Hive is Alive:

Thanksgiving with family (I’m third from right) coincided with Hive’s dramatic move. The price in fiat terms has pulled back a bit since but I’ve yet to hear of a citizen of Hivelandia complaining. But during yesterday’s run up, I looked at my Hive wallet and realized that my unrealized profits over the prior 36 hours had exceeded my annual income for my last entire year of being a wage slave before retiring. Not that I would have sold if most of my holdings had been liquid rather that locked-in HP. Because it’s getting to the point where we can all ask ourselves a question. Do we have more faith in HIVE or in our local fiat?

I come down on the side of HIVE, and that’s part of why I have no plans to ever power down. Oh sure, siphon off some liquid earnings here and there for expenses (dental work and new widows for the laundry room and garage won’t wait forever). But for the long-term, HP for the win.

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Clinton: Regulate crypto to stop manipulation by Russia and China. The dinosaurs are terrified of crypto’s potential to undermine their control. Most excellent.

Bitcoin Is The Single Best Shot At Achieving Liberty In Our Lifetime

Grayscale Says Metaverse Is a Trillion Dollar Market Opportunity

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Countries Move to Restrict Travel from South Africa

A number of countries — including Britain, Israel, Italy and Singapore — were moving on Friday to restrict travel from South Africa and other countries in the region, a day after South African authorities identified a concerning new coronavirus variant with mutations that one scientist said marked a ‘big jump in evolution.’

A new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations sparks travel bans and worries scientists

Politics:

Peter Navarro Claims He Told Trump To ‘Strangle That Fauci Baby In His Crib’

A new republic is born: Barbados celebrates ditching Britain’s queen

Michael Flynn Says Covid Was Released by ‘Global Elites’

Lara Trump Claims Liberal Plot Against Thanksgiving

Serendipity:

When People Thought the First Thanksgiving Was Too Woke

Thanksgiving might seem like a fairly uncontroversial national holiday. That wasn’t the case in Abraham Lincoln's day.

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