[ZERO] He just can't help himself: disgraced sociopath, record-breaking fraudster and prolific Democratic donor - not necessarily in that order - Sam Bankman-Fried, has issued another apology to his staff in a letter that outlined a crash in "collateral" to less than $9 billion from $60 billion. "I'm Mini-Madoff and this is my world."
"I didn’t mean for any of this to happen, and I would give anything to be able to go back and do things over again," the corpulent 30-year-old who may or may not be in the Bahamas apologized yet again in the message sent to employees Tuesday, although he really should be apologizing to the millions of clients whom he wiped out. Alas, like the recurrent ramblings of a psychopath, Sam's takeaway was that the implosion at FTX was the side-effect of an unfortunate bank run, and had nothing to do with SBF's actions; that's because SBF still refuses to take any responsibility for what happened and makes zero admission that the factors that led to this historic bankruptcy were in his control all along. Sam claims that he didn't "realize the magnitude of risk." His main remorse - like that of any pathological individual - is that he got caught. Mental illness defense taking shape.
Still don't believe us he was a sociopath? Read this:
I didn't mean for any of this to happen, and I would give anything to be able to go back and do things over again. You were my family. I've lost that, and our old home is an empty warehouse of monitors. When I turn around, there's no one left to talk to. I disappointed all of you, and when things broke down I failed to communicate. I froze up in the face of pressure and leaks and the Binance LOI and said nothing. I lost track of the most important things in the commotion of company growth. I care deeply about you all, and you were my family, and I'm sorry.
No he isn't, and if it wasn't his fault, whose fault was it? Well, as he "describes" the sequence of events, you see it was all the market's fault as a slide in digital-asset markets in spring roughly halved collateral from $60 billion to $30 billion, while liabilities were $2 billion. A combination of a credit squeeze, a further selloff in virtual coins and a "run on the bank" left collateral at $9 billion ahead of FTX’s Nov. 11 bankruptcy, he wrote. The estimate for liabilities had reached $8 billion by then. Here is how, in his words, what was initially a $58 billion overcollateralized balance sheet ended up having more liabilities than assets.
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He wishes he had been substantially more skeptical of large margin positions? I thought he was a boy genius — even I know better than that, and I’ll never get more adventurous than plain vanilla mutual funds!
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] One of the NPR shows had him on for an interview yesterday. He wanted it known he loves everybody, even those the Progressives assume he hates.
The potential presidential candidate ripped union chief
He singled out Weingarten and called her more dangerous than Kim Jong-un
He brought up education failures and 'filth' in classrooms
Said they are most likely to 'take this republic down'
Comes as GOP rivals have campaigned against critical race theory
Comments come after speech where he said 'personality and celebrity just aren't going to get it done' while denying shift from Trump
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...given they demand tolerance submission for the very very small population of transgenders yet have nothing but the most base hate and contempt for millions on the other side of the political spectrum. Don't tell me about tolerance.
[Rumble] Why do we never believe them? For centuries, the global elite have broadcast their intentions to depopulate the world - even to the point of carving them into stone. And yet... we never seem to believe them.
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[AMidwesternDoctor.Substack] Many of you have observed an explosion of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus, a respiratory virus that frequently afflicts children) and to a lesser extent influenza (e.g. a friend called me up today to ask if it was linked to the vaccine and many colleagues have reached out to me about the unprecedented surge they are observing in patients). Although I expected this, it is still somewhat disconcerting to see this happen as RSV is typically not a major concern outside of very specific patient populations.
I first started seeing signs of this concerning trend last year when Australia reported a huge spike in RSV over the summer. This summer, Australia experienced an unprecedented spike in both influenza and RSV. This has led many experts to become worried about the threat we were facing from these diseases and emphasize the urgent need to develop a vaccine for RSV (the last one was pulled because it caused enhanced respiratory disease).
There is a lot of evidence to suggest COVID-19 vaccines (and to a lesser extent the infection itself) cause immune suppression. For example, there have been many cases of individuals developing AIDS-defining illnesses following vaccination (e.g. consider this letter one ICU doc wrote to the H.H.S) and this is something I have also observed within my immediate circle.
