In 2030, at the interminable tail end of another hot, smoky summer in Mexico City, the power went out again and she went down into the basement where it was cooler. Other people from the apartment block were already sitting on the gritty concrete: snacking, vaping, talking, thumbing through their devices and killing time. People shared charging bricks in a neighborly way. She had three phones; most people she knew had anywhere from two to seven. Finn Brunton is an assistant professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU and author of “Digital Cash: The Unknown History of the Anarchists, […]
Short
32 posts
Short video, factual, enjoyable to listen to and a clear explanation from a real expert. Problem is, this video is dated May 4, 2020. We knew it then, why are some like Trump or even Barrett, pretending they didn’t know? The body’s adaptive immune system is very powerful – but a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 will give stronger, more reliable protection, explains Andreas Radbruch, Scientific Director at Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ) Berlin. This video is a collaboration between the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) and Frontiers. See more expert commentaries on the coronavirus outbreak: https://coronavirus.frontiersin.org/ For our text support, we turn to […]
Among thousands of contact tracers nationwide, Heather Griggs, a registered nurse and operations chief of the Umatilla County Public Health Department contact tracing center in Pendleton, Ore., updates a list of job assignments. Ben Lonergan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Lonergan/AP Among thousands of contact tracers nationwide, Heather Griggs, a registered nurse and operations chief of the Umatilla County Public Health Department contact tracing center in Pendleton, Ore., updates a list of job assignments. Ben Lonergan/AP The United States has more than 50,000 contact tracers for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit, according to a survey of states conducted […]
As if the ructions of the year aren’t giving us enough cause to re-examine things we thought we understood, now we find ourselves questioning what a company is for, and what role it should occupy in society and in employees’ lives. Earlier this week, Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong published a post in which he stressed the company’s focus on the mission of creating “an open financial system for the world,” and asked that political issues be left out of workplace discourse. The questions this raises are huge, and the timing fits right into tectonic shifts already underway in the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0a/1080414700_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_c7a33d3a47d0d194a527f89e1d8b9779.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010041080658930-pompeo-cuts-his-asia-trip-short-planning-only-tokyo-meetings/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The planned Asia tour of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been limited to Japan only, the US State Department informed in a statement. “Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Tokyo, Japan on October 4 to 6. Planned meetings with the Quad Foreign Ministers in Tokyo will focus on pressing issues of the Indo-Pacific region. Secretary Pompeo expects to be traveling to Asia again in October and will work to reschedule visits on that trip, that is now just a few weeks off,” the Saturday statement says. […]
CNN anchor Jake Tapper booted Trump’s campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh on Wednesday after the Trump flack continued to deflect when pressed on the president’s refusal to condemn white supremacists, invoking the much-maligned moderator of Tuesday’s debate in the process. Following an off-the-rails presidential debate that was described by reporters as a “shitshow,” President Donald Trump has faced intense backlash for telling the far-right group Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” while refusing to disavow right-wing extremists and white supremacy. After multiple aides tried to clean up his remarks on Wednesday by blaming debate moderator Chris Wallace or claiming […]
The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in before testifying on July 24, 2019 before a House Judiciary Committee hearing about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in before testifying on July 24, 2019 before a House Judiciary Committee hearing about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Getty Images Since the release of the Mueller Report in April 2019, it’s been analyzed, praised and criticized — and cited by President Trump as proof that there was no collusion […]
The failed revolution The internet in 2030? To answer, two assumptions: First, we are still alive. Second, things on Earth are improving for more than just a few as we shake off our 20th century monetary systems and our 18th century systems of governance. There has been a radical transformation in these infrastructures of sociality for two main reasons: First, survival. The old political, monetary and communication structures simply cannot process the informational complexity necessary to sustain planetary life with 8 billion people. There are social movements demanding new forms of cooperation that take their needs and aspirations into account. Second, […]
Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers. A former US spy and co-founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, he is today the Chief Enabling Officer (CeO) of Earth Intelligence Network, a 501c3 and now also CeO of Open Source Everything (OSE Inc.). He continues his education with non-fiction reading, posting over 2,000 reviews across 98 categories; […]
As traders gobble up stablecoins for yield farming, demand for MakerDAO’s dai (DAI) has sent the stablecoin’s peg skyward. The yield farming demand continues to put pressure on dai’s $1 peg, which has been under consistent stress since Black Thursday when market volatility sent dai’s price to $1.10. MakerDAO’s community is debating some tweaks to its monetary policy to restore the peg, though Maker’s creator believes the only long-term solution is adding additional, varied collateral to the DAO. Booming demand for stablecoins in DeFi’s yield farming landscape is breaking the peg for Ethereum’s only crypto-collateralized stablecoin. The Maker community is searching […]
