Odds and Ends — 5 June 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
BNB Chain Ecosystem Heats Up as Token Hits Lifetime High Above $710
Biden border crackdown could snip economy
As he moves to curb his political liability on immigration, the president risks dampening an immigrant-fueled recovery.
BlackRock and Citadel back new Texas national stock exchange
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points
Politics:
https://twitter.com/TheTVAddicted/status/1797734163245871210
Trump’s Plan To Deport 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants Impossible
I’m a bit confused. 20+ years ago, Republicans were whining about 11 million. Just yesterday on my car radio, a Republican member of Congress was whining about 11 million. I don’t know the exact quote, but he said something to the effect that they were “all invited in by Democrats.” Um, sure. More than two decades have passed and still the fixation on the 11 million number?
https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/1798091603799597341
How a couple found themselves tangled in Texas’ strict abortion laws after miscarriage
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1798003958935691646
'You Nazi piece of shit': Hunter Biden's wife confronts Trump ally in hallway outside gun trial
U.S. May Be Less Prepared for Election Meddling
With only five months before voters head to the polls, the U.S. may be more vulnerable to foreign disinformation aimed at influencing voters and undermining democracy than it was before the 2020 election, the leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday.
Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, based his warning on several factors: improved disinformation tactics by Russia and China, the rise of domestic candidates and groups who are themselves willing to spread disinformation, and the arrival of artificial intelligence programs that allow the rapid creation of images, audio and video difficult to tell from the real thing.
In addition, tech companies have rolled back their efforts to protect users from misinformation even as the government’s own attempts to combat the problem have become mired in debates about surveillance and censorship.
https://twitter.com/NewsJennifer/status/1797985957670777321
Media must realize a key target of fascism is … media
They should act like they know Trump has made them targets
https://twitter.com/KellyScaletta/status/1797734827451433006
Judge Cannon Falls for Trump’s Most Nefarious Lie Yet
Judge Aileen Cannon seems to be bending over backward to cater to every Trump request in his classified documents case. This one is on another level.
https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1797690813092069832
Mexico has its first woman president. But her big win may be a bigger danger to democracy and security.
https://twitter.com/spooked75/status/1797887370353598632
Israel confirms deaths of four more hostages in Gaza
No mention if they were killed by Hamas or by an IDF operation.
https://twitter.com/mrbenwexler/status/1797710376651649356
https://twitter.com/JohnWDean/status/1797830077046226973
Colorado Republicans Call for Burning of Pride Flags
The Colorado Republican Party marked the start of Pride Month with a mass email attacking ‘godless groomers’ and a social media post calling for the burning of all Pride flags.
The state GOP’s move to the far right after a series of electoral blowout losses continued with some of its harshest anti-gay rhetoric in recent years.
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1798022885002342732
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1798041711303888980
Speaker Johnson announces plan to take on justice system following Trump conviction
https://twitter.com/spooked75/status/1797882775594541484
RNC website featured image of Ho Chi Minh City instead of Milwaukee
And nobody noticed for months?
https://twitter.com/stuartpstevens/status/1797072740383399978
Putin Wears Body Armor to Public Events
The Kremlin — already on heightened security alert due to its invasion of Ukraine — has been rattled by recent attacks on high-ranking politicians in Europe and Asia and has stepped up Putin’s security in response.
https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1798087155690209537
Serendipity:
https://twitter.com/covie_93/status/1797995798510363068
Sci-fi pioneer Harlan Ellison’s L.A. Shangri-la offers a window into his complicated soul
Ellison’s career spanned six decades. His work garnered multiple Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker awards, among other honors. Willing to approach subjects that others deemed taboo or too complicated, he influenced a generation of writers, including George R. R. Martin, Stephen King and Neil Gaiman. This year will see the publication of four Ellison books, beginning with the all-new “Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits” in March, which has now gone through four print runs, to the anthologies “Dangerous Visions” (March), “Again, Dangerous Visions” (released today) and the long-awaited “The Last Dangerous Visions” in October.
https://twitter.com/militaryhistori/status/1797657319863451677
