ECP NetHappenings Newsletter Headlines 7.30.23
Journalism Is Not A Crime
Intn’l Federation of Journalists:
“The UK decision to allow the extradition of #Assange is vindictive and a real blow to media freedom”
Amnesty: “sends a chilling message to journalists the world over”
RSF: “implications for journalism around the world cannot be overstated”
July has been the hottest month in humanity’s history
The heat has claimed lives from Arizona to Greece to China. July is expected to be the hottest month experienced on earth in 120,000 years – a temperature not felt by human civilization since the end of the ice age. In a joint report published Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization, the Copernicus Climate Change Service, and Leipzig University, the temperature for the first three weeks of July averaged 62.51 Fahrenheit, breaking the previous record of 61.93 Fahrenheit set in 2019.
$139 million bank Heartland Tri-State officially closed by regulators.
The 5th US bank failure this year.
The Federal Reserve joined the US Faster Payments Council as a founding sponsor. The founder of US Faster Payments Council is the Head of Product at Amazon Payments and is a member of FedNow Community Group. The ONLY crypto company representing the US Faster Payments Council is
@Ripple. Craig Dewitt was their Vice Chair before leaving and now two Ripple execs hold leadership roles within this working group. Pat Thelin and James Sellick.
@Ripple partners with Faster Payments Council to issue an important report and transform payments globally #cryptopayments #crypto #XRP #ODL. Results show that global payments leaders are dissatisfied with legacy rails for cross-border payments. Learn why 97% believe #blockchain and #crypto will transform the way money moves
Governments can program Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) with expiry dates and to restrict “undesirable” purchases, according to Eswar Prasad, WEF.
Niger’s first democratically-elected president was planning to move away from the CFA French colonial currency system… and was just removed in a military coup.
President Buzoum was planning to reject France and redesign the countries currency before he was removed. Interview: We are still using the CFA franc. We shall do everything possible to change its name. We shall do everything possible to cut off all our ties that are remaining with France and be independent. We are going to redesign our own currency and cut every single tie with France. We shall also build bilateral relationships with some ECOWAS countries that are not working with them CFA Franc Insha Allah.
The United States government has applauded Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, for his “bold leadership” on the political crisis in the neighbouring Niger Republic, where a military junta seized power from democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum last week.
US announces $345 million in military aid for Taiwan.
US citizens will need visa to travel to Europe in 2024
NYT Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars
The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms. GIFT LINK
‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
Free Speech Elon Musk’s X bans ad showing Republican interrupting couple in bedroom ‘Elon Musk loves free speech, but only when it’s convenient for him and his far-right political agenda,’ says founder of Progress Action Fund
The only reason Congress took an interest in #stablecoins initially was out of fear Zuck-coin will harm the USD.
It’s been 5 years, the world is very different. Libra was a bad model on multiple fronts, Elon-fear shouldn’t hamper serious legislation debate
The Walton family sold off $4.39 billion in Walmart, $WMT, shares during the first half of 2023, the most of any executive in a company this year.
Senator Files Bill Barring Fox From Getting $200M Tax Break From Lawsuit Payment
An arcane tax provision lets FOX save up to $213 million in taxes due to its $787 million defamation settlement.
Donald Jesus
Wokers for Jokers
These people are mentally ill.
I can’t believe people fall for this shit.
Trump: I’m being indicted for you pic.twitter.com/0nFM7SqdYV
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 29, 2023
“I’m taking the Fall For You!
Authoritarianism plus White Christian Nationalism.
Think 卐 Neo-Nazis Swastika plus Crucifix. A fascist cocktail if ever there was one. That’s what’s on offer here! It’s not enough that he is the victim: he has to say he is taking the fall for his supporters, they are the real targets and he is the martyr as well as the savior. This is classic authoritarian discourse.
@FBI needs to watch Erie PA
Globalist is a code word for Jews among the far-right and 卐 Neo-Nazis.
#RSBN Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN), also known as Right Side Broadcasting, is an American right-wing media company founded by 卐 Joe Seales in 2015, known for its support for Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns and presidency. They live stream coverage of Donald Trump’s rallies video卐 Tax complaint filed against rightwing parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty. Michigan attorney alleges organization, named an extremist group by Southern Poverty Law Center, in violation of non-profit status
Understanding 卐 Nazi Symbols PDF:
GRADE LEVEL: Adaptable for grades 7–12
SUBJECT: MultidisciplinaryDeSantis Slave Trade School
The Shady Backstory of Florida’s Outrageous New Slavery Curriculum:
“It’s the same divide techniques that they used on the plantation,” said one member of the task force that was supposed to advise on the new standards. #GrandWizardDeSantis
THE KKK the Second war on Terror in the US.
https://edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/hate.html
in the 1920’s the KKK organized around white supremacy and was a multi-level marketing get-rich scheme. Amway for racism.
“Rather than a terrorist organization, the 1920s Klan is best described as a social organization with a wildly successful multi-level marketing structure fueled by an army of highly-incentivized sales agents selling hatred, religious intolerance, and fraternity in a time and place where there was tremendous demand.” This also describes Trump and the Rethuglican GOP perfectly today, 100 years later!!
Rudy Giuliani Makes Shocking Concession About 2 Black Georgia Election Workers
Justice Alito doesn’t hold one of the six seats that Congress created in the Judiciary Act of 1789.
His seat was created on March 3, 1837—when Congress created the Eighth and Ninth Circuits.
Lucky for him that Congress had the power to regulate the Court’s size…
@SenWarrenThe @DeptofDefense paid $1,500 for a breast pump that can be purchased at Walmart for $192. $1,800 for vaccines that everyone else pays $125. DoD must do more to stop corporate price gouging and protect taxpayer funds.
Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote
Haha I’m the one that found that breast pump fraud. It was the private doctors in the TRICARE network gouging the DoD. It’s ALWAYS the private doctors that commit the fraud. Never the consumers or the government. That’s why privatization and for-profit health care are bad ideas.
ALSO: BURIED LEDE: Tavera spilled the beans about DeOliveira after Trump & Nauta were indicted, his testimony implicated them all in the scheme to delete security footage, AND he got advice from a DIFFERENT LAWYER as Nauta was also repped by Stan Woodward.
There’s No Way Bitcoin Doesn’t Get to $2m Per Coin – Greg Foss
Abril Zucchi @abruzuc Jul 26
I’m super excited about ZK-proofs and their potential – so I just wrote a guide about how to build a Balance History Tracker: a step-by-step tutorial to trustless Ethereum data access using @axiom_xyz’s SDK.
https://abruzucchi.substack.com/p/building-a-balance-history-tracker
Regulation could disrupt the booming “kidfluencer” business
America’s Federal Trade Commission is reviewing rules for advertising aimed at children. “Ryan ToysReview”. Eight years, many toy unboxings and 35m subscribers later, “Ryan’s World”, as the channel is now known, is considered YouTube royalty. He is part of a new generation of child social-media influencers (those under the age of 18) changing the shape of kids’ entertainment in America—and making a lot of money in the process.
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The European Parliament’s AI Regulation: Should We Call It Progress?
Meeri Haataja CEO and Founder of Saidot
Joanna J. Bryson Hertie School, Centre for Digital Governance