Hive Power Up Day:

For this month’s #hpud I only did a tiny nominal power up. My month-old reason for this was HIVE’s last three pump and dumps. In September, October, and November just days after #hpud there were pumps followed by dumps. So I was hoping that this month I could take advantage of that apparent pattern by selling the pump and buying back in a few days later on the dump. But now I’m not so sure.

Those three moves seem to have been coordinated by somebody. During each, HIVE and the token from the old chain that’s now a dumpster fire moved in tandem. But last week’s explosive move by HIVE was not accompanied by a similar move for the token representing Justin Sun’s hostile takeover rotting carcass.

But anyway, I’m becoming increasingly drawn to the idea of using some of the HIVE that I’ve been accumulating to buy some Splinterlands cards.

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

China’s central bank proposes to monitor metaverse and NFTs

The Transhumanist Case for Crypto

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Omicron Variant Was Already In Europe

Dutch health authorities announced on Tuesday that they found the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in cases dating back as long as 11 days, indicating that it was already spreading in western Europe before the first cases were identified in Southern Africa.

Anti-Vax TV Network Founder Dies of Covid-19

Red States Now Paying People to Not Get Vaccinated

Once upon a time, states debated whether to pay people to get vaccinated. Now, some red states are paying people not to get vaccinated, by cutting checks to workers who quit or are fired because they refuse covid-19 shots.

Greece plans to fine unvaccinated residents over the age of 60

Anyone in this age group who refuses the vaccine will be fined 100 euros ($114) each month, starting in January. It’s a lot of money for retirees who receive an average monthly pension of 730 euros ($830).

How Biden and Trump actually compare on coronavirus deaths

Politics:

Trump Tested Positive Before Debate with Biden

“Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 three days before his first debate against Joe Biden, the former president’s fourth and last chief of staff has revealed in a new book.”
Mark Meadows also writes that though he knew each candidate was required “to test negative for the virus within seventy two hours of the start time … Nothing was going to stop him from going out there.”

It might be a first, but on this I find myself agreeing with Rand Paul.

Joe Biden: "Get vaccinated."

Republicans: "No."

(COVID-19 sticks around until 2022.)

Republicans: "Why hasn't Joe Biden done anything about COVID?"

— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) November 29, 2021

CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo Indefinitely After Details On Involvement In Brother’s Defense Emerge

Serendipity:

Aaron Rodgers dropped the ball on critical thinking – with a little practice you can do better

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