July 2023 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Strong AI will choose APster for global defragging
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 08 Jul '23

08 Jul '23

https://decrypt.co/147717/ai-chatbot-allegedly-backed-mans-plan-kill-queen-… Reposts not foolish attempts to delay the totally inevitable globalised anarchism.

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CELEBRITY journalist / publisher seeking free-speech protection
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 08 Jul '23

08 Jul '23

Should the Mange present in court as a journalist / publisher seeking free-speech protection he may be cross examined on these statements of his that he is a spy and/ or a combatant in a war and a war propagandist. Media practitioners and their advocates routinely emphasize the civilian and protected nature of their professional work when reporting on armed conflict. They never claim to be spies and/or warfighters. Any argument Assmange is a journalist - publisher confronts statements of his that contradict this. For example. That WL are ‘spies for the people’ and that the organization is a peoples intelligence agency. Journalism has rules, ethics; espionage has no rules/ethics. Then - in May 2017 - Assmange suggest a ’ proper war is commencing’, calls for ’ acts of resistance’ and sez WL is a ‘combatant’. Journalists are neither combatants, nor spies. They are civilian non-combatants.

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The rise and rise of Douglas the Rimmer
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Rise_of_Michael_Rimmer Reposts better than hairballed obscurantist bumfluff from professional bullshit artists. Journalists go fuck yourselves.

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Anarchist revolutionary martyrs
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

We will avenge youse https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2023/05/08/ukraine-memoria/ Reposts not further waffle about Nazbol plebiscites. Not voting is not " not doing anything". Its not doing anything stupid.

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Re: My new article - Georgia hasn't, and can't, certify crucial vote software update
by Douglas Lucas 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

Apologies for the lack of quoting y'all, can't at the moment, I'll try to paraphrase fairly. Professor Rat said something like, why is this article important to cypherpunks, besides in a know-thy-enemy way. I think the Georgia situation will further spiral out of control as time goes on, getting wilder and wilder. It wouldn't surprise me if at some point WL or DDoSecrets or who knows else, publishes the swiped Dominion Democracy Suite 5.5-A or something like that. So I'm hoping my article prepares cypherpunks for such an event, because most likely, of all that may happen due to the breach of Coffee County 5.5-A, the biggest thing will be disinfo that includes elements of the swiped source code, already happened at CPAC [1]. The (so far, far right partisan restricted) leak of State (well, Dominion Voting Systems, but what's the diff) governance source code strikes me as a matter of cypherpunks interest ... I have a strong sense there's more on the way between now and Election Day 2024. Professor Rat and Karl went back and forth a little about the importance or not of representative voting/consensus methods. Without delving into it in great detail, I will say I basically oppose representative governance (and hierarchy governance like fascism or monarchy), and think direct voting/consensus should primarily be limited to very small groups (e.g., "Can the three of us come to consensus about what we want for dinner tonight?"). There are other paths, e.g. stigmergy. But how to get from here to there. I wrote a single installment on whistleblower Reality Winner so far for the _Texas Observer_. Due to their (well publicized) financial restructuring, my next installments are in slow-mo. But one of them will most def be about grassroots activism to not only protect/secure, but also to evolve voting. So for example, in Texas where I'm from, there are almost never referendums on the ballot -- only in rare cases of amending the state constitution. So Texans can only vote for representatives/politicians. But here in Seattle we have referendums all the time (i.e. many of the red state people, much of the country, don't even know what referendums are). Just a few election cycles ago, Seattleites voted directly on an *idea* rather than personalities ... namely, whether soda should or shouldn't be taxed to fund pre-k education and other social services. Forget the specifics or whether for/against that particular example/tax, just the idea of voting directly on a proposition is something that could be spread throughout the country to (hopefully) reduce the apathy and celebpolitician-worship of John Q Public. Other way to evolve democracy could be, you know, you can vote with a ballot, but you can also "vote" with your actions, such as Food Not Bombs or torching a slaughterhouse. So I plan to delve into just that kind of stuff in a future installment. If anybody has links for me about it, options, paths, DIY anarchist-y tech, that I might be able to squeeze in, don't hesitate to send for me to review. :-Doug Links: ------ [1] https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-03-30/election-machines-cpac

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My new article - Georgia hasn't, and can't, certify crucial vote software update
by professor rat 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

