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Wall Street On Parade’s Ongoing, Comprehensive Series On the Trading Scandal at the Federal Reserve
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

https://wallstreetonparade.com/12914-2/ The Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. October 24, 2022: The Fed’s Trading Scandal Broadens into a Scandal with the Mega Banks It “Regulates” October 17, 2022: Atlanta Fed President Bought Low and Sold High in 2020 as the Fed Bailed Out Wall Street; Then He Failed to Report those Trades September 6, 2022: Former Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan’s Trading Scandal and the Merrick Garland Justice Department’s One Year of Silence July 15, 2022: The Fed’s Inspector General Clears Jerome Powell of Wrongdoing in the Trading Scandal, One Day After Five Senators Accuse Him of Hampering the Investigation July 14, 2022: Senators on Senate Banking Committee Accuse Fed Chair Powell of Hampering Trading Scandal Investigation April 21, 2022: It’s Been More than Seven Months and Still No Investigative Findings on the Fed’s Trading Scandal April 20, 2022: Biden Has Nominated a Man from the Sandy Weill/Robert Rubin/Tim Geithner School of Wall Street Hubris to Head Regulation at the Fed February 22, 2022: The Fed Just Added Short-Selling and Margin Loans to Its List of Trading Restrictions for Fed Officials – Opening a Big Can of Worms January 28, 2022: Bloomberg’s Craig Torres Shakes Up the Fed’s Zombie Press Conference with a Gutsy Trading Scandal Question January 18, 2022: After Its President Created the Biggest Trading Scandal in Fed History, Dallas Fed Chair Calls Robert Kaplan’s Tenure “Great Leadership” December 24, 2021: Dallas Fed, Home to the Largest Trading Scandal in Fed History, Quietly Runs a Help-Wanted Ad for a New General Counsel and Ethics Officer November 11, 2021: The Fed’s Board of Governors Is Blocking the Release of Former Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan’s Trading Records November 8, 2021: The Inspector General Investigating the Trading Scandal at the Fed, Reports to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Whose Own Trading Is Dubious November 4, 2021: Prior to the Fed’s Trading Scandal, an Axios/Ipsos Poll Found 53 Percent of Americans Didn’t Trust the Fed October 21, 2021: A Forensic Look at Jerome Powell’s “Pants on Fire” Explanation for His $1 Million to $5 Million Stock Sale October 18, 2021: Another Fed Bank President’s Financial Disclosures Fail the Smell Test October 12, 2021: The Dallas Fed Board Is Now Complicit in the Robert Kaplan Saga October 8, 2021: Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan Was Gathering His Own Market Intelligence October 4, 2021: Senator Elizabeth Warren Puts the Heat on the SEC to Investigate Fed Officials for Insider Trading October 4, 2021: New Documents Show the Fed’s Trading Scandal Includes Two of the Wall Street Banks It Supervises: Goldman Sachs and Citigroup September 30, 2021: Dallas Fed President Kaplan Was Making Bold, Market-Moving Statements to Media During 2020 Crisis; the Same Year He Traded Tens of Millions of Dollars in Stocks and S&P 500 Futures September 29, 2021: Was Boston Fed President Rosengren Trading with Citigroup’s Money? September 28, 2021: Goldman Sachs Refuses to Say If It Was Placing Trades for Dallas Fed President Kaplan as Materially False Statement Released by Board on Kaplan’s Relationship with Goldman Sachs September 27, 2021: Robert Kaplan Was Trading Like a Hedge Fund Kingpin for Five Years while President of the Dallas Fed; a Dozen Legal Safeguards Failed to Stop Him September 21, 2021: Wall Street Watchdog, Better Markets, Calls Fed Presidents’ Trading Binge “Pandemic Profiteering” or, Possibly, “Illegal Insider Trading” September 20, 2021: The Justice Department Has Serious Grounds to Subpoena Trading Records from Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan September 19, 2021: Dallas Fed President Traded S&P 500 Futures. Dallas Fed Will Not Say If He Shorted the Market During Pandemic Crisis in 2020 September 15, 2021: The Latest Outrage Over Fed Presidents Trading Stocks Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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Avoiding Single-Point-of-Failure and securing the Root Infrastructure: TCG TPM 2.0
by ROOT＠HardenedVault 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

https://hardenedvault.net/blog/2023-03-07-tpm2-ref-firmware-security/ https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34985793 https://github.com/hardenedvault/bootkit-samples https://github.com/hardenedvault/vaultboot regards R@HardenedVault

