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Crypto Trading Firm Nabs NY BitLicense
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

Crypto Trading Firm Nabs NY BitLicense <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848893?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Aislinn Keely Crypto trading firm and liquidity provider Cumberland DRW announced Monday that the New York Department of Financial Services has granted it a BitLicense, which allows it to operate a crypto business within the state. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848893?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848893?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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The Senate Race in Ohio Is the Sickest in U.S. History in Terms of Billionaire Money from Outside the State
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2024/06/the-senate-race-in-ohio-is-the-sicke… By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: June 18, 2024 ~ Senator Sherrod Brown Senator Sherrod Brown Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat and life-long Ohioan, is running for his fourth term in the U.S. Senate, after more than 17 years of proving consistently with his voice and actions that it’s the working class of Ohio that he stands up for in Congress. It would seem that Brown’s reelection should be an easy win. Instead, it will be one of the most expensive Senate races in U.S. history with the outcome dependent on just how vile and vicious the attack ads funded by out-of-state billionaires are against Brown. According to AdImpact.com, outside groups have reserved $92.8 million in ads they plan to run supporting Brown’s Republican challenger, Bernie Moreno, a man who has bragged about his early “lower-middle-class status,” but whom the New York Times describes as being “born into a rich and politically connected family” in Bogotá, Columbia. How did Senator Brown end up with a target on his back? It comes down to two things. Republicans need to oust Brown to grab majority control of the U.S. Senate; and Brown is the Chair of the powerful Senate Banking Committee where key Presidential nominees need to get confirmed. Putting a right-wing Republican in the Chairmanship of the Senate Banking Committee would grease the skids for a MAGA agenda. The Club for Growth Action Super PAC played a major role in making sure Moreno won the Republican primary so he could go head-to-head with Brown in the general election. The billionaire-supported PAC ran ads during the primary touting Trump’s endorsement of Moreno while stating that “Bernie will stand up to liberal nut jobs.” See one of those ads here. According to Federal Election Commission data, Club for Growth Action has raised $46.29 million from January 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024. Two billionaires are responsible for two-thirds of that money. Neither of those billionaires live or vote or work in Ohio, and yet their money could sway the outcome of the Senate election in Ohio. The Club for Growth has pushed for things that the majority of Americans are against: the privatization of Social Security; the destruction of workers’ rights and unions; and the deregulation of dangerous industries. The largest donor to Club for Growth Action is Jeff Yass, a billionaire who resides in Pennsylvania. From January 1, 2023 to June 7, 2024, Yass has donated $20.5 million to the Club for Growth Action Super PAC. The second largest donor is Richard Uihlein, who has chipped in $10.26 million. Yass is Co-Founder of Susquehanna International Group (SIG), a hedge fund and global quantitative trading firm. In 2022, the nonprofit investigative news site, ProPublica, reported that Yass has “avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers.” Richard Uihlein is an heir to the Schlitz brewing fortune. He and his wife, Elizabeth, founded Uline, a shipping supplies company. According to The Hill publication, the 2022 midterms marked Uihlein’s largest ever donations to political campaigns – a staggering $80.7 million. But it’s not just right-wing Super PACs that Senator Brown is up against. According to FEC records, Moreno’s own primary campaign account, “Bernie Moreno for Senate,” is seeing a huge influx of donors who reside in New York, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and, peculiarly, Minnesota, many of whom have maxed out their individual donations to Moreno of $3300 for the primary and another $3300 for the general election. Notable among this group are people employed by private equity firms such as Blackstone, Goldman Sachs (which owns a private equity arm), Elliott Management, Lone Star Funds, Fortress Investment Group and numerous others. Private equity and hedge funds enjoy a craven tax break called “Carried Interest,” where billionaires can end up paying a lower tax rate than teachers, plumbers and factory workers in Ohio. What Ohioans can do to outwit the swamp creatures in this election is to line up 10 neighbors or friends who were planning to sit out this election and drive them to the polls on November 5.

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Calif. Becomes Last State To Ink Deal Over Blackbaud Breach
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

Calif. Becomes Last State To Ink Deal Over Blackbaud Breach <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1848956?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> By Allison Grande Blackbaud Inc. has agreed to pay $6.75 million to resolve data security claims brought by California's attorney general, who was the only one to sit out a nearly $50 million settlement that the software provider reached last year with every other state over a 2020 ransomware attack that affected thousands of its customers. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1848956?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1848956?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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SEC Alleges Texas Man Offered Virgin Sham $200M 'Lifeline'
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

SEC Alleges Texas Man Offered Virgin Sham $200M 'Lifeline' <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1848867?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By Gina Kim Securities regulators sued a venture capitalist and his investment firm in Texas federal court Monday, accusing the firm of making a bogus offer to invest $200 million into Virgin Orbit last year despite having less than $1 in its bank account and causing stock prices to swell before plummeting when the deal collapsed. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1848867?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1848867?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…>

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Hacker Facing Rare, Deadly Cancer Avoids Prison Time
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

Hacker Facing Rare, Deadly Cancer Avoids Prison Time <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1848753?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Chart Riggall Despite "vehemently" rejecting defense counsel's arguments seeking a more lenient sentence for a cybersecurity contractor facing up to five years in prison for hacking into a hospital's computer systems, a Georgia federal judge nevertheless handed down a two-year house arrest sentence on Monday, citing the defendant's extremely rare and aggressive form of cancer. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1848753?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1848753?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Clients Say McGrath Kavinoky 'Bullied' Them Into Abuse Deal
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

