https://www.newsmax.com/us/mayor-seattle-atlanta-topeka/2021/06/16/id/1025302/

The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, major financial problems, race reckoning, and the movement to defund the police have caused a growing number of big city mayors look for new careers. They are citing burnout and a feeling of being blamed for problems far beyond their control.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan will not seek a second term even though she has many years of experience in politics having served as a federal prosecutor.

"It is time to pass the baton," said Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as she announced she would not seek a second term. Bottoms does not know what her next move will be.

The harsh demands of running Topeka, Kansas finally got to Michelle De La Isla, the Democrat mayor of the city. She will not seek a second term. "It was ugly. It was very ugly," she said. De La Isla was Topeka's first Latina and single mother mayor.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2021/06/16/police-bust-ransomware-operation-alleged-to-have-caused-500-million-in-damage/?sh=28b2d56678c8

Law enforcement officials in Ukraine have announced a successful response to a spree of ransomware attacks. It’s believed that a group of six hackers working together caused a whopping $500 million in damage during a lengthy cybercrime rampage.

Among the victims of these attacks are several U.S. universities, including the University of California, the University of Maryland and Stanford University Medical School. The group targeted numerous other organizations, primarily based in the U.S. and South Korea.

Authorities from both countries assisted the National Police of Ukraine (NPU) with the investigation. It’s unclear whether or not any of the alleged criminals were actually arrested, but a large amount of cash was seized when police searched more than 20 locations around the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Infrastructure that the six used to orchestrate their attacks and steal victims’ data was also seized by police. Cybernews reports that Ukraine’s cybercrime unit also “blocked channels for legalizing ransom payments in cryptocurrencies.”

The group is said to have distributed ransomware developed by Cl0p, a notorious Russian-speaking gang with known links to other elite cybercriminal groups. Ukrainian officials did not specify whether the 6 arrestees were full-fledged Cl0p members or merely hackers affiliated with the group.

One of the more unique developments with Cl0p was that its operators provided victims with a link to a hidden chat service on the Tor network. Instead of sending emails which might become public, victims could use the Tor chat to hold ransom negotiations in a more secure and private fashion.

https://wikileaks.org/afg/event/2009/12/AFG20091231n1508.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Battalion,_2nd_Marines

2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (2/2) is a light infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also known as "The Warlords", it consists of approximately 1300 Marines and Sailors and normally falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.