On the less severe side of the equation, many have observed the vaccinated appear to be getting sick much more frequently, and in many cases repeatedly catching COVID-19. One of the clearest correlations to immune suppression has been observed in the explosion of both shingles (along with a few other infectious diseases) and severe complications of shingles amongst the vaccinated (Justin Bieber’s recent case of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome is one such example and I provided the evidence clearly linking it to vaccination). This is an important point because developing shingles is classically considered to be linked to immune suppression.
The most concerning example of the link between vaccination and immune suppression regards the explosion of aggressive cancers many have observed (myself included) following vaccination. Recently I compiled a piece with Igor Chudov highlighting the evidence showing this is happening, along with the choice by every responsible party to ignore the clear warning signs and each piece of evidence that suggested otherwise. My note: Long article, worth the read.
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Making kids wear masks, keeping them out of school, isolating them all contribute.
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First, I did not get the shot, but I did get COVID D. One thing I noticed about six months after was the faster than usual growth of my actinic keratosis and the onset of psoriasis. When I told my skin doc, I go every six months to have the AK and other pre skin cancers burned off, they rolled their eyes and told me its not related. "Just like Myocarditis was laughed at as not related", was my reply. My doc just looked at me. She is a smart one, but the indoctrination is deep in the medical community...
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/\ I've seen this movie. No "eye roll" yet however.
BLUF:
(Politico) In a statement to POLITICO, Good called the flushing of fetal remains “reckless” and a “disgusting practice.”
With Democrats still in charge of the Senate and White House, the effort isn’t likely to change federal law. But Students for Life is hoping to gain traction in GOP-controlled states and influence the public’s views on abortion pills as the drugs are becoming more socially acceptable and state efforts to ban them have proven impossible to enforce.
“For those not concerned about chemical abortion pills for their harms to the preborn and to women, perhaps they’ll be worried about what’s in the water,” Hamrick said.
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I think the conversation stopper at the family Turkey Fest would be "5 times as many people died from shoving various objects up their exit chute as were killed by AR's"
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The writer seems to think that your liberal family members will sit quietly and listen while you present these facts. That has certainly not been my experience. Far more likely they will become quite agitated, shout denials while you're trying to speak and might even start foaming at the mouth all over the cranberry sauce. Highly unlikely that you'll change anybody's mind. In the interest of peace in the family, it's best if you can convince everybody beforehand that there are certain subjects that will not be discussed over Thanksgiving Dinner.
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I have one very liberal feminist niece. Her mother, my cousin is slightly left of sane too. Now liberals have no fucking manners, they'll bring their angst into your home and wave it around, create a scene. One get together, the girl started shouting about how all men must DIE! And nobody should argue with her as she knows best. I simply put her out with a crushed valium in her wine. As her daddy was loading her into the backseat of their Volvo later, he asked me 'You think she could be on drugs?' I gave him some line about rapid release of melatonin after a raving outburst being characteristic in post pubescent youngsters these days. 'The pineal gland gets a workout', I said. 'They blow up simply, then lie down spent'.
I do not think he was convinced. But the evening was salvaged. Next time they visited, she was very well behaved.
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I think just pointing out that the Colorado ghey bar shooter was "non-binary with pronouns they/them" will bring on grand mal seizures.
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Worse than that, M.: his father was an MMA fighter who became a p0rn actor. The kid changed his name because he was being bullied at school for it — and at some point his mother turned him over to the grandparents to rear. Link.
[EurasiaReview] On November 15, 2022, the Foreign Policy Research Institute conducted an in-person and Zoom event titled, "The Future of Resistance® in Afghanistan," with Ali M. Nazary, the head of foreign relations for the National Resistance® Front (NRF). Nazary, an articulate front man for the NRF and the anti-Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... cause in Afghanistan, presented one of the most comprehensive briefings to a general American audience to date of the NRF’s goals and strategy. This short essay will provide a brief description of those goals and strategy and assess what this may mean for U.S. foreign policy.
