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Diagnosing Mary Lincoln | Hopkins Press
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

Subject: Diagnosing Mary Lincoln What do you think if this? https://www.press.jhu.edu/newsroom/diagnosing-mary-lincoln#:~:text=%22She%2… . And this? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23183296/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1934/murphy/facts/

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Re: MIA Coin and POX Kleptocracy: CORRUPTION FIN-2022-A001 - SAR 38(m).
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

On Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 4:38 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Dear Department of the Treasury: > > From the prompt of FinCEN's Resource Center, the details below are kindly > submitted to your esteemed attention. > > Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. > > Sending you the very best regards. > > Thank you, > > Gunnar Larson > -- > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> - Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* > 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 > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > Date: Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 1:17 PM > Subject: MIA Coin and POX Kleptocracy: CORRUPTION FIN-2022-A001 - SAR > 38(m). > To: <FRC(a)fincen.gov> > Cc: cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > > > Dear FinCEN: > > xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC thanks you for sending yesterday's advisory on > kleptocracy and foreign public corruption. We have made 30 highlights to > the FIN-2022-A001 > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yF3qDQG19J-qN1vUPC36lQfVClq3HPXB/view?usp=…> > advisory for reference. > > *The aim of today's memo is to learn FinCEN's insights into MIA Coin and > the consensus algorithm Proof of Transfer (POX). xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC is > concerned about potential MIA Coin and City Coin kleptocracy that may be > affecting our global enterprise. * > > *FinCEN may note that NYCCoin is illegal in New York State, given the > BitLicense mandate. As such, we are not concerned with NYCCoin's legality > given the clear BitLicense mandate. * > > - On February 4, 2022 we submitted a City of Miami records request for > any and all correspondence between the City of Miami concerning CityCoins, > MIA Coin and Stacks (STX). Additionally, any and all related correspondence > concerning CityCoins, MIA Coin, Stacks (STX), Digital World Acquisition > Corp and Harvard Management Company. > - Today, April 15, 2022 > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OyVUBq8PcG7SVZ5lUp_oWyL0IDAR5uTP/view?usp=…> > we have yet to receive the 13, 092 records. Attached you will find our > latest correspondence with Miami, notifying them of our intention to > contact FinCEN concerning MIA Coin and POX. > - Conducting independent marketplace research, xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC > established a premise to potential kleptocracy between the City of Miami > and City Coins, of Iceland <https://who.is/whois/citycoins.co> > international registration. Furthermore, MineMiamiCoin.com is registered > in Germany <https://who.is/whois/minemiamicoin.com>. > - Please find the City of Miami's resolution > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrQwP46alrnQXRxIoXxm8kifZMVTRB_x/view?usp=…>approving > gifts from City Coins ... Furthermore, City Coins suggests a $25,000 > "reward" > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eb2Q-LZNApwQRyjbBcD5-_yEW0Id51QD/view?usp=…> > (that may be confused as bribery) for Mayors who participate. > > MIA Coin is powered by POX > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wL2kN6aMfsyT-T7g01YJSBB8meMn2SWg/view?usp=…>, > a computer protocol that may exploit the U.S. and international financial > systems to launder illicit gains, including through the use of shell > companies, offshore financial centers, and professional service providers > who enable the movement and laundering. > > MIA Coin' POX protocol is a wealth extraction tool that unfairly rewards > an inside group of miners, rewarding patronage networks that benefit his > inner circle and regime. These practices harm the competitive landscape of > financial markets and often have long-term corrosive effects on good > governance, democratic institutions, and human rights standards. > > FinCEN, we are concerned Miami's City Coin > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrQwP46alrnQXRxIoXxm8kifZMVTRB_x/view> > resolution potentially confirms Miami leaders as kleptocrats, using their > position and influence to enrich themselves and their networks of corrupt > actors. > > Finally, we understand that MIA Coin and POX operations are powered by > international data warehouses, located in Iceland, Germany and Hong Kong. > For these reasons, given FinCEN's alert on kleptocracy and foreign public > corruption we kindly seek guidance. > > Sending you the very best regards. > > Thank you, > > Gunnar Larson > -- > *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 > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network < > fincenupdates(a)public.govdelivery.com> > Date: Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 2:46 PM > Subject: FinCEN Updates: FinCEN Issues Advisory on Kleptocracy and Foreign > Public Corruption > To: <g(a)xny.io> > > > *You are subscribed to FinCEN Updates. The information below is available > at Fincen.gov.* > > *FinCEN Issues Advisory on Kleptocracy and Foreign Public Corruption* > > The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an advisory > on kleptocracy and foreign public corruption, urging financial institutions > to focus their efforts on detecting the proceeds of foreign public > corruption — a priority for the U.S. Government as it continues to > implement the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption > <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVy…>. > The advisory provides typologies and potential indicators of kleptocracy > and other forms of foreign public corruption, namely bribery, embezzlement, > extortion, and the misappropriation of public assets. > > *News Release:* > > > https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-advisory-kleptocrac… > <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVy…> > > *Advisory: * > > https://www.fincen.gov/resources/advisories/fincen-advisory-fin-2022-a001 > <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVy…> >

