May 2023 - cypherpunks@lists.ogf.org

Vineyard Wind Has Almost Succeeded In Ending One Of The Three NIMBY Lawsuits Against It But That's Beside The Point. - Renewables - United States
by Gunnar Larson 30 May '23

30 May '23

Yes, the Federal Government and Vineyard Wind were victorious, and likely will be in the two remaining lawsuits against them, but we're not going to get where we want to get in our fight against the warming of our planet by the time we need to get there if everyone has to go through what Vineyard Wind has gone through. Nantucket Residents claimed that the agency didn't use the best scientific and commercial data, but Talwani said that the group was unable to offer evidence that the agency's metrics for determining harm to whales were arbitrary and capricious. It also wasn't able to offer evidence to support its "speculative argument" that right whales will flee into vessel traffic, the judge said. The bureau considered a "suite" of mitigation measures to limit harms to surrounding mammals, and the group couldn't show that the agency's reliance on them was unlawful, Talwani said. https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/renewables/1321802/vineyard-wind-has-al…

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Goldman Planning Another Round of Job Cuts Amid Chill in Banking
by Gunnar Larson 30 May '23

30 May '23

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is considering another round of job cuts amid a muted dealmaking environment that has dented revenues across Wall Street. Goldman Planning Another Round of Job Cuts Amid Chill in Banking https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-30/goldman-planning-another…

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Re: FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card Investigation)
by Gunnar Larson 30 May '23

30 May '23

Dear Ms. Tomczak: Thank you for your email. Wishing you all the best. Have a great day. Thank you, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 On Tue, May 30, 2023, 2:18 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > Hello Mr. Larson, > > > > I am working on your appeal and hope to have a reply to you soon. > > > > Christine > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Friday, May 26, 2023 5:03 AM > *To:* Tomczak, Christine (DFS) <christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Cc:* JeanBaptiste, Pascale (DFS) <Pascale.JeanBaptiste(a)dfs.ny.gov>; > cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > *Subject:* Re: FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card > Investigation) > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > Dear Ms. Tomczak: > > > > May we kindly seek an update on our FOIL request to access the Apple Card > investigation records? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 917-580-8053 > > > > On Wed, May 10, 2023, 4:58 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < > christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > > Dear Mr. Larson, > > > > I am getting back to you to apologize for the delay and assure you that > your appeal is under review and you will receive a response in the near > future. > > > > > > Christine M. Tomczak > > Assistant Counsel > > > > New York State Department of Financial Services > > 1 State Street, New York, New York 10004 > > > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Date:* May 9, 2023 at 4:42:58 PM EDT > *To:* "JeanBaptiste, Pascale (DFS)" <Pascale.JeanBaptiste(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Cc:* "Garrett, Carmen (DFS)" <Carmen.Garrett(a)dfs.ny.gov>, cypherpunks < > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org>, "Harris, Adrienne A (DFS)" < > Adrienne.Harris(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Subject:* *Re: FOIL Request No. 2022-090560 - Larson (NY-DFS Apple Card > Investigation)* > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > Dear New York State Department of Financial Services: > > > > From our October 13, 2022 appeal associated with access to NY-DFS' Apple > Card records, it appears xNY.io - Bank.org has not heard from you. > > > > Today, Bloomberg reports that > > Goldman is to Pay $215 Million to End Case on Underpaying Women > https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-08/goldman-shells-out-215-m…. > > > > > NY-DFS' Apple Card Report records requested are key to determining any > collusion between former Superintendent Lacewell and Goldman Sachs > concerning women's access to Apple Card. It would appear Bloomberg's > reporting today conflicts with NY-DFS' Apple Card Investigation. > > > > No response from NY-DFS on our appeal could be suggested as obstruction. > > > > We seek an update from NY-DFS by 5:00pm tomorrow on our Apple Card FOIL > records request. Without an update on this matter we will be forced to > contact the New York State Attorney General's office for urgent assessment, > with plea to engage New York's False Claims Act. > > > > Sending you the very best, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 917-580-8053 > > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2022, 4:54 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Good morning: > > > > We would like to appeal this decision. > > > > “We would like to receive any and all records, relating to NY-DFS' 2021 > Apple Card Investigation. This is one part of a broader discussion we must > have about equal credit access. On March 23, 2021, Ms. Linda Lacewell > published NY-DFS' Findings on Apple Card and its Underwriter Goldman Sachs > Bank. As the former Superintendent of NY-DFS, Ms. Lacewell's stone faced > propaganda assured that Apple Card did not discriminate against women, > while under Goldman Sachs management. The red flags started to appear when > an authorized user drew attention to the following: A person who relies on > a spouse's access to credit, and only accesses those accounts as an > authorized user, may incorrectly believe they have the same credit profile > as the spouse. We recently collated 61 highlights to the Report on Apple > Card Investigation from March 2021: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xH16OKyuXzB-MVqIznMWDE9w8RRdmZCw/view > > The Apple Card investigation was to assess women's access to equitable > finance. The > > integrity of the Apple Card investigation must be rationally considered as > flawed. We would like to receive any and all records of Ms. Linda > Lacewell's (emails, texts, and > > similar) involvement with the 2021 Apple Card report. We would like to > receive any and all records to NY-DFS association to evaluating Ms. Linda > Lacewell's ability to score a report specific to the Apple Card's core > subject of credit access for women. Finally, we would like to receive any > and all records related to NY-DFS guidance on Interlocking > > Directorates ( > https://www.dfs.ny.gov/apps_and_licensing/banks_and_trusts/other/Permission… > > rlocking_Directors_and_Officers), specific to Apple's Board of Directors > and Goldman > > Sachs' Board of Directors.” > > > > Please forgive my candor, but if DFS actually conducted an 'Apple Card > Investigation' ... There would be some records relating to the > investigation. > > > > Warm regards and thank you, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 646-454-9107 > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2022, 9:17 PM JeanBaptiste, Pascale (DFS) < > Pascale.JeanBaptiste(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > > Dear Gunnar Larson: > > > > Please see the attached determination in response to your FOIL request. > Thank you. > > > >

