake of seeing this site start gaining traction and putting all your eggs and community here. Build a mailing list, send out newsletters, get a website. Not a discord, not a blog hosted on another social media site, an actual website you own.
i don't know what "has the juice" means and at this point i'm too afraid to ask
November 23, 2024 at 7:33 PM
i don't know what "has the juice" means and at this point i'm too afraid to ask
(i assume it has something to do with the corn song...?)
November 23, 2024 at 7:33 PM
(i assume it has something to do with the corn song...?)