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Green Roc Thoughts  Β·  yesterday

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@georgetakei 'if conservatives "believe Donald Trump is being treated poorly and wrongly'

I been treated wrongly and poorly since I was two. I dont want people to pray for me, as even my own aunt prays for the things I dont want.

I been treated poorly and wrongly in this administrations too, as my need for disability assistance has been delayed due to staff shortages at Social Security.

I'd pray for Trump to be impeached, to save my life.
#USpol

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Arena Cops πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦βœŒ  Β·  2 days ago

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@georgetakei Uhm, the Trump gang is lost in an ocean of Putin's kompromat on Trump & his RINOs.

Nice diplomatic try though, dear President Zelenskyy!

Europe has spent a lot more than the U.S. it seems, & the EU's going to keep on supporting Ukraine with everything it needs, besides considerably reinforcing its own defenses against the lunatic in the Kremlin.

#EUPol#USPol#Ukraine#USPolitics#ArmUkraineUp#ArmEU#FuckPutin#ArrestPutin.

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Veronica Olsen πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡³πŸ‡΄πŸŒ»  Β·  3 days ago

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The Trump regime has already threatened legal actions against businesses w/DEIA policies. Now he's threatening universities that allow "illegal" protests, and threatening to imprison, expel or deport students.

This is another step towards the criminalisation of dissent, and full-on fascism. No doubt inspired by Putin. Whether it will get that far remains to be seen, but it's inching closer.

This reminds me of the same steps from the 90s SciFi series Babylon 5.

#UsPol#Fascism#Trump#Babylon5

A video clip from the season 2 finale of Babylon 5. It is a conversation between a representative of an organisation called the Night Watch and the deputy security chief Mr. Allan.
Molly White
Molly White  Β·  4 days ago

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Sam Bankman-Fried has managed to pop his head back up, despite his 25-year prison sentence. The former Democratic megadonor is now making Trumpian claims that he was targeted by a β€œpoliticized DOJ” under Biden, clearly angling for a pardon.

#crypto #cryptocurrency#USpolitics#USpol

Although he’s currently in prison, Sam Bankman-Fried has managed to resurface. Not long after rumors emerged that his parents were investigating the possibility of securing a pardon for their son [I76], Bankman-Fried gave a jailhouse interview to the New York Sun. Bankman-Fried, a Biden megadonor who was second only to George Soros in political contributions to the Democratic party in 2021–22, now claims he too is a victim of the Biden-led β€œprosecutorial abuse” and β€œpoliticization of the DOJ” that Trump has alleged for years. Why would they target him? Because, he says, they learned he was β€œgiving to” and β€œworking with” Republicans and conservatives more than was previously known.34 In the interview, he also gave an approving nod to Elon Musk’s β€œchainsaw” approach to government cuts β€” something he would extrapolate upon in a 10-tweet long thread posted a few days later, where he apparently felt the need to make his return to Twitter in order to give his thought leader-style take on widespread firings of federal employees.35c The sudden about-face is a rather transparent and groveling attempt to suck up to Trump, but it’s not terribly surprising that Bankman-Fried’s once claimed strongly held moral beliefs have wilted in the face of the possibility of 25 long years in prison.
Although he’s currently in prison, Sam Bankman-Fried has managed to resurface. Not long after rumors emerged that his parents were investigating the possibility of securing a pardon for their son [I76], Bankman-Fried gave a jailhouse interview to the New York Sun. Bankman-Fried, a Biden megadonor who was second only to George Soros in political contributions to the Democratic party in 2021–22, now claims he too is a victim of the Biden-led β€œprosecutorial abuse” and β€œpoliticization of the DOJ” that Trump has alleged for years. Why would they target him? Because, he says, they learned he was β€œgiving to” and β€œworking with” Republicans and conservatives more than was previously known.34 In the interview, he also gave an approving nod to Elon Musk’s β€œchainsaw” approach to government cuts β€” something he would extrapolate upon in a 10-tweet long thread posted a few days later, where he apparently felt the need to make his return to Twitter in order to give his thought leader-style take on widespread firings of federal employees.35c The sudden about-face is a rather transparent and groveling attempt to suck up to Trump, but it’s not terribly surprising that Bankman-Fried’s once claimed strongly held moral beliefs have wilted in the face of the possibility of 25 long years in prison.
Although he’s currently in prison, Sam Bankman-Fried has managed to resurface. Not long after rumors emerged that his parents were investigating the possibility of securing a pardon for their son [I76], Bankman-Fried gave a jailhouse interview to the New York Sun. Bankman-Fried, a Biden megadonor who was second only to George Soros in political contributions to the Democratic party in 2021–22, now claims he too is a victim of the Biden-led β€œprosecutorial abuse” and β€œpoliticization of the DOJ” that Trump has alleged for years. Why would they target him? Because, he says, they learned he was β€œgiving to” and β€œworking with” Republicans and conservatives more than was previously known.34 In the interview, he also gave an approving nod to Elon Musk’s β€œchainsaw” approach to government cuts β€” something he would extrapolate upon in a 10-tweet long thread posted a few days later, where he apparently felt the need to make his return to Twitter in order to give his thought leader-style take on widespread firings of federal employees.35c The sudden about-face is a rather transparent and groveling attempt to suck up to Trump, but it’s not terribly surprising that Bankman-Fried’s once claimed strongly held moral beliefs have wilted in the face of the possibility of 25 long years in prison.
Molly White
Molly White  Β·  4 days ago

