Odds and Ends — 4 February 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
EU member states ‘endorse political agreement’ to advance AI Act
Hennepin happens to be the county I live in, but lots of other places are in the same boat: As office values plunge, property tax collection rates dropping to Great Recession levels
When large commercial properties fail to pay their taxes, ordinary residents have to make up the difference to fund city, school and park services.
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Federal agencies refuse to cooperate with Florida grand jury investigating COVID-19 vaccines
Politics:
Under Ken Paxton, Texas’ Elite Civil Medicaid Fraud Unit Is Falling Apart
Moms for Liberty faces new challenges and growing pushback over its conservative education agenda
After effectively channeling conservative anger over cultural issues into action on the ground, from supporting candidates in school board races to spearheading campaigns against teachers, administrators and other political foes, Moms for Liberty’s burgeoning influence in Republican national politics may be faltering, observers say.
A sex scandal involving the husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, a Sarasota County school board member, has not helped the group’s cause.
https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1753861129103949937
https://twitter.com/MarkJacob16/status/1753871387939254550
The Rise of Techno-Authoritarianism
Silicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It’s past time we call it what it is.
https://twitter.com/cwebbonline/status/1753925483073507495
Prosecutors rail against Trump’s ‘distorted’ argument in classified documents case
https://twitter.com/MarkJacob16/status/1753810068494057578
How the US and Iran Could End Up in a War They Don’t Want
America might be overextended in the region, and Iran might not be able to control its proxies. That’s a recipe for a wider conflict.
https://twitter.com/MarkJacob16/status/1753784943040233847
Notorious House Jan. 6 Plotter Could Be Next to Be Kicked Off 2024 Ballot
https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/1753611385228218858
Max Boot on Trump, Putin and Blocked Ukraine Aid
https://twitter.com/nfergus/status/1753768579378417862
George Conway on Trump’s fiery rhetoric to E. Jean Carroll lawyer: ‘Just appalling’
https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/1754018963716280679
Serendipity:
Northern Alaska Is Running Out of Rocks
https://twitter.com/straczynski/status/1754028863548748244
CBGB: The scuzzy 1970s New York club that ushered in a new age of rock
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Haha I am totally feeling that first title shot. I am happily buying the dips and even catching some of the non dips against the spikes in hbd on the world market. I love carrying a balance of each to take advantage of the fluctuations but my hoard of hbd savings has become my precious! Locking it away for the solid 20 apr is a blessing but hampers my ability to stack Hive!
What to do? Both!
Politics has been on my mind lately too. Being surgically attached to the US, it is very concerning that our brothers and sisters are dividing themselves in the election choosing between 2 geriatric mentally ill figureheads.
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