Odds and Ends — 23 January 2023
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
FWIW, Bitcoin due new ‘big rally’ as RSI copies 2018 bear market recovery
Japan was the future but it’s stuck in the past
Brazil and Argentina to discuss common currency
A growing number of Americans face potentially crippling credit-card debt
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
CDC is talking to airlines about wastewater testing in planes. New reports support that strategy.
Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate
According to a recent study, ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine are as effective at fighting COVID-19 as cootie catchers are at predicting the future. pic.twitter.com/OiXt8fhFX3
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) January 21, 2023
Politics:
Janet Yellen Dismisses Minting $1 Trillion Coin
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the Federal Reserve likely wouldn’t accept a $1 trillion platinum coin if the Biden administration tried to mint one to avoid breaching the debt limit, dismissing an idea that has been floated to circumvent Congress on the issue.
Some Biden administration officials and Democrats on Capitol Hill have discussed the possibility that the Treasury could use an obscure law authorizing platinum coins in the event of a potential default. Under the proposed scheme, the Treasury would mint a $1 trillion coin and deposit it at the Fed, and then draw the money to pay the country’s bills.
Oh, they’d accept it. An obscure law is still a law. If push come to shove, the Treasury would issue at least one, and the Fed would take it. Yellen is just trying to throw Republicans off the track.
New York state to forgive $672 million of overdue gas, electric bills
Trump Posed for Photo with Former Mob Boss
German minister says it ‘would not stand in way’ of Poland sending tanks to Ukraine
If House Republicans are so intent on investigating the FBI, why not investigate the FBI’s failure to thoroughly probe the allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh?
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) January 21, 2023
Why not investigate the Trump White House’s interference with the FBI probe into Kavanaugh?
New Mexico shooting suspect shows Republicans seek a violent solution to rejection
From the Big Lie to Twitter to their families, Republicans refuse to peacefully admit that they’re unpopular
Serendipity:
Websites Selling Abortion Pills Are Sharing Sensitive Data With Google
Some sites selling abortion pills use technology that shares information with third parties like Google. Law enforcement can potentially use this data to prosecute people who end their pregnancies with medication.
Salt Marsh Microbes Threaten to Reshape the Atmosphere
Turf wars between microbes dictate how much carbon salt marshes store and how much methane they pump into the air.
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