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Be sure to mask-up while shoplifting
by professor rat 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

tiffany_caban · 9h I wear a mask while shopping. And it’s not so I can shoplift. I wear a mask because I give a damn about public health and it’s a very easy and small thing I can do to protect myself and other immunocompromised neighbors. This Mayor. Quote Tweet Bernadette Hogan @bern_hogan · 17h “And when you see these mask wearing people, oftentimes it's not about being fearful of the pandemic. It's fearful of the police catching [them] for their deeds,” @NYCMayor says he’s going to talk to Mayors across the US to come up with a national plan to tackle retail theft. Show this thread

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Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin announces vaporware at the Transylvania crypto conference
by grarpamp 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

> https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1629562964150763520 Bitcoin will survive on waning hopium through its coming ma$$ive cycle peak. Hodling for that is conservatively ok. After that around 2025, it will face extreme competition from newer L1's that have privacy, thousands of tps, and consume storage no more than per-acct not per-tx, and from cross-L1 DEX's enabling freemarket price discovery across all relevant pairs, and darknet CEX for the rest. BTC Lightning is pretty much a joke... no p2p offline, and non-recurring endpoints are pointless (fees, preload funds into lockup, and "you have to keep a tab")... lol. BTC will either not change and lose marketshare, or will change thus committing self-nullifying hypocrisy over all its former maxi statements about never changing. Check the charts in 2026 to see who's nearer to flippening. Smart contracts and all other prog features don't belong in an efficient private p2p global simple money for the world, do that first. Never underestimate the power of the coming privacy coin revolution.

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Cryptocurrency: Crypto Goes RF with Locha Mesh Gotenna Satcom HAM GNURadio SDR and more...
by grarpamp 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

https://twitter.com/Locha_io https://locha.io/ Locha Mesh is open-source software & hardware to create the resilient network for private chat, censorship-resistant webs, Bitcoin and payments without internet. https://blockstream.com/satellite/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBM4bw3bhkM Locha Mesh: Monero Off the Grid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc0I8QQIOr4?t=507 https://github.com/btcven/locha https://old.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/hm45f9/lochamesh_is_turning_people… https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1276930007072411650/pu/vid/640x360/l_1… https://old.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/f281lt/ccs_funding_required_locha_… https://old.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/esbznr/ccs_proposal_locha_mesh_pri… https://cointelegraph.com/news/venezuelan-team-working-on-bitcoin-mesh-netw… https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/e8to20/to_all_the_clowns_the_liar… https://www.wired.com/story/cypherpunks-bitcoin-ham-radio/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/dy5eac/bitcoin_sent_from_toronto_… https://inthemesh.com/archive/lot49-adding-payments-to-mesh-networks https://gotenna.com/blogs/newsroom/gotennas-vine-routing-protocol-provides-… https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/ https://cryptonewsmonitor.com/2018/01/22/samourai-wallet-introduces-bitcoin… https://old.reddit.com/user/rdymac/submitted/ https://blockstream.com/2019/05/11/en-gotenna-satellite-api-integration/ https://medium.com/hackernoon/completely-offline-bitcoin-transactions-4e583… https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/e95ugd/can_someone_make_bitcoin_w… https://disaster.radio/ https://mobile.twitter.com/nvk/status/1095354354289135617 https://txtenna.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html https://www.bitcoinvenezuela.com/

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GOVCORP is winning - NOT
by professor rat 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

Quite contrary to what certain idiotic political imbeciles are shoveling ( Hi Gramps ) the fact the wealthiest statist criminals - like Larry Ellison, Bill Gates and now Elon Musk - are running scared instead of doing victory laps should tell the most obtuse anonymous coward something. thedailybeast.com Bodyguards Follow Elon Musk Everywhere at Twitter HQ, Even to Restroom, Says Engineer The bodyguards are “tall” and “bulky” like something out of a Hollywood movie, a Twitter engineer said. Have your people call my people https://stiffs.com/celebrity/billgates Any networked prediction market on a person is also a decentralized assassination market on that person.

