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Lavrov Praises Trade With Iran, Condemns 'illegal' US Sanctions During Tehran Visit Russia’s foreign minister discussed regional developments with Iran’s top diplomat including the situation in Syria and the nuclear issue with Washington Russia’s Foreign…
11/6 — US Plans 'Inspection Mechanism' At Sea To Clamp Down On Iranian Oil Exports

The initiative comes as part of Trump’s campaign of sanctions on Iran and aims to stifle funding for the Iranian nuclear program

The government of US President Donald Trump is mulling a plan to stop and inspect Iranian oil vessels transiting the sea under an international mechanism aimed at stopping the “spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs),” according to sources cited by Reuters.

The plan would aim to clamp down on Iranian oil sales in an effort to stifle Tehran’s funding for its atomic energy program.

Trump officials are now looking at ways for allied countries to stop and inspect ships sailing through critical chokepoints such as the Malacca Strait in Asia and other sea lanes. That would delay delivery of crude to refiners. It could also expose parties involved in facilitating the trade to reputational damage and sanctions,” the sources said.

You don’t have to sink ships or arrest people to have that chilling effect that this is just not worth the risk. The delay in delivery ... instills uncertainty in that illicit trade network,” one source clarified.

Trump’s government has studied the possibility of this inspection mechanism being organized under the 2003 Proliferation Security Initiative, which was led by Washington and aims to prevent the trafficking of WMDs.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

Related: 2/27 — Lavrov Praises Trade With Iran, Condemns 'illegal' US Sanctions During Tehran Visit

2/16 — Sudan: Iran And Russia’s New Red Sea Frontline

2/9 — Trump Admin Greenlighted Delivery of MOABs to Israel For Potential Use Against Iran - German BILD

2/13 — Report: Israel Likely To Bomb Iran In The Coming Months

1/18 — Iran Says New Cooperation Treaty With Russia 'Not A Military Alliance'

1/13 — CIA Director Reiterates There’s No Evidence Iran Has Decided To Build A Nuclear Bomb

12/15/24 — Netanyahu Tells Iranian People That Regime Change Will Come ‘A Lot Sooner Than People Think’

12/13/24 — Trump Transition Team Considering Strikes On Iran

11/21/24 — Incoming US Government Readies Strategy To 'Topple Iran Regime': Report

11/9/24 — Report: Israel Considers Attacking Iranian Nuclear Sites During US Transition

10/5/24- Iran's Oil Production Nears Pre-Sanctions Levels: Report

7/23/24 — Russia, Iran Kick Off Joint Naval Exercise In Caspian Sea

7/23/24 — Russia, Iran Kick Off Joint Naval Exercise In Caspian Sea

8/25/23 — BRICS Doubles Share of Global Oil Production In Welcoming Six New Members at BRICS Summit in S. Africa [X]
In a HISTORIC move, BRICS has added 6 countries to the group — Egypt, Ethiopia, Argentina, UAE, Iran, and Saudi Arabia

BRICS went from controlling 20% of global oil production, to 42% of global oil production


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Haaretz: Germany's Youth Voted For The Far Right And Left. Where Do They Agree? Hating Israel | Opinion

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🚨Trump Expected To Invoke Wartime Authority To Speed Up Mass Deportation Effort In Coming Days The Trump administration is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge in the coming days, according to…
DOJ Deploys ‘Antisemitism Task Force’ To Four US Cities As Part Of Crackdown On Pro-Palestine Protests

The task force is likely using a definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel

The US Department of Justice said Thursday that its recently created “Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism” will be heading to four US cities as part of the Trump administration’s broad crackdown on college protests critical of Israel.

The DOJ said the task force, led by attorney Leo Terrell, will be visiting the leadership of New York, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles to discuss “their responses to incidents of antisemitism at schools and on college campuses in their cities over the last two years.

While the pro-Palestine protests that swept college campuses have been labeled “antisemitic,” many Jewish students and organizations have participated...

