https://twitter.com/BillyCrystal/status/1530686945386450945
I tested positive today.
Was taking every precaution possible.
Don’t think it’s not going to happen to you. Stay safe!
TYB!
TYB
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https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1530741614720823299
The organization allegedly laundered about $6 million through U.S. financial institutions, officials said at a press conference.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-attorney-charges-19-alleged-drug-money-laundering/story?id=84940720&cid=social_twitter_abcn
The U.S. Attorney's office in Massachusetts on Tuesday revealed new money laundering conspiracy charges aimed at taking down Colombian drug traffickers with ties to the U.S.
The newly unsealed indictment targets 19 people residents of Colombia, Jamaica, and Florida who allegedly participated in what U.S. Attorney Rachael S. Rollins described as a "really complicated conspiracy."
The defendants are accused of facilitating large transfers and pick-ups of cash and then obscuring the money trail or "cleaning" the proceeds from illegal narcotics sales through a black market Peso exchange. The organization allegedly laundered about $6 million through U.S. financial institutions, Rollins said at a press conference.
"The exchange is a means for Colombian drug trafficking organizations with profits generated by drug sales in the United States to launder their proceeds into Colombian pesos," Rollins said. "Each of these 19 defendants held different roles and responsibilities including drug suppliers, Peso brokers, money launderers, and dollar purchasers."
U.S. authorities say they've connected 3,000 kilograms of seized cocaine valued at over 90 million to the money laundering organization. The allegations are the product of a five-year investigation involving hundreds of agents, undercover and confidential sources, as well as cooperating witnesses used to infiltrate the narcotics operation.
"The money laundering scheme detailed today allowed drug traffickers to peddle their poison in Massachusetts and throughout the United States," Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Brian D. Boyle told reporters. "Our neighbors, friends and families are being impacted by the vast and sophisticated operations of drug cartels which know no boundaries."
Five of those charged were arrested in Florida and Jamaica this morning and 13 others were arrested in Colombia and Jamaica last month. The U.S. is seeking extradition for those outside the country, Rollins said.
CDC just issued a wear a mask indoors thing in FL … "highly recommended" or something like that cuz "cases are high".
I could pound someones face into a table from this sh*t already.
Gotta go center mu'h self.
i'm always impressed when i see people still smoking.
Trump say something about paper…?
Ray Liotta spun pizza pies in New Jersey, long before 'Goodfellas'
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1530655426408218632
busy night bakes, great notes, not sure if you wanna remove this as it is a dead link:
Abbott: New laws will come from school shooting
BY LEXI LONAS - 05/27/22 7:46 PM ET
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Friday said he expects new laws to be enacted in response the shooting this week that killed 21 people at an elementary school.
“Do we expect any laws to come out of this devastating crime? The answer is yes. Absolutely yes,” Abbott said.
When asked about calling a special session for the legislature in response to the shooting, he said “all options are on the table.”
Since the shooting, Republicans have focused their messaging on school security, while Democrats are advocating for more gun control.
When pressed further on measures Texas could see, Abbott focused on mental health and school safety.
“You can expect robust discussion and my hope is laws passed that I will sign addressing health care in this state,” Abbott said. “There are an array of health issues that relate to those who commit gun crimes.”
Abbott seemed more resistant to measures targeting background checks on guns and new laws around buying rifles.
Abbott pointed to other school shootings where a background check did not stop a shooter because the person who committed the act passed the check.
“Anyone who suggests we should focus on background checks instead of mental health, I suggest to you it is mistaken,” Abbott said.
In regards to rifles, Abbott said that “ever since Texas has been a state, an 18 year old has had the ability to buy a long gun, a rifle.”
“And since that time, it seems like it’s only been in the past decade or two we’ve had school shootings,” Abbott said. “For a century and a half, 18 year olds could buy rifles and we didn’t have school shootings but we do now. Maybe we’re focusing our attention on the wrong thing.”
The shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has sparked national outrage as more details emerge about the police waiting outside the elementary school building while the shooter was inside.
Abbott said at the press conference he is “livid” about the initial “inaccurate” information he received about the police’s response to the shooting, as he previously said authorities handled the event with “courage.”
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch/3504592-abbott-new-laws-will-come-from-school-shooting/
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1530756088483745792