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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point Operation Choke Point is a weapon used by the Executive Branch to debank any industry they don't like. It's antithetical to the American ethos. And it's going to get much, much worse when we move into the new world order of CBDCs (central bank digital currencies). The wiki page above talks about Operation Choke Point in the past tense as if it's a done deal, but Federal regulators are working hard right now to debank crypto markets in the USA. The Eye of Sauron lives on. https://www.kitco.com/news/2023-03-10/Senators-say-regulators-are-de-banking-the-crypto-sector-in-America.html Letter: https://www.hagerty.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hagerty-Chokepoint-Letter-FINAL.pdf https://www.kitco.com/news/2023-03-15/Rep-Emmer-accuses-the-U-S-government-of-colluding-to-cut-off-crypto-from-the-banking-industry.html https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2023/pr23021.html FDIC has split off and debanked Signature's crypto clients. Operation Choke Point is in full effect. Even the WSJ has noticed... https://www.wsj.com/articles/signature-bank-new-york-community-bancorp-flagstar-bank-crypto-barney-frank-fdic-9b825e2e?st=7evtxstxygcgs0w

Wordle 640 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Finally. Been too long since I got it in 3. Daily Quordle 421 7️⃣5️⃣ 4️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Quodle words seemed to pop into my head easily this morning.

WSJ sees Operation Choke Point for what it is. https://www.wsj.com/articles/signature-bank-new-york-community-bancorp-flagstar-bank-crypto-barney-frank-fdic-9b825e2e

Mechanical Violator Hakaider It has the pretense of Blade Runner esqe allegory in a tale of Japanese Terminator versus Japanese Robocop. The special effects made us laugh. The acting is terrible. It's a glorious hunk of cheese. Available for streaming on Prime Video currently.

Top chef should either go with a NASCAR style season points system or go with blind judging ala TOC.

On the flip side, there is another story still developing along the lines of the OP: https://www.goldback.com/

Wikipedia has a decent page on the story I mentioned above: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_dollar_(private_currency)

To be fair, she can probably swing at least 3 mulligans from Tom if she pouts or flutters her eyelashes or some shit.

@David Busters - I'm on my phone right now, so I'm not going to compose a long form response for you, but your thread touches on issues that I hold dear, so for now I'm going to offer you a link to a cautionary tale. The link does not encompass the whole story, but provides enough information for anyone with a rudimentary level of Google-Fu to chase down rabbit holes: https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/20060914-liberty-dollars-not-legal-tender-united-states-mint-warns-consumers

Have read the first 3 posts. Going to need an IP check. Dave Buster is really a Sidis sock teasing me with his idea of red meat, right?

Sees Bat Signal, sees thread title, sees that thread is 3 pages long ... wonders WTF is happening here... Will read thread and carefully consider my options* * not a market/trading joke I'm a lover, not a ... Well, I'm a lover anyway.

Adar claimed he killed Sauron. He may have thought he killed Sauron, but I didn't get the impression that he had ever confirmed that. It's been a while, and my memory isn't crystal on this point, but I got a James Bond villian - I put James in a situation where certain death would come and walked away - kind of vibe from Adar's tale. It's more that he expected Sauron must be dead than any actual proof that he perished.

Some animals should not be more equal than others.

I think you have misunderstood my posts. "lack of government intervention" is not what has irked me on this issue. Quite the opposite.

FDIC effectively split off and debanked their crypto clients. Operation Choke Point is in full effect and the peanut gallery is cheering. Surly leftists sure love them some Eye of Sauron when it targets folks they don't like.

https://www.dw.com/en/irans-president-to-visit-saudi-king-in-bid-to-thaw-ties/a-65041493

Bold emphasis is mine: https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2023/pr23021.html

Silvergate - FTX exposure (crypto problem) SVB - bank run / poor CAMEL Signature - had similar CAMEL to SVB, didn't have as drastic a bank run, but deposit flight from SVB news was snowballing. Their crypto clients had nothing to do with anything except how the Feds handled them First Republic - same as Signature, except no crypto clients, so Feds "helped" banking sector throw them a lifeline Janet Yellen testifying that Fed backstop is only for systemic risk banks (big boys in the club) is contributing to deposit flight for companies and high net worth individuals with uninsured deposits in regional banks,. UBS takeover of CS doesn't mean European bank stress is resolved. CS is a big bank and ... https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/ubs-shares-tumble-after-emergency-rescue-of-rival-credit-suisse.html

Wordle 639 4/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I had two words in mind after guess #1 which I used for guesses #2 & #3. If only I had reversed the order and used guess #3 first... Daily Quordle 420 5️⃣4️⃣ 6️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Had two choices for guess #7 today and this time, I finally chose... wisely.

News broke out about trouble with Credit Suisse via FT around October 1 last year.

summary graph here: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FDHBFIN

You can find the raw data here: https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt

Not all the banks. Feds: Do you support crypto markets? Signature Bank: Yes Feds: Furtive Movements! Stop Resisting! --- Feds: Do you support crypto markets? First Republic: No Feds: Allow us to give you a ride home. Would you like some cold cuts with Grey Poupon?

Wordle 636 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 417 8️⃣4️⃣ 7️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Mediocre results today.

Sleeper. 1973 Woody Allen flick. It's been at around 40 years or so since I'd seen it. Watched it with the family and my son was laughing. It's really silly, zany and ridiculous.