Nicki Kenyon
@nickikenyon.bsky.social
Financial crimes; financial integrity; sanctions; AML/CFT; trainer; Army veteran; former Treasury intelligence officer; immigrant from the former USSR (Ukraine); foreign policy and financial intelligence nerd.
Website: https://irenekenyon.substack.com/
Website: https://irenekenyon.substack.com/
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Anyone else envision a screeching toddler at a table, banging its fists and screaming "I WANT!!!" when you read this national security strategy swill?
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/us-nss
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/us-nss
US National Security Strategy
Undermining Allies, Indulging Adversaries
irenekenyon.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Anyone else envision a screeching toddler at a table, banging its fists and screaming "I WANT!!!" when you read this national security strategy swill?
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/us-nss
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/us-nss
Oooooh!
Today we filed new 1st Amendment lawsuit in U.S. District Court for District of Columbia against @CIA to challenge classification decisions regarding former officer's manuscript (“Absence of Evidence”) concerning "CURVEBALL" & Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction intel failures.
December 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Oooooh!
Anyone else envision a screeching toddler at a table, banging its fists and screaming "I WANT!!!" when you read this national security strategy swill?
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/us-nss
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/us-nss
US National Security Strategy
Undermining Allies, Indulging Adversaries
irenekenyon.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Anyone else envision a screeching toddler at a table, banging its fists and screaming "I WANT!!!" when you read this national security strategy swill?
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/us-nss
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/us-nss
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THE BOAT WAS HEADED TO SURINAME, NOT THE US, BECAUSE OF COURSE IT WAS.
On left:
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
THE BOAT WAS HEADED TO SURINAME, NOT THE US, BECAUSE OF COURSE IT WAS.
Bart De Wever is a disgusting coward.
Germany’s Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said they held “constructive” talks with Belgium over the potential use of billions in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine.
Von der Leyen, Merz: Talks with Belgium over Russian assets were ‘constructive’
Yet the Belgian leader gave no indication he will relent on his opposition to use the frozen funds.
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Bart De Wever is a disgusting coward.
OMG what the hell is wrong with people???
A high school senior was charged with federal arson after allegedly setting fire to a sleeping subway passenger in New York early Monday morning.
https://cnn.it/3XDLFg8
https://cnn.it/3XDLFg8
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
OMG what the hell is wrong with people???
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So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
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Trump and his cronies have made the US weaker than it has been in decades. Putin's orders? "The politicization and hollowing out of America’s diplomatic capability endanger our global leadership and, as a consequence, our national security" open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Destroying American Diplomacy: Pulling Down our First Line of Defense
The Steady State | by Charles A. Ray
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Trump and his cronies have made the US weaker than it has been in decades. Putin's orders? "The politicization and hollowing out of America’s diplomatic capability endanger our global leadership and, as a consequence, our national security" open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
I see it as the corrupt paws of FIFA officials trying to grab as much of the world’s resources and money as they can.
I see it as the world trying to claw its collective eyes out in grief and horror over Trump.
extremely normal peace trophy
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I see it as the corrupt paws of FIFA officials trying to grab as much of the world’s resources and money as they can.
Shipping containers sent by Noboa Trading Co. have been caught up in huge drug shipments sent from Ecuador to the Balkans. Among those handling this cocaine when it reached Europe was a drug trafficking group allegedly led by convicted drug lord Darko Šarić.
www.occrp.org/en/project/t...
www.occrp.org/en/project/t...
Cocaine and Bananas: How Balkan Traffickers Used Fruit Shipments From the Ecuadorian President's Family Firm to Smuggle Drugs
Shipping containers sent by Noboa Trading Co. have been caught up in huge drug shipments sent from Ecuador to the Balkans. Among those handling this cocaine when it reached Europe was a drug trafficki...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Shipping containers sent by Noboa Trading Co. have been caught up in huge drug shipments sent from Ecuador to the Balkans. Among those handling this cocaine when it reached Europe was a drug trafficking group allegedly led by convicted drug lord Darko Šarić.
www.occrp.org/en/project/t...
www.occrp.org/en/project/t...
These two apparently compromised data from multiple federal agencies including the DHS, IRS, and the EEOC.
Authorities did not name the federal government contractor, but the company was previously identified as Washington-based Opexus by Bloomberg
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Authorities did not name the federal government contractor, but the company was previously identified as Washington-based Opexus by Bloomberg
cyberscoop.com/muneeb-sohai...
Twins with hacking history charged in insider data breach affecting multiple federal agencies
Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter previously pleaded guilty to hacking into the State Department and other cybercrimes in 2015.
cyberscoop.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
These two apparently compromised data from multiple federal agencies including the DHS, IRS, and the EEOC.
Authorities did not name the federal government contractor, but the company was previously identified as Washington-based Opexus by Bloomberg
cyberscoop.com/muneeb-sohai...
Authorities did not name the federal government contractor, but the company was previously identified as Washington-based Opexus by Bloomberg
cyberscoop.com/muneeb-sohai...
Sure. He’s getting “tough” on Russia.
OFAC yesterday suspended until at least April 29 sanctions against Lukoil-branded gas stations outside of Russia.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
OFAC yesterday suspended until at least April 29 sanctions against Lukoil-branded gas stations outside of Russia.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...
www.france24.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Sure. He’s getting “tough” on Russia.
