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Re: Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors - USPTO, Digital Assets and Moscow Exchange; Prince of Wales Arrives at BAFTAs; Ex-Buzbee Client Says Roc Nation Can't Exit Conspiracy Suit; Wright Says Defamation Suit Did Not Violate Anti-SLAPP Law
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Ms. Caswell: xNY.io - Bank.org caught a clip of the BAFTA Awards in London that seemingly mentions Mr. Zuckerberg along with xNY.io - Bank.org co-founder Gunnar Larson. *Prince of Wales Arrives at BAFTAs:* - https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EMwv9uqWD/ Ex-Buzbee Client Says Roc Nation Can't Exit Conspiracy Suit <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2314136?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> By Lynn LaRowe Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's company Roc Nation can't exit a lawsuit that claims his company conspired to "finance" malpractice suits against attorney Tony Buzbee because it was "an integral and driving force" behind the alleged misconduct, according to a response filed in Texas federal court to a motion to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2314136?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2314136?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> Wright Says Defamation Suit Did Not Violate Anti-SLAPP Law <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2314252?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> By Emily Sawicki Onetime Federal Trade Commission member and law professor Joshua Wright, who recently dropped a $108 million defamation suit against two attorneys who accused him of sexual misconduct, is now fighting a sanctions bid brought by one of the women, arguing it hinges on "selective — and largely misleading — presentation of evidence." Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2314252?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2314252?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> xNY.io - Bank.org shares the clip above with KTS Law under themes of plausible deniability. - *xNY.io - Bank.org has iincluded the United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office for plausible deniability as well. * Dear Serious Fraud Office: xNY.io - Bank.org is reaching out to resolve the matters below: - https://www.facebook.com/reel/1421684045477950?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e - https://www.facebook.com/reel/1935763340542313?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. Gunnar Larson -- Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson *xNY.io - Bank.org* 917-580-8053 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 On Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 5:16 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Ms. Caswell: > > *The Brody of Wall Street* film treatment in the works by xNY.io - > Bank.org does potentially have a Peace on the Planet diatribe. > > - *Ms. Caswell, the current President of Ukraine is a former comic; * > - *The CEO of Goldman Sachs is a former disk jockey. * > > Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer > <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2292129?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> > > Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in > court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has > demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the > room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca > Palmer. > > Read full article » > <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2292129?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> > | Save to favorites » > <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2292129?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> > > 'Jailhouse Lawyer' Ran Unauthorized Practice, NY Jury Finds > <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2313373?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> > > By Pete Brush > > A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday convicted a longtime "jailhouse > lawyer" who began charging inmates' families for legal services after > serving prison time himself, finding he engaged in the unauthorized > practice of law but clearing him on a conspiracy count. > > Read full article » > <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2313373?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> > | Save to favorites » > <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2313373?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> > > 'Epic Self-Own': Lively Says Baldoni Libel Suit Hikes Damages > <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2313628?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> > > By Rachel Scharf > > Blake Lively urged a New York federal judge on Thursday to toss Justin > Baldoni's claims that she defamed him with sexual harassment allegations, > saying the law prohibits such retaliatory libel suits and that he has > committed an "epic self-own" that will put him on the hook for additional > damages. > > Memorandum attached | Read full article » > <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2313628?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> > | Save to favorites » > <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2313628?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> > > How Calif.'s Wildfire Insurance Crisis Might Affect Texas > <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2313111?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> > > Attorneys at Munsch Hardt examine the implications of California's > wildfire insurance crisis for Texas, including potential shifts in coverage > availability, regulatory differences and how the insurers in the > second-largest U.S. state may react to a major wildfire event. > > Read full article » > <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2313111?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> > | Save to favorites » > <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2313111?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> > xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. > > Gunnar Larson > -- > Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson > > *xNY.io - Bank.org* > 917-580-8053 > NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 2:26 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > >> *Art Director: Peter Petronio * >> *Photographer: Joe Toto* >> *Copywriter: Dick Raboy * >> *Agency: Carl Ally Inc. * >> *Client: Investors Overseas Services * >> >> *THERE'S MORE MONEY TO BE MADE OUT OF PEACE THAN OUT OF WAR.