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Fwd: [OpenRecords] Request FOIL-2024-056-05364 Submitted to New York City Police Department (NYPD)
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

The NYPD was knocking on the door this morning. I looked through the peep hole and the knocking on the door was being done by the officer's baton. I did not answer the door but requested the body camera footage below. Later this morning, I went outside. Coming back in my building there was a 10th Precinct Detective in the hallway. I said hello and he said something similar. Very nice guy, honestly. Gunnar ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <donotreply(a)records.nyc.gov> Date: Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 11:02 AM Subject: [OpenRecords] Request FOIL-2024-056-05364 Submitted to New York City Police Department (NYPD) To: <g(a)xny.io> Your request FOIL-2024-056-05364 has been successfully submitted to the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The details of your request are shown below. Request Title: NYPD Body Cam Footage (Gunnar Larson) Request Description: Body Worn Camera Request Type: Body Worn Camera *Body Worn Camera* Date of Incident: 02/25/2024 Time of Incident: 10:45 AM Precinct: 10 Type of Incident: Cyber Stalking Location of Incident: 406 West 25th Street, 1RE, NY, NY 10001 Complaint/Arrest/Case #: Requester's Contact Information *Name:* Gunnar Larson *Title:* Not provided *Organization:* Not provided *Email:* g(a)xny.io *Phone Number:* Not provided *Fax Number:* Not provided *Street Address (line 1):* 406 West 25th Street *Street Address (line 2):* 1RE *City:* New York *State:* NY *Zip Code:* 10001 You can view the request and take any necessary action at the following webpage: https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2024-056-05364.

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Second edition of Anarchism and the Black Revolution
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Second edition of Anarchism and the Black Revolution, must read. Black flag. Black power. Black economy. I treasure my first edition threaded copy.

