Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
Metaplanet, Japan's Biggest Corporate Bitcoin Holder, Adds Eric Trump as Advisor
Is Metaplanet Japanese for Bursima?
US recession would be a big catalyst for Bitcoin: BlackRock
Coronavirus and Public Health:
Man Comes Out of COVID-19 Isolation 5 Years After Pandemic Started, but Says He's 'Still Cautious'
If and when it happens, we might not know until it’s too late.
Ignorance can be cured, stupid is forever: Parents of unvaccinated 6-year-old killed by measles in Texas speak out. They still are anti-vax
Politics:
Republicans Change Their Tune on Campus Free Speech
As conservatives fought against cancel culture on college campuses, they developed a particular fondness for the First Amendment. It was un-American, they argued, to punish someone for exercising their right to speak freely.
Today, however, many of those same conservatives, now in power in state and federal government, are behind a growing crackdown on political expression at universities, in ways that try to sidestep the Constitution’s free-speech guarantees.
———— The Rule of Law ————
Judge Moves Closer to Holding Trump Officials in Contempt
A federal judge in Washington edged closer on Thursday to holding the Trump administration in contempt for possibly having violated an order he issued last weekend pausing the deportation of scores of Venezuelan immigrants under a rarely invoked wartime statute.
In an angrily written order, the judge, James Boasberg, told the administration to explain to him by Tuesday why officials had not violated his instructions when they allowed two flights of immigrants to continue on to El Salvador even after he directed the planes to return to the United States.
More than a dozen judges have said Trump and Co. probably broke the law
MAGA Is Raging Hard Against The Judges Who Get In Its Way
There is always a background level of threats against federal judges. It’s often forgotten that a federal judge was killed in the 2011 attempted assassination of Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ). The son of a federal judge was killed in 2020 in their New Jersey home by a gunman targeting the jurist. What’s different now is the level of rhetorical vitriol coming from the president himself and amplified and extended on his behalf by elected officials and supporters.
Why a DOJ prosecutor resigned, telling coworkers and bosses 'you serve no man'
———— Totalitarianism R Us ————
Trump’s Appetite for Revenge Is Insatiable
The president is making good on his campaign promise.
———— Krasnov/Putin/Ukraine ————
———— Melon Husk ————
Bondi Brings Terrorism Charges for Tesla Attacks
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Department of Justice is charging three people for allegedly destroying Tesla cars or properties.
The charges come as Tesla has faced widespread protests and criticism in the last few weeks, tied to its CEO, Elon Musk, and the Department of Government Efficiency’s moves to remake the federal government.
Charging them with arson/vandalism? Yeah, fine. But terrorism? I wouldn’t be surprised if judges and juries refuse to return convictions.
Musk Paying Wisconsin Voters $100 to Sign Petition
Elon Musk’s political action committee is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition expressing their opposition to ‘activist judges,’ a cause that President Trump is pressing as judges block or delay several parts of his agenda.
Judge bars Musk’s DOGE team from Social Security records in scathing ruling
———— Erasing History ————
Serendipity:
U.S. Sinks to Lowest-Ever Happiness Ranking
While European countries dominate the top 20 in the ranking, there were some exceptions. Despite the war with Hamas, Israel came in at eighth. Costa Rica and Mexico entered the top 10 for the first time, ranking at sixth and 10th respectively.
When it comes to decreasing happiness — or growing unhappiness — the United States has dropped to its lowest-ever position at 24, having previously peaked at 11th place in 2012.
