Ross Ulbricht, Founder of Silk Road

[MisterBeale]

yep. That is politics pal.

Trump made a deal with the RFKjr voters, and the libertarians to win.
. . . now? He keeps his end of these bargains. It is hard to rule without making effective coalitions.




The neo-libs that run the DNC have no clue, they really don't.

I watch a lot of content produced by Greens and former Sanders campaign staff and supporters. If the left knew even a quarter of what Trump knows about building political alliances with voting blocks? They might not have lost.


. . . but average folks just don't trust the DNC anymore.

 

[Auld Phart]

In the Truth Social post announcing Ulbricht's pardon, Trump wrote that his pardon is making good on his pledge to Libertarian voters.

"I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross," Trump wrote. "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me. He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!"

What’s more, Ulbricht is supported by crypto bros, who have been arguing for Ulbricht’s release for years.

Trump pardons notorious drug trafficker—wait, what?

Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned the creator of Silk Road, a dark-web marketplace where people sold heroin, cocaine, LSD, and other illicit drugs by using cryptocurrency to keep the transactions anonymous and avoid being caught by law enforcement. Ross...

www.dailykos.com

The Felon Elect is on a roll.

Biden just pardoned 2,500

"Of the acts of clemency, 1,715 were commutations (including 504 life sentences) and 212 were pardons.[2][3] Most individuals granted executive clemency by Obama had been convicted on drug charges,[4] and had received lengthy and sometimes mandatory sentences at the height of the war on drugs.[5]"

Bush and CLinton did as well.

as usual, your thread is "OMG, he did the same as his predecessors"

and BORING

 

[Crepitus]

yep. That is politics pal.

Trump made a deal with the RFKjr voters, and the libertarians to win.
. . . now? He keeps his end of these bargains. It is hard to rule without making effective coalitions.




The neo-libs that run the DNC have no clue, they really don't.

I watch a lot of content produced by Greens and former Sanders campaign staff and supporters. If the left knew even a quarter of what Trump knows about building political alliances with voting blocks? They might not have lost.


. . . but average folks just don't trust the DNC anymore.

tRump is allied with drug traffickers?

I guess he doesn't mind them if they are white.

 

[Dante]

Trump made a promise to the Libertarians to pardon Ross Ulbricht when he spoke at the Libertarian Convention.

Video from Reason from before the inauguration...




Promise made, promise kept.

Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the imprisoned creator of the drug marketplace Silk Road.

cointelegraph.com

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods with bitcoin.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/21/ross-ulbricht-silk-road-trump-pardon/

President Donald Trump said he granted a pardon Tuesday to Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online marketplace Silk Road — a campaign promise Trump had made to libertarian voters. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president said signing the pardon was his “pleasure” and called the life sentence Ulbricht was serving “ridiculous.”

The White House on Tuesday confirmed Trump had signed the pardon.

Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 after being convicted on seven counts, including conspiracy and money laundering, related to the anonymous marketplace website he created that was used to sell drugs and other illegal goods.

Ulbricht, who was known online by the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts,” a reference to a character in the 1987 movie “The Princess Bride,” created Silk Road in 2011. He operated the website until it was shut down by law enforcement authorities in 2013. Operating on the dark web, transactions on Silk Road were made using bitcoin, and Ulbricht was considered a pioneer in the use of cryptocurrency.

 

[MisterBeale]

tRump is allied with drug traffickers?

I guess he doesn't mind them if they are white.

If you have to lie to make your argument?

It is just propaganda.

 

[Crepitus]

If you have to lie to make your argument?

It is just propaganda.

Tell that to the resident tRumplings, not me.

 

[Dante]

In the Truth Social post announcing Ulbricht's pardon, Trump wrote that his pardon is making good on his pledge to Libertarian voters.

"I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross," Trump wrote. "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me. He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!"

What’s more, Ulbricht is supported by crypto bros, who have been arguing for Ulbricht’s release for years.

Trump pardons notorious drug trafficker—wait, what?

Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned the creator of Silk Road, a dark-web marketplace where people sold heroin, cocaine, LSD, and other illicit drugs by using cryptocurrency to keep the transactions anonymous and avoid being caught by law enforcement. Ross...

www.dailykos.com

The Felon Elect is on a roll.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/21/ross-ulbricht-silk-road-trump-pardon/

President Donald Trump said he granted a pardon Tuesday to Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online marketplace Silk Road — a campaign promise Trump had made to libertarian voters. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president said signing the pardon was his “pleasure” and called the life sentence Ulbricht was serving “ridiculous.”

The White House on Tuesday confirmed Trump had signed the pardon.

Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 after being convicted on seven counts, including conspiracy and money laundering, related to the anonymous marketplace website he created that was used to sell drugs and other illegal goods.

Ulbricht, who was known online by the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts,” a reference to a character in the 1987 movie “The Princess Bride,” created Silk Road in 2011. He operated the website until it was shut down by law enforcement authorities in 2013. Operating on the dark web, transactions on Silk Road were made using bitcoin, and Ulbricht was considered a pioneer in the use of cryptocurrency.

 

[ColonelAngus]

 

[MisterBeale]

Tell that to the resident tRumplings, not me.

They tend to just parrot what they want to believe and feel.

You on the other hand? You consistently just knowingly lie and spin false narratives.

Why Trump made a deal to free Ross Ulbricht​

Angela McArdle: What role did the Libertarian Party play in freeing Ross Ulbricht?​

 

[Rambunctious]

In the Truth Social post announcing Ulbricht's pardon, Trump wrote that his pardon is making good on his pledge to Libertarian voters.

"I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross," Trump wrote. "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me. He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!"

What’s more, Ulbricht is supported by crypto bros, who have been arguing for Ulbricht’s release for years.

Trump pardons notorious drug trafficker—wait, what?

Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned the creator of Silk Road, a dark-web marketplace where people sold heroin, cocaine, LSD, and other illicit drugs by using cryptocurrency to keep the transactions anonymous and avoid being caught by law enforcement. Ross...

www.dailykos.com

The Felon Elect is on a roll.

If Trump did it... he must have a good reason...

 

[MisterBeale]

He operated the website until it was shut down by law enforcement authorities in 2013.

 

[Dante]

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods with bitcoin.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/21/ross-ulbricht-silk-road-trump-pardon/

 

[marvin martian]

tRump is allied with drug traffickers?

I guess he doesn't mind them if they are white.

Like Hunter?

 

[MisterBeale]

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods with bitcoin.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/21/ross-ulbricht-silk-road-trump-pardon/

You'll just parrot whatever the hell the establishment tells you, w/o a bit of skepticism. This is why you don't have a clue what is going on.

Silk Road Trial Takes a Twist as Ross Ulbricht Says He Was Framed

The man prosecutors allege is the mastermind behind the online drug market Silk Road claimed in court today that the head of a failed Bitcoin market was actually the one running the site.

www.vice.com

Was Mt. Gox CEO The Dread Pirate Roberts? The DHS Once Believed It

A witness for the prosecution admitted that he had actively pursued Mark Karpeles, the erstwhile CEO of the notorious failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, as a possible match for the Dread Pirate Roberts, the operator of the Silk Road, less than two months before the arrest of Ross Ulbricht.

www.forbes.com

 

[Dante]

You'll just parrot whatever the hell the establishment tells you, w/o a bit of skepticism. This is why you don't have a clue what is going on.

Silk Road Trial Takes a Twist as Ross Ulbricht Says He Was Framed

The man prosecutors allege is the mastermind behind the online drug market Silk Road claimed in court today that the head of a failed Bitcoin market was actually the one running the site.

www.vice.com

Was Mt. Gox CEO The Dread Pirate Roberts? The DHS Once Believed It

A witness for the prosecution admitted that he had actively pursued Mark Karpeles, the erstwhile CEO of the notorious failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, as a possible match for the Dread Pirate Roberts, the operator of the Silk Road, less than two months before the arrest of Ross Ulbricht.

www.forbes.com

court records vs crazy web media sites

 

[Dante]

You'll just parrot whatever the hell the establishment tells you, w/o a bit of skepticism. This is why you don't have a clue what is going on.

