Odds and Ends — 14 June 2022
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
‘The IMF is evil’: Rich countries take aim at nations adopting crypto
Scientists claim to have designed a fully decentralized stablecoin pegged to electricity
If it sounds too good to be true…
UK reveals plans to ditch parts of EU Brexit deal
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Diseases suppressed during Covid are coming back in new and peculiar ways
Politics:
Barr kneecaps Trump: ‘Never an indication of interest’ in facts
Ohio Moves to Arm More Teachers
As Congress wrestles over gun control, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed into law a bill Monday that would arm more schoolteachers by reducing training requirements for staffers to carry guns on campus.
Ohio already permits schoolteachers to be armed, but they need the permission of their school board and 700 hours of training as a peace officer. In the news conference Monday, DeWine said school staff who want to carry weapons will be required to have at least 24 hours of training.
Significantly less firearms training. What could possibly go wrong?
Former White House lawyer Eric Herschman says he told lawyer John Eastman on the day after Jan. 6:
— Axios (@axios) June 13, 2022
"Are you out of your effin' mind? ... I only want to hear 2 words coming out of your mouth from now on: Orderly transition." pic.twitter.com/lttTFs1A7A
Team Putin in a Panic Over Jan. 6 Hearings ‘Lynching Trump’
Cult expert Steven Hassan sees 95% chance of worsening pro-Trump violence
Former Moonie turned mind control expert says up to one-third of Trump's faithful are ready to support violence
Attorney General Merrick Garland on #January6thHearings: "I am watching and I will be watching all of the hearings...and I can assure you that the January 6th prosecutors are watching all the hearings as well." pic.twitter.com/Oi4AhYvrAX
— CSPAN (@cspan) June 13, 2022
Serendipity:
Found: the ‘how to draw’ books Pablo Picasso created for his daughter
Image credit: I created Jimmy Hoffa on Vacation using WOMBO Dream