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Re: Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors - USPTO, Digital Assets and Moscow Exchange; Prince of Wales Arrives at BAFTAs; Justices Decline To Revisit Landmark Press Freedom Ruling
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

Ms. Caswell and Seroius 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 *Prince of Wales Arrives at BAFTAs:* - https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EMwv9uqWD/ Justices Decline To Revisit Landmark Press Freedom Ruling <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2314693?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Katie Buehler The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied casino mogul and Trump donor Steve Wynn's bid to overturn a landmark ruling on press freedom that established a high evidentiary standard for public figures to pursue defamation claims. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2314693?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2314693?nl_pk=fb10114…> 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 Mon, Mar 24, 2025, 11:41 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > 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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Re: Inquiry
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

Okay. Thank you for letting me know. Gunnar On Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 8:40 AM Roberta Kaplan <rkaplan(a)kaplanhecker.com> wrote: > I'm sorry, but I don't think we can help you on this. > ------------------------------ > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2024 8:28:27 AM > *To:* Roberta Kaplan <rkaplan(a)kaplanhecker.com> > *Subject:* Re: Inquiry > > You don't often get email from g(a)xny.io. Learn why this is important > <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> > This email was sent from outside the Firm. > > Roberta: > > Thank you for your response. > > I wrote this LitigationFinanceJournal.com article back in 2022, now I am > on the other side of it all. > > It is my understanding that the FBI is harassing my business, saying I am > trying to use Donald Trump arguments against the Attorney General's office. > > That is simply not true. I am need to organize a personal attorney to > protect myself from these attacks. I thought it could be beneficial if we > worked together. > > Please let me know your thoughts. > > Thank you, > > Gunnar > --- > > > https://litigationfinancejournal.com/rnc-funding-of-trumps-legal-campaign-u… > > > Litigation Finance Journal recently reported on a group of 14 state > attorneys general that have called for action from the Department of > Justice to review potential threats to U.S. national security from foreign > adversaries’ engagement of litigation investment. Litigation funders and > industry advocates have new ammo in response to the AGs’ claims, given > recent news of the RNC funding former President Donald Trump’s various > legal entanglements. > > > According to ABC News, RNC leaders earmarked $1.6M in legal funding to > support President Donald Trump’s defense over lawsuits brought by New York > Attorney General Letitia James. Meanwhile, the United States Chamber of > Commerce Institute for Legal Reform’s research has prompted 14 state > attorneys general to ask for the Justice Department to assess national > security risks of adversaries ‘undermining’ the United States by engaging > litigation funding and third party investment vehicles. > > The group of 14 state attorneys general are concerned about foreign > adversaries ‘weaponizing’ United States legal frameworks via litigation > investment, to attack critical national industry and infrastructure, such > as energy sectors. The group of 14 seeks the Department of Justice to > detail how a network of federal agencies could engage a blueprint for > defending United States independence from international litigation > investors, hostile groups, agencies or governments such as Russia and China. > > This latest attack on the industry, prompted by the U.S. Chamber of > Commerce, is simply another attempt to undermine the nascent and growing > litigation funding sector. It is ironic, given that in the case of Consumer > Legal Funding–which the Chamber specifically targets–the funding in > question does not go to support legal fees, but rather to finance > claimants’ livelihoods while they remain injured and unable to work. > > While the RNC’s funding of Trump’s legal battles does not constitute > foreign investment, it illustrates the acceptance of third party legal > funding across political lines, and should be noted by industry advocates > looking to respond to the negative publicity put forth by the U.S. Chamber. > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 7:02 AM Roberta Kaplan <rkaplan(a)kaplanhecker.com> > wrote: > > Happy to talk. What is the matter? > ------------------------------ > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2024 3:55:11 AM > *To:* Roberta Kaplan <rkaplan(a)kaplanhecker.com> > *Subject:* Inquiry > > You don't often get email from g(a)xny.io. Learn why this is important > <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> > This email was sent from outside the Firm. > > Ms. Kaplan: > > My name is Gunnar Larson and I am a co-founder at xNY.io - Bank.org. > > I was wondering if I could schedule a time to talk with your office > concerning potentially working together on a developing matter. > > Thank you, > > Gunnar > -- > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io | Bank.org > > MSc - Digital Currency > MBA - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-917-580-8053 > > New York, New York 10001 > > ------------------------------ > This email and its attachments may contain information that is > confidential and/or protected from disclosure by the attorney-client, work > product or other applicable legal privilege. If you are not the intended > recipient of the email, please be aware that any unauthorized review, use, > disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, > or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy > all copies of the message from your computer system. Thank you. > > ------------------------------ > This email and its attachments may contain information that is > confidential and/or protected from disclosure by the attorney-client, work > product or other applicable legal privilege. If you are not the intended > recipient of the email, please be aware that any unauthorized review, use, > disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, > or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy > all copies of the message from your computer system. Thank you. >

