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wooo oohooooo  BTC 98,006.84 10 am 11/29/24
maybe this thing breaks to 100,000 on someone's birthday !!!

Nobody who’s ever bought and held #Bitcoin for 4 years has ever made anything less than a 250% return. Imagine trying to trade this asset. Just buy & hold. Stress-free savings technology.

Step 1: Work hard
Step 2: Spend less
Step 3: Save in #bitcoin
Step 4: Take it into self custody
Step 5: HODL it until retirement
Step 6: Retire early
Step 7: Spend the rest of your life doing what you love most

Elon Musk admitted that X (formerly Twitter) is throttling link-based posts, essentially stifling news articles on the social media platform.

This is Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman, a Purple Heart recipient and key witness for Trump’s first impeachment trial. As retribution for taking a stand, Elon Musk is hinting he could charged with treason based on false accusations.

Alexander Vindman RESPONDS to Elon Musk’s threat that he will “pay” for his “treason”:

“Elon, here you go again making false and completely unfounded accusations without providing any specifics. That’s the kind of response one would expect from a conspiracy theorist. What oligarch? What treason?

Let me help you out with the facts: I don’t take/have never taken money from any money from oligarchs Ukrainian or other otherwise.

I do run a nonprofit foundation. The http://HereRightMattersFoundatiom.org to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s unprovoked attack on Feb 24, 2022. I served in the military for nearly 22 years and my loyalty is to supporting the U.S. Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. That’s why I reported presidential corruption when I witnessed an effort to steal an election. That report was in classified channels and when called by Congress to testify about presidential corruption I did so, as required by law.

You, Elon, appear to believe you can act with impunity and are attempting to silence your critics. I’m not intimidated.”

 

Many of Elon Musk’s posts on X are not true. Is that correct?
Elon Musk’s posts on X often contain misinformation or misleading claims, particularly on topics like elections, immigration, and other political issues. This has been noted by various analyses and reports:
GROK’S ANSWER
Analysis of Misinformation: Studies and reports from organizations like the Center for Countering Digital Hate have found that false or misleading claims about the U.S. election from Musk’s account have generated significant views, suggesting a pattern where his posts spread misinformation.
Public and Media Reaction: There have been numerous instances where public figures, media outlets, and even election officials have had to refute claims made by Musk on X, indicating his posts can be inaccurate or devoid of context.
User and Expert Opinions: Posts on X itself and comments from media and experts often point out that Musk’s claims require fact-checking, with sentiments suggesting that not all his posts are accurate.

However, it’s important to consider:

Nature of Social Media: Social media platforms like X are breeding grounds for all types of information, including opinions, humor, and sometimes factual inaccuracies when shared by individuals, regardless of their stature.
Musk’s Influence: As X’s owner and most followed user, Musk has the ability to amplify content, which includes not only his own views but also those he chooses to engage with, which might not always align with factual accuracy.
Community Notes: X has a community-driven fact-checking system called Community Notes, but even this system has its limitations, and not all of Musk’s controversial or misleading posts receive timely or effective fact-checking.
In summary, while not all of Elon Musk’s posts are untrue, there is substantial evidence from various sources indicating that a considerable portion of his political and controversial posts contain falsehoods or misleading information, particularly when addressing sensitive or political subjects.

The European Federation of Journalists—the largest organization of journalists in Europe—announced that they’ll stop posting on Twitter as of January 20, 2025: “We can no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”

James Li @5149jamesli Time for a little journalism Thread
Marc Andreessen promises to be a libertarian visionary, championing innovation and freedom in Trump’s administration. But his actions reveal a darker plan —one rooted in control, surveillance, and elite power. Let’s unpack his real agenda.

Republicans cheated y millions of votes, and that includes forging votes by the Amish. At the most, 900 to 1000 votes were Amish in PA.
@JamesFLoveIV I talked with an Amish man today
. He said the Amish community is concerned about the election. He said only about 50% of the Amish vote, mostly young, and when you subtract those too young to vote, there are not 80,000 Amish in Lancaster County, PA that could, or would, vote.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to unilaterally close four out of every five Social Security offices, and replace the experienced, knowledgeable Social Security workers with AI chatbots. We must keep fighting to protect the benefits and customer service we’ve already paid for.