OFAC yesterday suspended until at least April 29 sanctions against Lukoil-branded gas stations outside of Russia.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
OFAC yesterday suspended until at least April 29 sanctions against Lukoil-branded gas stations outside of Russia.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
The network is also linked to drug trafficking in Sweden and across the Nordic region.
www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
Coordinated strike hits violent criminal network behind large-scale illegal gambling and money laundering in Sweden – Europol helps connect international intelligence to local action | Europol
A coordinated law enforcement operation carried out in Sweden and Spain between 28 and 29 November targeted a violent criminal network operating in the Stockholm area. The group is believed to run ext...
www.europol.europa.eu
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The network is also linked to drug trafficking in Sweden and across the Nordic region.
www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
The EU will blacklist Russia as an AML/CFT risk. The decision means that banks and other financial firms will have to enhance checks on all transactions involving Russia and mitigate their exposure to these risks.
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
The EU is finally blacklisting Russia for money laundering
The move will oblige financial institutions to strengthen due diligence on all transactions.
www.politico.eu
December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The EU will blacklist Russia as an AML/CFT risk. The decision means that banks and other financial firms will have to enhance checks on all transactions involving Russia and mitigate their exposure to these risks.
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
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Polish prosecutors have filed charges against eight additional suspects linked to a Russian-backed spy and sabotage network dismantled two years ago.
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Polish prosecutors have filed charges against eight additional suspects linked to a Russian-backed spy and sabotage network dismantled two years ago.
So they’re just going to continue murdering and torturing civilians and stealing and trafficking children in the meantime?
💬 “Сapturing the rest of Donetsk region is not a real possibility for the Russians for at least another year or two,” says a senior NATO official.
NATO: Russia Needs At Least Another Year To Reach Donetsk Border, Full Donbas Control Unrealistic
Russia may require over a year to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk, with full control of Donbas unlikely before 2026, per NATO sources.
united24media.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
So they’re just going to continue murdering and torturing civilians and stealing and trafficking children in the meantime?
By trying to force Ukraine to give away its territory to Russian aggressors and limiting their national security options? Right. 🙄
📈 In 10 years, Ukraine's GDP could surpass Russia's, - Rubio
"Ukrainians are actually independent and sovereign. And their economy should be allowed to not just recover, but to thrive, and turn it into a prosperity story. That's what we're trying to achieve," Rubio added.
"Ukrainians are actually independent and sovereign. And their economy should be allowed to not just recover, but to thrive, and turn it into a prosperity story. That's what we're trying to achieve," Rubio added.
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
By trying to force Ukraine to give away its territory to Russian aggressors and limiting their national security options? Right. 🙄
The look on Rubio’s face! 😂😂😂😂😂
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The look on Rubio’s face! 😂😂😂😂😂
Threats, threats, and more threats. Stand your ground, EU! These people are impotent.
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/top-rus...
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/top-rus...
Top Russian banker says the EU faces 50 years of litigation if it takes Russia's frozen assets
MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Top Russian banker Andrei Kostin said that Moscow would retaliate if the European Union used frozen Russian sovereign assets for a loan to Ukraine, and said Moscow could unl...
uk.finance.yahoo.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Threats, threats, and more threats. Stand your ground, EU! These people are impotent.
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/top-rus...
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/top-rus...
“On Monday evening, Hegseth wrote a social-media post that said that the Sept. 2 attacks were Bradley’s decisions.”
Gee. Throwing Bradley under the bus, while denying he issued the order to “kill them all.”
How… unexpected. /sarc
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
Gee. Throwing Bradley under the bus, while denying he issued the order to “kill them all.”
How… unexpected. /sarc
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
White House Defends Hegseth Over Strike on Alleged Drug Boat That Killed Survivors
An admiral who ordered the strike acted under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s authority, the White House press secretary said.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“On Monday evening, Hegseth wrote a social-media post that said that the Sept. 2 attacks were Bradley’s decisions.”
Gee. Throwing Bradley under the bus, while denying he issued the order to “kill them all.”
How… unexpected. /sarc
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
Gee. Throwing Bradley under the bus, while denying he issued the order to “kill them all.”
How… unexpected. /sarc
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
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Great RFERL piece by @mikeeckel.bsky.social and Ernist Nurmatov on Ilan Shor, A7 and A7A5, including findings from our investigations at @cen4infores.bsky.social www.rferl.org/a/russia-cry...
The Fugitive Oligarch, The Cryptocurrency, And A 'Wild' Kremlin-Blessed Sanctions Evasion Scheme
What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be set up not only to circumvent Western sanctions; it also appears to be a pillar for a larger Kremlin effort to build a parallel fin...
www.rferl.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Great RFERL piece by @mikeeckel.bsky.social and Ernist Nurmatov on Ilan Shor, A7 and A7A5, including findings from our investigations at @cen4infores.bsky.social www.rferl.org/a/russia-cry...
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Here I go again with my message about the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia.
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Are Sanctions Ineffective?
Look again
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Here I go again with my message about the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia.
open.substack.com/pub/ireneken...
open.substack.com/pub/ireneken...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Witkoff started a huge joint condominiums project in NYC last October with Blavatnik, and this February they started another one in Miami
#FollowTheMoney
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#FollowTheMoney
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Witkoff Group Leads Ocean Terrace Redevelopment in Miami Beach - BRG InternationalBRG International
Witkoff Group leads the Ocean Terrace redevelopment in Miami Beach’s North Beach district, securing $85.17M in financing.
www.brgintl.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Witkoff started a huge joint condominiums project in NYC last October with Blavatnik, and this February they started another one in Miami
#FollowTheMoney
www.brgintl.com/witkoff-grou...
#FollowTheMoney
www.brgintl.com/witkoff-grou...