BlockFi Files For Widely Anticipated Bankruptcy, Cites FTX Collapse

Crypto lender BlockFi will file for a widely anticipated bankruptcy on Monday, as the fallout from FTX's implosion continue to spread, a source at the company tells Decrypt.

The New Jersey-based company will "will focus on recovering all obligations owed to BlockFi," but that "recoveries from FTX will be delayed" due to ongoing bankruptcy proceedings at the failed crypto exchange, reads an official statement.

"With the collapse of FTX, the BlockFi management team and board of directors immediately took action to protect clients and the Company," said Mark Renzi, the company's financial adviser.

According to the filing, BlockFi has between 1 and 10 billion in liabilities.

The filing also confirms that the company has $256.9 million in cash on hand.

BlockFi allows users to earn a yield for depositing (or 'staking') idle cryptocurrencies on the platform. The firm first halted withdrawals on November 11, the day FTX filed for bankruptcy.

"We, like the rest of the world, found out about this situation through Twitter," BlockFi said at the time. "We are shocked and dismayed by the news regarding FTX and Alameda."

Around a week later, a source at BlockFi told Decrypt that it was considering bankruptcy.

As Bitcoin Magazine notes, This filing is yet another example of lenders facing insolvency in recent months in the wake of industry-wide collapse. In July of this year, Celsius filed for bankruptcy, and just recently, Genesis halted withdrawals, forcing Gemini Earn to as well.

According to a source that spoke with Decrypt, alongside the bankruptcy proceedings, BlockFi will also be laying off a “large portion” of its staff.

BlockFi was bailed out by FTX in June of 2022 as a result of contagion from the collapse of cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, and was shortly acquired by FTX.

With the recent implosion of FTX and the connected Alameda Research hedge fund, questions about BlockFi’s ability to cover customer assets began to surface. These only increased after BlockFi confirmed they did not have further clarity on the situation surrounding FTX and began limiting customers on their platform, including halting withdrawals.

In a blog post, BlockFi included additional resources for customers with questions about the proceedings.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/blockfi-files-widely-anticipated-bankruptcy-cites-ftx-collapse

Virginia: McCarthy’s FTX Money Fueled Jen Kiggans’ 2nd District Election Win

America First conservative Jarome Bell, whose campaign was attacked by McCarthy's Ukraine-linked FTX cash, spoke exclusively with National File.

The corrupt FTX money used by Kevin McCarthy to attack the America First movement and buy seats in Congress for the GOP establishment is all over Virginia’s battleground 2nd District. There, the midterm election victory of pro-trans Republican Jen Kiggans was fueled by millions of dollars worth of campaign cash from McCarthy’s FTX-funded political machine.

Beginning in the GOP primary phase and lasting until the end of the midterms, pro-trans Republican Jen Kiggans (VA-2) benefited from more than $5 million worth of cash from Kevin McCarthy’s FTX-funded Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) political machine.

In addition to six-figure cash infusions, like the $450,000 she received during her primary race against America First candidate Jarome Bell, McCarthy’s FTX-funded CLF spent millions blanketing the airways with pro-Kiggans campaign ads.

https://nationalfile.com/ftx-money-fueled-jen-kiggans-election-win/

Big Business Pays ‘Indulgences’ to the Left.

This new act represents a blatant attempt during the lame duck session of Democrat control of Congress.

Even as manufacturing tanks into recession territory in America, lobbyists for factories clamor to suck up to Joe Biden and the D.C. establishment. Their latest efforts come in the form of a ludicrous new public relations campaign: Manufacturers for Gay Marriage.

Specifically, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) officially calls for passage of the misnamed “Respect for Marriage Act” on Capitol Hill. This once-revered industry group leverages its considerable political capital to venture far beyond matters of relevance to the productive capacity of US manufacturing. The Association incredulously claims this new law would allow factory workers to “bring their authentic selves to work.”

Why must a group like the NAM insert itself into this social issue?

https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/11/27/cortes-big-business-pays-indulgences-to-the-left/

Police take down cocaine ‘super cartel,’ seize 33 tons of drugs

Police in six countries have teamed up to take down a “super cartel” said to be controlling a third of Europe’s cocaine trade, leading to dozens of arrests and large-scale drug seizures, the European Union crime agency announced Monday.

