Odds and Ends — 26 September 2021

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:


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Shrinkflation, before and after.

Bitcoin could hit $37K but trader says BTC price top will be ‘number you can’t comprehend’

Cardano Announces Partnerships With Dish Network, Chainlink

Dish Network? How 20th century of them.

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Dear unvaccinated: Bye! And don’t let the door hit you in the . . .

The Restaurant Host Is Suddenly at the Front of the COVID Wars

Pfizer CEO Sees Pandemic Ending Within a Year

”I think the most likely scenario is annual revaccination, but we don’t know really. We need to wait and see the data.”

A cynic might point out that nice, steady yearly income is very convenient.

Masks help keep schools open, CDC finds

A sheriff told a Wisconsin teenager to take down a COVID-19 Instagram post. A judge ruled it a First Amendment violation.

Politics:

What If 2020 Was Just a Rehearsal?

The rhetoric is so overheated that I think it provides the basis for millions of people to accept an actual stolen election as payback for the falsely claimed earlier ‘stolen’ election. People are going to be more willing to cheat if they think they’ve been cheated out of their just desserts.

Graham Told Trump He ‘Fucked Up’ His Presidency

CIA Plotted Assassination of Julian Assange

Discussions over kidnapping or killing Assange occurred “at the highest levels” of the Trump administration, said a former senior counterintelligence official. “There seemed to be no boundaries.”

California to Remove Word ‘Alien’ from State Laws

German election: Exit polls show close race to succeed Angela Merkel

Cheney Jabs Trump After Bizarre Photoshop Attack: ‘I Like Presidents Who Win Re-Election’

Serendipity:

Antarctica melting: Climate change and the journey to the ‘doomsday glacier’

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Badge thanks to @arcange

An earlier, more extensive, version of this post died due to my incompetence. I’d like to thank my stepdaughter for saving me from my ineptitude.

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