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Fwd: Rachel A. Byrd Named Special Agent in Charge of the Mobile Field Office
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: FBI <fbi(a)subscriptions.fbi.gov> Date: Tue, Mar 25, 2025, 12:38 PM Subject: Rachel A. Byrd Named Special Agent in Charge of the Mobile Field Office To: <g(a)xny.io> * National Press Releases * Rachel A. Byrd Named Special Agent in Charge of the Mobile Field Office The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named Rachel A. Byrd as the special agent in charge of the Mobile Field Office. March 14, 2025 Full Press Release <https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/rachel-a-byrd-named-special-agent-i…> ------------------------------ <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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What we’re reading: The World Bank may drop the ban on funding nuclear power, its president, Ajay Banga, says. [Bloomberg]
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

What we’re reading The World Bank *may drop the ban on funding nuclear power*, its president, Ajay Banga, says. [Bloomberg <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZbM6SvNn9Eto9MLFS1cISkTO77zNwvE9aR85…> ] Former USAID chief economist on *the end of the agency and what comes next*. [Devex Pro <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POnLhxR24pxUMa-aRn-oxTTk0y3jVl55z…> ] Viewpoint: Rethinking private capital for development and *addressing the real issues at the International Conference on Financing for Development*. [Impact Investor <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZbM6SvN7fD12CjNj6a2WNvvbvDrN2RQIg1F1…> ] *Closing the gender gap:* A continued investment opportunity. [UBS <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZbM6SvS8gkB-yKL3O3gDbTac0PmlA6hiWVHa…> ] Slashed aid budgets *leave the door open for family offices*. [Professional Wealth Management <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZbM6SvVY043HM4wlRlsOeQE-9rwydBixHtE-…> ] Has U.S. aid been *cut by less than we thought?* [Devex <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiOvnGeQ-zn4UTo7PNRd8VUryOJQi28w…> ]

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In other news: The U.N. plans to withdraw 30 of its 100 personnel from Gaza this week amid intensified Israeli attacks that have killed hundreds, including U.N. staff. [Al Jazeera]
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

In other news *The U.N. plans to withdraw 30 of its 100 personnel from Gaza* this week amid intensified Israeli attacks that have killed hundreds, including U.N. staff. [Al Jazeera <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevClf6HVa1W2Af2FeDhX1hFUDpCurdzU…> ] *Kenya is seeking a new IMF loan* after the previous agreement was discontinued due to time constraints, with the country’s finance minister, John Mbadi, denying any fallout over unmet targets. [Reuters <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevBCJH8GHCZJyMzMeKJ5w82hKVCuXuYK…> ] *The U.N. and 113 partners are requesting $934.5 million* in the first year of their 2025-2026 appeal to assist 1.48 million people in Bangladesh, including Rohingya refugees and host communities. [Reuters via Yahoo News <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevCe9Sjm80unwUYZcCnkbX3EiT0wBvL9…> ]

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Help wanted: My colleagues Genevieve Gregorio and Kristiana Louise Ortega spotlight key global development organizations that are actively recruiting in the United States despite the funding freeze.
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