The issue with Walmart isn’t DEI, it’s the fact that in nine states alone, Walmart had 14,500 employees on SNAP and 10,350 on Medicaid. Instead of attacking corporations for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, people should be calling out the low wages.

@USMCLiberal
Thread I did nuclear security for a few years after I got out of the Marines. Because we were armed with unfettered access to nuclear reactors, and were given special knowledge on nuclear vulnerabilities, that job required a Q clearance (Top Secret equivalent). It was not optional

RED STATE BRAIN DRAIN As conservative states wage total culture war, college-educated workers—physicians, teachers, professors, and more—are packing their bags. The FBI had contacted the health center to alert them to threats of violence “just for providing birth control.” Did I mention that Oklahoma allows anybody over the age of 21 to carry a loaded firearm in public, open or concealed, without a license? Kate and Caroline didn’t perform abortions themselves; they referred patients to Planned Parenthood. Or rather, they had done so until an Oklahoma law barred them from doing even that. That law would later be ruled unconstitutional, but ambiguities in the Oklahoma abortion ban’s exception for protecting the life of the mother make it potentially dangerous to treat any patient experiencing difficulty during pregnancy.

Cervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women.
A research team at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston saw a reduction as high as 60% in mortality, a drop that could be attributed to the widespread adoption of the HPV vaccine.

The least surprising headline:
-Meta just lost dismissal motion of FTC lawsuit to break it up
-FTC also has show cause to ban Meta from collecting minors’ data
-Zuckerberg is personally named in massive Delaware suit
-last week SCOTUS rejected Meta’s appeal for Cambridge cover-up

8:11 p.m. Zuckerberg meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
By Naomi Nix, Maegan Vazquez and Hannah Knowles
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/business/elon-musk-government-employees-targets/index.html

Ask yourself how could Trump flip 83 counties and none for Harris!!! These 83 counties went to biden in 2020!! So this should be impossible but it did happen!! Ask yourself do you really believe that the worst presidential candidate could do this without help?? Impossible
I have believed Republicans are rigging elections for over 20 years, and I 100% believe that they cheated by millions of votes this cycle.
It looks like the GOP will start off 2025 with the smallest House majority in over a century. If just ONE Republican defects, Democrats will be able to kill a bill.
GOP infighting is going to be fun to watch.

Cyber-Security Experts Warn Election Was Hacked ‘Musk is guilty as fuck’

Not even kidding but there is a rumour floating around that Trump had an affair with Loomer and Musk with Jenner. Democrats aren’t touching it because of their whole “we go high” bs but let’s just say this one is coming from Republican / right wing sources so it’s wild.

JUST IN: Russia to treat #Bitcoin as property and exempt from VAT tax after bill passed parliament’s upper house.
It now awaits President Putin’s signature.

JUST IN: Hong Kong to eliminate capital gains tax on #Bitcoin and crypto for hedge funds and family offices in bid to become global crypto hub – Financial Times

Dennis Porter @Dennis_Porter_
It’s been obvious and apparent to anyone paying attention that Bitcoin miners will partner with data center companies: Google, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft.
Expect big announcements.

$1 TRILLION Standard Chartered bank just says #Bitcoin will hit $200,000 in 2025

@dotkrueger I just talked to an old friend at Merrill who I hadn’t talked to in a year.
He wanted my opinion on why MSTR was doing so well. His clients were asking about it.
He has about 2 Billion AUM.

Alex Thorn Head of Firmwide Research, Galaxy New York, NY
https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1861891792209097104
$2.8 TRILLION Goldman Sachs discloses $710 million #Bitcoin ETF holdings.
Are you paying attention?

JUST IN: MicroStrategy will own 4% of TOTAL #Bitcoin supply worth $830 billion by 2033 – Bernstein
So Bitcoin market cap will be $20 TRILLION?

PRIVACY

When people say: “I have nothing to hide” what they mean is: “I am privileged enough to live comfortably within the norms imposed on me, therefore I’m not interested in fighting for your right to privacy”.

WHY BITCOIN?
we have built a financial system that can be weaponized at will against entire groups of people, sentencing you to economic death under the guise of anti-money laundering without so much as needing to accuse you of a crime.
The Bank Secrecy Act is the most powerful tool in the US Government’s arsenal to stifle dissent.
Fighting the symptoms is not going to change a system that’s entire reason for existence is to circumvent the rule of law to protect its own interests against the interests of the people.

