Odds and Ends — 30 October 2022
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Binance wired $500M to back Musk’s Twitter takeover — CZ
Dogecoin Replaces Cardano as 6th Largest Cryptocurrency
DOGE’s market cap currently exceeds that of Cardano and more than 120 members of the S&P 500.
California’s Economy Is Alive and Well, Thank You
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Workers Leave Biggest IPhone Plant to Escape Covid Curbs
‘Scrabble variants’ now cause the majority of new Covid-19 infections in the US
Politics:
Trump silent on Paul Pelosi attack
Playing to Western Discord, Putin Says Russia Is Battling ‘Strange’ Elites
’Massive’ drone attack on Black Sea Fleet - Russia
Only the GOP Celebrates Political Violence
There’s nothing partisan about political violence in America… But if both Republicans and Democrats, left and right, suffer political violence, the same cannot be said of those who celebrate political violence. That’s not a ‘both sides’ affair in 2020s America.
You don’t see Democratic House members wielding weapons in videos and threatening to shoot candidates who want to cut capital-gains taxes or slow the growth of Medicare. Democratic candidates for Senate do not post video fantasies of hunting and executing political rivals, or of using a firearm to discipline their children’s romantic partners. It’s not because of Democratic members that Speaker Nancy Pelosi installed metal detectors to bar firearms from the floor of the House. No Democratic equivalent exists of Donald Trump, who regularly praises and encourages violence as a normal tool of politics, most recently against his own party’s Senate leader, Mitch McConnell.
YOU called for Nancy Pelosi to be executed, @RepMTG.
— Rep. Jim McGovern (@RepMcGovern) October 29, 2022
YOU said she should be hung for treason.
And now that someone listened, you're making Paul Pelosi's attack about YOU.
This is what Republicans stand for, America. It’s sick. https://t.co/Nrfbcj4eXI
Russia is suspending a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped keep food prices down
Ukraine intelligence shows Moscow working to supplant Moldova pro-Western government
Putin Stirs European Worry on Home Appliance Imports Stripped for Arms
A sudden and surprising spike in European exports of washing machines, refrigerators and even electric breast pumps to Russia’s neighbors is raising concerns among officials the trade boom may be helping Vladimir Putin’s war machine in Ukraine.
Devin Nunes Posts Appalling Quip About Hammer Attack On Paul Pelosi
"We've lost our humanity."@RepKinzinger reacts to the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul, and tells @wolfblitzer why he doesn't think the attack will be universally condemned. Watch: pic.twitter.com/gNijOGFWOF
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) October 29, 2022
The Gas Station’s Hidden Battle to Survive
Serendipity:
Rare John Steinbeck column probes strength of US democracy
How big coal companies avoid cleaning up their messes
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