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Concept picture for a sarcastic video game about the Paris Olympics. Don't do fraud, kids. #turnstyle for @pixel_dailies #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵 #parismetro #punk #videogame #paris #fraud #pixel #art #parisolympics
Concept picture for a sarcastic video game about the Paris Olympics. Don't do fraud, kids. #turnstyle for @pixel_dailies #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵 #parismetro #punk #videogame #paris #fraud #pixel #art #parisolympics
#NativeAmericaCalling: A new wave of resistance against #Trans #Native relatives
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
"Trans #NativeAmericans face a new wave of #resistance
"Iowa is testing new legal limits as the first state to remove gender identity as a protected class in the state’s civil rights code.
"The Trump administration is also removing transgender service personnel from the military. And the State Department is using existing law against #fraud to bar foreign #TransgenderAthletes from entering the country, something critics worry could be used to ban any trans traveler.
"After years of progress, Native American trans residents are facing a major rollback of favorable laws and policies. Tune in to hear about the current public climate and what might be in store for the future."
Listen:
https://soundcloud.com/indianz/two-spirit-ncai-ecws2025
Spotify link:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dtU6nDFD0f7eupqihE4Rg?go=1&sp_cid=b834467a3894c08ce4d3b77ae608fd50&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=1452335958d041a6
#Resist #ResistFascism #ResistColonialism #GBLTQRights #NativeAmericans #USPol #Decolonization #Decolonize
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has added a new feature to its Digi Police crime prevention app that blocks incoming calls from international numbers and those believed to have been used for special fraud. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/tokyo-police-app-fraud-block/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesepolice #mpd #apps #fraud
'We charged $100 a month for an AI that was really just two guys surviving on pizza' says the co-founder of a company now valued at $1 billion
"We'd manually dial in as 'Fred from Fireflies.ai'", Udotong continues. "We'd sit there silently, take detailed notes, and send them 10 minutes later."
wow this is a new one on me
anybody want to join the ILLUMINATI?
i'm just _oh wow_ on _so_ many levels. i mean. honestly. who would bite on this? xD
#spam #fraud #holyshit #DoNot #comedy #illuminati #recruitment #phishing #phishingScam
In case you missed it:
No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation. It played a key role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser, has worked extensively with the firm. And its CEO is married to DHS' chief spokesperson.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #KristiNoem #DHS #Government #USPolitics #Law #Advertising
@ProPublica Well, gotta pay for that Botox and plastic surgery somehow 🙄
#KristiNoemNothing #PlasticPeople #Fraud #Corrupt #NaziBarbie
You know #BrendanCarr is at the ready
#Trump said that broadcasting licenses used by affiliates of #Disney's #ABC should be "taken away" after he didn’t like a question posed by an #ABCNews reporter for the network in the Oval Office.
Trump made the comment after a reporter for ABC News asked Trump about the Jeffrey #Epstein political scandal.
Despite having been found liable for decades of #fraud, the #TrumpOrganization & #SaudiArabia developer #DarGlobal are looking to open the latest #Trump hotel in the Maldives.
Dar Global plans to build a $1B Trump Plaza project in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah as Trump's family business expands in the Gulf, the company said in Sept.
The project will be the second Trump-branded development in the kingdom after the launch of Trump Tower Jeddah last year, Dar Global said.
Rep #EricSwalwell (D-CA), one of Trump’s most vocal critics in the #House, said Thurs that he was being targeted by the #Trump admin after news reports that he had been referred to the #DON for a potential #criminal investigation.
An accusation that Swalwell had committed #mortgage & #tax #fraud was made on Wednesday by #BillPulte, director of the #FHFA. Pulte, a Trump crony, has made similar allegations against Trump’s other perceived enemies.
#law #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/politics/trump-mortgage-fraud-eric-swalwell.html?smid=url-share
Rep #EricSwalwell (D-CA), one of Trump’s most vocal critics in the #House, said Thurs that he was being targeted by the #Trump admin after news reports that he had been referred to the #DON for a potential #criminal investigation.
An accusation that Swalwell had committed #mortgage & #tax #fraud was made on Wednesday by #BillPulte, director of the #FHFA. Pulte, a Trump crony, has made similar allegations against Trump’s other perceived enemies.
#law #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/politics/trump-mortgage-fraud-eric-swalwell.html?smid=url-share
“This is another example of #BillPulte weaponizing his role to do Donald Trump’s bidding, instead of working to lower costs amidst a #HousingCrisis,” said Sen. #ElizabethWarren, of Massachusetts, the ranking #Democrat on the #Senate #Banking Committee. “His behavior raises significant questions, & he needs to be brought in front of #Congress to answer them.”
#law #scammers #housing #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
The episode marks the latest example of #BillPulte using what is typically a low-profile position in the federal bureaucracy to enhance his own standing & gain the attention of #Trump. He’s prompted #mortgage #fraud investigations of prominent #Democrats who are some of Trump’s best known antagonists, including Sen #AdamSchiff of California, #NYAG #LetitiaJames & California Rep #EricSwalwell.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap
From earthquakes to cyberattacks, caution runs deep in Japan — even in its grammar. Learn how language reflects the nation’s “better-safe-than-sorry” mindset. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/14/language/cyberattacks-cybercrime-japan-vocabulary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #cybersecurity #fraud #asahi
The U.S. Justice Department announced the creation of a “Scam Center Strike Force” to combat a surge in cryptocurrency‑investment fraud by transnational criminal organizations operating out of Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/asia-pacific/crime-legal/scam-center-strike-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #us #southeastasia #fraud
Police in Kyoto have arrested a former officer and a woman on suspicion of defrauding an elderly dementia patient. The former officer is a board member of a group that works with police to assist dementia patients. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-arrested-elderly-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #dementia #fraud #elderly
An Chinese alleged racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar, who spent over a decade on the run from Chinese authorities, has been extradited from Thailand to China, according to Thai police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/asia-pacific/crime-legal/chinese-scam-kingpin-thailand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia #fraud
A declared military crackdown has left some destruction at a major scam compound in Myanmar, satellite images show, but most buildings are still standing in pictures taken up to Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/asia-pacific/crime-legal/myanmar-scam-centers-standing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #organizedcrime #gangs #fraud
Thanks for sharing this (truly, thank you).
Folks..... THIS. Right here.
This is why I know so much about scams — from my time working at Meta.
Interestingly enough, when I first told people I worked for Meta and exposed all the horrible things we were doing, that fact was celebrated on the Fediverse. It was often even trending there.
But when I started talking about the scams I knew about — including the ones coming onto the Fediverse to warn people — suddenly, working for Meta was seen as a character flaw.
https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/faecebook/#too-big-to-care
This is why I never ever ever recommend Facebook to senior citizens, let alone the general populace. Great topic @pluralistic.
Internally, #Meta has made plans to reduce the #fraud on the platform, but the effort is being slow-walked because the company estimates that the most it will ultimately pay in fines worldwide ads up to $1 billion, while it currently books $7 billion/year in revenue from fraud. The memo announcing the anti-fraud effort concludes that #ScamRevenue dwarfs “the cost of any regulatory settlement involving scam ads.”
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