Merry Christmas to Authoritarians Everywhere!
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
Bitcoin’s lack of ‘crazy’ year-end price means no hard crash in Q1: Pomp
GDP data confirms the Gen Z nightmare: the era of jobless growth is here
Circle platform promising tokenized gold, silver swaps is 'fake,' company says
Coronavirus and Public Health:
COVID-19-associated neurological and psychological manifestations
Politics:
https://twitter.com/nxthompson/status/2003550781568643196
- nxthompson
Neo-Nazi Group Steps Up Operations as FBI Pulls Back
In the shifting political climate of the second Trump administration, where the FBI has openly rerouted resources away from investigations of far-right extremists, the Base appears free to organize and prepare for their stated objective of fomenting an armed insurgency against the US government.
The White House ballroom will never be built
———— Kalaallit Nunaat ————
https://twitter.com/HthHans/status/2003540809011052780
- HthHans
———— The Epstein Coverup ————
https://twitter.com/OutFrontCNN/status/2003634912403030516
- OutFrontCNN
https://twitter.com/TomJChicago/status/2003950519484928316
- TomJChicago
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/2003975034684297303
- BillKristol
https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/2003969906258448618
- donwinslow
https://twitter.com/ImBreckWorsham/status/2003830626302963961
- ImBreckWorsham
https://twitter.com/RetroAgent12/status/2003686067778867297
- RetroAgent12
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/2002909014813008039
- BillKristol
———— Autocracy R Us ————
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/2003640085175255541
- Acyn
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
As a result of the various threats and intimidation, judges have had to adapt their daily lives, according to NBC News interviews with six sitting judges, as well as former judges and others familiar with the current threat landscape.
One judge moved house. Another had to freeze her credit cards after a security breach.
Other judges have taken actions to adapt to the changing landscape by upgrading home security systems, changing the route they drive to work and ensuring family members limit personal information they post online, according to the current and former judges.
Judge Calls Trump DOJ’s Bluff On Todd Blanche’s Testimony
https://twitter.com/AntiFaHR3/status/2003823718313935305
- AntiFaHR3
How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling
Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics.
https://twitter.com/mikercarpenter/status/2003791403021930875
- mikercarpenter
https://twitter.com/joni_askola/status/2003723607810408598
- joni_askola
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
https://twitter.com/RealJakeBroe/status/2004022028631003519
- RealJakeBroe
https://twitter.com/PjotrSauer/status/2003734458713923965
- PjotrSauer
https://twitter.com/StratcomCentre/status/2004098787099443442
- StratcomCentre
https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/2004149198699348091
- yarotrof
———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————
https://twitter.com/RepJackKimble/status/2004174522568650784
- RepJackKimble
———— Mors Imperii ————
Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s “1984”
https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/2003827972160073805
- JonLemire
MAGA Is Breaking Up Over an “Are Nazis Cool?” Debate. It’s a Sign of Things to Come.
Trump’s GOP is held together by a cult of personality. But what happens when that personality flickers?
https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/2003872956284354716
- BryanDawsonUSA
Serendipity:
The Next Ozempic Is Already Being Sold Underground
The FDA has yet to approve the best new weight-loss drug. But some people are buying it from shadowy markets online.
https://twitter.com/Todd_Spence/status/2003931286776463580
- Todd_Spence
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