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Former Rep. Patrick McHenry has taken not one but three roles at crypto-involved firms. This includes Andreessen Horowitz, where he will β€œensure that Little Tech gets a fair shot”. (a16z is the largest VC firm in the world and has installed four employees in the White House)

#crypto #cryptocurrency#USpolitics#USpol

Slide titled 'The internet as we know it is flawed', showing two globe icons with flags planted in them. On the left, the globe has the Chinese flag and is surrounded by red speech bubbles with Xs in them and yellow triangular warning symbols. It is captioned 'Digital Authoritarianism'. On the right is a globe with a flag containing the logos of Facebook, Amazon, YouTube, Apple, and Google, surrounded by green circles with dollar signs and blue circles with checkmarks. It is captioned 'Big Tech Oligopoly'. Anyone else remember when Andreessen Horowitz published a slide deck denouncing β€œBig Tech Oligopoly”? Just me? McHenry subsequently revealed he would also be taking a role as an advisor to the fintech firm Stripe, as well as as vice chairman of the advisory board to Ondo Finance. Ondo Finance is a β€œtokenized real-world asset” firm that wants to do things like put US treasury bills or stocks on the blockchain, and McHenry will likely be a valuable asset in β€” in his words β€” β€œmaking sure that Ondo is heard by the right people in Washington” and β€œhelping shepherd them to new relationships.”37 Ondo contributed $1 million to Trump’s inauguration in late December;38 in early February, Trump’s World Liberty Financial project purchased almost half a million dollars’ worth of ONDO tokens.39
Slide titled 'The internet as we know it is flawed', showing two globe icons with flags planted in them. On the left, the globe has the Chinese flag and is surrounded by red speech bubbles with Xs in them and yellow triangular warning symbols. It is captioned 'Digital Authoritarianism'. On the right is a globe with a flag containing the logos of Facebook, Amazon, YouTube, Apple, and Google, surrounded by green circles with dollar signs and blue circles with checkmarks. It is captioned 'Big Tech Oligopoly'. Anyone else remember when Andreessen Horowitz published a slide deck denouncing β€œBig Tech Oligopoly”? Just me? McHenry subsequently revealed he would also be taking a role as an advisor to the fintech firm Stripe, as well as as vice chairman of the advisory board to Ondo Finance. Ondo Finance is a β€œtokenized real-world asset” firm that wants to do things like put US treasury bills or stocks on the blockchain, and McHenry will likely be a valuable asset in β€” in his words β€” β€œmaking sure that Ondo is heard by the right people in Washington” and β€œhelping shepherd them to new relationships.”37 Ondo contributed $1 million to Trump’s inauguration in late December;38 in early February, Trump’s World Liberty Financial project purchased almost half a million dollars’ worth of ONDO tokens.39
Slide titled 'The internet as we know it is flawed', showing two globe icons with flags planted in them. On the left, the globe has the Chinese flag and is surrounded by red speech bubbles with Xs in them and yellow triangular warning symbols. It is captioned 'Digital Authoritarianism'. On the right is a globe with a flag containing the logos of Facebook, Amazon, YouTube, Apple, and Google, surrounded by green circles with dollar signs and blue circles with checkmarks. It is captioned 'Big Tech Oligopoly'. Anyone else remember when Andreessen Horowitz published a slide deck denouncing β€œBig Tech Oligopoly”? Just me? McHenry subsequently revealed he would also be taking a role as an advisor to the fintech firm Stripe, as well as as vice chairman of the advisory board to Ondo Finance. Ondo Finance is a β€œtokenized real-world asset” firm that wants to do things like put US treasury bills or stocks on the blockchain, and McHenry will likely be a valuable asset in β€” in his words β€” β€œmaking sure that Ondo is heard by the right people in Washington” and β€œhelping shepherd them to new relationships.”37 Ondo contributed $1 million to Trump’s inauguration in late December;38 in early February, Trump’s World Liberty Financial project purchased almost half a million dollars’ worth of ONDO tokens.39
