Above Photo: Elizabeth Cook The US has won an appeal in London’s High Court to have Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited on spying charges. In January, UK district judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled against extraditing Assange to the US, but the US Department of Justice appealed her decision to the London High Court. Earlier this year, reports surfaced detailing alleged plots in 2017 to either kidnap or assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, when he was five years into his political asylum inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London. At the time, Assange’s team hoped the revelation would helped their push to not have […]
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OKEx is denying that the ongoing inquiry of its founder is related to an anti-money laundering investigation. “We are not at liberty to discuss any matters that are under investigation but can reveal that it is not related in any way to AML or to OKEx,” a spokesperson from the exchange told CoinDesk. The exchange informed its users it would suspend crypto withdrawals at 03:00 UTC on Friday and claimed a key holder, later revealed to be OKEx founder “Star” Xu, was out of touch and cooperating with the police for a personal issue. The exchange might have violated anti-money laundering […]
Caixin sources said Mingxing “Star” Xu, had been taken by police at least a week ago and hasn’t been seen since. Source link
James Murdoch says he quit his father’s media empire because they were ‘legitimizing disinformation’ and slams ‘crazy’ Trump for ‘infecting the US with cruelty’ and downplaying COVID The youngest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch told the New York Times about his decision to break free from the family business James Murdoch, 47, said he ‘pulled the rip cord’ from the family empire because he was ‘increasingly uncomfortable’ with News Corp and Fox He accused the news organization of ‘legitimizing disinformation’ suggesting it ‘hides agendas’, ‘sows doubt’ and ‘obscures fact’ He said he also clashed with the family empire’s denial of climate […]
The pioneering journalist Monica Roberts, whose influential blog TransGriot reports on the murders of trans women alongside other news of importance to the trans community, has died, according to multiple sources on social media and news outlets. The award winning Roberts was an inspiration to many LGBTQ activists, campaigners and journalists, who took to Twitter and Facebook to express their grief and shock Thursday night. In a Facebook post, the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition wrote: “It is with great sadness that the BTAC family has received notice of the passing of Monica Roberts, our sister, aunt, and friend. We should have […]
The legendary hotelier and nightclub veteran Ian Schrager is bullish when it comes to the post-pandemic future. “In the history of humanity, historically, any crisis that I have been witness to, or experienced, we have always recovered. And after we have recovered, we go back to normal, not a new normal, the same normal we were accustomed to before.” Schrager talks a thousand miles a minute, in the thick New York accent he acquired growing up in Brooklyn. “Go back to Noah and the flood. After the water goes down, life goes on. “I really don’t believe in paradigm shifts. We […]
Trevor Milton, the founder of Nikola, speaks during a presentation in Turin, Italy December 2, 2019. Milton resigned as executive chairman over allegations that he made misleading claims about the company’s technology. Milton has denied the accusations. Massimo Pinca/REUTERS hide caption toggle caption Massimo Pinca/REUTERS Trevor Milton, the founder of Nikola, speaks during a presentation in Turin, Italy December 2, 2019. Milton resigned as executive chairman over allegations that he made misleading claims about the company’s technology. Milton has denied the accusations. Massimo Pinca/REUTERS Nikola founder Trevor Milton has stepped away from his startup, which is working on making tractor trailers […]
Since it’s similar to other financial assets, India should legitimize bitcoin by regulating it like a corporate stock, according Deepak Kapoor. Source link
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to cut $1 billion from the budget of the city’s police department amid Black Lives Matter protests, while New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo wants 4,000 cops to police social distancing in restaurants. The founder of New York’s Blue Lives Matter campaign has claimed state Governor Andrew Cuomo and city Mayor Bil de Blasio “pit officers against the community” with Covid-19 regulations. Joseph Imperatrice also accused the two politicians of being selective about when to enforce the law on Saturday’s edition of Fox and Friends, commenting on Cuomo’s reported intention to use 4,000 […]
For schools starting the fall with online-only instruction, Khan Academy Founder and CEO Sal Khan says, “Everything should be about pulling kids out of the screen.” Rachel Murray/Getty Images for The LA Promise hide caption toggle caption Rachel Murray/Getty Images for The LA Promise For schools starting the fall with online-only instruction, Khan Academy Founder and CEO Sal Khan says, “Everything should be about pulling kids out of the screen.” Rachel Murray/Getty Images for The LA Promise Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, built an education enterprise on virtual learning. But as many communities across the country prepare […]
Julian Assange has appeared in court via video-link for the first time in three months, where his lawyers argued that a new US indictment against the WikiLeaks founder is being used for political purposes. The journalist’s lawyer Edward Fitzgerald warned Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Monday that US Attorney General William Barr may be using the case for “political reasons,” and that a new indictment against Assange has the “potential consequence of derailing proceedings.” Also on rt.com ‘Every journalist should feel a cold, icy hand running down their spine’: Assange’s extradition case examined in new RT doc The WikiLeaks founder […]
