Odds and Ends — 3 April 2021
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
CDC: travel 'low risk' for vaccinated people; not recommending trips
Study: COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe During Pregnancy And May Protect Baby, Too
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
If you think bitcoin is a joke, wait until you hear the Federal Reserve is neither federal nor has any reserves.
— Documenting Bitcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) April 1, 2021
Tyler Winklevoss thinks Bitcoin is past the risk of a US ban
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High as Delayed ASIC Shipments Come Online
Politics:
Gaetz runs the Trump playbook for scandal: Keep talking, and talking
One thing the former president proved is that unless you're Donald Trump and sit in the White House, his strategy doesn't work as well.
Schadenfreude, sweet schadenfreude: Matt Gaetz Indictment Said to Be Imminent
Georgia House GOPers Vote To Repeal Delta Tax Break After CEO Slams Voting Law
MLB moving All-Star Game, draft out of Georgia following outcry over voting law
GOP Loses Its Collective Mind After MLB Comes Out In Favor Of Voting Rights
Just as elections have consequences, so do the actions of those who are elected. Unfortunately, the removal of the @MLB All Star game from GA is likely the 1st of many dominoes to fall, until the unnecessary barriers put in place to restrict access to the ballot box are removed.
— Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) April 2, 2021
Infrastructure Bill Is More Popular With the Tax Hikes
A new Morning Consult poll finds 57% of voters say they’d be more likely to support President Biden’s infrastructure plan if it were funded by tax increases on those making over $400,000 a year.
When @SpeakerBoehner was recording his audiobook I was told by sources that during these wine-soaked sessions he would deviate from the book’s text and insert random violent attacks on @tedcruz. Well, here’s some tape (listen to the end): pic.twitter.com/NFCQ2QFdTT
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) April 2, 2021
Threat of China Invasion of Taiwan Grows
China is ratcheting up military pressure on Taiwan, probing the air defences of the self-governed island on a near-daily basis amid fears of impending conflict.
Republicans: Hey we’ve decided we’re a “working class party!”
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 1, 2021
Biden: Hold my domestic non-craft beer. Here’s a proposal to spend lots of money, a fair amount of which will benefit the working class, paid for by tax increases on corporations and the wealthy.
Republicans: 😬😱😨.
Serendipity:
Why procrastination can help fuel creativity
Badge thanks to @arcange
Meme credit: K-Money3825 (source)
