Odds and Ends — 28 November 2024

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Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:

Crypto thrives in India despite ‘discouraging’ taxes

Nissan Has '12 to 14 Months' Left

Operation Chokepoint 2.0: Crypto Founders Silenced by 'Secret' Debanking?

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Men more likely than women to develop COVID-19 pneumonia, research suggests

Politics:

How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress

If Trump were to assert a power to kill congressionally approved programs, it would almost certainly tee up a fight in the federal courts and Congress and, experts say, could fundamentally alter Congress’ bedrock power.

Cooper Vetos Relief Bill Shifting Power from Governor

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday vetoed a Hurricane Helene relief bill that also included sweeping changes to the power and authority structures for several state leaders and agencies.

https://twitter.com/svdate/status/1861881167588237588

The Bootlicker Cabinet

There’ve been a few spectacularly bad nominees, picked to lead key departments where they would do real and dramatic damage to the nation. One of these, Matt Gaetz, nominated for attorney general, has already withdrawn. The three others—Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Pete Hegseth at Defense, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Heath and Human Services—should not be confirmed. And who knows—maybe they won’t be.
But the challenge we face over the next four years—and it is a real and difficult challenge—isn’t posed by the spectacularly bad nominees. The challenge is all the routinely bad nominees.
There’s plenty to say against many of these picks. They don’t know much, they’re mediocre, they’re mostly election deniers, and so on. But the core problem is they’re weak. They’ll do what Trump wants, and they’ll do it unquestioningly.

https://twitter.com/jefftimmer/status/1861472809244934430

Trump Team Eyes Quick Rollback of Student Debt Relief

President-elect Donald Trump is poised to pull the plug on President Joe Biden’s yearslong push to cancel student debt for tens of millions of people as Republicans sweep into power in the coming months.

https://twitter.com/Bricktop_NAFO/status/1861810361323647327