https://youtu.be/8xm2klFmK4Q
Former White House chief ethics lawyer takes a "leave of absence" from his law firm after 1/6 committee report reveals while representing Cassidy Hutchinson, he repeatedly violated attorney-client privilege, and also instructed her to lie under oath
The Respect for Child Survivors Act ensures that survivors of abuse have trauma experts present when they're interviewed by the FBI. So of course 28 Republicans voted against it
With the Guardian newspaper hit by ransomware, this is your occasional reminder:
We don't have a ransomware problem per se. We have a Bitcoin problem. Any financial system that can electronically transmit $5M ransoms without KYC/AML checks would do. But such a system is only cryptocurrency. Banks would rightly view allowing ransom payment as an exestential threat, while $5M in cash is 50kg, and needs to be picked up in person.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/ransomware-problem-bitcoin-problem
The best way to deal with this new era of big-game ransomware will involve not just securing computer systems or prosecuting criminals, but disrupting the one payment channel capable of moving millions at a time outside of money laundering laws: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
"I coulda been someone."
"Well so could anyone."
You gotta love someone a lot to be that disappointed #FairyTaleofNYistheonlygoodholidaysong