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Fwd: Open FOIL NY Request From : Gunnar Larson : NY-DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris Recusal Records
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Paasewe, Siaka (DHR) <Siaka.Paasewe(a)dhr.ny.gov> Date: Fri, Feb 16, 2024, 7:04 PM Subject: RE: Open FOIL NY Request From : Gunnar Larson : NY-DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris Recusal Records To: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> Cc: dhr.dl.foil <foil(a)dhr.ny.gov>, cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org < cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org>, Allen, Edith (DHR) <Edith.Allen(a)dhr.ny.gov> Dear Mr. Larson: Pursuant to your FOIL appeal, please see the attachment. *Siaka Paasewe* Records Access Officer / FOIL Officer *New York State Division of **Human** Rights* One Fordham Plaza, 4th Floor (718) 741-8422 | (718) 741-8256 (Fax) Siaka.Paasewe(a)dhr.ny.gov www.dhr.ny.gov VIA EMAIL G(a)xny.io Gunnar D. Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 406 West 25th Street, 1RE New York, NY 10001 Dear Mr. Larson: Please accept this letter in response to your appeal of your Freedom of Information Law request, received by the Division on February 15, 2024, in which you stated, “[w]e aim understand if DHR is suggesting no New York State records are available concerning this matter. Or, if DHR has redacted in part or withheld records in entirety marked as privileged. “ In your original request you sought “access to any and all records specific to Superintendent Harris' recusal(s) as of February 1, 2024.” On February 2, 2024, the Division’s FOIL Officer issued a response to your request and stated the Division does not have any records in its possession that are responsive to your FOIL request. The response from the Division already specified the Division does not have any records responsive to your request. Therefore your appeal is denied. Thank you for contacting the Division. Very truly yours, Caroline J. Downey General Counsel State Division of Human Rights One Fordham Plaza Bronx, NY 10458 *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> *Sent:* Thursday, February 15, 2024 7:07 AM *To:* Paasewe, Siaka (DHR) <Siaka.Paasewe(a)dhr.ny.gov> *Cc:* dhr.dl.foil <foil(a)dhr.ny.gov>; cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org *Subject:* Re: Open FOIL NY Request From : Gunnar Larson : NY-DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris Recusal Records *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* Dear Siaka Paasewe: Thank you for NY-DHR's February 2, 2024 response concerning potential NY-DFS Superintendent recusal records mentioned by New York Magazine ( https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/adrienne-harris-is <https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/adrienne-harris-is->-cryptos-most-powerful-regulator.html) in an interview titled "Crypto’s Most Powerful Regulator Is Here Adrienne Harris, New York’s financial watchdog, has enormous sway over the industry’s future." Today xNY.io - Bank.org elects to appeal NY-DHR's February 2, 2024 response. We aim understand if DHR is suggesting no New York State records are available concerning this matter. Or, if DHR has redacted in part or withheld records in entirety marked as privileged. Have a nice day. Thank you, Gunnar -- Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 11:35 AM Paasewe, Siaka (DHR) <Siaka.Paasewe(a)dhr.ny.gov> wrote: Dear Mr. Larson: Pursuant to your request, please see the attachment. *Siaka Paasewe* Records Access Officer / FOIL Officer *New York State Division of **Human** Rights* One Fordham Plaza, 4th Floor (718) 741-8422 | (718) 741-8256 (Fax) Siaka.Paasewe(a)dhr.ny.gov www.dhr.ny.gov February 2, 2024 VIA EMAIL G(a)xny.io Gunnar D. Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 406 West 25th Street, 1RE New York, NY 10001 Dear Mr. Larson: The Division is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request, received by the Division on February 2, 2024, in which you requested a copy of the following: NY-DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris Recusal Records Dear Madam or Sir: On March 30, 2022 New York Magazine published a profile of NY-DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris titled "Crypto’s Most Powerful Regulator Is Here Adrienne Harris, New York’s financial watchdog, has enormous sway over the industry’s future" (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/adrienne-harris-is- cryptos-most-powerful-regulator.html). The profile of Superintendent Harris quotes "... that she would recuse herself from any dealings with companies she has conflicts with." xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to any and all records specific to Superintendent Harris' recusal(s) as of February 1, 2024. Please be advised the Division does not have any records in its possession that are responsive to your FOIL request. Any person denied access to a requested record may, within thirty (30) days of the denial, appeal the denial in writing by mail or fax to Caroline J. Downey, General Counsel, N.Y.S. Division of Human Rights, One Fordham Plaza, 4th Floor, Bronx, New York 10458. *From:* noreply-openfoil(a)its.ny.gov <its.sm.openfoil(a)its.ny.gov> *Sent:* Friday, February 2, 2024 6:43 AM *To:* dhr.dl.foil <foil(a)dhr.ny.gov>; dob.sm.foil <foil(a)budget.ny.gov>; dfs.sm.RecordsAccessOfficer <recordsaccessofficer(a)dfs.ny.gov> *Subject:* Open FOIL NY Request From : Gunnar Larson : NY-DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris Recusal Records *New FOIL Request for Division of Human Rights, Division of the Budget, Department of Financial Services * Submitted on: 2/2/2024 6:43:04 AM Request Confirmation Number : LARSON_DHR_20240202064304145 LARSON_DOB_20240202064304145 LARSON_DFS_20240202064304145 *INFORMATION SUBMITTED:* *Title* Mr. *First Name* Gunnar *Middle Initial* *D* *Last Name* Larson *E-Mail* G(a)xny.io *Telephone* *Fax* *Affiliation/Organization* xNY.io - Bank.org *Street Address 1* 406 West 25th Street *Street Address 2* *City* New York *State* NY *Zip Code* 10001 *Country* *USA* *Short Title* NY-DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris Recusal Records *Description* Dear Madam or Sir: On March 30, 2022 New York Magazine published a profile of NY-DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris titled "Crypto’s Most Powerful Regulator Is Here Adrienne Harris, New York’s financial watchdog, has enormous sway over the industry’s future" ( https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/adrienne-harris-is-cryptos-most-pow…) The profile of Superintendent Harris quotes "... that she would recuse herself from any dealings with companies she has conflicts with." xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to any and all records specific to Superintendent Harris' recusal(s) as of February 1, 2024. 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 *FOIL Response Format* Email *If fees apply, please contact me if costs will be greater than* 10000 *Additional Information* I am a representative of, or affiliated with, the news media and this request is made as part of a news gathering effort , I am an individual seeking information for personal use , I am affiliated with an educational or non-commercial scientific institution, and this request is made for a scholarly or scientific purpose , I am affiliated with a private corporation and am seeking information for use in the company’s business for commercial purpose

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Landmarking the Black Panther Party
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Landmarking the Black Panther Party https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-02-24/how-chicago-is-landmarki… It's also a preservationist mirror to the Panther philosophy of self-determination. “The organization is going to make sure that the true history of the Black Panther Party is told,” Hall says. “We’re not waiting for anyone to do that for us.”

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Landmarking the Black Panther Party
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Landmarking the Black Panther Party https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-02-24/how-chicago-is-landmarki… “We wanted to go for the big win,” says Xavier Buck, the foundation’s executive director. “Adding to the national park system gives it legitimacy on a different scale, and it gives it legitimacy in a country that once had all these people under FBI surveillance. My hope is that every single city where there was a chapter could potentially join our national park unit and become the largest national park in the nation.”

