The US Federal Trade Commission thinks consumers need to "take one for the team" by sacrificing their savings, in both time + money, that Amazon provides. If antitrust hipsters go full *Amazon wild* and win in court, we all lose. my first article in USA Today:

Amazon forced to break up? FTC fight is a bad deal for consumers

Nous portons tous la liberté d'une manière différente.

So this week we learned Obama is basically the secret president https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/david-garrow-interview-obama

lol it's been over a month. raspberry pi is so done as a node device

still very bullish on podcasting 2.0. I'm not sure I yet see the argument for it being totally replaced by nostr. Podcast RSS feeds with enclosures are an open standard, and including value blocks that get satoshis to podcast publishers via keysend is a HUGE value. Nostr is a compliment to this in every way possible, but unfortunately it seems podcasting 2.0 gets a bad rap on the nostr social clients

When we talk about regulating the limits of technology, the MOST important consideration is how POLICE and governments use this tech, rather than how it is used by consumers.

NBC News

Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while pregnant due to facial recognition technology

Porcha Woodruff was getting her two children ready for school when police officers presented her with an arrest warrant alleging robbery and carjac...

this is great, thank you!

Much more readable URLs coming out of Habla News. Nice!

Habla

Elizabeth Warren's Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome Hits New All-Time High - Yaël

Elizabeth Warren thinks Bitcoin is a scam, but wants to tax and surveil the ever-living hell of your satoshis.

nice. I want to use Bitcoin on the moon.

MSN

This is the cashless future they want

Sen. Elizabeth Warren thinks Bitcoin is a scam, but wants to tax and surveil the ever-living hell of your satoshis. A small update on her Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome.

Elizabeth Warren's Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome Hits New All-Time High

Warren thinks Bitcoin is a scam, but wants to tax and surveil the ever-living hell of your satoshis.

Consumer Choice Radio Episode 183: Revising Kennedy https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/ep183-revising-kennedy

“Since May 4, the Indian government has shut off the internet in Manipur, giving cover to murders, rapes, and arson”

WIRED

An Internet Shutdown Means Manipur Is Burning in the Dark

Since May 4, the Indian government has shut off the internet in Manipur, giving cover to murders, rapes, and arson.

something tells me the EU would be better off if an "Austrian economist" had some sway — the school, not the nationality

my radio interview on the Steve Gruber show in Michigan about CBDCs in Russia, the US, and why the innovation of Bitcoin can't be matched by governments

Yaël on the Steve Gruber Show: Why we should care about CBDCs in Russia, the US, and beyond - Consumer Choice Center Cast

CCC Deputy Yaël Ossowski is invited on the Steve Gruber Show to discuss the launch of the central bank digital currency in Russia, similar plans i...

it seems they're really serious about going after Binance, but they're worried about going after people's bags

U.S. prosecutors worry Binance charges could cause run on exchange

The fate of customers after FTX went bankrupt is weighing on the Justice Department, which is considering an indictment against Binance.

Trying to Nostr pill one of Canada’s most important free speech columnists, Andrew Coyne — more help needed! @jb55 https://twitter.com/yaeloss/status/1686498669363707904?s=46&t=O9iefZv1KrCLqVFZqKnBGA

What do you keep on your larger 2TB external drives?

The only dad at this park right now, in a sea of moms. I guess because it’s a Monday?

had a bunch of travel this past week (planes, trains, automobiles), and rammed through the Mission Impossible movies and finished "American Prometheus," the book that served as the main source for Oppenheimer. Funny how both of them, especially with the themes of rogue nuclear weapons, play together