writing weird sad stories, foraging wild fungi, researching terrible things corporations dohttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mv6mkf6v7k2salmost forgot since I was up late celebrating lefty wins in Pvd 😅 the 10-year anniversary edition of LEECH GIRL LIVES is out TODAY TYSM @nmamatas.bsky.social for the killer intro & @spaceboybooks.bsky.social for helping me share my weirdo vision of the shitty future https://bookshop.org/p/books/leech-girl-lives-10th-anniversary-edition-rick-claypool/44d9a21b8397f98910 Sep 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6mkf6v7k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mupeo6a6n22mso we're all just like, guinea pigs in OpenAI's experiments now? cool, cool, I'm sure it'll work out fine [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupeo6a6n22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mu2zuppjv22yNEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report: Corporate money in the 2026 midterms has surged to $650 million. https://www.citizen.org/article/corporate-money-2026-midterms-surges-to-650-million/27 Aug 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2zuppjv22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mu2v5qre5c2ggood morning to everyone except Charles Koch27 Aug 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2v5qre5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mtj4b5wvx22hGreat coverage of the eye-popping sums of corporate money gushing into the 2026 elections -- already 1/3 of all corporate money since 2010! A major problem I note is that it makes niche corporate policies (crypto regs) distract Congress from issues people actually care about (cheaper groceries) [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj4b5wvx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mswqnzi3js2dNecronomiCon night one -- kickin it in Pvd with @geoliminal.bsky.social!!13 Aug 2026 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswqnzi3js2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mrplmtegp22qOk so "Win for America" is a super PAC that is literally being fueled by gambling losses – losses that are now being weaponized against our democracy to expand these corporations’ pool of potential marks. For the public and for our democracy, that’s a lose-lose. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrplmtegp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mpj6q54wuk2nNEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report: Corporations have already spent $517 million on the 2026 midterms. That's more corporate money than any previous election cycle -- and nearly 1/3 of all corporate political spending since Citizens United https://www.citizen.org/article/corporate-supremacist-super-pacs-500-million-midterm-crypto-ai-sports-betting/30 Jun 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj6q54wuk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mnk7tu56is2jWhat an outrage. Proud to have contributed in a small way to the @publiccitizen.bsky.social research the Post's story is based on [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnk7tu56is2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mnk7n3u3vc2jis @anthropic.com finally catching up with @publiccitizen.bsky.social05 Jun 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnk7n3u3vc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mlnutkiavk23cointelegraph asked me about crypto and AI super PACs and I kind of unloaded 😂https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:ab6436d34094b:0-crypto-and-ai-could-be-dirty-words-on-2026-midterm-campaign-trail/12 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnutkiavk23https://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mldvr6rdkk24happy 100th birthday David Attenborogh!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvr6rdkk24https://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mlbrmnjpxc2rthis was awesome (and I'm a little speechless the convo started with a discussion of my corporate crime research) [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbrmnjpxc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3ml4h42uoi22n$1.5 million. wow, that'll show him [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4h42uoi22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickclaypool.bsky.social/post/3mks6xtd5xk2eEvery year, across multiple administrations, across both parties, the DOJ has announced over and over again that "individual accountability" is their priority when prosecuting corporate crime. And every year, they failed to prosecute the Sacklers. What a disgrace. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/purdue-pharma-receives-5point5-billion-sentence-paving-way-for-opioid-settlement.html01 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:bewdatzeqpemgsto733iw4it/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks6xtd5xk2e