Monday, September 12, 2022

Will El Salvador be the first country bankrupted by crypto?

This is the Great Theatre of Life. Admission is free, but the taxation is mortal. You come when you can, and leave when you must. The show is continuous. Goodnight.

— Robertson Davies, born in 1913


Across workplaces right now, there’s a struggle between bosses and employees. Returning to the office vs. working from home. Cost of living increases vs. stagnant wages. Is it any surprise we are seeing concepts like ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘quiet firing’ emerge?

Quiet quitting? Quiet firing? Just stop spying on employees so much


YEAH, YOUR EMPLOYER CAN MONITOR YOU. THEY’RE AMATEURS COMPARED TO GOVERNMENT:  Forget ‘quiet quitting’: Employers are doing ‘shocking’ things to monitor your productivity.


IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA: How a Hochul donor received $637M in state payments. “Digital Gadgets was paid an average of $12.25 per COVID-19 test. Other companies charged no more than $7.80, and some were paid $5.”


Soviet History Offers Clues to China’s Naval Strategy in Indian Ocean Maritime Executive


Was the Paycheck Protection Program Effective?Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis.


Will El Salvador be the first country bankrupted by crypto? Rolling Stone


Zelenskyy Hails Pilots On Ukraine’s Aviation Day, Avers ‘invaders To Die Like Dew On Sun’ Republic World. Next, kamikazis….


ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO WAS SUBJECT OF LAS VEGAS REPORTER’S STORIES ARRESTED IN JOURNALIST’S DEATHLas Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was found stabbed to death outside his home Saturday.

It takes NBC 11 paragraphs into the story to bury the accused politician’s party: “[Robert] Telles lost a narrow race for his job in June, when he was ousted in the Democratic primary. He captured 35,279 votes, or 32.4%, finishing just behind one of his top deputies, Rita Reid, who had 37,401 votes, or 34.3%.”