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Re: FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card Investigation)
by Gunnar Larson 26 May '23

26 May '23

Dear Ms. Tomczak: May we kindly seek an update on our FOIL request to access the Apple Card investigation records? Thank you, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 On Wed, May 10, 2023, 4:58 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > Dear Mr. Larson, > > > > I am getting back to you to apologize for the delay and assure you that > your appeal is under review and you will receive a response in the near > future. > > > > > > Christine M. Tomczak > > Assistant Counsel > > > > New York State Department of Financial Services > > 1 State Street, New York, New York 10004 > > > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Date:* May 9, 2023 at 4:42:58 PM EDT > *To:* "JeanBaptiste, Pascale (DFS)" <Pascale.JeanBaptiste(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Cc:* "Garrett, Carmen (DFS)" <Carmen.Garrett(a)dfs.ny.gov>, cypherpunks < > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org>, "Harris, Adrienne A (DFS)" < > Adrienne.Harris(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Subject:* *Re: FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card > Investigation)* > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > Dear New York State Department of Financial Services: > > > > From our October 13, 2022 appeal associated with access to NY-DFS' Apple > Card records, it appears xNY.io - Bank.org has not heard from you. > > > > Today, Bloomberg reports that > > Goldman is to Pay $215 Million to End Case on Underpaying Women > https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-08/goldman-shells-out-215-m…. > > > > > NY-DFS' Apple Card Report records requested are key to determining any > collusion between former Superintendent Lacewell and Goldman Sachs > concerning women's access to Apple Card. It would appear Bloomberg's > reporting today conflicts with NY-DFS' Apple Card Investigation. > > > > No response from NY-DFS on our appeal could be suggested as obstruction. > > > > We seek an update from NY-DFS by 5:00pm tomorrow on our Apple Card FOIL > records request. Without an update on this matter we will be forced to > contact the New York State Attorney General's office for urgent assessment, > with plea to engage New York's False Claims Act. > > > > Sending you the very best, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 917-580-8053 > > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2022, 4:54 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Good morning: > > > > We would like to appeal this decision. > > > > “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… > > rlocking_Directors_and_Officers), specific to Apple's Board of Directors > and Goldman > > Sachs' Board of Directors.” > > > > Please forgive my candor, but if DFS actually conducted an 'Apple Card > Investigation' ... There would be some records relating to the > investigation. > > > > Warm regards and thank you, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 646-454-9107 > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2022, 9:17 PM JeanBaptiste, Pascale (DFS) < > Pascale.JeanBaptiste(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > > Dear Gunnar Larson: > > > > Please see the attached determination in response to your FOIL request. > Thank you. > > > >

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RetroComputing: Older chips and windows distros
by grarpamp 26 May '23

