Pluralistic: Kickstarting a new Martin Hench novel about the dawn of enshittification (07 Jan 2025)

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Kickstarting a new Martin Hench novel about the dawn of enshittification: A crime thriller of pyramid schemes, faith scams, weird PCs, Reaganomics, punk rock, and San Francisco during the AIDS crisis (and Amazon won't sell it!).
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2005, 2020
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

How to screw up a whistleblower law: We want kingpins, not powerless underlings.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

Kashmir Hill's "Your Face Belongs to Us": A candid, whistleblower-informed history of Clearview AI.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
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A "secure" system can be the most dangerous of all: Who we secure FOR – and AGAINST – reveals our true priorities and values.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2013
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Booklist on "Red Team Blues": "Another winner from an sf wizard who
has always proved himself adept at blending genres for both adults and teens."
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018
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Tracers in the Dark: Andy Greenberg's gripping true crime tale of cryptocurrency forensics.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017
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Podcasting "Give Me Slack": On the parenting challenges of an era without second chances.
A lexicon of euphemisms for "corporate crime": Compliance, risk, white collar crime…
IP lawyers weaponize trade secrecy to stall vaccine waivers: But Karan Menon has their number.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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American corporate criminals in the crosshairs (finally): Lisa Monaco says she's gonna enforce those bullshit deferred prosecution agreements.
This day in history: 2001, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Podcasting "Take It Back": My Medium column on copyright termination and rights reversion.
Savage Love A-Z: A bestiary of good sex.
The Pandora Papers: Tax avoidance is tax evasion.
USPS pilots postal banking: Slashing taxes (on the poor).
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Debts that can't be paid, won't be paid: The first David Graeber Foundation meetup, between Thomas Piketty and Michael Hudson.
"Are you calling me a racist?": The libertarian case for racism.
Wells Fargo can't stop criming: The nation's third-biggest bank is a criminal enterprise.
This day in history: 2001, 2011, 2016, 2020
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