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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/10/2026
“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
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Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
James Talarico on Texas officially banning THC: “Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst."
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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 05/10/2026
New polling on U.S. presidents % of U.S. adult citizens who rate each a great president Lincoln 57% Washington 52% Kennedy 37% FDR 34% Theodore Roosevelt 32% Obama 31% Jefferson 29% Reagan 27% Trump 20% yougov.com/en-us/articl...
A stacked bar chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "How Americans rate the best-known presidents." The chart has the sub-headline: "How would you rate the following U.S. president, compared to other presidents? (%)." The chart has the note: "Note: Respondents were asked about a random sample of 23 of the 45 presidents. This chart shows the 16 presidents with the smallest shares who say "not sure" about them."
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wish I could say I’m surprised. #TalaricoForTexas
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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The first recipient of the grant is Machine Gods, NPR’s new video podcast from former Hard Fork hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, which is receiving a $480,000 grant from the organization. Tarbell is also separately backing NPR’s “Power and Influence” desk, giving the public media outlet $250,000 to help expand its coverage of how AI intersects with politics, money, and power.
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Of course it was all lies. All the fuckers do is lie
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fwiw, I ask myself the same question pretty much every day
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
❤️
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I love it. ❤️ Lemme know if you want to do a virtual talkback after!
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Pedophile’s Relationship to Epstein Sullies the Legacy of Esteeemed Businessman”
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Crypto already has a branding of ‘it’s just a bunch of scams and scammers,’ and this didn’t help because now even the top guy did the same thing that people hate.” 😂 😂😂 The problem’s not just the branding guys, it’s the product!
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump sullying crypto’s good name. Give me a freakin’ break! apple.news/ANDSDH5DORH2...
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Trump loses favor with crypto fans who call him out for cashing in — The Washington Post
The president’s 2024 campaign leaned into crypto to attract young men, a demographic that is deserting Republicans in the midterms.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
lol. I’ll work on it!
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Best part is when Schmitt gets angry that she points out he has the team wrong, as though he's the one who was wronged bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There’s that crypto company Tether in the news again 🤔 apple.news/ATZI2jCK5THy...
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Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian Regime — The Wall Street Journal
Wallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/son...
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Son, You’re Old Enough to Know the Truth, There is No Such Thing as the “Invisible Hand of the Market”
“You’ll probably hear this soon enough from the other kids on the playground anyway, so I might as well tell you. Santa isn’t real, the Tooth Fairy is imagin...
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes 🎯
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reminder: our Commerce Secretary profits from Tether. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Howard Lutnick Has Doubled His Net Worth To Over $7B As Commerce Secretary
Lutnick is worth an estimated $7.3 billion.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“The offshore funds were then converted into other currencies and Tether, a crypto pegged to the U.S. dollar, that would allow A7 clients to make purchases without sanctions-related restrictions. In January 2025, the companies converted more than half of the deposits into dollars, euros and Tether.”
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Spoiler alert: they did it with crypto www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
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The ‘Monster’ Behind Russia’s Global Effort to Evade Western Sanctions
A Moscow firm uses shell companies and cryptocurrency to launder money, and a custom app to forge trade records, to help Russia bypass sweeping financial restrictions.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
SCHWAB: “.. While we have seen this level of yields before and some say we are just back in the ‘old normal,’ I think what sometimes gets lost in the discourse is the speed with which rates have moved higher ... we haven't seen this kind of 5-year increase in the 10y yield since the '80s.”
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Only the best people in crypto.
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If anyone should know what happens when companies are left to do the right thing on their own, it's Rick Scott, whose healthcare company paid nearly $2 billion in lawsuits related to fraud that occurred while he was CEO
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is BRILLIANT. Bravo @zacheverson.com
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Update: even @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social voted against CLARITY! 😂 You know it’s bad poltically when Corrupt Kirsten won’t even vote for a bill that’s an industry giveaway to wealthy donors. She’s up for re-election in 2030 btw. 🤔 theintercept.com/2026/09/15/c...
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Crypto Darling Gillibrand’s 11th-Hour Flip-Flop Helps Block Trump Crypto Bill
Just hours before switching sides, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was lobbying fellow Democrats to pass the bill.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yes
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
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Crypto billionaire among dozens to back startup from Gillibrand’s son
Chris Larsen, John Griffin and Mark Ein are angel investors in a new financial exchange led by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s 22-year-old son.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social is urging fellow Ds to vote FOR the corrupt crypto CLARITY Act. I’m sure this has nothing to do with the fact that her 22 year old son received a $30 mil investment from a VC fund led by a crypto billionaire www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Gillibrand privately urges Dems to advance crypto bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's posture on the legislation puts her at odds with progressives in her party.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Cannot wait
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 14/09/2026
🚨 "President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to sell World Liberty Financial’s digital tokens." @jeffstein.bsky.social for @washingtonsun.bsky.social 1/
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Is the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?
President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to sell World Liberty Financial’s digital tokens.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/09/2026
crypto, car dealerships and MLMs. ripe targets for political and policy reasons.
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Tomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Another clear and knowable downstream consequence of letting scammers get rich off crypto was that that money would boomerang back into politics in ways that were highly likely to try to skirt around fundraising laws and distort policy incentives.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🤦🏼‍♂️
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Or Eventive! watch.eventive.org/everyoneisly...
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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money | Everyone Is Lying to You for Money — Live from New York | Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Actor and author Ben McKenzie investigates the lies, hype, and harm behind cryptocurrency’s rise—and who’s really paying the price.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
To state the obvious, he never pays.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is literally a plot point in “It Can’t Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis. Written in 1935, it predicts the rise of a fascist populist who promises each family $5,000 per year if he’s elected.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Sorry to hear that
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
❤️
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Working on a BluRay
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
❤️ Working on a BluRay
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Shia LaBeouf: Just Do It Motivation
ALT: Shia LaBeouf: Just Do It Motivation
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Great documentary, highly recommend it
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tkillion.bsky.social @tkillion.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Only into the movie by a couple minutes, but that was a brilliant intro
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Good idea :)
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Todd Patrick (he/him) @tightrough.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Y'all really need to see this documentary on crypto, if for no other reason than to arm yourselves in advance of T'giving with your weird uncle P.S. Congrats @benmckenzie.bsky.social! Thoughts on turning your attention towards AI next? Surely @edzitron.com would be happy to get you up to speed 😊
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Yes!
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Haha! Great reference
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