Yesterday, in a rousing speech before the Enemy of the People™, Trump’s new press secretary announced a rotating seat in the briefing room for “new media” companies — presumably in the vein of Covid-era truth tellers like Matt Taibi, for example. But realistically we’re probably also looking at LibsofTikTok, Catturd, and an army of Based Pepes in the front row with a mic. Sure, it’s a little dystopian. But anything’s better than the status quo, and given America’s contempt for legacy media has defined the Trump era, I’m honestly surprised this took so long. After all, we are just now exiting America’s very first podcast election. These days, Mr. Beast is much more relevant than CNN. So buckle up for the clown show… and email your local representative with a good word for your friendly neighborhood billionaire media mogul. My time has arrived, I can feel it in my bones.

Instagram has released their long-awaited “reset” button, allowing users to clear their algorithms of recommended content and enjoy a fresh start. Meta's update is likely driven by several factors: mounting pressure to increase parental controls, growing awareness of the algorithm's insidious nature, and backlash against Zuckerberg's recent political statements. Innocent journalists are offering adorably wholesome examples of the content people can purge from their feeds (“extreme fitness challenges, dramatic pet voice-overs, and fruit-cutting tutorials”), but we all know the dark and horny horrors lurking underneath the cooking videos. Let’s be real: this feature means men across the globe can finally free themselves from the shackles of BBL-laden fitnesswomen from Miami. And while many brothers-in-arms have fallen prey to Zuck’s siren call of perfectly-pixelated booty, this button, combined with his recent inspection of Lauren Sanchez’s bosom, is clearly Mark sending a sign: time to make IRL ogling great again.

California woman Phoebe Dong was sentenced to over 3 years in prison for running a “birth tourism” organization, helping pregnant women from China travel to the United States to deliver babies who would automatically become American citizens thanks to our birthright citizenship laws. Though the practice of traveling to the U.S. for the sole purpose of giving birth isn’t inherently illegal (read that again), Dong was found guilty of conspiracy and money laundering since her organization — “USA Happy Baby” — encouraged women to intentionally misrepresent the purpose of their visas. Say what you will about Trump’s blitz of executive orders, at least countries without birthright citizenship (see: most on planet Earth) don’t have to worry about clandestine organizations importing hordes of pregnant women from a country with which they’re at cold war. “Bring me your tired, your poor, your CCP spy babies” — not on Lady Liberty, last I checked. And actually? That’s okay.

Arkham Intelligence has revealed $600 million in ETH sold off by wallets tied to Ethereum developers, sending prices tumbling and sparking outrage. Using its platform, which tracks crypto flows and links wallets to real-world entities, Arkham has shed light on the actions fueling this instability. Cries of “DEV STOP SELLING” and “BRO STOP SELLING” dominate forums, with growing criticism of Vitalik Buterin’s outsized influence. Many question whether Ethereum’s decentralization is real if so much power rests with a few. Ethereum now stands at a crossroads: cement its role as the backbone of DeFi and dApps, or let instability and trust issues erode its future.

See what Arkham uncovers next.

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