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Israel authoritarian rule begins

END BIBI NOW

 

All the division heads in Mossad just asked for paid leave.
Israelis are refusing to serve the new Netanyahu regime before it morphs into a full on authoritarian rule. It isn’t about the left wing of Israeli politics. It’s about checks & balances in a democratic governance system.

More than half of the fighting force of Sayeret Matkal, announced they won’t serve in the IDF after the first of the judicial overhaul laws passed in Knesset.

Police violence almost drowns out the cry for democracy.

The Knesset is poised to get rid of the clause that allows the Supreme Court to strike down actions of the legislature—a move that “would undermine what modest balance of powers exists in Israeli political life,” David Remnick writes.

The reason the abolishing the “unreasonablness clause” is so catastrophic to Israeli democracy, is because without it Netanyahu can fire every & any civil servant or watchdog who refuses to obey their agenda.

@POTUS can’t let Netanyahu drag Israel into becoming an authoritarian country. The world can’t afford that risk.

Jul 18 United States allocates $500 million for Israel’s missile defense systems | Defense News July 2023 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2023
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/heres-why-america-gives-israel-foreign-aid/
$4,000,000,000/yr: for israeli settler colonialism of #Palestine
$500M: israeli covid relief
$2M: israeli health tech research
$6M: israeli energy & water
$2M: israeli USAID
$50M/yr till 2023: israeli (fake) Peace Act

Bibi keeps saying the “protestors don’t know what it means to be Jewish“

What fucking total bullshit. He is saying only the only the ultra orthodox are “real jews” yes that is exactly what this means.

Like saying only Catholics are the real Christians – yeah it’s just that stupid.

Fundamentalist’s are not  “Real Jews”

That is the thinking that will kill off the Israeli Democratic Society. 

Now all the Reservists and lead military personal are retiring on mass. Bibi messed with the wrong generation.

Israel has to remain a democracy.

Messianic extremists and  Bibi will wreck Israel as we know it.

Since 48  everyone else in the population fights to protect Israel except them. Anyone in the Military who accepts this crap that the Ultra Othod0x are “The Real Jews” are the problem.  These people never enlist in the military and are exempt from protecting the country. They are totally dependent on Israel’s citizens for everything they have. They are also totally dependent on outside money. They don’t work, they are exempt from having a civilian education or contact with the outside world. They are their own ignorant, abusive world that doesn’t allow anyone a choice.

This  would be exactly like saying Biden says the Amish are the real Christians cause they are exempt from paying  taxes or are not required to join the military and fight to protect America.

Netflix’s Unorthodox movingly captures the pain and power of leaving a strict religious community. The four-episode miniseries, based on a bestselling memoir, tells the story of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman finding her own path.

Netflix A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling.

The Tech industry kept Israel afloat and now no one wants to do business over there.
Israel’s tech industry has long been the driving force behind the country’s economy. Now, as Israel’s new government pushes ahead with its far-right agenda, the industry is flexing its muscle and speaking out in unprecedented criticism against policies it fears will drive away investors and decimate the booming sector. Hundreds of high-tech workers warn Netanyahu bloc’s policies will harm the industry

Letter to prime minister-designate say his coalition’s plans to rein in judiciary, threats to civil rights will drive away crucial foreign investment

Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul is leading Israel to a new reality of intolerance to any & all minorities. A catholic priest, head of Dormition Abbey is asked remove his cross as a precondition to enter the wailing wall in Jerusalem.

@RabbiHayon
“Defying Biden” isn’t the right lead-in to the coalition’s enormous decision to destabilize Israeli politics. It’s “defying the will of the majority of Israeli society.”

Israeli Knesset votes on judicial overhaul bill despite U.S. pressure.

Tech industry hates Netenyahu

 

X would become half of the global financial system

Elon Musk says if done right, X would become half of the global financial system.

Using a standard Unicode X as a logo means it can’t be copyrighted, which is objectively extremely funny! It’s pretty common for logos to not be able to be copyrighted, often because they’re just simple shapes or text. They are usually, however, protected by trademarks.

He always wanted to copy WeChat

1. Buy Twitter
2. Copy WeChat
3. Profit

And there’s been coverage around the fact that Elon Musk once tried to change PayPal to X, but, thanks to leadership at PayPal at the time, he was unable to do so. But, what’s different now?Those who hold power at Twitter don’t say anything.

In 2000, Elon Musk tried to rebrand PayPal as http://X.com, but was forced out by the board and replaced as CEO by Peter Thiel.

23 years ago http://x.com was forced to rebrand as PayPal against Elon Musk’s wishes and he’s held onto that resentment ever since.

