I wrote this for @theatlantic.com@bsky.brid.gy 250th commemorative issue, published at the end of last year
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The Unfinished Revolution - Th...
This is a great piece that:
1. identifies the right wing cultural outrage food change, starting with an Epoch Times and White Nationalist publication, and ending with the NY Post and Fox.
2. embrace of the anti-woke claims and subsequent harassment comes from people who have never been there
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"As we sat to chat, he noted, 'I’m surprised at how much physical energy it takes to play the trumpet.' At the end of it, he signed 'For my newest friend' on my copy of 'Dream Theory In Malaya'."
In the Fried Archives — Jon Hassell (Pt. 1):
https://andybeta.substack.com/p/in-the-fried-archives-jon-hassell?ref=thetonearm.com
Let me pose an existential question: Would we have been better off if we never had a single place where we could all post snarky quips, but instead used a bunch of shitty web forums that barely worked?
Mayhaps.
https://tedium.co/2026/07/01/online-web-forums-retrospective/
new @tedium
Trump’s annual financial disclosure was released on Tuesday
It showed that he reaped at least
$2.2 billion from his various businesses last year,
a singular haul for a president.
Many of the gains stemmed from ventures that intersect with his administration,
posing unparalleled potential conflicts of interest.
The White House rejected the idea the president is using his power for his personal benefit.
Here are some of the biggest moneymakers for Trump and how they could be affected by his administration’s policies:
⭐️Cryptocurrency
The Trump administration has eased enforcement of crypto companies and rolled back regulations,
even as the president and his family have embraced the industry and launched their own crypto company.
In 2025, Trump made $1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency businesses, the bulk of his overall revenue.
💥World Liberty Financial
Last year, an investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. ally, bought nearly half of the Trump family’s main crypto company,
World Liberty Financial.
Four months later, the Emiratis struck a deal with the Trump administration
— over the objections of some national security officials
— for the export of valuable computer chips that power artificial intelligence.
The earnings from foreign investment were $263 million.
💥$TRUMP memecoin sales
Trump launched his own memecoin three days before his inauguration
as his supporters and top industry executives gathered in Washington for an event dubbed the Crypto Ball.
In the following months, the S.E.C. issued two statements announcing that the novelty digital assets are not subject to regulatory oversight because they are not considered securities.
The earnings were $636 million.
💥Stablecoin
In March 2025, World Liberty launched a digital currency called a stablecoin, a form of cryptocurrency pegged to an actual asset like the U.S. dollar.
Two months later, a U.A.E. firm transferred $2 billion into the new coin, the largest single stablecoin transaction in the industry’s history,
boosting profits from the Trump family and its investors.
In July 2025, Trump signed legislation promoting stablecoins.
The earnings related to the stablecoin, which includes the U.A.E. investment, were $205 million.
⭐️Real estate
Unlike his first term, when the Trump family business swore off all new foreign deals,
the company has had almost no restrictions on deal-making in his second term,
opening the door to an array of overseas ventures.
💥Middle East
The Trump Organization has announced new international deals in Qatar and Saudi Arabia,
licensing the family name in exchange for payments from government-backed developments.
Both countries are key U.S. allies in a region that has been upended by the war with Iran.
Last year, Qatar gave the U.S. a Boeing plane that Trump began using this week as Air Force One.
The earnings were $14 million for these new deals and a total of at least $37 million from all the Middle East deals.
💥Vietnam
Government officials in Vietnam worked to fast-track a Trump golf development now under development as the country was seeking to head off steep U.S. tariffs.
The earnings were $5 million.
💥Stocks and bonds
Trump has invested in a wide variety of companies his administration regulates,
including major players such as Nvidia, Alphabet and Broadcom.
As of last year, he owned at least
$10 million in shares in each company.
Also on May 6, 2025, Trump purchased up to $5 million in Nvidia.
👉One week later, on May 13, Trump announced the deal allowing Nvidia to sell hundreds of thousands of AI chips to Saudi Arabia.
Trump does not direct his trades, which are handled by an outside firm.
Trump held at least $857 million in stocks, bonds and cash.
