Odds and Ends — 28 May 2023
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
Bitcoin holds 200-week average as trader says ‘inflection point’ is here
Too few jobs, too many workers and ‘no plan B’: The time bomb hidden in India’s ‘economic miracle’
How Bitcoin Can Preserve The Life Savings Of Refugees
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Covid Is Coming Back in China; Lockdowns Are Not
The authorities say that cases are up, and one doctor estimates that there could soon be 65 million cases a week. But China appears determined to move on.
Florida Man:
In Bid to Become a Comical Hellscape, Florida Considers Roads Paved With Radioactive Byproduct
DeSantis Would Abolish the IRS
Politics:
White House, Republicans Reach Deal to Avert US Default
Can they sell it to the backbenchers? Progressive Democrats and the Freedom Caucus might well hate any compromise, for very different reasons.
Grifters gonna grift: ‘Trump Bucks’ promise wealth for MAGA loyalty. Some lose thousands.
The products are advertised online as a kind of golden ticket that will help propel Trump’s 2024 bid and make the “real patriots” who support him rich when cashed in.
A get-rich-quick scam taking hold on the internet promises big profits to purchasers of “Trump Bucks” but instead delivers memorabilia that no bank will cash.
Drone Boat Attack On Russian Ship In Black Sea Story Keeps Getting Weirder
I'd say it's probably not ideal for the CEO of Twitter to tweet a fake Volatire quote that's actually a quote from US neo-Nazi and white supremacist Kevin Alfred Storm. pic.twitter.com/M9Ih71kNGn
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) May 27, 2023
GOP-controlled Texas House votes to impeach Republican AG Ken Paxton
The vote triggers Paxton’s immediate suspension from office pending the outcome of a trial in the state Senate.
I wouldn’t celebrate too soon: The Far Right Is Splintering
In his trial, the Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes turned against other extremists.
Serendipity:
New York’s skyscrapers are causing it to sink – what can be done about it?
The V Files: The Shocking Legacy of an ’80s Sci-Fi Cult Classic
Hollywood backstabbing, conspiracy theories, and the devastating murder of a star behind the TV alien-invasion sensation.
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The India workforce link caught my eye. Here, we have a deficit of workers and a surplus of jobs available for those who would work. Tough for a seasonal tourist town for sure and that vacuum is drawing in plenty of those hard working Indian folks!
Canada is much more open to immigration than America is. And Canadians are also smarter than Americans. Coincidence?
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That is a good looking garden.
Thanks. My wife’s the green thumb, I’m just the hired help.