February 2024 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Once-Bitten Europe Is Better Prepared for Trump’s NATO Tirades
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '24

12 Feb '24

Viva la Cyprus! Long live Brody!!! ---- Once-Bitten Europe Is Better Prepared for Trump’s NATO Tirades https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-11/once-bitten-europe-is-be… Donald Trump’s latest provocation — reciting an old conversation where he said he’d let Russia do “whatever the hell they want” to NATO members in arrears — had officials in Europe going back to that time and remembering it somewhat differently.

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SpaceX Interlocking Directors’ Intent to Manipulate Markets
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '24

12 Feb '24

As the sun rises today across the United States of America, there are people waking up wanting to make something of themselves. Anyhow, no word from the Attorney General of New York State. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> Date: Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 12:12 PM Subject: SpaceX Interlocking Directors’ Intent to Manipulate Markets To: <letitia.james(a)ag.ny.gov> Cc: <ir(a)twitter.com>, Harris, Adrienne A (DFS) <Adrienne.Harris(a)dfs.ny.gov>, Reader, Shaun <sreader(a)curtis.com>, Dean, Peter C (DFS) < Peter.Dean(a)dfs.ny.gov> Attorney General James: On November 2, 2023 xNY.io - Bank.org contacted your esteemed office with intent to execute N.Y. Executive Law, Article 15 § 297. Procedure 1. Additionally, § 298-a. Application of article to certain acts committed outside the state of New York, (Israel Crisis). Given several factors, we are reasonably confident in your office and the FBI knowing why xNY.io - Bank.org would seek to engage New York Human Rights Law. As an alumni of United Nations Headquarters in New York, I left the UN as a producer of the Audio Visual Library of International Law. Attorney General James, Nicosia, Cyprus is the only military divided capital city in the world (invaded by Turkey), with active UN Peacekeeping Mission, and is where I have earned my graduate education. When starting my second graduate degree in Cyprus, it is my understanding that the FBI in New York became aware of xNY.io - Bank.org. xNY.io - Bank.org is under investigation by New York for all the logical reasons. However, we are not virtual currency market manipulators and it seems NY-DFS is blaming xNY.io - Bank.org for leading a virtual currency RICO defense. Today we again contact your office seeking New York State Executive Law (Article 15), Human Rights Law as jurisdictional prudence. § 298-a. Application of article to certain acts committed outside the state of New York covers xNY.io - Bank.org various abuses against our enterprise. Furthermore, recent events show that New York State's Attorney General has greater powers than the United Nations in protecting New Yorkers from potential financial crimes. The June 18, 2022 memo below is one such example. xNY.io - Bank.org hopes your esteemed office understands that the dealmakers mentioned in the memo below also bank the United Nations. The flow of money has certainly affected xNY.io - Bank.org with unlawful surveillance, market manipulation and threats. xNY.io - Bank.org will never be deterred and is now motivated more than ever. That said, Attorney General James your office is key to providing New York State greater innovation potential than the United Nations (and New York banks associated). For example, Craig Mokhiber was director of the New York office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, but last week quit his post over the Israel-Hamas war: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/11/09/exp-craig-mokhiber-un-human-rig… . xNY.io - Bank.org hopes any virtual currency RICO in New York State will not impact potental obstruction, given commuated conflicts. Furthermore, New York City Mayor Adams' situation could be a postive pathway in creative thinking if we are to be proactive problem solvers. Given several factors, we must engage funding to protect xNY.io - Bank.org's interests. Thank you, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 On Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 12:52 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Dear Madam Attorney General James: > > xNY.io - Bank.org kindly seeks a response from your office concerning the > message below. > > Today in Manhattan, the FTX case will soon be sent for jury deliberation. > According to NPR, "... FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is accused of > orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in history." > > Additionally, today Donald Trump's civil fraud trial continues in New York > City. > > Attorney General James, as you are aware xNY.io - Bank.org has an ongoing > dialog with your office concerning a 'RICO.' The New York State Department > of Financial Services records office has responded with a memo concerning > the "Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement" here: > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1reLapm-6C0QJZhPKIPtN5HZGbYhTxZMh/view?usp=… > . > > This memo aims to execute N.Y. Executive Law, Article 15 § 297. Procedure > 1. Additionally, § 298-a. Application of article to certain acts committed > outside the state of New York, (Israel Crisis). > > Kind regards, > > 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 Sat, Jun 18, 2022, 4:44 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > >> Dear Attorney General Letitia James: >> >> xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC seeks to earn your esteemed approval to engage the >> New York False Claims Act under urgent pretences. >> >> Today's correspondence marks the first time in history, a self-titled >> "mafia" (aka, the "PayPal Mafia '') is compelled to answer publicly the >> decision to manipulate both the New York False Claims Act and the Martin >> Act against one another. >> >> - Madam Attorney General, your leadership approach has historical >> context >> <https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/climate/exxon-climate-lawsuit-new-york.h…> >> to logic and ultimate Exxon Mobil vs. New York State >> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nLp9RIYw8mAh1SRG8E9PMEK94SV-viUN/view?usp=…> case >> precedent. >> - xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC research and development notes our hawkish >> approach to ESG, D&O and LBO innovation. >> - xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC sees this not a democrat vs. republican >> concern as Mr. Elon Musk (CEO, SpaceX and Tesla) claims. False pretense to >> protect free speech are now being debated as party to a $200B pryamid >> scheme. >> >> Ms. James, on May 21, 2022 xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC >> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lv9Wt6y1ld4bNap0z3epIxttEGiP_oVpfxH0GTS…> >> contacted the SpaceX Corporation with reasonable concern of CEO Musk's >> intent behind the $44B Twitter LBO. The Orlando Police Pension Fund shared >> similar concerns to the intent behind Twitter's LBO as illegal. >> >> Since, market forces suggest that SpaceX and Tesla directors are part of >> interlocking directorate, self proclaimed the PayPal Mafia. The racket >> could waterfall to problem(s) at the New York State Department of Financial >> Services with Superintendent association to D&O insurance regulation. >> >> Ms. James, xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC seeks your office's urgent assessment >> of this matter. We aim to earn approval to explore the New York False >> Claims Act to confront SpaceX as a racket. >> >> *Like a house of cards, the PayPal Mafia racket could risk a waterfall >> of D&O interlocking directorate insolvencies. In summary: * >> >> 1. xNY.io - Bank.org's May 21, 2022 memo to SpaceX questioned intent >> behind baseless claims pioneered by SpaceX's CEO, branding ESG a scam via >> Exxon Mobil. Obviously, Exxon Mobil vs. New York State >> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nLp9RIYw8mAh1SRG8E9PMEK94SV-viUN/view?usp=…> alludes >> Mr. Musk party to a false claim. >> 2. SpaceX has failed to establish a preponderance of evidence and >> burden of proof not a racket. >> 3. SpaceX has failed to prove that Twitter's LBO is not false claim >> to free speech protection. >> 4. True social innovation cannot sponsor a fake news racket that >> could jeopardize space exploration and war. >> 5. Twitter's LBO dealmakers (Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase) >> company balance sheets, financial statements and other corporate records do >> not impact xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC holding a racket accountable to false >> claims. >> >> The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla leveraging Exxon Mobil as an ESG >> securities scam does not preclude the PayPal Mafia's intent to engage false >> claims at the sacrifice of New York State's financial future. >> >> Madam Attorney General James, we hope to hear from your esteemed office >> and learn assessment of best next steps. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Gunnar >> >> -- >> *Gunnar Larson * >> *xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> - Bank.org <http://bank.org/>, PBC* >> >> MSc >> <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - >> Digital Currency >> MBA >> <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship >> and Innovation (ip) >> >> G(a)xNY.io >> +1-646-454-9107 >> New York, New York 10001 >> >> On Sun, May 22, 2022 at 9:34 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >> >>> 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. >>> >>> Please find the attached memo >>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lv9Wt6y1ld4bNap0z3epIxttEGiP_oVpfxH0GTS…> >>> addressed to SpaceX's board of directors. >>> >>> Respectfully, >>> >>> Gunnar Larson >>> >>

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[OpenRecords] Request FOIL-2023-056-15960 Acknowledged NYPD body cam footage, for NYCCoin Touting.)
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '24