* >> >> One of the persistent myths of the 20th century is that war stimulates >> economic growth. >> >> War doesn't stimulate economic growth. >> >> It stunts it. In countries that aren't fighting the war, as well as >> those that are. >> >> For in both cases, there is a tremendous spending of money, manpower and >> time to produce the materials of war. Materials which have no function >> other than to destroy. >> >> Or to be stored, useless, until they are needed to destroy. >> >> And the simple fact is, evey dollar wasted on destruction means there is >> one less dollar to be spent on the products people need and want. >> >> A dollar less spent on expansion and progress. >> >> And when expansion and progress isn't as great as it could be, then >> profits can't be as great as they should be. >> >> The way to make money is not through war. It's through peace. >> >> And by peace we don't mean just an interlude between wars. We mean a >> permanent peace. >> >> But can there be peace? >> >> We believe so. If enough people in enough countries in this world are >> given an opportunity to gain material well-being and a greater since of >> personal dignity. >> >> And this can done through business. Private enterprise. >> >> Successful businesses breed a healthy economy, in any nation. A healthy >> economy means more jobs and better pay for more people. With more buying >> power, people can afford the products that will give them a better standard >> of living. >> >> A better living standard will bring people a sense of accomplishment, and >> pride, and dignity. >> >> And with it, a desire for social order that could be far stronger than desire >> for violent disorder. >> >> To accomplish that, for business to be healthy and expanding, it needs a >> constant flow of fresh capital. >> >> At IOS, our job is to convince people all over the world to invest in >> business all over the world -- for a profit. >> >> And we don't mean just people who have million dollar portfolios with us. >> We are also vitally interested in the small investor -- including the man >> who has never invested before. >> >> If this vast source of potential investment capital can be put to work, >> IOS and our investors will, of course, make more money, but equally >> important, businesses and people and national economies all over the world >> will benefit from this much needed capital. >> >> And, very importantly, we are convinced that we and others in the >> financial community will be participating in a sound business endeavor >> which, almost as a by-product, could lead to perhaps the most effective >> deterrent to war -- financial security. >> >> Right now, IOS does business on six continents -- in mutual funds, >> banking, investment management, insurance and real estate. In the 12 years >> we've been in business, more than 500,000 people have have invested more >> than one billion dollars through us. >> >> Our goal is to do business in every country in the free world and on >> convincing more and more people to invest in businesses all over the world. >> >> -- >> >> *THERE'S MORE MONEY TO BE MADE OUT OF PEACE THAN OUT OF WAR.* >> >> -- >> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >> >> *xNY.io - Bank.org* >> 917-580-8053 >> NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 >> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 3:59 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >> >>> Ms. Caswell: >>> >>> - *Did Meta Platforms work to "actively frustrate" xNY.io - Bank.org >>> business operations world-wide; * >>> - *Or did Meta Platforms work not to "actively frustrate" xNY.io - >>> Bank.org business operations world-wide? * >>> >>> NJ Military Co. Says Ex-Director Took Trade Secrets To Rival >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2313517?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> >>> By Carolina Bolado >>> >>> A New Jersey company that produces lubricants for military artillery >>> sued a former employee Wednesday, claiming he took the company's >>> proprietary information and set up a rival company making a nearly >>> identical product. >>> >>> Complaint attached | Read full article » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2313517?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> | Save to favorites » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2313517?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> >>> Nippon Calls Consumer Suit Over US Steel Merger 'Baseless' >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2313485?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> >>> By Hailey Konnath >>> >>> Nippon Steel Corp. has urged a California federal court to throw out a >>> consumer suit over its blocked $14.9 billion merger with U.S. Steel Corp., >>> calling it yet another "in a long line of baseless lawsuits" over a merger >>> of public companies that they have "no standing to challenge in the first >>> place." >>> >>> Motion attached | Read full article » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2313485?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> | Save to favorites » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2313485?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> >>> Chinese Pool Firms Banned From US Sales Until Judgment Is Paid >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2313510?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> >>> By Ryan Harroff >>> >>> A North Carolina federal judge barred multiple Chinese companies and >>> their owner from importing and selling pool equipment in the United States >>> until they pay off a prior $17.8 million judgment after finding them in >>> contempt for "actively frustrating" collection efforts by moving money >>> around despite restraining orders. >>> >>> Order attached | Read full article » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2313510?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> | Save to favorites » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2313510?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> >>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> Gunnar Larson >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>> >>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>> >>> 917-580-8053 >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 3:23 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>> >>>> Ms. Caswell: >>>> >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has made 37 highlights to Nanjing Audit University's "*Can >>>> D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance*?" for Meta Platforms' >>>> Board. >>>> >>>> *Can D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance?:* >>>> >>>> - >>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYBR93f7fzdculQZk9MGUkPlX23WTKQm/view?usp=… >>>> >>>> *Musk Party Videos:* >>>> >>>> Ms. Caswell, "Party Video Two" is arguably funny; Applicable to New >>>> York False Claims Act; NYAG contingent. >>>> >>>> - Musk Party Video One: >>>> https://www.facebook.com/MayeMusk/videos/1793857438109391/?mibextid=CDWPTG >>>> - Musk Party Video Two: >>>> https://www.facebook.com/reel/1668070603848995?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=J7ZoRX >>>> >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Gunnar Larson >>>> -- >>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>> 917-580-8053 >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 1:39 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>> From: *Gunnar Larson* <g(a)xny.io> >>>>> Subject: Litigating Universal Cognitive Liberty January 17, >>>>> 2022 Commercial, Premium >>>>> >>>>> Check out my recent article: >>>>> https://litigationfinancejournal.com/litigating-universal-cognitive-liberty/ >>>>> >>>>> Litigating Universal Cognitive Liberty >>>>> >>>>> Freedom of thought is recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human >>>>> Rights (UDHR). Interestingly,, cognitive liberty is not recognized as an >>>>> international human right. Some want to change that, making the argument >>>>> that humanity has the right to be free to think whatever they want (freedom >>>>> of thought). >>>>> >>>>> The Ottawa Citizen reports >>>>> <https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/military-leaders-saw-…> that >>>>> the Canadian