The Register MS Continues to Bag Money to Promote a Ponzi Scheme, Even Money From China

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 24, 2025

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Also see (from this past August): The Register MS Takes Money From Companies Banned by the Biden and Trump Administrations (National Security Risk)

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