President Trump was interviewed at the White House Thursday by Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. The interview was released on Friday and is being talked about as one of the best ones with Trump. Portnoy, who said he had never interviewed someone before, had a casual, flattering, respectful manner that helped Trump lower his guard and speak in a relaxed manner. Portnoy also let Trump talk without interrupting or arguing, though he did express disagreement at times, most notably with regard to the Black Lives Matter kneeling protests by athletes. Portnoy also gave Trump rare credit for his keen ability to […]
[ Editor’s Note: This news is showing up very late after its death, obviously due to a coverup at the time. That could have been done to give authorities time to investigate if someone had bumped him off, or if it was a suicide, or it staged to look like one. We will probably never know what the investigation really showed as British Intel has long had the last call in publicity of anything it had done, even with one of it ex-operatives. But we do have to ask “why know”. Was publishing this just to put a period at the […]
U.S. prosecutors have secured a guilty plea from Sohrab Sharma, a co-founder of the Centra Tech initial coin offering (ICO) fraud. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – James Le Mesurier, the now-deceased founder of the Mayday Rescue non-governmental organization overseeing the funding of the White Helmets organization in Syria, had acknowledged misuse of donor funds before death and offered to step down, Germany’s Volkskrant daily reported on Friday. Le Mesurier was found dead in the garden of his house in Istanbul last November. According to Volkskrant, claiming that it had obtained a letter written by Le Mesurier three days before his death, he confessed that Mayday Rescue managers had appropriated part of the money that donors allocated to the White Helmets. This is something that […]
Of course Reverend Troy Perry is a preacher. He sounds like one. His voice booms smoothly. His Southern accent remains in place, despite years of Californian living. More than one sentence ends with a “And I will tell you…” On July 27th, Perry will celebrate his 80th birthday, and there’s a long, dramatic life to look back on which at its heart is about how one gay man who cherished his belief and faith in God did not believe—as he was constantly told—that God did not love him because he was gay. And to prove it, he created a church all […]
In a podcast episode published Wednesday, seven Barstool Sports employees of color spent 80 minutes talking around the fact that their boss Dave Portnoy, whose racist videos had gained attention this past weekend, had not apologized publicly or in private to them. Objectively, the discussion was pathetic. Former NFL player Willie Colon and Brandon Newman had five of their co-workers on The 2Biggs Podcast for a discussion about Portnoy’s comments; the episode was titled with the acronym for “Now It’s Gonna Get Extremely Real.” (Not every participant signed off on that title.) Most of the conversation featured the group trying their […]
The latest venture from CNET founder Halsey Minor looks a lot like an attempt to recreate the legacy monetary system on a blockchain. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Community Council of the USA (RCC) is urging authorities in Alaska’s Sitka to refrain from removing a statue of city founder Alexander Baranov, RCC chairperson Elena Branson said on Monday. “We sent a letter to the Mayor of Sitka, Gary Paxton, and plan to share our petition with the city’s Assembly”, Branson said. Branson said the city assembly may adopt a decision as early as Tuesday. On Sunday, the RCC launched an online petition opposing a proposal to remove the statue of Baranov, who was the first Russian governor of Alaska and the founder of Sitka […]
The founder of the AML Bitcoin project claims the U.S. government is “extorting” him after being indicted on money laundering and wire fraud charges. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed suits against Rowland Marcus Andrade on Thursday, claiming he misled investors while raising funds for a 2017 and 2018 initial coin offering (ICO) for AML Bitcoin, a crypto token that was supposed to be designed to be compliant with anti-money-laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) regulations. Alongside Andrade, notorious D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff was also indicted, though he has already pled guilty and faces potential jail […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted the founder of “AML Bitcoin” on money laundering and wire fraud charges. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also filed charges, alleging the AML Bitcoin team violated federal securities laws. According to a court filing dated June 22, Texas resident Rowland Marcus Andrade, the founder of the NAC Foundation, allegedly raised funds by conducting an initial coin offering for tokens representing AML Bitcoin, telling investors that the tokens would ultimately be converted into actual AML Bitcoin (which isn’t actual bitcoin). The SEC and DOJ also charged longtime DC lobbyist Jack Abramoff on conspiracy, […]
BET Founder Robert Johnson, in an interview with Fox News, slammed the white liberal Antifa “anarchists” who are tearing down Confederate statues all across the United States. Johnson said that black people actually laugh at white people who think that black people care about Confederate statues. Johnson said white protesters “have the mistaken assumption that black people are sitting around cheering for them saying ‘Oh, my God, look at these white people. They’re doing something so important to us. They’re taking down the statue of a Civil War general who fought for the South.’” The billionaire businessman has called for a […]