armed forces have launched ‘psychological operations’ as an >>>>> experiment in government propaganda to counter civil disobedience. >>>>> International human rights scholars are quick to point out that the lack of >>>>> protection of cognitive liberty in such instances is due to the relative >>>>> lack of technology capable of directly interfering with mental autonomy at >>>>> the time the core human rights treaties were created. >>>>> >>>>> Similar to a ransomware attack, the technology behind such operations >>>>> can be abused. Canada is said to have exploited advanced technologies >>>>> without the authority to do so. Even worse, it is alleged that Canada >>>>> forcefully abused technology in the unsanctioned production of reports that >>>>> appeared to be aimed at cognitive activities of Canadians. >>>>> >>>>> - Other reports highlight similar technologies being explored by >>>>> the New York City Police Department. >>>>> - In 2021 >>>>> <https://gothamist.com/news/city-settles-lawsuit-protesters-who-accused-nypd…>, >>>>> members of the National Lawyers Guild won $650,000 in litigation financed >>>>> fees from abuse of the technology in New York. >>>>> >>>>> The semantics empowering freedom of thought as a human right hold new >>>>> opportunities for modern international recognition of the right to >>>>> cognitive liberty. >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> >>>>> Gunnar Larson ✌️ >>>>> -- >>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>> 917-580-8053 >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 10:13 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ms. Caswell: >>>>>> >>>>>> On March 24, 2022, xNY.io - Bank.org contacted Meta Platforms >>>>>> concerning the Moscow Exchange. >>>>>> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org included 10 footnote references. >>>>>> >>>>>> *xNY.io | Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors - USPTO, Digital >>>>>> Assets and Moscow Exchange* >>>>>> >>>>>> - >>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_fq1GaKNaAUGEyztdm-oMtIuEW2yXj4C5aoN0G… >>>>>> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org wrote, *"Today’s memo is to kindly submit xNY.io’s >>>>>> overall concern of Meta Platforms, Inc. and Moscow Exchange mark >>>>>> similarities, specifically, both marks seemingly resemble a geometric >>>>>> design consisting of two loops and/or ovals touching or intersecting.* >>>>>> >>>>>> *xNY.io asks not whether the first work would damage the market for >>>>>> the second (by, for example, devaluing it through parody or criticism), but >>>>>> whether it usurps the market by offering a competing >>>>>> substitute, potentially causing significant damage to digital asset purity >>>>>> and blockchain software technology innovation. * >>>>>> >>>>>> - *The Moscow Exchange operates Russia's central securities >>>>>> depository, the National Settlement Depository, and the country's largest >>>>>> clearing service provider, the National Clearing Centre. * >>>>>> - *Meta Platforms recently filed USPTO applications from the >>>>>> international jurisdiction of Jamaica, seeking mark approval of a geometric >>>>>> design consisting of two loops and/or ovals touching or intersecting and/or >>>>>> other bands, lines or bars.* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Meta Platforms suggests Meta's bonafide intention to use its >>>>>> ["trademark"] in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods >>>>>> and services such as financial transaction processing services relating to >>>>>> tokens, blockchain assets, cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets."* >>>>>> >>>>>> PVC Pipe Giant's Top Brass Sued For Hiding Price-Fix Scheme >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2312496?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>> >>>>>> By Lauraann Wood >>>>>> >>>>>> PVC pipe maker Atkore Inc.'s top executives and board members were >>>>>> hit with derivative claims Tuesday for allegedly shielding the company's >>>>>> participation in a pandemic-era price-fixing scheme, just days after >>>>>> investors sued the company and three executives for the same alleged >>>>>> conduct. >>>>>> >>>>>> Complaint attached | Read full article » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2312496?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2312496?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>> >>>>>> Google, Apple Urge 9th Circ. To Reject Search Collusion Case >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2312249?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>> >>>>>> By Matthew Perlman >>>>>> >>>>>> Google and Apple are urging the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal >>>>>> from an advertiser seeking to revive a case accusing Google of paying Apple >>>>>> to stay out of the search market, arguing that a ruling in the government's >>>>>> search case against Google has nothing to do with the claims. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2 documents attached | Read full article » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2312249?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2312249?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>> >>>>>> Apple Attempts To Hide Discovery Are 'Systemic,' Epic Says >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2311678?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>> >>>>>> By Bryan Koenig >>>>>> >>>>>> Epic Games is pushing a California federal judge to punish Apple for >>>>>> its "sanitized, fictional account" of compliance with an injunction >>>>>> blocking App Store anti-steering policies, arguing the iPhone-maker can't >>>>>> evade discovery sanctions by trying to blame the scale of document review. >>>>>> >>>>>> Response attached | Read full article » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2311678?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2311678?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>> In the run-up to the 2024 Presidential Election, Mark Zuckerberg and >>>>>> co-horts at Meta, ... "Orchestrated an unthinkable plot – one that shocks >>>>>> the conscience and is an affront to this nation’s democracy. Acting in >>>>>> concert, [Meta] maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their >>>>>> Republican opponent, Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson was colluding..." >>>>>> for peace on planet Earth. >>>>>> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>> rights. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>> >>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>> 917-580-8053 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 7:46 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Ms. Caswell: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org asks KTS Law to consider; If:* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In the run-up to the 2024 Presidential Election, Mark Zuckerberg and >>>>>>> co-horts at Meta, ... "*Orchestrated an unthinkable plot – one that >>>>>>> shocks the conscience and is an affront to this nation’s democracy. Acting >>>>>>> in concert, [Meta] maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that >>>>>>> their Republican opponent, Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson was >>>>>>> colluding...*" for peace on planet Earth. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ApeCoin Biz's Trademark Pared Back In Battle With Retailer >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2312055?