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by Gunnar Larson 23 Mar '25

23 Mar '25

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[ot][random][crazy][spam] Out of it, Video Game Design Project
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 23 Mar '25

23 Mar '25

I am totally out of it. I said some things to my therapist that sent my psychosis into convulsions. I can barely consider goals. I found a nice one: I spend so much time without good motor control, painfully associated with my goals and values, that I have a lot of experience daydreaming around pointless stuff to pass the time. One cool pointless project is the idea of a time travel video game. I've started it a few times, hard to get anywhere with though. Current behavior may be changed to boss story activity or something productive. The current attempt to draft this video game design is at https://github.com/xloem/multiplayertimetravel . The repo is basically empty. The idea is to get multiple players into an experience where they can time travel and interact with each other in each others' past and future using techniques such as simulation, prediction, vagueness, multiple timelines, etc. It's interesting because it sounds impossible when you propose it but is not too complicated to fake.

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Golden Beach North Cyprus; Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union Society (Video w/ Protests)
by Gunnar Larson 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

Dear Professor Angelina and the Honorable Letitia James: My name is Gunnar Larson and I am a Masters in Digital Currency Alumni at the University of Nicosia. I am also the co-founder at xNY.io - Bank.org. On May 8, 2024 Mr. Peter Thiel seems to mention UNIC, Golden Beach North Cyrpus, Stephen Hawking and myself at Cambridge University. See here: Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union Society (Video w/ Protests): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-UzMRXxN5cy1rpUEa9Zn1tC1kSo-sI4a/view?usp=… Today, xNY.io - Bank.org is waking up hearing President Trump’s plan for the Eastern Mediterranean. Personally, I feel Mr. Thiel’s talk at Cambridge should be investigated as working against xNY.io - Bank.org and Peace on Earth. Please contact xNY.io - Bank.org at your earliest convenience. Thank you, Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson

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Re: xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC | Memo #1 - Potential SpaceX Interlocking Directors’ Intent to Manipulate Markets; New State Courts Org. President On Its 'Vitally Important' Role; Ex-Prosecutor's Handling Of 2017 Protest Evidence Defended; 10 Years After Obergefell, Dignity Rights Hang In The Balance
by Gunnar Larson 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