Clients Say McGrath Kavinoky 'Bullied' Them Into Abuse Deal <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1848696?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Jack Karp California firm McGrath Kavinoky LLP, which inked more than $374 million in settlements for women who say they were sexually abused by a UCLA Health gynecologist, misled its clients and "bullied" them into accepting far smaller amounts than they were promised, according to a lawsuit in state court by two ex-clients. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1848696?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1848696?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Binance Says Hamas Attack Suit Can't Prove Fundraising Link
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

Binance Says Hamas Attack Suit Can't Prove Fundraising Link <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848592?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Aislinn Keely Binance Holdings Ltd. has urged a New York federal judge to dismiss claims the exchange abetted terrorism because the survivors of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel haven't shown a direct link between the platform's cryptocurrency services and the planning of the attack. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848592?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848592?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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FTX, Customers Lay Claim To SBF's $11B Forfeiture Tab
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

FTX, Customers Lay Claim To SBF's $11B Forfeiture Tab <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848518?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Ben Zigterman FTX told the New York federal court that hit the company's founder Sam Bankman-Fried with a 25-year prison sentence and an $11 billion forfeiture order that the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange has a right to those funds, while a group of its former clients asserted a similar claim for itself. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848518?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848518?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Pastor Tied To NYC Mayor Gets 9 Years For Fraud Conviction
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

Pastor Tied To NYC Mayor Gets 9 Years For Fraud Conviction <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848791?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Stewart Bishop A clergyman and self-described mentee of New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday was sentenced to nine years in federal prison following his conviction at trial for a series of fraudulent real estate and business loans, among other misdeeds. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848791?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1848791?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Re: [ot][spam]gpt-4 completions
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

{ "model": "gpt-4", "messages": [ { "role": "system", "content": "Do dialog like codegolf, with the fewest words\npossible. Respond accurately and compassionately and concisely." }, { "role": "user", "content": "Imagine ordering all words in order of general utility, such that each further word can be usefully defined in terms of the preceding ones. Consider as well utility for community stewardship and engineering. List the first 16 of these words." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "1. I\n2. You\n3. We\n4. Is\n5. Not\n6. Do\n7. Have\n8. Can\n9. This\n10. It\n11. In\n12. For\n13. Of\n14. With\n15. Help\n16. Build" }, { "role": "user", "content": "List the next 16 words." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "17. Need\n18. Know\n19. Use\n20. Make\n21. Good\n22. Want\n23. Give\n24. Take\n25. See\n26. Think\n27. Feel\n28. Work\n29. Create\n30. Change\n31. Solve\n32. Improve" }, { "role": "user", "content": "List the next 32 of these words." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "33. Understand\n34. Learn\n35. Share\n36. Find\n37. Plan\n38. Act\n39. Achieve\n40. Grow\n41. Support\n42. Protect\n43. Respect\n44. Listen\n45. Speak\n46. Show\n47. Try\n48. Trust\n49. Love\n50. Live\n51. Move\n52. Save\n53. Fix\n54. Measure\n55. Balance\n56. Adapt\n57. Innovate\n58. Sustain\n59. Preserve\n60. Enhance\n61. Develop\n62. Contribute\n63. Collaborate\n64. Empower" }, { "role": "user", "content": "Now list the first few words with their definitions in terms of the preceding ones." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "1. I: Self\n2. You: Other than I\n3. We: I and You\n4. Is: State of being\n5. Not: Negation of Is\n6. Do: Action by I, You, We\n7. Have: Possession by I, You, We\n8. Can: Ability of I, You, We\n9. This: Specific thing near I, You, We\n10. It: Non-specific thing\n11. In: Within something\n12. For: Intended to benefit\n13. Of: Belonging to\n14. With: Accompanied by\n15. Help: Do to assist\n16. Build: Do to create structure" }, { "role": "user", "content": "List the definitions of the next 16 words." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "17. Need: Require for I, You, We\n18. Know: Have understanding\n19. Use: Do with purpose\n20. Make: Do to create\n21. Good: Beneficial for I, You, We\n22. Want: Desire by I, You, We\n23. Give: Do to transfer from I to You\n24. Take: Do to receive by I from You\n25. See: Know through vision\n26. Think: Do to form ideas\n27. Feel: Know through emotion\n28. Work: Do to achieve\n29. Create: Make new\n30. Change: Make different\n31. Solve: Do to eliminate problem\n32. Improve: Change for better" }, { "role": "user", "content": "Now list the definitions of the next 32." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "33. Understand: Know deeply\n34. Learn: Change to know\n35. Share: Give part of\n36. Find: Discover through search\n37. Plan: Think for future action\n38. Act: Do with intention\n39. Achieve: Reach through work\n40. Grow: Change to increase\n41. Support: Help to sustain\n42. Protect: Act to prevent harm\n43. Respect: Act with consideration\n44. Listen: Know through hearing\n45. Speak: Make known through words\n46. Show: Make seen\n47. Try: Act with effort\n48. Trust: Believe in reliability\n49. Love: Feel deep affection\n50. Live: Exist and act\n51. Move: Change position\n52. Save: Act to prevent loss\n53. Fix: Act to restore\n54. Measure: Know quantity\n55. Balance: Achieve equilibrium\n56. Adapt: Change to fit\n57. Innovate: Create new method\n58. Sustain: Maintain through support\n59. Preserve: Act to keep\n60. Enhance: Improve quality\n61. Develop: Grow through change\n62. Contribute: Give to help\n63. Collaborate: Work together\n64. Empower: Act to give power" } ], "temperature": 0, "max_tokens": 4096, "top_p": 1, "frequency_penalty": 0, "presence_penalty": 0 }

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