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By Hanna Vioque >>>>>>> >>>>>>> European officials have blocked a company connected to the Bored Ape >>>>>>> NFT from registering a trademark for certain uses of "Ape Coin," ruling >>>>>>> that Italian fashion retailer Coin had shown it had already cornered large >>>>>>> markets. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2312055?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2312055?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ex-Kebab Biz Owner Sues Accountants Over Share Deal Fraud >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2310264?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By Eddie Beaver >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The former owner of a kebab meat supplier has alleged that an >>>>>>> accountancy firm negligently accepted a fraudulently signed document and >>>>>>> lost him his stake of almost £2.5 million ($3.2 million) in the business >>>>>>> while he served time in prison. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2310264?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2310264?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Crypto Firms Tied To Milei-Promoted Libra Token Face NY Suit >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2312326?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By Aislinn Keely >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A trio of crypto firms linked to a token known as Libra face a >>>>>>> proposed class action accusing them of fraudulently raising $107 million >>>>>>> from the controversial project, which was promoted by Argentine President >>>>>>> Javier Milei prior to its collapse. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Complaint attached | Read full article » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2312326?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2312326?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 18, 2025, 9:48 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ms. Caswell: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mr. Zuckerberg and his associates at Meta have potentially efforted >>>>>>>> to label xNY.io - Bank.org acriminal enterprise against the United States >>>>>>>> of America. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Watch here: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *"Meet The New Mark Zuckerberg | The Circuit"* >>>>>>>> Bloomberg Originals <https://m.youtube.com/@business> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F4fIREOiXvBx_sDR8sLoij8WBvMMoLI9/view?usp=… >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Drake 'Lost A Rap Battle That He Provoked,' UMG Tells Court >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2311781?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> By Rachel Scharf >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Universal Music Group urged a New York federal judge Monday to >>>>>>>> throw out Aubrey Drake Graham's lawsuit over the hit Kendrick Lamar diss >>>>>>>> track "Not Like Us," saying Drake cannot claim defamation for hyperbolic >>>>>>>> insults that came out of a rap battle "in which he willingly participated." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Memorandum attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2311781?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2311781?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Rippling Accuses HR Rival Of 'Brazen' Corporate Espionage >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2311599?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> By Dorothy Atkins >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Human resources service provider Rippling hit rival Deel Inc. with >>>>>>>> a trade secret theft lawsuit in California federal court Monday, accusing >>>>>>>> Deel of placing a spy in Rippling's Dublin office in a "brazen," calculated >>>>>>>> and illegal corporate espionage scheme to steal its confidential >>>>>>>> intellectual property. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Complaint attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2311599?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2311599?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org notes that Meta Platforms' hyperbolic terms >>>>>>>> associated to xNY.io - Bank.org are similar to scope and scale to those >>>>>>>> Meta Platforms has made concerning the Moscow Exchange. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>> 917-580-8053 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 10:58 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ms. Caswell: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On March 24, 2022, xNY.io - Bank.org contacted Meta Platforms >>>>>>>>> concerning the Moscow Exchange. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org included 10 footnote references. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *xNY.io | Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors - USPTO, >>>>>>>>> Digital Assets and Moscow Exchange* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_fq1GaKNaAUGEyztdm-oMtIuEW2yXj4C5aoN0G… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org wrote, *"Today’s memo is to kindly submit >>>>>>>>> xNY.io’s overall concern of Meta Platforms, Inc. and Moscow Exchange mark >>>>>>>>> similarities, specifically, both marks seemingly resemble a geometric >>>>>>>>> design consisting of two loops and/or ovals touching or intersecting.* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *xNY.io asks not whether the first work would damage the market >>>>>>>>> for the second (by, for example, devaluing it through parody or criticism), >>>>>>>>> but whether it usurps the market by offering a competing substitute, >>>>>>>>> potentially causing significant damage to digital asset purity and >>>>>>>>> blockchain software technology innovation. * >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - *The Moscow Exchange operates Russia's central securities >>>>>>>>> depository, the National Settlement Depository, and the country's largest >>>>>>>>> clearing service provider, the National Clearing Centre. * >>>>>>>>> - *Meta Platforms recently filed USPTO applications from the >>>>>>>>> international jurisdiction of Jamaica, seeking mark approval of a geometric >>>>>>>>> design consisting of two loops and/or ovals touching or intersecting and/or >>>>>>>>> other bands, lines or bars.* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *Meta Platforms suggests Meta's bonafide intention to use its >>>>>>>>> ["trademark"] in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods >>>>>>>>> and services such as financial transaction processing services relating to >>>>>>>>> tokens, blockchain assets, cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets."* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Newsmax Says It Shelled Out $40M To End Smartmatic Suit >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311080?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> By Hailey Konnath >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Newsmax Media Inc. paid $40 million in last year's settlement with >>>>>>>>> Smartmatic USA Corp. to put to rest the election technology company >>>>>>>>> defamation suit ahead of trial, according to a disclosure recently filed >>>>>>>>> with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311080?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311080?