The revolving door has spit out former Representative and longtime crypto industry ally Patrick McHenry (R-NC) into roles at not one but three industry players. He will be joining Andreessen Horowitz as a senior adviser, where he will β€œhelp innovators navigate the policy landscape”, touting his time in Congress β€œremov[ing] bureaucratic barriers for American entrepreneurs”. He wrote that β€œIt’s time to level the playing field and ensure that Little Techβ€”the next generation of buildersβ€”gets a fair shot.”36 (β€œLittle Tech” in this case apparently meaning the largest venture capital firm in the world, which is so very small that it was able to blow $83 million on political contributions to ensure that no fewer than four of its employees were placed in major White House roles, including as the likely upcoming head of the crypto industry’s chosen regulator, the CFTC). Any mention of everyday American and the fairness of their shots was conspicuously absent in McHenry’s statements.
The revolving door has spit out former Representative and longtime crypto industry ally Patrick McHenry (R-NC) into roles at not one but three industry players. He will be joining Andreessen Horowitz as a senior adviser, where he will β€œhelp innovators navigate the policy landscape”, touting his time in Congress β€œremov[ing] bureaucratic barriers for American entrepreneurs”. He wrote that β€œIt’s time to level the playing field and ensure that Little Techβ€”the next generation of buildersβ€”gets a fair shot.”36 (β€œLittle Tech” in this case apparently meaning the largest venture capital firm in the world, which is so very small that it was able to blow $83 million on political contributions to ensure that no fewer than four of its employees were placed in major White House roles, including as the likely upcoming head of the crypto industry’s chosen regulator, the CFTC). Any mention of everyday American and the fairness of their shots was conspicuously absent in McHenry’s statements.
The revolving door has spit out former Representative and longtime crypto industry ally Patrick McHenry (R-NC) into roles at not one but three industry players. He will be joining Andreessen Horowitz as a senior adviser, where he will β€œhelp innovators navigate the policy landscape”, touting his time in Congress β€œremov[ing] bureaucratic barriers for American entrepreneurs”. He wrote that β€œIt’s time to level the playing field and ensure that Little Techβ€”the next generation of buildersβ€”gets a fair shot.”36 (β€œLittle Tech” in this case apparently meaning the largest venture capital firm in the world, which is so very small that it was able to blow $83 million on political contributions to ensure that no fewer than four of its employees were placed in major White House roles, including as the likely upcoming head of the crypto industry’s chosen regulator, the CFTC). Any mention of everyday American and the fairness of their shots was conspicuously absent in McHenry’s statements.
Molly White
Molly White  Β·  4 days ago

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But the β€œannouncement” doesn’t seem to actually announce anything new, and instead seems to be Trump’s attempt to apply some electroshock paddles to the easily swayed crypto markets.

Every time he does this, it seems to work less and less.