Cypherpunks may be interested in these matters - especially those who routinely mistake us for the more specialized " Cryptography " list. But I'm not sure why cryptoanarchists would be. Unless in a ' Know your enemy " way. Voting in nationalist elections is strictly against the anarchist religion - one of the few issues anarchists are in accord about over the last 180 odd years. I just targeted that scumbag loser, Porter Smith for trying to smuggle in this loudly inferior form of democracy to web 3. Him, and that scumbag loser, Balaji and Mollusk are now trying to do for net politics what the crypto industry suits are trying to do for the world economy. This fascist aggression will not stand man. Anarchists use direct-democracy, consensus and constituent assemblies NOT representative democracy, MAGAT populism and Town Squares run by the likes of Pinochet and Elon Musk. I feel stupid even having to say this - where did all these fucking ignorant morons come from? I blame religion - note all these farcical electoral games invariably swear on bibles - but if there was a God we would have to destroy it. Just as we destroy POTUS power like Clintons, Bush 2's, Bambi's, Dumbfucks and now Biden's. Death to America is not just a cheap slogan for us - cypherpunk anarchist revolutionary martyrs already paid for it. Death to all nation states - AMERICA FIRST - so that cryptoanarchism of, for and by the people shall not perish. Nationalist morons GO FUCK YOURSELVES.

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[crazy] a short summary of was Re: My new article - Georgia hasn't, and can't, certify crucial vote software update
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

I have trouble reading long sentences on topics like this. If you do too, here's an even shorter summary of dal's email! [an attempt] Inline below. On 7/5/23, Douglas Lucas <dal(a)riseup.net> wrote: > > > Howdy Cypherpunks, > > Today BradBlog.com, run for two decades and counting by journalist Brad > Friedman -- host of the AM/FM radio show the BradCast, syndicated across > the U.S. -- published my new investigative article titled: Douglas wrote another article for bradblog! > _Exclusive: Georgia Secretary of State Has Failed to Certify Urgent, > CISA-Recommended Voting Software Update_ Georgia Secretary Ignores Voting Software Hotfixes > and subtitled ... > > _Critics charge state laws block him from doing so, even if he wanted > to..._ Upgrading Voting Software Is Illegal [it seems funny to me when stated like that] > Here's the hyperlink direct to my article: https://bradblog.com/?p=14711 > and my newly pinned tweet for it: > https://twitter.com/DouglasLucas/status/1676695595774509057 https://bradblog.com/?p=14711 > I included a sentence just for grarpamp: "Following the breach, the > intruders uploaded Dominion's 5.5-A software suite to a secret site on > the Internet, allowing access to selected individuals and organizations > who, themselves, may have further disseminated the swiped software." > More precisely, it was a password-protected site; the intruders were > partisan, and 'allowing access to selected' should have been > 'restricting access to only selected individuals' ... more Leak Keeper > behavior. The voting software site password and content was shared in a partisan manner. Can grarpamp get access?? Dominion Democracy Suite 5.5-A > Summary: > In short, Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has not > contracted with a certification agent (typically a VSTL or voting system > test laboratory) to get a state-level examination done for Dominion > Democracy Suite 5.17. Other evidence similarly shows Raffensperger isn't > moving, and cannot move, on the 5.17 software version. According to Univ Brad Raffensperger is responsible for contracting state auditing for version 5.17 and is ignoring this. > Michigan computer science professor J. Alex Halderman -- whose report on > the matter was unsealed by a federal judge last month -- 5.17 > purportedly addresses the flaws he uncovered in version 5.5-A. That CS Prof J. Alex Halderman found flaws in 5.5-A and says 5.17 resolves them. > older 5.5-A version is presumably what we'd find in place if we wheeled > out the voting computers presently locked away in Georgia warehouses and > closets and booted them up. It's the same defective version currently > slated for use on Election Day 2024, since Raffensperger says he won't > update till at least 2025. With how long these issues have been raised, Raffensperger says he will not update until after election day 2024. > Raffensperger is taking longer to patch than the U.S.'s whole official > involvement in World War II. Given the Coffee County breach (see my > previous article, also posted to this list by me) and Halderman's > report, the vulnerabilities and code of 5.5-A are probably widespread by > now, putting a November 2024 bullseye on the swing state's back unless 5.5-A vulnerabilities are likely widespread by now [see also Coffee County]. > Raffensperger's office switches to, say, hand-marked paper ballots > tabulated by > scanners checked through mandatory, robust Prof. Philip Stark-style > risk-limiting audits. As a swing state, Georgia is a prime vote cracking target [whitehats?] unless Raffensperger switches to paper ballots. > Some points of interest to the Cypherpunks email list in my article: A > lying State Secretary spokesperson who's a higher-up at an opaque > department; proprietary software (no way to really know if 5.17 actually > does mend 5.5-A to any impressive degree), physical breaches leading to > exact copies being uploaded to secret sites for restricted audiences > seeking partisan and/or pecuniary gain (Coffee County); and many voters > who typically only care about earning their I Voted stickers on Election > Day -- with gale-force screeching about patriotism for a few days -- yet > who ignore electoral mechanics the 36-plus other months of each > presidential cycle, because, it is said, thinking too hard, caring too > much, is uncool, especially when there's so much good TV lately and we > work so we deserve to just be happy... Cypherpunks?: - There's a lying spokesperson for the state secretary who is also a closed-doors higher-up - The voting software is closed source, making analysis poor quality - The building was broken into physically and the software exfiltrated to private groups (Coffee County) - Voters are acting like media-sheep for everything other than the moment of presidential ballot filling > > Thanks, and curious for any meaningful feedback, Reading through it, as/roleplaying a hobby hacker, the most interesting point is how to find access to the source code. The Coffee County article (which I'm not sure what is) sounds quite interesting, after reading this. Hackers read code easier than language. An old whitehat solution to this problem was to hack every machine to ensure its correct operation. Kind of a bigger situation than that. More likely they all get hacked to disable them, much clearer then. Regarding politics, it seems like some kind of direct pressure on it being illegal to run voting machines with a known compromise, or Raffensperger's responsibilities in office here, or if somebody demonstrating more competence or responsibilities needs power. I wonder what a lawyer would say about this situation? Slightly curious if there's a counterstory that could explain how the situation has continued, or if it's just a lot of handwaving. > > Douglas