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Three Arrows Beats FTX To Get $1.5B Bankruptcy Claim >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311139?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> By Alex Wittenberg >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The liquidators of failed cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows >>>>>>>>> Capital have prevailed in a dispute with FTX Trading Ltd. over the >>>>>>>>> allowance of a $1.53 billion bankruptcy claim, with a Delaware judge >>>>>>>>> deciding to grant Three Arrows' bid to change its original claim despite >>>>>>>>> FTX asserting that the move was made in bad faith. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Opinion attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311139?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311139?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kraken Beats Suit Over Crypto Scam Losses, For Good >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311081?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> By Rachel Scharf >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A California state judge permanently tossed a lawsuit Friday >>>>>>>>> alleging lax security measures on the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken are to >>>>>>>>> blame for a Los Angeles County man's loss of nearly $50,000 in a digital >>>>>>>>> asset investment scam. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311081?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311081?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>> 917-580-8053 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 10:25 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ms. Caswell: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org will never forget the various avenues xNY.io - >>>>>>>>>> Bank.org has at its feet to pursue Peace on Planet Earth. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Columbia Activist Has Steep Legal Climb To Fight Removal >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2310898?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> By Britain Eakin >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Columbia University graduate student and green card holder >>>>>>>>>> Mahmoud Khalil may have some avenues to fight his deportation based on an >>>>>>>>>> obscure provision of immigration law, but a 25-year-old precedent may work >>>>>>>>>> against the Palestinian activist. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 2 documents attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2310898?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2310898?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ex-De Blasio Admin Official Admits To Arranging ICE Arrest >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311036?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> By Elliot Weld >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> A former director in ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's >>>>>>>>>> administration pled guilty Friday to leveraging his law enforcement >>>>>>>>>> connections to arrange for a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement >>>>>>>>>> agent to make an arrest. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 1 document attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311036?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311036?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>> 917-580-8053 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 6:44 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Ms. Caswell: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org may potentially seek sanctions. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Buzbee, Ex-Client Say Roc Nation Can't Exit Conspiracy Suits >>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309550?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> By Jack Karp >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's company Roc Nation "spearheaded" efforts >>>>>>>>>>> to launch malpractice suits against the Buzbee Law Firm in retaliation for >>>>>>>>>>> a lawsuit the firm filed accusing the rap star of rape, so it cannot exit a >>>>>>>>>>> Texas federal suit over that effort by claiming a lack of jurisdiction, the >>>>>>>>>>> firm said. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 2 documents attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309550?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309550?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 6:41 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ms. Caswell: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Today xNY.io - Bank.org again 'doubles down' against vicious >>>>>>>>>>>> sextortion allegedly perpetuated by Meta Platforms and Goldman Sachs. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Fox News Cleared Of Sex Assault Claims, But Anchor Isn't >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309952?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> By Hailey Konnath >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> A New York federal judge on Wednesday agreed to free Fox News >>>>>>>>>>>> from a suit alleging that former host Ed Henry sexually harassed and raped >>>>>>>>>>>> an ex-producer, however, he held that Henry must face the bulk of the >>>>>>>>>>>> producer's claims before a jury trial set for May. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>

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Fwd: Shohini Sinha Named Assistant Director of the Victim Services Division
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: FBI <fbi(a)subscriptions.fbi.gov> Date: Mon, Mar 24, 2025, 2:01 PM Subject: Shohini Sinha Named Assistant Director of the Victim Services Division To: <g(a)xny.io> * National Press Releases * Shohini Sinha Named Assistant Director of the Victim Services Division The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named Shohini Sinha as the assistant director of the Victim Services Division. March 14, 2025 Full Press Release <https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/shohini-sinha-named-assistant-direc…> ------------------------------ <https://www.facebook.com/FBI> <https://twitter.com/FBI> <https://www.youtube.com/user/FBI> <https://www.fbi.gov/e-mail-updates?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=…> * You have received this message because you are subscribed to one or more of the following categories: National Press Releases * Manage Subscription <https://delivery.fbi.gov/account-reminder> | Unsubscribe <https://delivery.fbi.gov/subscriber/c57956fe9830b3f02d21fe7a2581942df706f0b…> If you have questions about this service, email us at delivery(a)subscriptions.fbi.gov. Help <https://www.fbi.gov/e-mail-updates?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=…> | Privacy Policy <http://www.fbi.gov/privacy_policy?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=e…> | Visit FBI.gov <https://www.fbi.gov/?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=email&utm_sour…>

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Back to the past: “The United States government will no longer promote radical ideologies that replace women with men in spaces and opportunities designed for women. Nor will it devastate families by indoctrinating our sons and daughters to begin wars with their own bodies — or each other,” Shrier said on March 14.