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PREDICTION MARKETS

@BoringSleuth
People are finally waking up to how Prediction Markets will be used. I started talking about it again a month ago when they started getting coverage.
They want to control markets and what happens before it happens by manipulating Prediction Markets to manipulate what people think.

CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA private intelligence company and self-described “global election management agency” proved how they could spread influence to get what they wanted, and made it happen – they get caught and nobody goes to jail. — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Analytica

#GOP Voter Suppression

Cyril Mychalejko @cmychalejko
How much does it cost taxpayers to defend GOP voter suppression in Washington County, Pennsylvania?
A $5,000 retainer & $475/hr to attorney David Berardinelli, $325/hr for associate attorney Oscar Heanue, & $150/hr for paralegal work, reports @hsuniontown
Washington County paying special counsel $475 per hour to defend ballot-curing lawsuit

Trump may have voted illegally when he cast early primary ballot in Palm Beach County
Convicted RAPIST AND FELON Donald J. Trump apparently did not have the necessary grant of clemency to vote in Florida’s Republican primary, public records indicate – but he voted anyway. Florida law only denies voting if the other state denies voting for that crime. NY only denies voting for incarcerated people. He’s not incarcerated, so it’s legal.

#PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY

Use Signal.
“A Ruling That Eliminates Important Privacy Rights in Many Stored Internet Contents—And The Legal Challenge to It,” new from me at Volokh, about a very important privacy case. (As the post indicates, I am representing one of the petitioners.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2024/08/14/a-ruling-that-eliminates-important-privacy-rights-in-many-stored-internet-contents-and-the-legal-challenge-to-it/
The reasoning by the CCA would seem to equally apply to Gmail, right? After all, Google scans those emails to better target its ads.

‘Nostr was created…by the pseudonymous Brazilian programmer fiatjaf… it as “the simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global ‘social’ network once and for all.”‘ Must-read by @gladstein at @reason
https://reason.com/2024/08/13/can-nostr-make-twitters-dreams-come-true/
Alex Gladstein explains how Nostr fulfills the original vision of Twitter. Don’t sleep on Nostr.
“Nostr is only necessary because our existing internet is so broken.”

@EFF
“By providing a legal basis for repressive regimes to cooperate in collecting & sharing evidence for the investigation of crimes that are dubiously ‘serious,’ this treaty risks being exploited for repression rather than justice,” @txitua told @NextgovFCW
https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2024/08/united-nations-approves-controversial-cybercrime-treaty/398745/

The TikTok Case Will Be Determined by What’s Behind the Government’s Black Lines

In the high-stakes legal battle over TikTok’s fate in America, the government just played its hand. And it’s largely hidden from view.
The government asserts that China aims to become a preeminent global power by undercutting U.S. influence and fostering authoritarian norms. Within this context, the government portrays TikTok as a potential tool for Chinese espionage and influence operations, highlighting TikTok’s extensive data collection practices, its ability to manipulate its recommendation algorithm, and instances of censorship at the behest of the Chinese government. The government contends that these factors create significant risks to U.S. national security. But in this section of the government’s brief, nearly half the content is redacted. Sometimes multiple pages in a row are blacked out. And one critical subsection, discussing China’s incentives to incorporate TikTok into its offensive cyber strategy, is almost entirely classified, except for three short paragraphs.

HUNTING SCAMMERS

ZachXBT
Scam survivor turned 2D investigator
Recently a team reached out to me for assistance after $1.3M was stolen from the treasury after malicious code had been pushed.
Unbeknownst to the team they had hired multiple DPRK IT workers as devs who were using fake identities.
I then uncovered 25+ crypto projects with related devs that have been active since June 2024.
1/ Recently a team reached out to me for assistance after $1.3M was stolen from the treasury after malicious code had been pushed.
Unbeknownst to the team they had hired multiple DPRK IT workers as devs who were using fake identities.
I then uncovered 25+ crypto projects with related devs that have been active since June 2024.

How Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25+ crypto hacks to fiat from 2020–2023
https://zachxbt.mirror.xyz/B0-UJtxN41cJhpPtKv0v2LZ8u-0PwZ4ecMPEdX4l8vE

Wang Dongfeng (汪东风):
I hired Paleking to launder money for Cambodian drug cartel.

