Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sign big budget bill with new Digital Asset Tax Act (DATA) — 0.2% tax on value of digital assets in certain activities.

This tax hit businesses like exchanges, custodians, wallet services, brokers that do exchange, transfer or storage for customers. It apply if customer in Illinois (by location, IP, address etc.). Even out of state company can pay if they have enough Illinois users or $100k+ receipts from state. BDO tax summary: https://www.bdo.com/insights/tax/illinois-enacts-potentially-wide-reaching-digital-asset-tax Bitcoin Magazine on signing: …

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Denmark revealed that 3 American spies connected with Trump were caught infiltrating and conducting subversive activities in Greenland

On Wednesday, Danish radio reported that government and security sources believe that at least three Americans with connections to Mr. Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. The network said it sources believed one of the Americans has been compiling lists of Greenlandic citizens for and against Mr. Trump’s overtures, in a …

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DOGE should cut funding to HIAS, exposing taxpayer-supported open borders activities.

TLDR Calls to eliminate funding for HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) from the U.S. government HIAS received over $59 million from the State Department, $23 million from Health and Human Services, and more Allegations of HIAS providing maps to illegal migrants on how to enter the U.S. via Panama Concerns raised about Homeland Security head …

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Authorities Investigate Alleged Activities of Venezuelan Gang ‘Tren de Aragua’ in Colorado Apartment Complexes

Eastern Suburbs of Denver Colorado. Is's happening. Download this on the 19th. pic.twitter.com/5ji1YSMXTK — Shepardess (@Shepardess2) August 28, 2024 Breaking news- Parts of Aurora, Colorado, a suburb just nine miles east of Denver, are being overtaken by a violent Venezuelan gang, a city official told Fox News.Denver’s sanctuary city policies are being blamed for the …

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Dr. Phil launches @MeritStMedia, highlighting CCP’s activities in the US.

Renowned TV personality Dr. Phil has made headlines with the launch of @MeritStMedia, a media outlet dedicated to exposing the nefarious activities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). With a groundbreaking show shedding light on these issues, Dr. Phil aims to provide a platform for truth in media, addressing concerns about China’s influence on global …

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IRS Asks Americans to Report Income From ‘Illegal Activities’

The Internal Revenue Service’s request (IRS) that taxpayers report any income they might have received through illegal activities such as dealing drugs has gone viral on social media, with users joking about the unlikely demand. “Don’t forget to report your income from illegal activities and stolen property as you’re doing your taxes this year,” one …

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Iran issues warning to US about possible attacks on 2 cargo ships suspected of spy activities

Iranian officials warned the U.S. on Sunday about possibly targeting two cargo ships in the Middle East that are suspected of being spy ships for the country. The warning was issued after forces from the U.S. and U.K. launched an airstrike offensive against Houthi rebels located in Yemen. The Associated Press reported that the statement …

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New bank failure incoming? FDIC held a CLOSED meeting at 3:12 pm yesterday to consider matters related to the Corporation’s supervision, corporate, and resolution activities. A closed meeting like this was held before Heartland Tri-State Bank failed back in July.

Source: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-28472.pdf TLDRS: FDIC held a CLOSED meeting yesterday about resolution matters that the public interest did not require consideration of the matters in a meeting open to public observation. I show Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart, Kansas failed after a similar meeting like yesterday. Fresh bank fail incoming? https://dismal-jellyfish.com/fdic-closed-meeting-sign-of-upcoming-bank-collapse/ Adding, on Monday, FDIC warned about CRE (replacing …

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Bank fail Friday incoming? FDIC announces meeting that occurred yesterday to consider, among other things ‘resolution activities’. Last time this happened (7/27), Heartland Bank failed (7/28).

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-18988.pdf Previous Instance: FDIC Alert! Sunshine meeting notice for meting that the public interest did not require consideration of & already occurred today at 11:16a.m., & considered supervision, corporate, and RESOLUTION activities, with the paperwork for the meeting that already occurred, filed today at 4:15p.m. Bank fail? Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart, Kansas, was …

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WSJ: Hunter Biden’s Foreign Dealings Spell More Trouble Ahead: Justice Department opens prospect of pursuing lobbying violations as it presses on with criminal tax probe, while Republicans push to implicate President Biden in his son’s activities.

via WSJ: U.S. relations with China were steady in December 2013 when then-Vice President Joe Biden stepped off Air Force Two in Beijing with a seemingly unremarkable companion: his son Hunter. Days later, Shanghai authorities approved the formation of an investment boutique, underwritten by Chinese government money, that named Hunter Biden as a director and …

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