"Pam Bondi’s Trump Media windfall: Attorney General sold up to $5 million in shares just as Trump's Liberation Day tariff shock roiled the stock market Pam Bondi Trump Media stock sale is drawing attention after records showed she sold up to $5 million worth of shares on the same day President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs that shook the market. Bondi’s stock sale came just before Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” press conference, which caused Trump Media’s stock to fall 13% in the following days. Her disclosure doesn’t reveal if the trade happened before or after the announcement, raising questions about timing and ethics. With Bondi previously tied to Trump Media, this sale is under scrutiny. Here’s the full story behind the controversial move. 15 may 2025" Pam Bondi’s Trump Media windfall: Attorney General sold up to $5 million in shares just as Trump's Liberation Day tariff shock roiled the stock market

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Pam Bondi’s Trump Media windfall: Attorney General sold up to $5 million in shares just as Trump

Pam Bondi Trump Media stock sale is drawing attention after records showed she sold up to $5 million worth of shares on the same day President Dona...

Hackers bribed staff overseas Company rejected $20 million ransom demand Stock to join S&P 500 index in days Coinbase warns of up to $400 million hit from cyberattack https://www.reuters.com/business/coinbase-says-cyber-criminals-stole-account-data-some-customers-2025-05-15/

"The baby, now 9 ½ months old, became the first patient of any age to have a custom gene-editing treatment, according to his doctors. He received an infusion made just for him and designed to fix his precise mutation (...) To accomplish that feat, the treatment is wrapped in fatty lipid molecules to protect it from degradation in the blood on its way to the liver, where the edit will be made. Inside the lipids are instructions that command the cells to produce an enzyme that edits the gene. They also carry a molecular GPS — CRISPR — which was altered to crawl along a person’s DNA until it finds the exact DNA letter that needs to be changed (...) It eventually could also be used for more common genetic disorders like sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease and muscular dystrophy." Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases. https://bit.ly/4kl9h26

(ChatGPT) "Jeffrey Sachs is a complex figure: visionary in his aspirations to eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development, yet sometimes criticized for his methods and positions. His credibility is solid in the field of economic development and global health, but his interventions in international politics and geopolitical stances are more controversial." Jeffrey Sachs Claims Coronavirus Created by DARPA Involving University of North Carolina

Human rights are a light in the darkness. https://www.amnestyusa.org/defend-human-rights-in-the-second-trump-administration/

"The Trump administration has scrapped more than $800 million worth of research into the health of L.G.B.T.Q. people, abandoning studies of cancers and viruses that tend to affect members of sexual minority groups and setting back efforts to defeat a resurgence of sexually transmitted infections, according to an analysis of federal data by The New York Times." https://nyti.ms/3Z4XVXV

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Its "Matrix" look is fine by me. GN!

The U.S. crypto market structure bill, backed by Donald Trump, aims to create clear rules for the industry. However, the crypto sector is split into four factions with conflicting views. Some want to keep the status quo, others seek to remove digital assets from SEC oversight, and some propose specific criteria to determine whether an asset is a security. These internal disagreements are slowing the bill’s progress, leaving Congress and the White House uncertain about the path forward. If the industry can’t unify, it risks missing a crucial chance to gain the regulatory clarity it has long sought.

Unchained

Trump Wants a Market Structure Bill By August. Will the Industry Let Him?

Disagreement amongst crypto lawyers could stall the passage of a bill regulating which crypto tokens and transactions are subject to securities laws.

The U.S. crypto market structure bill, backed by former President Trump, aims to create clear rules for the industry. However, the crypto sector is split into four factions with conflicting views. Some want to keep the status quo, others seek to remove digital assets from SEC oversight, and some propose specific criteria to determine whether an asset is a security. These internal disagreements are slowing the bill’s progress, leaving Congress and the White House uncertain about the path forward. If the industry can’t unify, it risks missing a crucial chance to gain the regulatory clarity it has long sought.

Unchained

Trump Wants a Market Structure Bill By August. Will the Industry Let Him?

Disagreement amongst crypto lawyers could stall the passage of a bill regulating which crypto tokens and transactions are subject to securities laws.

I had fun watching the movie “Speed Racer,” having been a fan of the animated series, now elevated to the status of the best film of the 21st century. It was entertaining and far-fetched, even though Patrick H. Willems puts his whole heart into it. I was disappointed when the movie first came out, but now I’m ready to see it with fresh eyes — especially since it was directed by the Wachowskis of the “Matrix” quadrilogy, and Willems highlights its techniques as being "ahead of their time".

