Something almost nobody notices about America, and what takes like this obscure, is that America is actually a very *old* country. Most other countries had some sort of cataclysmic revolutionary event that completely restructured politics and society in the past 250 years.
Some even had several. Conquests, occupations, secessions, social, political, and anti-colonial revolutions. There's regularly something like a *reset*
America is weird for this reason. A Byzantine Ancien Régime no one really understands.
American global cultural hegemony has the curious effect of making America very poorly understood, among Americans and foreigners alike.
Don’t talk about negative things, because the more you speak of them, the more power you give them. Speak of hope, speak of strength, speak of possibility what you focus on, grows.
We usually write here about things that have already happened. Today, we’re writing about something that according to reliable sources, settlers are planning to do. Another post in our ongoing series on what’s happening in the South Hebron Hills. >>
1/ On January 13, 1981, the Israeli military commander of the West Bank signed Seizure Order No. 29/81, under which roughly 70 dunams of land were “temporarily” confiscated for so-called “security needs.” >>
2/ Temporarily? Don’t ask — no expiration date was attached. Security needs? In this case, it referred to a Nahal (army-settler) outpost called Nahal Duran - a play on the name of the nearby Palestinian town Dura - which remained there until the mid-1990s. >>
Mass migration poses an existential threat to Western civilization and undermines the stability of key American allies.
Today the State Department instructed U.S. embassies to report on the human rights implications and public safety impacts of mass migration.
Mass migration is a human rights concern. Western nations have endured crime waves, terror attacks, sexual assaults, and the displacement of communities.
U.S. officials will urge governments to take bold action and defend citizens against the threats posed by mass migration.
Officials will also report policies that punish citizens who object to continued mass migration and document crimes and human rights abuses committed by people of a migration background.
These issues have plagued citizens of Western nations for years:
Israeli authorities intend to establish a new settlement in the Tarusa area in Dura, by reactivating an old settlement plan that began more than four decades ago. 🧵
The new settlement project is not limited to a single outpost, but rather forms part of an interconnected chain of settlements & outposts between the towns of Dura & Idhna, aimed at fragmenting the Palestinian geographic space and expanding the circle of pressure & displacement.
The process began on January 13, 1981, when the army signed seizure order 81/29, mandating “temporary” control over approximately 70 dunams of Dura lands under the pretext of “security purposes.”
There is a lot of confusion on what constitutes "the Epstein files." So let me explain. (Thread). First, there are the DOJ/FBI federal criminal case files. This is what Congress voted to release this past week. 1.
2. A small subset included with the DOJ files are the federal grand jury files. This is the evidence federal prosecutors present to a grand jury in order to get an indictment. It is a very small percentage of the files. (more)
3. The Oversight Committee Epstein files: these are they files that Congress obtain from Epstein's estate by issuing a subpoena. They include Epstein's calendars, emails and other documents that have been dripping out over they past few months. (more)
🧵#CeFi Centralized Finance-
USDT, Bitfinex and the 0% Bitcoin Loans — How a Shadow Money-Market Complex Now Sits Between
U.S. Debt and Crypto Liquidity and murdered #DeFi
TL;DR
• Tether (USDT) is not “dollars in a bank.” It has evolved into a gigantic offshore money-market fund whose reserves are now overwhelmingly U.S. Treasury bills.
• Those reserves are managed through Cantor Fitzgerald, controlled by Howard and Brandon Lutnick — simultaneously U.S. political power-players, major Treasury brokers, and backers of a multibillion-dollar Bitcoin venture.
• Tether’s sister company Bitfinex feeds the system by issuing 0% BTC loans and cheap USDT-based leverage. This supports cross-exchange carry trades that inflate crypto liquidity and indirectly fuel risk-on behavior in U.S. equities.
• Regulators (NYAG, CFTC) have already found Tether misrepresented its backing, commingled funds with Bitfinex, and operated fractionally backed for long stretches. No full audit has ever been completed.
• Despite this, USDT has grown into one of the largest holders of U.S. Treasuries globally — a top-20 “sovereign-scale” buyer — giving it systemic influence.
• The creation of the U.S.-compliant USAT stablecoin and deepening ties with Cantor suggest a soft U.S. regulatory co-opt rather than a crackdown.
• If the system breaks, the unwind hits BTC first, then high-beta equities, then short-end funding markets.