Madam Attorney General James: - *xNY.io - Bank.org aims to ascertain if AGNY sees AGNY approval to engage New York State's False Claims Act is a 'selectively granted privilege?'* New State Courts Org. President On Its 'Vitally Important' Role <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2305217?nl_pk=0fbf612f-d3…> By Jake Maher Elizabeth Clement, chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and the incoming president of the National Center for State Courts, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about her new role in maintaining the functioning and independence of state court systems around the country. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2305217?nl_pk=0fbf612f-d3…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2305217?nl_pk=0fbf612f-d3…> Ex-Prosecutor's Handling Of 2017 Protest Evidence Defended <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2308879?nl_pk=0fbf612f-d3…> By Alison Knezevich A former federal prosecutor accused of withholding key evidence in the criminal cases against hundreds of people arrested at a 2017 anti-Trump demonstration in Washington, D.C., was working "under profoundly challenging conditions" at the time, her attorney told an ethics panel in the nation's capital on Tuesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2308879?nl_pk=0fbf612f-d3…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2308879?nl_pk=0fbf612f-d3…> 10 Years After Obergefell, Dignity Rights Hang In The Balance <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2311093?nl_pk=0fbf612f-d3…> A decade after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, it's clear that the right to equal dignity remains a selectively granted privilege, a stratification that must change with a shift in American legal practice, says Iván Espinoza-Madrigal at Lawyers for Civil Rights. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2311093?nl_pk=0fbf612f-d3…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2311093?nl_pk=0fbf612f-d3…> 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 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 On Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 5:49 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Letitia James: > > xNY.io - Bank.org aims to earn approval to explore the New York False > Claims Act to confront SpaceX as a racket. > > The racket could waterfall to problem(s) at the New York State Department > of Financial Services with Superintendent association to D&O insurance > regulation. > > - *Like a house of cards, the PayPal Mafia racket could risk a > waterfall of D&O interlocking directorate insolvencies.* > > xNY.io - Bank.org has made 37 highlights to Nanjing Audit University's "*Can > D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance*?" for the respectable > NYAG's office. > > *Can D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance?:* > > - > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYBR93f7fzdculQZk9MGUkPlX23WTKQm/view?usp=… > > Musk Gets Summons In Tardy Twitter Stock Disclosure Row > <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2313802?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> > > By Rae Ann Varona > > Elon Musk received a court summons last week for a U.S. Securities and > Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing the billionaire of failing to timely > disclose his purchases of Twitter stock ahead of his $44 billion > acquisition in 2022, according to a return of service filed Thursday in > D.C. federal court. > > Letter attached | Read full article » > <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2313802?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> > | Save to favorites » > <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2313802?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> > > Feds Say Crypto Lobbyist Can't Delay FTX-Tied Case > <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2313666?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> > > By Katryna Perera > > New York federal prosecutors Thursday opposed a request from attorney and > crypto lobbyist Michelle Bond to extend filing deadlines for pre-trial > motions in her criminal case until June, saying Bond's inability to access > her assets due to bankruptcy proceedings involving her FTX-affiliated > husband is not enough to warrant a delay. > > 2 documents attached | Read full article » > <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2313666?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> > | Save to favorites » > <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2313666?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> > > > Hesai Says DOD's View On 'Chinese Military Co.' Too Broad > <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2313367?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> > > By Ali Sullivan > > The legal team representing a Shanghai-based manufacturer of lidar > products urged a D.C. federal judge to remove the company from the U.S. > Department of Defense's list of "Chinese military companies," saying the > department's definition of the term is so expansive it could apply to > almost any company in China. > > Read full article » > <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2313367?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> > | Save to favorites » > <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2313367?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> > 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, 4:37 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > >> Dear Attorney General Letitia James: >> >> xNY.io - Bank.org feels protecting the Moon from harm is fundamental to >> Space exploration. >> >> - SpaceX is now party to potential Twitter deal advisors that may >> exercise questionable intent risking the Moon. >> >> *Musk Party Videos:* >> >> - 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 >> >> Madam Attorney General James, on May 1, 2022 xNY.io - Bank.org contacted >> JPMorgan with concern of ESG marketplace manipulation. >> >> *xNY.io - Bank.org | Memo #2 - JPMorgan Chase Board of Directors ESG >> Marketplace Manipulation.pdf* >> >> - 32 Footnotes: >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r6NNW-O_mrwu7kKTU4OZauPNl4FT9RWn/view?usp=… >> >> Madam Attorney General James, on September 22, 2022 xNY.io - Bank.org >> contacted JPMorgan with concern we had not heard from the firm on ESG >> marketplace manipulation. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: *Gunnar Larson* <g(a)xny.io> >> Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 6:25 AM >> Subject: Re: xNY.io - Bank.org | Memo #2 - JPMorgan Chase Board of >> Directors ESG Marketplace Manipulation >> To: <JPMCinvestorrelations(a)jpmchase.com> >> Cc: cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> >> >> >> Dear JP Morgan Chase: >> >> We are concerned not hearing from you regarding potential violation of >> the Endangered Species Act. >> >> According to the Act, the burden of proof rests with JP Morgan Chase on >> the matter. No reply is a sort of default for JP Morgan Chase. >> >> When can we expect some sort of answer on this matter? >> >> Warm regards, >> >> Gunnar >> >> Gunnar Larson >> xNY.io - Bank.org >> 646-454-9107 >> >> *-----(PAGE BREAK)-----* >> >> Madam Attorney General James, xNY.io - Bank.org will forever protect the >> Moon for safe exploration. >> >> - *xNY.io - Bank.org shares 83 Highlights to UNITED NATIONS TREATIES >> AND PRINCIPLES ON OUTER >> SPACE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bA8bzSqYZ5YlZWdgsvyrXWSufZIl_k7b/view?usp=… >> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bA8bzSqYZ5YlZWdgsvyrXWSufZIl_k7b/view?usp=…>* >> >> *Text of treaties and principles governing the activities of States in >> the exploration and use of outer space, adopted by the United Nations >> General Assembly.* >> >> *Contents* >> >> *Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v* >> *Part one. United Nations treaties* >> *A. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the* >> *Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and* >> *Other Celestial Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3* >> *B. Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts* >> *and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . 9* >> *C. Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by* >> *Space Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13* >> *D. Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space . . . >> 22* >> *E. Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and* >> *Other Celestial Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27* >> *Part two. Principles adopted by the General Assembly* >> *A. Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States* >> *in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . 39* >> *B. Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth* >> *Satellites for International Direct Television Broadcasting . . . . . . >> . . . . . 41* >> *C. Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Outer* >> *Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44* >> *D. Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer* >> *Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48* >> *E. Declaration on International Cooperation in the Exploration and* >> *Use of Outer Space for the Benefit and in the Interest of All* >> *States, Taking into Particular Account the Needs of Developing* >> *Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55* >> >> *-----(PAGE BREAK)-----* >> >> Madam Attorney General James, 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 >> NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 >> >> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 3:13 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >> >>> Letitia James: >>> >>> xNY.io - Bank.org aims to earn approval to explore the New York False >>> Claims Act to confront SpaceX as a racket. >>> >>> 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…> >>> >>> 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…> >>> >>> China High Court Ruling Could Encourage Antitrust Litigation >>> <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2311552?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> >>> >>> Practitioners defending U.S. companies in China should take note of a >>> Chinese Supreme Court ruling that plaintiffs can file suits based on either >>> where the alleged action, or where the result of such action, occurred — >>> which will promote civil litigation by minimizing procedural battles over >>> forum selection, says Yang Yang at Leaqual Law Firm. >>> >>> Read full article » >>> <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2311552?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> >>> | Save to favorites » >>> <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2311552?