Please don’t agree to do sanctions evasion unless you are really prepared - ThreadSky

bft.wtf • 2 days ago

Please don’t agree to do sanctions evasion unless you are really prepared

A friend's relative spent 15 years in prison for doing what Shah is asking randos to do online here en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafil_A...

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zombiscribe.bsky.social•2 days ago

So you want a more direct involvement with victims of genocide dying, right? Only possible motivation I can think of for you doing such a bald faced LIE to try to convince people not to help them? You really want to know you personally had a hand in people’s death?

montrealmuffin.bsky.social•2 days ago

There are no sanctions here

pastapilled.bsky.social•2 days ago

you are fear mongering, please delete this

bft.wtf•2 days ago

what kind of compliance and due diligence program do you have for these transactions going through the money transmission business you operate out of your bank account

pastapilled.bsky.social•2 days ago

the partnership is done through gofundme - no one is operating a money transmission business

pastapilled.bsky.social•2 days ago

you can find more information here:

poliorcetes.bsky.social•1 day ago

That just tells you how to apply to Gofundme. It tells you nothing about how to comply with other countries' money transmission rules.

bft.wtf•2 days ago

I think you should really thoroughly read over money transmission statutes before you make that claim

pastapilled.bsky.social•2 days ago

i think you should look into what is actually going on before you spout off

rainsurname.bsky.social•2 days ago

One of you is a data scientist who specializes in finding fraud & it's not you.

poliorcetes.bsky.social•1 day ago

Literacy can keep you free.

traya1.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think he is fear mongering deliberately.

pastapilled.bsky.social•2 days ago

maybe, i dont really care what his intent here, the outcome is the same

diskonto.bsky.social•2 days ago

Liberals love coming on bluesky to support genocide.

lexaprole.southsidesecret.club•2 days ago

you are a crypto scammer why would we listen to you?

bft.wtf•2 days ago

What crypto scam did I do?

lexaprole.southsidesecret.club•2 days ago

see: *crypto* is a scam. enjoy your afternoon and your mute.

bft.wtf•2 days ago

lol

thegregjensen.bsky.social•2 days ago

This thread 😂

sensualkazoo.bsky.social•1 day ago

The podcast is called the crypto critics corner. Does that sound pro cryptocurrency to you?

bft.wtf•1 day ago

We’re like movie critics, we sample broadly and rate the cryptos on a star system

bft.wtf•1 day ago

For some reason though nothing has gotten above 2 stars yet

cascoinfoundation.org•1 day ago

CasCoin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bitcoin ⭐️

secretcleveland.bsky.social•2 days ago

lol I think you missed on this one

cascoinfoundation.org•2 days ago

How dare you?

cascoinfoundation.org•2 days ago

The CasCoin Foundation, while, yes, going bankrupt 14 times, is currently solvent and not considered a “scam”

(LEGAL WARNING: CasCoin was called a “scam” by the NYAG, but that case was settled)

The reality is that we’re a currency, not an investment scam or scheme. We are banking the unbanked.

m0dality.bsky.social•17 hours ago

See, this is how you get anti-crypto boomers hate-quoting you

Also, I've been stacking CasCoin for years and my portfolio has 10x'd. Ask me how

areadingrainbow.bsky.social•2 days ago

Nexis of crypto salesmen and AI fanatics who think that Gazans asking for a few dollars is a scam

ddll.bsky.social•2 days ago

To post this kind of thing on a public forum has been a very bad idea for at least 24 years.

bft.wtf•2 days ago

Should sanctions exist in their current form? Probably not! But if you want to protest it by violating it then you better have a lot of legal resources, strong media connections, and detailed plans for handling the fallout

montrealmuffin.bsky.social•2 days ago

Name the specific sanctions against individual Palestinians

bft.wtf•2 days ago

Getting away with international money laundering is not easy, especially long term, and if you’re doing it for charity you won’t even be making enough money to make it worth the risk

montrealmuffin.bsky.social•2 days ago

You are just making things up and lying about what is going on

What is your motivation in lying?

