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Werk, werk, werk. Follow the Money en De Correspondent willen onaf­hankelijker worden van Amerikaanse tech (en laten iedereen meekijken in het proces).
Sterker nog, ze zoeken een projectmanager. Prima vacature-tekst dit:

Follow the Money wil onafhankelijker worden van Amerikaanse tech (en iedereen mag meekijken)
We berichten kritisch over de Europese afhankelijkheid van big tech. Ondertussen zit ons eigen platform vol met Amerikaanse technologie. Tijd om afscheid te nemen. Kijk mee hoe gemakkelijk of moeilijk dat is. We gaan dat namelijk transparant doen, samen met onze collega’s van De Correspondent. Wil je ons daarbij helpen? Dat kan, want we zoeken per direct een projectmanager voor deze klus.

Elizabeth Warren backs Mallory McMorrow in Michigan Senate primary (Adam Wren/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/18/congress/michigan-senate-primary-elizabeth-warren-endorses-mallory-mcmorrow-00833536
http://www.memeorandum.com/260318/p28#a260318p28

from my link log —
High finance is wrecking the economy and the planet, but it won't reform itself.
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/high-finance-is-wrecking-the-…

High finance is wrecking the economy and the planet—but it won't reform itself
The establishment is waking up to the dangers of "rentier capitalism" but more than cosmetic change is required

A profile of Bari Weiss and an in-depth look at her hostile takeover of CBS News; a source says Weiss has said she is pursuing a "de-Baathification of CBS" (Clare Malone/New Yorker)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01

Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
A Profile of the new editor-in-chief, covering her previous work at the Times and The Free Press and her work and relationships with Larry and David Ellison, Donald Trump, Sharyn Alfonsi, and Tony Dokoupil.

Bluesky integrates Germ DM, an E2E encrypted messaging app built on AT Protocol, making it the first private messenger natively available in the Bluesky app (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/a-st

A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky's app | TechCrunch
Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ's E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app.

«Is End-to-End Encryption Optional For Large Groups?
One of the recent topics in Messaging App Discourse is whether it makes sense to prioritize End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) when searching for an alternative to Discord.»
— by @…
Encryption rarely has anything to do with secrecy, but with the reality of the source and the trust in their data.

Is End-to-End Encryption Optional For Large Groups? - Dhole Moments
One of the recent topics in Messaging App Discourse is whether it makes sense to prioritize End-to-End Encryption when searching for an alternative to Discord. Who’s Saying “No”? …

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #ElSonido
cacomixtle:
🎵 circuito exterior mexiquense
#cacomixtle
https://cacomixtle.bandcamp.com/track/circuito-exterior-mexiquense
https://open.spotify.com/track/6P6vPANix23qpB6Loti9sv

"It takes money to kill bad guys,"
US Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth says
when confirming that Pentagon would ask Congress for $200 billion for Iran war.
The department sent the request to the White House, though Hegseth said
the reported figure "could move."
https://b…

Euronews (@euronews.com)
"It takes money to kill bad guys," US Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth says when confirming that Pentagon would ask Congress for $200 billion for Iran war. The department sent the request to the White House, though Hegseth said the reported figure "could move."

IMHO: the ad is just a little too low-budget amateur to graduate fully from 'massive cringe' (my overriding reaction lol) to socially disruptive 'parody' but OK, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt I guess?
Aside: what i take away from this is that car salespeople of all genders are incapable of not being creepy or cringy-af. lol
#ad #mysogynism #carsalesman

Child vaccination rate drops sharply in Michigan under RFK Jr's influence (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/child-vaccination-rate-drops-sharply-michigan-rfk-jr-influences-policy-2026-03-18/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260318/p122#a260318p122