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> >>> >>> The racket could waterfall to problem(s) at the New York State >>> Department of Financial Services with Superintendent association to D&O >>> insurance regulation. >>> >>> - *Like a house of cards, the PayPal Mafia racket could risk a >>> waterfall of D&O interlocking directorate insolvencies.* >>> >>> *Musk Party Videos:* >>> >>> Madam Attorney General James "*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 >>> NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 10:02 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>> >>>> Letitia James: >>>> >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has made 37 highlights to Nanjing Audit University's "*Can >>>> D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance*?" for the respectable >>>> NYAG's office. >>>> >>>> *Can D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance?:* >>>> >>>> - >>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYBR93f7fzdculQZk9MGUkPlX23WTKQm/view?usp=… >>>> >>>> China High Court Ruling Could Encourage Antitrust Litigation >>>> <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2311552?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> >>>> >>>> Practitioners defending U.S. companies in China should take note of a >>>> Chinese Supreme Court ruling that plaintiffs can file suits based on either >>>> where the alleged action, or where the result of such action, occurred — >>>> which will promote civil litigation by minimizing procedural battles over >>>> forum selection, says Yang Yang at Leaqual Law Firm. >>>> >>>> Read full article » >>>> <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2311552?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> >>>> | Save to favorites » >>>> <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2311552?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - *xNY.io - Bank.org aims to earn approval to explore the New York >>>> False Claims Act to confront SpaceX as a racket.* >>>> >>>> The racket could waterfall to problem(s) at the New York State >>>> Department of Financial Services with Superintendent association to D&O >>>> insurance regulation. >>>> >>>> - *Like a house of cards, the PayPal Mafia racket could risk a >>>> waterfall of D&O interlocking directorate insolvencies.* >>>> >>>> *Musk Party Videos:* >>>> >>>> Madam Attorney General James "*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, Feb 26, 2025, 12:02 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Madam Attorney General Letitia James: >>>>> >>>>> Can xNY.io - Bank.org seek to earn your esteemed approval to engage >>>>> the New York False Claims Act under urgent pretences? >>>>> >>>>> 'Colossal Neglect' Sinks Walter Reed Fraud Case, Judge Rules >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2302766?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> >>>>> >>>>> By Phillip Bantz >>>>> >>>>> A Maryland federal judge threw out criminal charges against the >>>>> alleged mastermind of a more than $3 million healthcare fraud scheme >>>>> targeting Walter Reed National Medical Center with a Tuesday ruling that >>>>> ripped prosecutors for "colossal neglect" and "extraordinary, chronic and >>>>> indefensible" delays in the case. >>>>> >>>>> Order attached | Read full article » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2302766?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> >>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2302766?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> >>>>> >>>>> - xNY.io - Bank.org does not choose to see this concern as >>>>> stereotypical; A "Democrat" versus "Republican" battle. >>>>> >>>>> 4th Circ. Shuts Down HHS Chemist's 'Grinch' Harassment Suit >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2302705?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> >>>>> >>>>> By Grace Elletson >>>>> >>>>> The Fourth Circuit shut down a chemist's bid Tuesday to revive his >>>>> suit claiming he faced sex bias and retaliatory harassment within the U.S. >>>>> Department of Health and Human Services when a colleague called him the >>>>> "Grinch," ruling his case is devoid of proof of discrimination. >>>>> >>>>> Opinion attached | Read full article » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2302705?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> >>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2302705?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Market forces suggest that SpaceX and Tesla directors are part >>>>> of interlocking directorate; >>>>> - Self proclaimed the PayPal Mafia. >>>>> >>>>> SEC Reaffirms Defense Of Market Surveillance Tool >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2302622?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>> >>>>> By Jessica Corso >>>>> >>>>> The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has said it is not done >>>>> defending the existence of a controversial market surveillance tool despite >>>>> the agency's recent curtailment of the types of information it collects. >>>>> >>>>> 2 documents attached | Read full article » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2302622?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2302622?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>> >>>>> The racket could waterfall to problem(s) at the New York State >>>>> Department of Financial Services with Superintendent association to D&O >>>>> insurance regulation. >>>>> >>>>> - Like a house of cards, the PayPal Mafia racket could risk a >>>>> waterfall of D&O interlocking directorate insolvencies*.* >>>>> >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has made 37 highlights to Nanjing Audit University's >>>>> "*Can D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance*?" for the >>>>> respectable NYAG's office. >>>>> >>>>> *Can D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance?:* >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYBR93f7fzdculQZk9MGUkPlX23WTKQm/view?usp=… >>>>> >>>>> Ms. James, xNY.io - Bank.org seeks your office's urgent assessment of >>>>> this matter. We aim to earn approval to explore the New York False Claims >>>>> Act to confront SpaceX as a racket. >>>>> >>>>> *Musk's Party Videos:* >>>>> >>>>> Madam Attorney General James "*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 >>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2025, 8:43 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Madam Attorney General Letitia James: >>>>>> >>>>>> Can xNY.io - Bank.org seek to earn your esteemed approval to engage >>>>>> the New York False Claims Act under urgent pretences? >>>>>> >>>>>> - xNY.io - Bank.org does not choose to see this concern as >>>>>> stereotypical; A "Democrat" versus "Republican" battle. >>>>>> >>>>>> Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2297325?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>> >>>>>> “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public >>>>>> communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor >>>>>> their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients >>>>>> emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen. >>>>>> >>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2297325?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2297325?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>> 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 Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 9:10 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Attorney General Letitia James: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Madam Attorney General, your leadership approach has historical >>>>>>> context >>>>>>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/climate/exxon-climate-lawsuit-new-york.h…> to >>>>>>> logic and ultimate Exxon Mobil vs. New York State >>>>>>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nLp9RIYw8mAh1SRG8E9PMEK94SV-viUN/view?usp=…> case >>>>>>> precedent. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Exxon Can't Dodge RICO Claims In Puerto Rico Federal Court >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301101?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A U.S. magistrate judge said Puerto Rican municipalities should be >>>>>>> allowed to pursue racketeering and antitrust claims against energy >>>>>>> companies including Exxon Mobil Corp. that they allege misrepresented the >>>>>>> climate dangers of fossil fuel products. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1 document attached | Read full article » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301101?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301101?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org does not choose to see this concern as >>>>>>> stereotypical; A "Democrat" versus "Republican" battle. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 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 Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 7:30 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Attorney General Letitia James: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org holds itself to some of the highest innovation >>>>>>>> standards on Earth. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Up Next At High Court: Straight Discrimination & Trial Rights >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2271062?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> By Katie Buehler >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday to debate >>>>>>>> whether majority-group plaintiffs should be held to higher evidentiary >>>>>>>> standards when bringing workplace discrimination claims and whether >>>>>>>> prisoners are entitled to jury trials when questions about pre-suit >>>>>>>> requirements are intertwined with the merits of their claims. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2271062?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2271062?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org shares Mr. Andrew Cuomo's ethics complaint with >>>>>>>> NYAG; While xNY.io - Bank.org actively questions NYAG's congruence. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Cuomo-Ethics-Complaint.pdf: * >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EOzEmOpxCBNfThWYqPPDaV0evqGFVFTd/view?usp=… >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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 Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 7:17 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Attorney General Letitia James: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has suffered harm by the esteemed NYAG's willful >>>>>>>>> non-compliance. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> CFPB Shutdown Means 'Irreparable Harm,' 23 State AGs Say >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2301483?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> By Sarah Jarvis >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Nearly two dozen attorneys general on Friday filed an amicus brief >>>>>>>>> backing the union that represents Consumer Financial Protection Bureau >>>>>>>>> workers in their lawsuit over the agency's shutdown, arguing they will >>>>>>>>> suffer "several forms of irreparable harm" without a preliminary injunction. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Brief attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2301483?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2301483?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>>>> The former Governor of New York State Andrew Cuomo; Along with >>>>>>>>> with his former deputy, NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell were target of >>>>>>>>> investigation by NYAG. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This investigation into the fomer Governor of New York State and >>>>>>>>> the NYDFS Superintendent was arguably propagated under a the NYAG's banner >>>>>>>>> of New York State suffering 'irreparable harm.' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - The idea of New York State suffering 'irreparable harm' >>>>>>>>> seemingly authorized NYAG's dutiful action for Mr. Cuomo and Ms. Lacewell. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org shares Mr. Cuomo's ethics complaint with NYAG; >>>>>>>>> While xNY.io - Bank.org actively questions NYAG's congruence. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *Cuomo-Ethics-Complaint.pdf: * >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EOzEmOpxCBNfThWYqPPDaV0evqGFVFTd/view?usp=… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> CFPB's $8 Late Fee Rule On Ropes As Banks Move In For Kill >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2301130?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> By Katryna Perera >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups have urged a >>>>>>>>> Texas federal judge to strike down the Consumer Financial Protection >>>>>>>>> Bureau's $8 credit card late fee rule once and for all, saying, among other >>>>>>>>> things, that the CFPB is itself a "veritable issue-spotter of >>>>>>>>> constitutional law violations." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Brief attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2301130?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2301130?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>>>> 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 Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 8:33 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *Please find the attached memo with 16 reference footnotes.* >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC | Memo #1 - Potential SpaceX >>>>>>>>>> Interlocking Directors’ Intent to Manipulate Markets * >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lv9Wt6y1ld4bNap0z3epIxttEGiP_oVpfxH0GTS… >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> May 21, 2022 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> BY ELECTRONIC MAIL >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> SpaceX Corporation >>>>>>>>>> Board of Directors >>>>>>>>>> One Rocket Road >>>>>>>>>> Hawthorne, California >>>>>>>>>> 90250 >>>>>>>>>> Sales(a)SpaceX.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Re: Potential SpaceX Interlocking Directors’ Intent to >>>>>>>>>> Manipulate Markets >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dear SpaceX Board of Directors: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> From our New York headquarters, xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC embodies >>>>>>>>>> the notion that rather than a merry-go-round, the process of change and >>>>>>>>>> innovation is like a slide. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Today’s memo aims to notify the SpaceX Corporation of concern of >>>>>>>>>> potential market manipulation that could impact cross-border digital asset >>>>>>>>>> innovation, free speech in the United States of America, the global ESG >>>>>>>>>> economy and Moon exploration. We do not see this as a stereotypical >>>>>>>>>> democrat versus republican battle (as Mr. Musk alludes). We see this as a >>>>>>>>>> risk arbitrage matter for xNY.io - Bank.org’s profit (subject to regulatory >>>>>>>>>> approval). >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Some may argue a scheme to leverage the protection of “free >>>>>>>>>> speech” has led to Twitter deal advisors attempting a $44B LBO market >>>>>>>>>> manipulation exercise. Further cause for reasonable concern is >>>>>>>>>> warranted if similar intent is at play in the form of Tesla’s ESG scam >>>>>>>>>> claim. xNY.io - Bank.org indicators signal risk of possible >>>>>>>>>> intent to manipulate public and private markets prompting clarification of >>>>>>>>>> the SpaceX Corporation’s intent concerning Moon exploration and >>>>>>>>>> exploitation as a ESG digital asset vault. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To be very clear, SpaceX directors should understand xNY.io - >>>>>>>>>> Bank.org’s work to protect cross-border digital asset innovation was born >>>>>>>>>> before Twitter's prospective LBO. Our concern specific to the >>>>>>>>>> intent of Twitter’s LBO deal makers is party to our work in New York to >>>>>>>>>> usurp Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase board directors who may be >>>>>>>>>> potentially engaged in similar market manipulation referenced here: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 1. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org | DOJ Memo #4 - Goldman Sachs Deferred >>>>>>>>>> Prosecution Agreement. >>>>>>>>>> 2. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org | Memo #2 - JPMorgan Chase Board of >>>>>>>>>> Directors ESG Marketplace Manipulation. >>>>>>>>>> 3. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org’s work also includes research into oil and >>>>>>>>>> nickel marketplace manipulation as an ESG concern. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The Twitter LBO includes Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase >>>>>>>>>> operating as deal advisors. As referenced above, claims of Twitter robot >>>>>>>>>> scams and claims of Tesla ESG scams display a pattern of questionable >>>>>>>>>> intent. xNY.io - Bank.org asks SpaceX to clarify your board's intent >>>>>>>>>> concerning the Moon and any connection to USDD (now in Moon >>>>>>>>>> phase). SpaceX directors may agree that the Moon can also be >>>>>>>>>> defined as one of the most valuable ESG digital asset vaults known to >>>>>>>>>> modern humanity. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Protecting the Moon from explo8itation is fundamental to Space >>>>>>>>>> exploration. SpaceX is party to any potential Twitter deal maker >>>>>>>>>> advisors that may exercise questionable intent risking the Moon’s ESG vault >>>>>>>>>> potential. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned with interlocking directorate >>>>>>>>>> syndicates that include SpaceX, Tesla, PayPal, Goldman Sachs and BitGo. >>>>>>>>>> This setup breeds a galaxy of third and fourth party risk(s) at >>>>>>>>>> the demise of pure cross-border digital asset innovation. >>>>>>>>>> Twitter robots are not the focus of the Orlando Police Department Pension >>>>>>>>>> Fund, who suggests that Twitter’s LBO is suspected of questionable intent >>>>>>>>>> as potentially illegal. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Mr. Musk’s ingenuity as an entrepreneur is historic and >>>>>>>>>> greatly respected as a model inside our organization. As a Gates Scholar >>>>>>>>>> and Blockchain Scholar holding international law distinction(s) >>>>>>>>>> The concept of the Moon being an ESG digital asset vault is logic USDD >>>>>>>>>> seemingly embodies. >>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> For obvious reasons, we seek SpaceX’s board to confirm if the >>>>>>>>>> intent behind your CEO’s Twitter LBO and Tesla ESG claims and if SpaceX is >>>>>>>>>> party to a USDD type matter given your syndicate’s close association with >>>>>>>>>> USDP. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org kindly asks the SpaceX Corporation board of >>>>>>>>>> directors to respond within 15 days of receipt of this correspondence. >>>>>>>>>> Default in the form of no response within 15 days is not an extortion >>>>>>>>>> technique on our part. Rather, it is a design benefit in disclosing our >>>>>>>>>> intent post 15 days to ask for approval to engage New York’s False Claims >>>>>>>>>> Act in response to SpaceX, Tesla, PayPal and Meta interlocking directors >>>>>>>>>> potentially engaging in digital asset marketplace manipulation (exemplified >>>>>>>>>> by USDP and USDD) that may exploit Space and Moon exploration at xNY.io - >>>>>>>>>> Bank.org, PBC’s overall expense. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Respectfully yours, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> CC: Tesla Board of Directors >>>>>>>>>> Twitter Board of Directors >>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs Board of Directors >>>>>>>>>> JP Morgan Chase Board of Directors >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 18, 2022, 4:44 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dear Attorney General Letitia James: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC seeks to earn your esteemed approval to >>>>>>>>>> engage the New York False Claims Act under urgent pretences. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Today's correspondence marks the first time in history, a >>>>>>>>>> self-titled "mafia" (aka, the "PayPal Mafia '') is compelled to answer >>>>>>>>>> publicly the decision to manipulate both the New York False Claims Act and >>>>>>>>>> the Martin Act against one another. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - Madam Attorney General, your leadership approach has historical >>>>>>>>>> context >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/climate/exxon-climate-lawsuit-new-york.h…> to >>>>>>>>>> logic and ultimate Exxon Mobil vs. New York State >>>>>>>>>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nLp9RIYw8mAh1SRG8E9PMEK94SV-viUN/view?usp=…> case >>>>>>>>>> precedent. >>>>>>>>>> - xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC research and development notes our >>>>>>>>>> hawkish approach to ESG, D&O and LBO innovation. >>>>>>>>>> - xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC sees this not a democrat vs. >>>>>>>>>> republican concern as Mr. Elon Musk (CEO, SpaceX and Tesla) >>>>>>>>>> claims. False pretense to protect free speech are now being debated as >>>>>>>>>> party to a $200B pryamid scheme. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ms. James, on May 21, 2022 xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC >>>>>>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lv9Wt6y1ld4bNap0z3epIxttEGiP_oVpfxH0GTS…> contacted >>>>>>>>>> the SpaceX Corporation with reasonable concern of CEO Musk's >>>>>>>>>> intent behind the $44B Twitter LBO. The Orlando Police Pension Fund shared >>>>>>>>>> similar concerns to the intent behind Twitter's LBO as ill >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>