26 May '23

oerg866 @oerg866 29, 🇩🇪, retro gaming guy, hard/software engineer, embedded systems, demoscene, musician, esports! Creator of Win98 QuickInstall! Contributor at TheRetroWeb! Friedberg (Hessen), Germany pharmercy.eu:8123 Joined January 2012 Tweets 1,788 Following 102 Followers 537 Likes 1,411 408 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Pinned Tweet oerg866 @oerg866 May 23 Windows 98 QuickInstall v0.9.3 is released! - Fixes UI consistencies and crashes - Smaller images, duplicate file optimization - File attribute fixes ("file not found" errors) - STOCK image added to reference ISOs Framework: github.com/oerg866/win98-qui… ISO: archive.org/details/win98qi_… 29 164 8 824 oerg866 retweeted Tapachki @Tapachki May 24 🥰🌌 #HonkaiStarRail #hsr #スターレイル #Kafka 1 2 oerg866 @oerg866 May 23 Windows 98 QuickInstall v0.9.3 is released! - Fixes UI consistencies and crashes - Smaller images, duplicate file optimization - File attribute fixes ("file not found" errors) - STOCK image added to reference ISOs Framework: github.com/oerg866/win98-qui… ISO: archive.org/details/win98qi_… 29 164 8 824 oerg866 @oerg866 May 23 I did the stupidest and most impulsive thing in my life. The Retro Roundup twitch stream returns THIS WEEKEND. With an ULTIMATE MOTHERBOAD MOTHERLOAD UNBOXING. DON'T MISS IT. 1 oerg866 @oerg866 May 21 Here's a slightly unusual CPU: The Cyrix MII-300GP for the Socket 7! It runs at 225MHz with an FSB of 75MHz, making its name a bit deceptive - supposedly it performs as a Pentium would if it were clocked at 300MHz... But as you can see, it has trouble beating the MMX 200 🤭 28 17 4 157 oerg866 @oerg866 May 20 The EPoX 8KTA2 has a KT133 chipset, which is only capable of running at 100MHz FSB. Usually this limits you to Thunderbird class CPUs. This is an Athlon XP Barton modified to have a 20x multiplier. The CPU therefore runs at 2GHz (2400+), giving this old board a real boost! 5 10 68 oerg866 @oerg866 May 16 The cool PvE mode everyone has been looking forward to was cancelled. Blizzard, my expectations for you were low, but HOLY FUCK. It's literally just OW1 with microtransactions and really expensive skins now. Fuck OFF Overwatch @PlayOverwatch May 16 ICYMI: Game Director @aaronkellerOW & Executive Producer @OhReallyJared took a peek into the future of #Overwatch2 👀 Watch this segment for the latest on PvE and everything else we have planned in 2023 ✨ 👉 piped.kavin.rocks/G43vVavNl1w?t=2500 nitter.pw/i/web/status/165… 1 oerg866 @oerg866 May 14 Anyone order an 866er? 3 oerg866 @oerg866 May 12 Verbatim Azo CD-R from 1999. This one gets perfect scores on Nero Disc Speed. They knew how to make stable dyes 🤩 6 2 88 oerg866 @oerg866 May 12 It seems some kind of zenith has been reached. Cannot seem to get a good burn on the old blue eyes discs, even from reputable brands like Imation. This was not a problem 3-4 years ago. Sad, I loved using those discs. Always had this nostalgic vibe with them! oerg866 @oerg866 May 11 Old CD-Rs are dying :( this is a freshly burned DataRight CD-R (cheap Chinese off-brand) which was manufactured in 1997. It doesn't read even though it was just written to. Look at the degradation on that coating... 