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Calls for new CIVIL WAR in the USA!
by professor rat 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

Indicted Trump Aide Caught on Tape Moving Boxes Ahead of DOJ Visit SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE Trump Extremists Demand Civil War, Mass Murder After New Indictment At the online forum The Donald, Trump fans are suggesting lynching, civil war, and violence in response to new Trump indictment. To launch attacks under favorable circumstances is not only every anarchist revolutionary’s right, but their plain duty. The killing of spies, policemen, commissars, the blowing up of police stations, the liberation of prisoners, the seizure of government funds for the needs of the uprising—such operations are already being carried out wherever insurrection is rife. TIMOTHY " An anonymous computerized market will even make possible abhorrent markets for assassinations and extortion " C. MAY 1992 TIM " I guess now that the Pentagon is setting up a murder pool it can't be illegal for us to do it " MAY. 2003 What forbids us translating the freedom afforded by the Internet to ordinary life? I think that blockchains will replace armies for national defense, because a blockchain-based assassination market will be created…" Zach. CryptoGo Cypherpunks collapse governments. Subject: Everyone a remailer: Everyone a Mint: Everyone an assassin https://marc.info/?l=cypherpunks&m=100872510706876&w=2 Strong-crypto, digital money, anonymous networks, pseudonyms, zero- knowledge proofs, reputations, information-markets, netwar, collapse-of-governments. http://nakamotoinstitute.org/static/docs/cyphernomicon.txt Marc responded, “indeed, free and open source software seems non-negotiable here: no backdoors, no skeleton key. National security establishment would balk at this though?” Rohan responds, “yes, fuck them. I don’t think we should be taking policy advice about how to design our money for the people who think the Patriot Act was a good thing ..." https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/coindesk-podcast-network/us-digital-dolla… WHO wants to join the *LAST* revolution? The one to take down *ALL* the governments! Anarchism is not lack of orders …its lack of *ORDERS*

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NCIS Assassination Bureau
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 06 Jul '23

06 Jul '23

NCIS Assassination Bureau https://twitter.com/TomDreisbach/status/1677002117880623105 Like Ricky Shiffer, a veteran and Jan6er whom Trump incited to attempt violence..." Blowback in any large Military-Entertainment-Complex is a terrible thing

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Fwd: NY-DFS Proposed Guidance on Character and Fitness (Extension Appeal)
by Gunnar Larson 06 Jul '23

