Odds and Ends — 28 October 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
EU MiCA rules pose ‘systemic’ banking risks for stablecoins — Tether CEO
World's most indebted oil firm is headache for new Mexico leader
Vitalik Buterin Hits Back at Ethereum Foundation Critics
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid?
Politics:
https://twitter.com/SwissWatchGuy/status/1850616117586219404
https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1850634653679440024
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1850606224535888114
https://twitter.com/maddenifico/status/1850653571206811979
https://twitter.com/theliamnissan/status/1850907175582842891
The Making of a Fascist President
I stand corrected. I thought this year’s October surprise was the reality that Trump’s mental state had slipped so badly he could not campaign in any coherent way.
It turns out that the 2024 October surprise was the Trump campaign’s fascist rally at Madison Square Garden, a rally so extreme that Republicans running for office have been denouncing it all over social media…
https://twitter.com/7Veritas4/status/1850859323716440505
Donald Trump’s Racist NYC Rally Was Vile. It Was Also Political Suicide
What could possibly go wrong? Trump Would Give Security Clearances Without FBI Vetting
A memo circulating among at least half a dozen advisers to former President Donald Trump recommends that if he is elected, he bypass traditional background checks by law enforcement officials and immediately grant security clearances to a large number of his appointees after being sworn in.
The proposal is being promoted by a small group including Boris Epshteyn, a top legal adviser to Mr. Trump who was influential in its development.
https://twitter.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1850576377843536265
Election fact check: Noncitizens can't vote, and instances are 'vanishingly rare'
https://twitter.com/lizzwinstead/status/1850888569360982118
https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1850877815664574885
Serendipity:
https://twitter.com/MAstronomers/status/1850647912117621113
Baseball’s Next Great Analytical Frontier
A revolution in the science of touch could unlock the mystery of “feel” in pitching.
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1850845859946131966
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