Odds and Ends — 13 November 2021
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
NFTs could be ‘as big or bigger’ than all crypto on Coinbase, CEO says
Binance Freezes Doge Withdrawals as Users Report Being Asked to Return Coins They Don’t Have
Why, more than a year and a half into the pandemic, do strange shortages keep popping up in so many corners of American life?
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
From Cows to Covid: The Spooky Origins of Vaccines
YouTube temporarily suspends Ron Johnson’s channel over COVID-19 misinformation
Covid vaccine holdouts are caving to mandates — then scrambling to 'undo' their shots
Emails reveal new details of Trump White House interference in CDC Covid planning
The rare North American Chameleon Mask blends into its background to fool predators:
Politics:
Steve Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress
Can we all ignore Congressional subpoenas, or is that a privilege reserved for traitors and insurrectionists?
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) November 12, 2021
Fox News Caught In Deceptive Video Edit
Trump Defends Rioter Calls to ‘Hang’ Mike Pence
Belarus threatens to choke off EU gas supply over border dispute
Why the Nazis Are Treating Their Trial in Charlottesville Like a Joke
Serendipity:
In an Astonishing Feat, a New Drug Reversed Paralysis in Mice With Spinal Cord Injury
Prey tell: How moths elude bats
"Covid 19! Whit happened to 16 ur 17? Ye ken whit will make ye gonnae-no worryin' aboot aw thes fettle? A damn-stoatin' case o' fesh-yak plague! Noo there's an ailment a cheil can fear!" -Keptin