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Expanding on my earlier post about the compliance of big banks in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/epstein-ba...
Epstein: the Complicity of Big BanksTone from the top failirenekenyon.substack.comI used to consider the Economist a credible source. No longer. They CHOSE to platform an oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin and allow him to spew Russian talking points. No thanks.
John Siphernationalinterest.org/feature/why-...
The Epstein Wall Street Report, published yesterday, flags some significant (and heartbreaking) compliance failures by major banks. A Senate Committee on Finance investigation found… 🧵 1/x www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.finance.senate.govDamascus has agreed to drastically reduce imports of Russian oil as part of its ongoing discussions with the United States on lifting the last major sanctions designation on Syria. ca.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-sy...
Exclusive-Syria tells US it is willing to drastically drop Russian oil imports, sources sayBEIRUT/WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Damascus has agreed to drastically reduce imports of Russian oil as part of its ongoing discussions with the United States on lifting the last major sanctionsca.news.yahoo.comThis is so frustrating! If these countries want to once again become Russian client states, they should leave the EU and do so! theins.press/en/opinion/d...
The coalition of the wavering: Is Bulgaria the Kremlin’s new Trojan Horse in Europe?In mid-July, Bulgaria’s new prime minister, Rumen Radev, said the country was leaving the “coalition of the willing” — a group of European states helping…theins.pressDebanking - was closing Trump Organization accounts a political move for Capital One? Some claim that laws such as the Corporate Transparency Act and the manual post-SAR review practice now confirmed by FinCEN as discretionary are time consuming and onerous irenekenyon.substack.com/p/trump-capi...
Debanking for Politics?Capital One strikes backirenekenyon.substack.comRepeat violations of the Bank Secrecy Act by UBS have resulted in a $125 million penalty by FinCEN - a second enforcement action by FinCEN against the bank. www.fincen.gov/news/news-re...
FinCEN.govWASHINGTON—Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $125,000,000 civil money penalty against UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBSFS) for willful vio...www.fincen.govThis creep still should not be confirmed.
Unofficial BBCNews (World) BotBlanche withdraws Trump fund plan in writing, ahead of AG confirmation vote
He’s not even sanctioned by OFAC! Even though he’s certainly part of Russia’s war apparatus. Why have we not designated this guy?
Meduza in EnglishWho is Russian General Alexander Chayko, the apparent target of the Moscow restaurant bombing? Here's what we know. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Exactly what I said yesterday to the weirdo who claims to be a senior mil officer in the EU. Are the Russians opportunistically using the incident for their propaganda, absolutely! Are they directing or are somehow responsible for the incident? Put up the evidence or shut up.
Philip Obaji Jr.How Russia Uses Migrants in Ceuta for Propaganda in Europe news.liga.net/en/politics/...
Puy du Fou has previously played down its past flirtation with Russia and designated nutjob and Putin cultist Konstantin Malofeyev, claiming it began winding down the partnership once EU sanctions were imposed in July 2014.
S'Pammy Cassandra 🦩💥www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Part of Russia's genocide strategy. Destroy not just the people, but Ukrainian culture as well.
YaroslavaWe cannot know russia’s exact targeting intent. But according to Ranok’s director, a major Ukrainian publishing house, two drones hit the same spot, so he believes the warehouse itself was deliberately targeted rather than the books being collateral damage.
Good lord.
Aaron RuparBASH: How do you prepare for next pandemic? RFK Jr: We did almost everything wrong B: But what about now? K: We need to protect our rights B: ? K: During covid we dismantled our rights B: But I'm asking what *to* do K: You were part of the problem B: You want to sit here and attack me?
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A Short Note About CommentsMinor change incomingopen.substack.comMore substantive article on critical thinking and analysis. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/spain-ceut...
Spain and the Moroccan InvasionMaking an assessmentirenekenyon.substack.com