4 oerg866 @oerg866 May 11 Old CD-Rs are dying :( this is a freshly burned DataRight CD-R (cheap Chinese off-brand) which was manufactured in 1997. It doesn't read even though it was just written to. Look at the degradation on that coating... 23 11 4 115 oerg866 @oerg866 May 10 Disappointed to see support mains are getting fucked again this patch. Fuck off blizzard, ana was perfect in her current state oerg866 @oerg866 May 9 This build went slow due to my health (and BIOS bugs...) Presenting the Pentium BRO! - EPoX PP6-NB - Intel Pentium PRO @ 233MHz - 160MB EDO - ELSA GLoria Synergy (3DLabs Permedia 2) - 3dfx Voodoo - Guillemot Maxi Sound 64 Home Studio - Adaptec Ultra160 SCSI - Seagate 137GB nitter.pw/i/web/status/165… 11 13 1 87 1,301 oerg866 @oerg866 May 9 The power supply is an Enermax and has been recapped due to leaking caps (eww) 1 1 6 oerg866 @oerg866 May 5 Wholesome overwatch moment 😭♥ oerg866 @oerg866 May 5 Still positive, still coughing. I hate it here and I'm having a hard time going to my doctor's office to get another sick leave extension because I feel stupid for it... oerg866 @oerg866 Apr 22 Welp. It finally hit me after 3+ years. 1 2 oerg866 @oerg866 May 5 Happens on 4.14... Going further back in time as we speak oerg866 @oerg866 May 5 There's something VERY wrong with Linux's Disk I/O handling on the Intel PIIX3 IDE controller. Data transfers when devices are connected on different channels yield errors, corruption, freezes, timeouts and crashes. Verified by @DX_Deksor and me on 3 different motherboards. Show this thread 1 oerg866 retweeted cts🌸 @gf_256 May 5 Holy based 16 125 8 1,294 Show this thread oerg866 @oerg866 May 5 Happens on 6.1.4 too. :| oerg866 @oerg866 May 5 There's something VERY wrong with Linux's Disk I/O handling on the Intel PIIX3 IDE controller. Data transfers when devices are connected on different channels yield errors, corruption, freezes, timeouts and crashes. Verified by @DX_Deksor and me on 3 different motherboards. Show this thread 1 oerg866 @oerg866 May 5 There's something VERY wrong with Linux's Disk I/O handling on the Intel PIIX3 IDE controller. Data transfers when devices are connected on different channels yield errors, corruption, freezes, timeouts and crashes. Verified by @DX_Deksor and me on 3 different motherboards. 2 1 2 oerg866 @oerg866 May 5 Additional info: - Happens on both ata_piix and ata_generic drivers - even when forcing lowest PIO mode - on at least Kernel 5.14 and 5.15 - does NOT happen when both devices are on the same IDE channel - RARELY happens when one of the devices is on another controller Load more