Bulgarian National Extradited for Scheme to Illegally Export U.S.-Origin Sensitive Microelectronics to Russia
Defendant and His Co-Conspirators Used Bulgarian Company to Transship Radiation-Hardened Integrated Circuits to Russia
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/bulgarian-national-extradited-scheme-illegally-export-us-origin-sensitive-microelectronics

NEW EVIDENCE THAT @KamalaHarris WILL CONTINUE CRYPTO CRACKDOWN

Alex Thorn @intangiblecoins her advisor choices suggest she will keep biden’s hostile attitude to crypto
harris is working w/ brian deese & bharat ramamurti, 2 key anti-crypto officials from biden admin..
Harris plans to unveil elements of her economic policy agenda in a mid-August speech.
She’s hired a top Treasury Department official, Brian Nelson, as an adviser while also relying on longtime allies, such as former policy chief Rohini Kosoglu. And a trio of outsiders—Mike Pyle, her first economic adviser as VP, and Brian Deese and Bharat Ramamurti, two former Biden economic aides—is helping polish a refreshed economic pitch drawing on the Biden and Harris records, people familiar with the planning say.
W got some intel on the harris campaign’s current posture on economic policy, and who they are working with, from some bloomberg @business reporting this morning deese and ramamurti are two key architects of the biden admin’s anti-crypto crusade, including chokepoint 2.0
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1823338570104352884.html

Kamala Harris Hints At Pro-Crypto Pivot With Key Adviser Picks
Harris has an opportunity to attract the crucial swing vote demographic by signaling a balanced and inclusive approach to digital assets. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyaevans/2024/08/14/kamala-harris-hints-at-pro-crypto-pivot-with-key-adviser-picks/
Three Campaign Advisers With Crypto Connections
– Gene Sperling’s link to Ripple Labs
– Brian Nelson, who  left his role as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. He serves as Senior Economic Adviser to Harris’ policy team. Nelson’s experience includes regulating cryptocurrencies to prevent their use in illicit activities. Brian Nelson has been involved in the crypto space as an investor, founder, startup advisor, and surety bond expert for various companies, including Coinbase, Circle, and others.
– David Plouffe’s involvement in the cryptocurrency sector includes roles on the Binance Global Advisory Board and as a global strategic advisor for Alchemy Pay. He has publicly advocated for creating tailored regulations that protect consumers without stifling innovation. His pro-crypto stance could play a crucial role in shaping Harris’s policies.

In case you hadn’t heard…RFK Jr. has been officially removed from the ballot in New York.

Mike Flynn is Q.
Q is a psyop.
“QAnon” is a cult.
#ArrestMikeFlynn

NY JUDGE J. SCHECTER EMBROILED IN DEFI PATENT SCANDAL (1of2)
The following is a complaint submitted to the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct, drafted and submitted by the Veri Community.
Alleged Breaches of Model Code of Conduct by Judge Jennifer Schecter in…
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1823329725835514177.html

New poll from youth voting org NextGen America, shows that VP Harris has vastly improved performance among voters under 35, beating Trump in a multi-way survey, 53% to 36%.

Trump’s weird ‘Freedom Cities’ and the Network State cult by @gilduran76
“Why do Trump, Thiel and Andreessen want to build new cities?”
https://www.thenerdreich.com/trumps-weird-freedom-cities-and-the-network-state-cult/

Trump is weird not presidential.
The election is rigged…unless I win.
The news is fake…unless it’s flattering.
Everything is a hoax…unless I tweet it.
Nepotism is bad…unless it’s my family.
I’m rich…but you can’t see my taxes.
I’m smart..but you cant see my grades.
I’m a patriot…but I dodged the draft.
I’m successful…but my businesses fail.
My staff is the best…until I fire them.
I’m innocent…but I refuse to testify.
Trump Suggests He’ll Flee The Country If Kamala Harris Wins
Judge Chutkan should seize Trump’s passport after his threat to flee to Venezuela.

MUST READ AND SEE PICS
2016 #Trump & #Epstein rape lawsuit
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1615973814013235201.html

#TrumpPedoFiles
“It’s fun to fly on the Jeffrey Epstein Plane!” Trump is now using the Lolita Express to campaign!
When is enough, enough? When are the MSM going to report on Trump’s name being mentioned 147 times in the Epstein documents? Trump is literally flying on sex slave 1.
He needs to update his brag from “I could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any votes” to “I could be on Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs, put my name on his private jet, and fly around in it, and not lose any votes.”

Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters was found guilty  by a jury. She gave someone affiliated with Mike Lindell a security badge to access to the Mesa County election system. Peters came in last place in a GOP primary, but of course it was “rigged.”

Trump Settlements for 10 Child Rapes

This is an intel leak of the documents showing Donald Trump paying upwards of 30 million dollars to the families of boys & girls 10-13, who he orally and/or anally raped. This information is being blocked by social media & news organizations everywhere.
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2023/01/19/trump-settlements-for-10-child-rapes-claiming-a-mental-disorder-pedophilic-disorder-f65-4/

Trump is a convicted rapist and felon. It’s time to investigate his ties to Epstein’s child sex trafficking.

All scrubbed from latest reports. #Epstein ” was placed on suicide watch after he was found sprawled on the floor of his cell, nearly unconscious and with injuries to his neck” (from NT)
https://nypost.com/2019/07/25/jailed-ex-cop-questioned-about-jeffrey-epsteins-injuries/

@RudyHavenstein
So let’s check in on “Newsguard,” one of the Orwellian groups (e.g., The Atlantic Council) that totally reliable sites like @voxdotcom and @axios use to decide what is “Unreliable” and “fight disinformation.”
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1823435511106548033.html

HEALTH

MONKEY POX Since the beginning of this year, more than 17,000 cases and more than 500 deaths have been reported in 13 countries in Africa, according to the Africa CDC, which classifies the outbreak as a “very high risk event.” W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak. The threat this time is deadlier. Since the beginning of this year, the Democratic Republic of Congo alone has reported more than 14,000 mpox cases and 524 deaths. Those most at risk include women and children under 15. The outbreak has spread through 13 countries in Africa, including a few that had never reported mpox cases before.
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral disease that can spread easily between people and from infected animals. It can spread through close contact such as touching, kissing or sex, as well as through contaminated materials like sheets, clothing and needles, according to WHO. Symptoms include a fever, a painful rash, headache, muscle and back pain, low energy and enlarged lymph nodes.

The first human case of Powassan virus, a tick borne disease, has been detected in Allegheny County.
Powassan virus (POWV) is a Flavivirus transmitted by ticks, found in North America and in the Russian Far East. It is named after the town of Powassan, Ontario, where it was identified in a young boy who eventually died from it. It can cause encephalitis, inflammation of the brain. No approved vaccine or antiviral drug exists. Prevention of tick bites is the best precaution.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2024/08/13/powassan-ticks-allegheny-county/stories/202408130081

Candy giant Mars, Inc. is buying Kellanova, maker of Pop Tarts, Pringles, and Eggo, for $36 billion. It’s the largest merger of the year. The new snack conglomerate will be large enough to “resist any push from supermarkets for lower prices,” Bloomberg reports.

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Bitcoin is for everyone.

!!!!!! It’s Purple !!!!!!!
It’s for Democrats
It’s for Republicans
It’s for conservatives
It’s for progressives
It’s for every single person on this planet who wants to participate regardless of where they came from or what they believe.

@jackmallers Aug 12
Just as Satoshi didn’t need to argue his ideas but wrote code, you don’t need to convince government or corporations. You have the power to use the hardest money in history.
Peace, freedom and prosperity is now your choice.
#Bitcoin is opt-out technology—all it takes is you.

$1.4 trillion Morgan Stanley just bought $187 million #Bitcoin ETF on it’s own portfolio. Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Wave Coming
HERE WE GO

21M #Bitcoin is not only for 8 billion people, it’s also for 334 million companies and 205 nation states. On top, about 4 million coins lost, 1 million owned by Satoshi and another couple millions HODLed forever. #Bitcoin is a lot scarcer than you might think.

Bitcoin’s bull rally will continue another 350 days: Bybit
Bitcoin’s 2024 bull run was mainly driven by institutional inflows, which could be the key to unlocking the next leg up.

45% of Bitcoin supply has not moved in 6 months — Research
A healthy portion of Bitcoin hodlers refuse to let go of their coins no matter what BTC price action delivers.

Tether crypto exchanges balance hits record high as Treasury prints $1B USDT
If the Fed signals a rate cut, as CME data strongly suggests, crypto traders may quickly deploy their stablecoin reserves to drive a market rally.