The two major game console companies, Sony and Microsoft, have been vying to offer the best new offering for 2020, with their highly anticipated PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Microsoft has announced its new-generation Xbox console, the Series S, set to be released alongside its flagship Xbox Series X. The company tweeted its announcement, saying the smaller console will cost $299, and be the “smallest Xbox ever”. 👀 Let’s make it official! Xbox Series S | Next-gen performance in the ˢᵐᵃˡˡᵉˢᵗ Xbox ever. $299 (ERP). Looking forward to sharing more! Soon. Promise. pic.twitter.com/8wIEpLPVEq — Xbox (@Xbox) September 8, 2020 Over […]
Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Falls Too Short By Tara Raghuveer, The Appeal. September 7, 2020 Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Falls Too Short2020-09-072020-09-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/rent1.png200px200px Above photo: Protestors demonstrate during a ‘No Evictions, No Police’ national day of action protest on September 1, 2020 in New York City. Tenants and progressive leaders who cried out for a national action must now grapple with two truths. This eviction moratorium will save lives, but everything about it is a page out of Trump’s re-election playbook. On Tuesday, when the rent was due once again and as 43 million Americans braced for possible eviction, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
Shortage of PPEs for Nurses Days after Trump touted his administration’s ability to provide PPE, a national nurses’ group says their members continue to suffer from shortages https://t.co/8t7Z6R2On6 — Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) September 1, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Leave it to Trump to lie yet again in the hopes of gaining a political foothold in the race to the November election. He bragged that there were plenty of personal protection equipment (PPEs) for our healthcare workers to use to try to maintain a level of safety while they perform their daily jobs. When you ask those whose’s safety relies on continued […]
MSNBC anchor Hallie Jackson repeatedly grilled the vice president’s chief of staff Marc Short on Thursday over the lack of masks at Mike Pence’s Republican National Convention speech, prompting the top aide to accuse Jackson of “mask shaming” veterans. Shortly after Pence’s Wednesday night RNC address at Fort McHenry, it was reported that there were no requirement for attendees to have been tested for the coronavirus. The crowd, which totaled 135 people and featured a number of elderly veterans, was largely devoid of face masks and didn’t appear to practice social distancing. While interviewing Short about the veep’s speech, Jackson brought […]
When the news came out last month that the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) had cleared banks to custody crypto assets, you may remember that I expressed surprise that the new crypto-friendly Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks had managed to get such a bold move through the channels of bureaucracy so fast. It turns out that he didn’t. Apparently the OCC had been working on this letter for some time, according to regulatory sources who spoke to my colleague Nik De. While this may sound like a “so what?” revelation, let’s zoom in on the interesting part: the […]
The first time we meet Martin Short’s character on The Morning Show, he’s playing a spry game of tennis with Steve Carell’s disgraced TV anchor Mitch Kessler. When the two men sit down together for a post-match drink, we quickly learn that they share a unique bond. Short’s Dick Lundy is also a recently exposed #MeToo predator. The role, which just earned Short his 18th career Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, represented a rare opportunity for him to show off a darker, more menacing side to his far more familiar comedic persona. “I’ve never been in […]
An interesting op-ed by Leah Callon-Butler in CoinDesk this week got me to change my mind about something pretty fundamental. She asked: “Is crypto fintech?” My instinctive answer was “no!” For me, fintech is technology applied to finance, while cryptocurrency is a technology unto itself. That technology is giving rise to a new type of finance. You’re reading Crypto Long & Short, a newsletter that looks closely at the forces driving cryptocurrency markets. Authored by CoinDesk’s head of research, Noelle Acheson, it goes out every Sunday and offers a recap of the week – with insights and analysis – from a professional investor’s […]
Patagonia’s Baggies are known as the original fun hogs—do everything shorts that are perfectly suitable for most anything one can dream up. Take them climbing, swimming, biking, running, or even alligator wrestling (maybe not in Florida, though), and chances are they’ll be a durable, dry, and comfortable companion throughout. But with their relaxed fit, nylon sheen, and noticeable logo, they don’t quite do everything well. Head out for dinner with the wife in a pair of Baggies and you’ll be noticeably underdressed (if you even make it to the door). If that doesn’t bother you, then by all means, stick to […]
Launch of the Perseverance rover to Mars is nearly at hand, with United Launch Alliance entering into the final phase of pre-launch preparations for the payload and rocket. But by far the most fascinating pre-launch element of this mission isn’t its processing flow but rather the ability for United Launch Alliance to “add” at least 10 days to the end of the overall launch period. Processing to launch Processing of the Atlas V rocket for launch hasn’t gone as smoothly as teams would like, admitted Scott Messer, ULA Program Manager for NASA LSP missions. “I’d say it’s been maybe a little […]
Take a gander at any of the public social media groups for enthusiasts of Orlando, Florida’s Walt Disney World and you’ll find a common refrain: the theme park, which re-opened on Friday amid a COVID-19 catastrophe, has super-short lines for all its top roller coasters right now. Disney World closed in mid-March, when COVID-19 cases began sweeping the country. Then on Friday, the same day Florida reported its largest single-day increase in the virus and the first day the U.S. reported more than 70,000 cases, Disney World re-opened its gates. The re-opening also comes one day after unionized Disney staff lobbied, […]
Mike Harris Austin Steinbart An Interview with the Curious and Very Interesting Mr. Austin Steinbart Today’s episode is my first interview with Mr. Austin Steinbart, my purpose is the pursuit of the truth, not to debunk or discredit Mr. Steinbart, but instead to confirm and verify the claims he makes. Yes, I have a position, and I find that Mr. Steinbart and I both share common goals about what is best for the USA and the American people. We both see the rampant corruption and lawlessness in the USA, and in particular, the corruption within our own government and institutions. Neither […]