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MIA Coin and POX Kleptocracy: CORRUPTION FIN-2022-A001 - SAR 38(m).
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

Dear FinCEN: xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC thanks you for sending yesterday's advisory on kleptocracy and foreign public corruption. We have made 30 highlights to the FIN-2022-A001 <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yF3qDQG19J-qN1vUPC36lQfVClq3HPXB/view?usp=…> advisory for reference. *The aim of today's memo is to learn FinCEN's insights into MIA Coin and the consensus algorithm Proof of Transfer (POX). xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC is concerned about potential MIA Coin and City Coin kleptocracy that may be affecting our global enterprise. * *FinCEN may note that NYCCoin is illegal in New York State, given the BitLicense mandate. As such, we are not concerned with NYCCoin's legality given the clear BitLicense mandate. * - On February 4, 2022 we submitted a City of Miami records request for any and all correspondence between the City of Miami concerning CityCoins, MIA Coin and Stacks (STX). Additionally, any and all related correspondence concerning CityCoins, MIA Coin, Stacks (STX), Digital World Acquisition Corp and Harvard Management Company. - Today, April 15, 2022 <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OyVUBq8PcG7SVZ5lUp_oWyL0IDAR5uTP/view?usp=…> we have yet to receive the 13, 092 records. Attached you will find our latest correspondence with Miami, notifying them of our intention to contact FinCEN concerning MIA Coin and POX. - Conducting independent marketplace research, xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC established a premise to potential kleptocracy between the City of Miami and City Coins, of Iceland <https://who.is/whois/citycoins.co> international registration. Furthermore, MineMiamiCoin.com is registered in Germany <https://who.is/whois/minemiamicoin.com>. - Please find the City of Miami's resolution <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrQwP46alrnQXRxIoXxm8kifZMVTRB_x/view?usp=…>approving gifts from City Coins ... Furthermore, City Coins suggests a $25,000 "reward" <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eb2Q-LZNApwQRyjbBcD5-_yEW0Id51QD/view?usp=…> (that may be confused as bribery) for Mayors who participate. MIA Coin is powered by POX <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wL2kN6aMfsyT-T7g01YJSBB8meMn2SWg/view?usp=…>, a computer protocol that may exploit the U.S. and international financial systems to launder illicit gains, including through the use of shell companies, offshore financial centers, and professional service providers who enable the movement and laundering. MIA Coin' POX protocol is a wealth extraction tool that unfairly rewards an inside group of miners, rewarding patronage networks that benefit his inner circle and regime. These practices harm the competitive landscape of financial markets and often have long-term corrosive effects on good governance, democratic institutions, and human rights standards. FinCEN, we are concerned Miami's City Coin <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrQwP46alrnQXRxIoXxm8kifZMVTRB_x/view> resolution potentially confirms Miami leaders as kleptocrats, using their position and influence to enrich themselves and their networks of corrupt actors. Finally, we understand that MIA Coin and POX operations are powered by international data warehouses, located in Iceland, Germany and Hong Kong. For these reasons, given FinCEN's alert on kleptocracy and foreign public corruption we kindly seek guidance. Sending you the very best regards. Thank you, Gunnar Larson -- *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 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network < fincenupdates(a)public.govdelivery.com> Date: Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 2:46 PM Subject: FinCEN Updates: FinCEN Issues Advisory on Kleptocracy and Foreign Public Corruption To: <g(a)xny.io> *You are subscribed to FinCEN Updates. The information below is available at Fincen.gov.* *FinCEN Issues Advisory on Kleptocracy and Foreign Public Corruption* The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an advisory on kleptocracy and foreign public corruption, urging financial institutions to focus their efforts on detecting the proceeds of foreign public corruption — a priority for the U.S. Government as it continues to implement the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVy…>. The advisory provides typologies and potential indicators of kleptocracy and other forms of foreign public corruption, namely bribery, embezzlement, extortion, and the misappropriation of public assets. *News Release:* https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-advisory-kleptocrac… <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVy…> *Advisory: * https://www.fincen.gov/resources/advisories/fincen-advisory-fin-2022-a001 <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVy…>