X.Com is Created by Elon Musk in 1999

http://X.com
Snapshot taken 23 years ago.
Dated: 01/Mar/2000

The 1st homepage for Elon Musk’s http://X.com
Looks a lot like #Bitcoin

X.com  was  owned by paypal but Musk bought it back off them in 2017.

Now he’s doing the same to Twitter, but is surrounded by sycophants who can’t tell him it’s a bad idea.

X = Starlink
X = XRP

He always wanted to copy China’s WeChat

He will do it with X.com which looks like death.

Maybe it will kill this vampire.

China’s Social Credit System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqov6F00KMc

A New Social Credit Score!? You Won’t Believe What’s Coming!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub6zP6q25zk

Leon Black settles with US Virgin Islands over Epstein probe

WHY DIDN’T YOU KNOW?
cause this settlement happened during the week the media was told to drown out it ! What would be better than running the  Titanic lost billionaire submarine story 24/7

JPMORGAN $290 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH EPSTEINS VICTIMS
Lawyers for Epstein’s Victims Ask for $87 Million in Legal Fees from the $290 Million JPMorgan Settlement; Victims Could Get Nothing after Releasing their Claims

Investor Leon Black settles with US Virgin Islands over Epstein probe
Black is worth $10.1 billion, according to Forbes magazine. He left Apollo in 2021.
Apollo Global Management Inc co-founder Leon Black paid $62.5 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to avoid any legal claims tied to a Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation, the New York Times reported on Friday. Black had settled with the Virgin Islands, noting that there was no suggestion in the settlement “that Mr. Black was aware of or participated in any misconduct.”
The spokesperson went on to say that, as previously known, Black had paid Epstein for “legitimate financial advisory services” and that Black had “resolved the (Virgin Island’s) potential claims arising out of the unintended consequences of those payments.”
Word of Black’s settlement follows a demand earlier this month from the Virgin Islands that JPMorgan Chase pay at least $190 million, and possibly more, to resolve its lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. bank of ignoring the disgraced late financier Epstein’s sex trafficking. The bank has denied that it knew about abuses by Epstein, who was a client from 1998 to 2013.
Black still faces a lawsuit from another woman, Cheri Pierson, who has accused him of raping her two decades ago in Epstein’s mansion in Manhattan. Black has denied any wrongdoing.

JPMorgan Listed a “Lolita’s Closet” on the New York Stock Exchange for Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Man, Les Wexner
We also found pervy surveys at Limited Too that pried deeply into girls’ personal lives. (How is that legal in the United States? Or is it one more example of the no-law zone drawn around everyone and everything tied to Jeffrey Epstein and his pervy pals in government, Wall Street and Big Tech?)
The title of Yoffe’s article about Limited Too was “Lolita’s Closet,” ironically providing a Freudian nexus to what would be revealed years later: Epstein’s private Boeing 727 jet which was dubbed the “Lolita Express,” a reference to its use to transport underage girls around the globe for sexual assault by himself and his wealthy friends.
Limited Too’s sick stuff is one more link in getting to the real truth in the relationship between retailing billionaire Leslie Wexner, Jeffrey Epstein and the Wall Street mega bank, JPMorgan Chase.

July 20, 2023 AT The end of the first quarter of this year, JPMorgan Chase had seen deposit outflows in four out of the past five quarters. Mainstream media conveniently forgot to mention that. The only quarter in which JPMorgan Chase saw an inflow of deposits was the first quarter of this year, when three banks blew up: Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

Tragic Death of JPMorgan Board Member Adds to the Bank’s String of Unusual Deaths
James S. Crown died in an unusual single-car accident, reportedly on a motorsport racetrack at a “member-owned country club” in Aspen, Colorado. James S. Crown, who was a long-term member of the Board of Directors of JPMorgan Chase and two predecessor banks, Bank One Corporation (previously Banc One) and First Chicago Corporation. Following mergers between the banks, Crown seamlessly went from First Chicago (1991 to 1996) to Bank One (1996–2004) to JPMorgan Chase (2004 to the present) – a stunning tenure of 32 years for a Board Member dubbed an “Independent Director.” Crown was the Chair of JPMorgan Chase’s Risk Committee in the years leading up to, and during, the investigation of the London Whale scandal where the bank lost $6.2 billion from deposits in its federally-insured bank by gambling in derivatives in London. <snip> but you should red this.

People Underestimating Impact of Spot BTC ETF

NETHAPPEINGS NEWSLETTER #BITCOIN, WE DEMAND THE SPOT BTC ETF

“No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine.”
— William Blum (Former U.S. State Department Employee)

“Yeah, we wouldn’t our government to bust terrorists or organized crime syndicates by tracking their money. GTFOH”

“I can’t see that technology ever being used for evil or anything. We already barely know what’s going on because of all the human liars we’re dealing with out there, and now reality gets to be whatever Google says it is.”