Goldman Sachs Holds Over $400M in Bitcoin ETFs
The investment bank says it owns over $400 million in bitcoin ETFs, according to a recently filed 13F.

Historically accurate ‘decaying peaks’ study sees Bitcoin price at $164K by 2025
The same study correctly predicted Bitcoin price to reach $65,732 in 2021, a mere $1,050 price difference from the previous all-time high.

#PRIVACY

Weld Pond | Chris Wysopal Now SSN *really* can’t be used as a secret identifier. It’s now a public ID for people like a DUNS number is for a business.
Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American
A dump of 2.7 billion records includes names, aliases and known physical addresses.
https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/hackers-may-have-leaked-the-social-security-numbers-of-every-american-150834276.html
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/

Nostr The Decentralized Solution
create an account The Social Bitcoin Wallet
Open protocols for money and speech are going to change everything. Join the revolution.
https://primal.net/new
Easy Nostr Signup using Primal App on Android or Apple
Invented by a pseudonymous programmer and overwhelmingly funded by grants from non-profit foundations, this decentralized, free, and open-source protocol has been quietly evolving for the past three years. Like bitcoin, Nostr is a community-run digital network highly resistant to censorship and corruption. It has 40,000 weekly active users and a growing ecosystem of clients and applications ranging from social media to long-form publishing to payments.
This was a major theme at the 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum, which is put on annually by the Human Rights Foundation, where I serve as chief strategy officer. At this conference for democracy and human rights, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey told the audience that the problem was, actually, guys like him: The very fact that Twitter, now X, has a CEO makes it a single point of failure. Governments routinely pressured Dorsey to censor content; once the company’s offices in India were raided. Dorsey says that under the new Musk regime X complies with whatever governments want.
Nostr is only necessary because our existing internet is so broken.
Alex Gladstein @gladstein
Shared my profile of Nostr on Nostr yesterday
To give you an idea of interactivity so far…
350 likes, 145 reposts, 49 comments, and 67,000 sats of zaps (around $40 of permissionless bitcoin directly to my self-custodial, open-source wallet)
Onward!
Twitter’s founder says Nostr is “100 percent what we wanted”—an open, ownerless network

New: here are never-before-published screenshots of the FBI’s dashboard for wiretapping the world. “Hola iBot” was used to monitor millions of messages from the secretly backdoored messaging app Anom. But also map social connections, plot movements
https://www.404media.co/inside-the-fbis-dashboard-for-wiretapping-the-world/

Sahara AI, Blockchain Project Tackling Copyright and Privacy, Raises $43M
The funding round was led by Pantera Capital, Binance Labs and Polychain Capital and included participation from Samsung, Matrix Partners, Foresight Ventures and others.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/08/14/sahara-ai-blockchain-project-tackling-copyright-and-privacy-raises-43m/

#HEALTH

Did you know that Trump’s tax policy is the reason that: – Nurses can’t write off their scrubs – Salespeople can’t write off travel expenses – Mechanics can’t write off their tools Those write-offs are only available to businesses now, not employees.

Walgreens pharmacists are fed up. They’re chronically understaffed and overloaded with patients.
Now they’re forming Walgreens’ first-ever pharmacists union in Washington state.
They follow CVS pharmacists winning landmark unions this year in Rhode Island and Las Vegas.

Safety tips for attending school during COVID-19
By Mayo Clinic Staff

Obama developed a playbook for how to deal with pandemics; not only did

Trump refuse to use it, he fired the entire pandemic response team.

#POLITICS

Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris
Let’s be clear: Someone who suggested the “termination” of the Constitution should never have the chance to stand behind the seal of the President of the United States.
Never again.

BREAKING: Kamala Harris’ election odds just hit another record high!
She’s now leading Trump by percentage points nationwide according to Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market.
This is Harris’ largest lead to date!

Judge Merchan rejects Trump’s recusal bid — again — ahead of sentencing

MASTER PLAN, EP 1: @LeverNews reporters unearth a secret White House memo plotting corporate threats of financial retribution against lawmakers who support campaign finance & anti-corruption legislation. The first episode of the new series is here

Trump viciously called VP Harris a “fucking bitch” we have the tape.