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Cypherpunks: Professor Matt The Rat Talks Much, But Fails To Know When...
by grarpamp 26 May '23

26 May '23

Like Cypherpunks before, whose trifecta of crypto inventions have went nowhere so far contrary to their promise, aye, now not even the self anarcho Rat will hold to his own professed 2027 singularity date. When CryptoAnarchy?

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Cryptocurrency: WHO KILLED BITCOIN?!?! Another Fork Is Coming!
by grarpamp 26 May '23

26 May '23

Everyone knows that Bitcoin Scaling and Privacy was killed. But few these days know by who. And Saylor is head in sand. And nobody has started a nextgen no-features p2p private hi-txrate pure cash, they're all still trying to startup every feature for everyone, that won't win. And yet another fork of Bitcoin-BTC is coming, which is unlikely to become a minimalistic winner as such. So a nextgen-cash winner will still take them all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eafzIW52Rgc Docu: WHO KILLED BITCOIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq9bCuM0YQ8 Docu: QUIEN MATO BITCOIN https://medium.com/@laeternavigilancia/qui%C3%A9n-mat%C3%B3-a-bitcoin-fuent… https://twitter.com/ShortSqueeze20k/status/1658691055271968775 Bitcoin today is nothing like it was before price exploded. People are buying into a system that doesn't resemble the reason it became valuable in the first place. The Emperor has no clothes and people are starting to realize. https://twitter.com/ColinTCrypto/status/1658174448262955009 BITCOIN DEVELOPERS ARE EITHER INCOMPETENT OR COMPROMISED. WHICH IS IT? In response to the below post (which went somewhat viral) about Bitcoin’s failure to scale being due to it being compromised, there were some individuals (mostly diehard maximalists) which made defensive,… https://twitter.com/ColinTCrypto/status/1656500956136189952 After years of asking myself why BTC was systemically incapable of evolving in a positive way, and observing the evidence, the most likely answer I came up with is… (this will be a hard pill to swallow)… that Bitcoin was co-opted by banks to be slow, expensive, not scale and… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BZoKH-hX_o Who Destroyed Bitcoin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGrUOLsC9cw Why Lightning Does Not Scale https://twitter.com/ColinTCrypto/status/1656742113000714253 Bonus... https://twitter.com/ColinTCrypto/status/1658172706515214348 https://cbbi.info/ In response to this post (which went somewhat viral) about Bitcoin’s failure to scale due to it being compromised, there were some individuals (mostly diehard maximalists) which made defensive, retaliatory and attacking comments. Here’s how I can prove my statement and it’s up…