“The death of John D. Rockefeller in 1937. The family held a press conference where the family accountant was asked, “How much did he leave behind?” The quick answer was “All of it.””

The Walton Family, who own one of 2 of the largest Employers in America, have 80% of their Employees, on Government Assistance. This is how Welfare Queen Capitalism actually works.

#Bitcoin block 800,000 is 415 blocks away
~280 days until the halving

‘Transcend’ The U.S. Dollar—BlackRock CEO Issues ‘Important’ Crypto Prediction After Huge Week For The Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP Price

Bitcoin traders say ‘get ready’ as BTC price preps 2023 bull market

VIDEO #Bitcoin adoption is not optional – @saifedean

 

Democrats better know…
that the majority of their voting base
is between 21-49 years old
and very invested in bitcoin.

Democrats will lose if this keeps up

Second-highest ranking Democrat US Sen. Dick Durbin openly criticized “crypto” during question time and asked Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler to crack down harder on the industry.

Turbin Durbin Don’t be like Kuwait.
Kuwait bans #Bitcoin payments, investments and mining.
FYI Sheikh, Bitcoin is Halal!

THIS IS AN ANTI TECH MOVE by  POLITICIANS & BANKERS
THEY CAN’T SHUT DOWN BITCOIN

American Bank technology atrophied. 

Can Banks’ Relationship With FIS, Fiserv, And Jack Henry Be Fixed?
FED itself with the technology No incentive to upgrade.
Tech banks didn’t buy that software.

FIS Jack Henry was an approved integrators and buy their software which have the monoply with 5 – 7 year contracts that has to pay entirely.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2021/11/22/can-banks-relationship-with-fis-fiserv-and-jack-henry-be-fixed/

OPERATION CHOKEPOINT 2.O Banks can’t help the crypto biz
The US government profit from a little BTC sell. Interesting timing to dump $250 million of $BTC as the public perception of traditional banks was faltering.

Fed can’t transact – wire room is closed at 4pm.
Fed kept it open after 4 pm to help AIG but it didn’t for Silicon Valley bank.
Cause certain banks got ahead of the Fed’s tech.
FEES – WON’T ALLOW A SOLUTION
CENTRALIZATION OF BANKS

$1.00 THRU A LIGHTENING NETWORK IS BACKED BY BITCOIN
8 BILLION CAN DOWNLOAD AND RUN IT LN ON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW.

Fun fact — Gary Gensler is not a lawyer.

The @AmerBanker just published my column explaining why and how the courts will eventually rein in Gary Gensler and his attack on the crypto industry. No subscription needed to access this article.

Wall Street’s illegal naked short selling steals from retail investors. Shame on SEC Chairman Gary Gensler for his inaction! #ProtectInvestors
Representative Eli Crane recently sent a letter to Gary Gensler, asking for an update on MMTLP.

NO CLARITY GARY

We can’t forget Gary Gensler himself told us how it will play out “it will be settled in court at some point in time and maybe there will be regulatory forbearance and it will be determined it not to be” “I think regulators and courts will bring greater clarity to the security definition at some point in time I think XRP might be decided it be decided it’s not a security but that will be played out over the next 18 to 36months” 31 months later on the 13th of July 2023 933 days exactly The Court- XRP SOLD THRU EXCHANGES NOT A SECURITY XRP SOLD TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS DIRECTLY FROM RIPPLE WHERE THERES A CONTRACT IS A SECURITY. Congress is up next to be continued……

WHALES EXIT
Ethereum institutional investor getting rid of what is now clearly a security?
A wallet that received over 61,000 $ETH after the initial coin offering (ICO) in 2015 transferred the entire amount to a wallet linked to crypto exchange Kraken, blockchain data shows.

SEC’s Gensler Grilled by Lawmakers;
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Could Bring $30B in New Demand: NYDIG
https://www.coindesk.com/tv/first-mover/secs-gensler-grilled-by-lawmakers-spot-bitcoin-etfs-could-bring-30b-in-new-demand-nydig/

Have you noticed that the angriest about the SEC crypto crackdown just happen to be the same influencers who were paid to shill all the scams during the bull market?
https://twitter.com/Pledditor/status/1672175796604248064
Why Tokens Why Ordinals
Do these people realize they are evil rent-seekers?
Why were Ordinals adopted by exchanges way faster than exchanges adopted Lightning?
@Melt_Dem explains it in plain terms:
“The High-Priestess of Memes and Dickbutts”
https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1667164158385610753

Time it took Binance to integrate Lightning Network:
5 years, 6 months, 18 days
Time it took Binance to integrate Ordinals Protocol:
4 months, 11 days

If that isn’t the nail in the coffin for the laser eye maxi stagnation approach to building I don’t know what is. I still can’t believe she said with a straight face she like tokens because they use them to pump and dump institutional money on a pool of retail losers.

