Odds and Ends — 12 February 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
Bitcoin Logs Biggest Weekly Gain Since October as S&P 500 Tops 5K
Here’s how the U.S., Europe, and China are faring in the post-pandemic race for economic growth
Institutions double down on AI in trading — JPMorgan survey
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Researchers start to find clues on the trail of long Covid
https://twitter.com/mk_indy/status/1756713581440110807
Politics:
NATO Leader Blasts Trump’s Suggestion He Would Encourage Russian Invasion of U.S. Allies
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday offered a harsh rebuke to comments made a day earlier by presidential candidate Donald Trump, who suggested that if he were re-elected he would encourage Russia to invade U.S. allies that failed to contribute enough military spending.
Said Stoltenberg: “NATO remains ready and able to defend all allies. Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the U.S., and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk. I expect that regardless of who wins the presidential election the U.S. will remain a strong and committed NATO ally.”
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) denies Trump said it, even though there’s video.
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1756741142568219068
GOP Senators Defy Trump on Advancing Foreign Aid
Donald Trump spent the weekend telling senators they should not pass more unconditional U.S. foreign aid. More than a dozen Republicans ignored him Sunday, moving forward on a bill to send $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
The Senate voted 67-27 to advance the foreign aid supplemental spending bill that doesn’t include border provisions, moving it another step closer to passage. That still isn’t guaranteed, as leaders haven’t yet reached an agreement on GOP-demanded border amendments.
https://twitter.com/BarbMcQuade/status/1756703684019224751
GOP Officials Stand by Trump After NATO Comments
After Donald Trump suggested he had threatened to encourage Russia to attack “delinquent” NATO allies, the response among many Republican officials has struck three themes — expressions of support, gaze aversion or even cheerful indifference.
Republican Party elites have become so practiced at deflecting even Mr. Trump’s most outrageous statements that they quickly batted this one away.
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1756415623008325886
Trump-Biden Rematch, the Only Sure Loser Is China
Trump vows massive tariffs that could shrink US-China trade to practically nothing — and Biden has new restrictions ready to roll before election day.
https://twitter.com/thejackhopkins/status/1756738821280923786
Serendipity:
His Best Friend Was a 250-Pound Warthog. One Day, It Decided to Kill Him.
https://twitter.com/Super70sSports/status/1756819101706514451
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