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Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin_Cash-BCH Still Growing Adoption, CashFusion Style Privacy, OnChain TxRate
by grarpamp 26 May '23

26 May '23

Bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy https://whybitcoincash.com/ https://twitter.com/be_cashy/status/1656037981365436416 Free the market, free the world. Hong Kong Luna Joined August 2020 Tweets 31,390 Following 2,705 Followers 6,713 Likes 71,915 6,965 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Pinned Tweet bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy Feb 21 #bitcoin it wasn't always like this bitcoin was always meant to bcash 7 35 3 83 4,832 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted Kallisti.cash 🍏 @kzKallisti 4h It will never stop being funny to me how many people need to very loudly tell me that they don't care about BCH and that it's supposedly a "dead coin" Y'all see the irony there, right? Cope harder 😊 6 3 30 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy May 9 It's 2026, you're enjoying a stroll around your new plot of land on #StKitts. Back in 2023, you aped into #BitcoinCash 💸 just as the cracks in the #BTCLN narrative started to show again. Life is good. 2 7 31 324 Show this thread bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy 6h 🤣 Jeremy Kauffman 🦔 @jeremykauffman 7h Replying to @jeremykauffman a few years ago I temporarily spiked the price of a Berenstain Bear book to over $1,000 Show this thread bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted emergent_reasons#100🌵 @EmergentReasons 6h By the way, I did get the laptop paid in #BCH from @starlabsltd and it's great. Especially lots of options for high RAM and large SSDs. Their support has also been responsive and helpful. Everything smooth since upgrading BIOS and firmware due to some connectivity issues. emergent_reasons#100🌵 @EmergentReasons 22 Dec 2021 Boom. @starlabsltd added #BCH when I asked. Thank you! #BitcoinCash ecosystem... found some new laptops for you. Show this thread 3 17 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy 8h Replying to @ColinTCrypto @rogerkver bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy Apr 17 #Blockstream was aptly named. #bitcoin #bitcoincash 💸 1 2 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom 6h WhyBitcoinCash.com Why Bitcoin Cash? Join the digital money revolution A fast, secure, worldwide peer to peer electronic cash system with low processing fees whybitcoincash.com Bitcoin Fees @BitcoinFeesCash 6h Updated Bitcoin transaction fees: BCH Next Block: $0.0006 BCH Weekly Median: $0.0011 BTC Next Block: $5.27 BTC Weekly Median: $1.97 41 38 3 188 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted Justin Bons @Justin_Bons 6h I agree with the majority of what bitcoiners say As I agree with the goals of Bitcoin; the devil is in the details Because, in reality; BTC is technically incapable of achieving its own goals I rather achieve Bitcoin's vision than dwell on a fantasy of a BTC that can never be 43 16 4 139 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy 7h Replying to @alanamez @KimDotcom 🤣 omg, if I had a sat for every time that question has been lobbed at me… Yeah, FFS, we have heard of LN. Have you used it in an attempt to perform a permissionless p2p transaction that doesn’t involve both parties locking their coins up in a digital abacus? Oh wait… 1 3 bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy 7h Marius Kjærstad (marius.eth) 🐬🦇🔊 4 8 1,925 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted Max H. @MaxH1987 May 24 Replying to @coldhardsats @KimDotcom 2 1 14 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom May 24 Bitcoin was always meant to be bcash bitcoin was always meant to bcash 101 130 15 595 51,538 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy 9h Replying to @TheVladCostea Toxicity is a sign of insecurity. 🤣 1 2 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted Kallisti.cash 🍏 @kzKallisti 19h Some people I'd love to see on @TheBCHPodcast: - @ercwl and @udiWertheimer of course - @Justin_Bons - @rogerkver - @KimDotcom - @SamouraiDev - @stack_wallet (rehar) - @HodlRev - @thecyphercat 4 3 34 bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy 9h ‘member #coloredcoins? bitcoincashautist @bchautist 9h Replying to @brucefenton In the meantime, the sibling BCH chain got proper native UTXO tokens that can integrate with ScriptVM covenants and make DeFi magic on Bitcoin-tech possible. Ethereum has problems not because it has tokens but because it has EVM. The world is yet to see proper UTXO-based DeFi. 2 1 4 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted The Bitcoin Cash Podcast @TheBCHPodcast 9h There will be much more impotent wailing & gnashing of teeth about "bcash/ers" from obsolete #Bitcoin forks, but the game is over. Anyone can see it. Thanks for your time & attention with this lengthy thread! Join us in the bright #BitcoinCash future: The Bitcoin Cash Podcast @TheBCHPodcast Mar 31 Replying to @TheBCHPodcast Oh, you thought #BCH was right the whole time but still stuck griping about the past? Nope. We've been busy, leaving alternatives in the dust. 🧵Documenting industry leading innovations, development, adoption & culture on #Bitcoin #BCH. Show this thread 3 10 Show this thread bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted Sal the Agorist @SallyMayweather 20h 5 15 128 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted 🤦‍♂️ @Reason_Blog May 21 Replying to @jamesob @ercwl @TheBlueMatt “Hey, don’t touch that stove it’s hot and will burn you” “Shut up bcasher!” *6-8 yrs later* “Hey guys, lately I’ve noticed that touching the stove occasionally results in burns. Discuss…” 🤦‍♂️ 1 1 6 bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy 10h Question of the day: patricio zavala @patozava May 22 Replying to @danheld Was Satoshi a bcasher?? 5 bitcoin was always meant to bcash retweeted The Bitcoin Cash Podcast @TheBCHPodcast 10h The meta has shifted, we're past the tipping point. Previously, #BTC discussion was primary, #BCH supporters reacting. Now #BCH is the primary discussion, with unprompted #BTC reactionary takes. This thread will soon slow/stop. Narratively, we've won. Parman ⚡ 13% ⚡Bitcoin Private Key Whisperer #810 @parman_the 20h What Satoshi "would have wanted" is equally irrelevant to what the inventor of the wheel "would have wanted". Don't be a BCasher with this dumb logic. #Bitcoin only. 1 2 11 Show this thread bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy 10h "bitcoiner" logic: bitcoin was always meant to bcash @be_cashy 10h Replying to @Lorinaura 🤣 "We have this amazing tool rhat will obsolete fiat. Let's use it as little as possible..." 🤡 2 Load more