*Help wanted* Layoffs have swept the aid sector <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjqaE1OeEFWxM7mfkEDZpzTgHZ4CQGG_…> since Trump came to office — but *there are still job opportunities*, including in the U.S. In fact, we found that despite many firms facing financial hardship, the number of *job openings posted in the U.S. has dropped only by around 6%* compared to the previous year. That doesn’t mean it’s a jobs bonanza, but it’s not an employment apocalypse either. At the United Nations, for example, the picture is very mixed. While there have been layoffs <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiKRGbNY2OKC42jxnUn9zvotXnqnOyP0…> at the International Migration Organization and a hiring freeze <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POnt089Az7w2_I5g6O4v-mT9XKad9H14O…> at other U.N. agencies such as the World Health Organization, other agencies such as UNICEF and the U.N. Development Programme are still actively hiring. U.S.-based foundations such as the Gates Foundation and NGOs such as Samaritan’s Purse are also among those seeking new hires. My colleagues Genevieve Gregorio and Kristiana Louise Ortega spotlight key global development organizations that are actively recruiting <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POhK7YnViAOO7in6aIQqvQY_N-0QbCyQd…> in the United States despite the funding freeze. *Read:* Who is still hiring in the US? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POhK7YnViAOO7in6aIQqvQY_N-0QbCyQd…>

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The court of public opinion: When that’s dispelled, most Americans say the U.S. is spending about the right amount on foreign aid — and that shift occurs across party lines, according to a recent survey from KFF.
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

The court of public opinion Foreign assistance has always been a convenient political punching bag in the U.S. because of the many misconceptions surrounding it. Once those misconceptions are debunked, however, public opinion shifts dramatically <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POojf4r4tinTZTHnRO4HP_4E5VVPF9voU…>, my colleague Ayenat Mersie writes. Perhaps the most stubborn myth is that the U.S. expends a ton of total federal spending on foreign assistance — to the tune of 25% in some cases — fueling perceptions that the money would be better spent addressing problems at home. But as aid advocates continually try to hammer home: *Aid accounts for less than 1% of federal spending*. When that’s dispelled, most *Americans say the U.S. is spending about the right amount on foreign aid* — and that shift occurs across party lines, according to a recent survey from KFF. *But once political narratives take hold, they are hard to break*. Many conservatives claim USAID is riddled with corruption and waste. Despite their debatable nature, these claims have sunk in: A recent poll for the Financial Times found that almost 60% of respondents agreed that funds set aside for humanitarian causes were “wasted on corruption or administration fees.” So do Americans really want USAID dismantled? It’s complicated. About half of those surveyed by KFF said eliminating USAID would make the country less safe, but there was a major partisan divide: with over 3 in 4 Democrats believing this to be the case, compared to 1 in 4 Republicans. *Read:* Foreign aid is an easy political target. But do Americans want it gone? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POojf4r4tinTZTHnRO4HP_4E5VVPF9voU…>

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Mass exodus: But she admits: “Worst-case scenario is about more reductions from Europe as well as the possibility of zero from the United States.”
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

Mass exodus <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POnH07E8eL-ri0pG0Wwrg4Xn4hRbo1bxg…> That’s the percentage of total revenue that UNAIDS no longer can count on because of the USAID pullback. If that weren’t enough, other donors such as France <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POnZFwnu6e_GBz8pPACgAOE7XARZPrQKa…> and the United Kingdom <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POpCphgeXlcwK-5u_CbLr-mOklTMDQYLE…> are also cutting aid budgets, potentially compounding UNAIDS’ financial woes <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POnH07E8eL-ri0pG0Wwrg4Xn4hRbo1bxg…>, my colleague Jenny Lei Ravelo writes. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima confirms Jenny’s earlier reporting that the agency is looking at restructuring <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POrHUo-5KRfbBK_1WFNkKZUIjgjVeyjIg…>. But Byanyima says UNAIDS is “managing,” noting that *they “haven’t yet given anybody a pink slip.”* But she admits: “*Worst-case scenario is about more reductions from Europe* as well as the possibility of zero from the United States.” Beyond the financial hit that UNAIDS <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevCqArHO9iIShqvhHyj77MZcNVccDiUY…> would absorb, it could mean the fight against HIV/AIDS, which is so close to being in the rearview mirror, rears its ugly head again. In fact, if U.S. aid for HIV and AIDS is not restored or not replaced by other funding sources, UNAIDS estimates there will be an *additional 6.3 million AIDS-related deaths* in the next four years — a tenfold increase from 2023. *Read:* UNAIDS faces dicey future as US slashes 40% of its budget <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POnH07E8eL-ri0pG0Wwrg4Xn4hRbo1bxg…>