#crypto #cryptocurrency#USpolitics#USpol

Besides the mention of specific crypto assets, Trump’s post doesn’t actually appear to announce anything new, and instead reiterates that his β€œExecutive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve” [I75]. (I will note that the actual wording of the EO was more guarded, directing the working group not to β€œmove forward on” a strategic reserve, but rather to β€œevaluate the potential creation and maintenance of a national digital asset stockpile”.) Nonetheless, crypto prices rallied a bit, with bitcoin returning to around $93,000. This was still somewhat of a subdued recovery, only juicing bitcoin back to around its February 25 price, leaving me wondering how many promises Trump has left in the tank to keep bitcoin prices pumped up as they are now. Without the actual government infusion of cash into bitcoin markets via this β€œstrategic reserve” gambit β€” something that may yet be a ways off, could take various forms, and could fail to materialize entirely β€” words alone seem to be running out.
Besides the mention of specific crypto assets, Trump’s post doesn’t actually appear to announce anything new, and instead reiterates that his β€œExecutive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve” [I75]. (I will note that the actual wording of the EO was more guarded, directing the working group not to β€œmove forward on” a strategic reserve, but rather to β€œevaluate the potential creation and maintenance of a national digital asset stockpile”.) Nonetheless, crypto prices rallied a bit, with bitcoin returning to around $93,000. This was still somewhat of a subdued recovery, only juicing bitcoin back to around its February 25 price, leaving me wondering how many promises Trump has left in the tank to keep bitcoin prices pumped up as they are now. Without the actual government infusion of cash into bitcoin markets via this β€œstrategic reserve” gambit β€” something that may yet be a ways off, could take various forms, and could fail to materialize entirely β€” words alone seem to be running out.
Besides the mention of specific crypto assets, Trump’s post doesn’t actually appear to announce anything new, and instead reiterates that his β€œExecutive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve” [I75]. (I will note that the actual wording of the EO was more guarded, directing the working group not to β€œmove forward on” a strategic reserve, but rather to β€œevaluate the potential creation and maintenance of a national digital asset stockpile”.) Nonetheless, crypto prices rallied a bit, with bitcoin returning to around $93,000. This was still somewhat of a subdued recovery, only juicing bitcoin back to around its February 25 price, leaving me wondering how many promises Trump has left in the tank to keep bitcoin prices pumped up as they are now. Without the actual government infusion of cash into bitcoin markets via this β€œstrategic reserve” gambit β€” something that may yet be a ways off, could take various forms, and could fail to materialize entirely β€” words alone seem to be running out.
Molly White
Molly White  Β·  4 days ago

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The SEC has rapidly been pausing and dropping enforcement cases and investigations against crypto companies, including some of the largest crypto-focused political donors (and those paying Trump in more... creative ways).

