“The original Liberty Dollars were promoted by the issuer to be used in commercial transactions as an alternative to federal currency, including Federal Reserve notes. Liberty Dollars eventually drew the attention of federal authorities, who filed criminal counterfeiting charges against Bernard von NotHaus.”
“In a formal address to Congress, the U.S. Secret Service issued a stern warning regarding the illicit use of digital currencies that could have severe implications for possible future legislation.”
Read more: https://bitsonline.com/u-s-secret-service-to-congress-address-criminal-use-of-cryptocurrency-now/
“The core of the operation was an online money-laundering business seized by agents from Homeland Security Investigations and operated as a sting for over a year. By offering cash for bitcoin, HSI agents were able to identify specific drug dealers, ultimately tracing more than $20 million in drug-linked cryptocurrency transactions.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/27/17509444/dark-web-drug-market-money-laundering-hsi-dark-gold
“Most of the psychedelics tested, the researchers found, promoted the growth of new dendrites from a neuron cell, which help transmit information from other neurons to the cell, as well as increased the density of small protrusions on these dendrites, known as dendritic spines. They also jumpstarted the growth of new connections, or synapses, between individual neurons.”
Read more: https://gizmodo.com/psychedelic-drugs-may-help-the-brain-repair-itself-stu-1826765205
“In April, an expert advisory panel for the FDA voted unanimously to recommend Epidiolex’s approval and determined that ‘CBD has a negligible abuse potential.’ The DEA did not immediately respond to Ars’ request for comment. But GW said it expects that the DEA will reschedule CBD within 90 days.”
“The Pew study indicates that there is a significant cognitive problem among US people in being able to assess facts from opinions.”
“The U.S. government is calling on its allies to zero out imports of oil from Iran by November 4, or else face sanctions, and Washington is leaning towards granting no waivers at all. An official from the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that it had plans to follow up on the matter with Turkey, India and China, even as the U.S. is trying not to ‘adversely impact’ these countries, Bloomberg reports.”
Read more: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Oil-Jumps-As-Trump-Asks-Allies-To-Cut-Off-Iranian-Oil.html
“The stock prices of oligopoly private prison companies Geo Group and CoreCivic have been rising ever since the Trump announcement.”
Read more: http://inthesetimes.com/article/21234/private-prison-trump-family-separation-immigration-ice
“The NSA considers AT&T to be one of its most trusted partners and has lauded the company’s ‘extreme willingness to help.'”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/
“The accession of both India and Pakistan to the SCO is also a stunning repudiation of the United States.”
Read more: https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/06/22/world-transformed-and-no-one-america-noticed.html