Attorney General Pam Bondi accused officials of not taking enough action against the protests. “Too many elected officials chose not to stand up to a rising tide of antisemitism in our cities and campuses following the horrific events of October 7, 2023,” she said. “Actions have consequences – inaction does, too.

The DOJ, along with several other federal agencies, recently announced the cancellation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University over claims of “inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students” even though Columbia has taken a heavy hand against students critical of Israel...

Back in 2019, President Trump signed an executive order directing all executive departments to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism and the organization’s list of examples of “contemporary antisemitism” when enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

The IHRA’s examples of “contemporary antisemitism” includes “drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.”
It also lists applying “double standards” to Israel by “requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation” and “denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination” by “claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.”

Civil liberties groups have sounded the alarm about the administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine protests, including the effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder arrested by ICE over the weekend for his role in protests at Columbia. Khalil has not been accused of a crime, and the administration is trying to deport him by claiming he’s been involved in activities “contrary to US foreign policy.”

Khalil has been accused of being “pro-Hamas,” a label that the administration hasn’t defined and appears to apply to all critics of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. The White House alleged Khalil was involved in distributing “pro-Hamas propaganda fliers,” but hasn’t offered evidence for the claim.

The administration does not just want to target foreigners, as Terrel has said he wants to put “Hamas supporters” in jail and that federal hate crime indictments would be coming soon. “You see all these disorderly demonstrations, supporting Hamas and trying to intimidate Jews? We are going to put these people in jail — not for 24 hours, but for years,” he told Israeli media last month.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ Antiwar.com

Related: 3/13 — 🚨Trump Expected To Invoke Wartime Authority To Speed Up Mass Deportation Effort In Coming Days

3/12 — That Is An Insane Admission - "The Allegation Here is Not That He [Khalil] Was Breaking The Law"

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Trump Just Signed An Executive Order To Combat "Anti-semitism." It Builds Upon His 2019 Order Mandating The So-Called "IHRA" Definition, Which Includes Applying "Double Standards" To Israel. Violations Could Result In Criminal Prosecution Of Americans, Not Just Foreign Nationals

6/6- Donald Trump Expresses Doubt About Releasing Epstein Files as President

1/3 — Whitney Web On Epstein's Early Connections to Donald Trump and Bill Gates]

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Donald Trump is a Puppet of Israel — Double Down News 🔗SOURCE ➡️ Double Down News Related: 2/1 — President Trump Says He Will Not Impose Tariffs On Israel If It Breaks Gaza Or Lebanon Ceasefire 1/30 — 🚨Trump Insists Egypt And Jordan Will Take Gaza’s Displaced…
🚨AP Exclusive: US And Israel Look To Africa For Moving Palestinians Uprooted From Gaza

The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for moving Palestinians uprooted from the Gaza Strip under President Donald Trump’s proposed postwar plan, American and Israeli officials told The Associated Press.

The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect the determination by the U.S. and Israel to press ahead with a plan that has been widely condemned and raised serious legal and moral issues. Because all three places are poor, and in some cases wracked by violence, the proposal also casts doubt on Trump’s stated goal of resettling Gaza’s Palestinians in a “beautiful area.”

Officials from Sudan said they have rejected overtures from the U.S., while officials from Somalia and Somaliland told The Associated Press that they were not aware of any contacts.

Under Trump’s plan, Gaza’s more than 2 million people would be permanently sent elsewhere. He has proposed the U.S. would take ownership of the territory, oversee a lengthy cleanup process and develop it as a real estate project.


The idea of a mass transfer of Palestinians was once considered a fantasy of Israel’s ultranationalist fringe. But since Trump presented the idea at a White House meeting last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed it as a “ bold vision.”

Palestinians in Gaza have rejected the proposal and dismiss Israeli claims that the departures would be voluntary. Arab nations have expressed vehement opposition and offered an alternative reconstruction plan that would leave the Palestinians in place. Rights groups have said forcing or pressuring the Palestinians to leave could be a potential war crime.

Still, the White House says Trump “stands by his vision.”

