# treasury department (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover treasury department. Page: Feed: --- ## [#MAGA: health insurance costs in Trumpistan already soaring, but just wait until 2027](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/maga-health-insurance-costs-in.html) _2026-08-21 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT Health insurance costs in the former United States are set to rise another eleven per cent or more in 2027. {IBT 21 August} https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/rising-health-coverage-costs-american-workers-1815469 Words fail me in conveying the full measure of my exhaustion with this cruel and convoluted racket we designate ‘healthcare’, here in this, the so-called ‘land of the… ## [Erik Voorhees Discusses Plan to Hand Venice’s VVV Token to Loyal Users](https://unchainedcrypto.com/erik-voorhees-discusses-plan-to-hand-venices-vvv-token-to-loyal-users/) _2026-08-21 · Unchained · Unchained_ The Venice founder said the rewards program, which he called unannounced and undeployed, is part of a wider push to make the token deflationary and eventually "burn all the tokens in existence." The post Erik Voorhees Discusses Plan to Hand Venice’s VVV Token to Loyal Users appeared first on Unchained . ## [The price of an empty pasture](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-price-of-empty-pasture.html) _2026-08-21 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT Will Tyson Foods’ shuttering of two US plants mean even greater pain at the grocery store in Trumpistan? {The Guardian 21 August} https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/21/tyson-foods-close-facilities-beef-prices-cattle-shortage Pray the experts have got this one right. Nobody hold their breath, though — FTA : Tyson Foods, the largest meatpacking company in the… ## [The Pacific's reckoning](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-pacifics-reckoning.html) _2026-08-21 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ generated via ChatGPT ‘Unprecedented’ El Niño forming over the Pacific, could lead to 2027 being the hottest year on record; ‘not beyond the realm of possibility to say this might be the strongest El Niño event in 500 or even 1,000 years’. {BBC 21 August} https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/c3ekg93vjz9o FTA : The El Niño event that is developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the… ## [CME’s Duffy Clashes With Kalshi and the CFTC Chair Over Prediction Market Manipulation](https://unchainedcrypto.com/cmes-duffy-clashes-with-kalshi-and-the-cftc-chair-over-prediction-market-manipulation/) _2026-08-21 · Unchained · Unchained_ A CFTC advisory meeting broke into open insults as CME's Terrence Duffy accused prediction markets of manipulation risk and Kalshi's Luana Lopes Lara turned the question back on him. The post CME’s Duffy Clashes With Kalshi and the CFTC Chair Over Prediction Market Manipulation appeared first on Unchained . ## [Bitcoin Tops $75,000 for First Time in Three Months as Treasury Buyback Plan Fuels Short Squeeze](https://unchainedcrypto.com/bitcoin-tops-75000-for-first-time-in-three-months-as-treasury-buyback-plan-fuels-short-squeeze/) _2026-08-21 · Unchained · Unchained_ Bitcoin is on pace for its best week since March 2024 amid Treasury buyback catalyst. The post Bitcoin Tops $75,000 for First Time in Three Months as Treasury Buyback Plan Fuels Short Squeeze appeared first on Unchained . ## [Two Binance Employees Detained in the UAE Amid Police Inquiries Into Possible Financial Crimes](https://unchainedcrypto.com/two-binance-employees-detained-in-the-uae-amid-police-inquiries-into-possible-financial-crimes/) _2026-08-21 · Unchained · Unchained_ The New York Times reported that two Binance staffers were stopped at Emirati airports, in the country the exchange has spent years turning into its regulatory home. The post Two Binance Employees Detained in the UAE Amid Police Inquiries Into Possible Financial Crimes appeared first on Unchained . ## [CFTC Chair Selig Directs Staff to Draft Crypto Market Structure Rules if the Clarity Act Fails](https://unchainedcrypto.com/cftc-chair-selig-directs-staff-to-draft-crypto-market-structure-rules-if-the-clarity-act-fails/) _2026-08-21 · Unchained · Unchained_ Michael Selig told the CFTC's new innovation committee that the agency will write its own crypto market rules if the Senate cannot move the Clarity Act. The post CFTC Chair Selig Directs Staff to Draft Crypto Market Structure Rules if the Clarity Act Fails appeared first on Unchained . ## [The night #Murica went dark](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-night-murica-went-dark.html) _2026-08-21 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ generated via ChatGPT The entire US power grid is at substantial risk for a major blackout that could last as long as eighteen months. {Advance Local 20 August} https://www.nj.com/news/2026/08/us-power-grid-at-risk-of-18-month-blackout-1-city-now-in-dark-for-more-than-a-week.html Every facet of our lives would fundamentally change if the entire nation were to be deprived of electrical power for… ## [Musk’s X Explores Paying Creators in Stablecoins as It Overhauls Its Rewards Program](https://unchainedcrypto.com/musks-x-explores-paying-creators-in-stablecoins-as-it-overhauls-its-rewards-program/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ The talks are early and unconfirmed, but they surface in the same month X rebuilt its creator payouts around impressions, biweekly transfers and a $30 minimum. The post Musk’s X Explores Paying Creators in Stablecoins as It Overhauls Its Rewards Program appeared first on Unchained . ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wYVRtRq9M0Te) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [CFTC Closes FTX Cases With Trading Bans for Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang and No Financial Penalties](https://unchainedcrypto.com/cftc-closes-ftx-cases-with-trading-bans-for-caroline-ellison-and-gary-wang-and-no-financial-penalties/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ The agency declined to seek restitution, disgorgement or civil penalties from the two cooperating FTX executives, pointing to their assistance and the $11.020 billion criminal forfeiture order. The post CFTC Closes FTX Cases With Trading Bans for Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang and No Financial Penalties appeared first on Unchained . ## [HYPE Surges After Trump Says the CFTC Is Working to Bring Hyperliquid Onshore](https://unchainedcrypto.com/hype-surges-after-trump-says-the-cftc-is-working-to-bring-hyperliquid-onshore/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ A single line from Trump about bringing the offshore perpetuals venue into U.S. regulation sent HYPE up 17% and lifted every Hyperliquid-linked product on the market. The post HYPE Surges After Trump Says the CFTC Is Working to Bring Hyperliquid Onshore appeared first on Unchained . ## [Trump Presses Congress to Pass a ‘Fair Version’ of the Clarity Act at White House Crypto Meeting](https://unchainedcrypto.com/trump-presses-congress-to-pass-a-fair-version-of-the-clarity-act-at-white-house-crypto-meeting/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ Flanked by the CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple, Robinhood and Nasdaq, Trump urged Congress to finish market structure legislation that still lacks the Democratic votes to pass. The post Trump Presses Congress to Pass a ‘Fair Version’ of the Clarity Act at White House Crypto Meeting appeared first on Unchained . ## [Bitcoin Blows Past $70,000 as Nearly $3 Billion in Shorts Are Liquidated](https://unchainedcrypto.com/bitcoin-blows-past-70000-as-nearly-3-billion-in-shorts-are-liquidated/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ Bitcoin's first push above $70,000 in two months has erased nearly $3 billion in short positions, powered by a Treasury buyback expansion. The post Bitcoin Blows Past $70,000 as Nearly $3 Billion in Shorts Are Liquidated appeared first on Unchained . ## [Trump’s Hack-Back Memo Isn’t a License for Cyber Vigilantes, Crypto Lawyers Say](https://unchainedcrypto.com/trumps-hack-back-memo-isnt-a-license-for-cyber-vigilantes-crypto-lawyers-say/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ On DEX in the City, a former government lawyer and a crypto podcaster argued a barely-noticed White House memo deputizing private firms to fight foreign hackers is tightly supervised, and may be exactly what crypto needs. The post Trump’s Hack-Back Memo Isn’t a License for Cyber Vigilantes, Crypto Lawyers Say appeared first on Unchained . ## [Cantor Fitzgerald Opens Institutional Block Trading in Kalshi Event Contracts](https://unchainedcrypto.com/cantor-fitzgerald-opens-institutional-block-trading-in-kalshi-event-contracts/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ The investment bank will act as an introducing broker for privately negotiated prediction-market trades, with Susquehanna Predictions supplying the pricing and liquidity. The post Cantor Fitzgerald Opens Institutional Block Trading in Kalshi Event Contracts appeared first on Unchained . ## [TikTok Explores Peer-to-Peer Payments in Direct Messages, Pushing Deeper Into Fintech](https://unchainedcrypto.com/tiktok-explores-peer-to-peer-payments-in-direct-messages-pushing-deeper-into-fintech/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ Code in the current US iPhone app points to transfers routed through TikTok Pay, though a spokesperson reportedly said the feature is not in testing anywhere. The post TikTok Explores Peer-to-Peer Payments in Direct Messages, Pushing Deeper Into Fintech appeared first on Unchained . ## [Kalshi Files for Perpetual Futures on US Stocks and Copper, Its First on Equities](https://unchainedcrypto.com/kalshi-files-for-perpetual-futures-on-us-stocks-and-copper-its-first-on-equities/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ The exchange asked the CFTC to approve contracts tracking a 500-stock US index and spot copper, three months after regulators cleared the country's first bitcoin perpetual futures. The post Kalshi Files for Perpetual Futures on US Stocks and Copper, Its First on Equities appeared first on Unchained . ## [How Render Network Has Evolved and What AI Advancements Could Mean for Its Next Phase](https://unchainedcrypto.com/how-render-network-has-evolved-and-what-ai-advancements-could-mean-for-its-next-phase/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ Render Network at its core pays anyone with an idle GPU to help render anything from Hollywood films to NASA visuals. Trevor Harries-Jones, a director on the Render Network Foundation board, joined Laura to walk through how the GPU marketplace has evolved, how AI may inadvertently lead to its growth ... The post How Render Network Has Evolved and What AI Advancements Could Mean for Its Next Phase… ## [Drought’s harvest](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/droughts-harvest.html) _2026-08-19 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT West Nile virus surges in #Murica; drought concentrates mosquitoes around shrinking pools of water, raising risk of transmission. {The Independent 18 August} https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/west-nile-virus-mosquito-cases-deaths-us-b3034893.html Counter-intuitive though it may seem, drought increases transmission by concentrating mosquitoes and birds… ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HBhgQkOCmci9) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [The Exodus](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-exodus.html) _2026-08-19 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT Trump’s behaviour spirals out of control, as staffers depart in droves whilst he grows ‘meaner’ and impossible to work alongside. {OK! Magazine 17 