Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Understanding World War III Contraspin

 The art of writing is to explain the complications of the human soul with the simplicity that can be universally understood.

— Alan Sillitoe, born in 1928


AG Merrick Garland Outlines Corporate Crime Prosecution Priorities

AG Merrick Garland outlined corporate crime enforcement priorities in a speech last week before an ABA group.


Taxing Venmo?!?

By Samuel D. Brunson Over the last couple weeks, I've seen people in a couple very disparate groups worry about the 1099s they're going to receive. (One group is saxophone 🎷 enthusiasts who occasionally sell instruments and mouthpieces on eBay and Reverb.) And why are they worried? … Continue reading 

Understanding World War III Contraspin. From 2016



Ukrainians Were Prepared to Defend Their Country: “Who Else But Us?”

UK’s vulnerability to corruption uncovered amid slow sanctions response(5 Mar 2022)

How a network of enablers have helped Russia’s oligarchs hide their wealth abroad (2 Mar 2022)


If the Big 4 can quit Russia they can quit Cayman, the BVI, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Bermuda and others too

The FT has reported this morning that: PwC and KPMG have severed ties with their businesses in Russia and Belarus, becoming the first Big Four
Read the full article…


Given the Current Circumstances, now is a good time to revisit the special relationship between UK elites - lawyers, estate agents, legislators - and Russian oligarchs, which was brilliantly documented in a Dec 2021 report from


Why Russia Is Invading Ukraine

Newspaper headlines: ‘Merciless Putin’ and PM’s six-point plan BBC


Ukrainian refugees near 1.5 million as Russian assault enters 11th day Reuters


Russian Forces Pound Civilians, as Putin Likens Sanctions to a ‘Declaration of War’ NYT 


Visa and Mastercard suspend operations in Russia FT