🔗SOURCE ➡️ AP News

Related: 3/5 — Trump Rejects Egypt's Gaza Plan, Stands By Ethnic Cleansing 'Vision'

3/4 — Arab Leaders Endorse Egypt's $53bn Plan For Gaza Reconstruction, Reject Forced Displacement Of Palestinians

2/27 — Trump Shares AI Video Of ‘Trump Gaza,’ Drawing Backlash

2/11 — Trump Says No Right Of Return For Palestinians In Gaza Under His Plan

2/11 — 🇺🇸🇵🇸 "We're not going to buy Gaza. We're gonna have it and we're gonna keep it." - Trump

2/11 — 'Egypt Expresses Intention To Present A Vision For The Reconstruction Of Gaza That Guarantees The Survival Of The Palestinian People On Their Land'

2/9 — 🚨Speaking On Air Force One Today While En Route To The Super Bowl, President Trump Said, "I’m Committed To Buying & Owning Gaza."

2/5 — Jared Kushner Behind Trump’s Plan to Take Over Gaza — Times of Israel

2/5 — Ben Gvir Says He’ll Return To Government If PM Implements Trump’s Gaza Transfer Plan

2/4 — Trump Endorses Ethnic Cleansing Of Gaza With Netanyahu Smiling Next To Him

2/4- Trump’s Plan To ‘Clean Out’ Gaza Has Overwhelming Support With Israelis

2/4 — Alongside Netanyahu, Trump Says Palestinians In Gaza Should Be Removed ‘Permanently’

2/3 — Donald Trump is a Puppet of Israel

1/30 — 🚨Trump Insists Egypt And Jordan Will Take Gaza’s Displaced, Dismissing Their Refusals

1/28 — Smotrich Says He’s Working To Enact Trump’s Idea To ‘Clean Out’ Palestinians From Gaza

1/26 — Ben Gvir Is Excited, Which Is Never Good

1/26- AP: Trump Wants Jordan And Egypt To Accept More Refugees And Floats Plan To ‘Just Clean Out’ Gaza
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Smotrich Vows To Oppose Ceasefire Deal, Says It’s Time For Israel To ‘Cleanse’ Gaza

11/2 — Listen To Jeffrey Epstein Spill Intel On Donald Trump’s White House

6/6 — Donald Trump Expresses Doubt About Releasing Epstein Files as President

1/23 — Internal Prison Files Suggest Epstein ‘Suicide’ Coverup

Donald Trump Named In Latest Epstein Documents

1/3 — Jeffrey Epstein Said If He Revealed ‘What I Know About Both Candidates,’ 2016 Election Would Have To Be Canceled: Brother

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Civilian Death Toll From Syrian Government Massacres Surge Past 1,300 Bodies are still being found across Syria’s coast, and the numbers are expected to continue rising The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on 12 March that the civilian…
Thousands Of Syrian Alawites Sheltering At Russian Base One Week After State Massacres

Syrian government-linked armed groups have carried out 54 massacres since 6 March, killing at least 1,476 Alawite civilians in the country's coastal areas

Thousands of Syrian Alawites continue to seek sanctuary at a Russian air base, fearing for their lives in the wake of a series of horrific sectarian massacres carried out by Syrian government-affiliated extremist armed groups.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that about 9,000 people were seeking refuge at Hmeimim, an air base established by Russia as part of its 2015 intervention in the US-backed war that began in 2011 to topple the Syrian government of former president Bashar al-Assad.

Thousands of people have been sheltering at the Hmeimim Air Base near the coastal city of Jablah since 7 March, when extremist militants went from house to house in predominantly Alawite towns and villages, killing residents and looting and burning their homes.

A few Alawites have left the base, seeking to return to their houses.

Reuters reported on 14 March that Rana Boushieh, 34, returned to her village, Al-Sanobar, on 13 March. Her brother reassured her that the situation had stabilized and encouraged her to return home, arranging for her to be escorted by government security forces.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

Related: 3/13 — Civilian Death Toll From Syrian Government Massacres Surge Past 1,300

3/9 — ▶️ Russia's Khmeimim air base in Latakia, Syria, currently holds over 7,000 Alawites taking refuge.