CNBC Annual inflation rate slows to 2.9% in July, lowest since 2021

CNN: Inflation drops to lowest level since March, 2021
MSNBC: Inflation drops to lowest level in over 3 years
Fox News: Nursing home residents play ‘Hungry Hungry Hippos’

CNN: Inflation drops to lowest level since March, 2021
MSNBC: Inflation drops to lowest level in over 3 years
Fox News: Dad catches sneaky twins eating chocolate

CNN: Inflation drops to lowest level since March, 2021
MSNBC: Inflation drops to lowest level in over 3 years
Fox News: Nebraska family trains pet goat to use toilet – Hilarious video goes viral

Dems always has to repair the economy wreckage before giving it over to repubs to wreck it again. Has been happening for 40 years now.

The disaster continues to grow.
And it’s exactly what Husted, Huffman and Ohio’s far right intended…
Ohio vouchers now at nearly $1 billion, with new users overwhelmingly white families and kids already in private schools.
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/08/private-school-vouchers-scholarships-last-school-year-cost-ohio-9662-million-and-counting.html

Walmart didn’t just *happen*. The rise of Walmart – and Amazon, its online successor – was the result of a specific policy choice, the decision by the Reagan administration not to enforce a key antitrust law. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1823704747167412491.html

BREAKING: new study says 50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down

This billionaire owns Home Depot. He says he will support Trump even if he is convicted. He is worth about nine billion dollars.
I’m Boycotting Home Depot Now & Buying at Lowe’s

“Let’s assume our worst nightmare—the Democrats get the White House, the House, the Senate. The first thing they’ll do is get rid of the filibuster, and you’ll have two new states: D.C., Puerto Rico. That’s four new Democratic senators in perpetuity.”
– Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell says Kamala Harris-Tim Walz win would be ‘our worst nightmare’

8/14 Trump casts a ballot during early voting for Florida Primary
Did Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections receive a notice of Trump’s voter registration file, that he is convicted of a felony, which would make him ineligible to vote…because he shouldn’t be voting.
DeSantis said they would restore Trump’s right to vote, but they didn’t, bc the Division of Elections and Supervisor of Elections in Palm Beach County never followed the legally required procedure to take Trump’s voter registration away before July 31st. A felony conviction in another state makes a person ineligible to vote in Florida only if the conviction would make the person ineligible to vote in the state where the person was convicted. Can someone explain to me how DonOLD is allowed to vote in the FL primary when he is a convicted felon? Amendment 4 only apply to people who have COMPLETED their sentence and probation.

Royce White, the Republican nominee for the US Senate in Minnesota:
“Women have become too mouthy”.

Elon Musk Admits ‘Mistakes’ Were Made by X in Trump Spaces Chat Drama
Despite initially blaming the delay on a malicious attack, Musk acknowledged his social media platform was at least partly responsible.

Musk’s ‘Spaces’ can’t handle massive amounts of people – he literally DDoS’d himself and his platform. That’s why he hasn’t mentioned anything about it since – he knows it wasn’t a cyber-attack.

About a person in SpaceXs shared photo today, and their curious connections on-chain to the Darkest Hacking Money in the World, and the East.

The below tweet SpaceX showcasing a photo of Chun Wang, third to the right. Chun Wang is founder of Satofishi and developer deeply tied to Chinese President XI, ex-Binance Founder CZ, Binance, and the massive USDT money laundering exchange Huobi.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1823200981297082384.html

Let’s talk about Trump’s “Freedom Cities.”
The idea matches exactly with the goals of the Network State cult, which plans to create new tech-governed cities around the world
In fact, Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen are funding a entire company to build such cities.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1823426458494361828.html

Federal contractors would be required to implement vulnerability disclosure policies that align with National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines under a bipartisan Senate bill introduced last week. https://scoopmedia.co/3YInvT8

Michael Flynn and Roger Stone’s Dangerous Crusade Continues
The militant “Black Robe Regiment” is set to recruit pastors with Flynn in Pennsylvania. A Christian leader tied to the Regiment will rally for Mastriano Friday.
Blaze Media is owned by Glenn Beck who has promoted the “Black Robe Regiment,” a militant pastors Movement.
In 2015, Beck & New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) leader Jim Garlow said they had between 10,000 and 17,000 pastors willing to die for the cause, as reported by @RightWingWatch #Nutters “It turns out that many of Project 2025’s policy proposals are neither fringe nor unpopular… the data suggests they find resonance with majorities across states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio.”
I wrote about the Black Robe Regiment and its ties to Glenn Beck, the NAR, Mike Flynn, and Roger Stone for @BucksCoBeacon
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2022/09/michael-flynn-and-roger-stones-dangerous-crusade-continues/

