Odds and Ends — 30 November 2023

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Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:

World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures ETF Breaks 2021 Record Highs for Assets Under Management

https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1729906660255129805?s=20

https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/1729989914568057319?s=20

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

New Tests May Finally Diagnose Long COVID

Florida Man:

What DeSantis, Newsom aim to gain out of prime-time debate

Politics:

Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies

The infamy of Nixon's foreign-policy architect sits, eternally, beside that of history’s worst mass murderers. A deeper shame attaches to the country that celebrates him.

As some of you may know, I met Kissinger under unusual circumstances.

Too Many Americans Have Forgotten

The American attention span has shrunk since Al Gore invented the Internet, and the pandemic disrupted the time-space continuum. Our memories are foggy, but it’s still stunning that large swaths of the populace — including those who cover politics for a living — have forgotten what life was like with Donald J. Trump in the White House.

https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1729626201700884894?s=20

Venezuela prepares for possible invasion into Guyana

Trump Caught Moving Money Around

A court-ordered financial auditor has caught Donald Trump quietly moving $40 million from the Trump Organization into a personal bank account—seemingly so the former president could pay his whopping $29 million tax bill.
Trump isn’t supposed to be moving any money around without alerting Barbara S. Jones, a former federal judge in New York tasked with babysitting the Trump Organization for its relentlessly shady business practices. But on Wednesday, she notified a New York state court about some major bank transfers that were never brought to her attention by the Trumps.

https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/1729952365497979200?s=20

Indian official plotted to assassinate Sikh separatist leader in New York, US prosecutors say

Key Dutch party sees ‘no basis’ for talks with Wilders

https://twitter.com/joshgerstein/status/1729725633108836765?s=20

Mike Johnson Just Blew a Hole in the GOP’s Biden Impeachment Inquiry

Surprise, surprise: BLM ‘Co-Founder’ Who Endorsed Trump Not Affiliated With BLM

https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/1729884519564800413?s=20

Court filing reveals Rep. Scott Perry’s vast web of contacts in bid to reverse 2020 election

https://twitter.com/itsJeffTiedrich/status/1729597041897046264?s=20

So Much for That Rebellion

https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/1729693255728771427?s=20

Trump unleashes grievances, warnings in wild 24 hours on Truth Social