1. The Cast of Characters
This section identifies every core individual and entity behind the USDT–Bitfinex–Cantor nexus. These relationships matter because the power dynamics shape both the financial plumbing and regulatory outcomes.
Tether (Tether Holdings Ltd.)
• Founded 2014. Issues USDT, the largest stablecoin in the world, and more recently USAT.
• Paolo Ardoino — CEO of Tether, former CTO of both Tether and Bitfinex. Now a politically connected figure with citizenship in El Salvador.
• Giancarlo Devasini — Co-founder of Tether and CFO of Bitfinex. Reported billionaire with controversial past (software piracy settlement, failed hardware ventures). Often seen as the architect of Tether’s financial operations.
• JL van der Velde — Long-time executive leadership bridging both Tether and Bitfinex, reinforcing cross-ownership ties.
• Tether and Bitfinex share executives, shareholders, legal counsel, and governance infrastructure.
Bitfinex (iFinex Inc.)
• One of the oldest exchanges, headquartered across offshore jurisdictions.
• Shares ownership and executive leadership with Tether.
• Central to Tether’s financial engineering: the Bitfinex Borrow program issues 0% BTC loans and subsidized leverage.
• Previously fined by CFTC and NYAG for misleading clients, hiding losses, and commingling customer and corporate funds.
Cantor Fitzgerald & the Lutnicks
• Cantor Fitzgerald now manages a majority of Tether’s massive U.S. Treasury holdings.
• Howard Lutnick — Long-time Cantor CEO/chairman, deeply connected to U.S. political institutions. Reported Commerce Secretary nominee. Publicly defends Tether and its reserve structure.
• Brandon Lutnick — Key figure in 21 Capital, a $3B Bitcoin-focused venture allegedly backed by Tether, Bitfinex, and SoftBank.
• Cantor’s involvement places a major U.S. Treasury broker at the center of the world’s largest offshore stablecoin issuer.
El Salvador & Political Shielding
• Tether obtained a digital asset license and relocated parts of its corporate structure to El Salvador.
• Paolo Ardoino has Salvadoran citizenship and champions government-aligned Bitcoin mining and energy projects.
• Bitfinex Securities is licensed in El Salvador, giving the group a friendly regulatory jurisdiction beyond U.S./EU reach.
USAT — The U.S.-Compliant Stablecoin Sibling
• Announced in 2025 as a fully U.S.-regulated stablecoin.
• Intended to meet stringent U.S. “permitted issuer” criteria — high-quality reserves, transparent custody, stringent reporting.
• Expected to coexist with USDT, not replace it, enabling parallel onshore & offshore liquidity rails.
• Strengthens the argument that regulators are “domesticating” Tether rather than dismantling it.
This section explains the real reserve structure — not the marketing version — and why regulators have repeatedly proven that Tether operated fractionally for years.
Regulator Findings (NYAG + CFTC)
NYAG (2021) found:
• Bitfinex lost $850M of client funds via payment processors.
• Tether secretly lent reserves to Bitfinex to fill the hole.
• USDT was not fully backed for long stretches.
• Public statements about “1:1 backing” were false.
• iFinex and Tether paid $18.5M settlement, agreed to quarterly reserve disclosures, and barred operations in New York.
CFTC (2021) found:
• Tether only held full fiat reserves 27.6% of days between 2016–2018.
• Most backing was commercial paper and loans, not cash.
• Fined $41M for misleading statements.
No Full Audit Has Ever Been Completed
• Big-4 audit firms refuse to sign off.
• Tether relies on “attestations,” not real audits.
• Even Tether’s own general counsel admitted an audit is impossible under current conditions.
The Current Backing: A U.S. Treasury Monster
As of 2024–2025, Tether’s reserves look like:
• $90B–$100B in short-term U.S. Treasuries
• Cash & cash equivalents
• Gold positions
• Bitcoin positions
• Secured loans
• Equity investments in AI, mining, and infrastructure
Tether is now effectively a giant offshore money-market fund with shares (USDT) circulating on crypto rails.
Tether also happens to be one of the top 20 holders of U.S. Treasuries globally — above most sovereign nations.
У матеріалах слідства НАБУ, зокрема на так званих «плівках Міндіча», згадується людина на прізвисько «Алі-Баба». Медіа пишуть, що мова йде про Андрія Єрмака. Той, звісно, спростовує.
