The FTX debtors say in this filing that they've been trying to talk with Barbara Fried and Gabe Bankman-Fried.
Barbara Fried has "ignored the Requests altogether.
And with Gabe Bankman-Fried, FTX says it has "not received meaningful engagement or any response."
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And a reminder from our story this week that Mind the Gap, Barbara Fried's organization, has already received outreach from the Department of Justice.
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FTX alleges in this filing that the Capitol Hill townhouse purchased by Guarding Against Pandemics last year was "purchased using misappropriated customer funds."
Background on the townhouse, which is now up for sale.
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New filing from FTX investigators has the political organizations of Sam Bankman-Fried's mom, Barbara, and brother, Gabe, in the crosshairs.
FTX wants information from Mind the Gap and Guarding Against Pandemics.
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Gonna be a good finish in Philly.
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Mind the Gap had a goal of raising $200 million for Democrats in the 2022 cycle, I'm told.
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Sam Bankman-Fried's mom, Barbara, in a private email in 2018:
"I’m fairly confident I can raise a minimum of $1-$2 million in campaign contributions for this purpose, and there is some chance the number could be significantly larger."
Indeed there was.
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As always, you need a hell of a lot of caveats here.
Not all donors disclose all their contributions, so this ranking weighs heavily towards those who volunteer it.
But gives it the best shot we've got.
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Lifetime donations from Silicon Valley billionaires, per the updated annual Forbes ranking.
MacKenzie Scott: $14 billion
Bill + Melinda Gates: $38 billion
Mark Zuckerberg + Priscilla Chan: $4 billion
Jeff Bezos: $3 billion
Sergey Brin: $3 billion
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Lauren Sanchez does an interview (and photoshoot) on her and Jeff Bezos's philanthropy:
wsj.com/articles/laure
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Democratic fundraising group Mind the Gap says on-record that Sam Bankman-Fried only accounted for 2 percent of all money referred by the organization.
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As a reminder that Ron Conway is literally involved in everything that touches Silicon Valley politics ....
It was Ron Conway who consulted with Mind the Gap and encouraged them to get more public-relations help in recent weeks following SBF's implosion.
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Barbara Fried was a beloved law professor whose midlife political awakening inspired Mind the Gap, a powerful network of 2,500 donors that helped the Dems dominate the ’18 midterms. Now, she’s the latest victim of her son, #SBF.
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Without SBF in the mix, there's no question we will shift more OP spending to x-risk.
Re: low risk it can be very helpful to quantify it if you don't mind, since "low" can mean a wide range of probabilities.
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Just for clarity, AI risk people see 10% as a big problem worth working very hard on vs. implying it's probably fine. Sometimes that leads to confusion.
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NEW: Here is the first detailed statement from Mind the Gap on its relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried.
puck.news/s-b-f-mama-dra
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“Mind the Gap, like other recipients of FTX cash, told me they had been contacted by prosecutors investigating an alleged straw-donor scheme involving S.B.F. and had ‘complied fully with this request.’”
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"Of all the people ensnared in Sam’s fall from grace, there is no casualty more remarkable than his own mother." Awesome piece, .
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NEW overnight at —
What exactly is the relationship between Sam Bankman-Fried and his mom Barbara's Democratic donor group, Mind the Gap?
Our story, based on years of coverage, internal documents and emails.
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NEWS: Prosecutors have contacted Mind the Gap, the organization founded by Sam Bankman-Fried's mom.
Mind the Gap received $1 million from FTX executive Nishad Singh.
Mind the Gap says it “complied fully with this request."
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Sam Bankman-Fried's mom, Barbara, became a Silicon Valley political celebrity over the last few years — directing hundreds of millions of dollars to the Democratic Party.
But now she is out of her own organization thanks to her son's scandal.
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NEW —
A deep look at Mind the Gap, the powerful Democratic donor-advisory group, and its ties to Sam Bankman-Fried.
Internal emails, documents and the inside story of how SBF's crisis may have screwed over his mom's political organization.
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this video low key says so much about Elon Musk’s relationship with the press
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Mistakes happen, and all you can do is just correct them as soon as you can, without being defensive.
Here's the good Politico piece:
politico.com/news/2022/12/1
And 's follow up:
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A genuine public tip-of-the-cap to / for updating this Politico story to reflect that first reported on the existence of the "Pro-Democracy Campaign" last spring.🙏🏻🙏🏻
The original scoop from March on the secretive bet:
puck.news/mini-benioff-m
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6. Actually, pre-orders for my book ARE live (even if the actual book cover isn't.) Here are a few links where you can purchase Winner Sells All today!
Amazon: bit.ly/3wkw9rP
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Barnes & Noble: bit.ly/3R2dFpf
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BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay near Highway 92, the San Mateo Sheriff’s Office said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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This week from me:
—The S.B.F. judge is no friend of the media
—Alec Baldwin’s trial may be televised and have star witnesses
—The Biden administration and Hollywood studios disagree on a key intellectual property issue.
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someone tell Tim Apple
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lmao
The lawyer who is cross-examining Elon Musk accidentally just called him "Mr. Tweet" instead of "Mr. Musk."
Elon says "Mr. Tweet" is all good
"That's probably an accurate description."
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Elon Musk, out of context from the stand in a lawsuit:
"This is ass-covering, for lack of a better word."
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Musk defends his “funding secured” tweet:
“I’m saying that I am ‘considering’ or, importantly, ‘considering that it will happen” — that I'm thinking about it. Taking Tesla private at $420. And that, in my opinion, the funding is secured for taking private at that price.”
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making a rare twitter post to share that my role was eliminated during the recent vox layoffs. i truly loved working at recode. but now, i’m looking for new work. i’ve covered everything from space to the supply chain. here’s some of the recent work i’m most proud of:
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Jason is, without a doubt, the most generous colleague I have ever worked with.
Overhearing him work a source on the phone is worth more than any journalism degree. He is ferocious and yet so deeply fair.
Hiring editors would be dumb to wait past .. Friday? ... to contact him.
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NEW : WWJD: What Would Jeff Do? Bezos’s visit to The Washington Post set off alarms in the building. But if the world’s fourth richest man has plans for the nation’s second most important paper, he’s keeping them to himself. He’s in listening mode
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Per a new TEC report, 's camp says it returned $900K of his $1M check from Sam Bankman-Fried and plans to donate the rest to help FTX victims. ( first reported in late November on the campaign saying it had returned the check: texastribune.org/2022/11/29/bet)
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