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Drug smuggling: Underwater drones seized by Spanish police
by jim bell 08 Jul '22

08 Jul '22

Drug smuggling: Underwater drones seized by Spanish police - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62040790 Jim Bell's comment:I actually thought of this 30+ years ago, unmanned, underwater smuggling drones, but I made no attempt to implement this. At that time, GPS was very new, solar cells were weak and relatively ineffective. I also figured that it could be an interesting hobby, minus the drugs of course. Whether this could get through the plastic trash, and 'ghost nets' I don't know.

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Ryan Lackey's excellent adventure
by professor rat 08 Jul '22

08 Jul '22

Murray Rothbard—“cockamamie stunts,” exit strategies were tried out from the southwest Pacific to the Caribbean, from the North Sea to the high seas . . . " https://history.cornell.edu/raymond-b-craib Reposts etc

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Anarchopulco considered harmful
by professor rat 08 Jul '22

08 Jul '22

These various ’ anarchist ’ ventures are bad, playthings of the evil wealthy, anti-democratic, even loose affiliates of these ventures were bad people, and so on. https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2022/07/adventure-capital… TL/DR Jeff Berwick still needs killing ( My 2 Sats )

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FBI and M15 issue rare joint warning for all iPhone and Android users over growing China cybersecurity attacks
by jim bell 08 Jul '22

08 Jul '22

FBI and M15 issue rare joint warning for all iPhone and Android users over growing China cybersecurity attacks https://share.newsbreak.com/1ejnpwln "DIRECTORS from the top intelligence agencies representing the United States and the United Kingdom have appeared together to make a forceful statement. "Statements indicate Western intelligence agencies are suspicious of potential cybercrime and espionage operations orchestrated by China. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum and FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared together Credit: PAChinese President Xi Jinping had term limits scrapped so he could remain in power Credit: Alamy Live News “Today is the first time the heads of the FBI and MI5 have shared a public platform,” MI5 general director Ken McCallum told reporters from the podium at the MI5 headquarters in London. “We’re doing so to send the clearest signal we can on a massive shared challenge: China.” The joint appearance denounced activity in China that could negatively impact the global economy.

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Enter the Dragon
by professor rat 08 Jul '22

08 Jul '22

workerpoet Jul 7 #17959 Greatly enjoyed reading this. In practice, the Spanish Mondragon cooperatives seem to me a more direct and practical route to the Marxist ideal than attempts at derivative Leninism. For us, building cooperatives and networks of cooperatives builds capitalisms replacement. For Cuba and other socialst states struggling under a constant assault by militarized capital, progress is especially challenged and undermined and must be defended against to preserve even a foundation on which to build the commune. ( Repost etc )

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Cryptocurrency: US Bans Crypto Owning Officials From Public Service
by grarpamp 08 Jul '22

08 Jul '22

What about owning stocks, fiat, cars, houses, clothing, food, owning anything at all... according to the logic of having any influence over things including property, US politicians should be jailed for owning anything at all, and "be happy" about it ;) https://thecryptobasic.com/2022/07/07/us-officials-owning-crypto-banned-fro…

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Better get yourself a law-degree, son
by professor rat 07 Jul '22

07 Jul '22

Better get a real good one emptywheel ·5h Sabrina Shroff schooled her client well... Quote Tweet Inner City Press @innercitypress · 5h Judge Furman: Ladies and gentlemen, we'll have another break before the rebuttal. All rise - jury exits. Judge Furman: Mr. Schulte, that was very impressively done. Depending on what happens here you may have a future as a defense lawyer. [Break of 30- story soon] Show this thread

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Re: confirm 3f2f27df53ef674dc692480950947e293cff93a6
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 07 Jul '22

07 Jul '22

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Fwd: Your Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL") Requests
by Gunnar Larson 07 Jul '22