Painfully woke white people yanking TV shows off the air and tearing down statues aren’t helping the racial justice cause, according to the founder of Black Entertainment Television. He says black people “laugh at” these displays. Removing Confederate statues does nothing for black people, billionaire TV magnate Robert Johnson told Fox News on Wednesday. “It’s not going to give a kid whose parents can’t afford college, money to go to college. It’s not going to close the labor gap…and it’s not going to take people off welfare or food stamps.” It’s tantamount to rearranging deck chairs on a racial Titanic. It […]
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed that he seeks to turn the nationwide protests to his political advantage. Speaking to supporters in Phoenix Arizona, the most recent venue for the Republican’s 2020 presidential campaign, Trump vowed to prevent “the left-wing mob” from pushing the US into chaos. A week ago, Brandon Straka, a self-described former liberal and founder of the #WalkAway movement, which encourages and supports those on the left “to walk away from the divisive tenets endorsed and mandated by the Democratic Party”, was kicked off an American Airlines flight for refusing to wear a face mask when asked […]
Conservative activist Brandon Straka has been banned from flying with American Airlines after he was booted from a plane for refusing to wear a mask as part of the company’s Covid-19 guidelines. “American Airlines thoroughly reviewed an incident on June 17 involving one of our customers, Brandon Straka,” the company said in a statement on Thursday. “As a result of this review, Mr. Straka will not be permitted to fly American, as he failed to comply with our stated policy and crewmember instructions.” Straka is the first person in the US to be banned by an airline for not wearing a […]
Brandon Straka is the founder of the WalkAway movement in America. Brandon, a former Democrat, walked away from the Democrat Party after he realized following the 2016 election that he was being lied to on a daily bases by Democrats and their mainstream media. Brandon led this campaign that has over 257,000 followers on its Facebook page. Brandon stands for truth.That is why he refuses to wear a face mask when traveling on airplanes. On Wednesday Brandon was removed from an American Airlines flight for refusing to wear a mask on the plane. TRENDING: Quaker Oats Announces It Is Changing Name […]
In recent weeks, a wave of violent attacks against statues seen as problematic or controversial has occurred in the US and across Europe in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and its protests triggered by police brutality in America. Journalist Gunnar Smári Egilsson, the founder of the Socialist Party of Iceland, has called for the statue of Ingólfr Arnarson, the island nation’s founding father, to be taken down, referring to it as a justification of the Black Lives Matter movement. According to Gunnar Smári Egilsson, Ingólfr Arnarson, the first permanent settler of Iceland, “murdered” and oppressed “freedom heroes” and […]
Looters and hoodlums attacked the founder of the Guardian Angels, Curtis Sliva, during the riots this week in New York City. The looters broke Sliva’s jaw with a hammer and another Guardian Angel lost his eye during the attack. The Guardian Angels stated goal is to keep order and protect the community. No law enforcement to be found. When will the carnage end? https://t.co/FdzmlYYNIF — charrme (@jaacckkee) June 3, 2020 TRENDING: EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Is Censoring The Gateway Pundit Writer Joe Hoft’s Latest Book “In God We Trust: Not in Lying Liberal Lunatics” The Daily Mail reported: Curtis Sliwa said he and […]
Joe Biden sent a shock wave through the political and media world on Friday with his outrageous comments about black voters. One person who had a few things to say about it was Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson. He is clearly not impressed with Biden. Breitbart reports: TRENDING: EPIC! Kayleigh McEnany Blows Up ObamaGate, Calls Out Media For Ignoring Flynn Unmasking – Then Exits Briefing Room Like a Boss (VIDEO) BET Founder Robert Johnson: Joe Biden ‘Should Spend the Rest of His Campaign Apologizing to Every Black Person He Meets’ BET co-founder Robert Johnson has condemned Joe Biden for claiming […]
Andre Harrell, Uptown Records founder and mentor to a new generation of performers, has died. Nick Wass/AP hide caption toggle caption Nick Wass/AP Andre Harrell, Uptown Records founder and mentor to a new generation of performers, has died. Nick Wass/AP Andre Harrell, hip-hop and R&B mogul and founder of the visionary label Uptown Records, has died. He was 59 years old. The Revolt network, where Harrell worked as vice chairman, confirmed Harrell’s passing in a statement. “Everyone in the REVOLT family is devastated by the loss of our friend, mentor and Vice-Chairman,” the statement read. “Andre’s impact on Hip Hop and […]
High taxes, bad healthcare, police repression, lack of culture, poor education… Telegram founder Pavel Durov wants you to know he really doesn’t like Silicon Valley and thinks living or doing business in the US is a terrible idea. The St. Petersburg-born Durov, 35, is best known as a cofounder of Russia’s premier social network VKontakte and later Telegram, an immensely popular encrypted messaging app. As a self-professed vegetarian and libertarian, he gives many Silicon Valley tech moguls a run for their money when it comes to quirks – but outdid them all when he resigned from VKontakte in 2014 and left […]
The Polkadot network is “very near launch,” founder Gavin Wood told attendees of the Ready Layer One (RL1) virtual conference on Wednesday in a sneak peek of the Ethereum co-founder’s new network. Wood, who wrote Ethereum’s technical paper in 2014, created Polkadot with the intention of allowing users to send transactions across blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum in what is commonly referred to as making them interoperable. Like Kusama, Wood told RL1 attendees Polkadot will roll out in five or six stages, beginning with a “chain candidate” launched by the Web3 Foundation. The candidate operates as a de facto genesis […]