Odds and Ends — 3 April 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
The SEC’s Shot Across the Bow on 'AI Washing'
China’s ageing population: A demographic crisis is unfolding for Xi
Holding Bitcoin now profitable 99.92% of all days
Bitcoin purchased between March 9–13 and March 25–29 currently stand at a loss, representing 0.16%, or just six days in the last 3,732 tradable days that did not turn out to be profitable.
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Supreme Court rejects case from fired worker denied jobless benefits after refusing vaccine
Politics:
‘Start the Steal’: Trump Once Again Planning to Overturn an Election
Judge’s request in Trump documents case would “distort the trial,” special counsel says
Trump said he spoke to murder victim’s family. The victim’s sister said it never happened.
…Garcia’s sister, acting as a family spokeswoman, said Tuesday that Trump and his campaign have not contacted her or other immediate relatives — and rebuked the GOP presidential nominee’s effort to make the case part of his calls for a border crackdown.
“It’s always been about illegal immigrants,” the victim’s sister, Mavi Garcia, told local news station Target 8. “Nobody really speaks about when Americans do heinous crimes, and it’s kind of shocking why he would just bring up illegals. What about Americans who do heinous crimes like that?”
https://twitter.com/MarkJacob16/status/1775260642427236834
Sycophants gonna brown nose: House Republicans push to rename Dulles airport after Trump
Russians back Vladimir Putin in blaming Ukraine for concert hall terror attack
https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1774888057847595353
Trump-proofing weapons for Ukraine: Allies consider moving arms group into NATO
https://twitter.com/MarkJacob16/status/1775140364837347495
Democratic hopes rise for a Florida surprise in November
https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/1775264053910548648
Russia’s friends beg EU to leave frozen assets alone
https://twitter.com/John_Hudson/status/1775101364818878725
Judge’s inaction in Trump classified documents case dashes July trial hopes
https://twitter.com/AntiToxicPeople/status/1774541525856432193
Serendipity:
Botswana threatens to deport 20,000 elephants to Germany
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany as the countries argue over the import of hunting trophies…
“We want our elephants to roam freely. The German weather is bad enough for them,” he added. “If you like them so much, then please accept this gift from us.”