07 Jul '22

xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC perhaps is a New York phenomenon. The issue is all 10 FOIL materials are delayed and we fear obstruction. We may setup a digital asset fund to full court press each one. Any interest? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mazza, Stephanie (DFS) <Stephanie.Mazza(a)dfs.ny.gov> Date: Wed, Jun 29, 2022, 12:07 PM Subject: RE: Your Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL") Requests To: g(a)xny.io <g(a)xny.io> Mr. Larson: Attached please find a list of all ten open FOIL requests you have submitted to the Department, followed by the text of your request, and the expected due date: 1. 2022-091718: “Dear Sir or Madam: International human rights scholars are quick to point out that the lack of protection of cognitive liberty in such instances is due to the relative lack of technology capable of directly interfering with mental autonomy at the time the core human rights treaties were created. Similar to a ransomware attack, the technology behind such operations can be abused. Canada is said to have exploited advanced technologies without the authority to do so. Even worse, it is alleged that Canada forcefully abused technology in the unsanctioned production of reports that appeared to be aimed at cognitive activities of Canadians. Reference: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/havana-syndrome-part-2-how-a-dogs… Other reports highlight similar technologies being explored by the New York City Police Department. In 2021, members of the National Lawyers Guild won $650,000 in litigation financed fees from abuse of the technology in New York. We would like to request access to any and all records pertaining to information concerning if a St. Bernard named "Brody" could potentially be harmed (or, harrassed) by sonic or microwave (or, any other form of technology similar) surveillance while living in Chelsea, Manhattan. Furthermore, we would like to receive all records pertaining to New York State's approach to Gotham software intellectual property. Respectfully yours, Gunnar Larson” *8/2/22* 1. 2022-091109: “Today’s memo seeks to kindly request any and all records related to the Executive Chamber’s oversight and/or approval of the New York Department of Financial Services’ engagement of the Alliance for Regulatory Innovation and Brex, Inc.” *7/25/22* 1. 2022-090627: “Dear Madam or Sir: Today's memo requests records related to NY-DFS monitoring of $10,610,000,000 of pledge funds (detailed below) specific to financial inclusion. xNY.io would like to receive any and all records related to NY-DFS' monitoring of Goldman Sachs' potential money laundering and other abuses of Goldman project, One Million Black Women, with $10B in direct capital and $100M in charity investments: https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-commitments/sustainability/one-million-bla… xNY.io would like to receive any and all documents correlating NY-DFS monitoring of (or, confirming no correlation) the One Million Black Women fund related to any association to other Goldman student scholarship funds in Africa ... Furthermore, xNY.io would like to receive any and all documents, related to NY-DFS' regulatory scrutiny of interlocking directorates at the NAACP, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and PayPal with potential collusion in leveraging marketplace spoofing tactics (or, records confirming no spoofing tactics) concerning $810 million in pledge funds associated with the 2020 Mission Driven Banks whitepaper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rOXE7ierZcd8HlvNVy7hAYg7d86q_1dv/view?usp=… Attached and below, kindly find outline of the $850M pledged: Goldman Sachs Industry: Financial Services Pledge Amount: $250 million Use of Funds: Goldman Sachs has committed $250 million for small business lending. Goldman Sachs will not issue these loans directly since it is not an approved small business loan provider in the United States. Instead, it will provide the financing to CDFIs and other mission-driven lenders to make the loans. Wells Fargo Industry: Banking Pledge Amount: $50 million Use of Funds: Wells Fargo has pledged a $50 million investment in African American MDIs. See Press Release PayPal Industry: Financial Services Pledge Amount: $510 million Use of Funds: PayPal has pledged $500 million for a long-term economic opportunity fund to support African American and underrepresented minority businesses and communities. The initiative will include “bolstering the company’s relationships with community banks and credit unions serving underrepresented minority communities, as well as investing directly into African American and minority led startups and minority-focused investment funds.” PayPal deposited $50 million in Optus Bank, an African American MDI in Columbia, South Carolina. PayPal will use another $10 million for grants to African American-owned businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or civil unrest surrounding protests. The very best, Gunnar Larson.” *8/15/22* 1. 2022-090560: “We would like to receive any and all records, relating to NY-DFS' 2021 Apple Card Investigation. This is one part of a broader discussion we must have about equal credit access. On March 23, 2021, Ms. Linda Lacewell published NY-DFS' Findings on Apple Card and its Underwriter Goldman Sachs Bank. As the former Superintendent of NY-DFS, Ms. Lacewell's stone faced propaganda assured that Apple Card did not discriminate against women, while under Goldman Sachs management. The red flags started to appear when an authorized user drew attention to the following: A person who relies on a spouse's access to credit, and only accesses those accounts as an authorized user, may incorrectly believe they have the same credit profile as the spouse. We recently collated 61 highlights to the Report on Apple Card Investigation from March 2021: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xH16OKyuXzB-MVqIznMWDE9w8RRdmZCw/view The Apple Card investigation was to assess women's access to equitable finance. The integrity of the Apple Card investigation must be rationally considered as flawed. We would like to receive any and all records of Ms. Linda Lacewell's (emails, texts, and similar) involvement with the 2021 Apple Card report. We would like to receive any and all records to NY-DFS association to evaluating Ms. Linda Lacewell's ability to score a report specific to the Apple Card's core subject of credit access for women. Finally, we would like to receive any and all records related to NY-DFS guidance on Interlocking Directorates ( https://www.dfs.ny.gov/apps_and_licensing/banks_and_trusts/other/Permission…) specific to Apple's Board of Directors and Goldman Sachs' Board of Directors.” *7/11/22* 1. 