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The Supreme Court might defend the Fed’s independence the most boring way possible: by treating Trump v. Cook as an employment dispute.

Basic HR rules might beat executive power.
theconversation.com/how-the-su…
#news #USPolitics


Amid all this, the crypto industry has amassed at least $315 million to spend in the midterms — more than double their recordbreaking 2024 spending that helped install Trump and members of Congress who either support his atrocities or are too craven to do anything about them.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter


The Fairshake PAC timed a press blitz about the nearly $200 million they’re brandishing towards members of Congress just ahead of a Senate Ag vote on crypto market structure. It passed, and amendments to address Trump’s crypto corruption or prohibit bailouts of crypto firms were shot down.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter


The crypto industry’s “educational nonprofit” has also launched an initiative to fund Congressional staff positions after participants go through weeks of “training” on “emerging technologies like crypto, AI, biotech, and defense tech”.

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The SEC has dismissed with prejudice an enforcement action against the Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange. This comes after the Winklevosses contributed $4.4 million to Trump, backed his sons’ ventures, and committed $21 million to elect pro-Trump, pro-crypto lawmakers.

To date, the SEC has paused, dismissed, or otherwise ended crypto lawsuits or investigations against Aave, Binance, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Crypto​.com, Cumberland DRW, Dragonchain, Gemini (twice), Hex, Immutable, Kraken, Ondoe, OpenSea, PayPal, Ripple, Robinhood, Tron, Uniswap, Yuga Labs, and Zcash.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter


$40 million in seized crypto held by the US Marshals was stolen in 2024, and crypto sleuth zachxbt has now linked the thefts to the son of a contractor managing the agency's crypto assets. The incident has renewed concerns about the government's ability to manage its crypto holdings.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter


The answer, of course, is that they never actually cared about these principles at all. In fact, many of these executives have long made it clear that authoritarianism isn’t just collateral damage in their pursuit of business-boosting deregulation, but a desirable outcome.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter


For years, crypto executives have touted cryptocurrency’s supposed anti-authoritarian and human rights credentials. But where are they when their beloved president claims Alex Pretti’s lawful gun ownership justified his killing, or when ICE leaders tell subordinates to enter homes without warrants?

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As ICE terrorizes communities, crypto executives who spent years posting about freedom have gone conspicuously silent. But behind the scenes, they’ve contributed at least $315 million — more than double their record 2024 spending — to elect more lawmakers to enable this administration.

citationneeded.news/issue-100/

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter


“I’m not aware of something like this happening ever before,” said Rick Hasen, a professor at the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. “The idea that federal officials would seize ballots in an attempt to prove fraud is especially dangerous in this context when we know there is no fraud because the Georgia 2020 election has been extensively counted, recounted and investigated.”

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“Hakeem Jeffries recommended a vote against funding but there was no whip operation to guarantee that his members would stay in line, a sure sign of a political performance …. Jeffries’ protestations were all for show. The #Democrats had no intention of opposing Trump and they didn’t until after Pretti was killed and public opinion moved firmly against the #ICE operation in #Minnesota
#uspol #uspolitics #Trump #politics
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After observing Nazism and Stalinism, Hannah Arendt warned that repeated government lying makes it impossible for citizens to think, judge and trust reality – eroding the basis for democracy.

theconversation.com/repeated-g…
#USPolitics #news @histodons


Atlantic is reporting that Bovino is being demoted from "commander at large" to whatever the fuck he was doing before and is expected to retire soon. (Mandatory retirement @ 57 at BP)

I hope that Nazi shitbird never knows a moment of peace or joy for the rest of his life and is permanently unemployable. (Paywalled, but the critical bit is at the start)

#USPolitics #Bovino

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"Morale is plummeting among #ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred."
independent.co.uk/news/world/a…

More evidence that sometimes protests work.

#Trump #USPol #USPolitics


Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse, shot five times in the back at point blank range while protecting his community from Nazis.

RIP 🕯️

startribune.com/ice-raids-minn…

#Minnesota #USPolitics #ACAB #FuckICE


A leaked ICE document says the agency only needs an administrative warrant (not a judge’s approval) to enter a home and make an arrest.

We spoke with a former federal judge who says that’s a blatant violation of 4th Amendment rights, and amounts to ICE writing something up and saying, ‘We want you arrested because we said so’.

theconversation.com/we-want-yo…
#news #USPolitics #ICE #law


Vegas taking a 27% cut by valuing the Canadian dollar at par is giving me the giggles - this is bordering on one of the most successful boycotts in history - FAFO you fucking US fascists - we are NEVER coming back

#CDNpoli #Vegas #USpol #USpolitics

ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/we-…


When U.S. ambassadors are seen as political lapdogs, they lose credibility abroad.

Trump’s loyalty test may cost America leverage where it needs it most.

theconversation.com/trumps-ins…
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Wow.

On the left, American imperialist politicians celebrating the future invasion of Greenland by making a cake with its territory, 2026.

On the right, Nazis present a cake to Hitler to celebrate the future invasion of the Caucasus, Baku and its oil refineries, 1942.

#USPolitics #AmeriKKKa #HandsOffGreenland


House Oversight Democrats have published a Web3 is Going Great-style “Trump Family Digital Grift” counter
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/t…

This goes with their recent staff report, “Professionalized Corruption: How Donald Trump is abusing power and accepting digital kickbacks from foreign and criminal interests to cash in on the presidency like never before”

oversightdemocrats.house.gov/i…

(The report cites my writing on Trump’s USD1 stablecoin, published here: citationneeded.news/issue-83/#…)

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics


Newsletter: Coinbase calls the shots in the Senate, former New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces rug pull allegations, and a crypto executive is breaking up with Trump

citationneeded.news/issue-99/

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Well yeah, that's how you deal with trolls. Don't feed them.

Gingrich is right, the #Greenland push IS just a bunch of noise, and the best way to sideline #Trump is to point out what a stupid and empty effort it is. He's trying to make waves, get a reaction with the noise, and if you react, THAT is what will have impact.

Unfortunately so far we have pushed the ball by reacting to his noise. It plays into his pattern.

Trump's an idiot who spouts noise. How we react to that noise is up to us. The more we call that out the last impact he will have on the world.

#USPolitics


Estee Lauder is backing Trump's plans in Greenland.

Time to update your boycott list:

Clinique, MAC cosmetics, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Tom Ford Beauty, The Ordinary, Origins, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Le Labo, Aramis, Killian Paris, Smashbox.

irishtimes.com/world/europe/20…

#HandsOffGreenland #USPolitics #BDS