Everyone is blaming Pumpfun for destroying memecoins, but I think we're ignoring a much bigger part of the problem
I've been in this space since 2019 and witnessed the best and worst times in the trenches
The first thing people point to when criticizing Pumpfun is that it destroyed memecoins
But that isn't entirely true
We had runners like PNUT, MOODENG, FARTCOIN, ZEREBRO and GOAT, just to name a few
So clearly, the existence of Pumpfun alone isn't what stopped memecoins from producing massive runners
It's the culture of mass extraction we've continued to support on Solana
PAID is a good example of what I'm talking about
We've created a system where enormous amounts of money flow toward a relatively small group of people, while the communities generating that value struggle to sustain themselves
On top of that, we gave just 25 developers the opportunity to extract another $130M from this space
Imagine what even a fraction of that money could have done if it went back into liquidity, supporting communities and building sustainable projects
Instead, we keep rewarding the same behavior and wonder why the entire crypto space is getting worse
So yes, Pumpfun and the culture it helped create are a big part of the problem
But so are the people who continue using and supporting the system they complain about
I'm not joining any boycott movement
I'd rather see people start questioning where their money goes and what kind of behavior they're rewarding
Because ultimately, we're all participants in this market
We can't keep rewarding extraction and then act surprised when the entire market becomes extractive
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Yes I’m a proud Haitian 🇭🇹 with every part of my blood. And I’m not apologizing for supporting President Bukele & El Salvador 🇸🇻. I will never support nor defend gangs that has been terrorizing & kidnapping the many innocent lives. Making the beautiful country of Haiti unsafe to visit.
Haitian Culture & Haitian History represents beauty, freedom, pride, romance, joy, resilience, perseverance, and sharing. Also of course the FIRST of the beautiful region we know as Latin America
The gangs do not represent Haiti. The gangs do not speak for Haiti. I will never defend the gangs in Haiti. Same way how gangs in United States do not represent United States. Same way how the gangs in El Salvador do not represent El Salvador.
Viva Haiti 🇭🇹
Viva El Salvador 🇸🇻
Viva Latinoamerica Para Siempre
& God Bless America 🇺🇸
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🏒 TAPE TO TAPE 1.0 IS OUT NOW! 🏒
After more than 6 years of development, we can finally say it: Tape to Tape is officially out of Early Access and available on PC, Nintendo Switch 1&2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S!
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So basically, today PHP got two critical bugs that let anyone run code on your server without even logging in, which is bad, and then the details leaked before the patch was even out, which is worse, and it works on WordPress and MediaWiki and Magento and Joomla and Laravel, and Censys says like 1.5 million servers are running a version with no fix, so the NSA was like "take your system offline," and the FBI was like "take your system offline," and CISA and the UK and CERT-EU were all like "take your system offline," and then the Prime Minister of Japan, the actual Prime Minister, posted at 5:55 in the morning telling 48.8 million people to take their system offline, so everyone took their system offline, like the Dutch cybersecurity agency took its own website offline, and the Dutch parliament went offline, and the Port of Rotterdam went offline, and Finland and France and Denmark started pulling government sites, and Wikipedia went down, and Archive.org went down, and Asana and GOG and Something Awful went down, and the University of Vienna's webmail went down for some reason, and that's just PHP. Because GitLab also dropped a CVSS 10.0, which is the highest score they give out, for a bug that's been there since 2014, so that's every self-hosted GitLab for twelve years, and then LiteLLM 1.107.0 got hijacked and shipped a credential stealer and a remote access trojan in every single wheel and the Docker images, including latest, and you didn't even have to import it, just installing it was enough, and it's the second time this year, and then Railway paused every deployment on the entire platform because someone got into the environment variables, so now everyone has to rotate every secret they've ever stored there, and TiDB Cloud said someone was walking around inside with stolen credentials for basically a month and an extortion group says they took 10.6 terabytes, and Zeabur got breached for the second time in two months and is just shutting down, like the whole company, and Node.js patched remote code execution and a TLS bypass, and CISA says Plex is being actively exploited, and someone took over 300 Tor exit relays to steal SSH passwords, and SafePay ransomware has hit over 600 critical infrastructure orgs, and India's biggest bank filed a data loss incident, and Japan has been in an official state of emergency in cyberspace since October 9, which honestly explains the 5:55 AM post. Oh, and eMudhra, a certificate authority that's issued over 60 million certificates, whose entire job is proving websites are who they say they are, was supposed to be using private keys that are random numbers over a hundred digits long, and one of them was 4. Just 4. And the others were like 66 and 237. Anyway, it's Wednesday.
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Call me paranoid, but be extra careful visiting ANY web site in the next few days, as some web admins are not always up-to-date with security patches.
Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) reported for PHP, the web programming language, affecting servers running popular apps like WordPress and Magento, with patches released October 21, 2026 after details leaked early.
Exploitation was confirmed in the wild soon after disclosure, prompting quick WAF protections and patching by IT teams, as unauthenticated attacks could turn visited sites into vectors for credential theft or device exploits.
Stay SAFU!
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If you are in Texas and you are considering Voting for Ken Paxton, please just read this post in full before making your final decision:
Everyone else, please share.
Financial misconduct and corruption allegations
- Violated Texas securities law (2014). State regulators reprimanded Paxton and fined him $1,000 for soliciting investment clients without the required registration. This was an established regulatory violation.
- Indicted on three felony charges (2015). Prosecutors accused him of securities fraud and acting as an unregistered investment adviser representative. He denied wrongdoing.
- Accused of misleading investors about commissions. Prosecutors alleged he recruited investors into technology company Servergy without disclosing that he was being compensated.
- Agreed to pay nearly $300,000 to resolve the securities fraud prosecution (2024). His pretrial agreement required restitution, community service and legal ethics education. The criminal charges were subsequently dismissed without a conviction or admission of guilt.
- Impeached by the Republican-controlled Texas House (2023). The House approved 20 articles alleging bribery, abuse of office and other misconduct. The Texas Senate subsequently acquitted him on the 16 articles considered at trial.
- Accused of using the attorney general's office to help wealthy donor Nate Paul. Former senior aides alleged that Paxton intervened in legal matters involving Paul, who had donated to his campaign.
- Accused of using government authority against a donor's enemies. House investigators alleged Paxton pursued investigations targeting people involved in disputes with Paul.
- Accused of interfering with federal investigations. Former aides alleged that Paxton tried to obtain confidential investigative information concerning Paul and obstruct cooperation with law enforcement.
- Accused of accepting expensive home renovations from a donor. Investigators alleged Paul helped fund major renovations to Paxton's Austin home, raising potential bribery questions.
- Accused of making a $122,000 payment to conceal the renovations. Impeachment managers alleged that Paxton transferred money to a Paul-associated company after his relationship with Paul came under investigation. These accusations were not established by a criminal conviction.
Whistleblowers, secrecy and alleged retaliation
- Reported to the FBI by his own senior officials (2020). Seven senior aides reported concerns about possible corruption involving Paxton and Nate Paul.
- Fired or lost multiple whistleblowers. Several officials who raised concerns were fired, resigned or were placed on leave. They alleged unlawful retaliation.
- Agreed to a $3.3 million whistleblower settlement in 2023. Paxton's office negotiated a settlement with four former employees. His request for legislative funding to cover it helped trigger the impeachment investigation. The proposed settlement was not proof of wrongdoing.
- Accused of using a burner phone and secret email accounts. Impeachment investigators alleged he used these methods to conceal communications and meetings with Paul.
- Accused of using a fake name for Uber trips. Investigators alleged an alias was used to conceal trips involving Paul and visits to a woman with whom Paxton was having an affair.
- Accused of avoiding his security detail to conceal activities. House impeachment managers alleged he evaded normal protective arrangements to keep certain meetings and movements secret.
Personal scandals and questionable associations
- Admitted having an extramarital affair. His relationship with a former Senate staffer became a significant issue during impeachment proceedings.
- Accused of benefiting from his donor employing his mistress. Investigators alleged Nate Paul hired the woman with whom Paxton was having an affair, potentially creating a personal benefit linked to official favors.
- His wife filed for divorce citing adultery (2025). State Sen. Angela Paxton filed for divorce after more than 30 years of marriage. The proceedings were subsequently sealed.
- Celebrated New Year's 2025 in Dubai with indicted businessmen. Video showed Paxton at a party with Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, who were facing federal fraud charges and were outside the United States. Both have pleaded not guilty.
- Accepted approximately $190,000 from a businessman later indicted for fraud. Ahmed contributed that amount to Paxton's political operation, reportedly including $25,000 after his indictment. Accepting a lawful political contribution is not itself proof of misconduct.
- Received a major contribution from a businessman linked to Chinese investment. An October 20, 2026 report identified a $150,000 contribution from Wan Bridge cofounder Ting Qiao, despite Paxton's campaign rhetoric about Chinese influence. The donor connection does not establish an illegal contribution.
Election-related controversies
- Attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Paxton filed a Supreme Court lawsuit seeking to invalidate presidential election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—four states Biden won.
- Promoted unsubstantiated election-fraud allegations. His 2020 lawsuit relied on claims that did not withstand scrutiny. The Supreme Court dismissed the case for lack of standing.
- Faced a State Bar investigation over his election lawsuit. Texas legal disciplinary authorities scrutinized his efforts to overturn the election. The investigation itself is not a finding of professional misconduct.
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