Matt Kelly
@radicalcompliance.bsky.social
Editor of Radical Compliance, the best damn analysis of ethics and compliance issues you can find (for free).
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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
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Bill Gurley called out the circular deals in AI on the Tim Ferriss podcast with a great example.
Anthropic said Amazon wanted them to spend more on AWS but they didn’t have money so Amazon gave them more money to spend on AWS.
Anthropic said Amazon wanted them to spend more on AWS but they didn’t have money so Amazon gave them more money to spend on AWS.
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Bill Gurley called out the circular deals in AI on the Tim Ferriss podcast with a great example.
Anthropic said Amazon wanted them to spend more on AWS but they didn’t have money so Amazon gave them more money to spend on AWS.
Anthropic said Amazon wanted them to spend more on AWS but they didn’t have money so Amazon gave them more money to spend on AWS.
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Colorado is being told that a weather research institute is being shut down and everyone there fired because they won't release Tina Peters. It's purest, mob-style extortion. www.notus.org/trump-white-...
Trump Is Mad at Jared Polis. Now He’s Dismantling Colorado’s Leading Weather Research Institution.
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served,” a senior White House official told NOTUS.
www.notus.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Colorado is being told that a weather research institute is being shut down and everyone there fired because they won't release Tina Peters. It's purest, mob-style extortion. www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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DOJ mixed messages on FCPA enforcement? 🎙️
In #ComplianceintotheWeeds, Tom Fox & Matt Kelly break down what it means for compliance professionals.
Listen now and stay ahead:🔗 https://bit.ly/4oZvSmT #CompliancePodcast #FCPA #DOJ
In #ComplianceintotheWeeds, Tom Fox & Matt Kelly break down what it means for compliance professionals.
Listen now and stay ahead:🔗 https://bit.ly/4oZvSmT #CompliancePodcast #FCPA #DOJ
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
DOJ mixed messages on FCPA enforcement? 🎙️
In #ComplianceintotheWeeds, Tom Fox & Matt Kelly break down what it means for compliance professionals.
Listen now and stay ahead:🔗 https://bit.ly/4oZvSmT #CompliancePodcast #FCPA #DOJ
In #ComplianceintotheWeeds, Tom Fox & Matt Kelly break down what it means for compliance professionals.
Listen now and stay ahead:🔗 https://bit.ly/4oZvSmT #CompliancePodcast #FCPA #DOJ
This is how it starts.
One of the Oracle (ORCL) Stargate data centers in Michigan doesn't have financing after Blue Owl (OWL) pulled out. Increasing signals that capital is starting to turn away from the sector having gorged for the past year.
Oracle’s $10bn Michigan data centre in limbo after Blue Owl funding talks stall
Investment firm concerned about tougher debt terms and the risk of delays to the vast project
www.ft.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is how it starts.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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#ai is too easily fooled and manipulated. 👎🏻
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#ai is too easily fooled and manipulated. 👎🏻
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The Times looks at how Trump business interests overlap with SEC crypto cases in the second term. NYT finds that the SEC inherited 23 crypto cases, of which 14 were dropped, frozen, settled, or conceded. All of those had Trump ties. None of the remaining nine cases do www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
December 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Times looks at how Trump business interests overlap with SEC crypto cases in the second term. NYT finds that the SEC inherited 23 crypto cases, of which 14 were dropped, frozen, settled, or conceded. All of those had Trump ties. None of the remaining nine cases do www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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New: Changes could be coming to the federal sentencing guidelines used by judges to punish white collar defendants for financial frauds, potentially leading to lower sentences. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US sentencing panel proposes sentencing changes for fentanyl, fraud cases
A U.S. panel tasked with crafting federal sentencing policy on Friday proposed tougher penalties for crimes involving the addictive opioid fentanyl and changes to how white collar defendants are sente...
www.reuters.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New: Changes could be coming to the federal sentencing guidelines used by judges to punish white collar defendants for financial frauds, potentially leading to lower sentences. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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The industry aims to build a superintelligence by assimilating unthinkable volumes of data dating to the dawn of the written word, yet apparently tweaking the models to account for separate regulations across several states is a level of complexity that would paralyze the whole project...