bft.wtf•2 days ago

I’m also not sure how sympathetic people will be to protests that prosecutors describe as an “elaborate financial scheme to transfer money from American funders to international terrorist organizations,” maybe you have the media pull to make it work, but again be sure

montrealmuffin.bsky.social•2 days ago

Random Palestinians aren't international terrorist organizations you racist liar.

bft.wtf•2 days ago

You’ll try to explain your goal had nothing to do with terrorism, you were worried about hungry, sick, and dying victims of a genocide, but the prosecutors do not care that much about your intent if they can see where your dollars ended up going

montrealmuffin.bsky.social•2 days ago

No, this is also wrong.

İ hope you aren't a lawyer.

bft.wtf•2 days ago

If you think you can do it in a way where the benefits to the world outweigh the consequences to yourself and you’re willing to bring that suffering on yourself in exchange for helping people then Godspeed, but do spare a moment of thought before you commit to that path

montrealmuffin.bsky.social•2 days ago

You are making up lies.

Do you support the genocide?

whowhatnow56.bsky.social•2 days ago

What is the specific sanction this is violating, Ben?

mbletst.bsky.social•2 days ago

what sanctions?

comradecat.bsky.social•2 days ago

Bennett, I've only got one question. Do you ever wonder what life would be like if you WEREN'T a coward?

bft.wtf•2 days ago

idk seems scary

allsilknovitamins.bsky.social•2 days ago

Stay safe babe the world is suuuper scary for white men 🥺 and you’re correct and brave to encourage privileged donors to be cowards in advance of “scary” things that “could” happen

comradecat.bsky.social•2 days ago

To someone like you? Probably does. To people who think it's scarier to let children starve right now, than to risk the idea of maybe someday somehow getting in a nebulous and ill defined trouble in the comfort of the west? Not really.

hansmlman.bsky.social•2 days ago

Imagine taking financial advice from a crypto need. Couldn't be me

hansmlman.bsky.social•2 days ago

A crypto nerd even

scooterbones.bsky.social•2 days ago

Crypto nerd who's first post on their timeline is from a security services influencer

unstable-idiot.bsky.social•2 days ago

I wasn't aware Gaza civilians are all sanctioned. Even russians aren't all sanctioned

bft.wtf•2 days ago

They don’t all need to be sanctioned, all you gotta do is end up transferring to one person or institution that is sanctioned

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie.bsky.social•2 days ago

???????

unstable-idiot.bsky.social•2 days ago

well yeah I guess check if you're not actually sending money to a hamas lieutenant or something, I hope they understand this much about what they're doing

bft.wtf•2 days ago

It’s not always obvious that the entity you’re sending money to has what the United States would consider sufficient connections

unstable-idiot.bsky.social•2 days ago

that is sad because in a real country intent is generally very important https://eu-sanctions-compliance-helpdesk.europa.eu/sanctions-due-diligence-where-begin_en
I am in no way an expert but I would wait with declaring america world police law to people who are obviously in germany, france, belgium etc

dustinn.bsky.social•2 days ago

I have bad news for you about the US not being the world police when it comes to financial sanctions

mike10010100.com•2 days ago

This literally just shows that the EU would be doing the exact same prosecution lmao

oldhoundderby.bsky.social•2 days ago

But why not send money to organizations like WCK, the Red Cross/Crescent, etc. that have a proven track record? WCK has been incredible stretching out dollars donated to maximize benefit.

The fact that they’ve been asking for people to act as intermediaries is a bit concerning.

ianthe.online•2 days ago

https://wck.org/news/gaza-update-5-7

that's why

vituperativeerb.bsky.social•2 days ago

How are you checking that

snarkranger.bsky.social•2 days ago

if even $5 of that money ends up with Hamas along the way somehow, that's a federal felony.

rvbdrm.com•2 days ago

She’s not in the United States’ jurisdiction.

snarkranger.bsky.social•2 days ago

There's a whole lot of people on Bluesky who are.

docslacker.bsky.social•2 days ago

Pssst… money laundering is illegal in the EU as well. And she’s soliciting European bank account holders to act as money mules.

unstable-idiot.bsky.social•2 days ago

no, wiring money to a family under siege in Gaza is not money laundering

docslacker.bsky.social•2 days ago

You. Do. Not. Know. Who. You. Are. Sending. Money. To.

