Odds and Ends — 20 September 2022


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We’re on vacation, having rented a cabin on generically-named Big Lake, 20-some miles west of Cloquet, Minnesota. Yesterday was pure laziness: board games, reading, kayaking, and an evening campfire by the lake, once the damp kindling could be cajoled into burning.

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Craig Wright’s Abnormal Psychology

In the Hodlonaut trial, Wright’s claims about his own state of mind are as bizarre as his claims about blockchain technology. But there’s an all-too-rational explanation.

Government “In a Panic About What’s Happening to the Pound”, Senior Tory.

Ripple, SEC case heads for conclusion after ‘summary judgment’ filed

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Health experts dismayed by President Biden’s view that the pandemic is over: ‘Hell no — not even close’

New Alzheimer’s diagnoses more common among seniors who have had Covid-19, study finds

Politics:

I voted for Trump — twice. I was a right-wing pundit. I was dead wrong about all of it

I was all-in on Donald Trump's lies, well after Jan. 6. What opened my eyes? Gather round and I'll tell you.

A dozen years ago, this headline could only have been from The Onion: House Republicans Plan to Investigate Chamber of Commerce if They Take the Majority

Republicans plan to launch a variety of investigations into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and many of its largest member corporations if they retake the majority in the House of Representatives this November.
The probes, said a GOP member of Congress and multiple Republican operatives who requested anonymity to discuss plans that have yet to be made public, will marry Republicans’ newly formed hostility to the Chamber with the party’s mission to undermine the growth of the ESG investment sector.

Why Bill Barr Turned on Trump

No one should think he’s having second thoughts about the awful things he did in office.

DeSantis’ Migrant Transports Backfire in South Florida

The move by DeSantis dominated the radio and television airwaves in South Florida — where large swaths of Hispanic voters live. One Spanish radio host loudly denounced the move and even compared DeSantis’ actions to that of deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, who relocated Cubans in the early ‘60s.

Outside a liberated Ukrainian town, inspectors search for evidence of war crimes

Trump’s Lawyers Admit He Could Be Indicted

Donald Trump’s legal team has acknowledged the possibility that the former president could be indicted amid the investigation into his retention of government secrets at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Despite claiming days earlier that Trump couldn’t imagine being charged, his lawyers made the stark admission in a court filing on Monday proposing how to conduct an outside review of documents that were seized by the FBI in August.

Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion

But our policy hasn’t changed. Nothing confusing about that…

Critical race theory is an important tool in better understanding how religion operates in America

Trump Fumes: DeSantis Stole My Plan for Shipping Migrants

Conservative pundits are fawning over DeSantis’ cruel political stunt to fly immigrants to Massachusetts. Trump thinks the "credit" should be his.

‘Welcome to fascism’: Top Arizona Republican blasts Trump-backed candidates who might try to overturn future elections

Greg Abbott Sends Hundreds Of Migrants To DeSantis’ House To Teach Him Lesson About Stealing Idea

Serendipity:

Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive

Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read

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