Europol said 49 suspects have been cuffed during “Operation Desert Light,” with the latest series of raids across Europe and the United Arab Emirates taking place between Nov. 8 and 19.

The agency said police forces involved in the investigation targeted both the “command-and-control center and the logistical drugs trafficking infrastructure in Europe.”

Over 33 tons of drugs were confiscated in Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UAE with the support of Europol.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration also played a role in bringing down the cartel, which was also involved in money laundering, Europol said.

“The scale of cocaine importation into Europe under the suspects’ control and command was massive,” Europol said, adding that the suspects used encrypted communications to organize drug shipments.

The Netherlands was the country where most of the arrests were made, with 14 suspects arrested in 2021. Europol said six “high-value targets” were arrested in Dubai.

Dutch authorities said one of the suspects arrested in Dubai allegedly imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the Netherlands in 2020 and 2021.

The 37-year-old suspected drug lord with both Dutch and Moroccan nationality is also being prosecuted for laundering large amounts of money and possession of firearms.

Police started investigating him after investigators cracked the encrypted messaging service Sky ECC, which is popular with criminals.

A 40-year-old Dutch-Bosnian citizen was also arrested in Dubai following an investigation based on intercepted Sky messages, according to Dutch police. He is suspected of importing into Europe cocaine and raw materials for the production of amphetamines.

Spain’s Civil Guard, which took part in the joint investigation, stated that the leader of the cartel has been identified as a British citizen who fled Spain to avoid being arrested, and relocated to Dubai, from where he continued directing and coordinating the criminal activities of the drug trafficking organization.

https://nypost.com/2022/11/28/europol-takes-down-cocaine-super-cartel/

Mexican Police Dismantle Migrant Camp Near US Border

Mexican police dismantled a migrant camp set up on the Mexican side of the border with the United States on Nov. 27. Officials say the camp was dismantled for security reasons. Clashes broke out as riot police agents stepped into the camp, which was set up by Venezuelan immigrants in the city of Ciudad Juarez. Tensions rose when officers forced resisting migrants out, facing off against them and pulling tents away.

https://www.ntd.com/mexican-police-dismantle-migrant-camp-near-us-border_884339.html

Bird Flu Prompts Slaughter of 1.8 Million Chickens in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb.—Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture said Saturday that the state’s 13th case of bird flu was found on an egg-laying farm in northeast Nebraska’s Dixon County, about 120 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska.

Just like on other farms where bird flu has been found this year, all the chickens on the Nebraska farm will be killed to limit the spread of the disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says more than 52.3 million birds in 46 states—mostly chickens and turkeys on commercial farms—have been slaughtered as part of this year’s outbreak.

Nebraska is second only to Iowa’s 15.5 million birds killed with 6.8 million birds now affected at 13 farms.

In most past bird flu outbreaks the virus largely died off during the summer, but this year’s version found a way to linger and started to make a resurgence this fall with more than 6 million birds killed in September.

The virus is primarily spread by wild birds as they migrate across the country. Wild birds can often carry the disease without showing symptoms. The virus spreads through droppings or the nasal discharge of an infected bird, which can contaminate dust and soil.

Commercial farms have taken a number of steps to prevent the virus from infecting their flocks, including requiring workers to change clothes before entering barns and sanitizing trucks as they enter the farm, but the disease can be difficult to control. Zoos have also taken precautions and closed some exhibits to protect their birds.

Officials say there is little risk to human health from the virus because human cases are extremely rare and the infected birds aren’t allowed to enter the nation’s food supply. Plus, any viruses will be killed by properly cooking poultry to 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

But the bird flu outbreak has contributed to the rising prices of chicken and turkey along with the soaring cost of feed and fuel.

https://www.ntd.com/bird-flu-prompts-slaughter-of-1-8-million-chickens-in-nebraska_884287.html

WATCH: Boston Children’s Hospital Admits 14-Year-Olds Are ‘Pursuing’ Transgender Surgery

Children as young as 14 years old start “pursuing surgeries,” one psychologist at the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Clinic explained.

Kerry McGregor, a psychologist at the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Multispeciality Clinic, made the admission during a presentation that people as young as 14 are pursuing mastectomies or breast implants.

