Mimi retweeted
🚨 BREAKING: BANKS BLOCK THE CLARITY ACT AGAIN. AND TIME IS ALMOST UP.
For the third time, the most powerful banking institutions in America have successfully killed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before it could reach a Senate floor vote and sources on Capitol Hill say the window to pass it may be closing for good.
With only 11 legislative days remaining in the current session, insiders are calling this the most devastating blow yet to bipartisan crypto regulation. The bill, which would have provided the first comprehensive federal framework for digital assets, was inches away from a scheduled vote when banking lobbyists flooded Senate offices with opposition briefs late Tuesday night.
"They did it again," one senior Congressional aide told us on condition of anonymity. "Same playbook. Same last-minute pressure campaign. And it worked. Again."
WHY BANKS KEEP KILLING IT
The Clarity Act would strip major banks of a quiet competitive advantage the regulatory grey zone that keeps crypto firms locked out of traditional financial rails. A clear legal framework means more competition, more consumer choice, and less dependence on legacy banking infrastructure.
Put simply: clarity is bad for business. Their business.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
If the bill doesn't move in the next two weeks, it dies with this Congress and every committee hearing, every compromise negotiation, every bipartisan handshake goes with it. Sponsors would have to start from zero in the next session.
Senator Lummis issued a statement just moments ago: "The American people deserve to know who is standing between them and financial innovation and it isn't us."
Share this. People need to know who's really running Washington.
Mimi retweeted
A “Butt Load” is an actual unit of measurement that equals 128 gallons....
Despite how it sounds today, a butt load was once a perfectly respectable and widely used unit of measurement.
The term comes from the medieval English word butt, which referred to a large wooden barrel used to store and transport liquids such as wine, ale, beer, and occasionally oil or vinegar. A standard butt held 128 gallons, making it one of the largest liquid measures in common use.
The unit traces back to trade practices in Europe, especially the wine trade. Barrels were sized deliberately to match shipping explanations, taxation rules, and storage needs. A butt was equal to 2 hogsheads, 4 kilderkins, or 8 barrels. These measurements mattered deeply in an era when commerce depended on physical containers rather than abstract volume markings.
Over time, the phrase drifted out of formal use but survived in everyday language, where its meaning became humorous rather than practical. What was once a technical term slowly transformed into slang, losing its connection to shipping ledgers and dockside warehouses.
Images like this show how literal the phrase once was. A butt load was not exaggeration. It was a specific amount, counted, taxed, and transported with precision in a world built around wood, iron hoops, and handwritten records.
In modern terms, 128 gallons is roughly 485 liters, meaning a single butt could weigh over 1,000 pounds when filled with wine, which required specialized handling and reinforced cellar floors.
#archaeohistories
Mimi retweeted
It costs $0 to start using LibreOffice instead of Google Docs, privately, right now.
Same with most other open source privacy-respecting apps.
OK...
Mimi retweeted
Erika Kirk Addresses Public After Charlie Kirk Assassination, Live Coverage | Timcast IRL teapawt.net/i/broadcasts/1rmxPvlgY…
Mimi retweeted
The farmer from Weld County, Colorado who mowed a firebreak to stop a wildfire that broke out in his hayfield.
Mimi retweeted
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tells residents that if they need emergency help or shelter it “can be found at URL.”
What?!
This is the perfect picture of the incredible levels of incompetence ravaging Los Angeles right now.
Mimi retweeted
The primary role of government is to secure infrastructure, make sure disaster preparedness is up to date, and protect citizens from harm both criminally and otherwise. Newsome & Co have done the exact opposite. Infuriating.
Mimi retweeted
One side has Elon Musk launching rockets to Mars to secure humanity’s future. The other side is launching rockets to start WWIII and end it.
Ask yourself: Who’s the real enemy of the people?
Mimi retweeted
America, why do I keep saying ‘needs sourcing’? The LAST thing the evil Federal gov’t and the traitors who run it, want, is for NC to get through this crisis calmly and successfully. The more memes that stir up not only rage but violence, the more excuse the Feds have for occupying the region/preventing voting.
Mimi retweeted
Yeah, that was me you twat! Enjoy the video in full you qwackademic!
Last night, at a CUNY event about perceptions of the economy, we had a guy yelling about Biden refusing to help Helene victims, who had to be escorted out. So Trump’s lies have gone viral.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
It was a political candidate in the Bronx, stating their opinion and never mentioned Trump. While he said Helene, he also referenced his own area and it's issues.
x.com/JosBtrigga/sta…
x.com/JosBtrigga/sta…
votevega.nyc
Mimi retweeted
FTX IS NOT DISTRIBUTING PAYOUTS THIS WEEK. Anyone spreading this rumor is r*tarded. FTX’s restructuring plan has NOT yet been approved; the next confirmation hearing is on Oct 7. There is currently NO finalized date for payouts, but they are expected to begin by the end of 2024.
Mimi retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: @Buttonslives and I have discovered that the Biden-Harris Administration subsidized the Venezuelan migrants who took over the apartments in Aurora, Colorado, through a funnel of government agencies and left-wing NGOs.
It's time to follow the money. 🧵