According to Nazary, the NRF is fighting for a democratic, decentralized Afghanistan with equal rights for all citizens, including gender equality. To achieve this goal, NRF guerrilla forces are conducting a classic Maoist insurgency that is in the first stage of gathering strength in the countryside while exhausting its enemy. The NRF hopes to move soon to the next stage of the insurgency by liberating select regions of the country, which would allow them to gain the resources for the final stage of fighting large-scale battles to overthrow Taliban rule.
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Anyone remember that famous Napoleon quote - "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Well, if there was a time in history when that quote rang true, it would be right now, watching the war in Ukraine unfold.
Let me take a step back to give you some more context. The United States has only ever faced 3 countries that presented significant threats: the UK, Mexico and Russia (aka the Soviet Union). The first 2 gave familial and neighborly fights, but Russia presented a new kind of threat...one of national survival.
Fast forward to the Ukraine War, and the United States has been given a golden opportunity - to let former Soviet citizens drive the stake through the heart of the only power in history to challenge the US economically, strategically and ideologically.
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[ColonelCassad] Bankruptcy of FTX as a stage in the formation of a new global financial system
The collapse of the FTX crypto exchange highlighted the actions of the main financial players and gave rise to a lot of speculation on this topic. We have already given a general assessment (https://t.me/econopocalypse/116 ) of bankruptcy, and now we will analyze some interesting details.
Is there a connection between the collapse of FTX and aid to Ukraine?
Our previous studies revealed that the total amount of donations (https://t.me/rybar/31956 ) collected as if for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the direct support of the Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine amounted to about $64 million. under pressure from American regulators.
According to the management of the Ukrainian crypto exchange Kuna (https://t.me/rybar/31956) - some of these donations were fictitious. Ukrainian microdigits also tried to make money on NFT and issuing its own token, but these adventures did not bring the desired result due to the extremely low level of training and banal theft (https://t.me/rybar/28625 ) in the team responsible for the implementation of these projects.
The total amount of crypto donations collected for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is incomparable with the volumes that have passed through FTX. This allows us to conclude that Ukraine was simply used as a front to redirect financial flows through the FTX exchange.
Who in the US leadership was interested in covering the leadership of FTX in the bankruptcy process?
We have previously identified the main beneficiaries (https://t.me/econopocalypse/116), and now we will clarify what amounts we can talk about. The total amount of donations that the head of the FTX exchange Sam Bankman-Fried made to the US Democratic Party for the period 2021-22 was (https://fortune.com/2022/11/10/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-joe- biden-democratic-party-second-biggest-donor/ ) $39.8 million. Only George Soros donated more - $128 million.
Sam Bankman-Fried was a frequent visitor to the White House according to White House visitor logs (https://www.whitehouse. gov/disclosures/visitor-logs/ ). Some of the meetings were also attended by Mark Wetjen, Head of Policy and Regulatory Strategy at FTX. During the Obama administration, he chaired the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Coincidentally, the Digital Asset User Protection Bill proposed (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4760) by the head of the Agricultural Committee in the Senate, Debi Stybenov in August 2022, suggested that the crypto market regulation function will be entrusted just to the CFTC.
Gary Gensler's Role in the FTX Bankruptcy
Sluggish Response (https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/sec-chairman-gary-gensler-met-with-head-ftx-months-before-collapse) head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the bankruptcy of the century looks extremely strange. Entries in Gensler's own calendar confirm that he met with an FTX executive in March 2022.
The unique risks associated with holding digital assets and a conditional release from liability were discussed. In fact, work on going bankrupt has been going on since March.
Janet Yellen's role in regulating the crypto industry
The US Treasury Secretary has always been radical about cryptocurrencies, pointing out that they are used for illegal financing and money laundering. Now is a good time to demonstrate to the public the bankruptcy of FTX to justify total control "only in the interests of customers."
The role of Zelensky
Paradoxical as it may seem, Zelensky also had his own role to play in this performance. A meeting is scheduled for November 30 on the New York Times platform (https://www.nytimes.com/events/dealbook-summit#speakers ) with the participation of Sam Bankman-Fried, Zelensky, Zuckerberg and Janet Yellen. There is a very interesting selection of speakers.
