Another Bitcoin ETF Denied. Tether fraud and market manipulation cited as some of the justifications.

Another Bitcoin ETF Denied. Tether fraud and market manipulation cited as some of the justifications. Everyone wants a Bitcoin ETF.Nobody wants Tether transparency. "Manipulation" or "Manipulative" is mentioned 142 times in the denial notice. pic.twitter.com/PlpRtnQfnR — Bitfinex'ed 🔥🐧 Κασσάνδρα 🏺 (@Bitfinexed) December 3, 2021

DIGITAL MEDDLING: Google’s YouTube Meddles In French Election, Slaps Age Restriction On Presidential Candidate Zemmour’s Campaign Video.

According to YouTube’s policy, age restriction occurs when the Google-owned platform determines that content contains “Child safety” concerns, “Harmful or dangerous activities, including regulated substances and drugs,” “Nudity and sexually suggestive content,” “Violent or graphic content,” and/or “Vulgar language.” Zemmour’s announcement does not appear to explicitly violate any of these themes. YouTube, however, did not … Read more

TWITTER IMPLODING WITH SUBJECTIVE RULES…

Neo-Nazis and far-right activists are coaching followers on how to use a new Twitter rule to persuade the social media platform to remove photos of them posted by anti-extremism researchers and journalists who specialize in identifying episodes of real-world hate. Advocates said they worry the new policy will suppress efforts to document the activities of … Read more

LA cops arrest 14 suspects in connection with 11 smash-and-grabs — but release ALL… ‘Flash mob’ robberies roiling retailers, traumatizing workers…

LAPD chief says 14 alleged robbers suspected of ransacking businesses between November 18 and 28 bailed out or met no-bail criteria, and one is a juvenile Arrestees accused of stealing nearly $340,000 worth of goods from LA stores Chief Moore and Mayor Eric Garcetti called for end of ‘zero bail’ policy for suspects who commit … Read more

Kathy Griffin Calls Out Network for Keeping Toobin…

Comedian Kathy Griffin lamented during ABC’s The View on Thursday what she called “a double standard” because she had been canned by CNN after her infamous 2017 picture of her holding a fake decapitated head of then-President Donald Trump, yet the network kept its chief legal analyst, Jeffrey Toobin, following his masturbation scandal last year. … Read more

Is Jussie Smollett the worst hate crime hoaxer of all time?

via spectatorworld: Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett appeared in court for the first time this week to defend himself against allegations that he fabricated an elaborate hate crime for attention. Chicago prosecutors say Smollett wasted police time and resources by sending them on a wild goose chase against his alleged attackers — resources which surely could have been … Read more

Didi plunge 20% on delisting note – going short?

by Delicious_Reporter21 Just five months after its debut, ride-hailing giant Didi Global said it plans to withdraw from the New York Stock Exchange and pursue a Hong Kong listing, a stunning reversal as it bends to Chinese regulators angered by its U.S. IPO. Reaction was very clear: stock was down 22.17%, -$8.4 billion in market … Read more

Stocks Tank, Gold Jumps: A Glimpse Of The Future?

BY JOHN RUBINO Conventional wisdom holds that stocks and gold are inversely correlated, which is to say they move in opposite (or at least unrelated) directions because they serve different purposes in a typical portfolio. Stocks are for capital gains in good times, gold is for protection in bad times. It doesn’t always work out that … Read more

Twitter Flags American Heart Association Website as “Unsafe” After Study on Vax Safety

by Chirs Black We never should have allowed the concept of “unsafe information” to take hold. Twitter is now effectively your mommy, putting parental controls on the television so you don’t catch tits on HBO. https://twitter.com/theJimmywalter/status/1466790047437492231 Here’s the link. I don’t really know how we can even be having a debate about the fact that … Read more