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MelinaTrump.com
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

MelinaTrump.com https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_vJ5JpuCXu/?igsh=djdxenJsNHZ4cnZu

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Yes!
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFmi-WPOBnx/?igsh=azRhNmI3dWphbGZ3

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🚨 BREAKING: Trump Responds to Unelected Judge Taking Control Over Executive Branch What Happened: • President Trump has issued a sharp response to the unelected district court judge who has assumed control over the executive branch, undermining the president’s authority. • Trump stated, “When a president can’t look for fraud, waste, and abuse, we don’t have a country anymore,” calling out the unprecedented overreach of the judiciary in matters that should be handled by the executive branch. • The decision,
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

Experts Sound Alarm After Musk, Vance Float Ignoring Judges <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2295799?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> By Jack Karp Attorneys and constitutional experts say the warning lights "are blinking red" after Vice President JD Vance and Trump confidante Elon Musk took to social media to attack the independence of the judiciary over the weekend. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2295799?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2295799?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> -- WATCH: Vice President JD Vance torches European leaders at the Munich Security Conference, stressing Europe must "step up" in managing its own security. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19yJnzeguV/ What about the Deputy? -- https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18sp971Ch1/ 🚨 BREAKING: Trump Responds to Unelected Judge Taking Control Over Executive Branch What Happened: • President Trump has issued a sharp response to the unelected district court judge who has assumed control over the executive branch, undermining the president’s authority. • Trump stated, “When a president can’t look for fraud, waste, and abuse, we don’t have a country anymore,” calling out the unprecedented overreach of the judiciary in matters that should be handled by the executive branch. • The decision, which bypasses constitutional separation of powers, has ignited debates over judicial activism and the potential erosion of executive authority. The Positives: • Trump’s statement draws attention to the need for executive oversight to combat corruption and inefficiencies within the government. • The response could galvanize public support for presidential powers and the importance of checks and balances in the system. • This controversy may highlight the issue of judicial overreach and inspire efforts to rein in the judiciary. The Concerns: • Critics argue that Trump’s response reflects an authoritarian tendency to bypass constitutional checks on power. • The growing tension between the executive and judicial branches could create a constitutional crisis, further deepening political polarization. • If left unchecked, this could set a dangerous precedent where judges assume too much power, undermining the separation of powers. Shred’s Take: “Trump is calling out the abuse of power that could undermine the very structure of our government. He’s right: Without the ability to root out corruption, the system collapses. But this fight is about more than just Trump—it’s about the future of America’s constitutional framework.” This clash between branches of government is one to watch—will it lead to reform, or a full-on power struggle? Stay tuned.