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Who’s Worse, Trump or DeSantis? A Pointless Liberal Debate
by Gunnar Larson 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

Who’s Worse, Trump or DeSantis? A Pointless Liberal Debate https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-05/who-s-worse-trump-or-… As the Ron DeSantis presidential campaign edges ever closer to reality, liberal fears of a DeSantis presidency are getting ever more detached from it. Is he just as bad as Donald Trump? Or even worse? And is it OK to scold your fellow liberals for jumping to conclusions about DeSantis? Or are the scoldings themselves premature?

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Mouse Jigglers vs Pervasive Presence-Detection
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

did not read fully, includes mention of diy solutions. devices appear physical. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/05/idle-no-more-how-automat…

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[ot][crazy][spam][log] element
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

an element message won't send i wasn't expecting this i thought maybe there was a way to use element web in mobile maybe i am wrong i could also try to reinstall element or find a way to stand up or send it nonthreaded via fluffychat or install another client or connect to a desktop system via a remote desktop approach or look for a mobile browser that won't launch apps i think there was a way

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xNY.io - Bank.org | Memo #2 - JPMorgan Chase Board of Directors ESG Marketplace Manipulation
by Gunnar Larson 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bxERzXknAFfVW3YsDpNB-GPlVoiLAeeBXUrxwOF… May 1, 2022 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Investor Relations Board of Directors, JPMorgan Chase & Co. 277 Park Avenue New York, NY 10172-0003 JPMCinvestorrelations(a)jpmchase.com Re: JPMorgan Chase Board of Directors ESG Marketplace Manipulation Dear Board of Directors: xNY.io - Bank.org recently contacted JPMorgan Chase’s board of directors to communicate our concern(s) that potentially JPMorgan Chase may be engaging in exploitation of more than $100B of ESG asset liabilities, across international regulatory arbitrage structures, while headquartered in Manhattan. Specifically, the duty to promote the success of the company is that a director must act in the way that she considers, in good faith, and would be most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole. - Failure by a board to adequately consider ESG-related risks, particularly entity-specific compliance risks such as breach of securities laws, could serve as the basis for liability of individual directors or officers for breach of their fiduciary duties. Given JPMorgan’s five cout felonies, xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned with your board of director governance in preventing ESG fraud. xNY.io - Bank.org’s assessment of JPMorgan’s board embraces fundamentals including liquidity risk and protecting New York ESG cross border innovation from marketplace manipulation. - According to JPMorgan’s August 2021 Sovereigns and ESG whitepaper, the bank states that governance carries the largest weight of the three ESG pillars across scores, as it is the most empirically relevant for asset prices. - JPMorgan notes that philosophically, the bank views good governance as a foundational pillar for positive ESG developments in other pillars. Today’s memo follows protocol suggested by the United States of America, in that JPMorgan Chase’s board of directors is responsible to xNY.io - Bank.org’s enterprise and the Department of the Interior, in connection with any action alleging a violation of the Endangered Species Act, by any person (“person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or any other private entity) claiming the benefit of any exemption or permit under the Act, who shall have the burden of proving that the exemption or permit is applicable, or has been granted, and was valid and in force at the time of alleged violation. xNY.io - Bank.org has made 91 highlights to the Department of Interior’s Endangered Species Act for JPMorgan Chase’s board of directors reference. 1. xNY.io - Bank.org has reason to believe in the JPMorgan Chase board of directors’ engagement of ESG marketplace manipulation, risking your ESG portfolio’s future at the cost of New York digital asset innovation. 2. xNY.io - Bank.org references your 2021 Environmental Social and Governance Report, totaling $117B of ESG “development funding” transferred from New York to Caribbean and Eastern European accounts. 3. xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned of JPMorgan Chase board directors leveraged marketplace manipulation techniques in allocating ESG funds to engage in potential harassment (the term "harassment" means any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance) of some of the world’s most precious endangered species protected by domestic and international governance. 