3/10 — New Footage Has Surfaced Of HTS Gangs Beating Random Syrians To Death!
3/10 — HTS Terrorist Calls The Mother Of His Syrian Victim...

3/9 — UN Rights Chief Volker Turk has confirmed receiving "extremely disturbing" reports of entire families being killed in northwestern Syria.

3/9 — Disturbing photos show part of the massacre carried out by HTS militants [More, 1., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17]

3/7 — Circulating Video Shows HTS-Led Forces Indiscriminately Throwing Bombs On Syrian Coastal Areas From A Helicopter.

3/7 — These Are Some Of The Dead In The Alawite Town...

1/27 — US-Backed Syrian Authorities Conduct Dozens Of Sectarian Executions

1/15- HTS-Led Syrian Security Forces Step Up Sectarian Killings: Report

1/4 — Fuck Al Qaeda / ISIS / HTS / ISIrael (Prod. Pendo46) — Rap by TheMcgwire / @PsyopDaily

12/31/24- Syrian Minorities Under Threat As Security Forces Carry Out Raids Against 'Remnants Of Assad Militias'

12/28/24- Top US Diplomats Talk 'Vision' For Syria With Ex-Al-Qaeda Chief

12/28/24- HTS Names UN-Designated 'Terrorist' As Syria's New Intelligence Chief

12/27/24- Three Alawite Syrian Judges And A Fourth Sunni Judge Were Found Assassinated In Their Homes...Execution -Style

12/26/24 — HTS Member... Claims That Alawites Who Protested Against Jolani Are Part Of The Islamic Regime’s Militia And Threatens That They Will Be Beheaded If They Protest Again.

12/26/24 — Videos Continue to Emerge of Alawites Being Executed by HTS Forces

12/25/24- 🎄Syrian Christians March In Damascus To Protest Burning Of Christmas Tree By HTS Militants

12/10 — ⚠️ Graphic — MORE Videos ..Field Executions on .. Alawite Citizens..

12/8/24 — Netanyahu Takes Credit For Assad’s Overthrow, Israel Seizes Golan Heights ‘Buffer Zone’

11/30 —
HTS Jihadis Executing Unarmed Syrian Soldiers [2]

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A Society on the Verge of Crashing Out: Language, Crisis, and the Collective Psyche

A Brief Analysis of Potential Socio-Linguistic Implications of 'Crash Out'— How Slang Reflects the Collective Psyche

In recent years, the phrase "crashing out" has emerged from the depths of regional slang into a cultural catchphrase, reflecting much more than just a new way of terming reckless behavior... Widely adopted by the internet and social media platforms like TikTok, "crashing out" has become a symbol of emotional outbursts, impulsive actions, and a sense of abandonment to fate. But its rapid adoption, with both positive and negative connotations ascribed, suggests something deeper: a reflection of the collective angst and frustration bubbling beneath the surface of modern society..

..A Society on the Edge, on the Verge of “Crashing Out”.

What makes "crashing out" particularly fascinating is how it reflects deeper societal issues. Linguistic studies have long shown that slang often arises as a response to cultural and social pressures, and "crashing out" is no different.. The phrase's popularity indicates a broader sense of disillusionment...

The rise of "crashing out" mirrors a society fraying at the seams. Slang often emerges as a pressure valve for cultural tensions, a linguistic snapshot of shared struggles, as linguist Farzad Sharifian argues in his his work on cultural linguistics and sociolinguistic concept of collective cognition, where language reflects shared experiences and emotions. In this case, "crashing out" is more than just a phrase—it’s a reflection of a world where chaos, uncertainty, and frustration are everyday realities​, where crisis is abound...

