Odds and Ends — 28 March 2024


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

Over $1B in U.S. Treasury Notes Has Been Tokenized on Public Blockchains

Baltimore disaster may be the largest-ever marine insurance payout, Lloyd’s boss says

‘SEAL 911’ team of white hats formed to fight crypto hacks in real time

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Legislator pushing anti-vax bill admits cited source was retracted from scientific journal

Politics:

Who Is Blowing Up Russia?

RFK Jr. Goes After Trump Voters

RFK was never a serious threat to win a lot of votes, but with each passing day his candidacy looks increasingly like a dagger pointed at the heart of MAGA. And his choice of running mate is wild.
…Kennedy announced that his VP will be Nicole Shanahan, who isn’t just the least-qualified, most preposterous character ever to appear on a presidential ticket polling above 5 percent. She’s also going to be catnip to a particular kind of low-intensity Trump voter.

Misinformation runs rampant after Baltimore bridge collapse

Comer Spins Bizarre Theory About Why News Outlets Keep Saying ‘There’s No Evidence’ Against Biden

New RNC Leaders Pull Back on Minority Outreach

…the former president’s team has rolled back plans under previous leaders to add hundreds of staff and dozens of new minority-outreach centers in key states without offering a clear alternative.

Judge recommends ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred

Outmoded bridge design likely contributed to catastrophic loss in Baltimore

Matt Schlapp’s Accuser Was Paid to Drop Lawsuit

When conservative icon Matt Schlapp announced Tuesday that the sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against him was dropped, he and his allies were quick to note that the ordeal ended without him or the American Conservative Union—the right-wing organization he runs—paying his accuser a single dollar.
But what Schlapp didn’t disclose was that the Republican operative who sued him was, in fact, paid to drop the lawsuit, according to two people with knowledge of the payout. It was just that the money came from ACU’s insurance company.

Serendipity:

Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years – new research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record

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