“Youths are also, as early as like 14 or 15, are pursuing surgeries at this point. Top surgery or chest surgery is the most common at that age.”

Boston Children’s Hospital is not the only hospital that performs sex change surgeries on minors. A 2017 email exchange between Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, who is transgender, and the co-founder and co-director of the Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reveals that such surgeries were also occurring in Pennsylvania.

Nadia Dowshen, the co-founder and co-director of the clinic responded to a question from Levine, saying, “I think we’ve had more than 10 patients who have had chest surgery under 18 (as young as 15) and 1 bottom surgery (17).” Levine was the Physician General of Pennsylvania when the emails were exchanged.

McGregor also went on to note that the hospital has a “Gen Z clinic,” which is their “young child clinic.” She goes on to note, “I think we’ve seen kids down to two or three but most of the kids that we see are five, six, or seven when they first come into this clinic.”

“Usually at that age, they’re presenting in a more binary fashion,” McGregor added. The psychologist explained that boys who are called transgender frequently have “classically feminine interests” and “dress in a feminine way.”

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2022/11/28/14-pursuing-transgender-surgery-boston-childrens-hospital-admits/

Tucker Carlson went there: says “It’s time we talked about the elite pedophilia problem”

For years, it was regarded as a wild conspiracy theory dreamt up in the basement of some creepy D.C. pizza shop. Today, however, the “elite pedophilia problem” has become a mainstream news talking point, at least over at Fox where Tucker Carlson addressed it openly in a recent segment.

Carlson discussed how those at the highest levels of politics, finance, and entertainment are child predators who feast on innocence to fuel their globalist endeavors. He also talked about Jeffrey Epstein, who even after being arrested for having sexual relations with minors was still hobnobbing it up with the likes of Oprah.

“How did he do that?” Carlson asked during the segment. “Why didn’t anybody say anything? Why did people keep eating with him?”

“Well, at the very least, we can conclude, based on the evidence that there is a tolerance for pedophilia among some, among the most powerful in our society, a tolerance that you would not find in, say, your average middle class American family.” (Related: Remember when Tucker Carlson called out the January 6 “insurrectionists” as FBI assets?)

Anyone who calls out pedophilia is attacking the LGBT community, say leftists

There is also a problem of companies that cater to the rich, Balenciaga being one of the most prominent, throwing in people’s faces that the so-called “elite” are kiddy-diddlers who revel in flaunting it to the public.

Balenciaga recently ran an advertising campaign depicting numerous examples of sex with children. In one of them, a very young girl was seen lying face down on a couch surrounded by candles, empty wine glasses, and a dog collar on the coffee table.

In another Balenciaga ad, the same girl, now shown clearly to be a toddler, is seen holding a teddy bear while dressed in sexual bondage gear, replete with a leather harness.

Displaying this kind of obscene wickedness is the new norm among the uber-wealthy, by the way, who obtained much of their wealth from taxpayers. America really is the sickest kind of system you can imagine, and all right in your face.

“That picture showed pages from a Supreme Court opinion that struck down a law designed to fight child pornography,” Carlson explained about how this Balenciaga ad series was deliberately designed to mock the public in this manner.

“Whoever staged the photo shoot made certain to include a portion of that opinion that use the word ‘sex’ or ‘sexual’ four times and of course, that was not an accident. Balenciaga wanted you to notice. This seemed like a big story to us as we told you last night. Here you have a major international retail brand promoting kiddie porn and sex with children and not promoting it subtly, but right out in the open.”

The corporate-controlled media on the Left, meanwhile, along with leftist politicians, insist that calling out this perversion and wickedness is wrong because it represents an attack on the “LGBT community.”

In other words, molesting, raping, and now mutilating children with transgenderism are all just different colors on the LGBT “rainbow” that should be respected as other people living “their truth.”

This is the position of Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is among the many seen wining and dining with Epstein following his arrest. Is Adams a pedophile, too? What about Oprah?

