Here’s an FTX summary
Hard to not say “WTF?” about FTX. I wouldn’t have trusted these people with a dime. What on earth? This was never going to come out before the election.
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Here’s a thread to discuss FTX
Here’s an article called, “The Crypto-Ignorant Person’s Guide To What’s Going On With FTX And Founder Sam Bankman-Fried.” Well, you can’t get much more “crypto-ignorant” than I am, and so I read it. It’s okay as far as it goes, … Continue reading →
The latest on the Paul Pelosi attack
You can find the federal criminal complaint here (narration of facts are on pages 4-7), and a brief summary here. The first federal charge: “18 U.S. Code § 115 – Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening … Continue reading →
The Twitter firings: several Twitter executives are forced to relinquish their extraordinary power
Musk has given several Twitter executives the boot: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired several top Twitter executives after officially taking control of the company Thursday evening. A source with knowledge of the matter told FOX Business that Twitter CEO … Continue reading →
Biden wants you to enter his fantasy world
Biden: "The most common price of gas in America is $3.39, down from over $5 when I took office." The price of gas was $2.33 when Joe Biden took office. pic.twitter.com/3MD4qighrA — Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 27, 2022 He knows … Continue reading →
Biden’s just making stuff up now
Then again, that was his practice long before his current cognitive decline. It appears to be a feature of his personality and it continued because it only came back to bite him very temporarily. He’s a silly braggart and bag … Continue reading →
Is Liz Truss aleady on the way out?
If so, that was quick. See this: In six short weeks, Liz Truss has succeeded in angering all wings of her party. Most now agree she can’t fight the next election. Britain’s latest prime minister, who won a Tory leadership … Continue reading →
Biden says gas in California has always cost $7 a gallon
This happened yesterday: “The inflation report is out. Have you seen gas prices around here in LA? It’s 7 bucks a gallon almost,” a reporter asked Biden as he paid for food at a Los Angeles-based taco shop. “Well, that’s … Continue reading →
The Gramscian march through arts institutions – and arts funding
Some years ago – perhaps ten? – I pretty much stopped going to art museums. Most of the exhibits were no longer of art I wanted to see, and even the ones that seemed promising turned out to be an … Continue reading →
Inflation, recession: “unexpectedly”
The economic news is grim, and often described as worse than expected. But for anyone who spends time purchasing groceries – just to take one near-universal example – it’s not really a surprise of any sort. For example: Prices consumers … Continue reading →
Money magazine has an interesting way to rate the best places in the US to live
Apparently, “diversity” ranks high, which makes Atlanta the best place to live in the US: Money Magazine recently released its list of the best places to live in the U.S. It is riddled with pompous virtue-signaling and plagued by diversity-induced … Continue reading →
For those of you who want to use a Paypal alternative for donating to the blog
I know that some of you have soured on Paypal since the recent censorship brouhaha. One of the signs is that some people who used to be on auto-pay plans for contributing to the blog have canceled them, and I’m … Continue reading →