I’ve posted about a dozen DDG “text prompt” images so far but this one impresses me the most in that the A.I. almost seemed to understand surrealism.
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Genesis’ Crypto-Lending Unit Is Halting Customer Withdrawals in Wake of FTX Collapse
Elon Musk demands Twitter staff commit to ‘long hours’ or leave
Yeah, well, there’s lots of other job opportunities out there for people with I.T. and web developer skills.
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
5 Unusual Covid Symptoms — and What to Do About Them
“Hairy tongue,” pins and needles and Covid toe are just a few unnerving yet real manifestations of the coronavirus.
Senate Votes to End Covid-19 Emergency Declaration
The Senate voted 62-36 to end the emergency declaration nearly three years after it was invoked. It’s unclear if the House will take up the measure.
President Biden threatened to veto any congressional efforts to end the national emergency declaration’s status, said the Office of Management and Budget in a statement.
Politics:
Republicans win control of the House, NBC News projects, overtaking Democrats by a slim margin
The GOP gains a powerful check on President Joe Biden, but the modest size of its new majority will hem in party leaders and likely limit its ambition.
‘Florida Man Makes Announcement’: NY Post Relegates Trump’s 2024 Declaration to Page 26
Trump is out for vengeance — and to protect himself from prosecution
He was always going to run. Absent incarceration or interment, and perhaps only the latter, he inevitably would seek the presidency again. His narcissism, his megalomania, his delicate yet illimitable ego, would have it no other way.
Donald Trump craves the power. Even more, he craves the attention. And more than ever — after an unprecedented two impeachments, a humiliating reelection defeat that he can’t even admit, and amid multiple criminal investigations and civil suits — he seeks vengeance.
Trump—who dragged his party to midterm losses in 2018, lost the White House in 2020 to the oldest man ever to have the job, incited an insurrectionist mob into attacking the U.S. Capitol, was impeached twice, and contributed to yet another GOP midterm flop last week—sneered and grimaced through his announcement. He slow-read prepared remarks in a monotone, digressing to riff on whatever non sequitur popped into his mind.
Maybe Trump’s spirits were low because he read the terrible press coverage running up to his announcement and could see the faces in the crowd, which were nothing close to the assembly of GOP elite he commanded in rallies past. The biggest bold-faced names spotted in the crowd were a grifter’s row of deplorables and has-beens: Roger Stone, Madison Cawthorn, Mike Lindell, and Dick Morris.
Key Allies Are Inching Away From Trump
Within hours of Donald Trump announcing his third presidential bid on Tuesday, some of his former aides, donors and staunchest allies are shunning his attempt to recapture the White House, an early sign that he may face difficulty winning the support of a Republican Party still reeling from unexpected midterm losses.
While Mr. Trump has long faced opposition from the establishment and elite quarters of his party, this round of criticism was new in its raw bluntness, plainly out in the open by Wednesday and focused on reminding voters that the Trump era in Republican politics has led to the opposite of the endless winning Mr. Trump once promised.
The Cherokee Nation was promised a voice in Congress 187 years ago. It may finally happen
Trump Is Now Effectively in Control of the House
Donald Trump’s ragtag minions of horned madmen and militias could not seize the Capitol on January 6. But when the 118th Congress is sworn in on 3 January, Trump’s coup will have broken through more than a police barrier to enter a new phase. That’s because Trump will, for all intents and purposes, become the de facto speaker of the House.
The ultimate power will be held in the hands of Trump. From his gilded tropical palace, he will phone dictates to Jim Jordan and other acolytes who will transform the House of Representatives into his 2024 presidential campaign committee, virtual law firm and bludgeon for revenge. The House will be his hammer.
Newly released video shows Capitol rioters raiding Nancy Pelosi's office on Jan. 6
Serendipity:
How an American Survived Hiding From the Russians in Kherson for 8 Months
Best non-headline I've seen.