#crypto #cryptocurrency#USpolitics#USpol

A case against Consensys, the makers of the MetaMask crypto wallet, will be dropped shortly by the agency, according to the company.25 Consensys contributed $800,000 to crypto-focused super PACs. Simultaneously, ongoing investigations of companies including Gemini, OpenSea, Robinhood, and Uniswap have been dropped, despite the agency previously having sent Wells notices signaling impending enforcement action. Gemini’s Winklevoss twins contributed $4.9 million to crypto-focused super PACs and $2.6 million to Trump directly; Robinhood contributed $2 million to Trump’s inauguration fund.
A case against Consensys, the makers of the MetaMask crypto wallet, will be dropped shortly by the agency, according to the company.25 Consensys contributed $800,000 to crypto-focused super PACs. Simultaneously, ongoing investigations of companies including Gemini, OpenSea, Robinhood, and Uniswap have been dropped, despite the agency previously having sent Wells notices signaling impending enforcement action. Gemini’s Winklevoss twins contributed $4.9 million to crypto-focused super PACs and $2.6 million to Trump directly; Robinhood contributed $2 million to Trump’s inauguration fund.
A case against Consensys, the makers of the MetaMask crypto wallet, will be dropped shortly by the agency, according to the company.25 Consensys contributed $800,000 to crypto-focused super PACs. Simultaneously, ongoing investigations of companies including Gemini, OpenSea, Robinhood, and Uniswap have been dropped, despite the agency previously having sent Wells notices signaling impending enforcement action. Gemini’s Winklevoss twins contributed $4.9 million to crypto-focused super PACs and $2.6 million to Trump directly; Robinhood contributed $2 million to Trump’s inauguration fund.
SEC Trump’s nominee for SEC Chair, Paul Atkins [I71], has not even been confirmed yet, but that hasn’t stopped the agency from barreling ahead with the new administration’s promises to the industry that all their problems would go away. Most notably, the SEC case against Coinbase was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the SEC cannot refile the case in the future. CEO Brian Armstrong was explicit with his thanks when announcing the dismissal on Twitter: β€œI have to give credit here to the Trump administration, for winning the election”. He insisted that he believed β€œwe would have won this case in the courts either way”, but noted that Trump’s election β€œcertainly helped accelerate the process”.23 Coinbase has spent $75 million on contributions to crypto-focused super PACs, some apparently in violation of federal election law, and contributed $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. A case against Justin Sun and his Tron project, opened in March 2023 and alleging fraudulent market manipulation β€œthrough extensive wash trading”, β€œorchestrating a scheme to pay celebrities to tout TRX and BTT without disclosing their compensation”, and unregistered securities offerings, has been stayed as parties β€œconsider a potential resolution”.24 As a foreign national, Sun is not permitted to make contributions to American political candidates or committees. However, he has spent $75 million purchasing World Liberty Financial’s WLFI tokens, and Trump personally gets a 75% cut of that project’s re
SEC Trump’s nominee for SEC Chair, Paul Atkins [I71], has not even been confirmed yet, but that hasn’t stopped the agency from barreling ahead with the new administration’s promises to the industry that all their problems would go away. Most notably, the SEC case against Coinbase was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the SEC cannot refile the case in the future. CEO Brian Armstrong was explicit with his thanks when announcing the dismissal on Twitter: β€œI have to give credit here to the Trump administration, for winning the election”. He insisted that he believed β€œwe would have won this case in the courts either way”, but noted that Trump’s election β€œcertainly helped accelerate the process”.23 Coinbase has spent $75 million on contributions to crypto-focused super PACs, some apparently in violation of federal election law, and contributed $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. A case against Justin Sun and his Tron project, opened in March 2023 and alleging fraudulent market manipulation β€œthrough extensive wash trading”, β€œorchestrating a scheme to pay celebrities to tout TRX and BTT without disclosing their compensation”, and unregistered securities offerings, has been stayed as parties β€œconsider a potential resolution”.24 As a foreign national, Sun is not permitted to make contributions to American political candidates or committees. However, he has spent $75 million purchasing World Liberty Financial’s WLFI tokens, and Trump personally gets a 75% cut of that project’s re
SEC Trump’s nominee for SEC Chair, Paul Atkins [I71], has not even been confirmed yet, but that hasn’t stopped the agency from barreling ahead with the new administration’s promises to the industry that all their problems would go away. Most notably, the SEC case against Coinbase was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the SEC cannot refile the case in the future. CEO Brian Armstrong was explicit with his thanks when announcing the dismissal on Twitter: β€œI have to give credit here to the Trump administration, for winning the election”. He insisted that he believed β€œwe would have won this case in the courts either way”, but noted that Trump’s election β€œcertainly helped accelerate the process”.23 Coinbase has spent $75 million on contributions to crypto-focused super PACs, some apparently in violation of federal election law, and contributed $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. A case against Justin Sun and his Tron project, opened in March 2023 and alleging fraudulent market manipulation β€œthrough extensive wash trading”, β€œorchestrating a scheme to pay celebrities to tout TRX and BTT without disclosing their compensation”, and unregistered securities offerings, has been stayed as parties β€œconsider a potential resolution”.24 As a foreign national, Sun is not permitted to make contributions to American political candidates or committees. However, he has spent $75 million purchasing World Liberty Financial’s WLFI tokens, and Trump personally gets a 75% cut of that project’s re
Molly White
Molly White  Β·  4 days ago

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Ongoing cases and investigations from the SEC against crypto firms have been paused or dropped. A few remain, but not likely for long.