Sam Bankman-Fried will apparently highlight the prospects for the development of the crypto industry using the example of the successful withdrawal of part of FTX funds to the Bahamas (https://beincrypto.com/sam-bankman-fried-speaking-with-janet-yellen-at-this-event/ ) , Zuckerberg, issues related to the metaverses, overall control and leadership on Janet Yellen, and Zelensky should probably personify the movement towards progress and democracy, as well as the rationale for any tough measures to achieve them.
As we can see, the US is consistently (https://t.me/rybar/27832 ) working to maintain control over the global financial system, regardless of public opinion and local losses. Although public attention is riveted on the large amount of $10 billion, in this case we are talking about much more.
Now the issue of total control of the global financial system is being resolved, which will combine classical finance, crypto and metauniverses.
[ConservativeTreehouse] If you read the article about the “Pegasus Project”, spyware created to infect cell phones that was marketed by Israeli intelligence through a company called NSO {Go Deep Here}, then you essentially know the background. Pegasus is “no click” targeting spyware that can be deployed against cellular phones, simply by inputting the phone number and transmitting to it.
The Guardian previously reported, “Claudio Guarnieri, who runs Amnesty International’s Security Lab, said once a phone was infected with Pegasus, a client of NSO could in effect take control of a phone, enabling them to extract a person’s messages, calls, photos and emails, secretly activate cameras or microphones, and read the contents of encrypted messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal.”
Pegasus was deployed to target tens-of-thousands of cell phones by the people who Israel sold the spyware to. The Guardian, and a group of allied leftists in media, were previously granted access to a leaked batch of 50,000 phone numbers that the Pegasus software was operating in.
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Conservatives have nothing to hide. These measures were created to spy on you-know-whos. On our worst anti-establishment rant days, we are sadly the most law abiding people.
[WashingtonInstitute] Alinejad: I have to say that the revolution—a historical revolution—is taking place in Iran, which is being led by women but supported by men. For years and years, I have been warning about the dangers of morality police and the hijab laws, but the brutal death of Mahsa Amini, a twenty-year-old Kurdish woman, created huge anger because she was not part of a civil disobedience protest; she was not even unveiled. She was just wearing an "inappropriate" hijab. Can you believe that? All you women here, you paid a lot of attention to your hair to make yourself look beautiful before coming here, no? For such a simple thing, in Iran, women are getting killed. That is what is happening in Iran right now, it is a revolution.
Yes, it started because of protesting against compulsory hijab laws and protesting against the brutal death of Mahsa Amini, but it is all about getting rid of a gender apartheid regime. The compulsory hijab is not just a small piece of cloth when it is in the hands of the Islamic Republic or the Taliban or ISIS—it is one of the most visible symbols of oppression and the main pillar of religious dictatorship. So that is why the Iranian people are getting killed every day: they made up their mind, and they are taking back to the streets every single day to end such a barbaric regime.
This is all I can say to you. More than 300 people have been killed and 15,000 have been arrested. Schoolgirls are in prison. Teenagers are in prison. But the more people that the Iranian regime kills, the more people are determined to end this regime. This is just the beginning of the end, the end of one of the most dangerous regimes, which is called "Islamic Republic."
You know, I have to say this. Jews and Iranians are historical friends. Jews came to Iran thousands of years before Islam came to Iran. We have common friends, the great Kourosh Kabir, the great Cyrus. We are all fighting for the same goal. We want to have a country where Bahai, Jews, minorities, men, women, Kurds, Turks, Baluch, and everyone has dignity and freedom. That is what is happening in Iran right now....
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The mullahs can kill a lot more to stay in power
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[ZERO] He just can't help himself: disgraced sociopath, record-breaking fraudster and prolific Democratic donor - not necessarily in that order - Sam Bankman-Fried, has issued another apology to his staff in a letter that outlined a crash in "collateral" to less than $9 billion from $60 billion.
Anyone remember that famous Napoleon quote - "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Well, if there was a time in history when that quote rang true, it would be right now, watching the war in Ukraine unfold.
[ConservativeTreehouse] If you read the article about the “