12 Feb '24

Dear Honorable Senator Gillibrand: My name is Gunnar Larson and I am a co-founder at xNY.io - Bank.org. Today I contact your esteemed office seeking assistance with retrieving the NYPD body camera footage mentioned below. The FOIL request was filed with the NYPD on July 14, 2023. The NYPD responded on July 16, 2023, noting a potential delivery date of the body camera footage by end of November 2023. As of today, January 12, 2024 xNY.io - Bank.org has not heard from the NYPD on receiving the body camera footage. Senator Gillibrand, I am concerned delay in receiving this body camera footage may disrespect your #MeToo zero tolerance policy. Humbly, the FBI should be able to confirm with your office if this is a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" matter. Ultimately, I am concerned this matter should not impact the pure interests of your Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act. The FBI should be able to be honest with your office concerning your Bloomberg Crypto Summit interview with Senator Lummis on the Responsible Financial Innovation Act. It is my understanding that the NYPD body camera footage could have been staged politically, given xNY's approach to NYCCoin. Senator Gillibrand, your office could offer anyone the opportunity to engage the new SDNY program here to protect honest integrity of the NYPD: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-attorney-in-manhattan-launches-program-to-… . Thank you Senator Gillibrand. Sending you the very best regards, 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 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> Date: Wed, Jan 10, 2024, 5:36 AM Subject: Re: [OpenRecords] Request FOIL-2023-056-15960 Acknowledged NYPD body cam footage, for NYCCoin Touting.) To: IABCMDCNTR <IABCMDCNTR(a)nypd.org> Cc: <cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org>, ethics.sm.records <records(a)ethics.ny.gov>, < ethel(a)jcrope.ny.gov>, <letitia.james(a)ag.ny.gov>, Harris, Adrienne A (DFS) < Adrienne.Harris(a)dfs.ny.gov>, <PressOffice(a)cityhall.nyc.gov>, Reader, Shaun < sreader(a)curtis.com>, <district3(a)council.nyc.gov> Good morning NYPD: Thank you for your Jul 16, 2023 response. xNY.io - Bank.org did not hear from you on November 29, 2023 as promised. Given the emerging situation in USA cryptocurrency markets, we are going to need to follow up with the NYPD every 10 days until we receive the NYCCoin touting body camera footage. Can you please update xNY.io - Bank.org on the status of the footage? We have received various replies from the City of New York on Mayor Adams' 'first checks in Bitcoin' mentioned here: https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/041-22/mayor-adams-receive-fir… . Have a good day. 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 Mon, Jan 1, 2024, 6:41 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Good morning: > > Happy New Year 2024 to you. > > Can we please have an update on this matter? > > 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, Dec 15, 2023, 3:51 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > >> Hello: >> >> Thank you for your Jul 16, 2023 response. >> >> xNY.io - Bank.org did not hear from you on >> November 29, 2023 as promised. >> >> Can xNY.io - Bank.org please receive the >> NYPD body cam footage for NYCCoin Touting by December 31, 2023? >> >> Warm regards, >> >> Gunnar >> >> Gunnar Larson >> -- >> 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 Wed, Dec 6, 2023, 11:11 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >> >>> Hello: >>> >>> Any updates on the body camera footage mentioned below? >>> >>> Gunnar >>> >>> Gunnar Larson >>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>> 917-580-8093 >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 7:10 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Madam or Sir: >>>> >>>> I am just confirming that the NYCCoin body camera footage is still on >>>> track for November 29, 2023 delivery. Can you confirm as such please? >>>> >>>> The matter was recorded late March 2023. And xNY.io - Bank.org must >>>> close our EOY-23 books. >>>> >>>> Any further delay of the body camera footage could be a challenge to >>>> N.Y. Executive Law, Article 15 >>>> Human Rights Law, § 296. Unlawful discriminatory practices: >>>> >>>> 14. ... whether or not accompanied by the >>>> person for whom the dog is being trained. >>>> >>>> 16. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice, unless >>>> specifically required or permitted by statute, for any person, agency, >>>> bureau, corporation or association, including the state and any political >>>> subdivision thereof, to make any inquiry about, whether in any form of >>>> application or >>>> otherwise, or to act upon adversely to the individual involved, any >>>> arrest or criminal accusation of such individual not then pending against >>>> that individual which was followed by a termination of that criminal action >>>> or proceeding in favor of such individual, as defined in subdivision two of >>>> section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law, or by an order adjourning >>>> the criminal action in contemplation of dismissal, pursuant to section >>>> 170.55, 170.56, 210.46, 210.47, or 215.10 of the criminal procedure law, or >>>> by a youthful offender adjudication, as defined in subdivision one of >>>> section 720.35 of the criminal procedure law, or by a conviction for a >>>> violation sealed pursuant to section 160.55 of the criminal procedure law >>>> or by a conviction which is sealed pursuant to section 160.59 or 160.58 of >>>> the criminal procedure law, in connection with the licensing, housing, >>>> employment, including volunteer positions, or providing of credit or >>>> insurance to such individual; provided, further, that no person shall be >>>> required to divulge information pertaining to any arrest or criminal >>>> accusation of such individual not then pending against that individual >>>> which was followed by a termination of that criminal action or proceeding >>>> in favor of such individual, as defined in subdivision two of section >>>> 160.50 of the criminal procedure law, or by an order adjourning the >>>> criminal action in contemplation of dismissal, pursuant to section 170.55, >>>> 170.56, 210.46, 210.47, or 215.10 of the criminal procedure law, or by a >>>> youthful offender adjudication, as defined in subdivision one of section >>>> 720.35 of the criminal procedure law, or by >>>> a conviction for a violation sealed pursuant to section 160.55 of the >>>> criminal procedure law, or by a conviction which is sealed pursuant to >>>> section 160.58 or 160.59 of the criminal procedure law. An individual >>>> required or requested to provide information in violation of this >>>> subdivision >>>> may respond as if the arrest, criminal accusation, or disposition of >>>> such arrest or criminal accusation did not occur. The provisions of this >>>> subdivision shall not apply to the licensing activities of governmental >>>> bodies in relation to the regulation of guns, firearms and other deadly >>>> weapons or in relation to an application for employment as a police officer >>>> or peace officer as those terms are defined in subdivisions thirty-three >>>> and thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal >>>> procedure law; provided further that the provisions of this subdivision >>>> shall not apply to an application for employment or membership in any law >>>> enforcement agency with respect to any arrest or criminal accusation which >>>> was followed by a youthful offender adjudication, as defined >>>> in subdivision one of section 720.35 of the criminal procedure law, or >>>> by a conviction for a violation sealed pursuant to section 160.55 of the >>>> criminal procedure law, or by a conviction which is sealed pursuant to >>>> section 160.58 or 160.59 of the criminal procedure law. For purposes of >>>> this subdivision, an action which has been adjourned in contemplation of >>>> dismissal, pursuant to section 170.55 or 170.56, 210.46, 210.47 or 215.10 >>>> of the criminal procedure law, shall not be >>>> considered a pending action, unless the order to adjourn in >>>> contemplation of dismissal is revoked and the case is restored to the >>>> calendar for further prosecution. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Gunnar >>>> >>>> Gunnar Larson >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>> 917-580-8053 >>>> >>>> n, Jul 16, 2023, 11:03 AM IABCMDCNTR <IABCMDCNTR(a)nypd.