Ukraine's central bank cuts interest rate in first change in 10 months: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/29/ukraines-central-bank-cuts-interest.html
To me, Banks is the first prophet of Judith and Octavia's Jihad.
> One of the most important tasks in setting up and running a stable and internally content civilisation is finding an acceptable balance between the desire for freedom of choice in one's actions (and the freedom from mortal fear in one's life) and the need to feel that even in a society so self-correctingly Utopian one is still contributing something.
A Few Notes on the Culture, by Iain M Banks
Ultraviolet Completion of the Big Bang in Quadratic Gravity: #QuantumGravity.
Santander (or its Spanish parent bank) accused of being biggest bank investor in Israeli armaments.
https://diariosocialista.net/2026/03/28/activistas-acusan-a-santander-y-caixabank-de-invertir-en-empres…
📢 Geldwäscheverdacht: Razzia bei Deutscher Bank in Frankfurt und Berlin
Wegen des Verdachts der Geldwäsche durchsucht die Justiz Gebäude der Deutschen Bank in Frankfurt am Main und Berlin. Beschuldigt würden unbekannte Verantwortliche und Mitarbeiter, teilte die Staatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt mit. Zuvor hatte der Spiegel darüber berichtet.
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Journalist Eoin Higgins says Matt Taibbi is suing him for defamation over Owned, his book about tech billionaires and the left, and "I stand by my work" (Eoin Higgins/The Flashpoint)
https://eoinhiggins.substack.com/p/yes-im-being-sued-by-matt-taibbi<…
Today's alarm in the Radisson Blu Hotel will just be a DRILL!
Der heutige Alarm im Radisson Blu Hotel ist nur eine ÜBUNG!
#radissonbluhotel #39c3
German authorities raid Deutsche Bank in money-laundering probe linked to Roman Abramovich: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/29/german-authorities-raid-deutsche-bank.html
A look at Clickout, which has bought hundreds of websites to harvest their reputations and pack them with casino links; in 2024, it had £40M in revenue (Rob Waugh/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-seo-parasites-bu…