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Fwd: Bloomberg Event Registration Confirmation - Gunnar Larson
by Gunnar Larson 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Bloomberg Events (BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEX) <bbevents(a)bloomberg.net> Date: Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 12:56 PM Subject: Bloomberg Event Registration Confirmation - Gunnar Larson To: <G(a)xny.io> [image: Bloomberg] Thursday, April 10, 2025 *BWBN Series ◌ AI: The Future of Investing* Thank you, Gunnar Larson, for registering for the following Bloomberg event: *BWBN Series ◌ AI: The Future of Investing*. ------------------------------ WHEN & WHERE Thursday, April 10, 2025 17:00 - 19:00 Eastern Time Bloomberg HQ 731 Lexington Avenue, 28th Floor NEW YORK, NY 10022, United States <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Bloomberg%20HQ%20731%20Lexington%20Avenu…> Bloomberg Terminal clients can click here <https://blinks.bloomberg.com/screens/smnr%20932862> to amend registration. ------------------------------ ARRIVAL Upon your arrival, if a QR code is requested, please provide the following: <https://azbvygi6z9.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/default/seminar-appl…> <https://pay.google.com/gp/v/save/eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc…> ------------------------------ The Bloomberg Terminal <https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-terminal/> brings together real-time data, breaking news, in-depth research, powerful analytics, communications tools and electronic trading capabilities in one fully integrated solution. Please do not reply to this message. This email inbox is not monitored by the sender. For assistance, press the HELP key twice on the Bloomberg Terminal or call our Global Customer Support team numbers here. <https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/support-numbers/> This message was sent to you as a Bloomberg product user. Please note this confirmation is for the recipient only. Bloomberg News and/or external press may or may not be present. Bloomberg Finance L.P. All rights reserved.

