Odds and Ends — 11 May 2024

about 1 year ago

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

SEC Rebuts Coinbase’s Attempt to Get Appeals Court to Answer Key Crypto Question

Biden to Quadruple Tariffs on Chinese EVs

The Biden administration is preparing to raise tariffs on clean-energy goods from China in the coming days, with the levy on Chinese electric vehicles set to roughly quadruple.

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

A new Covid variant has taken over, and experts predict a small summer wave

Politics:

Nancy Mace Claims Ex-Staffers Sabotaged Her Office

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” — Joseph Heller, Catch-22

https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1789057974838665496

Israeli War Cabinet Votes to Expand Rafah Operation

https://twitter.com/prchovanec/status/1788672226444599714

Sen. Katie Britt Introduces Bill to Create Federal Database of Pregnant People

https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/1788901974676500890

The US Army is getting new ‘Iron Fist’ technology – thanks to Ukraine war aid

The more money spent on helping Kyiv, the faster US forces will be re-equipped with better kit

https://twitter.com/piper4missouri/status/1788777372570812455

What Happens After Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Absolute Immunity: Mapping 3 Scenarios

https://twitter.com/AmericanGwyn/status/1789067547012177929

New Doctors Avoiding States with Abortion Bans

For the second consecutive year, disproportionately fewer new doctors across all specialties applied to medical residency programs in states with abortion bans and restrictions.

https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1789060261346705713

Republicans Refuse to Say They’ll Accept Election Results

Less than six months out from the presidential contest, leading Republicans, including several of Donald J. Trump’s potential running mates, have refused to commit to accepting the results of the election, signaling that the party may again challenge the outcome if its candidate loses.
In a series of recent interviews, Republican officials and candidates have dodged the question, responded with nonanswers or offered clear falsehoods rather than commit to a notion that was once so uncontroversial that it was rarely discussed before an election.
The evasive answers show how the former president’s refusal to concede his defeat after the 2020 election has ruptured a tenet of American democracy — that candidates are bound by the outcome. Mr. Trump’s fellow Republicans are now emulating his hedging well in advance of any voting.

https://twitter.com/EtoBuziashvili/status/1788976296615125098