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Senate Banking Chair Threatens a Subpoena If Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn’t Show for Next Wednesday's Hearing; Says SBF “Orchestrated a Coverup”
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2022/12/senate-banking-chair-threatens-a-sub… By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: December 8, 2022 ~ Senator Sherrod Brown Senator Sherrod Brown The past 48 hours has brought major developments in the battle lines being drawn in the crypto wars. Let’s start with the unusual letter that Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent yesterday to Sam Bankman-Fried, the ousted CEO of the collapsed and scandalized crypto exchange, FTX, via his new lawyer, Mark S. Cohen. Typically, if you want a witness to testify at a Senate Banking Committee hearing, one doesn’t tell his attorney in writing that you know the witness is guilty of law-breaking activities. (But then, again, most people credibly alleged to have done what Sam Bankman-Fried has done would by now be warming a cot in a cold prison cell.) Brown advises in the letter that “There are still significant unanswered questions about how client funds were misappropriated, how clients were blocked from withdrawing their own money, and how you orchestrated a cover up.” Senator Sherrod Brown goes on in the letter to order Bankman-Fried to appear before the Senate Banking Committee next Wednesday, December 14, at 10 a.m. Brown wants a confirmation of that appearance by 5:00 p.m. today. If Brown doesn’t get that confirmation, he advises that he is “prepared, along with Ranking Member Pat Toomey, to issue a subpoena to compel your testimony.” The Senate Banking hearing is titled “Crypto Crash: Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers.” It presently has just two witnesses officially scheduled: actor Ben McKenzie, a long-term critic of crypto and the celebrities who push it on a gullible public; and Law Professor Hilary Allen of the American University Washington College of Law. McKenzie is co-writing a book with journalist Jacob Silverman, Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud, set for release in July of next year. Professor Allen is the author of The Superficial Allure of Crypto published in the September edition of the IMF’s Finance and Development. Bankman-Fried has also been invited to testify the previous day (December 13) before the House Financial Services Committee, which is chaired by Congresswoman Maxine Waters. There has been a bit of waffling as to whether Waters will issue a subpoena if Bankman-Fried fails to show. More crypto fireworks went off in another unusual letter sent on Tuesday to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) by Congressman Ritchie Torres, a Democrat from New York. Torres (from the same political party as SEC Chair Gary Gensler) asks the GAO to investigate the SEC’s failure to “uncover the largest crypto Ponzi scheme in US history” and blames Gensler for “being singularly responsible for the regulatory failures surrounding the collapse of FTX and its affiliate FTX US.” Torres, it should be noted, is a big crypto fan. Bankman-Fried’s well-funded Political Action Committee (PAC), Protect Our Future, endorsed Torres in his 2022 campaign for Congress. In May, CNBC’s Brian Schwartz reported that Torres had written an OpEd in the New York Daily News in March, calling on New Yorkers to get behind the cryptocurrency market, but failed to mention that Torres was getting fundraising support from crypto backers. Schwartz reported that “Crypto investors Ben Horowitz, Anthony Albanese and Chris Dixon — leaders at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz — hosted the ‘Ritchie Torres Ethereum Fundraiser’ at the swanky private nightclub Zero Bond in New York City on April 13” and “Fred Wilson, a partner at venture capital firm Union Square Ventures, which is also heavily invested in cryptocurrencies, co-hosted another fundraising event for Torres in April, the lawmaker’s aide confirmed.” In the Daily News OpEd, Torres used the same old trope that was used to avoid regulating derivatives and which led to the largest financial collapse in 2008 since the Great Depression. Torres wrote: “The state’s regulatory regime [toward crypto] has the cost of inhibiting job creation and innovation without the actual benefit of protecting a single consumer or investor. It’s a classic case of bureaucracy trumping efficacy. “With a multi-billion dollar market capitalization, crypto is here to stay. It’s not going anywhere. New York City should and must embrace crypto if it is to remain the financial capital of the world. We no longer live in a world where our central place in finance can be taken for granted.” There are plenty of respected and highly knowledgeable individuals who believe crypto could topple the U.S. as the financial capital of the world. Investment icon Warren Buffet has called the largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, ‘rat poison squared’; global economist, Nouriel Roubini, told the Senate Banking Committee in 2018 that ‘Crypto is the Mother of All Scams and (Now Busted) Bubbles While Blockchain Is The Most Over-Hyped Technology Ever, No Better than a Spreadsheet/Database.’ More recently, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, one of the most valuable tech companies in the world, stated that cryptocurrencies are ‘100% based on greater fool theory.’ And just this past June 1, more than 1,600 scientists and software engineers wrote to Committee chairs in Congress to warn that both crypto and blockchain are shams.” Should you believe those august voices or a guy taking money from the crypto industry?

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Marianne Williamson LIVE in Melbourne, Australia | July 2022
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

Marianne Williamson LIVE in Melbourne, Australia | July 2022: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10GI5UDN7PVLcShqj0S_N7E28lpC-vkeC/view?usp=… Gunnar ✌️

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SC Justices Question Receivership Orders In Asbestos Row
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

SC Justices Question Receivership Orders In Asbestos Row <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2296630?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Ganesh Setty The South Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to agree with a trial court's imposition of sanctions against two Canadian companies found to disobey discovery orders in asbestos injury lawsuits, but questioned whether the judge's corresponding appointment of a receiver over their insurance assets was premature. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2296630?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2296630?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…>

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Goldman Sachs Scraps Diversity Mandate For IPO Candidates
by Gunnar Larson 16 Feb '25

16 Feb '25

Goldman Sachs Scraps Diversity Mandate For IPO Candidates <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2296586?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Tom Zanki The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Tuesday that it's ending a pledge to only take companies public that contain at least two diverse board members, marking the latest of many retreats by corporations amid mounting legal and political opposition to diversity initiatives. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2296586?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2296586?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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