Odds and Ends — 1 May 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
For Hive Power Up Day, I staked 220.308 HIVE.
US Justice Dept charges Roger Ver with tax fraud
A Strong U.S. Dollar Weighs on the World
Every major currency in the world has fallen against the U.S. dollar this year, an unusually broad shift with the potential for serious consequences across the global economy.
How Changpeng Zhao’s ‘Good Guy’ Reputation Secured a 4-Month Prison Sentence
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab ‘eviction’
Zhang Yongzhen stages sit-in protest, as government attempts to avoid scrutiny over handling of outbreak
Politics:
https://twitter.com/MiddleOfMayhem/status/1785347624696185183
Court Tosses New Map in Louisiana
A panel of federal judges has tossed out Louisiana’s new congressional map, striking the state’s second majority-Black district just months after it was signed into law.
The ruling, if it stands, could be a win for Republicans, since Democrats were almost certain to win the newly drawn district.
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1785309265432920539
Trump begins to remove posts after being held in contempt
https://twitter.com/SollenbergerRC/status/1785356976219681091
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1785407307058155850
Trump says he doesn’t think there will be violence in November but ‘it depends’
https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1785349698653691921
Trump Justice Department Lawyer Faces Disbarment
The District of Columbia’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel issued a recommendation this week battering the credibility of former Donald Trump Justice Department attorney Jeffrey Clark, saying Clark’s ‘dishonest attempt to create national chaos’ in the run-up to Jan. 6 meant the only suitable sanction would be disbarment because, put simply, nothing else would do.
From the opinion: “We must do what we can to ensure that this conduct is never repeated. The way to accomplish that goal is to remove from the profession lawyers who betrayed their constitutional obligations and their country. It is important that other lawyers who might be tempted to engage in similar misconduct be aware that doing so will cost them their privilege to practice law.”
US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll remain controlled substance
Once OMB signs off, the DEA will take public comment on the plan to move marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD. It moves pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids, following a recommendation from the federal Health and Human Services Department. After the public comment period and a review by an administrative judge, the agency would eventually publish the final rule.
https://twitter.com/jamieclimate/status/1785317534096298341
Democrats Seize on Trump’s Striking Interview
The Biden campaign is mounting a concerted push to attack former President Donald J. Trump over statements he made to Time magazine in a wide-ranging interview published Tuesday morning, particularly on abortion.
In the interview, Mr. Trump refused to commit to vetoing a national abortion ban and said he would allow states to monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violated abortion restrictions.
It never ceases to amaze me how Republicans continue to underestimate how much this issue is going to hurt them in November.
Trump campaign calls commission’s refusal to move up debates ‘unacceptable’
“The Presidential Debate Commission’s schedule does not begin until after millions of Americans will have already cast their ballots. This is unacceptable, and by refusing to move up the debates, they are doing a grave disservice to the American public who deserve to hear from both candidates before voting begins,” Trump campaign spokespeople Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles said in a statement.
Huh? The Commission’s first debate is scheduled for September 16, almost two months before the election. Millions of Americans will have already voted before that? In which alternate universe? In 2020, Biden/Trump debated on September 29.
College administrators are falling into a tried and true trap laid by the right
Serendipity:
https://twitter.com/Locati0ns/status/1785357668061966548
Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations
https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1727366346399158485
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