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Cryptocurrency: Parodies All Wannabe Monetary and Econ Systems aka Fiat, CBDC, Pol Bankster Economics
by grarpamp 26 May '23

26 May '23

https://twitter.com/alifarhat79 Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 Not associated with the Federal Reserve. Financial Parody and sarcasm, control of the world’s liquidity. Not investment advice. DM for promos linktr.ee/notjeromepowell Joined January 2010 Tweets 55,554 Following 464 Followers 299,358 Likes 98,568 12,470 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Pinned Tweet Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 Apr 29 Click the subscribe button in my profile to know my trades in real time, exclusive only subscribers content, Q&A sessions and much more. What are you waiting subscribe now, you won’t be disappointed, I promise 94 43 1 297 Show this thread Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 4m Buy everything 36 51 4 380 Not Jerome Powell retweeted Not Elon Musk @ParodyofElon 5h I’m seriously considering running as an independent #2024PresidentialElection 259 170 35 2,290 Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 21h The stocks in your portfolio waiting the government to announce a default 122 492 32 3,524 Not Jerome Powell retweeted Chairman @WSBChairman 22h Buying the dip while the US Government is about to default for the first time ever, major banks are blowing up, and the world is on the brink of World War 3. 137 496 32 3,519 Show this thread Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 23h 88 320 26 2,002 Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 May 23 The U.S. government has given around $75 billion to Ukraine, has spent $1.6 trillion on the war in Irak and $2.3 trillion in Afghanistan but can’t raise the debt ceiling so they don’t default. Insane 194 336 24 2,066 Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 May 22 58 339 27 2,442 Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 May 22 Never deleting this app 91 454 5 4,685 Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 May 22 Hit the subscribe button in my bio to enjoy the gains like the ones my subs are having today. In addition to all other perks and only subs material. Subscribe now 16 7 55 Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 May 22 46 86 4 860 Not Jerome Powell retweeted Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 May 21 201 4,700 95 27,791 Show this thread Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79 May 21 If you like the stock market and want to know what I’m trading hit that subscribe button in my bio. Also get access to exclusive memes, Q&A sessions, giveaways and much more. What are you waiting for? Subscribe now 15 4 35 Show this thread Load more

