Quarantine Diaries: Day 288
It’s way too early for April Fools Day, and the story was not published by The Onion, so maybe there was a First World Problem in search of a solution:
KFC reveals details for game 'console' that warms chicken while users play.
Ponder for a moment the chain of events that led to such a headline. Somewhere out there there’s a guy who decided that the world not having game consoles that also warmed chicken was an empty hole in the universe that could no longer be suffered. Then he had to present his idea to one or more people who had the funding and/or technical skills to make it happen and they had to agree with him rather than suggest the need for psychotropic medication.
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
France rewards hundreds of frontline immigrant workers with citizenship
Health officials suspend liquor licenses of four MN establishments for COVID-19 violations
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Brexit trade deal reached between UK and European Union with just days to spare
Bitcoin tycoon Mike Novogratz breaks down how the pandemic accelerated the cryptocurrency revolution
First Cryptocurrency Used by Pornhub Eyes New Use Case in Mobile Charging
Politics:
Why Trump Must Never Hold Power Again
Looking on the bright side of a humiliating national disaster, the manner of President Trump’s departure from power has clarified why he must never hold power again. On one side are the lunatics — among them Giuliani, Powell and Flynn — who want Trump to violate laws and assume authoritarian powers. On the other side are sycophants who supported Trump’s spurious legal challenges to the election result but apparently draw the line at treason. By most accounts, Trump’s sympathies lie with the lunatics.
‘Complete clusterfuck’: Trump leaves Washington in limbo
No one in the White House or on Capitol Hill appears to know what Trump’s plan is — or even if there is one.
‘This Is Just What Jared Does’: Kushner Bails on Trump’s Mission to Destroy the 2020 Election
Giuliani Told to Preserve All Records
A defamation law firm representing Dominion Voting Systems has sent letters to White House counsel Pat Cipollone and Rudy Giuliani instructing them to preserve all records related to the company at the center of Trump’s conspiracy theories and warning Giuliani that legal action is “imminent”.
Trump's pardon of Blackwater contractors convicted of massacre greeted with derision, grief
The white nationalist ties of the next big civil rights case
NY AG Torches Trump For ‘Act Of Sedition’ With Talk Of Martial Law
Invoking Martial Law to Reverse the 2020 Election Could be Criminal Sedition
Serendipity:
Scientists discovered a radio signal from the nearest star and want to know if it's from aliens
Badge thanks to @arcange