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

Music Express

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Reminder: speaker applications for #WPA11yDay 2026 close June 9, 2026.

If your draft has been sitting somewhere, this weekend is a good time to finish it.

https://wpaccessibility.day/2026/speaker-applications-are-closing-soon/

#WebAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #WordPress

🚀 We’re live in just 5 minutes! Join now for the #WCEU keynote, “Two Worlds Collide: WordPress at CERN.”

Discover how CERN is using WordPress at scale, and what this work reveals about open source, collaboration, and the future of web publishing.

https://www.youtube.com/live/cLGiNR-h_34?

#WordPress

“With #Pride Month underway, it’s time for another Share Your Pride photo drive. As is now tradition, we’re offering up some cash prizes as a bonus. The funding for the prizes are proudly powered by Queeromattic, the collection of queers within Automattic.”

https://lgbtqpress.com/2026/06/share-your-pride-photo-drive-is-back-for-2026/

A Brand Manager getting ready for Pride Month 🌈

by Smooth Dunk