2020-090348: “We would like access to any and all records particular to New York's DFS' approach to global warming being cross border, but you do not support the BitLicense being cross border.” *6/30/22* 1. 2022-090441: “Dear Madam or Sir: We would like to receive any and all records concerning NAACP, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and PayPal collusion, where facts and figures beg the question of coordinated systematic racism associated with PayPal's conditional Bitlicense award. We would like to receive any records that would indicate NY-DFS' insights into both PayPal and Wells Fargo partnering to organize a clear scheme to profit off of New York's minority population (according to the details below). We would like to receive any and all records that indicate New York State NOT choosing to ignore the relevant facts associated with this matter. Furthermore, we would like to receive any and all records that indicate the New York State Retirement Fund is not being leveraged as a key investor in the associated scheme. Below kindly find detail that supports this records request: *March 11, 2022:* Bloomberg reported that Wells Fargo approved fewer than half of Black applicants were approved by the biggest bank mortgage lender: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-wells-fargo-black-home-loan-refinan… *August 19, 2021:* Wells Fargo Launches Passive Bitcoin Fund for Wealthy Clients, minority and low income clients excluded: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wells-fargo-launches-passive-bitcoin-fund-f… *October 22, 2020: *PayPal first to receive NY conditional virtual currency 'Bitlicense.' PayPal Inc. became the first firm to receive a conditional virtual currency license from the New York State Department of Financial Services*: * https://today.westlaw.com/Document/Ib5cd5e2f149c11ebbea4f0dc9fb69570/View/F… *July 23, 2021, Wells Fargo Stock Ownership: * Ownership (NYS:WFC) Total Shares Outstanding 13F Ownership # of 13 Holders Insider Ownership 4,107,998,274.00 77.05% 2,062.00 0.12% Top 10 13F Holders 13F Holders % Total Shares Held % of Portfolio Trend Prev. 8 Quarters Current Shares Market Value (B), USD New York State Common Retirement Fund 0.26% 0.46% 10,617,151 $414.81M New York State Teachers Retirement System 0.13% 0.44% 5,219,084 $203.91M Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.77% 0.25% 31,624,345 $1.24B *July 23, 2021, PayPal Stock Ownership: * Ownership (NAS:PYPL) Total Shares Outstanding 13F Ownership # of 13 Holders Insider Ownership 1,174,728,054.00 86.69% 2,661.00 6.11% Top 10 13F Holders 13F Holders % Total Shares Held % of Portfolio Trend Prev. 8 Quarters Current Shares Market Value (B), USD Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.97% 0.57% 11,452,187 $2.78B Goldman Sachs Group Inc 0.64% 0.46% 7,554,169 $1.83B Wells Fargo & Co 0.64% 0.41% 7,465,572 $1.81B New York State Common Retirement Fund 0.20% 0.62% 2,317,196 $562.71M New York State Teachers Retirement System 0.13% 0.80% 1,521,757 $369.54M” *7/21/22* 1. 2022-090440: “Dear Madam or Sir: We would like to receive any and all records related to New York State and NY-DFS' approach to enforcement of "Permission for Interlocking Directors and Officers" as per outlined here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/apps_and_licensing/banks_and_trusts/other/Permission… In addition, we would like to receive any and all records associated with filed permissions for interlocking directorates at the NAACP and Goldman Sachs, specific to Mr. Rose (https://naacp.org/people/peter-rose) and Mr. Ogunlesi ( https://www.goldmansachs.com/about-us/people-and-leadership/leadership/boar…) Finally, we would like to receive any and all records related to NY-DFS monitoring of Goldman Sachs' minority scholarship fund support in Africa (and how any non-approved interlocking directorates may be engaged in AML violations). Thank you, Gunnar Larson” *7/21/22* 1. 2022-090345: “We would like to receive any and all records relating to any coordination (and/or no coordination) related to the Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement and the PayPal Conditional Bitlicense award. May we kindly submit: October 21, 2020, PayPal Conditional BitLicnese: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202010211 October 22, 2020, Goldman Sachs Deferred Agreement: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/goldman-sachs-resolves-foreign-bribery… As of July 23, 2021 Goldman Sachs held $1.83B in PayPal Stock (PYPL). The New York State Common Retirement Fund held $562.71M and the New York State Teachers Retirement Fund held $369.54M. With these figures, you can xNY.io would like to assess any and all press/media (and all other) coordination on the aforesaid announcements” *7/11/22* 1. 2022-089938: “Dear Madam or Sir: We would like to kindly request any and/or all NY-DFS correspondence regarding approval of Stacks (STX) custody in New York State: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/apps_and_licensing/virtual_currency_businesses/appro…. Thank you, Gunnar” *8/5/22* 1. 2022-089772: “Dear Sir or Madam: Many experts are concerned about MIA Coin and resulting NYCCoin disasters. We would like to receive any and all documents related between the NY-DFS Superintendent and the New York City Mayor's office related to NYCCoin. Thank you, Gunnar Larson.” *6/30/22.*

