Odds and Ends — 28 April 2021
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Funeral pyres in parks as virus grips Delhi
From The Annals of Stupidity, Miami private school won't employ teachers who get the Covid-19 vaccine
CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
The FUD Machine never rests: Bitcoin has no uses. That could be its downfall
China’s Economic Divide Between North and South Set to Widen
Goldman Sachs identifies 19 crypto stocks that massively outperformed the S&P 500
Asian Video Game Publisher Nexon Buys $100M in Bitcoin
Politics:
Umm....https://t.co/j1rldWgF33
— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) April 27, 2021
Minnesota’s Response Rate May Have Saved House Seat
While the Census doesn’t rely entirely on self-reporting to tally population numbers, it’s worth nothing that if New York had counted just 89 more people, Minnesota would have lost a House seat instead. A higher response rate also helps if New York tries to sue to dispute the count.
Cheney: Addressing Capitol Attack ‘Matters Hugely To The Survival Of Our Country’
Lawmaker Barricaded Himself In Bathroom with Sword
The Secret Video of the NRA Chief’s Botched Elephant Hunt
It shows that when guides tracked down an elephant for LaPierre, the NRA chief proved to be a poor marksman. After LaPierre’s first shot wounded the elephant, guides brought him a short distance from the animal, which was lying on its side, immobilized. Firing from point-blank range, LaPierre shot the animal three times in the wrong place. Finally, a guide had the host of Under Wild Skies fire the shot that killed the elephant.
Fox Corrects Graphic, Script After Days Of Hammering Fake Biden Red Meat Ban
Arizona Secretary of State Says GOP ‘Audit’ Is a Farce
QAnon Watching the Arizona ‘Audit’ Closely
Serendipity, Police Version:
Colorado arrest: Woman with dementia mocked by police
DC police department hit by apparent extortion attack
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