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Back to the past Circling back to the U.S., it has mounted *a full-court offensive* against gender and diversity <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POrHUo-5KRfbBK_1WFNkKZUKKctC9f51B…>, characterizing it as an insidious effort to promote trans lifestyles and undermine the rights of women. “The United States government will no longer promote radical ideologies that replace women with men in spaces and opportunities designed for women. Nor will it devastate families by indoctrinating our sons and daughters to begin wars with their own bodies — or each other,” Shrier said <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEGnFiBzMoX-i5eFyisz7VQj5OXYHZqq…> on March 14. “In defending Americans from unhealthy and extremist gender ideology, President Trump has made clear we will defend women’s rights and protect freedom of conscience by using clear and accurate language and policies that recognize women are biologically female, and men are biologically male,” he said in the U.S. address to CSW. The U.S. rejoined the Geneva Consensus Declaration <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POpCphgeXlcwK-5u_CbLr-mPkzq0cEhmx…>, a conservative manifesto adopted by 39 socially conservative countries <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEJUhVgJ9xk0iQXJzoyqSpsAE0CyHQmT…>, including Belarus, Hungary, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The declaration — which was adopted during the first Trump administration — asserts that abortion should never be promoted as a method of family planning, and the nuclear family is the “*natural and fundamental group unit of society* and is entitled to protection by society and the family and the State.” *Background reading:* Inside the global anti-abortion coalition preparing for Trump’s return <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POpCphgeXlcwK-5u_CbLr-mPkzq0cEhmx…> *ICYMI:* The Trump administration takes war on DEI and gender global <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POrHUo-5KRfbBK_1WFNkKZUKKctC9f51B…>

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Maybe Bachelet: Meanwhile, the Gambian activist and regional UN Women ambassador for Africa, Jaha Dukureh, brought her campaign against female genital mutilation and child marriage to New York.
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Maybe Bachelet There was also a *shortage of current and former world leaders*, with the notable exception of Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir, who spoke at a side event titled “Women Rise for All: Turning Hope into Action,” hosted by U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet attended the session, presiding at a ceremony unveiling a commemorative U.N. stamp *that promotes greater equality* for women on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing conference. She also hinted she may take a stab at the race for a new secretary-general <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlMtQCOqxGRuVFKc_yMZ-3khkft3QdVY…>. As a former head of state, Bachelet already enjoys broad name recognition and she has plenty of U.N. experience, having served a term as U.N. high commissioner for human rights. But she is *likely to face an uphill battle* winning over the Trump administration. During Trump’s first term, the U.S. unsuccessfully tried to torpedo <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEKWHS8tXDAWxekIbJIAkOYDCli4u07x…> her bid to become the top U.N. rights official, citing her criticism of Israel and her views on abortion. Meanwhile, the Gambian activist and regional UN Women ambassador for Africa, Jaha Dukureh, brought her *campaign against female genital mutilation and child marriage* to New York. “I stand before you as a survivor of a system that told me my worth was tied to my silence, my obedience, and my ability to endure, to endure female genital mutilation, to endure going from one marriage to the next when I was still a child,” she said <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEICBkXSrYo7_Ykx2BvglXZxN1fn8IE_…> on International Women’s Day at the U.N. General Assembly hall. “But I did not just endure and survive. I resisted. I fought for my freedom, for my daughter’s freedom, and for the freedom of all women and girls who deserve more than to survive.” *Read:* Is the world ready for a woman at helm of the United Nations? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlMtQCOqxGRuVFKc_yMZ-3khkft3QdVY…>

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‘Cigar and whisky club’: Having worked on a number of peace processes, Havn recalled routinely encountering what she calls the “cigar and whisky club: it’s like a group of men, sitting in a group, discussing.”
