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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank"; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/01/usu…

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Tomorrow (May 2) at 7PM, I'll be at the Cedar Hills Crossing (#PDX) @Powells with @waxy:

powells.com/book/red-team-…

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When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank": "...with a computer."



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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/29/ged…

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Tomorrow (Apr 30) at 2PM, I'll be at the #SanFrancisco Public Library with my new book, *Red Team Blues*, hosted by @annaleen@wandering.shop:

sfpl.org/events/2023/04…

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The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets: Maybe the map IS the territory?



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This week, @scalzi let me write a guest-editorial for his blog about the themes in my new crime thriller, *Red Team Blues*; specifically, about the ways that spreadsheets embody the power and the pitfalls of #ScienceFiction at its best *and* worst:

whatever.scalzi.com/2023/04/26/the…

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

pluralistic.net/2023/04/29/ged…

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Yes, *spreadsheets*. Marty Hench (the protagonist of *Red Team Blues*) is a 67-year-old forensic accountant who specializes in unwinding Silicon Valley financial frauds.

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Private equity finally delivered Sarah Palin's death panels; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/26/dea…

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Tonight (Apr 26), I'll be in #Burbank at @DarkDel at 6PM with my new book, *Red Team Blues*:

darkdel.com/store/p2873/We…

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From Apr 26-28, @BNBuzz is offering a 25% discount on preorders for my upcoming novels (use discount code PREORDER25):

The Lost Cause (Nov 2023)

barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lost-cau…

The Bezzle (Red Team Blues #2) (Feb 2024)

barnesandnoble.com/w/the-bezzle-c…

#BNPreorder25

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/26/gre…

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Tonight (Apr 25) I'll be in #SanDiego for the launch of my new novel, *Red Team Blues*, at @MystGalaxyBooks, hosted by @_SarahGailey. Please come and say hi!

mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…

Tomorrow (Apr 26), you can catch me in #Burbank at @DarkDel at 6PM:

darkdel.com/store/p2873/We…

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How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it: Most Favored Nation is my least favorite scam.



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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How Goldman Sachs's "tax-loss harvesting" lets the ultra-rich rake in billions tax-free; Happy Independent Bookstore Day; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/24/tax…

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Tomorrow (Apr 25) I'll be in #SanDiego for the launch of my new novel, *Red Team Blues*, at 7PM at @MystGalaxyBooks, hosted by @_SarahGailey. Please come and say hi!

mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…

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How Goldman Sachs's "tax-loss harvesting" lets the ultra-rich rake in billions tax-free: "Generating a tax loss without a substantial change in the investment."



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It's #IndependentBookstoreDay! I *love* bookstores, especially indies. I'm a recovering bookseller (love you, @BakkaPhoenix!) and an inveterate, absurdly optimistic book buyer - this weekend, I bought 3 books at the @latimes #BookFest, from @PagesMB and Octavia's Bookshelf!

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

pluralistic.net/2023/04/24/tax…

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Supporting indie bookstores doesn't mean foregoing the convenience of buying online. @librofm pioneered a model where you nominate your favorite local bookstore, which receives part of the proceeds from every audiobook you buy at Libro (where all the audiobooks are DRM-free).

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How workers get trapped by "bondage fees"; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part five; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/21/bon…

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I'm at the @latimes #Bookfest this weekend:

events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…

Apr 23 at 12, I'm on a panel called "Covering Silicon Valley."

Apr 24 at 11, I'm signing for @CalBookClub at booth 111. At 12:30, I'm on a panel called "The Accidental Detective."

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How workers get trapped by "bondage fees": Two-sided markets always lead to enshittification.



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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Company that makes millions spying on students will get to sue a whistleblower; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part four; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/20/lin…

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Today (Apr 21), I'm speaking in #Chicago at the @StiglerCenter's #Antitrust and #Competition Conference:

chicagobooth.edu/research/stigl…

This weekend (Apr 23/24), I'm at the @latimes #Bookfest:

events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…

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Company that makes millions spying on students will get to sue a whistleblower: The BC Appeals Court drops a *terrible* decision in Ian Linkletter's anti-SLAPP against Proctorio.



