Odds and Ends — 1 December 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
For Hive Power Up Day, I staked 175.345 HIVE.
Googling Is for Old People. That’s a Problem for Google.
And it’s not just demographics that are weighing on the search giant. Its core business is under siege from pressures that threaten to dismantle its ecosystem of search dominance and digital advertising.
Bitcoin smashes records with biggest-ever $26K monthly BTC price gain
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Covid Virus Remains In Skull For Years After Infection: Study
Politics:
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1862927277488812543
https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1862869503815651476
Well, that’s one way to crash the world’s economy: Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on BRICS Nations
President-elect Trump on Saturday threatened to impose 100% tariffs against emerging markets that try to shift away from the U.S. dollar in international trade.
The threat against the BRICS nations (primarily Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is the latest escalation in Trump’s campaign to use the specter of tariffs to achieve policy goals.
https://twitter.com/glenn_tunes/status/1862734239407472793
https://twitter.com/ravenscimaven/status/1862665218012164564
Two Big Fights Defining Washington
Over the last 16 or so hours, we’ve seen a dramatic escalation in two big fights that will define the near-term future of politics here in Washington.
One is over a key administration post — and what that tells us about both the state of today’s Republican Party and what America under Trump 2.0 will look like.
The other is for the chairmanship of the Democratic Party as it finds itself locked in the wilderness.
https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1862947300588360049
https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1863014724994036002
Icelandic Opposition on Track to Win Snap Elections
Iceland’s opposition Social Democrats took an early lead in snap parliamentary elections that are centered on voters’ discontent with high costs of living and housing shortages.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1863015163873386988
https://twitter.com/HeathMayo/status/1863033090207105356
https://twitter.com/harrylitman/status/1863079904486559908
A Constitutional Crisis Greater Than Watergate
Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel threatens to turn the FBI into an instrument of personal presidential power
Trump’s Silence on Pardons Worries Convicted Rioters
Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to pardon a vast swath of supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
But his silence on the matter since winning the election has begun unsettling some fervent allies awaiting even the slightest signal from Trump about how he intends to turn his campaign rhetoric into reality.
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1862675634881012126
https://twitter.com/YourAnonCentral/status/1862978842761306540
Social Security reforms face uncertain future in Senate
https://twitter.com/OhRick4/status/1862708304952049835
Serendipity:
https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1862768348636844249
Unraveling the 50-year Mystery of the Body in the Basement
The Scene was the hottest club in New York City. After it closed, a teenage girl’s remains were discovered inside, leaving authorities with a puzzle to solve — and revealing just how easy it used to be to disappear.
https://twitter.com/Ruth_A_Buzzi/status/1862619320242655261
Want a free Hive account? Join Hive using my referral link.
Congratulations @preparedwombat! You received a personal badge!
Wait until the end of Power Up Day to find out the size of your Power-Bee.
May the Hive Power be with you!
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
Check out our last posts:
Congratulations @preparedwombat! You received a personal badge!
Participate in the next Power Up Day and try to power-up more HIVE to get a bigger Power-Bee.
May the Hive Power be with you!
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
Check out our last posts: