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"The attacker used the "sweep ETH function," a smart contract mechanism designed to transfer all available tokens from one contract to another, which likely explains why the transferred amounts are round numbers. " Therein lies the rub, as they say. The function all Crypto Bros make out to be the one enormous advantage of cryptocurrencies: smart contract mechanisms.Might need to be renamed dumb arse contract mechanisms.<a data-mce-href="https://www.theblock.co/post/342667/crypto-exchange-bybit-hacked-as-over-1-billion-worth-of-eth-leaves-wallets" href="https://www.theblock.co/post/342667/crypto-exchange-bybit-hacked-as-over-1-billion-worth-of-eth-leaves-wallets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crypto exchange Bybit confirms hack as over $1.4 billion worth of ETH leaves wallets</a> Via <a data-mce-href="https://www.theblock.co" href="https://www.theblock.co" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Block</a>, published 21 February 2025

Bybit and Crypto Smarts.

Hard to believe that no one has really called these so-called returns of DOGE savings for what really is: a bribe.A bribe that is really directed at those reacting to the Federal Government layoffs, when they hear their college best friend has just lost her dream job, and needs to start couch-surfing.<a data-mce-href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/elon-musk-will-check-with-trump-on-idea-for-tax-refunds-from-doge-savings.html" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/elon-musk-will-check-with-trump-on-idea-for-tax-refunds-from-doge-savings.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump says he’s weighing giving 20% of DOGE savings to Americans</a>

It's a DOGE Bribe

Who would like to speculate that there is a possibility that Russia is ultimately behind this spate of European knife attacks?<a data-mce-href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/20/two-women-killed-in-stabbing-attack-in-czech-republic" href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/20/two-women-killed-in-stabbing-attack-in-czech-republic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Breaking news. Two women killed in stabbing attack in Czech Republic</a> Via Euronews, 20 February 2025

The Russian Hand

<figure id="figure-zx2uikqstpm7d34wjh"><img id="zx2uikqstpm7d34wjh" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/157cexVoFzj5S9Cm3iKVgAsV865WIdvCpe73uv7vodrMpIvtgLckBM8R8qIphbSv.jpg" alt="Puntin's Poodle" title="Puntin's Poodle" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="The Dialy Star 20 Feb 2025" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/157cexVoFzj5S9Cm3iKVgAsV865WIdvCpe73uv7vodrMpIvtgLckBM8R8qIphbSv.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"><figcaption class="body-normal text-gray-500 mt-2">The Daily Star, 20 Feb 2025</figcaption></figure>Current Daily Star editor Jon Clark, commenting on (British) politicians on 4 October 2020: "The best way to hold them to account is by taking the piss out of them. It’s hard to come back from being a figure of fun.” <a data-mce-href="https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/putins-poodle-loses-manbaby-donald-34712703" href="https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/putins-poodle-loses-manbaby-donald-34712703" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Star front page 20/02/25</a> Orange Manbaby 😂!

The Dog King

<a data-mce-href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-belgian-congo-plan-for-ukraine" href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-belgian-congo-plan-for-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This video</a> (scroll down) of over 46 minutes between Paul Krugman and Phillips O’Brien, a military historian who teaches at the University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland, is an enlightening exchanger of views on the likely effects of the current Trump administration Ukraine 'peace' talks.A conversation between an economist and a military historian, recorded 3 days ago on Sunday 16 February 2025. Their conclusions are frankly frightening. (disregard the title of Krugman's SubStack post, although interesting, is not the real the subject of the video, accessed at the end of the post).<a data-mce-href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-belgian-congo-plan-for-ukraine" href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-belgian-congo-plan-for-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paul Krugman - A conversation with Phillips O’Brien</a>

Down the MAGA Hole

You tell him, Volodymyr.Way to go!<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/zelenskyy-trump-putin-war-ukraine-russia-started-rcna192765?" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/zelenskyy-trump-putin-war-ukraine-russia-started-rcna192765"></a> And the only one with the balls to do it.Shameful.Volodymyr Zelenskyy hit back at President Donald Trump's accusation overnight that Ukraine started its war with Russia, saying that the American president is trapped in a “disinformation bubble” Via <a data-mce-href="https://www.nbcnews.com" href="https://www.nbcnews.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a> on 19 February 2025

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The Russian Hand

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Down the MAGA Hole

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