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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Iowa's starvation strategy; The Red Team Blues tour; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part three; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/19/wha…

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Tomorrow (Apr 21), I'm speaking in #Chicago at the @StiglerCenter's #Antitrust and #Competition Conference:

chicagobooth.edu/research/stigl…

This weekend (Apr 22/23), I'm at the @latimes #Bookfest:

events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…

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Iowa's starvation strategy: Maybe the cruelty IS the point?



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Jan. 6 panel unveils report, describes Trump 'conspiracy' news.yahoo.com/jan-6-panel-un…

Woop.there it is. 90 pages of summary of evidence gathered lol wow. The #conspiracy of the @gop trumper #whitesupremacists #domesticterrorists #coupattempt is unveiled! #chudwatch
Let's see how accurate it is... I will post to this thread
Wow already executive summary pages 1-3 of chud tears some from military etc saying they were traitors to this country and are apologizing. The statements before the executive summary talk about what our country stands for..... #chudwatch
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ICE STORM ARRIVES LATE THURS: Getting a lot of questions about the pending ice storm for n.w. Oregon & s.w. Washington. This thread should answer some q’s, including:

1) When will it turn icy?
2) How much ice will accumulate?
3) Roughly when will it thaw out?

#PDX #ORwx #WAwx
Between this afternoon & eve, modified arctic air will surge through the Gorge & spread across the Portland metro area. Temps will drop into the 20s & teens / wind chills in the single digits & maybe below zero. Cold air spreads across western valleys & coastline tonight.
Ice will begin to accumulate late Thurs. By Friday A.M., most surfaces will be glazed over. Populated areas up & down I-5 corridor could pick up ~ 1/10-1/4” of ice. Lots of power outages expected. Pockets of Coast Range, metro area, Cascades & Gorge could see 1/4-1/2”+ of ice.
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ICE STORM A FEW DAYS AWAY: The coldest air of the season will spread west of the Cascades between late Wednesday & early Thurs. Many cities in our western valleys will be locked in by freezing air through at least Fri. Temps will gradually warm up this weekend. #PDX #ORwx #WAwx
Initially, cold air will spread all the way down the Willamette Valley & out along the northern Oregon & southern Washington Coast. Eventually, a warmer weather system will erode the cold air away, first along coast, then southern valley, & last in metro area. #PDX #ORwx #WAwx
Precipitation will begin to spread inland Thurs. afternoon, w/ steadier precip. Thursday night. Anything that falls in Coast Range, interior valleys and points to the east will either be snow, a wintry mix or freezing rain. Roads will turn nasty overnight Thurs eve/night.
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The Portland/Vancouver metro area is ~ 3 days out from COLD air arriving, and about 4-5 days out from snow transitioning to freezing rain. Ice storm possible Friday. Will know more by Tue/Wed regarding how much snow/ice is coming and who could get hit hardest. #PDX #ORwx #WAwx Image
Let’s go over what we know: arctic air will pour across the interior Northwest Wednesday, and will spread west of the Cascades Wednesday night / Thursday A.M.
It won’t be quite as cold west of Cascades as it will be to the east, but still.. prepare for widespread teens & low 20s w/ lower wind chills. Most of Wed/Thurs. will be dry. Warmer moist air will overrun cold air starting Thursday night - Friday A.M. = turning messy in lowlands.
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Happy Sunday, all! Wanted to give everyone as much of a heads up as possible about this week, since many will be traveling in the days leading up to Christmas. Some kind of snow/ice event is possible in the Portland metro area, Gorge & Cascade Foothills Thur-Sat. #PDX #ORwx #WAwx
WEDNESDAY: Starting in afternoon / evening, a cold east wind will be cranking thru the Gorge and across the Portland / Vancouver metro area. This modified arctic air will prime the region with sub-freezing air, setting the stage for a winter weather event Thursday/Friday. #PDX
THURSDAY: By Thursday morning, our temperatures will be well below freezing, somewhere between the mid teens and low 20s. Due to the strong east wind, temperatures will likely stay below freezing all day long. Colder in Gorge. Precip. will arrive from the west Thursday P.M.
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#PDX, its #PPB issued a public BOLO and felony warrant for Portland skater and graffiti artist Emile Laurent. Evidence found triggering manhunt was finding a bag of markers at his home. Markers? Right wing PPB cops hunting a skater? Smells like a PDX feds+cops political hunt.
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🧵2/3 Is he a known leftist graffiti artist & they just opened a big public manhunt on him? Portland has a sinister deep state of the police with a prolific working relationship with the surrounding farthest right groups and joint hunts with the feds on leftists.
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🧵3/3 PPB does not create big public manhunts on skater dudes with a bag of markers unless such teams hunt active leftists. DOJ constantly busts them for being rogue and lawless. What's up in Portland? Anybody know anything about this?
opb.org/article/2022/0…
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[Thread] Joey Gibson trial for felony riot starts with pretrial motions. One motion by defense tried to prevent testimony from woman who was knocked out by Nazi Ian Kramer, with a baton.

