Odds and Ends — 12 October 2024

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

MicroStrategy Aims to Be ‘Bitcoin Bank’ With Trillion-Dollar Valuation: Michael Saylor

The U.S. Economy Has Made a Soft Landing

JPMorgan Chase said the U.S. economy remains strong for both consumers and big companies, a sign that the Federal Reserve may have achieved the much-discussed soft landing with lower inflation and healthy growth.

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Research uncovers disparities in US all-cause deaths during COVID pandemic

Politics:

Trump Rally in Aurora Is Marked by Nativist Attacks

Donald Trump escalated the nativist, anti-immigration rhetoric that has animated his political career with a speech Friday in Aurora, Colo., where he repeated false and grossly exaggerated claims about undocumented immigrants that local Republican officials have refuted.

Trump Plans to Amp Up His Violent, Bigoted Rhetoric

There’s less than a month left in the presidential election, which will not only shape Donald Trump’s political legacy and the nation’s trajectory, but also likely decide whether he’ll face multiple prison sentences. And as he makes his closing argument, Trump is planning to amp up his violent, fascist rhetoric all the way to Election Day.
In recent conversations with close allies, the former and perhaps future president has stressed that he can’t — as some advisers apparently would like him to — play it safe in these final weeks of campaigning.

I’m Running Out Of Ways To Explain How Bad This Is

What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.

Andrew Schulz: The Comedy Podcaster Who Roasted Trump to His Face

The One Thing Obama Got Wrong

Ultimately, if Trump wins, black male voters won’t be to blame.

Steve Bannon Has Called His ‘Army’ to Do Battle

Bannon, a self-declared general of global populists, wants to break the world order. And he’s tapped into something much bigger than Trumpism.


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Trump Says He’s ‘Never Had a Glass of Alcohol.’ These People Say Otherwise.

Andrew Schulz: The Comedy Podcaster Who Roasted Trump to His Face

General Calls Trump ‘Fascist to the Core’

Mark Milley, the US Army general who Donald Trump appointed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, now says the current Republican presidential nominee is a “fascist to the core” and says no person has ever posed more of a danger to the United States than the man who served as the 45th President of the United States.

Iran Engages in Urgent Diplomacy as it Braces

Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to gauge whether they can reduce the scale of Israel’s response to its missile attack earlier this month and – if that fails – help protect Tehran.

Trump Lashes Out Behind Closed Doors Over Money

The rant, described by seven people with knowledge of the meal who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, underscored a reality three weeks before Election Day: Mr. Trump’s often cantankerous mood in the final stretch. And one of the reasons for his frustration is money. He’s trailing his Democratic rival in the race for cash and has had to hustle to keep raising it.
Not only does Ms. Harris have far more money to buy ads and pay for staff after raising $1 billion in less than three months as a candidate — a sum greater than the total Mr. Trump raised all year — but she has also been freed from having to plead directly to donors anymore.

Serendipity:

Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: sales pitches are often from biased sources, the choices can be overwhelming and impartial help is not equally available to all

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