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Alliance for Innovative Regulation
by Gunnar Larson 07 Jul '22

07 Jul '22

https://regulationinnovation.org/team/jo-ann-barefoot/ Jo Ann BarefootFounder & CEO Jo Ann Barefoot is CEO & Founder of AIR - the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, Cofounder of Hummingbird Regtech, and host of the podcast show Barefoot Innovation. A noted advocate of “regulation innovation,” Jo Ann is Senior Fellow Emerita at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Business & Government. She has been Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, partner at KPMG, Co-Chairman of Treliant Risk Advisors, and staff member at the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. She’s an angel investor, serves on the board of Oportun, serves on the fintech advisory committee for FINRA, is a member of the Milken Institute U.S. FinTech Advisory Committee, and is a member of the California Blockchain Working Group Advisory Board. Jo Ann chairs the board of directors of FinRegLab, previously chaired the board of the Financial Health Network, and previously served on the CFPB’s Consumer Advisory Board. In 2020 Jo Ann was inducted into the Fintech Hall of Fame by CB Insights. My work centers on convergence, the places where disparate currents flow together and form something new. At Barefoot Innovation Group, we are finding better solutions for financial consumers at the confluence of technology, markets, demographics, cultures, science, the arts, global poverty reduction, and, crucially, regulation. As part of this search we discovered the need for my new nonprofit, AIR - the Alliance for Innovative Regulation. Transformation is coming — Fintech, Regtech, and “regulation innovation.” Here are some of the connections I’ve put together in my life. I am: - CEO and Cofounder of AIR - the Alliance for Innovative Regulation - CEO of Barefoot Innovation Group - Senior Fellow Emerita at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of - Government’s Center for Business & Government. - Publishing a Harvard Kennedy School M-RCBG Associate Working Paper series on regulation innovation and working on a book on it as well - Host of the global podcast show Barefoot Innovation. - Co-founder of Hummingbird Regtech, designing software to fight financial crime. - A global public speaker, reaching thousands of people throughout the world each year including with my speech, Never Fear. - Board member at Oportun. - Chair of the board of FinRegLab. - An angel investor and an adviser to fintech startups. - A convener of roundtables and cross-pollination of ideas. - An original member of the CFPB’s Consumer Advisory Board. - Former chair of the board of the Financial Health Network. - Board member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). - Member of the Milken Institute FinTech Advisory Committee. - Member of the fintech committee of FINRA - Member of the California Blockchain Working Group Advisory Board. - Author of several books and nearly 200 articles and contributor to Forbes. - Author of major white papers, including the Regtech Manifesto. - Media source, frequent podcast guest, and expert witness at hearings of Congress and federal agencies. - The first woman to serve as Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, where I led the OCC’s original consumer protection unit and later directed new media, Congressional and interagency relationships, including for the Comptroller’s role on the board of the FDIC. - Former Staff Member at the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. - Former Co-Chair of the consulting firm Treliant Risk Advisers. - Former Partner and Managing Director at KPMG, heading consumer financial regulatory and privacy advisory teams. - A serial entrepreneur, starting several consulting and technology firms. - Former Director of Mortgage Finance for the National Association of Realtors, and researcher at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Home Loan Bank Board. - Volunteer leader in conservation, education, women’s opportunity and the arts. I have chaired the global Trustee Council of the Nature Conservancy and founded its initiative on Trustees Without Borders; previously chaired the boards of trustees of the Ohio Nature Conservancy and Hiram College; served on the Council of Board Chairs of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, and serve on the Board of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. - I’m a National Advisory Board member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. I have been an International Visitor to the European Community and worked in distressed villages in rural India. I love adventure and challenge. I’ve raised three amazing kids. I've fly-fished on five continents. I’ve searched for wolves in the Arctic. I’ve crisscrossed Alaska in small planes. I’ve been charged by an Alaska brown bear. I’ve been in a sinking boat in the dark on a lake in Chile. I’ve worked in leprosy villages in India. I’ve run a marathon. I’ve started several businesses. I’ve written two novels -- my creative writing has won national recognition. I once spent four days and three nights on a mountain, solo, with no tent, fasting. I've faced 130 degree heat and minus 40 cold. I’ve lived in the inner city and been a crime victim multiple times. My home is now on a mountain in the southwest with the wild creatures including, once, a thousand elk. I’ve traveled a mountain road alone under a full moon with a herd of wild horses. I am (for my age) a fearless early adopter of technology. I love artists and rebels and inventors and unconventional people. I’ve beaten polio and cancer. I know technology has saved my life. It’s an eclectic mix. Convergences everywhere, filled with discovery. Current non-profit affiliations: Center for Financial Services Innovation The Nature Conservancy Hiram College

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