Так, Єрмаку не оголошували підозри в рамках операції «Мідас». Його роль
у скандалі полягає у зосередженні повної політичної влади у його руках. І саме це і дозволило фігурантам справи Міндіча діяти.
Операція «Мідас» спричинила гостру політичну кризу і поставила керівництво держави у ситуацію, коли потрібно було реагувати не відосіками, а діями.
Але нам не потрібний нормальний шлях. Ми вирішили мусолити тему, погрожувати своєму народу, захищати Єрмака і поставити в стійло український парламент взагалі, а свою моно більшість зокрема і в черговий раз.
Скандал набув розголосу в західних медіа. І нам в черговий раз вказали
His work was hugely influential. Salisbury steak was named after him. Originally it wasn't a convenience food. It was medicine.
By 1920s: Pharmaceutical companies developing antibiotics and drugs for the same conditions.
By 1950s: Salisbury's work is ignored, mocked, or forgotten.
Today: "Salisbury steak" is a processed meat patty with gravy served in school cafeterias. The medical application has been completely erased from history.
A physician who cured chronic diseases with beef was memory-holed because his cure couldn't be patented.
The pharmaceutical industry didn't just compete with his methods. They erased them from medical history entirely.
If you like your slices of nutritional history, check out my new article about how the dietary guidelines were corrupt from the outset.
Si è tanto parlato della #famiglia nel #bosco. Ma qualcuno ha letto le carte?
Io l'ho fatto, almeno quelle diffuse. Senza giudizi preventivi ecco cosa ho capito e trovato.
Un thread
Ecco un’analisi oggettiva, senza valutazioni politiche o morali.
Intanto il contesto del provvedimento.
Il documento è un’ordinanza del Tribunale per i Minori dell’Aquila, riferita a tre minori appartenenti alla stessa famiglia.
Arriva dopo un percorso già iniziato mesi prima, con:
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MacRae also told officials in his own government that there were no political objections from London to opening the door to Abramovich and his billions. In a note written to the attorney general, a Jersey government official recorded. theguardian.com/world/2025/nov…
Russian mobster Roman Abramovich owned Evraz in Canada who made pipelines for Enbridge & TransCanada. KPMG was used by Enbridge to claim US tax benefits on Canadian based MLPs in the US with ZERO EMPLOYEES. See SEC report Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. re: Enbridge Energy Partners.
He looks like your regular, friendly neurosurgeon. But if you were to have back pain, this man would be your worst enemy.
Dr. Delashaw quickly became a multi-millionaire as Seattle’s “star neurosurgeon,” not because he helped patients, but because he turned spinal fusions into a literal ATM machine.
Patients never needed the surgeries. Complications soared, and staff quit. But money soared even higher, so he was protected—until he was caught.
The truth is, Delashaw is not an outlier—he’s the blueprint for how the entire spinal-surgery industry really works.
And once you hear what happened to his patient, Talia, it will make your blood boil. 🧵
Spinal pain is one of the biggest medical cash cows in America.
The system doesn’t just mismanage back and neck pain… it literally profits from making it worse.
Weakened ligaments are the root cause of many spinal problems. When they fail, joints wear down, discs bulge, nerves get irritated, and muscles clamp down.
The entire spine becomes a war zone.
So strengthening ligaments seems like an obvious course of action, right?
Yes. Unless your goal isn’t healing.
The information in this thread comes from the work of medical researcher @MidwesternDoc. For all the sources and details, read the full report below. midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-many-dan…
#23novembre nella ormai fissa sezione “Armi e Ardimento” della fu @repubblica un magistrale esempio di propaganda del PUB e della fascinazione di certo giornalismo per stellette e bombe.
L’articolo difende (poveri miliardari! qualcuno dovrà pur aiutarli) la fabbrica della morte
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Come in molti chiamano la RWM in Sardegna .
É la stessa “sezione” del giornale che verrà ricordata per il magnifico pezzo su “compra un jet, ti regaliamo l’addestramento in un posto di vacanza dove dopo un volo di finto bombardamento puoi fare jogging al Poetto”. Altro che le
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gite in bus con le pentole in omaggio!
L’articolo difende l’ennesimo gravame sulla regione con la più alta percentuale di servitù militari d’Europa (65% del territorio, 35mila ettari) mal tollerate dai sardi mica perché invadono e inquinano un paradiso! Giammai!
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