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#PatriotPrayer #Riot #CiderRiot Courtroom for Joey Gibson's...
Judge denied motion to keep her from testifying, but agreed she couldn't talk about her broken vertebrae/concussion as she isn't a doctor. These are injuries Andy Ngo falsely tried to claim were faked.
#CiderRiot
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Motion granted to prevent Joey Gibson from being referred to as leader of the group, but not "perceived" leader of group.

He is leader of Patriot Prayer. These right wingers met at his rallies.
Another motion doesn't allow his beliefs to be referred to as "extremist beliefs"
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I will be live tweeting during the #jan6th #Jan6thCommittee hearing. Calling out bullshit and making comments on what I know about the events that I wss paying special #chudwatch attention during #blacklivesmatter #portland #pdx and beyond. The chuds attacked blm with police!
12 mins in it is declared that #jan6th was an attempted coup spearheaded by trump! #chudwatch
@LizCheney is roasting her own seditious party right now.... shocker for a Cheney.
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Wow yall! We are less than 4 hours to the big reveal! What will it look like? How much truth will they tell the people? Are we going to see trump taken in cuffs? I am feeling serious #antifa #bde right now! #portland #pdx #defendPDX #blacklivesmatter #jan6th #whitesupremacists
I am glad the #FAFO proudboys are up first with their violent seditious attacks on our democracy which is also a reflection of how they worked with the fbi and police vs #blacklivesmatter!

#chudwatch
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Content Warning: TRUTH!

What you believe has consequences. When you make life hard for others, threaten and intimidate people, you are making a rod for your own back.

Your own ideology is dragging you down.

#Portland #PortlandProtests #PDX Image
Threatening people who have opinions that you don't agree with is what a fascist would do. #weprotectus Image
How does it feel when the shoe is on the other foot Morgan McKniff? Image
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This just happened in Portland Oregon. I’m a little shook. 2 shots were fired before I started filming. I saw 3 gun shot victims that all fled the scene before police arrived. #pdx #massshooting
The man in the white shirt is holding a weapon at his side in the beginning
Witnessed one victim before I filmed
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GOTTA TAKE A STAND: I hope my fellow journalists know what’s happening out here in the Pacific Northwest.

Hard to keep @MrAndyNgo down.

@aaja @aajaseattle @aaja_pdx
@pressfreedom

#Portland #PDX #Seattle
The images of journalist Andy Ngo being targeted and brutalized by a violent mob is truly disturbing. It could have happened to any one of us in the field. As a fellow Asian American journalist in the Pacific Northwest, I stand with Mr. Ngo during his recovery and urge others...
in the journalism community to publicly condemn this on going hate and harassment. As minority journalists trying to fairly and accurately cover our communities, we also need law enforcement and elected officials to refocus efforts to protect journalists on the front lines.
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A car just drove thru a crowd of protesters, dragging one on his hood, during a peaceful demonstration in SE #Portland.

The group of approx. 25 temporarily occupied an intersection in an act of civil disobedience in a demand for the abolition of police.

#pdx #portlandprotests
There seems to be some confusion re: the circumstances here.

No one attacked this car.

The majority of vehicles (several hundred over the course of approx. 30 minutes) chose to drive around the block rather than confront protesters.
Only this vehicle and several others instead turned and drove into the group.

The man who ended up on the hood of the car was standing there when the car drove into him.

To anyone hung up on the term “peaceful”, I maintain that this was a nonviolent demonstration.
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