Odds and Ends — 30 March 2021
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Now vaccinated, older adults emerge from COVID hibernation
3 things to know about your CDC vaccine card
CDC director warns of 'impending doom' as Covid-19 cases spike in most states
Trump targets Fauci, Birx in lengthy diatribe
Five Points On Why Former Trump Officials’ Recent COVID Revisionism Doesn’t Cut It
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
If you’re warehouse worker, your job probably won’t exist in the near future: ”Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, has revealed Stretch, its new box-moving robot designed to support the growing demand for flexible automation solutions in the logistics industry.”
You’re a Lemon if You Buy a Tesla With Bitcoin
No One Seems to Be Bothered by Massive Deficits
But I’m worried precisely because almost no one else seems to be. The current level of debt may be sustainable as long as interest rates remain so low but, as Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute warns, even a small rise in rates ‘could bring a full-scale debt crisis.’
Too bad we no longer have a political party devoted to fiscal conservatism. Democrats don’t even pretend to care, and Republicans pretend to care only when a Democrat is in power.
Politics:
“Donald Trump will be back in office in August.”
— MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Steve Bannon’s podcast.
January 6th and March 4th didn’t pan out as predicted, so now the magic date has been pushed back to August? Gotta wonder if Lindell really stopped smoking crack…
Centralization always means lack of privacy: Parler Users Furious with FBI Cooperation
The social network Parler was flooded with a wave of angry comments on Friday after it emerged that the ‘free speech’ platform had repeatedly collaborated with the FBI in the weeks leading up to the January 6 Capitol riot.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Predicted Georgia’s New Voter Suppression Law With Uncanny Accuracy
Serendipity:
Texas Freeze Creates Global Plastics Shortage
The American Bald Eagle Population Has Quadrupled Since 2009
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