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Ever since Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht I have been waiting to see if he will also pardon Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes.

forinti 2y ago
Ulbricht had the backing of the libertarians.
- sitkack 2y ago
  Many things the administration are doing are gifts to crypto bros and libertarians.
- misiti3780 2y ago
  i never understood why they backed him though?
  - toast0 2y ago
    Don't libertarians like free markets? Why should the government intrude on contracts for drugs or murder?
    - ty6853 2y ago
      The government literally had to show up for the market for murder, with their own offerings, on silk road before they even were able to attempt to litigate it. We need the government so badly, because if a dark market shows up their informants/agents might solicit murder! Completely circular logic the state used in that case.
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seydor 2y ago
Why? they are fraudsters, which ulrbicht was not. also they have only served a few years
- mvid 2y ago
  Yea, Ulbricht only tried to have people murdered
  - lurk2 2y ago
    That was never proven in a court of law.
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- Apocryphon 2y ago
  Eric Adams had federal charges dropped, even though he’s not even a Republican. Almost as if someone’s building a team… Also the federal prosecutors investigating him have been out on leave. https://abcnews.go.com/US/federal-prosecutors-investigated-eric-adams-put-leave-justice/story?id=119565695 https://abcnews.go.com/US/federal-prosecutors-investigated-e...
  - zdragnar 2y ago
    Or, the charges are being dropped, a layer appointed by the judge to be a neutral advisor recommended the charges be dismissed with prejudice, and the prosecutors are on leave and being investigated for potential misconduct revealed they may have acted in bad faith: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/appointee-recommends-judge-dismiss-adams-charges-with-prejudice-end-case/6178023/ https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/appointee-recommends-j...
    - Apocryphon 2y ago
      Perhaps, but it’s funnier to imagine that someone is assembling a comic book-styled initiative of charismatic crooks

forinti 2y ago

Ulbricht had the backing of the libertarians.

sitkack 2y ago
Many things the administration are doing are gifts to crypto bros and libertarians.
misiti3780 2y ago
i never understood why they backed him though?
- toast0 2y ago
  Don't libertarians like free markets? Why should the government intrude on contracts for drugs or murder?
  - ty6853 2y ago
    The government literally had to show up for the market for murder, with their own offerings, on silk road before they even were able to attempt to litigate it. We need the government so badly, because if a dark market shows up their informants/agents might solicit murder! Completely circular logic the state used in that case.

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seydor 2y ago

Why? they are fraudsters, which ulrbicht was not. also they have only served a few years

mvid 2y ago
Yea, Ulbricht only tried to have people murdered
- lurk2 2y ago
  That was never proven in a court of law.
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Apocryphon 2y ago
Eric Adams had federal charges dropped, even though he’s not even a Republican. Almost as if someone’s building a team… Also the federal prosecutors investigating him have been out on leave. https://abcnews.go.com/US/federal-prosecutors-investigated-eric-adams-put-leave-justice/story?id=119565695 https://abcnews.go.com/US/federal-prosecutors-investigated-e...
- zdragnar 2y ago
  Or, the charges are being dropped, a layer appointed by the judge to be a neutral advisor recommended the charges be dismissed with prejudice, and the prosecutors are on leave and being investigated for potential misconduct revealed they may have acted in bad faith: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/appointee-recommends-judge-dismiss-adams-charges-with-prejudice-end-case/6178023/ https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/appointee-recommends-j...
  - Apocryphon 2y ago
    Perhaps, but it’s funnier to imagine that someone is assembling a comic book-styled initiative of charismatic crooks