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Landmarking the Black Panther Party
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Landmarking the Black Panther Party https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-02-24/how-chicago-is-landmarki… Several of these buildings lack the grandeur or design pedigree of typical preservationist causes. Take the “three-flat” apartment building where Panther co-founder Brooks lived — a modest red-brick structure that looks like thousands of others in Chicago. Yet this building still tells a story about Black wealth creation (if you were the landlord) and Black wealth extraction (if you were a tenant). So does its setting, a West Side neighborhood full of empty lots. “More people have been in three-flats than buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright,” says Elizabeth Blasius, a preservationist that was on the state council that recommended the Panthers’ nomination. “That’s where history happens.”

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Landmarking the Black Panther Party
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Landmarking the Black Panther Party https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-02-24/how-chicago-is-landmarki… Opposition to the effort has emerged from unexpected directions, and feelings around the group and its history in Chicago remain bitterly contested. In the late 1960s, federal authorities portrayed the party as a rampaging street gang; FBI director J. Edgar Hoover called the Panthers “the greatest threat to the internal security of the country” and directed the bureau’s COINTELPRO counter-intelligence program to disrupt the group’s membership — a campaign that, most scholars agree, culminated in Hampton’s assassination.

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Landmarking the Black Panther Party
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Landmarking the Black Panther Party https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-02-24/how-chicago-is-landmarki… The feeling of sanctuary behind these engine-block thick walls was more than metaphorical: The Panthers felt the Chicago police, who had raided their headquarters, would not break down the doors of a church. It was “liberated territory,” said Black Panthers’ Illinois chapter co-founder Bobby Rush, who later represented Chicago in Congress for 30 years. “We felt safe there.”

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Peace by Satellite Elon Musk has been nominated for the increasingly politicized Nobel Peace Prize by Marius Nilsen, a member of the Libertarian Progress Party in the Norwegian Parliament
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Peace by Satellite Elon Musk has been nominated for the increasingly politicized Nobel Peace Prize <https://substack.com/redirect/24044e02-54c3-4c84-aa62-2b50b6c8f80f?j=eyJ1Ij…> by Marius Nilsen <https://substack.com/redirect/4e5622ec-b943-4ea1-b991-3da221f203da?j=eyJ1Ij…>, a member of the Libertarian Progress Party in the Norwegian Parliament. Marius appreciates Elon for being a ‘stout proponent and adamant defender of free dialogue and speech in a polarized world.’ He also praised Elon for having SpaceX provide satellite coverage and Starlink terminals <https://substack.com/redirect/bde7252b-aada-44f9-8109-a6290d27fd90?j=eyJ1Ij…> to connect Ukraine soldiers fighting on Kyiv’s battlefield after Russia’s February 2022 invasion of their country. <https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep…> *View from a SpaceX satellite deployed over Ukraine.* *“The multitude of tech companies Musk has founded, owns or runs, aimed at bettering societies, increasing knowledge of both earth and space, in addition to enabling communication and connectivity globally… has helped make the world a more connected and safer place."* *—Marius A Nilsen <https://substack.com/redirect/4e5622ec-b943-4ea1-b991-3da221f203da?j=eyJ1Ij…>, Member of the Norwegian parliament* The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which decides the winner of the award from a list of several hundred nominations every year, accepts nominations from government officials as well as people in academia. The nomination process runs through March, and the winner is announced in October. In 2020, Christian Tybring-Gjedde, another Norwegian parliamentarian from the Progress Party, nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in brokering the Abraham Accords <https://substack.com/redirect/cc253400-81ec-4ae0-a7a9-01bb806a5de8?j=eyJ1Ij…>, which established full diplomatic relations between Israel and two Arab countries—the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Peace on Earth and goodwill to all humankind *☮.*

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SBF is good guy. Weird as sh*t?can be strange
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

SBF’s new homie, G Lock, a former member of the Bloods, gave an update on the former billionaire Crypto Queen to crime reporter Tiffany Fong <https://substack.com/redirect/3138e4bc-87a0-4aad-b0b0-981c12a58205?j=eyJ1Ij…>. SBF remains at the Brooklyn jail while awaiting his sentencing on March 28, where he faces up to 115 years behind bars <https://substack.com/redirect/21dd2854-ac55-45aa-9500-3439df69e9de?j=eyJ1Ij…> . *“SBF is good guy. Weird as sh*t—can be strange. But he is a good guy. He didn’t snitch on nobody—Sam is a gangster. Sam is more of a gangster than Tekashi69; Sam Bankman stood on all ten toes. Tekashi ratted [a reference to the rapper who cut his 40-year prison term for weapons and drug charges by turning on his fellow gang members]. When we first saw SBF, he was clean-shaven and had a belly—he had been eating good. Now he is as skinny as a toothpick [SBF subsidies on bread and peanut butter because they won’t feed him the vegan diet]. He’s not getting a shower; he’s not doing anything. Now he scruffier than a motherf*cker—full beard. But nobody’s beating him up. Biden should pardon SBF.”* *—G Lock is a fellow SBF jailmate and former member of the Bloods.*

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