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After reading @molly0xfff's post on the unregulated #cryptocurrency #BusinessModel by the #Trump family, there's finally an explanation for the second time in office. It's no (fake) news that it works because of #insider knowledge, #exploitation of gamblers, and #fraud.

citationneeded.news/trump-cryp

I guess that will continue to split society, also because as in the #covid19 pandemic, there will be at least one #SocialMedia #influenca who, as a #freeloader, want a slice of the pie.

Citation Needed · Trump’s newest grift: Building a cryptocurrency empire while destroying its regulatorsInside the Trump family’s sprawling crypto empire — from memecoins to mining — and how Trump is using presidential power to dismantle the regulators who could stop it
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@briankrebs

Just automating what happened in real life.

I usually "lost" 1/4 to 1/3 of class after the financial aid cut off period... about 3 weeks in...

Some would show up for part of 1st class, then skipped until those couple of cutoff classes- to get marked as attended.

Time to start tracking a new hashtag #LawlessnessInAmerica

More on #DOGE’s #Fraud & #Destruction
"Musk has reduced the claims abt what DOGE is saving fr $1-2tril to $150bil. NYT reports he’s still getting the numbers wrong thru things like accounting errors & cancelling contracts tt don’t exist. What a fraud fr start to finish.. #Justice Dept is fighting vigorously to shield DOGE fr hv'g to divulge tt info, despite #Trump & #Musk’s repeated assurances abt #transparency"
nakedcapitalism.com/2025/04/mo

naked capitalism · More on DOGE's Fraud and Destruction | naked capitalismAn update on DOGE's rampage through government operations.

When nation’s biggest #law firms agreed 2 deals w #Trump terms appeared straightforward. In return 4 escaping full force of retribution firms would dofree legal work on behalf of uncontroversial causes. Over last week he suggested firms will be drafted into helping him negotiate #trade deals. He has mused about having them help w reviving #coal industry. He see promises of nearly $1B in pro bono legal services as #legal war chest 2 be used as he wishes nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/poli #corruption #fraud

President Trump has generally hinted that he sees the promises of nearly $1 billion in pro bono legal services that he has extracted from elite law firms as a legal war chest to be used as he wishes.
The New York Times · Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them.By Michael S. Schmidt

"The longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judaean Desert has been published, revealing forgery and tax fraud in from the Roman empire.
[...]
“This papyrus is extraordinary because it provides direct insight into trial preparations in this part of the Roman Empire,” says researcher Anna Dolganov from the Austrian Academy of Sciences."

cosmosmagazine.com/history/arc

torn ancient papyrus with greek writing
Cosmos · Ancient papyrus from Judaean Desert shows tax fraud from the Roman empireThe longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judaean Desert has been published, revealing forgery and tax fraud in from the Roman empire.