"WASHINGTON, D.C., 24 April 2025 – Starbucks was dealt a double blow today as International Rights Advocates filed a U.S. lawsuit against the coffee titan alleging trafficking and Coffee Watch filed a petition with U.S. customs authorities asking the government to block imports from Brazil to the U.S. of coffee tainted by slavery and forced labor by top importers including Starbucks, Nestlé, JDE, Dunkin’, Illy, and McDonald’s. The petition could end slavery-tainted coffee imports to the U.S. from Brazil, a decision that would have significant consequences for Starbucks: the company relies heavily on coffee from Latin America, especially as escalating trade wars threaten Asian coffee supply chains. “The coffee industry, led by Starbucks, has slaves working in its supply chain right this minute, and we must stop this abuse, starting in Brazil, as the world’s top coffee producer,” said Etelle Higonnet, Coffee Watch Founder and Director. “We’re talking about a multi-billion-dollar coffee industry and giant corporations like Starbucks that have failed to ensure their supply chains are free of horrific human rights abuses. Starbucks must take action.”"

Stop Slavery-Tainted Coffee at the Border | Coffee Watch

Pope Francis has significantly reshaped the College of Cardinals, appointing a majority from the Global South and outside Europe. Of the 135 cardinal electors, 80% were chosen by him, ensuring that his successor will be elected by a conclave that better reflects today’s global Catholic population. However, these cardinals do not all share his views. The Church remains divided on key issues (such as the role of women, Latin Mass, LGBTQ+ topics), and Francis’s reforms have faced resistance—even within the Global South. Francis has also addressed the Church’s painful legacy, notably its role in colonialism, and has asked forgiveness for abuses against Indigenous peoples. He has worked toward a more inclusive Church, exemplified by his major project: the Synod on Synodality—a global consultation that included voices from outside the Church hierarchy. Despite its limitations and criticism, Francis leaves behind a Church that is more open and diverse, though still marked by deep tensions. The next pope will inherit an institution in transition—shaped largely by Francis’s vision and choices. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/pope-francis-jorge-bergoglio-dead-obituary/

Meeting avec Jean-Luc Mélenchon et Ruba Ghazal de Québec solidaire à Montréal, le 16 avril 2025.

GN In this time of trouble (has there been others?) we're like leafs on a river, on the sea for others. This is so hard! This Lent Devotional gave me hope: Christ suffered for us and loves us.

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"All of this means that by sometime this summer, especially if the reciprocal tariffs are not further delayed, these companies will have to make some key decisions. Put more simply, they will need to decide if the U.S. is a safe place to make nine-figure investments given this regulatory uncertainty. And the trend may not be apparent right away. " U.S. Bitcoin Mining Was on the Rise. Then Came Trump’s Tariffs

Unchained

How Trump's Tariffs Could Affect U.S. Bitcoin Miners

American Bitcoin miners could face massive costs to buy new machines as their profitability reaches new lows.

Since 2022, the government of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador has enforced a state of exception, suspending constitutional guarantees and carrying out mass incarcerations, often without evidence or fair trials. The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) embodies this authoritarian approach. Amnesty International (…) warned of the dangers of CECOT. “Reports point to extreme overcrowding, insufficient access to medical care, and widespread mistreatment amounting to cruel, inhuman, or degrading acts. In addition, Salvadoran organizations have reported over 300 deaths in state custody, some showing clear signs of violence.” CECOT’s staging — men crammed together, heads shaved, shirtless, shackled — is designed not only to display control but also to appeal to a public hungry for order, at the expense of human dignity. Punitive aesthetics go viral: violence is showcased as a sign of efficiency. Justice retreats, replaced by propaganda, where imprisoned bodies are displayed as trophies. The message is clear: instill fear, reassure a political base, assert brutal authority. These are not accidents — they are deliberate gestures, where cruelty becomes a language of state power. The case of Kilmar Ábrego García, a legal U.S. resident illegally deported to El Salvador and held at CECOT despite a court ruling ordering his release, illustrates blatant disregard for the rule of law. The visit by Republican members of Congress, followed by the denial of access to Democratic Senator Van Hollen, reveals a broader trend: this prison is no longer just a national tool of repression — it has become a partisan symbol. The Republicans’ visit was not aimed at impartial human rights assessment, but at signaling symbolic loyalty to Donald Trump. Posing in this brutal facility, alongside an authoritarian regime, sends a message: order, force, and repression are not only accepted — they are celebrated. It is a political statement set against a backdrop of institutional violence. American lawmakers are crossing borders to pose in a brutal prison, solely to prove their loyalty to the President of the United States. How far this could go is unknown — and that’s precisely what’s so alarming.

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