The president signed an executive order aimed to crimp state AI laws.
https://sherwood.news/tech/trump-ai-executive-order-is-a-major-win-for-open-ai-google-microsoft-and/
https://sherwood.news/tech/trump-ai-executive-order-is-a-major-win-for-open-ai-google-microsoft-and/
Trump AI executive order is a “major win” for Open AI, Google, Microsoft, and Meta, says Ives
The president signed an executive order aimed to crimp state AI laws....
sherwood.news
December 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The industry aims to build a superintelligence by assimilating unthinkable volumes of data dating to the dawn of the written word, yet apparently tweaking the models to account for separate regulations across several states is a level of complexity that would paralyze the whole project...
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This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
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Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
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EXCLUSIVE: Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue those cases, a Reuters examination has found.
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
December 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue those cases, a Reuters examination has found.
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
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Ex-Civil Rights Div attorneys blast Trump DOJ overhaul while current employee says, "We are working in an environment of hostility & disrespect from leadership...we never know who is going to be forced to stop their work or be terminated or transferred" news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
DOJ Limits Civil Rights Unit as Ex-Staff Decry ‘Destruction’ (1)
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will focus solely on “intentional discrimination” in its regulation of federally funded programs in the latest effort by the Trump administration to reor...
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Ex-Civil Rights Div attorneys blast Trump DOJ overhaul while current employee says, "We are working in an environment of hostility & disrespect from leadership...we never know who is going to be forced to stop their work or be terminated or transferred" news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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European Union lawmakers agreed to reduce sustainability reporting and governance rules for companies, in order to improve global competitiveness. www.law360.com/artic...
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
European Union lawmakers agreed to reduce sustainability reporting and governance rules for companies, in order to improve global competitiveness. www.law360.com/artic...
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An OpenAI staffer has quit, claiming that the company has backed off from publishing negative economic research about AI. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy
Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
An OpenAI staffer has quit, claiming that the company has backed off from publishing negative economic research about AI. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/openai...
Start by looking at your baby rather than your screen.
Seriously, this is so stupid.
Seriously, this is so stupid.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Start by looking at your baby rather than your screen.
Seriously, this is so stupid.
Seriously, this is so stupid.
I can still tri-fold a newspaper with one hand and lob it onto a porch from 15 yards away, in 20 seconds or less, while walking.
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
In the summer of ‘88, I had a job where I installed cell phones into cars. No one has needed that skill in over 30 years.
In the summer of ‘88, I had a job where I installed cell phones into cars. No one has needed that skill in over 30 years.
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
When I was a security guard 40+ years ago, a number of posts had manual elevators. I got very good at getting the elevator to line up perfectly with the floor at which I wanted to exist.
When I was a security guard 40+ years ago, a number of posts had manual elevators. I got very good at getting the elevator to line up perfectly with the floor at which I wanted to exist.
December 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I can still tri-fold a newspaper with one hand and lob it onto a porch from 15 yards away, in 20 seconds or less, while walking.
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“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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“Look what [Trump] did to this country and the polarization – got all the cockroaches to rise to the top. Once upon a time, you were embarrassed to be publicly racist and out there with conspiracy theories. Now it’s all out in the open because he allowed it.”
- Gene Simmons, 2022
- Gene Simmons, 2022
December 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“Look what [Trump] did to this country and the polarization – got all the cockroaches to rise to the top. Once upon a time, you were embarrassed to be publicly racist and out there with conspiracy theories. Now it’s all out in the open because he allowed it.”
- Gene Simmons, 2022
- Gene Simmons, 2022
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The US is choosing to be left behind.
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The US is choosing to be left behind.
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When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
www.politico.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...