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The other aid freeze: Aid has also been severed to the Gaza Strip, although this emergency isn’t related to the U.S. aid cuts. Rather, it comes alongside a renewed Israeli bombardment that killed 400 people this week and broke a tentative two-month ceasefire.
by Gunnar Larson 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

The other aid freeze Aid has also been severed to the Gaza Strip, although this emergency isn’t related to the U.S. aid cuts. Rather, it comes alongside *a renewed Israeli bombardment that killed 400 people* this week and broke a tentative two-month ceasefire. During that ceasefire, aid surged into the territory, and while aid workers on the ground say it still wasn’t enough, the recent attacks have put an end to even that <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmHuAV4VculpRBlOwoAgEUhORh21z9zH…>. Now, employees of Mercy Corps <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6KkAxJa10KYuxNN0w-1Ypr46Exm6b9W…> tell my colleague Jesse Chase-Lubitz that there are *“no aid operations in the field.”* “There are no safe areas,” one Mercy Corps aid worker says. To underscore that point, *yesterday, a U.N. staff member was killed* and five others injured during a strike on accommodations for the Gaza operation of the United Nations Office for Project Services <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6LkzavmQasZbTsbCn-k5eFd48Wrcfqd…>, or UNOPS. “These premises were well known by the Israel Defense Forces and they were deconflicted,” says Jorge Moreira da Silva, the agency’s executive director. With the ceasefire in tatters, aid workers tell Jesse they feel like *they’re back to square one*. *Read:* Gaza aid workers say there are ‘no aid operations in the field’ <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmHuAV4VculpRBlOwoAgEUhORh21z9zH…>

