Odds and Ends — 14 November 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
El Salvador's Bitcoin Stash Rises Above $500M, but Bhutan Story Might Be Even Bigger
https://twitter.com/scrumble_eggs/status/1856536627394556303
Russia's economy is heading toward a fate worse than recession, pro-Kremlin economists say
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence
Politics:
Trump Jokes He Could Run Again
When President-elect Donald Trump met with House Republicans on Wednesday morning, he suggested he might need their help to try to circumvent the Constitution and run for a third term in the future…
We should know by now that Trump’s “jokes” are statements of what he really thinks.
https://twitter.com/JDJ_901/status/1856436774463033840
Trump Thinks Putin Is His Friend. The Russians Just Issued a Humiliating Statement to the Contrary.
https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1856506940475523188
https://twitter.com/covie_93/status/1856530935711224279
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1856529083905314953
https://twitter.com/byersalex/status/1856502011912450317
Mike Johnson Promises No More Aid to Ukraine
The Onion couldn’t top this: Trump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general
Republicans “stunned and disgusted” as Trump taps Matt Gaetz for AG
”We wanted him out of the House ... this isn’t what we were thinking,” quipped one House Republican.
“What the fuck is happening?!” asked a senior Justice Department official…
…another Justice Department employee said, “I’m struggling to find words.”
”And look, he is uniquely qualified,” that Justice Department official said, snarkily. “How many other prospective attorneys general had previous experience as the subject of a criminal investigation?”
Matt Gaetz Resigns from Congress
…Punchbowl News reports the resignation came two days before the House Ethics Committee was set to vote on releasing a “highly damaging” report outlining its investigation into the Republican.
Ethics loses its jurisdiction over Gaetz when he leaves Congress.
https://twitter.com/BlackKnight10k/status/1856520931323052174
https://twitter.com/FPWellman/status/1856444298725658800
https://twitter.com/DamonLinker/status/1856724060438475060
Trump Drawing Up List of Pentagon Officers to Fire
Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in what would be an unprecedented shakeup at the Pentagon.
The planning for the firings is at an early stage after Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory and could change as Trump’s administration takes shape.
https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1856713073702195569
A Russian asset for DNI. What could possibly go wrong?
https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1856792324816175419
https://twitter.com/RepSpanberger/status/1856822265456799936
Trump Picks Shock National Security World
It’s Pretty Clear Why Trump Wants Total Crackpots to Run the Military and Intelligence Agencies
Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard are bananas Cabinet picks. But don’t overlook the CIA nominee.
https://twitter.com/marlene4719/status/1856446693929300370
https://twitter.com/RepRiggleman/status/1856517519076364739
https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1856400348459524565
FBI Raids Home of Polymarket Founder
https://twitter.com/SenWhitehouse/status/1856466072951509056
Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers said in a court filing that they are quitting after they say he’s taken actions or insisted on arguments they disagree with.
https://twitter.com/EdWhelanEPPC/status/1856800721397555264
Donald Trump Got Away With Everything
Jack Smith's resignation plans are another confirmation of the president-elect’s abiding ability to escape legal and political accountability.
https://twitter.com/DaveKeating/status/1856312935766774002
Surprise, surprise: Elise Stefanik Backs Off Previous Views on Ukraine
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is now refusing to stand by her previous push for Ukraine’s NATO membership — a stance she once framed as critical to regional stability.
Her office also declined to say whether she still believes Russia committed genocide in Ukraine, as she said in 2022.
https://twitter.com/adnashmyash/status/1856737663669170362
Serendipity:
How One Woman Became The Scapegoat For America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
A famous climate graphic is running out of red
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