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

‘Cigar and whisky club’ The *role of women in peacemaking* was a hot topic at the women’s conference, which included a special side meeting on the topic. A young Norwegian diplomat, Anne Melangen Havn, highlighted how little progress has been made globally in putting women at the peace table, saying *only 10% of peace negotiators are women*. Having worked on a number of peace processes, Havn recalled routinely encountering what she calls the “cigar and whisky club: it’s like a group of men, sitting in a group, discussing.” Women, she said, are *often excluded from peace talks*, and even when they are included, they are not let into the room for most sensitive discussions on ceasefires and security arrangements, on the grounds that women don’t have the experience, knowledge, and capacity. But these women, she said, had “much more political experience, technical experience than many of the men that were in the room.” Havn said the landmark U.N. Security Council <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEElwb9vg3GBVlNvj5JoV56xOBal7YSt…> Resolution 1325, which calls for expanding the role of women in the peace and security field, offers *a valuable blueprint for advancing women’s participation*. But in recent closed-door negotiations on a peacekeeping agreement with countries that contribute troops to U.N. peacekeeping missions, the U.S. delegation sought to remove language <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiKRGbNY2OKC42jxnUn9zvqXkTWpMxh_…> reiterating support for that resolution. *Scoop:* Trump admin opposes UN commitment to broaden women’s peace role <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiKRGbNY2OKC42jxnUn9zvqXkTWpMxh_…>

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Dimmed star power: Actor, entrepreneur, and part owner of a British soccer club Ryan Reynolds was also spotted on the U.N. campus during CSW, though his appearance had nothing to do with women’s rights. He was attending an event about sports and the U.N.
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Dimmed star power It wouldn’t be a proper U.N. conference without a few celebrities, but *the ranks of high-profile stars was thinner than usual*. Hillary Clinton — who captured the spirit of the international women’s rights movement by pronouncing “human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights” at Beijing in 1995 — did not attend its 30th anniversary conference. [image: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown at CSW69]*UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown at CSW69. Photo by: UN Photo / Mark Garten* UNICEF <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEPHT1wHw1A-vtCN1QtWUXYwz5iPHY45…> Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEJF31bnbhcGe3WheIH0V-Z-1ArSsd5-…>, the British actress who gained fame in the series “Stranger Things,” headlined an event *promoting girls’ empowerment*. She urged the assembled dignitaries and activists to “do more, fund programs that protect girls from violence, ensure that every girl, no matter where she is born, can go to school and complete her education, give girls access to healthcare, to digital technology, to economic opportunities, and most importantly listen to their voices.” Actor, entrepreneur, and part owner of a British soccer club Ryan Reynolds <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEGpHCwzVH1YkMUgHIY8EnT4jQd2BxFp…> was also spotted on the U.N. campus during CSW, though his appearance *had nothing to do with women’s rights*. He was attending an event about sports and the U.N.

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Reality check: In Ukraine, U.S. foreign aid cuts have caused “severe disruptions” to 72% of 99 women-led organizations that advocate for women”s rights, political participation, and legal and psychological support for victims of conflict-related sexual violence, according to a survey by UN Women. In Yemen, nearly 1 million women are losing access to reproductive health services, according to figures compiled by the U.N. Population Fund.
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Reality check The case for women’s rights at these meeting-filled U.N. conferences can seem a bit abstract, in endless debates over the meaning of gender responsiveness and multiple intersecting forms of discrimination. But underlying the rhetoric of women’s rights *is an increasingly harsh reality*, heightened by unprecedented U.S. foreign aid cuts <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiKRGbNY2OKC42jxnUn9zvqFAuBSCQOT…> and ongoing conflicts from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Gaza and Ukraine. In Ukraine, U.S. foreign aid cuts have caused “*severe disruptions*” to 72% of 99 women-led organizations that advocate for women”s rights, political participation, and legal and psychological support for victims of conflict-related sexual violence, according to a survey <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEIxeJfbzvjc_kraF8SP2M6fKmPJ8GMk…> by UN Women. In Yemen, nearly 1 million women are losing access to reproductive health services, according to figures compiled by the U.N. Population Fund <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZ3TfEP2ug7waI9JYzcmn_cwwZjkhel4UhEo…>. And in Ethiopia, 190,000 people, including 134,000 refugees, will lose access to sexual reproductive health and gender-based violence services. The resumption of Israel’s offensive in Gaza brought it home. During the ceasefire, UNFPA, and its partners resumed basic health services for thousands of women. Those gains are *at risk of evaporating*. “A lack of electricity and fuel has disabled hospital operations, and life-saving maternal health medicines have run out, again — particularly dangerous for the one in two pregnant women in Gaza who face a high-risk pregnancy,” UNFPA said in a statement on Thursday. “Portable incubators, ultrasound devices, and oxygen pumps, among other essential equipment, are now stalled at the border.” *Scoop:* UN Population Fund thought it prepared for the worst — it didn’t <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiKRGbNY2OKC42jxnUn9zvqFAuBSCQOT…>

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In other news: South Sudan stands on the verge of civil war as political turmoil and escalating violence mount, the U.N. warns. [NPR]
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

In other news Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, which have contributed $15 million to USAID for joint development projects, now question *whether the funds will be used as intended or refunded*. [AP <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu3TZ7v3Tj1R3D6lGT7kgtGZTB0CGSWq…> ] *South Sudan stands on the verge of civil war* as political turmoil and escalating violence mount, the U.N. warns. [NPR <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu_-BkwF03mJ3UDw40D2u-pCLKNHNzKi…> ] *Poliovirus has been found in sewer samples* from 18 districts in Pakistan. [Dawn <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu09jOyOf62W1mLKMfZg4xnc9-OHiUSg…> ]

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A numbers game: CGD says it is likely that only around 34% of all USAID awards, by dollar value, have been terminated, though it cautions that figure comes with several caveats, including that the lists have not been verified.
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

*A numbers game* [image: A shipment of USAID-provided ventilators.] <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiOvnGeQ-zn4UTo7PNRd8VUryOJQi28w…> From the beginning of, well, the end of USAID <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu7-eh-4bvgPTBbAfecyO_4B4qeRYSn9…>, everyone has been trying to figure out which contracts and grants got the ax — and which didn’t. The terminations seem to be a constantly moving target <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POrHUo-5KRfbBK_1WFNkKZUL_7wBocjL6…>, and even members of the U.S. Congress have fought <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POoK4CppZ69ugRLYT2C7iMxWV3GpH5vhC…> to pin down a precise list. Leaked lists are floating around LinkedIn, though their provenance hasn’t been established. The State Department has announced that 83% of USAID programming has been eliminated <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POo8HNH4qA6QBf2b2qD0apMeBXMO326iP…>, which adds up to about 5,200 programs, with 1,000 spared. But what if those numbers are off? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiOvnGeQ-zn4UTo7PNRd8VUryOJQi28w…> Way off? According to the Center for Global Development <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu8PoKfhGYUCq6uHfd4Y0Hhk4wmk4Dg9…> , *far more planned USAID spending may have been retained* than previously thought. The think tank made calculations based on two leaked lists of canceled and retained USAID awards which have been widely circulated in the aid community. CGD says it is likely that only around *34% of all USAID awards, by dollar value, have been terminated*, though it cautions that figure comes with several caveats, including that the lists have not been verified. Still, a picture emerges of sectors that have been the most and least affected. Among those completely or almost completely eliminated are private sector competitiveness; higher education; political competition and consensus building; infrastructure; good governance; basic education; family planning; civil society; conflict mitigation; and trade and investment. *Food, health, and humanitarian aid seem to have seen relatively fewer cuts*, which tracks with recent proposals for a new, narrower focus on U.S. aid <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POuQ58nbdcJsMKAvb_Rc1ILvFezSdX1wv…> . Charles Kenny, a senior fellow at CGD and one of the blog’s authors, was quick to highlight that while his calculations showed things in a better light, it was not all positive. “Compared to the numbers we were seeing, it’s better,” he says. “But it’s a long way from good.” *Read:* Has USAID spending been cut by less than we thought? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiOvnGeQ-zn4UTo7PNRd8VUryOJQi28w…>

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Anatomy of an aid cut: Some, such as Refugees International, are stepping up by serving as an advocacy voice for groups fearful of ruining their chances to recoup funds they’re owed, or — as Lauren Evans writes for Devex — that are silent because the cuts have left them so drained they lack the bandwidth to even put out a statement.
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Anatomy of an aid cut [image: USAID signage is covered at the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C.] <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POm30Zn2t0Ur9HeM9w1dZK35fFNNFW8ny…> Imagine you suddenly lose your right arm. You still have one left — but you’re not exactly in tiptop shape anymore. That’s how Andy Harrington, the executive director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu_gdfLeZUlI5xN4l4iC-ecQkZFXxfn2…>, a non-USAID-funded organization, likens the mass termination of the agency’s programs — only he’s even more graphic: “If you rip off an arm and a leg, or in this case, chop the body in half, that has massive impacts for the infrastructure we need to do our projects,” he says. There are lots of organizations like Harrington’s that don’t take money from bilateral donors. Oxfam America <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu0up4F0qEHiJPZAcHZo4EBWvCfFx8bq…>, for example, decided to forego government funding decades ago to ensure it could advocate freely. But in a delicate, interconnected ecosystem, the ripple effects <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POm30Zn2t0Ur9HeM9w1dZK35fFNNFW8ny…> of the world’s largest donor going under leave no one undisturbed. For one thing, the organizations that were not reliant on USAID dollars *are now being looked to for help by those that were reliant on them*. Some, such as Refugees International <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu4rid4-EFpUkZpa9lyD8rATDMSk5ACd…>, are stepping up by serving as an advocacy voice for groups fearful of ruining their chances to recoup funds they’re owed <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POgHnU0AEd8M6o_YcsV5JNktnxJ5zaA-n…>, or — as Lauren Evans writes for Devex — that are silent because the cuts have left them so drained they lack the bandwidth to even put out a statement. The mood seems to be that everyone wants to help in these unprecedented times. Jeffrey Samuel of Direct Relief <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypuxV7EeatVSY7mBsXHlGaK6qYf3DwTTm…>, which provides emergency medical assistance around the world, says his organization has been working overtime to communicate unmet needs to pharmaceutical companies. But financially, *filling a $65 billion annual hole left by USAID’s demise* is an untenable ask. As Samuel puts it: “No single entity in the world can plug the gap that’s been left by this.” *Read:* The fall of USAID changed everything — even for those it didn’t fund <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POm30Zn2t0Ur9HeM9w1dZK35fFNNFW8ny…> [image: Pro] <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu69eXorsk0IU5h0BFh9py49wW_JBPol…>

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