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DODGE charger: USIP is not the only one fighting the Trump administration to stay alive. Last month, the U.S. African Development Foundation was lumped in with USIP and two other entities when Trump declared them “unnecessary.”
by Gunnar Larson 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

DODGE charger USIP is not the only one fighting the Trump administration to stay alive. Last month, the U.S. African Development Foundation <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6VjhmUzAGjmWPEpMDCuCBiKQ7U4ZbZ4…> was lumped in with USIP and two other entities when Trump declared them “unnecessary.” That presaged *another chaotic showdown at the Washington, D.C. office of USADF* (like I said, the determination is impressive). Marocco and DOGE wound up taking control of the office, and USADF employees wound up hauling them to court. Unlike USIP though, *USADF has had some luck in the courts*, although the outlook is still highly uncertain. A week ago, a federal judge said he could find no statute <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POgHnU0AEd8M6o_YcsV5JNkuR2m5WNE8J…> that gave Trump authority to appoint Marocco as head of USADF. Despite this, USADF staff on Tuesday began receiving letters from Marocco, asserting his role by stating that he was placing full-time employees on immediate administrative leave <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmjFrNBJ2t8dCSZ5Wxikl8Iu24fxYl2b…> . “During the period that I have you on administrative leave, *I prohibit you from entering ADF premises, accessing ADF systems*, or attempting to use your position or authority with ADF in any way without my prior permission or the prior permission of a supervisor in your chain of command,” wrote Marocco in the memo, which was obtained by Devex. Marocco signed the letter as USADF’s acting chief executive officer and president, seemingly elevating himself from a previous appointment made by Trump late last month. “We have pointed out multiple times that the judge has not recognized Mr. Marocco’s authority,” says one staff member. Still, the staffer said they are treading carefully “We want to be cautious, and we don’t want to antagonize Mr. Marocco any further,” the staff member says, adding that USADF’s employees had been *told to heed Marocco’s administrative leave requests*. “We’ll wait to hear what the courts decide.” *Read:* Staff at the US African Development Foundation placed on leave <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmjFrNBJ2t8dCSZ5Wxikl8Iu24fxYl2b…> *ICYMI:* Judge rejects USADF chief’s bid to block Trump’s leadership shake-up <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POgHnU0AEd8M6o_YcsV5JNkuR2m5WNE8J…> *Background:* Trump to scrap US African Development Foundation, US Institute of Peace <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjbW6rOsZ37Uc-AtgCDeIveAuZUFDsa4…>

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A very Washingtonian war: Honestly, what the hell is happening at the U.S. Institute of Peace? It’s been the site of a dayslong pitched battle between USIP staff and DOGE to seize the small nonprofit’s building in Washington, D.C.
by Gunnar Larson 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

A very Washingtonian war Security guards switching allegiances? Armed Washington, D.C. police? FBI agents knocking on doors for a “cordial conversation,” before threatening Department of Justice investigations? Computers and other pieces of furniture strewn across an office floor? Honestly, what the hell is happening at the U.S. Institute of Peace? It’s been the site of a dayslong pitched battle <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POqvSHLdbm6cIFmRn3o_wAi-UKhAqMgkC…> between USIP <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6ERCPm1A9AkxtpP3zxqb66k5fUhxYxx…> staff and DOGE *to seize the small nonprofit’s building in Washington, D.C*. In a perverse way, the determination exhibited by both sides has been impressive. The battle of wills is now playing out — surprise, surprise — in the courts, where *USIP staff are suing DOGE employees*, Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and others to prevent them from commandeering their government-funded nonprofit. But the plaintiffs were *dealt an initial defeat yesterday* when a judge refused to issue an emergency restraining order that would have temporarily halted DOGE from taking over USIP. The battle is — again, surprise, surprise — far from over. Both parties are expected to present expedited briefing schedules today. In the meantime, Elissa has the inside story of how things escalated so quickly — and *the account reads like a wartime siege*. “We beat them in several of the first rounds. But when they finally escalated to enough force, they were able to control the building,” says one USIP official. “I have never, in my professional capacity, experienced a situation like this.” *Read:* US Institute of Peace and Elon Musk's DOGE battle for control of USIP <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POqvSHLdbm6cIFmRn3o_wAi-UKhAqMgkC…> *ICYMI:* DOGE ‘breaks into’ the US Institute of Peace <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POkBQh3h_iqvAUwrNHENibFMYNqM57AJw…>

