Miscellaneous
NYPD Emails Show Officers Surveilled Black Lives Matter Protesters Referring To Them As “Idiots” And “Ninjas” (#GotBitcoin?)
Police gleaned intelligence on protests that followed Eric Garner’s death after police put him in chokehold. NYPD Emails Show Officers Surveilled Black Lives Matter Protesters Referring To Them As “Idiots” And “Ninjas” The New York Police Department gained information from undercover sources embedded in the Black Lives Matter protests that…
Jewelry Retailer Accused of Opening Fake Store Credit-Card Accounts (#GotBitcoin?)
Signet Jewelers, which operates chains such as Kay and Jared, to pay $11 million to settle with regulators. Jewelry Retailer Accused of Opening Fake Store Credit-Card Accounts Signet Jewelers Ltd. agreed Wednesday to pay $11 million in penalties to federal and state regulators for allegedly opening credit-card accounts—possibly hundreds of…
Anti-Bitcoin Narrative Flawed: Fortnite’s V-Bucks Use In Money Laundering (#GotBitcoin?)
Since Bitcoin burst onto the global stage in 2009, amid the breathtaking Great Recession, the crypto has been lambasted for supposedly being a medium for money laundering, illicit activities, and the like. In fact, zealous skeptics, including the likes of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and heavy-handed governments, have crucified Bitcoin…
What To Know About Airport Security During The Government Shutdown (#GotBitcoin?)
Advice for travelers wondering how to navigate TSA checkpoints staffed by federal employees. What To Know About Airport Security During The Government Shutdown Airport checkpoints staffed by the Transportation Security Administration are the retail face of the government—a place where the public interacts directly with federal employees. The government shutdown…
Cold War Games: U.S. Is Unprepared To Test The Waters In Icy Arctic (#GotBitcoin)
Navy explores expansion of operations in far North, going head-to head with rivals Russia and China. Cold War Games: U.S. Is Unprepared To Test The Waters In Icy Arctic (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFXf-Z-Obp4&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaNWRGp20h4bZIJMmKd4TtkH[/embed] The Navy is planning to expand its role in the Arctic as climate change opens up more ocean waterways…
How Aging Japan Defied Demographics And Revived Its Economy (#GotBitcoin?)
Mikio Sakamoto, 67, Left, Talks To A Career Adviser At A Government-Funded Organization That Matches Senior Workers With Employers. It encouraged the elderly and women to work and broke a longstanding taboo against immigration. How Aging Japan Defied Demographics and Revived Its Economy Because demographics are supposed to be destiny, Japan…
Mishandling Of California Fires Cause State Regulators To Propose Breaking PG&E Into Pieces (#GotBitcoin?)
PG&E faces billions of dollars in legal claims, the specter of bankruptcy, a federal judge forcing his way into utility operations, the possibility state regulators will break it into pieces, and potential state criminal charges including homicide, due to its continued inability to stop the fires from starting. Mishandling Of…
How To Make Home Ownership A Reality (#GotBitcoin?)
Don’t let the housing market beat you: A guide to making the right choices when financing a new home. How To Make Home Ownership A Reality For many, the American dream still entails owning a house and having a family. In about four months’ time, the average person can become a…
Black Wall Street: America’s Dirty Little Secrets (#GotBitcoin)
When Tulsa’s Black Wall Street Went Up In Flames, So Did Potential Inheritance. Black Wall Street: America’s Dirty Little Secrets (#GotBitcoin) Destruction of hundreds of businesses in 1921 massacre had reverberations on family wealth for generations. “Destroyed 1921, Not Reopened.” That is how dozens of plaques commemorate the Black-owned businesses…
Florida Pardons 4 Black Men (The Groveland Four) Accused of 1949 Rape, America’s Dirty Little Secrets (#GotBitcoin?)
Posthumous pardons are latest chapter in a case that is now seen as a racial injustice. Florida Pardons 4 Black Men (The Groveland Four) Accused of 1949 Rape, America’s Dirty Little Secrets Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the independently elected cabinet granted posthumous pardons to four African-American men accused of raping…
An Online Tool To Catch Workplace Sexual Predators (#GotBitcoin?)
The nonprofit Callisto is bringing its digital reporting platform to the office. The goal: to identify repeat #MeToo offenders and protect their accusers. An Online Tool To Catch Workplace Sexual Predators Women have long used word of mouth to warn each other about sexual predators, recognizing that offenders often target…
Declaring A National Emergency Could Give Trump Authority To Shutdown Your Bank Account (#GotBitcoin?)
For Instance, The President Can, With The Flick Of His Pen, Activate Laws Allowing Him To Shut Down Many Kinds Of Electronic Communications Inside The United States Or Freeze Americans’ Bank Accounts. For some time now President Trump has been publicly and privately mulling the idea of using a national emergency…