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Cryptocurrency: Liberland Opens US Office, Dollar Donation Club, Brock Pierce, BTC Foundation
by grarpamp 26 May '23

26 May '23

Brock Pierce retweeted David Begnaud @DavidBegnaud May 24 BREAKING: The CEO of @Hertz wrote a letter to Puerto Rico‘s representative in Congress stating that Hertz has rewritten its policy to make it abundantly clear that Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory - not a foreign country - & because of that Puerto Rico driver’s licenses are not… 1,647 14,256 1,118 56,641 Show this thread Brock Pierce @brockpierce 23h PayPal’s @venmo introduces crypto trading up to $50K/year, tapping into surging trend of digital currency. Users will soon be able to transfer #BTC #Ethereum #Litecoin + #BitcoinCash milestone for mainstream crypto adoption. newsroom.paypal-corp.com/202… PayPal Launches "Checkout with Crypto" PayPal customers with cryptocurrency holdings in the U.S. will be able to choose to check out with crypto seamlessly within PayPal at checkout. newsroom.paypal-corp.com 5 3 19 Brock Pierce retweeted LiberlandTV @TV_Liberland May 24 #liberland #liberty #WashingtonDC Free Republic of Liberland Representative Office Grand Opening - May 23 | 5:30 - 11:30 pm | Pierce School Lofts 1375 #Maryland Ave NE | #Washington , DC 20002 #Washington #freedom #liberty #libertarian @Liberland_org @LiberlandAid @brockpierce 1 4 14 Brock Pierce retweeted Morris Oiring @OiringGroup May 23 I’m excited to announce that my hotel in Albany will now be accepting cryptocurrency! I’m grateful to @brockpierce for his friendship and being a driving force behind this idea, and to @NYCMayor Adams for encouraging New Yorkers to take advantage of crypto opportunities. This is… 7 5 1 26 Brock Pierce retweeted LiberlandTV @TV_Liberland May 16 #liberland #liberty #WashingtonDC Free Republic of Liberland Representative Office Grand Opening - May 23 | 5:30 - 11:30 pm | Pierce School Lofts 1375 #Maryland Ave NE | #Washington , DC 20002 liberland.org/en/news/439-gr… @Liberland_org @LiberlandAid @brockpierce 1 5 28 Show this thread Brock Pierce @brockpierce May 23 Do you give a buck? ⚡️ Donate $1 a month with my referral link to adress Humanity’s Checklist starting with removing plastic from oceans 🌊, planting trees 🌳 and many other social impact projects ⬇️. Theddc.co/Brock Dollar Donation Club The World’s First Collective Super-philanthropist dollardonationclub.com 9 5 1 13 Brock Pierce retweeted Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine May 19 JUST IN - 🇺🇸 U.S. Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr: "As president, I will make sure that your right to hold and use #Bitcoin is inviolable." "You should be able to own your own private keys the same as you own the keys to your car or own your wallet." 246 1,089 85 4,886 Show this thread Brock Pierce retweeted Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 @DocumentingBTC May 19 ₿𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Presidential candidate @RobertKennedyJr says, “Everybody is so passionate about #bitcoin not just because it’s a currency, but because it’s an exercise in democracy." Cory Bates 341 999 87 4,506 118,555 Brock Pierce retweeted Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine May 19 JUST IN - 🇺🇸 U.S. Senator: "#Bitcoin is so consistent with American values that we need to make sure it is protected, nurtured and allowed to prosper in the United States." 👏 195 772 28 3,731 Brock Pierce @brockpierce May 19 Here’s my full @fox5dc on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s video that suggested at a potential Presidential run 🇺🇸. #2024GeneralElections #US #elections2024 nitter.pw/i/web/status/165… 27 3 26 545 Brock Pierce retweeted Tom Emmer @GOPMajorityWhip May 18 Today, I introduced the Securities Clarity Act with @RepDarrenSoto. This bill clarifies the regulatory classification of digital assets and provides market certainty for innovators and clear jurisdictional boundaries for regulators. 260 1,133 124 4,085 Show this thread Brock Pierce retweeted Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine May 18 JUST IN - 🇲🇽 Mexican corporate conglomerate Grupo Salinas to allow its millions of customers to pay their internet bill with #Bitcoin over Lightning 🙌 164 485 17 2,187 Brock Pierce retweeted Morris Oiring @OiringGroup May 18 Thank you for everyone who came and supported the event and tribute to American Jewry! Lets continue to celebrate this month and Jewish American Heritage forever 💙✡️ !! #americanjew #jewish #congress @CoryBooker @DWStweets @RepTroyCarter @RepSchneider @jewishwash @Chabad… nitter.pw/i/web/status/165… 2 4 3 18 728 Brock Pierce @brockpierce May 18 Delighted to announce the opening of Vieques’ new boxing ring 🇵🇷! Hope everyone can join the celebration! — ¡Encantado de anunciar la apertura del nuevo ring de boxeo de Vieques 🇵🇷! ¡Espero que todos puedan unirse a la celebración! #PuertoRico #Vieques 4 2 1 9 Brock Pierce @brockpierce May 18 More behind the scenes footage of @fox5dc on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s video today that suggests or hints at a potential Presidential run! ⚡️ #2024Election 1 2 10 496 Brock Pierce @brockpierce May 18 Integro Restart Week West in Mayaguez and Rincon 5 years ago today! 🇵🇷 @IntegroPR 3 1 11 Brock Pierce retweeted Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom May 17 My dad was an alcoholic I have never been drunk My dad was violent It gave me empathy My dad scared me as a child It made me fearless My dad was selfish and rude I am generous and kind My dad made nothing of his life I made my dreams come true Darkness can create light 😘 690 932 79 9,536 Brock Pierce retweeted Neil Cavuto @TeamCavuto May 15 Bitcoin Foundation Chairman @brockpierce joins Neil next on Fox Business 3 4 19 Load more

