Odds and Ends — 4 December 2022
I’ve been playing around with DeepDreamGenerator’s newish “text prompt” artificial intelligence image creator. This image was generated from the prompt “Horace Rumpole and a petty thief drinking wine.”
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Will Grayscale be the next FTX?
Defaults Loom as Poor Countries Face an Economic Storm
FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident
A Brief But Spectacular take on abolishing debt
Canada’s deep yield curve inversion adds to BoC rate hike dilemma
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
China’s Xi Jinping ‘unwilling’ to accept western Covid vaccines says US intelligence chief
Pandemics radicalise and the COVID-19 outbreak is no exception
Exercise may increase the effectiveness of your Covid-19 vaccine, a new study found
Politics:
Trump Calls for Suspension of the Constitution
Iran to disband morality police amid ongoing protests, says attorney general
You mean away from Nazis? pic.twitter.com/EhR6b8of7O
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) December 2, 2022
Pentagon chief: US faces pivotal years in countering China
Raphael Warnock Would Give Democrats More Power
As predicted, some Republicans who dislike Walker no longer feel that voting for him is as existential anymore. Both Biden and Trump have decided to stay away, reducing the national circus-like nature of the race. And polls show a consistent Warnock lead: Of seven surveys released since early November, five showed a Warnock lead, one had the race tied, and one showed a 1-point Walker lead. But the outcome will still have major implications. A 51-49 Senate means that committees will no longer have even memberships, making Chuck Schumer’s attempts to get legislation and nominations to the floor easier. And the balance of power in the Democratic caucus will shift slightly to the left, denying Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) the extraordinary control he exercised in 2021 and 2022.
Russia Using Up Ammo Faster Than It Can Make It
Serendipity:
Deadly heat waves engulfed the planet this year: Climate change is a national security crisis
Badge thanks to @arcange
