Matt Kelly
@radicalcompliance.bsky.social
Editor of Radical Compliance, the best damn analysis of ethics and compliance issues you can find (for free).
On Signal: RadicalCompliance.16
On Signal: RadicalCompliance.16
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Tragically, Tom Friedman is right. This is utter appeasement to a monstrous Vladimir Putin. Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Dan Driscoll, selling out America and Ukraine to Russia. Disgusting and disgraceful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Tragically, Tom Friedman is right. This is utter appeasement to a monstrous Vladimir Putin. Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Dan Driscoll, selling out America and Ukraine to Russia. Disgusting and disgraceful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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I am laughing over here at another flawless Mamdani victory that has left all the MAGA morons spluttering
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I am laughing over here at another flawless Mamdani victory that has left all the MAGA morons spluttering
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The SEC just let SolarWinds off the hook for allegedly hiding vulnerabilities that were exploited in a major 2020 hack: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Read @kimzetter.bsky.social's deep dive for @wired.com on the SolarWinds breach here: www.wired.com/story/the-un...
Read @kimzetter.bsky.social's deep dive for @wired.com on the SolarWinds breach here: www.wired.com/story/the-un...
The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack Ever
The attackers were in thousands of corporate and government networks. They might still be there now. Behind the scenes of the SolarWinds investigation.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The SEC just let SolarWinds off the hook for allegedly hiding vulnerabilities that were exploited in a major 2020 hack: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Read @kimzetter.bsky.social's deep dive for @wired.com on the SolarWinds breach here: www.wired.com/story/the-un...
Read @kimzetter.bsky.social's deep dive for @wired.com on the SolarWinds breach here: www.wired.com/story/the-un...
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'People forget what Khashoggi was investigating when he was murdered. He was writing about Kushner turning over classified info to MBS, who used it to hunt down, arrest and murder his opponents.'
h/t @cocacolakid
h/t @cocacolakid
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'People forget what Khashoggi was investigating when he was murdered. He was writing about Kushner turning over classified info to MBS, who used it to hunt down, arrest and murder his opponents.'
h/t @cocacolakid
h/t @cocacolakid
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Excellent @ddayen.bsky.social here
From the people who brought you the financial crisis, Theranos, and Juicero: say hello to data center financial engineering!
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Excellent @ddayen.bsky.social here
New: President Donald Trump’s administration is poised to end long-standing whistleblower protections for senior career federal employees, according to draft documents reviewed by Reuters.
Our story: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Our story: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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“The problem is, right now, talking to Copilot in Windows 11 is an exercise in pure frustration — a stark reminder that the reality of AI is nowhere close to the hype.” Via The Verge
Talking to Windows' Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent — The Verge
It’s not hard to understand the AI future Microsoft is betting billions on — a world where computers understand what you’re saying and do things for you.
apple.news
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“The problem is, right now, talking to Copilot in Windows 11 is an exercise in pure frustration — a stark reminder that the reality of AI is nowhere close to the hype.” Via The Verge
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Oh hey, I found the war on christmas
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Oh hey, I found the war on christmas
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The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
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New: this app lets ICE track vehicles and owners across the country. ICE uses phone to scan license plates, add to a database of billions of records. Thomson Reuters then enriches that with marriage, voter, other info. Can predict where a car will be in the future
www.404media.co/this-app-let...
www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: this app lets ICE track vehicles and owners across the country. ICE uses phone to scan license plates, add to a database of billions of records. Thomson Reuters then enriches that with marriage, voter, other info. Can predict where a car will be in the future
www.404media.co/this-app-let...
www.404media.co/this-app-let...
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Human disempowerment is built into AI (by design and by default).
Cartoon by Tom Fishburne
Cartoon by Tom Fishburne
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Human disempowerment is built into AI (by design and by default).
Cartoon by Tom Fishburne
Cartoon by Tom Fishburne
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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See that Rolex clock and gold bar?
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
See that Rolex clock and gold bar?
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
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JP Morgan analysts calculated "AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue, and a far cry from OpenAI’s current revenue of about $20 billion a year." (🎁)
When AI Hype Meets AI Reality: A Reckoning in 6 Charts
Record capital expenditures and data-center planning are running up against the ground truths of physical infrastructure.
www.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
JP Morgan analysts calculated "AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue, and a far cry from OpenAI’s current revenue of about $20 billion a year." (🎁)
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New blog post, on the Trump Admin's war on proxy advisors:
www.businesslawprofessors.com/2025/11/what...
www.businesslawprofessors.com/2025/11/what...
What can Trump do to kneecap proxy advisors? Probably a lot
It’s been recently reported that the White House is looking to wage a full scale war on proxy advisors. Not only are they being singled out for
www.businesslawprofessors.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New blog post, on the Trump Admin's war on proxy advisors:
www.businesslawprofessors.com/2025/11/what...
www.businesslawprofessors.com/2025/11/what...
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Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
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The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
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My new piece: $META $15.9 billion tax shock - who else is affected by CAMT and by how much?
Read the full piece: deepquarry.substack.com/p/metas-159-... @fmckenna.bsky.social
Read the full piece: deepquarry.substack.com/p/metas-159-... @fmckenna.bsky.social
Meta's $15.9 billion tax shock: when One Big and Beautiful Bill meets CAMT
Meta's $15.9 billion tax hit reflects Biden-era CAMT tax. Who else is affected?
deepquarry.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My new piece: $META $15.9 billion tax shock - who else is affected by CAMT and by how much?
Read the full piece: deepquarry.substack.com/p/metas-159-... @fmckenna.bsky.social
Read the full piece: deepquarry.substack.com/p/metas-159-... @fmckenna.bsky.social
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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An important side note about today's Epstein/Trump revelations.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
An important side note about today's Epstein/Trump revelations.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
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🇪🇺 European Parliament Pushes for Algorithmic Management Controls as Workplace AI Spreads Across Digital Economy - 🔎 Read the complete article from ComplexDiscovery OÜ's artificial intelligence beat at complexdiscovery.com/european-par.... #AI #AlgorithmicManagement #EuropeanParliament #Compliance
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🇪🇺 European Parliament Pushes for Algorithmic Management Controls as Workplace AI Spreads Across Digital Economy - 🔎 Read the complete article from ComplexDiscovery OÜ's artificial intelligence beat at complexdiscovery.com/european-par.... #AI #AlgorithmicManagement #EuropeanParliament #Compliance
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More good stuff on the debt building AI from my colleague Shuli Ren >> Creditors are still demanding extra yield to fund the AI infrastructure buildout. That's a good sign www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
More good stuff on the debt building AI from my colleague Shuli Ren >> Creditors are still demanding extra yield to fund the AI infrastructure buildout. That's a good sign www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...