Odds and Ends — 30 November 2024

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

Bitcoin price ‘thrives in conflict’ as regional wars escalate

https://twitter.com/PrettyBadLefty/status/1862255577792987426

Bitcoin Is Flying High—These Countries Are Considering a National Reserve

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Covid-19 may raise risk of developing multiple sclerosis

Politics:

Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women

The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, wrote him an email in 2018saying he had routinely mistreated women for years and displayed a lack of character.
Wrote Penelope Hegseth: “On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say… get some help and take an honest look at yourself.”
She also wrote: “I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.”

https://twitter.com/KrauseForIowa/status/1862313295702614305

Trump Disavowed Project 2025 During the Campaign. Not Anymore.

During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump swore he had ‘nothing to do with’ a right-wing policy blueprint known as Project 2025 that would overhaul the federal government, even though many of those involved in developing the plans were his allies.
Mr. Trump even described many of the policy goals as ‘absolutely ridiculous.’ And during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, he said he was ‘not going to read it.’
Now, as he plans his agenda for his return to the White House, Mr. Trump has recruited at least a half dozen architects and supporters of the plan to oversee key issues, including the federal budget, intelligence gathering and his promised plans for mass deportations.
The shift, his critics say, is not exactly a surprise. Mr. Trump disavowed the 900-page manifesto when polls showed it was extremely unpopular with voters. Now that he has won a second term, they say, he appears to be brushing those concerns aside.