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Reality is Intrusive 4d ago

Molly White 5d ago

I've been running Follow the Crypto since 2024. Today I'm relaunching it as Tech Influence Watch, expanded to cover AI political spending alongside crypto. They’ve spent more than $400 million this election cycle, and now you can follow it in close to real time.

https://influence.citationneeded.news/

Here’s the full story behind the Tech Influence Watch launch, including what I found while building it and why it matters now: https://www.citationneeded.news/tech-influence-watch/

#crypto #cryptocurrency #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter

Tech Influence Watch

Tracking cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence industry influence on 2026 elections in the United States.

Tech Influence Watch

Reality is Intrusive 6d ago

Find of the day coming up in a potted plant. Ive repotted it.

Courtesy of the squirrel who forget where they put it.
#gardening

Reality is Intrusive Jun 4

Tomato blosssom
#gardening

Reality is Intrusive Jun 4

Kale blossom
#gardening

Reality is Intrusive Jun 4

Pea blossom
#gardening

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Reality is Intrusive May 31

Filling out. A volunteer potato too.

Reality is Intrusive May 31

Pepper and dwarf tomato plant.
# gardening

Reality is Intrusive May 28

Healthcare insurance rises.
https://www.insurance.wa.gov/about-us/news/2026/thirteen-health-insurers-request-average-224-rate-increase-2027-individual-market?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

"May 26, 2026

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Thirteen health insurance companies have requested an average rate change of 22.4% for Washington state’s 2027 individual health insurance market. Insurers base requested rate changes on assumptions made about the services their policyholders will use and the cost to deliver that care."
#healthcare

Thirteen health insurers request average 22.4% rate increase for 2027 individual market | Office of the Insurance Commissioner

Thirteen health insurance companies have requested an average rate change of 22.4% for Washington state’s 2027 individual health insurance market.

Reality is Intrusive May 12

Bare root Caroline raspberry is starting to leaf out. This is one of my favorite raspberries next to Cascade Delight. I've also enjoyed Tulameen and Heritage in the past.