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Why the Middle East Is Calling the Shots on Big Deals
by Gunnar Larson 26 May '23

26 May '23

University Bank ---- With In the City hosts David Merritt and Francine Lacqua in Doha for the annual Qatar Economic Forum, this week’s podcast focuses on the growing influence of the Middle East—and whether it will come at the expense of Western financial hubs. Indeed, reporter Dinesh Nair says the Middle East is currently the only region that can “call the shots on big transactions.” Why the Middle East Is Calling the Shots on Big Deals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-25/podcast-why-the-middle-e…

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First Republic’s $35 Million Banker Outearned JPMorgan’s Dimon Before Bust
by Gunnar Larson 26 May '23

26 May '23

First Republic Bank (FRCB) made its name catering to wealthy clients across California and New York, reeling in many with unusually sweet mortgages that eventually doomed the firm. First Republic’s $35 Million Banker Outearned JPMorgan’s Dimon Before Bust https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-25/first-republic-s-35-mill…

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Re: Potential SpaceX Interlocking Directors’ Intent to Manipulate Markets
by Gunnar Larson 26 May '23

26 May '23

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lv9Wt6y1ld4bNap0z3epIxttEGiP_oVpfxH0GTS… May 21, 2022 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL SpaceX Corporation Board of Directors One Rocket Road Hawthorne, California 90250 Sales(a)SpaceX.com Re: Potential SpaceX Interlocking Directors’ Intent to Manipulate Markets Dear SpaceX Board of Directors: >From our New York headquarters, xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC embodies the notion that rather than a merry-go-round, the process of change and innovation is like a slide. Today’s memo aims to notify the SpaceX Corporation of concern of potential market manipulation that could impact cross-border digital asset innovation, free speech in the United States of America, the global ESG economy and Moon exploration. We do not see this as a stereotypical democrat versus republican battle (as Mr. Musk alludes). We see this as a risk arbitrage matter for xNY.io - Bank.org’s profit (subject to regulatory approval). Some may argue a scheme to leverage the protection of “free speech” has led to Twitter deal advisors attempting a $44B LBO market manipulation exercise. Further cause for reasonable concern is warranted if similar intent is at play in the form of Tesla’s ESG scam claim. xNY.io - Bank.org indicators signal risk of possible intent to manipulate public and private markets prompting clarification of the SpaceX Corporation’s intent concerning Moon exploration and exploitation as a ESG digital asset vault. To be very clear, SpaceX directors should understand xNY.io - Bank.org’s work to protect cross-border digital asset innovation was born before Twitter's prospective LBO. Our concern specific to the intent of Twitter’s LBO deal makers is party to our work in New York to usurp Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase board directors who may be potentially engaged in similar market manipulation referenced here: xNY.io - Bank.org | DOJ Memo #4 - Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement. xNY.io - Bank.org | Memo #2 - JPMorgan Chase Board of Directors ESG Marketplace Manipulation. xNY.io - Bank.org’s work also includes research into oil and nickel marketplace manipulation as an ESG concern. The Twitter LBO includes Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase operating as deal advisors. As referenced above, claims of Twitter robot scams and claims of Tesla ESG scams display a pattern of questionable intent. xNY.io - Bank.org asks SpaceX to clarify your board's intent concerning the Moon and any connection to USDD (now in Moon phase). SpaceX directors may agree that the Moon can also be defined as one of the most valuable ESG digital asset vaults known to modern humanity. Protecting the Moon from exploitation is fundamental to Space exploration. SpaceX is party to any potential Twitter deal maker advisors that may exercise questionable intent risking the Moon’s ESG vault potential. xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned with interlocking directorate syndicates that include SpaceX, Tesla, PayPal, Goldman Sachs and BitGo. This setup breeds a galaxy of third and fourth party risk(s) at the demise of pure cross-border digital asset innovation. Twitter robots are not the focus of the Orlando Police Department Pension Fund, who suggests that Twitter’s LBO is suspected of questionable intent as potentially illegal. Mr. Musk’s ingenuity as an entrepreneur is historic and greatly respected as a model inside our organization. As a Gates Scholar and Blockchain Scholar holding international law distinction(s) The concept of the Moon being an ESG digital asset vault is logic USDD seemingly embodies. For obvious reasons, we seek SpaceX’s board to confirm if the intent behind your CEO’s Twitter LBO and Tesla ESG claims and if SpaceX is party to a USDD type matter given your syndicate’s close association with USDP. xNY.io - Bank.org kindly asks the SpaceX Corporation board of directors to respond within 15 days of receipt of this correspondence. Default in the form of no response within 15 days is not an extortion technique on our part. Rather, it is a design benefit in disclosing our intent post 15 days to ask for approval to engage New York’s False Claims Act in response to SpaceX, Tesla, PayPal and Meta interlocking directors potentially engaging in digital asset marketplace manipulation (exemplified by USDP and USDD) that may exploit Space and Moon exploration at xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC’s overall expense. Respectfully yours, Gunnar Larson | xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC MSc - Digital Currency MBA - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 CC: Tesla Board of Directors Twitter Board of Directors Goldman Sachs Board of Directors JP Morgan Chase Board of Directors

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