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The court of public opinion: Perhaps the most stubborn myth is that the U.S. expends a ton of total federal spending on foreign assistance — to the tune of 25% in some cases — fueling perceptions that the money would be better spent addressing problems at home. But as aid advocates continually try to hammer home: Aid accounts for less than 1% of federal spending.
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

The court of public opinion Foreign assistance has always been a convenient political punching bag in the U.S. because of the many misconceptions surrounding it. Once those misconceptions are debunked, however, public opinion shifts dramatically <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POojf4r4tinTZTHnRO4HP_4E5VVPF9voU…>, my colleague Ayenat Mersie writes. Perhaps the most stubborn myth is that the U.S. expends a ton of total federal spending on foreign assistance — to the tune of 25% in some cases — fueling perceptions that the money would be better spent addressing problems at home. But as aid advocates continually try to hammer home: *Aid accounts for less than 1% of federal spending*. When that’s dispelled, most *Americans say the U.S. is spending about the right amount on foreign aid* — and that shift occurs across party lines, according to a recent survey from KFF. *But once political narratives take hold, they are hard to break*. Many conservatives claim USAID is riddled with corruption and waste. Despite their debatable nature, these claims have sunk in: A recent poll for the Financial Times found that almost 60% of respondents agreed that funds set aside for humanitarian causes were “wasted on corruption or administration fees.” So do Americans really want USAID dismantled? It’s complicated. About half of those surveyed by KFF said eliminating USAID would make the country less safe, but there was a major partisan divide: with over 3 in 4 Democrats believing this to be the case, compared to 1 in 4 Republicans. *Read:* Foreign aid is an easy political target. But do Americans want it gone? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POojf4r4tinTZTHnRO4HP_4E5VVPF9voU…>

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Ideas on the table: There’s obviously no silver lining to children dying, but the crisis could present the opportunity to rethink a system that overwhelmingly relies on the U.S.
by Gunnar Larson 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

Ideas on the table Like health, food is another area that a slimmed-down USAID may prioritize <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POou1toNPe0LPOn85yA46mIsosuw83WTW…>. But food assistance has run into many of the same barriers that have hampered the delivery of lifesaving medicines — which is having a deadly effect on malnourished children. “We know children are dying,” Jeanette Bailey of the International Rescue Committee <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevDKc1kv6pn4PFlGzytpDH5sGpf3zcXD…> said at a recent Devex Pro event <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlUcSL0p9FUJHuMlPBALbrXt5aMe10A7…>. “It's probably in the hundreds every day that these kind of disruptions continue. It's in the thousands every month, and by the end of this year, we can anticipate tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of very young children, toddlers, and babies, who are starving to death, where there should be food available. And where *there is food available; it's just not getting to them* due to all the supply chain disruptions.” There’s obviously no silver lining to children dying, but the crisis could *present the opportunity to rethink a system* that overwhelmingly relies on the U.S. Mark Moore, CEO of U.S.-based Mana Nutrition <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevKKfPdwgJwqa3j1MG7Nc1UEUmhniXkK…>, said one longstanding issue with *U.S. food aid is that it has been “a self-serving venture.”* Much of the world’s supply of ready-to-eat therapeutic food, for example, is made with U.S.-grown ingredients, purchased by the U.S. government, and shipped abroad on U.S. carriers — creating a market for U.S. farmers and companies throughout the entire supply chain. Localizing food production and diversifying supply chains could make the system more immune to political whims. “Now, I could never say that this is good, because every single life that is lost has made this entire thing bad,” Bailey said. “But the opportunity we have right now is to rewrite this system and to really recognize the flaws.” *Read:* Why the US aid freeze could be a moment to reform food aid <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlUcSL0p9FUJHuMlPBALbrXt5aMe10A7…>

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