Tesla branded short shorts went on sale, as earlier promised by Elon Musk, but sold out almost immediately, with fans eagerly speculating on how the tech entrepreneur had dipped his toes into a completely different career. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled a long-awaited pair of red satin “short shorts” among a whole range of branded apparel up for sale on the e-car maker’s online store, thereby chalking up a small win over stubborn investors who had earlier questioned his position at the helm of the company. Will send some to the Shortseller Enrichment Commission to comfort them through these difficult […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107967/94/1079679492_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_3159b5a2513f8718a2f9e148bddd4704.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202006211079679522-extremely-deep-sleep-of-cute-puppy/ New York may be the city that never sleeps, but that certainly can’t be said of its eastern suburbs on Long Island, where nobody bothered to teach the automated vacuum cleaner the expression “let sleeping dogs lie”. According to this little girl’s owners in Bethpage, New York, “We had just finished a busy day playing and my fifteen-week-old Golden was catching some sleep on the cool kitchen floor. The vacuum came into the kitchen and she didn’t even flinch. I grabbed my phone just in case there was a funny interaction between the pup and […]
Credit: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS Roche rheumatoid arthritis drug fails to help COVID-19 patients in Italian study by Emilio Parodi, Carl O’Donnell Reuters Health News (Reuters) – Roche’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra failed to help patients with early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia in an Italian study, the latest instance in which an anti-inflammatory drug has fallen through in a coronavirus trial. Despite the setback, the Swiss drugmaker said that it is pressing ahead with testing Actemra in another trial against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Actemra did not reduce severe respiratory symptoms, intensive care visits, or death any […]
Bitcoin broke through $9,500 Thursday and those short sellers betting on lower prices got liquidated by some crypto derivatives exchanges. That also helped push the world’s oldest cryptocurrency higher. As of 20:50 UTC (4:50 p.m. ET), bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $9,447, up 2.9% over the previous 24 hours. Trading seems to support a higher upward climb with a large session of buying around 12:00 UTC (8 a.m. ET) briefly pushing price to as high as $9,526 on exchanges including Coinbase. Bitcoin’s price continued its rising trend from Wednesday, well above its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a technical analysis signal […]
Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, listens during a coronavirus briefing with health insurers at the White House on March 10. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, listens during a coronavirus briefing with health insurers at the White House on March 10. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Marc Short, the chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, owns between $506,043 and $1.64 million worth of individual stocks in companies doing work related to the Trump administration’s pandemic response […]
Well, it happened. Block 630,000 was processed on the Bitcoin blockchain (while we were on the air with our Crypto Long & Short show on Monday, how cool is that!), and the bitcoin subsidy paid to miners was cut from 12.5 bitcoins to 6.25. It felt momentous, as we all witnessed a pre-programmed economic system immutably do its thing. (Allen Farrington’s essay beautifully describes what it meant to those of us watching.) Many of you are probably breathing a sigh of relief now that you don’t have to hear about the halving again for a few years. Understandable – it has dominated […]
Bill Majcher is a highly experienced professional with 35 years combined experience in public service, international finance, and capital markets. Mr. Majcher started his career as a Eurobond trader in London, England. He later used this experience over a 23 year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), where Mr. Majcher enjoyed remarkable success in covert and public market investigations that often saw him working with law enforcement, intelligence, and securities regulators from around the globe. Bill Majcher has experience as a Futures and Options broker and trader in both Canada and the United States and has lectured extensively […]
UN Secretary General António Guterres said at a recent Climate Change Meeting that the pandemic provides a window of opportunity to change the world. Needtoknow.news reported on May 7: The head of the United Nations called for global leaders to “use the pandemic recovery” to roll out their global climate change agenda, including allowing fossil fuel companies to collapse and using taxpayer stimulus money to fund green jobs. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said during the Petersberg Virtual Dialogue, a two-day international conference on global warming, in Berlin, Germany that the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic presents a “rare and […]
Alan M. Pollack is a Partner at Warshaw Burstein, Among his multiple areas of interest: Represented defrauded investors in naked-short selling and stock manipulation cases brought against major investment banks under RICO and the federal securities laws. Corporate Biographic Page:https://www.wbny.com/Alan-Pollack Learn more abour #UNRIG Naked Short Selling:https://stopnakedshortselling.org Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers. A former US […]
Susanne Trimbath, Ph.D. is the author of the single most important book in modern times documenting how Wall Street loots pension funds and engages in massive pervasive criminal activity that in enabled and also covered-up by government officials including those working for the Security Exchange Commission and the Senators and staff of the Senate Banking Committee. She is CEO and Chief Economist of STP Advisory Services. Dr. Trimbath’s credits include appearances on national television and radio programs and the Emmy® Award nominated Bloomberg report Phantom Shares. Dr. Trimbath served as a Technical Advisor to the California Economic Strategy Panel and […]