It’s no coincidence that its viral surge in 2024 aligned with escalating economic, social, and technological upheaval. Homelessness just hit record highs in December 2024, global debt soared, and decades of rapid change have left many feeling powerless. The term reflects both personal volatility—a mental health crisis gripping the population—and a broader instability rocking humanity. Economic decline since the 1970s, paired with relentless technological disruption, has strained human adaptability, amplifying stress across all planes of life. "Crashing out" isn’t just a phrase—it’s a symptom of a world where agency feels out of reach, and despair looms large.

Crashing Out - Positive and Negative Connotations

One of the key factors driving the spread of "crashing out" is its flexibility. As both a verb and a noun, it can describe not only actions but also the person committing them. Additionally, it can be used with a positive or negative connotation. Someone who "crashes out" might be seen as reckless or destructive, but in some circles, being a "crashout" can be a badge of honor, symbolizing someone who refuses to conform or play by the rules. Part of the common undertone around the modern use of the phrase is the user of the phrase having an empathy for, maybe even sometimes understanding, for the one being described as “crashing out”. This duality—the tension between celebration and critique—mirrors the broader societal ambivalence about rebellion and obedience, chaos and order​.

At its core, "crashing out" resonates because it gives voice to feelings of powerlessness, if you want to cast it in a romantic light. From another angle, the slang has been linguistically successfully as it has because, apparently beginning right post-2020, the population felt it needed a means of describing people feeling so desperate or mentally ill that they abandon all regard for consequences of their actions, resigning themselves to the fate of their consequences for acting out in some extreme manner.

At the end of the day, the slang’s viral adoption underscores the general anxiety in the collective conscious, it hints at turbulent undercurrent in the societal psyche. A society on the edge, on the verge of losing control and “crashing out”...

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▶️ US expels South Africa Ambassador over Palestine support

US Secretary of State says South Africa’s Ambassador has been declared as persona non grata and is being expelled from the United States.

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3/13 - Putin Came In Army Camo And Said:

- Caputred soldiers in the akursk regions will be treated like terrorists
- Mercenaries are NOT covered by the Geneva convention (and can be shot)
- To create a safety zone within Ukraine to prevent further attacks
He’s in war mood

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CIA Agent Accused Of Spying On Assange Caught Faking Evidence.

Spanish courts have launched a criminal investigation against accused CIA contractor David Morales for forging official documents. Morales created the documents in an alleged attempt to justify bugging Julian Assange's meetings with his lawyers and doctors. Forensics reports and officials confirm that the evidence was fabricated.
This is the second time Morales has been allegedly caught forging emails and documents from Ecuadorian Ambassador Carlos Abad. Abad mocked Morales' earlier forgery: "in 27 years I had never seen something so poorly done; even amateur hackers are better at phishing."
https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-03-13/former-spanish-military-man-who-spied-on-assange-for-the-cia-is-investigated-for-falsifying-evidence.html

🔗SOURCE ➡️ WikiLeaks

Related: 12/2- Thomas Massie — The Pardon President Biden Should Make: Julian Assange.

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The UN accuses Israel of using rape and torture as weapons of war to dominate, oppress and destroy the Palestinian people. These are war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of genocide. 🔗SOURCE ➡️ sarah Related: 11/15/24 — UN Committee Says Israel…
3/13 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu On X: "The anti-Israel circus known as the UN 'Human Rights Council' has long been revealed as an antisemitic, rotten and irrelevant organization that supports terrorism. For good reason Israel decided to quit it approximately one month ago.

Instead of focusing on the crimes against humanity and the war crimes that were perpetrated by the Hamas terrorist organization in the worst massacre carried out against the Jewish People since the Holocaust.

The UN has again chosen to attack the State of Israel with false accusations, including baseless accusations of sexual violence.

This is not a human rights council; it is a blood rights council."


🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

Related: 3/15 — The UN accuses Israel of using rape and torture as weapons of war to dominate, oppress and destroy the Palestinian people.