Who is Eric Prince?
What are the connections Prince, Musk Trump?
https://time.com/6076035/erik-prince-ukraine-private-army/
For nearly a quarter century, the former Navy SEAL has been a pioneer in the private military industry, raising armies in the Middle East and Africa, training commandos at his base in North Carolina and deploying security forces around the world for the State Department and the CIA. Under the Trump Administration, Prince’s family—a powerful clan of right-wing Republican donors from Michigan—saw their influence rise. Prince’s sister, Betsy DeVos, was appointed Secretary of Education, while Prince himself leveraged contacts in the White House to chase major deals around the world.

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Credentials for a staffer at an ID verification service that works with TikTok, Uber, and X was hacked. A researcher then showed that it was storing and exposing user drivers’ licenses
The Israel-based company, called AU10TIX, offers what it describes on its website as “full-service identity verification solutions.” This includes verifying peoples’ identity documents, conducting “liveness detection” in a real-time video stream with the user, and performing age verification, where a service will predict how old someone is based on their uploaded photo. AU10TIX also includes the logos of other companies on its site, such as Fiverr, PayPal, Coinbase, LinkedIn, and Upwork, some of which confirmed to 404 Media they are active or former AU10TIX clients.
https://www.404media.co/id-verification-service-for-tiktok-uber-x-exposed-driver-licenses-au10tix/

Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation
“To establish standing, the plaintiffs must demonstrate a substantial risk that, in the near future, they will suffer an injury that is traceable to a government defendant and redressable by the injunction they seek,” Barrett wrote. “Because no plaintiff has carried that burden, none has standing to seek a preliminary injunction.”
Biden administration officials have for years tried to persuade social media platforms to take down posts featuring misinformation about vaccines, the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 election, among other things. Many of those posts, the government has said, ran afoul of the platforms’ own stated policies.

ProPublica identified a group of connected political nonprofits — with names like American Breast Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than 90% of donations to fundraisers.

SCOTUS Justice Kennedy’s Son’s Link to Trumps Dirty Russian Money
https://x.com/kelly2277/status/1016763387362111488
Trump’s “most trusted” private banker at @DeutscheBank for 12 years was… Justice Kennedy’s son!
Kennedy’s other son Gregory’s connection to Trump’s Silicon Valley advisor Peter Thiel, owner of Palantir should be of equal alarm.
https://x.com/kelly2277/status/1519291887592648704

Jan 3, 2020
How’s this theory⁉️
Deutsche Bank probably shed Trump’s loans BACK to VTB because
@realDonaldTrump wouldn’t pay them and Russian oligarchs were the shadow co- signors so they couldn’t be traced to the Kremlin…
https://x.com/kelly2277/status/1213154671113711616

Did Trump seek revenge against Val Broeksmit who was the Deutsche Bank informant working with the FBI about Trump’s ties to Russia⁉️Jack Smith released evidence that Trump had an article about Val Broeksmit in the secret files he stole.

Val Broeksmit, Deutsche Bank -Trump whistleblower was found dead by the cleaning crew at Woodrow Wilson High School Campus Monday morning around 6:40 am.

Deutsche Bank whistleblower Val Broeksmit had docs showing how Russian Oligarch Rybolovlev funneled ‘Putin’ money to Trump via the sale of Trump’s FL mansion

Remember when Rybolovlev paid $40M extra for Trump’s FL mansion⁉️ THIS is how it connects to Deutsche Bank, VTB and Bank of Cyprus cc Wilbur Ross‼️ @SecretaryRoss

THIS IS KEY Deutsche Bank’s “Private Wealth Division” bailed out Trump w help from Commerce Sec Wilbur Ross, Vekselberg, Rybolovlev & Robert Mercer (shares of BOC bought by Renaissance Technology)- ALL major shareholders in Bank of Cyprus – BOC
https://www.newsweek.com/2017/12/29/donald-trump-russia-secret-deutsche-bank-753780.html

https://x.com/kelly2277/status/1001858737718611973

Explosive report indicates that Donald Trump’s loans from Deutsche Bank were backed by Russia@SethAbramson

Trump’s Deutsche Bank-held tax returns show that “Russian oligarchs” co-signed some of Trump’s loans

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