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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>I can't be the only person who had no idea that <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MattGaetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MattGaetz</span></a> created an official "El Salvador Caucus" in the U.S. Congress last year and it just so happens to be full of most of that body's biggest cranks (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LaurenBoebert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaurenBoebert</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MikeLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeLee</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NancyMace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NancyMace</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TimBurchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimBurchett</span></a>) and most corrupt reps (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AndyOgles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndyOgles</span></a>, who made some “interesting” campaign finance moves at the crypto industry’s favorite bank that he and George Santos chose to hold their campaign money).</p><p>Feels like kind of a lot of congressional time spent nurturing America's relationship with a country whose GDP rivals that of Des Moines, Iowa.</p><p>[UPDATE] dear lord the El Salvador Caucus has an (extremely active) Twitter account: <a href="https://x.com/SAL_Caucus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">x.com/SAL_Caucus</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador_Caucus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salva</span><span class="invisible">dor_Caucus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KilmarAbregoGarcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KilmarAbregoGarcia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AbregoGarcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbregoGarcia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NayibBukele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NayibBukele</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bukele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bukele</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CECOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CECOT</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGAts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAts</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Utah</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>oh look, another <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fintech</span></a> bankruptcy involving Evolve Bank &amp; Trust.</p><p>some other fun places Evolve has popped up:</p><p>1. issuer of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTX</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BlockFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlockFi</span></a> debit cards (before those companies blew up and customers lost all their money)<br>2. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GeorgeSantos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeSantos</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AndyOgles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndyOgles</span></a> held their campaign money at Evolve<br>3. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Synapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synapse</span></a> bankruptcy which cost customers of a bunch of fintech "banks" like <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Yotta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yotta</span></a> most if not all of their money<br>4. Partnered with "anti-woke" fintech <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GloriFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GloriFi</span></a><br>5. Got hacked by Russia midway through Synapse bankruptcy proceedings<br>6. Anonymous crypto debit card issuer for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ZELF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZELF</span></a><br>7. Frequently found to be the bank used by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> fraudsters<br>8. Sanctioned by federal reserve for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a></p><p>The fact that Evolve has not been shut down is insane. Banking system cannot survive if these kinds of bad actors roam free like the wind.</p><p>* more on Evolve: <a href="https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/evolves-problematic-partners-bankruptcies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fintechbusinessweekly.substack</span><span class="invisible">.com/p/evolves-problematic-partners-bankruptcies</span></a><br>* even more: <a href="https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/evolve-hit-with-fed-enforcement-action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fintechbusinessweekly.substack</span><span class="invisible">.com/p/evolve-hit-with-fed-enforcement-action</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolveBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvolveBank</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolveBankAndTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvolveBankAndTrust</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finreg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finreg</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AML</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BaaS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putin</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>2/ UPDATE: Representative <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AndyOgles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndyOgles</span></a> (R-TN), a guy with campaign finance "problems" who is probably a straight up Russian asset, is drafting the PEDO act. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ferral.cat/users/Steve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Steve</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pedo-act-lawmaker-moves-protect-epstein-files-accuses-certain-fbi-agents-trying-destroy-docs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">foxnews.com/politics/pedo-act-</span><span class="invisible">lawmaker-moves-protect-epstein-files-accuses-certain-fbi-agents-trying-destroy-docs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a></p>