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mr. Larson, >>>>> >>>>> The FOIL request you requested was acknowledged and a response will be on >>>>> or about Wednesday, November 29, 2023. They will follow-up with your >>>>> request. If the request is denied, and you would like to file a complaint, >>>>> we will assist you. Have a good day. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *COMMAND CENTER, INTERNAL AFFAIRS BUREAU * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This e-mail message and any attachment(s) is intended only for the >>>>> person and/or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL >>>>> or PRIVILEGED material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or >>>>> distribution is strictly prohibited and may violate applicable laws >>>>> including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the >>>>> intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and >>>>> delete/destroy all copies of the original message. If you are the intended >>>>> recipient but do not wish to receive communications through this medium, >>>>> please so advise the sender immediately. Please treat this and all other >>>>> communications from the New York City Police Department as LAW ENFORCEMENT >>>>> SENSITIVE / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. NO REPORT OR SEGMENT THEREOF MAY BE >>>>> RELEASED TO ANY MEDIA SOURCES. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> >>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 10:56 AM >>>>> *To:* FDSHelpDesk(a)ethics.ny.gov <FDSHelpDesk(a)ethics.ny.gov>; >>>>> ethel(a)jcrope.ny.gov <ethel(a)jcrope.ny.gov>; IABCMDCNTR < >>>>> IABCMDCNTR(a)nypd.org> >>>>> *Cc:* letitia.james(a)ag.ny.gov <letitia.james(a)ag.ny.gov>; >>>>> cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org <cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org>; Harris, Adrienne A >>>>> (DFS) <Adrienne.Harris(a)dfs.ny.gov> >>>>> *Subject:* Fwd: [OpenRecords] Request FOIL-2023-056-15960 Acknowledged >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *CAUTION! EXTERNAL SENDER* >>>>> >>>>> *STOP WHEN UNSURE.* Never click on links or open attachments if >>>>> sender is unknown, and never provide user ID or password. >>>>> *Suspicious?* Please report to this email address: >>>>> reportphishing(a)nypd.org >>>>> >>>>> Dear New York Ethics Team: >>>>> >>>>> I am concerned that the FOIL below is subject to obstruction of >>>>> justice. >>>>> >>>>> The FOIL request is for access to NYPD body cam footage, for NYCCoin >>>>> Touting. >>>>> >>>>> Ethics Team, I am concerned that the Chief of your office is also the >>>>> Chief of the City Mayor's office. >>>>> >>>>> The body cam footage should have an agreeable time for delivery. I am >>>>> concerned that the Mayor is retaliating against NYCoin and the NYPD may be >>>>> aware of this. >>>>> >>>>> The video would or would not delineate any form of unnecessary force. >>>>> The NYPD may be aware of this. >>>>> >>>>> Obviously, xNY is very protective of digital asset innovation. Ethics >>>>> is a serious matter and the body cam footage would be helpful concerning >>>>> NYCCoin. >>>>> >>>>> Sincerely yours, >>>>> >>>>> Gunnar >>>>> >>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>> 917-580-8053 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>> From: <donotreply(a)records.nyc.gov> >>>>> Date: Fri, Jul 14, 2023, 12:25 PM >>>>> Subject: [OpenRecords] Request FOIL-2023-056-15960 Acknowledged >>>>> To: <g(a)xny.io> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has *acknowledged* your >>>>> FOIL request FOIL-2023-056-15960 >>>>> <https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2023-056-15960>. >>>>> >>>>> You can expect a response on or about Wednesday, November 29, 2023. >>>>> Additional Information: >>>>> >>>>> Your request has been assigned to PAA Quagliano (646-610-5296) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Please visit FOIL-2023-056-15960 >>>>> <https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2023-056-15960> >>>>> to view additional information and take any necessary action. >>>>> >>>>

