Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
Bitmine sets 5% Ether supply ‘hard cap’ as accumulation target nears
Empire Market Co-Creator Sentenced to 40 Years Over $430M Dark Web Bazaar
Coronavirus and Public Health:
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Iran:
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…Donald Trump said Wednesday that he no longer wants a deal with Iran, following reports that the U.S. military is preparing for possible strikes against the country, likely before the midterm election.
Said Trump: “I think the deal isn’t really something that I want to do, but they’re willing to offer us anything to stop.”
It’s been true for a while, but Trump is now completely incoherent on the Iran war. — Taegan Goddard
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Why Trump’s Diesel Plan Will Bring Little Relief
President Donald Trump authorized the deferral, through the end of the year, of federal taxes on diesel fuel used to power vehicles on roads and highways. (That tax revenue, like the gasoline tax, helps pay for highway maintenance.) His solution is to temporarily legalize the use of so-called red-dye diesel—a tax-free diesel flavor normally earmarked for off-road uses such as agriculture, mining, and logging—for use by truckers…
But there are a lot of problems with the hail-mary measure. For starters, it is only a deferral of those federal fuel taxes, not an outright suspension. Unless Congress passes legislation, at some point those deferred taxes will come due, which simply means storing up bigger bills and bigger accounting headaches for truckers down the road.
Politics:
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mocks Trump
Navi Pillay, the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, took an immediate shot at President Trump after she learned she had won the award Friday.
The former South African judge and United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner gave an impromptu speech at Nuremberg Court in Germany, where she was attending an academic and legal conference after she received the news.
Said Pillay: “Thank you very much. If you clap a little bit more I may share this prize with Trump.”
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Trump Falsely Says Chicago Crime Is Worsening
…Trump is again raising the prospect of federal intervention in Chicago, saying the city is suffering an ‘unprecedented’ crime wave that’s ‘getting worse by the day.’
Trump’s renewed focus on Chicago comes as the city is on pace to record even fewer homicides than last year, when killings fell to their lowest level in 60 years.
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———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————
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———— Autocracy R Us ————
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———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————
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Insiders Are Preparing to Sell Their Trump Meme Coin
…Donald Trump’s meme coin saw a brief price spike as the crypto firm behind it promoted a major perk for investors: a ‘gala dinner’ attended by the president himself.
But as the company encouraged the public to purchase $TRUMP, the insiders who control the biggest share of the meme coin have prepared to offload substantial portions of their holdings.
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———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
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Russia's internet giant Yandex halts operations at major data center after drone attack
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———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————
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———— Mors Imperii ————
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Anti-Immigrant Post Fuels Donations to Candidate’s Rival
Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French’s incendiary anti-immigrant post about students celebrating at a University of Texas football game last month appears to have backfired.
Despite widespread criticism from fellow Republicans, French, had refused to take the viral post down, and instead attempted to raise funds off of the publicity.
Money has poured into the race from across the country. But it has favored his opponent, Houston Democratic state Rep. Jon Rosenthal, according to the latest campaign filing for July through September.
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