August 2023 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Advocacy Groups, Scholars Back FTC Against Illumina Appeal
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Advocacy Groups, Scholars Back FTC Against Illumina Appeal By Bryan Koenig Advocacy groups and academics backed the Federal Trade Commission in a series of Fifth Circuit amicus briefs Tuesday and Wednesday blasting both direct attacks on the agency's constitutionality and attacks on its findings that Illumina's planned reacquisition of Grail is anti-competitive. 6 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1706281?nl_pk=8bba16ad-…

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Mich. Atty General Rips Pause On Fake-Elector Discipline
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Mich. Atty General Rips Pause On Fake-Elector Discipline By Danielle Ferguson Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Wednesday called out the state board tasked with investigating attorney misconduct for trying to pause hearings against a lawyer facing 2020 election charges, saying the delay will allow attorneys to continue to abuse their licenses. Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1706913?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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The 'Anti-KKK' Law That May Sink Trump's Free-Speech Claim
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

The 'Anti-KKK' Law That May Sink Trump's Free-Speech Claim By Phillip Bantz Of the four felony counts that Donald Trump faces for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, a conspiracy charge under a Reconstruction-era federal civil rights statute is the most "creative" and most likely to undercut the former president's anticipated First Amendment defense, experts say. Indictment attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1706947?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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What To Know About The Obstruction Charge Against Trump
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Analysis What To Know About The Obstruction Charge Against Trump By Katie Buehler The weightiest charge against former President Donald Trump in the Washington, D.C., federal criminal indictment unsealed Tuesday is one born from the bankruptcy of energy company Enron Corp. that the U.S. Department of Justice has used to prosecute hundreds of defendants connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. It's also at the center of many ongoing legal battles. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1706768?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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Virgin Money Starts £50M Buyback After Stress Test Success
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Virgin Money Starts £50M Buyback After Stress Test Success By Irene Madongo Virgin Money launched a share buyback program Wednesday worth up to £50 million ($64 million) that the challenger bank said was part of a planned £175 million stock repurchase scheme, after it performed well in an annual stress test for major lenders. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1706546?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Watchdog Fears Pensions Understate Climate Financial Risk
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Watchdog Fears Pensions Understate Climate Financial Risk By Alex Davidson The Pensions Regulator said Wednesday that it expects retirement savings plan trustees to improve their climate reporting because some may have significantly understated the financial risk. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1706559?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Re: response to your request re Paxos USDP FOIL-2023-095456-020292
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Dear Mr. Bogdan: Thank you for your email. We would like to kindly appeal your decision on our earnest request to access Paxos' USDP records. Kind regards, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 On Wed, Aug 2, 2023, 3:34 PM <George.Bogdan(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > Dear Mr. Larson: > > My response to your request re Paxos USDP is attached. > > Sincerely, > George Bogdan > Records Access Officer > NY State Department of Financial Services > > Tracking Number:FOIL-2023-095456-020292 >

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Still no technical objection to Worldcoin
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 02 Aug '23

02 Aug '23

Nick Dazé, the CEO of Heirloom — a Web3 platform that proves credentials and personhood —follows fake cyphrpunk, Vitalik Buterin, in expressing ignorance of Worldcoin. Both proffer no informed or serious criticism https://cointelegraph.com/news/worldcoin-launch-sparks-debate-over-data-pri… Reposts not crypto munitions prolifration worrying Western govt agents and the professionally paranoid.

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Y Los Santos anarchist Book Fair
by professor rat 02 Aug '23

02 Aug '23

8th LA Anarchist Book Fair August 12, 2023 https://anarchistnews.org/content/los-angeles-anarchist-bookfair Reposts not endless torture from serial-spammer Semich

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60-Day Suspension Proposed For Chandra Levy Prosecutor
by Gunnar Larson 02 Aug '23

02 Aug '23

60-Day Suspension Proposed For Chandra Levy Prosecutor By Alison Knezevich A D.C. attorney ethics board has recommended a 60-day suspension for the lead prosecutor in the Chandra Levy case, finding she "failed to uphold her duties" by withholding crucial evidence from the defense. Decision attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1706068?nl_pk=55937051-a4cc-4230-8…

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