People should understand that companies going forward will just issue crypto tokens instead of deal with the securities regulations that have protected investors for a century. There will be no disclosure of things like assets, ownership structure, and risks.

The #SEC has already changed the rules so that a company that wants to issue a token to raise money can just say "this is not a security and thus is unregulatable" and if the SEC does not object within 60-90 days then that company is in the clear permanently.

Mark my words, we're going to see #SpaceX, #Tesla, #OpenAI, and all the other opaque private companies burning insane amounts of money issuing tokens in the not to distant future.

https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1906753486659920045

”Trans people are not a threat. We just want to exist and be left alone. Our dignity cannot be taken. But the #Texas Legislature is in danger of trading away its own.”

From April Maria Ortiz in 2023: Coming out in small town Texas ... https://www.texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans-texan/

#trans #LGBTQIA+ #transphobia #Uvalde #TXlege #politics #USpol #TDOV #TransDayOfVisibility #news #culture

Collectively, how Black Americans are feeling about calls for us to protest in the street (including on April 5th):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxxyrQEen14

Do This: HANDS OFF! National Protest this Saturday, April 5th

Hello and welcome to another Monday planning day. At time of writing, I don’t actually know how this past weekend’s Tesla protests went – I’m writing this well in advance, and scheduling it to go up no matter what happens. But hopefully you were there and hopefully it went well.

This weekend is bigger. It’s called Hands Off! and it’s not specifically Tesla focused, it’s against the entire Musk/Trump administration agenda.

Like with the Tesla protests, there are hundreds scheduled. Like the Tesla protests, not all are at the same time of day – I have two in reasonable range of me that don’t even overlap so I may be able to show up at both.

You have options is what I am saying.

Go find a good one for you, make the time, and get out there [handsoff2025.com].

And good hunting.

Analysis: "Restoring Lies and Insanity to American History"

"The assault on historical memory by the Trump administration is designed to obliterate our shared understanding of reality and whitewash the crimes of the past to whitewash the crimes of the present."

https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/restoring-lies-and-insanity-to-american

#fascism #trump #uspol #

Netherlands pledges over $2 billion for Ukraine in 2025, including $540 million for drones

https://kyivindependent.com/netherlands-pledges-2-billion-for-ukraine/

Our top story: “They’re not going to know the four-and-a-half, three-and-a-half-hour standoff that happened. They’re not going to know the words that were used that night. They’re not going to know the things that I went through, nor my family went through. Like, nobody will.” https://www.texasobserver.org/mental-health-crisis-rural-texas/

Analysis: Netanyahu Promises the “Final Stage” of Gaza Genocide Will Lead to Implementation of “Trump’s Plan"

"Soon after Hamas announced it had accepted a ceasefire proposal, Israel responded by heavily bombing Gaza, killing children dressed for the Eid holiday, and preparing further ground invasions."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/netanyahu-trump-final-stage-gaza-genocide

#uspol #trump #netanyahu #GazaGenocideNotWar #ethniccleansing .

Interview: "The US Is Certainly Not the Greatest Democracy on Earth"

Legal expert Elie Mystal on how "US laws are designed to be ‘racist, sexist, and anti-democratic’ and how Trump is weaponizing them.

"The US Constitution was written nearly 240 years ago, laying the foundations for an independent, successful, democratic country. But, like most of the nation’s laws, it was written by and for wealthy white men."

https://zeteo.com/p/the-us-is-certainly-not-the-greatest

#autocracy #uslaws #uspol #trump #racism #sexism .

"Tesla fell 7.3% to bring its loss for the year so far to 39.5%. It’s been the second-worst performer in the S&P 500 so far this year in large part because of fears that the electric-vehicle maker’s brand has become too intertwined with its CEO, Elon Musk."

AP- Stock Markets Around the World Tumble as Trump's 'Liberation Day' Approaches

https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-tariffs-9bbb04d6b66ccbda4f5856a179df20e3

“While I appreciate receiving any response, the lack of detail and clarity regarding the initial investigation—beyond the vague statement that ‘we are investigating and hope to reach a conclusion within 120 days’—is simply not enough.” https://www.texasobserver.org/congressman-veasey-ice-response-racist-x-account/

"How Truth Social And Crypto Helped Trump Double His Fortune In Just One Year"

by Dan Alexander for @Forbes

#USPol #trump #news

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2025/03/31/how-truth-social-and-crypto-helped-donald-trump-double-his-fortune-in-just-one-year/

Juice media: "The Canadien Government has made an ad for the coming election, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT_n4Khmq0o&t=186s

#canadaelection #cdnpoli #juicemedia #uspol #usimperialism .

Analysis: How Israeli-US actions kept Hamas in power

They allowed Hamas to run in the 2006 election, which it won.

A 2007 failed Israeli-CIA coup attempted to oust Hamas & install the PLO.

From 2007, Israel imposed an economic blockade on Gazans, making them dependent on Hamas for jobs.

Netanyahu had Qatar & Egypt fund Hamas to ensure political division in order to forestall a Palestinian state.

https://www.juancole.com/2025/03/protests-israeli-netanyahu.html

#hamas #israelfundedhamas #cia #plo #uspol #usimperialism .