Also, Ross Ulbricht’s prison gear is displayed like religious items

The vibe at the Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas is this:

Top Trump Crypto Buyers Vying for Dinner Seats Are Likely Foreign, Data Shows The majority of top holders of Donald Trump’s memecoin have used foreign exchanges that say they ban US users, suggesting many purchasers are based abroad

When Trump announced a reception and dinner for the top holders of his meme coin, crypto traders began jockeying for an invite. It's virtually impossible to know who these people are so we dug into the data. Turns out: more than half of them are probably foreign.

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SEC Pushes Back on DOGE Request for Access to Some Agency Data A member of Elon Musk’s government efficiency team asked Securities and Exchange Commission Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda to grant read and write access to some agency data, according to people familiar ...

NEW from @ellebeyoud.bsky.social & @anthonycormier.bsky.social

SEC Pushes Back on DOGE Request for Access to Some Agency Data

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Cuomo Advised Crypto Exchange OKX on Its Response to US Probe New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo worked as a paid adviser to an offshore cryptocurrency exchange as it dealt with a federal investigation before it pleaded guilty to operating illegally in the ...

OKX, a Seychelles-based crypto exchange, quietly brought on a paid adviser as it dealt with a federal probe it would ultimately settle for more than $500 million.

The adviser: Andrew Cuomo.

w @anthonycormier.bsky.social

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How Cambridge Analytica Used Intimate Data to Exploit Gun Owners’ Private Lives Documents obtained by ProPublica detail the sophistication and intrusiveness of Cambridge’s work for the gun industry in 2016. The firm’s campaign aimed to help elect Donald Trump and keep industry-fr...

Powerful story and design! How Cambridge Analytica Used Intimate Data to Exploit Gun Owners’ Private Lives

Patel, Ratcliffe Set Up U.S. for a National Catastrophe A rare joint essay on the dangers inside the battle for the soul of the FBI and CIA

In a sentence that would have surprised both of us a few weeks ago, CIA historian @tim-weiner.bsky.social and I teamed up to outline the distinct dangers in weaponizing the FBI and CIA: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/patel-ratc...

SEC Official Sought Staff’s No-Politics Pledge on Musk Lawsuit The case went forward, but the unusual request has contributed to a growing sense of unease inside the agency’s enforcement division, according to people familiar with the matter.

SCOOP: A high-ranking SEC official asked enforcement staf in January to declare that a case they wanted to bring against Elon Musk wasnt politically motivated, an unusual request that the staffers refused, according to three people familiar with the matter

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w/ @nicolareporter.bsky.social @jasonleopold.bsky.social and Lydia Beyoud

SEC Official Sought Staff’s No-Politics Pledge on Musk Lawsuit The case went forward, but the unusual request has contributed to a growing sense of unease inside the agency’s enforcement division, according to people familiar with the matter.

NEW: The acting SEC chairman sought a pledge from staffers that their investigation of Musk was not influenced by politics, an unusual and jarring request that they rejected. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Musk Seeks to Install Starlink Terminals in US Airspace Network Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to help accelerate an upgrade of the information technology networks that support the US Federal Aviation Administration’s...

SCOOP: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to help accelerate an upgrade of the information technology networks that support the US Federal Aviation Administration’s national airspace system
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Incredible stuff in here: They ID'ed him, in part, by going to court hearings and watching him post

The 45 Companies on the MAGA Anti-DEI Hit List For President Donald Trump’s operatives seeking corporate targets to investigate for “illegal DEI,” conservative activists have already done the legwork and drawn up a list.

For President Trump's operatives seeking corporate targets to investigate for "illegal DEI," conservative activists have already drawn up a list of 45 companies with a combined market value of almost $10 trillion

Trump Vows to End Education Department. DOGE Has Already Started Elon Musk’s budget-slashing team is auditing contracts and grant programs, including the federal student loan portfolio, in search of spending cuts.

I've been covering billionaires for 6+ years. Now I'm covering DOGE and more.

A thread of 🎁stories I worked on this week. Signal is in my bio.

First off: DOGE has been dismantling the Education Department for a week+ : www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump Advisers Look to Shift US Foreign Aid to Wall Street Ally President Donald Trump’s advisers have discussed shifting billions in funding from USAID to a government-run agency due to be headed up by the dealmaker son of Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon...

As Elon Musk shuts down USAID the Trump administration is looking at shifting billions in funding to a little-known agency about to be led by a Wall Street scion.

My latest for @bloomberg.com:

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USAID Shutdown Imperils Humanitarian Convoys in Conflict Zones The Trump administration’s push to shutter the agency means it's unable to warn the US military where aid workers are operating

New story on one of consequences of the Trump administration’s cuts at USAID:

The system designed to alert the military about humanitarian aid workers locations in war zones is offline

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FBI must disclose more info about Trump classified docs case, judge rules The judge noted that while the dropped charges against Trump reduced his criminal exposure, they “ironically” made him more susceptible to public scrutiny.

🚨🚨 A HUGE WIN in my #FOIA case against FBI for records revolving around the Trump classified documents case.

Thank you to my killer FOIA legal team Stephen Stich Match, Merrick Wayne and Matt Topic @loevy.com

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19-year-old Musk surrogate has State Department email address The move illustrates that Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service aides are being asked to fulfill multiple roles at once.

NEW: The 19-year-old Elon Musk surrogate known as “Big Balls” has a State Dept. email address and is listed as a “Senior Advisor”

Role gives Edward Coristine, reported to have been fired from a prev. job for leaking info, broad visibility into State Dept data

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Evelyn De Rothschild Was Reported to Police for Sexual Assault Two women filed complaints with the police in 2019 alleging that the financier Evelyn de Rothschild sexually assaulted them at his country house in Buckinghamshire.

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Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.

🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets

Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.

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Inside Elon Musk’s Attack on the US Government On this episode of Elon, Inc., we discuss what agencies may be next and what it means for the future of the country—and his fortune.

new podcast! featuring @danahull.bsky.social @whereisted.bsky.social and @anthonycormier.bsky.social on Bloomberg's DOGE kids scoop. And me, asking the questions www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Inside Elon’s Attack on the US Government Podcast Episode · Elon, Inc. · 02/04/2025 · 32m

🎧 It's Tuesday, so new episide of our podcast ELON INC. @anthonycormier.bsky.social talks about the "Doge Kids" who got into USAID Saturday, along with @whereisted.bsky.social and host @chafkin.bsky.social. Give us a listen

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Behind DOGE’s Standoff at USAID: Desk Searches and Elon Musk Calling Young staffers from Musk’s government-efficiency initiative gained access to sensitive information to cap a weeklong effort that puts the aid agency’s fate in question.

First post is a scoop: The “DOGE kids” and their confrontation with USAID on Saturday. w/ @jasonleopold.bsky.social

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