Camila Helene Owens

Cryptocurrency exchange Garantex lives on despite sanctions, new report unveils - ICIJ The ostensibly shuttered exchange continues to operate through Telegram-based services that facilitate crossborder payments, according to Transparency International Russia (in exile).

An investigation by the Russian branch of Transparency International published earlier this month, exposes more of the infrastructure underpinning the crypto platform Garantex and Grinex, purported by U.S. Treasury to be Garantex’s successor.

Quand tu vas voir sur le site, ça l'air d'un site de vente de crypto monnaie... Ça donne confiance.

Faque maintenant on sait de quoi Wikipedia aurait l'air si c'était un outil de propagande de l'extrême droite rempli de désinformation.

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Just landed: Learn Kubernetes weekly 155! My top picks:

💼 Senior Roles Dominate Cloud-Native
🔐 Post-Quantum Crypto in Kubernetes
🛡️ Kubernetes Network Security
🤖 KAITO: AI Toolchain Operator

Read it here: https://kube.today/issues/155

the nice thing about not being a democrat is you don’t have to listen to this shit enjoy your crypto nazi party libs nobody takes you seriously anymore

‘Blatant corruption’: Watch this Democrat shred Trump’s crypto scam During an appearance on MSNBC Monday, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California did not mince words when asked about President Donald Trump’s pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. “This is ...

‘Blatant corruption’: Watch this Democrat shred Trump’s crypto scam https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/27/2350712/--Blatant-corruption-Watch-this-Democrat-shred-Trump-s-crypto-scam?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

Japan to Send Troops to Help Stop Bear Attacks

um what www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...

a streetcar, undesired

idk yea i hate myself too

Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts

NEW: About two dozen states sue Trump administration over its refusal to fund food stamp benefits in November while the government is shut down. The admin has said it cannot use leftover emergency money, a decision states have contested. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

in these difficult and polarizing times, i hope we can at least agree on this one thing: white chocolate is garbage

this account from now on will be exclusively economic policy and horrific food takes

‘No Idea How Long People Can Hold Out’: Federal Workers Feel Brunt of Shutdown

In Washington, there's no sign of progress in ending the shutdown, and President Trump has not even tried to lead any talks

Around the country, in the meantime, the hardships are really starting to mount for federal workers.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...

hi everyone

Shutdown Could Cancel Next Inflation Report

Shutdown Could Cancel Next Inflation Report www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...

Finally, someone at the WH press briefing asks if the Trump admin will try to use tariff revenues for SNAP, as it has previously done for WIC. Leavitt did not answer the question either way.

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

Shutdown meets the courts

Speaking of constitutional crises...
Thanks to shutdown, US courts are running out of money to maintain normal operations. Some courts are furloughing staff for first time in three decades, requiring others to work without pay, or operating under a limited, 4-day/wk schedule

Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...

NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Coloradans still don’t know what they’ll pay for marketplace insurance as open enrollment nears Colorado insurance commissioner Michael warns premiums could rise 160% next year, with the hardest-hit households facing a $22,000 increase in their annual costs to maintain coverage.

(Denver Post) - Colorado insurance commissioner warns that premiums could rise 160% next year, with the hardest-hit households facing a $22,000 increase in their annual costs ..

@denverpost.com
www.denverpost.com/2025/10/23/c...

As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance

As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...

In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes Escalated at a Record Pace

The Trump administration stopped updating a federal database that tracked the cost of extreme weather disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires and other events, that each caused at least $1 billion in damage.

A group of scientists has revived it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/c...

In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes Escalated at a Record Pace

In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes Escalated at a Record Pace www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/c...

To answer a question that’s come up a lot in my mentions…

The tax cut package did not just cut taxes. It also provisioned new money for agencies and programs across government (on top of cuts to safety net programs and so forth)

Everything in Trump’s Big Tax and Spending Law, and How Much It Will Cost or Save The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it’s expected to add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.

If you’d like to learn more, here’s one of the many guides we put together at the Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

How Trump Played ‘Budgetary Twister’ to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown

NEW: The White House is reprogramming billions in congressionally approved spending during the shutdown, aiming to pay troops, ICE agents and others who work on programs that fulfill the president's political agenda. Some of the money comes from Trump's tax cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction Treasury’s headquarters is located next door to the East Wing, giving employees there a front-row seat to the construction of President Trump’s $250 million ballroom.

Trump government does not want you to see White House demolition work. Via WSJ

How Trump Played ‘Budgetary Twister’ to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown

NEW: The White House has played what it has described as "budgetary Twister" to pay some workers in the shutdown.

Using money from his tax cuts and other sources, Trump has found ways to pay those whose work aligns with his political agenda.

Here's how: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

i love how people wondered if i might have been hacked because i said "how is everyone" this morn and not "my body is a dumpster drowning in a river of coffee and my own tears"

hi how is everyone today