BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[briantrumpet]

Over 60 dead now.
This is awful.

Indeed. It's another massive blot on Spain's high speed train record, especially with two incidents within 12 months. It ought not to be possible that an error of one (fallible) human can lead to such a terrible crash. Whatever safety protocols and systems they have had in place doesn't seem to have been robust enough, given how deadly an impact is likely to be at those speeds.

 

[briantrumpet]

Aw, poor Brand. "Devastating".

Not quite sure why The Times is leading with Brand's plea for sympathy. I would imagine being charged with multiple rapes isn't going to be a comfortable experience, so this isn't any more newsworthy than "Dog bites man". 'Comedian' is a bit of a stretch too. Does anyone remember him being funny?

 

[AuroraSaab]

I honestly never found him funny but comedy is subjective and he was definitely very popular for quite a while.

It must be devastating to be accused of terrible things if you know you haven't done them but I don't see any alternative in criminal cases as it often results in other victims coming forward. If you allow anonymity in sex cases why not allow it in others? It's devastating to be accused of fraud or embezzlement too.

Ruling expected next week on the celebrity who seeks to block the media naming him in sexual misconduct allegations. I think this would set quite a precedent if allowed.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...ery-celebrity-legal-team-cites-143000346.html

 

[Psamathe]

Ruling expected next week on the celebrity who seeks to block the media naming him in sexual misconduct allegations. I think this would set quite a precedent if allowed.

The case of the celebrity seeking injunctions to preserve his/her anonymity is another aspect that concerns me.

Too often somebody is accused and the accusations reported presenting the accusers allegations but there is no formal presentation of any evidence the accused can counter, no means for the accused to defend themselves properly.

Were the accusations reported to the Police then evidence would be properly collected, assessed, investigated and if adequate a case taken through the courts where the accused would be made aware of the accusation details and have the proper opportunity to defend themselves. Instead we end-up with a very one-sided often poorly supported public accusation and public acting as jury having been presented with only selected evidence from one side and no scrutiny.

I appreciate that for victims it can be difficult reporting to the Police but is it a lot easier doing the same to the National Press?

 

[Dorset Boy]

Maybe this should be in the God News thread:
Cryto Giant gets hacked

 

[Psamathe]

Maybe this should be in the God News thread:
Cryto Giant gets hacked

To me there are underlying questions about these operations that this incident hightlights
eg How much profit are these cryptocurrency exchanges making (off user trades)? given the level of reported losses (I've seen between US$3bn and US$6bn). Yet the exchange has so much spare funding

Richard Teng, a co-chief executive of Binance, said: “Bottom line – your money is safe, and we’re covering every loss.” (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/29/binance-crypto-exchange-hack)

Or maybe they are just trying to fend off a run from users moving their bitcoin out? and when the extent of the loss is establisdhed maybe they'll just "phoenix" and users never be able to hold them to "we’re covering every loss."

 

[C R]

To me there are underlying questions about these operations that this incident hightlights
eg How much profit are these cryptocurrency exchanges making (off user trades)? given the level of reported losses (I've seen between US$3bn and US$6bn). Yet the exchange has so much spare funding

Or maybe they are just trying to fend off a run from users moving their bitcoin out? and when the extent of the loss is establisdhed maybe they'll just "phoenix" and users never be able to hold them to "we’re covering every loss."

Anyone paying any attention should have realised by now that crypto is a con, and the only way to make money out of it is by getting profits out onto something else as often as possible.

 

[icowden]

Maybe this should be in the God News thread:
Cryto Giant gets hacked

From NewsThump:

Man who wanted his money outside the reach of traditional authorities now pretty keen for traditional authorities to get it back​

by Andy Matthews7 hours ago

A cryptocurrency investor who has spent years explaining that governments, banks and financial regulators are completely obsolete has demanded to know why none of them prevented his money from being stolen.
Following the multibillion-dollar security breach at Binance, Simon Williams, 43, has developed an unexpected enthusiasm for international police cooperation.
Although the exchange has promised to cover losses, Simon wants immediate action from institutions he previously described as “irrelevant dinosaurs terrified of global financial freedom”.
“When I said the government should keep its hands off my money, I obviously didn’t mean it should let other people put theirs on it,” he explained.
“What exactly are we paying these people for?”
Simon, who regularly celebrates cryptocurrency’s ability to transcend national borders, said investigators’ concerns about jurisdiction sounded suspiciously like “excuses”.
“Apparently they need to establish which country the suspects are in. Well, get on with it then!
“Money moves around the world instantly now. Why can’t a policeman?”
He also demanded that authorities identify the recipients of suspicious transactions, having previously insisted financial privacy was an absolute right.
“That’s completely different. I wanted privacy to protect myself from government surveillance. They’re using it to avoid government surveillance. I shouldn’t have to explain this very simple concept.”
Simon has contacted his MP to ask why regulators failed to impose stronger safeguards on an industry he has repeatedly urged them to leave alone.
“There should have been checks. Standards. Someone making sure people couldn’t just wander off with billions of other people’s money.
“I’m astonished nobody thought of that.”
Friends confirmed Simon remains committed to dismantling the traditional financial system, once it has finished helping him.
“I just want an accountable organisation to safeguard my money, monitor suspicious transactions and provide someone I can contact when things go wrong,” he said.
Asked whether he meant a ‘bank’, Simon said there was no need to get political.