11/15/24 — UN Committee Says Israel Is Carrying Out A Genocide, HRW Says Israel Is Committing War Crimes

10/30 — Australian UN Expert Lashes Out at Netanyahu, Shuts up Israeli Reporter

9/19 — UN Overwhelmingly Votes To Sanction Israel, Impose Arms Embargo

9/18 — UN Condemns Largest Single Massacre Of Staffers In Gaza After Israel Bombs School

9/18 — UN Considers Resolution Demanding Israel End Its Occupation Of Palestinian Territories

6/21 — UN: Israeli Authorities Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity

6/12 — Israel Guilty of ‘Extermination, Torture, Sexual Violence’ in Gaza: UN Probe

6/6 - Was October 7th Allowed to Happen To Further The Greater Israel Agenda? Did The Hannibal Directive Ever End? [X]— Part 4 of TheMcgwire's Oct 7th Series
The same day that the ICJ Issued the verdict against Israel, Jan 26th.. Israel launched allegations that UNRWA workers assisted Hamas, and had western nations withdraw funding (before it was later revealed that Israel not only had no real evidence... tortured... false confessions....)

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🇺🇸 Glenn Greenwald on X:

"Elbridge Colby's confirmation held up due to insufficient prioritization of Israel.

Tulsi Gabbard's choice for deputy DNI out due to insufficient Israel support.

Trump's (Jewish) hostage envoy is out for talking to Hamas and saying Israel and the US have different interests."

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20 Years After The Patriot Act & The "War On Terror":

- America is worse
- American cities are trashed & filled with crime
- Trillions spent overseas
- America & allies admit to funding "rebel groups" (terrorist extremists)
- Two big wars
- Still screaming "terrorist" aimlessly

🔗SOURCE ➡️ An0maly

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🚨The US Treasury Announced That the Threshold for Currency Transaction Reports Has Been Lowered from $10,000 to $200 for Americans Living in 30 zip codes in CA and TX.
This is a drastic increase in financial surveillance, says @ EconWithNick with The Cato Institute


3/13 — CATO: Trump Treasury Expands Financial Surveillance

More than one million Americans are about to face a new level of financial surveillance. The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that the threshold for currency transaction reports has been lowered from $10,000 to $200 for Americans living in 30 zip codes in California and Texas. Financial surveillance in the United States has long needed reform, but this move is in the wrong direction.

FinCEN officially announced the temporary policy change as an effort “to further combat the illicit activities and money laundering of Mexico-based cartels and other criminal actors along the southwest border of the United States.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, “As part of a whole-of-government approach to combatting the threat, [the] Treasury remains focused on leveraging all our available tools and authorities to better identify and counter these criminal activities.”

While this announcement is disappointing, it is not surprising. Alex Nowrasteh, the Cato Institute’s vice president for economic and social policy studies, warned people in February that President Trump’s decision to designate cartels as terrorists could have repercussions for civil liberties and the economy at large. Specifically, Nowrasteh noted that the designation would allow the government to freeze assets, enact secondary sanctions, and take greater control of the financial system generally.

What makes this announcement especially troubling is that the $10,000 threshold for currency transaction reports is long overdue for reform. At the very least, many people agree that the amount should be adjusted for inflation. Whether you base that adjustment off the reporting done under the Trading with the Enemy Act in 1945, the enactment of the Bank Secrecy Act in 1970, or the Treasury’s currency transaction report regulation in 1972, it’s clear that this reporting regime has gotten out of hand (Figure 1).

Yet, instead, we are seeing a drastic increase in financial surveillance, making the problem even worse.


Whether it’s the mob or the cartel, organized crime is not an easy thing to deal with. However, this challenge does not mean Americans should have their rights stripped away in the pursuit of justice. As Fight for the Future warned Congress in 2023, “Should [criminals] successfully tempt the United States to abandon the human right to privacy and the U.S. Constitution, everyone will lose.” That was true when the Biden administration tried to surveil bank accounts with just $600 in activity, and that is true now that the Trump administration is surveilling as little as $200 in activity.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ CATO, Emily Adamec, US Treasury (See list of the 30 zip codes covering 7 counties in TX and CA)

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