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A game of chess: “The new model would shift away from the ‘Beltway Bandit’ groups and United Nations agencies to favor private sector and non-profit entities with proven track records,” it continues.
by Gunnar Larson 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

A game of chess A memo reportedly written by aides of U.S. President Donald Trump and seen by Devex has laid out a blueprint <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POuQ58nbdcJsMKAvb_Rc1ILvFezSdX1wv…> for the U.S. government to suggest how foreign aid should be redesigned under the State Department. The changes include *renaming USAID as the U.S. Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance*, with a “modified” U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6OXYUcYrcGClZwScLsesDfMCDvnUDNO…>. It also suggested the Millennium Challenge Corporation and U.S. Trade and Development Agency be brought under the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6OaoyET_bbNLF3LCZU7i0yUXRE889cB…> . The U.S. government should eliminate “traditional cost-plus, fixed-fee awards that pay out regardless of performance” and instead reward results and *distribute aid through blockchain so that it’s secured*, the memo reads. “The new model would shift away from the ‘Beltway Bandit’ groups and United Nations agencies to favor private sector and non-profit entities with proven track records,” it continues. It noted that foreign aid’s purpose should be to “*provide geopolitical leverage for the President* on the global chess board.” *Read:* Memo lays out plan to replace USAID with new humanitarian agency <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POuQ58nbdcJsMKAvb_Rc1ILvFezSdX1wv…>

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Aid blueprint buzz: The origin of the document remains a bit of a mystery, and not everyone is convinced of its authenticity or endorsement. One insider doubts its official approval, describing it as “wishful thinking” and “probably not a blessed document.”
by Gunnar Larson 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

There’s a fresh plan for reimagining foreign assistance making the rounds in Washington, D.C., right now. Taglined as safer, stronger, and more prosperous, this proposal seems to be *aligned with the Trump administration’s current approach to aid*. The blueprint <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POuQ58nbdcJsMKAvb_Rc1ILvFezSdX1wv…>, which Politico reported was drafted by aides of U.S. President Donald Trump, is stirring quite a discussion <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POou1toNPe0LPOn85yA46mIsosuw83WTW…> . Richard Crespin of the Center for Strategic and International Studies <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZV1nigIKaQ6RHMnJvCgfq5cTZweoqpKsiss2…> commends the document, noting, "The memo was *very well thought out and well rationed*. And it seems to me that whoever was the author has a pretty thorough understanding of both the legislative side of this as well as the practical side.” The strategy aims to align U.S. foreign policy goals more closely with international development, a tactic other major donor countries have adopted. Despite the strong foundation, *the proposal has its critics*, write my colleagues Adva Saldinger and Elissa Miolene. Questions are raised about the U.S. State Department <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZV1nigMQIeT7fDbiaj8kPtTDfjVvEn_-xLEW…>’s ability to manage humanitarian aid effectively and whether the U.S. Congress would dismantle long-standing foreign aid laws. George Ingram from the Brookings Institution <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZV1nif6WRTIVDfXd-TJ0PALwWbtKuLvjLVo9…> raises a significant concern: “When you get rid of 90% of USAID staffing, that sort of limits the amount of aid and the way you provide it.” The origin of the document remains a bit of a mystery, and *not everyone is convinced of its authenticity or endorsement*. One insider doubts its official approval, describing it as “wishful thinking” and “probably not a blessed document.” The blueprint suggests a new structure for aid: concentrating humanitarian efforts under a streamlined USAID, strengthening state-controlled programs that promote democracy and civil rights, and merging various agencies to enhance economic initiatives against global competitors like China's Belt and Road initiative. These plans, however, come with *worries about effectiveness due to potential drastic cuts in staff*. Congress will need to be heavily involved if these changes are to be implemented. The proposal calls for significant legislative updates, prompting a necessary reevaluation of the legislative body’s involvement in foreign aid. Amid these debates, the true future of U.S. assistance under this plan remains to be seen. Will these changes truly lead to a world that’s safer, stronger, and more prosperous? That remains a big question mark. *Read:* How is this ‘reimagined’ proposal for USAID hitting the sector? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POou1toNPe0LPOn85yA46mIsosuw83WTW…> *ICYMI:* Memo lays out plan to replace USAID with new humanitarian agency <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POuQ58nbdcJsMKAvb_Rc1ILvFezSdX1wv…>

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