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Juice Media. I’m a fan.
apps. people. starter kits. one place.
fediverse onboarding has been broken for too long, and it doesn't have to be.
the new https://fediverse.info ships soon.
boost and spread the word 😘
Thoughts on the Sony PS6 no discs & wiped libraries controversy: nearly everything FOSS & digital sovereignty advocates have been warning about has been coming true these days. Proprietary systems attract people to them with their promises of greater convenience & greater capabilities - the thing is those promises can be easily revoked at a later date. Choose your digital ecosystems wisely my friends!
It looks like #Bandcamp has fired or laid off the majority of its remaining engineering team¹. Songtradr is eviscerating what used to be a strong, beloved service for musicians and listeners.
It is worth knowing that the list of people making these decisions is short² ³.
I am keeping notes about the people destroying the things I love, since I expect them to keep trying.
¹: https://www.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/1uj68me/bandcamp_has_laid_off_most_engineers/ → https://bsky.app/profile/grmnygrmny.bandcamp.com/post/3mpgvo7l2v22t , 2026-06-29
²: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/songtradr/profiles_and_contacts
BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, SCOTUS holds in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm’n that spending limits on dark money violate the First Amendment.
Billionaires can now spend unlimited dark money to buy elections and no one can do anything to limit them in any way.
None of this is about protecting children https://theintercept.com/2026/06/28/age-verification-privacy-surveillance-journalists-whistleblowers/
Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates—
💰His net worth is up $1.8 billion, to $6.1 billion
💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million
💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million
💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million
Hope all the nepo babies remembered their dads this Father’s Day!
Donald Trump: 'Love The Poorly...
Today is the 161st Anniversary of "Juneteenth" - the date when institution of slavery (at least for those not incarcerated after due process) in all of North America was finally nominally abolished - when the very last State to have held onto it - the one I live in now, Texas - finally had the last remnants of its Confederate insurrection defeated.
For those that hold onto the so called "Lost Cause" utter bs that the Civil War was "not about slavery" - there are no better counter proofs than the founding documents that the power holders in Texas wrote themselves - Section 9 of the General Provisions of the 1836 Constitution of the Republic of Texas, Article VIII of both the 1845 and 1861 Constitutions of the State of Texas, and The Declaration of Causes for Secession from February 2, 1861. In these documents those Texan power holders write clearly and succinctly that a major priority for them, and the "law of the land" within Texas was the continued enforcement of bondage and slavery of African descendants into the eternal future. As such - on this day is the moment when Texas turned from being a place where the undoubted oppression and authoritarianism of the worst kind was the "legal" policies of the government - to a place where it had at least the potential in word to be actually a place of real liberty. 161 years later and we still sadly have far to go to make that promise of equal enforcement of the law for all to be an actual truth - but here is to working towards that goal - not just here in Texas, but everywhere in the USA.
Testing posting to Wafrn, from webapp on my Poco X3 NFC phone, running on Ubuntu Touch 24.04.2 RC beta.
The Trump administration is executing a controversial plan to allow dirt bikes, ATVs, trucks, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles
to drive through tens of millions of acres of public lands and national parks,
which environmental groups warn threatens endangered species and the environment.
The plan’s opponents say the impacts will be wide-ranging
and that the vehicles will likely destroy sensitive habitats, harm waterways, drive large predators like grizzly bears into contact with humans, and otherwise damage pristine public lands and parks.
The Nixon administration more than 50 years ago issued an executive order that limited off-road vehicles’ access with the aim of protecting wildlife and preventing disputes on federal land.
The Carter administration issued a second order providing similar environmental protections.
Based on the apathetic behavior of Congressional Democratic leadership one could reasonably conclude that no one cares.
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I know why right wing leadership and powerful people don't like or care about right to repair. No one in leadership or with power likes right to repair left or right.
However, why don't right wing ordinary people vibe with us more.
"fix it yourself" has the very best of right wing vibes (rare IMO)
The tractor CEO says you can't modify the tractor you own. Ought to get everyone in the street together as I see it.
Anyhow.
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“[Redacted] suffers from post-traumatic stress because she was a victim of atrocious crimes in her country. She suffered a breakdown because she was sexually assaulted by a worker at the detention center. She was taken away 8 days ago, and her family still knows nothing about her.” #FreeThemAll