Odds and Ends — 19 January 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
Crypto Bulls Lose $217M as Apparent Grayscale Sales Weighs on Bitcoin
Bitcoin Becomes 2nd Largest ETF Commodity in the US, Passes Silver
Mapped: America's new business hotspots
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Bolsonaro Faked His Vaccine Records
The vaccination records of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro are false, the country’s comptroller general’s office said on Thursday after an investigation regarding the alleged tampering of information on his Covid-19 vaccination card.
Long Covid explanation in new study possibly paves way for tests and treatments
Florida Man:
There’s dispute about whether Trump was ever beatable in a GOP primary. But there’s little disagreement among connected political pros about the multiple problems with the campaign of DeSantis, an aloof not-ready-for-primetime candidate who didn’t know what he didn’t know and was arrogant about it, according to more than a dozen insiders.
DeSantis’ Bold New Strategy Is for Trump to Win New Hampshire and South Carolina
Wait, what?
https://twitter.com/MarkJacob16/status/1748118390147883034
Politics:
Trump Pocketed Millions in Foreign Payments. Why Won’t Senate Democrats Investigate?
Jamie Raskin and House Democrats unearthed dynamite. But they can’t subpoena. Senate Democrats can. So—will they?
https://twitter.com/JayShams/status/1747830720670638427
Senate Braces for Trump to Try and Kill Immigration Deal
Donald Trump helped kill Congress’ last big bid for an immigration compromise. As the Senate closes in on its next attempt, members of both parties are prepared for the former president to try it again.
Speaker Mike Johnson’s televised acknowledgement that he’s consulting with Trump on border policy is giving déjà vu to senators who witnessed the Trump administration’s 2018 squashing of a plan to pair border security provisions with help for undocumented immigrants. This time around, the Senate is on the verge of a different deal — linking border and immigration restrictions with Ukraine aid — while Trump’s influence in the GOP is peaking again.
https://twitter.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1748009026527342891
Judge hints at delay for Trump’s March trial date in federal election case
Judge Tanya Chutkan suggested that Trump will get additional time to prepare for trial if appellate courts reject his claims of immunity.
https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/1747990834363195847
Netanyahu Opposes Palestinian State In Any Scenario
Well, there are a lot of scenarios where Netanyahu loses his job and doesn’t have much clout any more.
https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1747982936136351898
House and Senate Pass Short-Term Bill to Avert Shutdown
Congress on Thursday passed legislation to keep the federal government open into March, approving the third stopgap spending bill in four months as lawmakers struggle to agree on long-term government funding plans.
Sometimes, AI photos are just too good:
https://twitter.com/RyanShead/status/1748101059896373620
Serendipity:
Movie Review: In ‘I.S.S.,’ war on Earth disrupts life aboard the International Space Station
https://twitter.com/DannyDrinksWine/status/1747668480336208189
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Short term shutdown aversion is dumb, but it's not like we have the brightest people running the country.
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