#TBOT 23: KYC for Your Phone, New ReCAPTCHA, UK Digital ID, Decentralized Social Media – NOSTR
Your weekly tech update! Tonight, the FCC, Google, and the UK Government make big moves against private and free technology. The hits don’t stop — keep ’em coming, and we’ll keep the solutions coming on #TBOT. Watch on Substack Bye Bye Burner Phones?: A new FCC rule threatens to end phone anonyminity by […]
Economy
EU Commissioner Blames Stagflation on War
Europe is now openly admitting it faces a stagflation shock, but this crisis did not suddenly appear because of the Iran war. The war merely accelerated a collapse that was already well underway due to years of catastrophic policy decisions. Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, described the […]
Empire
Yemen’s Prisoner Swap and the UAE–Israel Project Saudi Arabia Couldn’t Bury
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire Behind a UN-backed prisoner exchange between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthis lies a deeper story of islands, radar, black sites, and a southern Yemen security order Riyadh chose to dismantle after years of coalition decay. This proxy network stretching from Yemen’s Socotra Island to Bosaso on Somalia’s coast, […]
Activism
Breaking Free of Psyops: Who is Causing the West’s Drug Epidemic?
Spoiler: it’s not China. In this episode of Breaking Free of Psyops, I trace North America’s drug crisis from the British Empire’s original opium wars through the CIA’s Air America heroin pipeline, Afghan poppy fields guarded by Western troops, and the Sackler family’s OxyContin empire. We review how Afghan opium […]
Health
FDA Ousts Another Top Official: Who’s Behind the Shakeup — and Why?
The FDA fired Tracy Beth Høeg, the agency’s top drug regulator and a staunch advocate for vaccine safety. It’s the latest in a string of high-profile exits from the agency, many of which followed the appointment of Chris Klomp as HHS’ No. 2 official, Reuters reported. TrialSite News suggested the […]
Tech
#TBOT 23: KYC for Your Phone, New ReCAPTCHA, UK Digital ID, Decentralized Social Media – NOSTR
Your weekly tech update! Tonight, the FCC, Google, and the UK Government make big moves against private and free technology. The hits don’t stop — keep ’em coming, and we’ll keep the solutions coming on #TBOT. Watch on Substack Bye Bye Burner Phones?: A new FCC rule threatens to end phone anonyminity by […]
Crypto
U.S. CFTC secures deal with National Hockey League on prediction market safeguards
A new arrangement has been set between the derivatives regulator and professional hockey, following on the heels of a similar baseball agreement. What to know: In the midst of its playoffs surge, the top professional hockey league has agreed to coordinate oversight of betting on popular prediction markets with the U.S. Commodity […]
Podcasts
Pot Brothers At Law – Shut the F Up: The 29-Word Script That Saves Lives
This is why you should never talk to the police. In this episode of The Free Thought Project podcast, Jason and Matt sit down with Marc and Craig Wasserman, better known to the world as the Pot Brothers at Law. Quick note before diving in: you may notice some brief […]
Solutions
Saudi Arabia Seeks Non-Aggression Pact with Iran Modeled After 1975 Helsinki Accords
It appears Saudi Arabia has had enough of Trump’s war. Non-Aggression Pact Details The Financial Times report on Saudi Arabia’s proposal for a regional “non-aggression pact” between Iran and neighboring states is not merely a temporary diplomatic initiative. Rather, it signals Riyadh’s attempt to redefine the Middle East’s security architecture […]