Odds and Ends — 20 January 2022
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Singapore crypto ATMs shut down after central bank crackdown
Polygon to Delegate $189M Worth of MATIC to Bitfinex for Staking
Experts Raise Warnings About Steve Bannon’s New Cryptocurrency
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Austria’s vaccine mandate to apply from February 1
Unvaccinated people face police checks and fines of up to €3,600 from mid-March.
Minnesota sues two companies over suspect COVID-19 testing
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has fought vaccine mandates, tests positive for COVID-19
Politics:
Eric Trump Invoked the Fifth More Than 500 Times
Trump Demands Supporters Cheat in 2022 and 2024 Elections
Allies Wait on U.S. Approval to Arm Ukraine
At least three European allies are waiting for the U.S. State Department to approve their requests to send U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine, as fears grow of a multi-front invasion by Russian forces and the Biden administration prepares to ship a new batch of weapons to Kyiv.
How A Serbian Scientist Helped Inspire The Oath Keepers To March On The Capitol
“I did not anticipate that there’d be such a stalwart effort to make sure that the most important thing was that President Biden didn’t get anything done. Think about this: What are Republicans for? What are they for? Name me one thing they’re for.” — Joe Biden
Liz Cheney is aware, and finds it "concerning" that the Wyoming GOP chief aiding her party's bid to unseat her is an alleged member of the far-right Oath Keepers.
Supreme Court Won’t Block Release of Trump Files
The order turned aside Trump’s request to block the records release while the case continues through the courts. It means there is no legal obstacle to release of the materials from the National Archives.
MSNBC host reveals suspicious link between Republicans’ ‘forged’ election documents
Serendipity:
How top esports talents are plucked from obscurity
Apple AirTags - “A perfect tool for stalking”
Meme credit: WayneUrso (source)
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