4. JPMorgan Chase’s $2.3B ESG “wind farm” facility is characterized by the Washington Post as a potential misuse of ESG assets (and board policies) to fund probable violation(s) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Looking internationally, xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned of further ESG marketplace manipulation structures, sacrificing endangered species, via JPMorgan Chase’s board directed ESG investments in the Caribbean (your largest ESG investment region). xNY.io - Bank.org signals that JPMorgan’s board of directors is party to the Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere. Being clear, any violation of the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and/or the Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere … Requires xNY.io - Bank.org to consult JPMorgan Chase board members on ESG allocations that may be in conflict with construction, or other development projects, or other forms of economic activity. xNY.io - Bank.org asks JPMorgan Chase board directors to return the Secretary of Department of the Interior’s approval, confirming licensing and/or exclusion to the Endangered Species Act, with further authorization of “harassment” pursuant to exemption(s). Including (if available) a similar Environmental Protection Agency permit that is applicable and is valid and in force. - Due to the riskiness of ESG portfolio mismanagement in violation of the Endangered Species Act, ESG marketplace manipulation risk(s) may trigger causal shocks to New York State monetary and regulatory innovation. - According to JPMorgan’s sovereign fund ESG research, “A common complaint about ESG analysis is that data can be difficult to source. Some sovereign data is in fact more readily available than corporate data given the multitude of multinational organizations and NGOs – including the World Bank, the IMF and the United Nations.” - The European Central Bank provides support to the eurozone sovereign debt market but has more restrictions on what and how much it can buy, so eurozone bonds can trade with more credit risk premium compared to other major developed market bonds. - Whatever the case may be, JPMorgan disclosures detail significant concern of lapse in board governance and ESG portfolio risk with potential violation of the Endangered Species Act, risking ESG portfolio default(s) in Europe and the United States risking ESG customer financial abuse. Forbes recently profiles JPMorgan Chase ESG investments as problematic, highlighting that your board of directors potentially are allocating ESG proceeds in competition with human rights at the expense of customers’ best interests while investing heavily in fossil fuels. A letter to JPMorgan Chase’s board of directors from ESG scholars (including, The Sierra Club, Public Citizen, Greenpeace, Amazon Watch, Revolving Door Project, Rainforest Action Network and the Center for International Environmental Law) suggests the bank would “...lock us into energy sources that are overly expensive and subject to wild price swings, and that exacerbate rather than ease global conflict.” xNY.io - Bank.org aims to protect ESG digital asset innovation and JPMorgan’s board should understand your proprietary ESG scoring matrix should signal seismic marketplace manipulation risk if directors are in potential violation of any Endangered Species Act covenant. - Head of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) distribution at JP Morgan Asset Management says, “In Europe, we do not have a semi-transparent product – like the US and Australia – which would add further complexity to the trading. For example, the US has several models which make it harder for the AP to guess what the actual fund looks like and therefore the costs might be higher accordingly.” - Given, JPMorgan may potentially be in breach of United States Endangered Species Act provisions, similar risk of ESG asset failure(s) may include Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australia international law, as ratified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. While directors and officers are likely to be particularly focused on the risk that they may be found personally liable for a breach of their duties, proper ESG compliance with fiduciary obligations requires acting to a higher standard. Given the defenses available to fiduciaries, and the difficulty in bringing claims for breach of fiduciary duty, a director or officer found to be liable for such ESG breaches will generally have acted egregiously. This ‘sliding scale’ of the standards to which directors and officers should adhere. Following the Endangered Species Act, xNY.io - Bank.org kindly petitions JPMorgan’s board of directors, in connection with all ESG investments, claiming the benefit of any exemption or permit under the United States Department of the Interior’s Endangered Species Act … Shall have the burden of proving that an exemption or permit is applicable, or has been granted, and is valid and in force. - At JPMorgan’s earliest convenience (within 60 days of receipt of this memo) xNY.io - Bank.org kindly requests a certified copy of JPMorgan Chase’s approval by the Department of the Interior, being a license and/or exclusion to the Endangered Species Act and/or the Marine Mammal Protection Act. - JPMorgan Chase suggests a commitment to anti-corruption compliance is central to the success of its business. Your board of directors stand to maintain that trust by promoting a corporate culture that encourages ethical business practices and compliance with both the letter and the spirit of the laws of the countries in which the JPMorgan conducts business. xNY.io - Bank.org’s research guidance from the United States Securities and Exchange Commision, supports the international community in taking actions to address ESG issues on a global basis, and those actions that can have a material impact on companies. Future correspondence concerning ESG innovation is at your board’s leisure. Respectfully yours with appreciation, Gunnar Larson | xNY.io <http://www.xny.io> - Bank.org <http://bank.org>, PBC MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107

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