June 2023 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

DeSantis Is Marquee Speaker at Biker Rally After Trump Opts Out
by Gunnar Larson 04 Jun '23

04 Jun '23

Donald Trump skipped a motorcycles-and-barbecue fundraiser that’s the marquee Republican political event of the early summer in Iowa, ceding the stage to a gaggle of contenders led by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis Is Marquee Speaker at Biker Rally After Trump Opts Out https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-03/republican-2024-presiden…

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238 Highlights to the HANDBOOK FOR SPACE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

238 Highlights to the HANDBOOK FOR SPACE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z05gZEiSQBYX0IVzEQNQgQojbK6grMRu/view?usp=… Devex's Anna Gawal says: "That Star Trek mantra still comes to mind whenever I hear the word “space” — it’s the final frontier. Except it’s not final – for many low- and middle-income countries, it could be the start of a profitable new venture, my colleague Catherine Cheney writes. Many governments assume space exploration involves fancy rockets with little return on investment. But space can mean satellites that not only underpin daily life, from navigation to telecommunications, but that also help propel the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, from gathering data on vaccination campaigns to helping farmers make smarter decisions about planting their crops. That’s why Rose Croshier, the author of a new handbook on space development, thinks every country should have some kind of space capability to pursue their national interests. “Sometimes as space enthusiasts, we shoot ourselves in the foot, roll out beautiful slides, glossy pictures of all the stuff space can do,” she says. “But it becomes overwhelming, or too unreal, or impossible to do without a major lift. We have to make it more normal, more grounded to local issues for success."

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Non-economic reasons for anarchists to reject libertarians
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

It's a punishing fanatical dogma for libertarians to defend the free speech rights of everybody. But no Anarchist ever has to defend the human and civil rights of any known Fascist. " Fascism is not to be debated. It is to be smashed " - Ben Durruti See also Agonism (from Greek ἀγών agon, "struggle") that is a political and social theory that emphasizes the potentially positive aspects of certain forms of conflict. It accepts a permanent place for such conflict in the political space. Tl/dr there are non-economic reasons why anarchists violently reject such offensively stupid ideas from the lunar-right as libertarianism. PS - I assume anyone not living under a rock knows anarcho-capitalism is an oxymoronic non-sequitur

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Libertarian As Conservative MORON
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

Bob Black's old essay has been given new salience with the crisis of meaningful work bought on by remote work and now stronger and stronger AI. https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/bob-black-the-libertarian-as-conser… Reposts only ever imply allegiance to conservative morons like Gramps

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Wells Fargo Seeks to Settle ‘Banking While Black’ Mortgage Case
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) is pursuing private mediation to settle claims of widespread discrimination against Black homeowners by denying them lower interest rates through refinancing and forcing them to pay more for loans. Wells Fargo Seeks to Settle ‘Banking While Black’ Mortgage Case https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-03/wells-fargo-seeks-to-set…

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[ot][spam][crazy][personal] morning journal maybe
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

i got all tense and it’s hard to do anything but i’ve stopped happily with semiaddictive behaviors like videogames so it’s nice to have only things that are a little productive to do it gets slowly better with time but it’s clear with finesse or carefulness it could get a lot better very fast. gett8mh one’s self tense is not helpful. i’ll probably poke at some computer code!

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Read
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

“Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies,”

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Goldman Sachs was one of the Wall Street banks that advised Coinbase on its direct listing in April 2021. --- However, Goldman maintaines its sell rating on Coinbase given the “lack of visibility around organic growth” and continuing uncertainty about the impact of regulation.
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

Goldman Sachs was one of the Wall Street banks that advised Coinbase on its direct listing in April 2021. As of Monday's close, the company was valued at about $12.4 billion. Coinbase has 20 buy ratings, 6 holds and 5 sell recommendations, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-27/coinbase-slumps-as-goldm… ---- Meanwhile, Coindesk says: Goldman Sachs was also cautious, reminding of the “highly uncertain” regulatory outlook. “We see risk that limited bandwidth in Congress increases the likelihood that regulatory developments will largely be driven by regulators, rather than policymakers,” the Goldman team wrote. “Thus, we see limited near-term catalysts for increased retail engagement, adoption in the U.S.” Goldman maintained its sell rating on shares given the “lack of visibility around organic growth” and continuing uncertainty about the impact of regulation. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/05/coinbase-jumps-16-post-earning… ---- Coinbase just paid $100 million in fees because of "significant failures in its compliance program" that violated New York state laws. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/04/1146915338/coinbase-settlement-cryptocurrenc… ---- However, Coinbase says they are America's top rated Crypto brand: "Recent Data Shows Coinbase is the Most Trusted Name in Crypto" Tl;dr: Coinbase has been committed to providing users with a trusted, secure platform for accessing crypto since day one, and recent survey data confirms that commitment is paying off. Findings from surveys conducted by YouGov and Qualtrics in Q4'22 and Q1'23, confirm that people around the world view Coinbase and its premium product offerings as the most trusted crypto platform." https://www.coinbase.com/blog/recent-data-shows-coinbase-is-the-most-truste…

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The first libertarian
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

Proudhon also said " property is freedom " - so I'm more paleo-collectivist-mutualist than the later commies. Similar to even earlier " union of egoists " ( Max Stirner ) For me Bakunin,s approach bordered on left-deviationism - even if it did lead to the world's greatest ever revolution in 1936. I'm still confident all overt communists will be liquidated by CYPHERPUNK 2027 though! Welcome to the revolution!

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The first libertarian
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

anarcho-communist Joseph Déjacque, who argued that “private property and the state were simply two different ways in which social relationships could become infused with hierarchy and repression.” Better to abolish both. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/05/the-individualists-radicals-r… Reposts not honeyed lies from Conde Nast

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