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Friday, September 22, 2023

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Filings show Allan Bankman discussing Arabella and subsidiaries as vehicles to move money around and obscure its origin

The father of disgraced cryptocurrency kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried sat on the advisory board of the liberal dark money behemoth Arabella Advisors and likely had access to the group’s funds, a federal lawsuit filed against Bankman-Fried’s parents on Tuesday charged.

The lawsuit, filed by Bankman-Fried’s defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, cites communications from the elder Bankman in which he discussed having access to Arabella funds. The suit also reveals that FTX had a special arrangement with the largest Arabella affiliate, the New Venture Fund, through which the crypto trading firm and its donors could contribute to "select charitable causes." Sam Bankman-Fried is accused of stealing billions of dollars from FTX customer funds to keep his hedge fund afloat and to donate to political causes.

Though the extent of Allan Joseph Bankman’s involvement in the Arabella advisory board or the level of control he had over the consultancy is unclear, the lawsuit shows the elder Bankman discussing Arabella and its corresponding non-profit, New Venture Fund, as vehicles to move money around and obscure its origin.

Arabella’s network of five nonprofit funds, which do not have to disclose their donors, have spent billions of dollars operating a vast array of left-wing advocacy groups that present themselves to the public as grassroots initiatives.

Arabella spokesman Steve Sampson told the Washington Free Beacon that Bankman "has never had any role at Arabella Advisors."

But the lawsuit cites communications from the elder Bankman in which he discussed routing Arabella funds through his son.

"We considered having funds made available by Sam through Arabella, through our own 501(c)(3), through a foreign entity with a 501(c)(3)-like charter, and through Alameda as a public benefit corporation," Bankman allegedly said in connection with a discussion surrounding gift taxes.

The FTX lawsuit alleges that Allan Joseph Bankman and his wife, Barbara Fried—both Stanford Law professors and major Democratic donors—played a direct role in FTX’s downfall through breaches of fiduciary duties, fraudulent transfers, and unjust enrichment. The lawsuit cited Bankman’s discussions of his son’s partnership with Arabella as proof he had "unfettered access" to FTX’s finances.

"It’s alarming to learn the extent to which Sam Bankman-Fried and his family are clearly tangled in the Left’s dark money web," Americans for Public Trust executive director Caitlin Sutherland said. "It should raise serious questions and scrutiny about SBF’s Washington pay-to-play scheme and how he tried to use the Arabella apparatus to further his ill-gotten influence."

FTX donated $8 million to New Venture Fund on Oct. 8, 2021, according to a July 31 court filing in the firm’s ongoing bankruptcy case. A New Venture Fund spokesperson confirmed that it "worked briefly with FTX Foundation to provide fiscal sponsorship services for...

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Education Or Indoctrination? Universities welcome students back with ‘Queering Menstruation,’ ‘Anal 101’ events

As college students return to their schooling this month, several universities are offering a variety of programs that delve into fringe topics, such as an event titled “Queering Menstruation” and another called “Anal 101.”

“Queering Menstruation” will be held Sept. 19 at Colgate University as part of the programming offered by the Center for Women’s Studies Brown Bag Series.

“Menstruation can be exceptionally difficult for nonbinary and trans-masculine individuals because it’s a biological process that is often times associated with womanhood,” the website states. “…Queering mestruation [sic] can hopefully aid the building of more positive relationships between periods and trans and/or nonbinary people.”

At the University of Louisville, an “Anal Sex 101” workshop was hosted last week to help the campus community discern “fact versus fiction,” according to a campus newsletter, which added “join the discussion about the anal sex culture and learn the truth about safe and pleasurable anal sex.”

The College Fix also obtained a copy of the event’s flier, which boasted the workshop would answer questions such as “What are poppers” and “Is douching safe?”

Later this month, Wright State University students are hosting Sex Week, which will include an “Art Sexpo,” “Condom Race,” and “Sex Deity” events.

On Sept. 29, Tulane University will host a “Pillow Talk” event with Ina Kaur, a visiting professor in ceramics with a scholarly focus on “concealed, veiled, and obscured Gender and Ecological issues that continue to permeate...