EFF advisor @reitman.bsky.social joined @taylorlorenz.bsky.social to explore the terrifying reality of financial censorship as explained in her new book, “Transaction Denied” from @beaconpress.bsky.social. youtu.be/tyqEYDisiZA
There is no single authoritative list of Sri Lanka’s dead and disappeared.
There are fragments: survivor testimony, NGO reports, memorial lists, legal filings, handwritten records, and more.
Link to the full review here: touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/summer-readi...
"And the cherry on top?
When I got home, I went to my local bodega to get a sandwich and a coffee, and my personal Chase card didn’t work."
That's the account of yet another journalist in the cannabis space facing financial censorship due to bogus over-interpretation of cannabis laws by a bank.
I'm so excited to do this joint book event exploring free speech and the future of democracy.
If you're in NYC, I hope to see you there.
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This was a fun podcast because the first question was about how and why @trevortimm.bsky.social & others & I founded @freedom.press.
Yes: instead of wading through multiple chapters of my book to get to this story, you can just listen to the first 5 minutes of this awesome podcast.
"We were at risk of going dark. If we didn’t solve the problem quickly, our website would be shut down. It also meant I had to reach out to our writers and tell them I couldn’t pay them on time. And if there’s one north star in how I run my business as a journalist, it’s paying writers on time..."
I so appreciate this review of my book from @liaholland.bsky.social in her newsletter, Touchgrass:
"Frankly, we don’t think banks or their pearl-clutching shareholders or the governments pressuring them should be able to choose who gets to own the money that they’ve earned." 🔥
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Read the full story here: finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...
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This was one of my favorite interviews about the book because it got so philosophical. What forces compel financial companies to create their policies? Why are conversations about rights masked in terms of costs? And so much more, with @davidalruiz.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