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A spanner in the works for Guterres' UN legacy
by Gunnar Larson 30 May '23

30 May '23

Sometimes the best-laid plans and intentions don’t work out quite as expected. That’s the case with Guterres’ attempt to codify his blueprint for the organization that would map out its mission for the next 250 years and cement the Portuguese leader’s personal legacy. His proposed Summit of the Future has been kicked into the weeds, writes my colleague Colum Lynch. Guterres had hoped to cap off 2023 with a summit of world leaders to “forge a new global consensus on what our future should look like, and how we can secure it.” But a coalition of lower- and middle-income countries have thrown a wrench into proceedings, pressing to halt the event’s preparations until next year and contending that the United Nations must focus this year on implementing its existing (and faltering) development goals, according to U.N. diplomats and internal U.N. documents that Colum saw exclusively. The dispute constitutes a critical test for Guterres’ ability to overcome the kind of diplomatic paralysis that has thwarted previous U.N. leaders from modernizing a world body whose basic structures were forged at the close of World War II, when the greatest threats to humanity, including climate change, were largely unknown; social media and artificial intelligence were no more than intellectual constructs; and many of today’s governments didn’t even exist. https://pages.devex.com/index.php/email/emailWebview?mkt_tok=Njg1LUtCTC03Nj…

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Elizabeth Holmes to Report to a Texas Prison Today
by Gunnar Larson 30 May '23

30 May '23

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is scheduled to move to her new home —-a federal prison where she has been sentenced to spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and hubris in Silicon Valley. Elizabeth Holmes to Report to a Texas Prison Today https://www.bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2023-05-30/the-day-has-arrived-for-el…

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Insuring All Deposits Wouldn’t Make Banking Safer
by Gunnar Larson 30 May '23

30 May '23

The recent runs on Silicon Valley Bank and other regional lenders have drawn new attention to an old and seemingly intractable question: How far should governments go in guaranteeing the safety of bank deposits? Many are calling for a bold expansion of deposit insurance, arguing this would merely acknowledge where things now stand. Insuring All Deposits Wouldn’t Make Banking Safer https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-30/insuring-all-bank-dep…

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Francesc Sabaté Llopart
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 30 May '23

30 May '23

Francesc Sabaté Llopart - guerrilla extraordinary https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabat%C3%A9_brothers General Franco is dead

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MCBoss Spinoffs 4
by Undiscussed Past Horrific Abuse, One Victim Of Many 30 May '23

30 May '23

Boss was standing at the edge of a cliffside parking lot looking over a beautiful vista of factories, forests, cities, and lakes. It reminded him of his office. Boss: "I think I'll quit my job and work for another boss!" Boss pranced off to find Torture Victim Double Agent, who was panhandling to pay of his debt for being funny looking. Boss [knowing how to talk to TVDA, possibly translate if wrong, maybe insert mind control trigger from network]: "Hello! I'm here to work for you. You're my boss. Tell me what to do." TVDA [gushing with happiness]: "Boss!" TVDA is overwhelmed with excitement to be working for, I mean with, Boss again, but given the importance of Boss's job assignment to be a boss himself, TVDA [] pulls himself together and takes charge. This involves some dissociation with help of his mind control network. TVDA: "Here, wear this sign saying "I was abused by a billionaire slavelord," hold your head at an angle with your jaw hanging loose, and stand next to this tin. We need to make as much money for Boss as we can." Boss is excited about his assignment. He puts on the sign, goes next to the tin, and stands determinedly with his jaw hanging loose. Torture Victims Double Agent steps covertly off to the side, to quietly rummage through a city disposal container for another tin.

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Malaysia Says 1MDB Fugitive Jho Low in Macau: Al Jazeera
by Gunnar Larson 30 May '23

30 May '23

Malaysia believes financier Low Taek Jho is hiding in Macau, along with others wanted in the multibillion ringgit 1MDB scandal, *Al Jazeera* reported, citing the national anti-graft body. Malaysia Says 1MDB Fugitive Jho Low in Macau: Al Jazeera https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-30/malaysia-says-1mdb-fugit…

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APster the Bear - APster the Dragon - APSTER YO MAMA!
by professor rat 30 May '23

30 May '23

Here’s top brass calling for the murder of a U.S. Senator, evoking the NKVD’s Administration of Special Tasks responsible for assassinations. Quote Tweet Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews · 18h Head of RT Margarita Simonyan called for an assassination of Senator Lindsey Graham. She invoked the name of Pavel Sudoplatov, who was involved in several intelligence operations, including the assassination of Trotsky . <<< " Everyone an assassin " DEADPOOL 3 is running dramatically late ( beat ) but should be here by ( BEAT ) *CYPHERPUNK 2027!*

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