In a moment that the #crypto industry will hear loud & clear, #Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming asked #KevinWarsh whether he thought that crypto assets should be part of the #financial system so that “consumers” can benefit from more investment options & consumer protections. “Digital assets are already part of the fabric of our financial industry, so yes,” Warsh responded.

#Trump #CryptoBros #scammers #FederalReserve #economy #banking #kleptocracy #Senate #USpol

Alberta RCMP launching more financial crime units as sophistication of scams increases
The RCMP is creating financial crime units in parts of rural Alberta as technology makes it easier for fraudsters and organized crime groups to scam people in smaller communities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-rcmp-financial-crimes-units-fraud-9.7171353?cmp=rss

Russian economy faces #financial #disaster; Moscow hides true deficit

#Russia manipulating #economic stats to convince #Ukraine's allies its economy withstood #sanctions & heavy military spending, Sweden’s military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said

Russia understating its #deficit by about $30 billion, while underestimating #inflation. Intelligence believes inflation closer to levels implied by 15% interest rate

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-economy-faces-financial-disaster-swedens-spy-chief-warns/

#RussianPropaganda #RussianInvasion #disinformation

Russian economy faces 'financial disaster,' Sweden's spy chief warns as Moscow hides true deficit

Stockholm believes that Moscow is "living on borrowed time," Sweden's military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said.

The Kyiv Independent
German Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) plans that the overhaul of elderly care facilities will significantly increase the burdens on residents, according to d... https://news.osna.fm/?p=42634 | #news #care #financial #home #major
Planned Nursing Care Reform Risks Major Financial Strain on Care Home Residents - Osna.FM

Discover the fallout from the proposed German care reform, analyzing how planned changes could increase burdens for nursing home residents.

Osna.FM
yes the deliberate #destruction and #exploitation of the #middleclass with not enough #lobbyism by (mostly the #finance #financial #lobby ) in #washington and #berlin is beyond scandalous
just look at effective tax rate of #multinationals like #amazon and the #smu small business and you have the first problem that no one adressed in 30 years #taxjustice #taxinjustice
Also in today's #news:
#UAE turns to U.S. for #financial backstop; energy markets surge, again;
#Qatar resumes international flights.
Find out more via the link! https://www.iranwar.news/p/first-iranian-ship-seized-by-us-blockade
First Iranian ship seized by U.S. blockade; Iran rejects peace talks; Israel tightens control in Lebanon

Meanwhile, Iran rejects Trump’s claim that they have agreed to collaborate on a uranium transfer, and the UAE turns to the U.S. for a financial backstop.

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/20/keir-starmer-admit-inadvertently-gave-mps-misleading-information-peter-mandelson. I "inadvertently admit" that I DON'T BELIEVE A F**KING WORD of it! #Starmer is a LIAR! Why Oliver Robbins chose to fall on his metaphorical sword, I don't know, I only know his motivation can't have been #financial, given his previous employment with Goldman Sachs. I also know the idea the Permanent Secretary at the #FCDO could overrule Mandelson's #security #vetting on his own initiative & in secret is utter BS! Starmer ought to RESIGN!
Question for #gmail users
Since goggle already knows every bit of your email and is using them to influence your #vote and #financial choices with under the barrel of #Gemini and let's face it nearly most of us re helplessly jerks in replying to emails ( its a very dry/rude format/ template to talk), all it be ethical for us to allow other #ai to connect tot these for ease of getting rid of gmail as humans like me shit to alternatives ?
I mean even if I expost it all and import to another mail provider , what's gone is gone , its worse than loss
Ethics can be deontological or conquential
#ethics #morality #politics #socialcontract #philosophy
#law
https://theconversation.com/why-many-of-hungarys-religious-groups-will-be-celebrating-viktor-orbans-election-loss-280478. "In a 2014 decision, the #European #Court of #HumanRights ruled that Hungary’s #religion #law was in breach of multiple #articles of the European #Convention. This included Article 11, which protects the #freedoms of #religion & #association. The #judgment included an order to establish a new process for registering #religious groups & a requirement to provide #financial #restitution to the complainants."
Why many of Hungary’s religious groups will be celebrating Viktor Orbán’s election loss

Orbán’s 16-year rule changed Hungary’s religious landscape.

The Conversation