Month: December 2022

Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-219 The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Samuel Bankman-Fried with orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX), the crypto trading platform of which he was the CEO and co-founder. Investigations as to other securities law violations and into other entities and persons relating to the alleged misconduct are ongoing. … Read more

Now imagine what Alphabet and the Pentagon are doing…. pic.twitter.com/fRhkErTUJS — Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) December 12, 2022 Thanks to @elonmusk’s Twitter Files, we now know that James Baker had an outsized role in censoring the Hunter Biden laptop story at Twitter. Last week, we sent a letter to Twitter, asking the platform to look into … Read more

Consumer prices rose less than expected in November, up 7.1% from a year ago JUST IN – US inflation at 7.1% in November, lower than expected. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) December 13, 2022 Fed will need to unwind this, but not today. Despite efforts:FED'S POWELL: NO 5% INFLATION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE Market hears what it wants … Read more

We went from a secure border under President Trump’s watch, to this. https://t.co/5wFC5fDRs2 — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 12, 2022 Biden Advisor Jake Sullivan: “We believe that that system is a system that does an effective job of being able to determine who is coming across the border.” Over 1 MILLION “gotaways” have illegally … Read more

Dorsey told Rolling Stone, “Well, there was a year when he was only eating what he was killing.” “He made goat for me for dinner. He killed the goat,” Dorsey continued, adding, “He kills it with a laser gun and then the knife.” Dorsey then said Zuckerberg told him that they were having only goat … Read more

by Guysmarket Not necessarily all that market related, but in this upcoming Christmas, there’s going to be many people in shaky economic situations. If you’re in a situation where you are sitting pretty, practice empathy and be careful about talking money. Many people may be facing potential job loss or have lost thousands in their … Read more

  h/t  Guysmarket

2. 6:46 am: “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!” pic.twitter.com/7L252fqqK6 — Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) December 12, 2022 4. For years, Twitter had … Read more

The last Confederate statue in Richmond, Va., was removed on Monday, and the remains beneath it of Ambrose P. Hill, the Confederate lieutenant general who was memorialized, were set to be transferred to a cemetery, an official said. Local news channels broadcast the removal of the statue, which had stood on a pedestal at the … Read more

BREAKING: Attorney General of the Bahamas has said @SBF_FTX has been arrested following “receipt of formal notification from the United States that it has filed criminal charges against SBF and is likely to request his extradition.” pic.twitter.com/4Jpwf0FHea — sarah emerson (@SarahNEmerson) December 12, 2022 UNITED STATES IS LIKELY TO REQUEST BANKMAN-FRIED'S EXTRADITION, BAHAMAS ATTORNEY GENERAL … Read more

🥇 pic.twitter.com/U6b99afYQC — Justin Spratt (@justinspratt) December 11, 2022

Source Japan and the Netherlands have agreed in principle to joining US controls on advanced chipmaking machines to China. The US rules restricted the supply from American gear suppliers Applied Materials Inc., Lam Research Corp. and KLA Corp. Japan’s Tokyo Electron Ltd. and Dutch lithography specialist ASML Holding NV are the two other critical suppliers … Read more

    h/t  Bigfoot_USA

A collection of radical right figures including white nationalists and ultranationalist European leaders gathered in Manhattan for the New York Young Republicans Club’s (NYYRC) annual gala Saturday night, where that group’s president declared “total war” on perceived enemies. “We want to cross the Rubicon. We want total war. We must be prepared to do battle … Read more

by Chris Black Ok, this is interesting.  We disavow violence and all, but there is nothing in the entire history of the universe more unjust than the American family court system. The thing is, if you drive people over the edge, they have nothing to lose, and they lash out. Georgia man charged with killing … Read more

Update (1645ET): Senators Brown and Toomey are noit best pleased with Bankman-Fried’s refusla to attend their hearing and have just issued the following statement: “Virtually every CEO, financial regulator, and administration official for Republicans and Democrats has agreed to testify in front of both the Senate and House when called upon – that is how congressional oversight … Read more

Kanye West named 2022 Antisemite of the Year pic.twitter.com/Fk53RaENNw — StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) December 11, 2022 https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/12/12/watchdog-group-crowns-kanye-west-antisemite-of-the-year/

New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office announced two multistate settlements totaling $10.7 billion with CVS and Walgreens for their roles in the opioid crisis. Attorney General James co-led a group of attorneys general in negotiating settlements between the two pharmacies, which will provide $10.7 billion to relief to communities nationwide that were heavily affected … Read more

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/10/29/leaked-tai-chi-document-reveals-binances-elaborate-scheme-to-evade-bitcoin-regulators/ The first goal, enforcement mitigation, is designed to minimize the impact of U.S. regulation. It explicitly mentions the need to undermine the ability of “anti-money laundering and U.S. sanctions enforcement” to detect illicit activity. More specifically, it describes a detailed strategy for distracting the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office … Read more