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NY AG Seeks $2B More From Genesis Parent Co. In Fraud Suit
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '24

12 Feb '24

NY AG Seeks $2B More From Genesis Parent Co. In Fraud Suit <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1796311?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Ben Zigterman New York's attorney general filed an expanded complaint Friday accusing Digital Currency Group and other cryptocurrency companies of defrauding customers out of more than $3 billion, shortly after reaching a settlement with its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital in its bankruptcy case. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1796311?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1796311?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Buttface as MAGAt
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 12 Feb '24

12 Feb '24

" . . the goal of the modest changes coupled with the ones Buterin felt the need to explain in more detail is to ensure a more efficient, secure and scalable Ethereum: a lighter, simpler beast that “makes Ethereum cypherpunk again”. FROM https://www.coinspeaker.com/merge-splurge-buterin-2024-ethereum-roadmap/ Since Ethereum was launched by a big fat fraud called Vinay Gupta, who lied through his rotten teeth about cypherpunks in 2014, and then it split over immutability and then Augur failed, Buttface has set himself a Herculean task. I wish him luck with a capital F and hope he breaks his leg. Bitcoin Jesus has more cypherpunk street cred than guru Vinay Huffer.

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My spin doctor told me to lose some historical materialism
by professor rat 11 Feb '24

11 Feb '24

" . . . Some people believe that Marxism and anarchism are based on the same principles and that the disagreements between them concern only tactics, so that, in the opinion of these people, it is quite impossible to draw a contrast between these two trends. This is a great mistake. We believe that the Anarchists are real enemies of Marxism. Accordingly, we also hold that a real struggle must be waged against real enemies. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the “doctrine” of the Anarchists from beginning to end and weigh it up thoroughly from all aspects. AND " . . . Proudhon, the “father” of the Anarchists, said that there existed in the world an immutable justice determined once and for all, which must be made the basis of future society. That is why Proudhon has been called a metaphysician. Marx fought Proudhon with the aid of the dialectical method and proved that since everything in the world changes, “justice” must also change, and that, consequently, “immutable justice” is metaphysical nonsense (see K. Marx, The Poverty of Philosophy). https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1906/12/x01.htm AND " . . . To proceed. Our “celebrated” Anarchists heard somewhere that Marx’s materialism was a “belly theory,” and so they rebuke us, Marxists, saying : “In the opinion of Feuerbach, man is what he eats. This formula had a magic effect on Marx and Engels,” and, as a consequence, Marx drew the conclusion that “the main and primary thing is economic conditions, relations of production. . . .” And then the Anarchists proceed to instruct us in a philosophical tone: “It would be a mistake to say that the sole means of achieving this object of social life) is eating and economic production. . . . If ideology were determined mainly, monistically, by eating and economic conditions—then some gluttons would be geniuses” (see Nobati, No. 6. Sh. G.). You see how easy it is to refute the materialism of Marx and Engels! It is sufficient to hear some gossip in the street from some schoolgirl about Marx and Engels, it is sufficient to repeat that street gossip with philosophical aplomb in the columns of a paper like Nobati, to leap into fame as a “critic” of Marxism! But tell me, gentlemen: Where, when, on which planet, and which Marx did you hear say that “eating determines ideology”? Why did you not cite a single sentence, a single word from the works of Marx to back your assertion? True, Marx said that the economic conditions of men determine their consciousness, their ideology, but who told you that eating and economic conditions are the same thing? Don’t you really know that physiological phenomena, such as eating, for example, differ fundamentally from sociological phenomena, such as the economic conditions of men, for example? One can forgive a schoolgirl, say, for confusing these two different phenomena; but how is it that you, the “vanquishers of Social-Democracy,” “regenerators of science,” so carelessly repeat the mistake of a schoolgirl? AHEM . . . KARL " no wonder that, in the South, the stomach serves as the organ of accumulated property, and that a Kaffir estimates the wealth of a man by the size of his belly. That the Kaffirs know what they are about is shown by the following: at the same time that the official British Health Report of 1864 disclosed the deficiency of fat-forming food among a large part of the working-class, a certain Dr. Harvey (not, however, the celebrated discoverer of the circulation of the blood), made a good thing by advertising recipes for reducing the superfluous fat of the bourgeoisie and aristocracy. . . . ." MARX https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ch03.htm

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That Shor's algorithm would be useful for the NSA and maybe worth tens of billions
by professor rat 11 Feb '24

11 Feb '24

" . . . Shor's algorithm would be useful for the NSA and maybe worth tens of billions . . . " FROM https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2024/02/what-should-i-ask… Reposts not timewasting gasbagging about totally bs alleged threats to limited quantum encryption from extensive quantum encryption

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Dolly Parton on How She Succeeds in Business
by Gunnar Larson 11 Feb '24

11 Feb '24

Dolly Parton on How She Succeeds in Business https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-09/dolly-parton-s-best-busi… Dolly Parton is a live performer, recording artist, songwriter, novelist, philanthropist, Netflix producer, theme-park operator and hotelier, just to name a handful of her business ventures. She sells everything from dog accessories to fragrances and even muffin mixes.

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If You Think World War III Is Unimaginable, Read This
by Gunnar Larson 11 Feb '24

11 Feb '24

If You Think World War III Is Unimaginable, Read This https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-02-11/what-would-america-lo… You might have thought that, having so recently lost a small war, Americans would have no difficulty picturing the consequences of losing a large one. But the humiliating abandonment of Afghanistan in 2021 has been consigned with remarkable swiftness to the collective memory hole.

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NATO Joins White House in Rejecting Trump’s Remarks on Alliance
by Gunnar Larson 11 Feb '24

11 Feb '24

NATO Joins White House in Rejecting Trump’s Remarks on Alliance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-11/us-calls-trump-s-russia-… NATO’s top official joined the White House in slamming comments by Donald Trump that as president he told a member of the alliance he might encourage Russia to invade countries which hadn’t met defense-spending commitments.

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