Odds and Ends — 21 May 2021
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
New coronavirus cases fall by 20%
In 19 US states, at least half of adults are fully vaccinated against Covid-19
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
These scam coins are getting crazy. One someone just shilled me:
— Ryze (@joinryze) May 17, 2021
- 27 trillion in circulation
- unlimited supply cap
- only 1 node
- 25% of supply minted in last 6 months
- 1% of holders own 30%
jk that’s the US dollar
US Treasury wants cryptocurrency transfers over $10,000 to be reported to the IRS
Bitcoin whale who sold at $58K has reaccumulated 3,521 BTC
Venmo’s Censorship of Gaza Payments Makes Case for Neutral Platforms
Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin Can Make the World Greener. Could He Be Right?
Politics:
AZ SoS Says Maricopa Election Equipment Shouldn’t Be Used Again After Sketchy Audit
The Country Is on the Cusp of a New Era
America is inching closer to a possibility it has never seen before: the indictment and trial of a former president.
Maryland Repeals State Song That Called Lincoln A 'Tyrant'
Taxes Don’t Explain People Leaving California
It’s awfully hard to argue that taxes have been the main thing driving the California exodus, given that (1) it has been concentrated among the less affluent, (2) their No. 1 destination has been Texas… lower-income and middle-income people face higher effective tax rates in Texas than in California.
U.S. Confirms It Does Not Want to Buy Greenland
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday confirmed that the United States was no longer interested in buying Greenland, scuttling for good a quixotic 2019 proposal by the Trump administration to annex the self-governing Danish territory.
Serendipity:
The Evictions Surprised Trailer Park Residents. The Protest Stunned Officials.
Chernobyl radiation surge “cause for concern,” say scientists
Meme credit: threewithten (source)
But Lincoln was a tyrant!