Odds and Ends — 7.7.2024

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

A key part of America’s economy has shifted into reverse

Private Equity Giants Are Circling Bitcoin Miners on AI Allure

Judge dismisses coders’ DMCA claims against Microsoft, OpenAI and GitHub

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

COVID's Hidden Toll: Full-Body Scans Reveal Long-Term Immune Effects

Politics:

Former Trump Advisor Stephen Miller Denies Involvement With Project 2025, Ad Says Otherwise

UK’s new foreign secretary once called Trump ‘a neo-Nazi-sympathizing sociopath’

Did Joe Biden’s ABC Interview Stanch the Bleeding or Prolong It?

Campaigns require conviction—but must also be able to absorb bad news and pull out signal from noise.


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Is This the Beginning of the End for Joe Biden?

According to The Washington Post, Virginia Senator Mark Warner is assembling a group of fellow senators to urge the president to exit the 2024 race.

Unbendable Biden vs. Breaking-Point Democrats

Said one House Democrat: “The shit is going to hit the fan on Monday, when Congress returns. People are scared about their own races. But they’re also worried about the country, and about democracy.”

Biden Did The Big Interview, Now What?

Maybe he is putting on a brave face, but Biden seems detached from the crisis enveloping his campaign. He dismissed the mountain of polling that showed him behind, once again questioning the accuracy of polling as a science. He dismissed the growing calls for him to step aside and the concerns voters have about his capacity. He certainly didn’t seem like someone wrestling with a monumental choice upon which democracy may depend.

Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire in Gaza after dropping key demand, officials say

Serendipity:

Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US

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