“The media have no interest in covering the sexualization of children,” Carlson says. “Their interest – and it’s a very intense interest, tellingly – is in destroying anyone who complains about the sexualization of children or who even notices it. Noticing it, they tell us, is an attack on the LGBT community.”

http://www.hideoutnow.com/2022/11/tucker-carlson-went-there-says-its-time.html

Central Bankster Admits They Plan To Control Us With Central Bank Digital Currencies…

https://twitter.com/Spiro_Ghost/status/1596625144814141441

US biolabs violate safety rules – Russian Defense Ministry

Conducted research in laboratories at the universities of Washington, Minnesota, Illinois led to intralaboratory infections, added Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Russian Armed Forces

Breaches of safety rules were documented in high-security laboratories at universities of Washington, Minnesota and Illinois, Chief of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov said on Saturday ahead of the Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).

"Research conducted in high-security laboratories (BSL-3 and BSL-4) at the universities of Washington, Minnesota, and Illinois resulted in internal laboratory infections and increased the risk of further spread of genetically modified viral fever pathogens, severe acute respiratory syndrome, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and other infections," Kirillov said.

The general said that it was the conclusion of the US journal The Intercept, which in early November, under the US Freedom of Information Act, analyzed the data from the National Institute of Health related to safety breaches in biolabs in the US. In the past 18 years, more than 5,500 pages of incident reports were examined.

https://tass.com/defense/1542299

Atlantic Council Helps Oil-Rich Gulf Nation Peddle Influence in Washington

The think tank hosted a junket in Abu Dhabi where congressional aides met with UAE donors

The Atlantic Council organized a junket last month for senior congressional staffers and officials in an oppressive Gulf monarchy—the United Arab Emirates—the latest example of the Beltway think tank peddling influence for one of its foreign donors.

According to records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon, the Atlantic Council shelled out $45,000 to host 10 House and Senate staffers in Abu Dhabi from Oct. 1 to Oct. 8. Think tank officials organized a series of briefings with Emirati officials and business leaders to tout the Arab country’s "impressive" green energy industry and to push for a stronger U.S.-UAE relationship, according to an itinerary of the trip. They also convened briefings with two advisers to White House climate czar John Kerry to discuss "what the Administration is doing on international collaboration in climate change efforts, particularly with the UAE," the itinerary reads.

The United Arab Emirates has a documented record of human rights abuses, including "torture in detention; arbitrary arrest and detention [and] undue restrictions on free expression and the press," according to the State Department. Human rights groups have accused UAE-backed forces of committing torture and sexual assault against detainees in Yemen. It is unclear whether the junket gave Americans the opportunity to press their Emirati hosts on these issues.

As foreign governments have ramped up their giving to Beltway think tanks, the junket shows the sorts of things they are getting for their donations: access, on their own turf, to influential Beltway insiders who have the ears of some of the country's most powerful lawmakers.

The Atlantic Council invited a mix of Democrat and Republican staffers on House and Senate committees that oversee energy, climate, and appropriations issues and "play an instrumental role in driving American energy policy and international engagement," according to an invitation sent to congressional aides. The aim of the trip, according to the Atlantic Council, was "to strengthen the US-UAE energy relationship" and provide an "opportunity to learn more about the impressive advancement in energy of one of our key allies in the Gulf." The UAE has touted its commitment to reaching "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050, though some foreign policy experts say the oil-rich Gulf nation is using the initiative as a public relations tool to curry favor in the West.

It’s the latest example of the Atlantic Council helping foreign governments influence American policymakers. The think tank has hosted events for the Turkish government, another foreign sponsor, since 2008. Sources familiar with that relationship have told the Free Beacon that Atlantic Council officials have removed panelists from think tank events at the behest of Turkish government officials. Two of the Atlantic Council’s scholars lobbied on behalf of the Russian gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2. And two board members helped the Atlantic Council land a lucrative sponsorship from Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian energy company linked to Hunter Biden. The think tank took $300,000 in Burisma donations even after State Department officials warned that the company was corrupt.

Atlantic Council organizers hosted field trips and briefings for the congressional aides and UAE’s energy minister, climate minister, the head of its sovereign wealth fund, the Mubadala Investment Company, and the head of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation.

Those organizations are among the Atlantic Council’s biggest donors. The embassy donated at least $1 million to the Atlantic Council last year, according to its annual report. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation gave between $100,000 and 250,000. The state-owned Mubadala Investment Company gave between $100,000 and $250,000 to the think tank. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation contributed between $25,000 and $50,000.

https://freebeacon.com/national-security/atlantic-council-helps-the-united-arab-emirates-peddle-influence-in-washington/

'Delusional' Mayor says pandemic was 'good' for Melbourne

Woke Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp's TEDx talk labelled an insult to the many Victorians who lost their jobs and whose children were unable to go to school.

Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp has been labelled “delusional” after insisting Covid was “good” for Melbourne.

Capp, who has been mayor since 2018, told an audience last week that the world’s most locked-down city was “better” for the experience.

“There aren’t many who will stand in front of a crowd like this and say Covid has been good for anything or anyone. But I’m here to do just that,” she said in a TEDx talk Friday afternoon.

Melbourne was locked down for a total of 262 days during the pandemic. People were restricted from travelling more than 5km from their own homes and a strict 9pm curfew was imposed. Many Victorians lost their jobs and children were unable to go to school.

Capp, who describes herself as “an eternal optimist” said her belief that the experience was good for Melbourne was not a case of her wearing “rose-tint glasses”.

“It’s thanks to the debilitating impacts of Covid, the 262 days as a broken city and community, that we have achieved the seemingly impossible, pirouetted, taken risks, dreamed big and accelerated progress,” she said.

She said benefits included a rise in the popularity of outdoor dining, more restaurants offering takeaway and people valuing experiences because “tomorrow is never guaranteed”.

Capp said conceded there were “still businesses on their knees” but enthused that Melbourne’s gross local product had returned to pre-pandemic levels.

“Now that’s what I call lockdown to boomtown,” she boasted.

Many people went on social media to slam Capp’s comments, describing the Melbourne Lord Mayor as delusional and out of touch.

“Now they want you to think the extreme draconian overreach was good for you. Unbelievable. Tell that to the people who are dead from suicide due to losing everything,” wrote one.

Another wrote:

“Covid good, was it? Bit of cognitive dissonance in play here. Her Ted talk sounds like some solid propaganda right out of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward. How stunning and brave.”

https://www.rebelnews.com/delusional_mayor_says_pandemic_was_good_for_melbourne

Kroger ordered to pay $180,000 to a pair of employees who were fired for refusing to wear pro-LGBT symbols at work

http://www.stationgossip.com/2022/11/kroger-ordered-to-pay-180000-to-pair-of.html

“If You Certify Today, The Only Thing You’ll Be Certifying Is Your Corruption” – RAV’s Ben Bergquam to Maricopa Board of Supervisors

Real America’s Voice’s Ben Bergquam spoke in front of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and shared honestly what is going on in Arizona.

We reported earlier that RAV’s Bergquam was outside the event with TGP’s Jordan Conradson.

Bergquam shared:

…If this election is certified, the only people who will benefit is the cartels. They’ve taken over Mexico and sadly they’ve taken over many politicians in America.

What we saw on election day was outrageous and to say it was anything but that is, either you think we’re stupid or you’re just that arrogant.

What we’ve seen from you and the election office in your response…this is all symantics…You’ve already made your vote…

…If you certify today, the only thing you’ll be certifying is your corruption.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/certify-today-thing-certifying-corruption-ravs-ben-bergquam-maricopa-board-supervisors/

Former Hillsborough County Elementary School Head Custodian Sentenced For Receiving And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/former-hillsborough-county-elementary-school-head-custodian-sentenced-receiving-and

Paedophile who molested children, had sex with his own dog and shared his abuse videos online also spoke about his desire to sexually assault and kill newborns

Paedophile spoke online about his desire to kill and sexually assault children

The 29-year-old man molested children and had sex with his own dog

Court heard his first victim was aged four and his second was 13-years-old

A paedophile who molested children and had sex with his own dog spoke online about wanting to sexually assault and kill newborns.

The 29-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, shared his desire to inflict harm on young children and rape them until they couldn't walk.

He was arrested by police and charged with 14 offences before pleading guilty to all the charges at his sentencing hearing at Gosford District Court, in NSW, on Friday.

The court heard he was in his early 20s when he abused his first victim, met up with a 13-year-old in a public bathroom, and kept more than 100 photos of child abuse material on one of his three mobile phones.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11476023/Sydney-paedophile-molested-children-spoke-desire-kill-newborns.html

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1597309872147959808