06 Jul '23

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Scott, Kathleen (DFS) <Kathleen.Scott(a)dfs.ny.gov> Date: Wed, Jul 5, 2023, 11:32 AM Subject: RE: NY-DFS Proposed Guidance on Character and Fitness (Extension Appeal) To: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> Cc: cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org <cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org>, Tomczak, Christine (DFS) <christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov>, dfs.sm.BankingComments < BankingComments(a)dfs.ny.gov>, Dean, Peter C (DFS) <Peter.Dean(a)dfs.ny.gov> Dear Mr. Larson The Department has not extended the deadline on comments on the proposed Character and Fitness guidance. Very truly yours Kathleen Scott *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> *Sent:* Sunday, July 2, 2023 6:38 AM *To:* Scott, Kathleen (DFS) <Kathleen.Scott(a)dfs.ny.gov> *Cc:* cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org; Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov>; Harris, Adrienne A (DFS) < Adrienne.Harris(a)dfs.ny.gov>; letitia.james(a)ag.ny.gov; dfs.sm.BankingComments <BankingComments(a)dfs.ny.gov> *Subject:* Re: NY-DFS Proposed Guidance on Character and Fitness (Extension Appeal) You don't often get email from g(a)xny.io. Learn why this is important <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* Dear Ms. Scott: Today xNY.io - Bank.org asks NY-DFS to please reconsider deadline for public comment concerning "Proposed Guidance on Assessment of the Character and Fitness of Directors, Senior Officers, and Managers" mentioned here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/industry_guidance/industry_letters/il20230509_guidan… . xNY.io - Bank.org asks if the NY-DFS will extend deadline for public comment to August 5, 2023 from June 30, 2023. As requested by NY-DFS, today we provide evidence of any documented exceptions to compliance with the "Suggested Questions to Facilitate Initial and Ongoing Assessment of Designated Persons’ Character and Fitness." As Ms. Tomczak can confirm, xNY.io - Bank.org has a FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card Investigation) appeal pending since October 13, 2022. This last Friday, Bloomberg reported, "Goldman Sachs Is in Talks to Exit Apple Partnership, WSJ Says" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-30/goldman-sachs-is-in-talk… . xNY.io - Bank.org is seeking NY-DFS' extension for public comment to August 5, 2023 so that the New York Banking community has time to complete Q2-23 earnings call disclosures. Furthermore, xNY.io - Bank.org has collated 19 references comprising 205 highlights that touch on the five key areas below: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FTRRFFhQHDxf-oR9WOZz0a2gRtC9ZWVO. -Harassment and Discrimination Policies -Conflict of Interest Policy -Insider Trading Policy -Records Management Policy -Corporate Opportunity Policy As documented in the above 19 references, we feel extra time for public comment is warranted to ensure that xNY.io - Bank.org did not play a significant role or otherwise contribute in a meaningful way to the conduct that led to regulatory action or proceeding without ample notice. Per point one of NY-DFS' "Suggested Questions to Facilitate Initial and Ongoing Assessment of Designated Persons’ Character and Fitness," can you kindly acknowledge that you have reviewed and understand our 'third' appeal seeking extension for public comment to August 5, 2023? Sending you the very best from Chelsea. Thank you, Gunnar -- Gunnar Larson xNY.io | Bank.org MSc - Digital Currency MBA - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-917-580-8053 New York, New York 10001 On Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 7:02 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: Dear Ms. Scott: Thank you for your response. Wishing you a great weekend ahead. Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 On Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:59 PM Scott, Kathleen (DFS) < Kathleen.Scott(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: Dear Mr. Larson, The Department has reviewed your request and at this time is not extending the deadline for comment on the proposed guidance. For the avoidance of doubt, please note that the proposed guidance is not asking anyone to complete the sample questionnaire. The sample questionnaire is merely provided for review and comment by entities regulated by the Department. Very truly yours, Kathleen Scott *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 28, 2023 12:05 AM *To:* Scott, Kathleen (DFS) <Kathleen.Scott(a)dfs.ny.gov> *Cc:* dfs.sm.BankingComments <BankingComments(a)dfs.ny.gov>; cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org *Subject:* NY-DFS Proposed Guidance on Character and Fitness (Extension Appeal) You don't often get email from g(a)xny.io. Learn why this is important <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* Ms. Scott: NY-DFS recently asked for public comment concerning "Proposed Guidance on Assessment of the Character and Fitness of Directors, Senior Officers, and Managers" mentioned here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/industry_guidance/industry_letters/il20230509_guidan… . xNY.io - Bank.org asks if the NY-DFS will extend deadline for public comment to August 5, 2023 from June 30, 2023. As requested by NY-DFS, today we provide (in a separate attachment) evidence of any documented exceptions to compliance with the "Suggested Questions to Facilitate Initial and Ongoing Assessment of Designated Persons’ Character and Fitness." We have collated 19 references comprising 205 highlights that touch on the five key areas below: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FTRRFFhQHDxf-oR9WOZz0a2gRtC9ZWVO. -Harassment and Discrimination Policies -Conflict of Interest Policy -Insider Trading Policy -Records Management Policy -Corporate Opportunity Policy xNY.io - Bank.org is seeking NY-DFS' extension for public comment to August 5, 2023 so that the New York Banking community has time to complete Q2-23 earnings call disclosures. As documented in the above 19 references, we feel extra time for public comment is warranted to ensure that xNY.io - Bank.org did not play a significant role or otherwise contribute in a meaningful way to the conduct that led to regulatory action or proceeding without ample notice. Per point one of NY-DFS' "Suggested Questions to Facilitate Initial and Ongoing Assessment of Designated Persons’ Character and Fitness," can you kindly acknowledge that you have reviewed and understand our appeal seeking extension for public comment to August 5, 2023? We hope to hear from you before June 30, 2023 given obvious factors. Sending you the very best regards. Thank you, Gunnar -- Gunnar Larson xNY.io | Bank.org MSc - Digital Currency MBA - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-917-580-8053 New York, New York 10001

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