#crypto #cryptocurrency#USpolitics#USpol

Table: Target Outcome Political contributions Coinbase Case dismissed with prejudice $75 million to crypto-focused super PACs $1 million to Senate super PACs $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund $300,000 to the Democratic National Convention Justin Sun and Tron Case stayed as parties explore resolution $75 million purchase of Trump-affiliated WLFI tokens Binance Case stayed as parties explore resolution Gemini Investigation dropped Ongoing enforcement case status unclear $4.9 million to crypto-focused super PACs $2.6 million to Trump Consensys Consensys says SEC has agreed to drop the case $800,000 to crypto-focused super PACs OpenSea OpenSea says SEC has closed their investigation Robinhood Robinhood says SEC has closed their investigation $2 million to Trump’s inauguration fund Kraken No announcements with respect to ongoing SEC case Relaunched staking services which were shut down as part of a February 2023 SEC settlement $1 million to Trump $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund $1 million to crypto-focused super PACs Circle January 2024 IPO still under review $1 million to crypto-focused super PACs $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund Ripple No announcements with respect to ongoing SEC case $48 million to crypto-focused super PACs $12.6 million to Harris $5 million to Trump’s inauguration fund $3 million to the Democratic National Convention ~$1 million to House and Senate Democrat super PACs
Table: Target Outcome Political contributions Coinbase Case dismissed with prejudice $75 million to crypto-focused super PACs $1 million to Senate super PACs $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund $300,000 to the Democratic National Convention Justin Sun and Tron Case stayed as parties explore resolution $75 million purchase of Trump-affiliated WLFI tokens Binance Case stayed as parties explore resolution Gemini Investigation dropped Ongoing enforcement case status unclear $4.9 million to crypto-focused super PACs $2.6 million to Trump Consensys Consensys says SEC has agreed to drop the case $800,000 to crypto-focused super PACs OpenSea OpenSea says SEC has closed their investigation Robinhood Robinhood says SEC has closed their investigation $2 million to Trump’s inauguration fund Kraken No announcements with respect to ongoing SEC case Relaunched staking services which were shut down as part of a February 2023 SEC settlement $1 million to Trump $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund $1 million to crypto-focused super PACs Circle January 2024 IPO still under review $1 million to crypto-focused super PACs $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund Ripple No announcements with respect to ongoing SEC case $48 million to crypto-focused super PACs $12.6 million to Harris $5 million to Trump’s inauguration fund $3 million to the Democratic National Convention ~$1 million to House and Senate Democrat super PACs
Table: Target Outcome Political contributions Coinbase Case dismissed with prejudice $75 million to crypto-focused super PACs $1 million to Senate super PACs $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund $300,000 to the Democratic National Convention Justin Sun and Tron Case stayed as parties explore resolution $75 million purchase of Trump-affiliated WLFI tokens Binance Case stayed as parties explore resolution Gemini Investigation dropped Ongoing enforcement case status unclear $4.9 million to crypto-focused super PACs $2.6 million to Trump Consensys Consensys says SEC has agreed to drop the case $800,000 to crypto-focused super PACs OpenSea OpenSea says SEC has closed their investigation Robinhood Robinhood says SEC has closed their investigation $2 million to Trump’s inauguration fund Kraken No announcements with respect to ongoing SEC case Relaunched staking services which were shut down as part of a February 2023 SEC settlement $1 million to Trump $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund $1 million to crypto-focused super PACs Circle January 2024 IPO still under review $1 million to crypto-focused super PACs $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund Ripple No announcements with respect to ongoing SEC case $48 million to crypto-focused super PACs $12.6 million to Harris $5 million to Trump’s inauguration fund $3 million to the Democratic National Convention ~$1 million to House and Senate Democrat super PACs
petersuber
petersuber  Β·  last week

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Update. "The National Archives is nonpartisan but has found itself targeted by Trump."
https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-archives-firings-layoffs-historical-recordkeeping-559027fdd2f634263bea7774a78d66fe

"The president didn’t give a public reason for firing archivist Colleen Shogan, but he has long held a grudge against the agency for notifying the Justice Department of his alleged mishandling of classified documents after he left office following his first term…A Trump-aligned archivist might also be less inclined to enforce the Presidential Records Act or ask questions if Trump leaves office with troves of classified documents, said Norm Eisen, executive chair of the State Democracy Defenders Fund."

#Censorship#DefendResearch #NARA#Takedowns #Trump#USPol#USPolitics

petersuber
petersuber  Β·  last week

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Update. "Will They Come for PubMed Next?"
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/114383

"PubMed is the backbone of biomedical research in the U.S. That's not an exaggeration…However, there are reasons to be extremely concerned about its continued existence…There are [at least five] ways the administration could interfere with PubMed."

PS: Although the author mixes up #PubMed and #PubMedCentral, her concerns apply to both.

