Odds and Ends — 18 February 2024
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
Stupid Things Craig Wright Said in His Latest Stupid Trial
https://twitter.com/gegelsmr4/status/1758848070727471578
Bitcoin mining difficulty surpasses 80 trillion ahead of halving
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Gov. DeSantis rewriting Florida’s COVID history again
Politics:
Fox News Silent on Bogus Hunter Biden Witness It Hyped Constantly
https://twitter.com/clearing_fog/status/1758955069981299052
The GOP’s 2024 Campaign Message Is Falling Apart
The plan was simple: Hammer Biden on two of his greatest weaknesses—the economy, and immigration.
By the time the 2024 general election rolls around, the GOP will have spent years showing voters how inflation was out of control, how the economy was better under Donald Trump, and how America was safer with Trump and the GOP’s more restrictive border policies. That was how Republicans would take back the White House, seize the Senate, and pad their light majority in the House.
Less than nine months out from Election Day, however, Republicans are now confronting the reality that none of those messages may work—because none of them may be true.
https://twitter.com/danielsgoldman/status/1758879493849055569
The Anti-Abortion Movement is Spiraling After Trump’s Reported 16-Week Ban Stance
https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang/status/1758323418846675154
Mike Johnson Has Failed to Deliver On Any of His Priorities
Johnson has spoken repeatedly and sometimes vehemently about pending issues. He has called for tougher policies to halt the surge of migrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico border. He has said he favors additional aid for Ukraine in its war against Russian aggression and more assistance for Israel in its war with Hamas. But he has delivered on none of this, even when given the opportunity for action.
Johnson’s actions fall far short of words. In fact, they have been in conflict. Johnson keeps finding loopholes or excuses or rationales to avoid acting on the very priorities he claims to support. He is another exhibit in what has become the story of House Republicans, which is a failure to meet or even recognize the demands of governing, one of them being a willingness to compromise.
https://twitter.com/IanSams46/status/1758883945456759111
Cohen predicts Trump will have to liquidate assets after fraud verdict
https://twitter.com/MarkJacob16/status/1758514354499068194
DOJ: Confiscated Russian funds will support Ukraine — via Estonia
It is the first time the U.S. will transfer funds to a foreign ally for the explicit purpose of assisting Ukraine and comes as foreign aid for the embattled nation has stalled in Congress.
Hutchinson Wants to Block RNC Paying Trump Legal Bills
Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) argued that the leader of the Republican National Committee should pledge not to pay former President Trump’s legal fees, as concerns rise over how the former president will fund his mounting bills.
https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/1758646160313438261
https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/1758940379871588712
Serendipity:
A study says that an ocean current will “collapse,” adding to our climate chaos. Here’s what that means, and what you can do.
How “The Holdovers” writer was inspired by Michelangelo to create a “broken” holy family
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