August} https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/white-house-staff-departing-as-donald-trump-is-said-to-be-meaner-and-more-unpleasant-to-work-with-according-to-sources/ar-AA2ajnNj FTA : President Donald Trump is reportedly… ## [‘Not nearly long enough’](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/not-nearly-long-enough.html) _2026-08-15 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT Sadistic Trump, on the record deployment endured by sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln: ‘not nearly long enough’. {AP 14 August} https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-aircraft-carrier-uss-lincoln-023413c38373d4a6ba033612a1f552c6 What can be said about this? If these comments do not rouse people to anger, after all else that hath failed to do so, nothing shall. FTA :… ## [The golden lie](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-golden-lie.html) _2026-08-15 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via Grok Karl Rove advises Trump to stop gaslighting the public about the state of the economy. {The Hill 14 August} https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6030997-rove-criticizes-trump-economy/ The millions of #MAGA acolytes amongst us could not possibly remain oblivious to the fact that they are paying more for very nearly everything. As of now, they appear to be ignoring or… ## [COVID on the uptick again in a nation that learnt nothing from the pandemic](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/covid-on-uptick-again-in-nation-that.html) _2026-08-15 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT COVID-19 rears its ugly head once more this summer, though ‘evidence of growing herd immunity’ may likewise be present. {NPR 14 August} https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5927115/summer-vaccine-covid-19-surge Fear not: the government of Trumpistan has matters thoroughly in hand — FTA : Unlike previous years, the CDC hasn't issued updated recommendations for the… ## [A fire too close to power](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-fire-too-close-to-power.html) _2026-08-14 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT Trump's billionaire Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over wildfire response near his Idaho home. {Washington Post 14 August} https://wapo.st/4wZEqPD Whilst wildfire crews were already stretched dangerously thin across the American West, one politically connected billionaire reportedly saw fit to demand additional public resources for a fire threatening his own lavish… ## [When debt becomes destiny](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/when-debt-becomes-destiny.html) _2026-08-14 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT The former United States pays the highest bond yields in twenty-five years as national debt nears $40 trillion and deficits soar. {The Telegraph 14 August} https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/18f5ae5793fd4b3c FTA : The US has paid the highest interest rate on newly issued bonds in a quarter of a century as the American national debt soars. The treasury sold 30-year US… ## [The cost of complacency](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-cost-of-complacency.html) _2026-08-14 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT The FDA, failing the nation, conducted fewer than one-twentieth of the foreign inspections required by law over the past decade. {CBS News 12 August} https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-farms-mexico-fda-inspection-cyclosporiasis-outbreak/ Predictably, the farm in Mexico linked to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak had not been inspected since 2019. Do not expect any… ## [The silence after the siren: food and agriculture in retreat](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-silence-after-siren-food-and.html) _2026-08-14 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT Tyson Foods is to close or divest three facilities, as a historic cattle shortage lays waste to the US meatpacking industry. {Reuters 13 August} https://www.agriculture.com/partners-tyson-foods-says-it-will-close-sell-three-sites-amid-u-s-cattle-shortage-12059640 This, alongside the Taylor Farms lettuce debacle and other food-safety concerns that have been in the news… ## [Trump’s appointment of his personal lawyer as Attorney General is an old trick drawn from the timeworn playbook of tyrants](https://stoptheidiocracy2020s.blogspot.com/2026/08/trumps-appointment-of-his-personal.html) _2026-08-13 · Arthur Newhook · Stop the Idiocracy_ image generated via ChatGPT Ruth Ben-Ghiat — Todd Blanche, the latest tool: how autocrats use personal lawyers. {Lucid 11 August} https://lucid.substack.com/p/todd-blanche-the-latest-tool-how It required millions of enablers, distributed across nearly every sector of society, and an unprecedented mass brainwashing campaign, to make it happen: the now-former United States of America hath come to… ## [Third post on new substack](https://whatsscottbessentupto.substack.com/p/third-post-on-new-substack) _2025-10-23 · I Have Eaten Foliage · What's Scott Bessent Up To?_ swap your subscription! ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VWV5UO0z6mCX) _2025-10-23 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Check out my second post on new blog](https://whatsscottbessentupto.substack.com/p/check-out-my-second-post-on-new-blog) _2025-10-21 · I Have Eaten Foliage · What's Scott Bessent Up To?_ switch your subscription if you want to receive those updates in the future ## [Ending the substack](https://whatsscottbessentupto.substack.com/p/ending-the-substack) _2025-10-18 · I Have Eaten Foliage · What's Scott Bessent Up To?_ but still writing so go subscribe ## [Republicans Strike Back at Global Minimum Tax](https://whatsscottbessentupto.substack.com/p/republicans-strike-back-at-global) _2025-06-01 · I Have Eaten Foliage · What's Scott Bessent Up To?_ ... 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