#Censorship#DefendResearch#Medicine#Takedowns #Trump#USPol#USPolitics

petersuber
petersuber  Β·  last week

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Update. "The Rise (and Fall?) of the National Science Foundation"
https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-national-science-foundation
( #paywalled)

"The #Trump administration’s assault on the #NSF represents precisely the kind of political interference [#VannevarBush] sought to prevent β€” one that threatens not only scientific progress but also the very foundation of academic freedom."

#Censorship#DefendResearch#Takedowns#USPol#USPolitics

petersuber
petersuber  Β·  6 days ago
Update. A new editorial in Nature: "Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00562-w

"How, then, should those of us who are part of the global enterprise of education, health, science and engineering respond? One priority must be to denounce these actions, to shout about their negative effects, to support researchers and to defend their ability to work and study without fear for their jobs. Understandably, those working at β€” or even leading β€” federal agencies might feel that they cannot speak up, but researchers at other organizations, such as universities, scientific societies, businesses, labour unions and campaign groups have more freedom, and must exercise it by showing support for affected colleagues."

#Censorship#DefendResearch#Takedowns #Trump#USPol#USPolitics

petersuber
petersuber  Β·  6 days ago

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Update. Reminder from #Trump's first term (2017): Trump’s budget director pick: β€œDo we really need government-funded research at all”
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/12/21/14012552/trump-budget-director-research-science-mulvaney

"President Donald #Trump recently picked Rep. Mick #Mulvaney…to head the White House’s Office of Management and Budget [#OMB]…In a stunning September 9 Facebook post (that’s since been deleted but is still cached), Mulvaney asked, '... what might be the best question: do we really need government funded research at all.'"

#DefendResearch#Funding#USPol#USPolitics

petersuber
petersuber  Β·  last week

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Update. "DΓ©claration visant Γ  dΓ©fendre la recherche contre la censure du gouvernement amΓ©ricain"
https://www.redactionmedicale.fr/2025/02/declaration-visant-a-defendre-la-recherche-contre-la-censure-du-gouvernement-americain

Thanks to Herve Maisonneuve for his French translation of the key recommendations of the Feb 13 Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship. He adds this good conclusion: "We are free to consider that these initiatives are useless… but [signing them] allows us to support colleagues who cannot express themselves in public."

#DefendResearch #Trump#USPol#USPolitics

petersuber
petersuber  Β·  last week

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Update. Thanks to @georgetown for making this public statement.
https://president.georgetown.edu/messages/what-we-stand-for-feb-2025/

"I know that the rapidly evolving external environment is unsettling to many in the community. Some of us have received directives to stop our research activities; some of our students have had job offerings rescinded; some have read repeated external communications that question the value of their work…We promote scholarship freely based on inquiring minds…We do not conduct these activities alongside our mission; they are the essence of our mission…Be assured that we are actively tracking all developments as they occur, assessing whether they affect our mission’s work, quickly partnering with those community members affected, and supporting them as they navigate change."

#Censorship#DefendResearch #Trump#Universities#USPol#USPolitics

petersuber
petersuber  Β·  6 days ago

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Update. A new editorial in Nature: "Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00562-w

"How, then, should those of us who are part of the global enterprise of education, health, science and engineering respond? One priority must be to denounce these actions, to shout about their negative effects, to support researchers and to defend their ability to work and study without fear for their jobs. Understandably, those working at β€” or even leading β€” federal agencies might feel that they cannot speak up, but researchers at other organizations, such as universities, scientific societies, businesses, labour unions and campaign groups have more freedom, and must exercise it by showing support for affected colleagues."

#Censorship#DefendResearch#Takedowns #Trump#USPol#USPolitics

Tasha
Tasha  Β·  last week

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@realNews #USpol#Media should all send 1 representative and redirect their reporters to doing REAL #journalism They should refuse to air any video of said briefing. The news media needs to start doing their job.
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Arena Cops πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦βœŒ  Β·  last week

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@georgetakei Orange wannabe-Caesar at least.

Something the Founders would've shown him the middle finger for:

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But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
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β€” Preamble to the United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 β€”

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GJ Groothedde πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί  Β·  2 weeks ago

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@georgetakei At least Neville Chamberlain knew he was dealing with an enemy. #uspol
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