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Hey all you TLAfags out there (surely I am not the only one):
Is CLS to SWIFT as VANs are to EDI and ACH is to the Federal Reserve?
TLA = Two or Three Letter Acronym
FLA = Four or Five Letter Acronym
CLS = Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS Group - Wikipedia)
SWIFT = Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (What Is the SWIFT Banking System? - Investopedia)
CBDC = Central Bank Digital Currency (What Is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)? - Investopedia)
CBPR = Cross-Border Payments and Reporting 👈 Border Erosion? (ISO 20022 for payments now live)
VAN = Value Added Network
EDI = Electronic Data Interchange
ACH = Automated Clearinghouse
Was thinking about how Judas committed suicide after his betrayal of Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. It had to be that way. Then Jesus Christ paid the debt we owed for our sin. If we were truly awake, would we go and sin no more?
Is there a reason for SWIFT and CLS to be dependent upon each other? Is the CLS a network infrastructure, kinda like VANs for EDI and ACH and, and the underlying transport layer of the internet?
Then that last part was just wondering what difference it makes to even think about monetary constructs.
I’m purposely posting this at 3:00 on Good Friday when our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, according to some traditions, said, “It is finished.”.
I’m so glad he loved me enough to shed his blood. I was awakened at 3 am this morning, and I felt the Lord say PRAY.
Can anyone see the full page for the Sealed Indictment Database Bad-boys.us ? They are about due for an update so I'm wondering which end the problem is on. 🤷♂️
It was working for me yesterday but I can't see the map or the the top 10 summary box of cases listed by state (like a sidebar).
Note, the map is disabled on mobile phones so only check if you are on a PC.
Thank you in advance!
Anyone follow EV news, and/or Fisker? I work at an auto auction that's handling Fisker dealer prep stuff, looks like it's bad news for them.
X22 Dave keeps saying EV sales are dropping, but I think Fisker is going under. Hertz is also unloading a bunch of Teslas, we handle them too and don't seem to be selling too well. For the most part our auction is for car dealers.
Fiskers are such junk, too much to type on my phone/don't get me started. Out of 250 units we have here, at least half are bricked...
Also, just heard a few minutes ago Fisker hasn't paid us so we're not letting any units leave.
Funny thing
I was watching an episode of father brown with a military theme. Every time they said the word Lieutenant, all I heard was…
Leftenant… 😂😂😂😂
Between that, and PepeSee (Pepsi)
I think I have GAW on the brain. 🤷♀️
Smart drinks lead me to forget, and Coke won’t get me high. 😂😂😂
When Samuel Adams makes me ale 😂😂
And YES - this is Totally an RTT Jive!
Well, it works for me. 🫡
EXACTLY!
Most of the time, if you’re in a rental each other for a business or vacation. Who wants to spend hours of their vacation charging a vehicle? If you’re having a day trip for business, you don’t have time to sit around and wait to charge a vehicle.
These people are being offered money to sell their own companies out. Now they’re all losing their jobs. This is how it should be. Maybe people will learn their lesson.
I was at the Dodge dealership today, picking up my charger - my actuators were pumping cold air and hot air in the cabin, so I need to get that fixed before summer. Anyway… This is the first time ever, that I haven’t gone to the show room to look at a new charger or challenger. I know they’re just dumping that brand and making electric cars now, and it’s so sad. I saw a bright green challenger in the showroom, but. Meh 🤷♀️
What’s the point… Wokeness has taken over the Dodge brand, and the dodge brothers are turning in their graves. The last advertisement they put out for the new electric vehicles was so cringe, I had to wipe the grime off of me after watching it for only 30 seconds. Eewww!
Wow, thanks for sharing. I think this is Fisker's second time going under.
Yup. This is their 2nd rodeo and looking like it'll end like the first.
I prefer peace.
"Peace is the prize."
John 14:27
John 15:26
John 16:33
John 17:17
u/#prayer
Thank you for these wonderful verses on this Good Friday. God bless.
Today I learned our friend Brian Cates, Twitter's drawandstrike, is deaf.
Who knew?
Who?
🙋♂️
Ditto.
If you are having a slow day, watch this guy asking basic questions on a college campus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIt3sq4ALk
Before you start, here is a question "How long is a quarter of an hour?"
So I just skimmed this article in the guardian rag. Seems fitting for this comment to expand on the absolute retardation in this world. Climate change causes all illnesses and domestic violence and hate speech. Do people actually believe this stuff??
Probably the ones who don't know how many weeks there are in a year.
This one left me speechless!
This is what happens when everyone moves on a grade, regardless. Then, we remove entrance exams for college.
Seriously?
My question is, what exactly are they ever going to be able to learn in a college if they don’t know these basics? How much money energy and time is being wasted on these people?
Ohhhhh don't you worry Bubble. Their time is NOT wasted.
They are being indoctrinated everyday at the expense of their parents and their future student loans. Many will become radicalized which is a bonus for the deep state.
The old internet actually still exists. Modern search engines are hiding it. Wiby.me is a search engine that links to old internet websites that are still being hosted. There is even a "surprise me" feature to find a random site. Suprisingly, some of these old sites are still being updated.
So what kind of worthwhile stuff did you find?
I was hoping to find the old gaming site that used to host fun games like "Smite Thee" and "Fish eat fish" etc, but sadly they aren't there anymore.
Yandex has games. I’m a frequent visitor🤦🏻♀️ Better than downloading a paid app.
This tucker Mike Rowe interview oh muh gawd frens, edit: so many things going on u/#ummwhat
Quick question/request for info. A few years ago there was a video posted, a slideshow of actors and Hollywood types posing for the pyramid eye (One eye), to demonstrate their allegiance to Team evil. It was something to that effect.
It was really long, showed something like 100+ people or more, I lost count.
Does anyone still have that link or video? The wife wanted to confirm several who was on the list (she hasn't seen it and i want a refresh).
yandex still works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_r1clYUPH4
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaturnStormCube/comments/ylm7wu/various_celebrities_posing_with_the_masonic_horus/
If you do a Google search, you can get a photograph or like a poster of it. I know it’s not what you’re looking for but maybe that would help.
Happy Good Friday frens! May we never forget what our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ did for us. https://www.learnreligions.com/holy-week-timeline-700618
👏👏👏 Yes, thank you Jesus for loving me. For loving me when I was unlovable, for dying for my sins, when I was unforgivable, and for giving me a new life. I’m so grateful for my Lord and Savior. 🙌