brettman

I’m either too hot or too cold.

[brettman @Shinobiisback]

If you ever had any doubt regarding the positive impact Labour had on the U.K. look no further

Brilliant thread by @RussInCheshire

[The Finance Guy @OneFinanceGuy]

So @BorisJohnson, who was accused by @benhabib6 of stitching up a deal with @Nigel_Farage (deal allegedly sponsored by Christopher Harborne), went undeclared to Ukraine with Harborne, and they had a special guest with them and no one in UK reported?

[The Finance Guy @OneFinanceGuy]

@BorisJohnson @benhabib6 @Nigel_Farage I mean, who has never...?
Ah, never mind.

[brettman @Shinobiisback]

@OneFinanceGuy @amys_here I’m going out on a limb here, but doesn’t a certain man who likes to donate to reform also got links to weapons. Maybe even drones…..if I’m correct doesn’t one of trumps kids. Hmmmm

[The Finance Guy @OneFinanceGuy]

Sorry if I sound like Musk with single word comments but...:

Interesting.

[Jason Mikula @mikulaja]

Iran uses stablecoin Tether to evade sanctions, fund regional proxies, drone purchases, per today's report from Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations:

Crypto and stablecoin proponents will often push back on criticism that criminals make use of these assets by arguing that, on an absolute dollar basis, far more illicit funds flow through traditional banking systems and payment rails than via crypto and stablecoins.

And while that is likely true, it elides the reality presented in news story after news story: whether state actors (Russia, Iran, North Korea), or criminal groups, those looking to engage in illicit transactions increasingly favor stablecoins and, specifically, Tether (USDT).

A new report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations out today (9/28/2026) adds context to how Iran uses Tether has a lynchpin in its shadow banking system.

The report analyzed 846 wallets that have been sanctioned or targeted for seizure, finding that 84% of them transacted exclusively or primarily in Tether.

The ability to create near limitless, anonymous wallets and to move funds effectively instantaneously and irreversibly have made crypto a favored financial mechanism for bad actors.

Stablecoins solved key drawbacks of bitcoin, namely, the original cryptocurrency's highly volatile value in dollars. And while Tether (the company) has the technical ability to "freeze" or destroy funds, the company is often limited and reactive in its approach to doing so, the Senate report argues. Tether, which is nominally based in crypto-friendly El Salvador, "has stated that its compliance with OFAC sanctions is “voluntary” and that it follows “OFAC guidelines," the Senate report says.

Owing to these favorable attributes, Tether "became a primary cryptocurrency for Iran, Hamas, Hizballah, and the Houthis beginning in 2023 and has expanded in scale since," the report says.

Tether's role in Iran's shadow banking system, the report says, is enhanced by crypto exchanges like Bybit, Kyrrex, OKX, Gate, and Binance, and through "over the counter" exchanges and hawala networks.

The consequences of these financial flows aren't hypothetical. The Senate report links Tether as a funds transfer mechanism to Iranian proxies in the region, including Hizballah, the Houthis, and Hamas. Tether has also been used to make payments to secure components necessary to manufacture drones, the report says.

The report concludes by arguing that "[s]tablecoin issuers with a significant nexus to the United States, particularly those that offer dollar-denominated stablecoins, should be subject to American sanctions law rather than being allowed to hide behind foreign jurisdictions."

Stablecoin issuers like Tether must be held accountable for repeated failures to prevent illicit finance and sanctions violations by law enforcement, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and OFAC, the report argues.

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

John Healey on Nigel Farage: “He’s Liz Truss with a bitcoin account.”

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

If a foreign state has attacked the UK, you’d think all British politicians would unite in condemning that state. Not Reform. Their first response is to lash out at the Government, and try and make political capital out of the incident.

[Robespierre (YouTube) 📢 @MaxFRobespierre]

There you go.

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

I would like to make it clear that Nathan Gill is the only Reform politician who took bribes to spread Russian propaganda. Because I did it free of charge.

[brettman @Shinobiisback]

@Andy42_X @DPJHodges @LGB_1962 I worked for the MOD 😂

[brettman @Shinobiisback]

@Andy42_X @DPJHodges @LGB_1962 He’s a grifter you dumb Ferk

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Let's be equally blunt Paul. A significant number of racists have been hiding behind legitimate concerns about immigration. And they're finally breaking cover.

[Alan M 💙 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇪🇺 @am1874northwich]

UK accepts a disproportionately large number?
Really?? #bbcaq

[brettman @Shinobiisback]

@tom_pridham @horton_official 😂😂😂😂

No Tory can be trusted

[David @Zero_4]

I’ve lost confidence in billionaires

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

It is not humiliating for him, since he has no sense of dignity, but it is humiliating for the rest of us that the president of the United States serves as a subordinate press officer of the Kremlin, saying things that are not only false and cruel but which only Russians could have instructed him to say, since there is no way he could have thought of them himself, and since they depend on knowledge that he does not have.

[brettman @Shinobiisback]

@ChilblainMythos @MichaelRapaport Bellend

[James Wilson @per_incuriam2]

No surprises here. Tom Watson has a history of selling his soul. He was a vocal campaigner for gambling reform until Paddy Power and Betfair wanted to fill his pockets with cash.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Oh I see! @PalantirTech & @louismosley think they have cunningly got round rules by employing @tom_watson on a ‘leave of absence’ from the Lords. What genius! I would expect nothing less from the company that published a technofascist manifesto on its Twitter feed. Keep it up lads.

[Labour Right Watch @LabourRightWtch]

1. I'm going to post earlier versions of Tom Watson's register of interests as they are currently suspended on the House of Lords site.
Nov 2022:
Adviser (remunerated) to gambling giant Flutter and a trip to Paris paid for byIsrael lobby group ELNET
https://t.co/yTXy61jOck