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Poppy Alexander
@poppyalexander.bsky.social
(Anti)fraud lover, whistleblower attorney, forever dog person. Founding Partner at @whistleblower.law
Newsom rejecting the billionaire wealth tax is one thing. Supporting the billionaires' poison pill alternative which would ban taxes on assets permanently, end any chance to fix stepped-up basis, & could be used by an enterprising lawyer to invalidate vehicle fee or other tax changes is another.
Newsom Backs Measure That Could Invalidate Billionaire Tax
The California governor opposes the proposed levy on ultrawealthy that goes before voters on Nov. 3.
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All prisoners should have the right to vote while in prison
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · last wk.Arguably the biggest democracy referendum next month: Virginia is one of only three states where the state constitution says people should lose their right to vote FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIFE if they are convicted of any felony. This measure would allow anyone to vote after prison.
Meta is using a radical interpretation of a tax credit for “research and experimentation” to get billions of dollars off GPUs for its A.I. data centers. My latest with Jesse Drucker, @elitan.bsky.social and @mikeisaac.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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seriously, SpaceX showed the way and Anthropic is following it. Selective leaks of the "confidential" prospectus to gin up enthusiasm for the IPO, which is wildly illegal under the federal securities laws but no one cares about that anymore www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic leaders to control AI lab via 'Founder LLC' to promote public good over market forces
Anthropic has long positioned itself as the virtuous AI company. An early look at its IPO filing shows how it is creating a new "Founder LLC" vehicle aimed at serving the common good, while insulatin...
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A world of always-on cameras and microphones on peoples' bodies is a very serious privacy and security problem for the people wearing them and for everyone around them.
Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · 2w agoOur right to conversational privacy must include freedom from others using tech to document what we are saying without our clear opt-in consent. "Otherwise, people will self-censor, and conversation will lose its spontaneity and intimacy," EFF’s @adamdschwartz.bsky.social told @yahoofinance.com.
again, part of the reason that people are not excited about AI is that it's major use cases as described by its advocates are: a. supercharging scams b. pushing you out of your job
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 3w agoThat's just fraud, my dude. Even if you use an AI agent. It's just fucking fraud.
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Over half of US infant formula is bought with USDA WIC funds, which is how Abbott’s alleged safety failures became a $385M FCA case. $69M goes to the employees who spoke up.
Abbott Agrees to Pay Over $384M to Settle Allegations Related to Contaminated Infant Formula
Abbott Laboratories (Abbott), an Illinois-based healthcare company that manufactures and sells infant formula and nutritional therapy products, has agreed to pay $384,999,040 to resolve allegations th...
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New at FinCEN: a whistleblower office director who helped build DOJ Antitrust rewards program, and a bulletin soliciting tips on Iran-related illicit finance — expressly including from regime insiders. Our analysis: whistleblower.law/news/new-lea...
New Leadership and an Iran Bulletin Signal Treasury’s Commitment to FinCEN’s Whistleblower Program | Whistleblower Partners LLP
FinCEN strengthens its whistleblower program with new leadership and a focus on Iran-related illicit finance, sanctions evasion, and insider tips.
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I don't have any way to judge the supposed world-destroying capacities of AI run amok. (Color me highly skeptical). What I do see are billionaire CEOs using the cover of that doomer story to engage in collusive, cartel-like behavior.
“why are all the ai ceos all of a sudden saying this weird thing?” burning man was last week and this may actually just be the explanation
Last week, Ari Yampolsky made two presentations at RISE West: a fireside chat with our client Dr. James Taylor about his history-making False Claims Act case against Kaiser for Medicare Advantage risk adjustment fraud and a panel on Risk Adjustment Litigation Today.
This is how Matilda turns into Carrie.
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · last mo.Jesus Christ: after a recent ruling by the Eighth Circuit that allowed Act 372 to take effect, an Arkansas county has banned all children from checking out any books in the adult section, bringing home any DVDs, or using the self-checkout kiosk in its public libraries.
I was so delighted to find this 1982 @msmagazine.com among my mom’s papers this summer. The articles, the advertisements, everything about it
Big win for FCA whistleblowers: the Eleventh Circuit reversed the ruling declaring qui tam unconstitutional. Congrats to Dr. Zafirov and her team. Proud that our colleagues Eric Havian, Mike Ronickher & Max Voldman represented Sen. Grassley as amicus.
Eleventh Circuit Delivers Major Win for False Claims Act Whistleblowers | Whistleblower Partners LLP
In a major victory for whistleblowers and the False Claims Act (FCA), the Eleventh Circuit yesterday reversed a district court decision that had declared the
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"people who are young" Lotta effort to avoid saying "children." In fact, back in my day [shakes fist], the phrase was "babies having babies."
Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · last mo.Fox News complains that underage teenage girls aren’t getting pregnant enough: “The problem is teens and young adults. From ages 15-19, the fertility rate is down 70% in the last 2 decades, which means we are telling people who are young not to have babies.”
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
The D.C. Circuit says IRS whistleblower award denials need a reasoned record, not unsupported assumptions. Why Trongone matters:
D.C. Circuit Tells the IRS: Whistleblower Award Denials Need Evidence, Not Assumptions | Whistleblower Partners LLP
A tax whistleblower got a rare, if narrow, win after being denied an award by the IRS. The D.C. Circuit’s decision in Trongone v. Commissioner reversed a Tax
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We’re proud to announce that Eric Havian & Mike Ronickher have been named to Best Lawyers’ 2027 list of outstanding attorneys in America for Qui Tam Law. This honor recognizes us as a top firm representing whistleblowers in #FalseClaimsAct matters. Thanks to Best Lawyers & all who have supported us.
Assuming accuracy is a condition of the contract (sadly maybe a big if), there’s a big False Claims Act issue here
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3mo agoOn reddit, a US citizen says they got a notice from DHS (with his middle name listed as his first name) declaring they owe $730,000 for failure to depart after a removal order. Given DHS' outsourcing of skiptracing to contractors, suggests very poor investigations. www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comm...
@poppyalexander.bsky.social recently joined Andrew Feller and Jackie DeMar of The Anti Fraud Coalition to talk about the good and the bad of the proposed regulations for the FinCEN whistleblower program. Listen here: music.youtube.com/podcast/R3h4...
Great moments in the history of philosophy: In 1972 John Rawls reaches out to Lou Rawls to see if he'd be interested in translating John's recently published "Theory of Justice" into a "sexy R&B concept album" entitled "Original Position." Lou Rawls politely declines the request.