Silk Road Trial Takes a Twist as Ross Ulbricht Says He Was Framed

The man prosecutors allege is the mastermind behind the online drug market Silk Road claimed in court today that the head of a failed Bitcoin market was actually the one running the site.

www.vice.com

Was Mt. Gox CEO The Dread Pirate Roberts? The DHS Once Believed It

A witness for the prosecution admitted that he had actively pursued Mark Karpeles, the erstwhile CEO of the notorious failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, as a possible match for the Dread Pirate Roberts, the operator of the Silk Road, less than two months before the arrest of Ross Ulbricht.

www.forbes.com

Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 after being convicted on seven counts, including conspiracy and money laundering, related to the anonymous marketplace website he created that was used to sell drugs and other illegal goods.

 

[g5000]

Trump made a promise to the Libertarians to pardon Ross Ulbricht when he spoke at the Libertarian Convention.

Video from Reason from before the inauguration...




Promise made, promise kept.

Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the imprisoned creator of the drug marketplace Silk Road.

cointelegraph.com

Ulbricht is a vicious criminal who founded the Silk Road which traffics in drugs, contract killings, and malware.

Ulbricht was accused of contracting to have five people killed.

He was sentenced to life plus 40 years with no chance of parole.

Trump has called for the death penalty for drug dealers.

Trump lied to the rubes once again. He loves him some drug dealers and contract killers.

 

[g5000]

The Rise and Fall of Silk Road, Part 1

 

[frigidweirdo]

In the Truth Social post announcing Ulbricht's pardon, Trump wrote that his pardon is making good on his pledge to Libertarian voters.

"I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross," Trump wrote. "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me. He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!"

What’s more, Ulbricht is supported by crypto bros, who have been arguing for Ulbricht’s release for years.

Trump pardons notorious drug trafficker—wait, what?

Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned the creator of Silk Road, a dark-web marketplace where people sold heroin, cocaine, LSD, and other illicit drugs by using cryptocurrency to keep the transactions anonymous and avoid being caught by law enforcement. Ross...

www.dailykos.com

The Felon Elect is on a roll.

What MAGA ignore this one, pretend it didn't happen.

Trump seems to be making money laundering a lot, LOT easier. Bitcoin is used for money laundering, he likes the criminals.

 

[g5000]

"We're going to be asking everyone who sells drugs, gets caught selling drugs, to receive the death penalty for their heinous acts. Because it's the only way." - Donald J. Trump

"If we don't get tough on drug dealers, we're wasting our time, just remember that, we're wasting our time, and that toughness includes the death penalty." - Donald J. Trump


Here's the Secret Silk Road Journal From The Laptop of Ross Ulbricht

"While all of this was happening, I began working on a project that had been in my mind for over a year. I was calling it Underground Brokers, but eventually settled on Silk Road. The idea was to create a website where people could buy anything anonymously, with no trail whatsoever that could lead back to them. I had been studying the technology for a while, but needed a business model and strategy. I finally decided that I would produce mushrooms so that I could list them on the site for cheap to get people interested. I worked my ass off setting up a lab in a cabin out near Bastrop off the grid. In hindsight, this was a terrible idea and I would never repeat it, but I did it and produced several kilos of high quality shrooms."


As Ulbricht faces trial on conspiracy charges that include running a narcotics ring, laundering money, and selling counterfeit IDs, a jury may now be hearing Ulbricht tell his story for the first time. The FBI has said it found a journal on Ulbricht's laptop, seized at the time of his arrest. Those journal entries have been entered into evidence against Ulbricht. And they seem to detail everything from Ulbricht's time growing psychedelic mushrooms in a remote Texas cabin to serve as the Silk Road's first product, to his early days trying to code a stable website, to recruiting Silk Road staff and attracting a coterie of drug dealers.