Odds and Ends — 20 September 2022
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Craig Wright’s Abnormal Psychology
In the Hodlonaut trial, Wright’s claims about his own state of mind are as bizarre as his claims about blockchain technology. But there’s an all-too-rational explanation.
Government “In a Panic About What’s Happening to the Pound”, Senior Tory.
Ripple, SEC case heads for conclusion after ‘summary judgment’ filed
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
New Alzheimer’s diagnoses more common among seniors who have had Covid-19, study finds
Politics:
I voted for Trump — twice. I was a right-wing pundit. I was dead wrong about all of it
I was all-in on Donald Trump's lies, well after Jan. 6. What opened my eyes? Gather round and I'll tell you.
A dozen years ago, this headline could only have been from The Onion: House Republicans Plan to Investigate Chamber of Commerce if They Take the Majority
Republicans plan to launch a variety of investigations into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and many of its largest member corporations if they retake the majority in the House of Representatives this November.
The probes, said a GOP member of Congress and multiple Republican operatives who requested anonymity to discuss plans that have yet to be made public, will marry Republicans’ newly formed hostility to the Chamber with the party’s mission to undermine the growth of the ESG investment sector.
No one should think he’s having second thoughts about the awful things he did in office.
DeSantis’ Migrant Transports Backfire in South Florida
The move by DeSantis dominated the radio and television airwaves in South Florida — where large swaths of Hispanic voters live. One Spanish radio host loudly denounced the move and even compared DeSantis’ actions to that of deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, who relocated Cubans in the early ‘60s.
Outside a liberated Ukrainian town, inspectors search for evidence of war crimes
Trump’s Lawyers Admit He Could Be Indicted
Donald Trump’s legal team has acknowledged the possibility that the former president could be indicted amid the investigation into his retention of government secrets at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Despite claiming days earlier that Trump couldn’t imagine being charged, his lawyers made the stark admission in a court filing on Monday proposing how to conduct an outside review of documents that were seized by the FBI in August.
Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion
But our policy hasn’t changed. Nothing confusing about that…
Critical race theory is an important tool in better understanding how religion operates in America
Trump Fumes: DeSantis Stole My Plan for Shipping Migrants
Conservative pundits are fawning over DeSantis’ cruel political stunt to fly immigrants to Massachusetts. Trump thinks the "credit" should be his.
BREAKING NEWS: Authorities in Texas have opened a criminal investigation into Gov. Ron DeSantis’ operation to fly roughly 50 Venezuela migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week. https://t.co/KkTp7xCdEa
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) September 19, 2022
Greg Abbott Sends Hundreds Of Migrants To DeSantis’ House To Teach Him Lesson About Stealing Idea
Serendipity:
Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive
Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read