Crypto interests came after the local banker last week in a bitter Congressional fight. They didn't win, but it's not over. Plus, the "Mamdani effect" is real, and Canada aligns with China.
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Issue 100 – Freedom of all kinds is worth fighting for
finally got bad enough that it needs fixing, and today i could use a fiddly project to occupy my brain
sadly i forgot that this design has the components mounted on the bottom of the PCB which means desoldering all the switches, so ten minutes was a very unrealistic estimate
Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.
Deaths, detentions and deportations of American citizens in the second Trump administration
Also:
House Oversight Democrats have published a Web3 is Going Great-style “Trump Family Digital Grift” counter.
This goes with their recent staff report, “Professionalized Corruption: How Donald Trump is abusing power and accepting digital kickbacks from foreign and criminal interests to cash in on the presidency like never before”.
The report cites some of my writing on Trump’s USD1 stablecoin.
Great background on why Coinbase sank the crypto bill they’d just spent months lobbying for, and the fundamental conflict between the banking lobby and the crypto lobby when it comes to stablecoin interest.
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he's focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.