She is asking for people with accounts in the EU to receive money to then transfer.

unstable-idiot.bsky.social•2 days ago

in what federation lol

djcrucifader.bsky.social•2 days ago

g--0.bsky.social•2 days ago

good thing that hasn't happened then!

diskonto.bsky.social•2 days ago

You are a swarmy lying piece. Liberals really are evil.

whowhatnow56.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hey Bennett, can you point to me exactly what the sanctions that make this illegal are?

jacob-greenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/

whowhatnow56.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is not a sanction that makes it illegal to become a recipient facilitator for verified gofundme pages to Gaza civilians. You’re being a weird racist right now.

jacob-greenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

You are going to be arguing in court with the Trump admin, in a legal universe where the Holy Land case happened.

Doing that successfully requires having lawyers, if you want your life to continue have a modicum of fucking normalcy.

resolutecourier.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fz7iybqqvg6tb7yfayvdsyoq/post/3lqajayrxfc2t

whowhatnow56.bsky.social•2 days ago

No I’m not because this is not a thing. Show me a single instance of this happening

mbletst.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/self.agency/post/3lqakzwytn22v

brittlepencil.bsky.social•2 days ago

Please don't put a suit on a pig or you'll look like Bennett

unclecaviar.bsky.social•1 day ago

siltyloam.bsky.social•2 days ago

earlier i wasn't making fun of your forehead, but now i am. big ahh head mfer.

peezkyweezky.bsky.social•2 days ago

Please don’t support blatantly unconstitutional sanctions enforcement by warning people to follow the unjust readings of the law

bft.wtf•2 days ago

I don't control the enforcement apparatus.

peezkyweezky.bsky.social•2 days ago

So why are you volunteering to help operate it for free?

oldhoundderby.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why take the risk when there are reputable charities already in theatre doing this work and are also good at stretching dollars for maximum effect?

brittlepencil.bsky.social•2 days ago

Because they are being blockaded by a genocidal government.

One that also indiscriminately attacks aid workers

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/middleeast/israel-acknowledges-killing-un-aid-worker-latam-intl

oldhoundderby.bsky.social•2 days ago

But even then, doesn't the money just fuel the black market and make things even more unaffordable for those Gazans who don't have an outside source of foreign cash?

gedaliah.xyz•2 days ago

I don’t know if you’ve been following the news but that aid is not getting into Gaza. How is that not clear?

aih.bsky.social•2 days ago

For some people here, enjoying the vibe of feeling like you're anti-establishment is more important than taking reasonable steps to ensure that help goes to people who need it with the minimum of hassle, and so they're reflexively opposed to sending money to charitable orgs.

aih.bsky.social•2 days ago

These people don't actually give a shit about people in Gaza, they don't even see them as fully human, just instruments for their own personal vanity and self-image. So they'll deny objective reality (that charities, through their connections and knowledge, can extract maximum value for the dollar)

poliorcetes.bsky.social•1 day ago

You are free to juggle as many chainsaws as you like. Some people foolishly try to give safety advice.

shredbury.bsky.social•2 days ago

mfw when i assume every palestinian is a hamas lieutenant

poliorcetes.bsky.social•1 day ago

Weak sauce, the crypto shills have been ragging on his forehead literally for years now.

mbletst.bsky.social•2 days ago

damian hubbard i love your work

kimhexler.bsky.social•2 days ago

I hate sanctions and love mutual aid but yeah that’s like… coordinating money mulling and acting as an unlicensed MSB on top of everything else, which is not legal even without touching TF concerns. I was supportive when she was directing people to GFMs, but this is taking on liability directly…

matapacos.bsky.social•2 days ago

Imagine being so fucking stupid that you actually believe this.

g--0.bsky.social•2 days ago

this isn't sanctions evasion you utter dipshit.

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