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End antidemocratic ‘debanking’ and more: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 25, 2026

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This article is a collection of letters to the editor addressing various issues. One letter discusses concerns over 'debanking', arguing that federal regulators are complaining about a problem partly created by government actions through "Operation Chokepoint". Another letter questions the data sharing practices of Flock surveillance cameras, comparing them unfavorably to more regulated NYPD systems. A third letter expresses frustration at how Christina Applegate's medical misdiagnosis was communicated by her doctors. The final letter disputes claims of energy independence through increased domestic drilling, emphasizing that global market forces influence oil prices and advocating for investment in renewable energy sources instead.
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The New York Post published letters to the editor on October 25, 2026, addressing concerns about debanking practices and advocating for congressional action. Readers argue that federal regulators created the problem they now complain about through "Operation Chokepoint," which coerced banks into dropping politically disfavored clients under vague reputation risk standards. David Ibsen calls for Congress to enact reforms like the FIRM Act and modernize outdated rules such as the Bank Secrecy Act, citing 91% voter support for objective standards over political considerations.

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🔮 A healthy democracy requires people willing to lose one, too.
🔮 Incredibly, Democrats will still defend her.
🔮 Before crediting the Times with seeing the light, consider it’s just as likely its editors recognized this hare-brained scheme could not possibly escape scrutiny.
🔮 The Post’s editorial rightly raises concerns about debanking (“ ‘Debanking’ Will Be Back,” Oct. 18).
🔮 Former President Barack Obama endorsed radical-left and antisemitic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and the two will continue trashing Israel on the campaign trail (“Embracing an Israel-Hater,” Editorial, Oct. 21).
🔮 Owners whose income has just been slashed will be left footing the bill, with fewer and fewer options.
🔮 If those on the left continue to vote for extreme leftists that allow crime to rule, we will end up with the same nonsense.
🔮 If Russian diesel is bound for the American market, the United States will become a direct participant in financing the murder of Ukrainians.
🔮 The Issue: The mayor and City Council speaker agree to shut down the Central Park horse-carriage industry.
🔮 Russian President Vladimir Putin has noticed Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine and now will never negotiate peace, believing that time is on his side.
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Bank Secrecy Act Congress Post the FIRM Act the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

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Trump PERSON · 2× Congress ORG · 1× David Ibsen PERSON · 1× Fla. GPE · 1× John Fleming PERSON · 1× Manhattan GPE · 1× NYPD ORG · 1× Post ORG · 1× Punta Gorda GPE · 1× the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ORG · 1×

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Drilling won’t do Carl Campanile’s story references the Council for a Secure America poll which found that 53% of American adults support energy independence (“Drill, baby drill! Americans want energy independence from foreign countries: poll,” Oct. 19).
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🔮 The Post’s editorial rightly raises concerns about debanking (“ ‘Debanking’ Will Be Back,” Oct. 18).

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The Post’s editorial rightly raises concerns about debanking (“ ‘Debanking’ Will Be Back,” Oct. 18). asserted
Debanking → raise → debanking
But the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s findings reveal an important irony: Federal regulators are now complaining about a problem the government itself created. asserted
government → reveal → problem
Under “Operation Chokepoint,” regulators weaponized vague “reputation risk” standards to coerce banks into dropping lawful, politically disfavored clients. asserted
regulators → weaponize → clients
Government pressure — not free markets — drove debanking. asserted
pressure → drive → debanking
The Trump administration made progress by removing the “reputational risk” regulation. asserted
administration → make → regulation
Congress must now enact durable reforms such as the FIRM Act and modernize outdated Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering rules that force defensive compliance. asserted
that → enact → compliance
Public support is overwhelming: 91% of voters favor objective standards over political considerations. asserted
% → favor → considerations
Manhattan Who’s watching? asserted
Who → watch → ?
That system is highly regulated and the data collected stays in house. asserted
data → regulate → house
Flock, however, shares data with law enforcement and private companies. asserted
Flock → share → enforcement
As a retired police detective, I know the benefits of surveillance cameras. asserted
I → know → cameras
They’re not my concern. asserted
They → ’re → ?
My concern is: Who else receives this data — and why? asserted
Who → receive → data
It upset me that Christina Applegate’s doctors broke the news of her multiple sclerosis misdiagnosis by exclaiming, “Congratulations, you don’t have M.S.” (“Christina M(I)S-LED,” Oct. 21). asserted
you → upset → LED
Just because you no longer have the same disease label doesn’t make the symptoms go away. asserted
symptoms → make → label
Worse, now she’s left back at square one with no clear path to pursue next. asserted
she → leave → path
Drilling won’t do Carl Campanile’s story references the Council for a Secure America poll which found that 53% of American adults support energy independence (“Drill, baby drill! Americans want energy independence from foreign countries: poll,” Oct. 19). asserted
Americans → do → countries
The poll defined energy independence as “the country no longer relies on foreign countries for energy, such as oil and natural gas.” asserted
country → define → oil
But President Trump declared energy independence in 2019 because domestic production exceeded our needs. asserted
production → declare → needs
Our real problem with rising gas prices is that global markets determine petroleum costs — which includes domestic oil. asserted
which → rise → oil
Increasing drilling will not isolate us from global prices. asserted
Increasing → increase → prices
We cannot attain energy independence when it comes to oil. asserted
it → attain → oil
Fortunately, the cost of electricity from solar and wind is less than natural gas and coal — a good reason to invest in these for true energy independence. asserted
cost → invest → independence
Make schools safe asserted
schools → make → ?
A mentally ill gunman walked into an unsecured elementary school and killed three children and an adult before a parent with a gun stopped him (“Hand shot off, teach acts dead,” Oct. 22). asserted
Hand → walk → acts
School districts are responsible for protecting our children. asserted
districts → protect → children
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