Turns out Bitcoin Magazine is the founder of RFK’s PAC “Heal-The-Divide” co-founder and Bicoin Media CEO David Baily Anthony Weiner crawled out of his hole to attack RFK for supporting #bitcoin Turns out Bitcoin Magazine is the founder of RFK’s PAC “Heal-The-Divide” So much for “in full disclosure” from any media figure or company.

Anyone remember when pro-bitcoin candidate and Tether founder Brock Pierce ran for president? Sofar controlled by US which empowers tether.

Nasdaq halts plan for crypto custody service due to U.S. regulatory conditions
This exchange between @SenJohnKennedy and @GaryGensler is probably the high point of the day 😂😂😂
BREAKING: U.S. SENATOR JOHN KENNEDY DEMANDS THAT GARY GENSLER EXPLAIN WHY HE AND THE SEC ALLOWED THE FTX FRAUD TO HAPPEN

Bitcoin For All https://nydig.com/

We’re building an inclusive financial system that makes Bitcoin a universal option for billions of people worldwide. Bitcoin is a resource for human progress, and NYDIG is the gateway.

Bitcoin Spot ETFs Could Bring $30B in New Demand, Crypto Trader NYDIG Says
A lot can be learned from the listing of the first Gold ETF, but looking to the past also comes with some caveats.
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/07/20/bitcoin-spot-etfs-could-bring-30b-in-new-demand-crypto-trader-nydig-says/

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Predicts Bitcoin Rally to $200,000,
Says People Underestimating Impact of Spot BTC ETF
The managing partner of Fundstrat Global Advisors, Tom Lee, is making a six-figure prediction for Bitcoin (BTC).
Lee says in a new CNBC interview that Bitcoin could explode by over 500% from the current level within five years.
Asked to give a timeline for his price prediction, the Fundstrat managing partner says Bitcoin could surge to “something around $200,000 within five years.”
Bitcoin is trading at $29,982 at time of writing.
On the rationale for his bullish thesis, Lee says,“Bitcoin is very useful. I think in the US there’s a tendency to think the financial system works well for everybody. But for people who have money, it does work well.”
The Fundstrat managing partner says the impact of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) getting authorized in the US is being underestimated.

“If you know people concerned about #Bitcoin’s volatility please let them know the problem goes away when the price reaches $10-20 Million”

Possible Strategy for young parents with kids.
1) Buy 0.1 BTC when you have a child.
Hold that BTC in cold storage, and don’t touch it.
When the kid is 18 and going to college, your BTC is worth magnitudes more. College tuition is now paid for.
2) Buy a rental property when you have a child
Put that property on a 20 year mortgage
When the kid is 18 and going to college, your property is just about paid off
Refinance the rental to pull cash out
College tuition is now paid for
(Did this for both of our kids)

RICHASHELL.com
Of the 1% by the 1% for the 1%

FRANCIS BULLBITCOIN.COM @francispouliot_
I rarely have my mind blown by Bitcoin, but it happened big time this morning on a 2h technical brainstorm about Payjoin integration with Cyphernode and Bull Bitcoin.
Two *major* innovations that Payjoin enables that I had never thought of, and completely change the game.
@peterktodd a payjoin server would only sign RBF bumpfee transactions that have the same outputs (or that it agrees with). RBF transactions can’t be maliciously replaced by sender without collaboration of the recipient. Sender can still double spend a utxo, but not via RBF actually, on second thought, does RBF allow replacement if only one of the inputs has added a higher fee, or does it require all inputs? and also if the recipient of a payjoin (payjoin server) does not agree to bump a fee, the sender can still force a CPFP because he owns one of the ouputs too. You know you love Bitcoin when you book technical video chats at 6h30am to discuss open-source projects.

Jesse Pollak from @Coinbase just had a presentation at EthCC where he mentioned “On-chain” exactly 30 times, “Web3” zero times. With every new boom/bust cycle, the crypto VCs must rebrand & repackage old ideas with new buzzwords. Rinse and repeat.

3/31/23 The 🇺🇸 US has recently sold 9,861 #Bitcoin from the Silk Road seizure. They plan on selling 40,000+ more BTC over the course of this year
https://twitter.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1641829987568308225

US Govt Sold 9,800 BTC on March 14, Intends to Sell a Further 41,500 BTC Connected to Silk Road in Four Batches Over the Course of the Year: Court Filing
https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1641821284341280768
They sell confiscated Bitcoin fairly regularly through GSA auctions, so this really shouldn’t be news except that it’s related to Silk Road.

Bankman-Fried using company funds for criminal defense, FTX says https://theblock.co/post/240859/bankman-fried-using-company-funds-for-criminal-defense-ftx-says