What next, petrol on a Picasso? Threatening art is no answer to the #ClimateCrisis! Attacks on art have become a headline-hogging obsession with a hideous escalating logic. The nastier the treatment of a famous masterpiece, the bigger the media coverage.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/16/klimt-climate-activists-crisis-petrol-picasso
A host of Hollywood & sports celebrities including Larry David & Tom Brady were named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit against #cryptocurrency exchange #FTX ... their celebrity status made them culpable for promoting the firmβs failed business.
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-technology-sports-celebrity-business-24690dec0c1541a911f4d201e568ebee
It's an interesting turnaround when a Judge is on the right side, and the Biden admin on the wrong side...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/16/us-judge-gives-biden-administration-five-weeks-to-end-title-42
If you are #LGBTQ+, a woman, use prescription medicine, don't enjoy prison, or have morals, don't travel to #Qatar.
[and yes, #SaudiArabia, #UAE, on many other countries are worse than Qatar.]
Nancy #Pelosi: Our vote is our voice - letβs make sure we are heard!
Help voters in #Arizona, #California and #Colorado cure their ballots so that all votes are counted and all voices are heard.
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U.S. #crypto investors sued #FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and several #celebrities who promoted his exchange including comedian Larry David, alleging they engaged in deceptive practices to sell FTX yield-bearing digital currency accounts.
The proposed class action filed late Tuesday night in Miami alleges that FTX yield-bearing accounts were unregistered securities that were unlawfully sold in the U.S. https://www.reuters.com/legal/ftx-founder-bankman-fried-sued-us-court-over-yield-bearing-crypto-accounts-2022-11-16/
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, world's largest #bitcoin fund, falls almost 7%, as investors dump more digital assets after unraveling of #crypto exchange #FTX.
also... Crypto investment bank Genesis Global Trading said in a tweet it was temporarily suspending redemptions
https://www.reuters.com/technology/grayscale-bitcoin-trust-falls-cryptocurrencies-slide-again-2022-11-16/
Collapse of #FTX should serve as reminder of risks of #Crypto assets, ECB's De Cos says
https://www.reuters.com/technology/collapse-ftx-should-serve-reminder-risks-crypto-assets-ecbs-de-cos-says-2022-11-16/
The Good: Govt incentives for building NEW #AffordableHousing are great.
The Bad: #RentControl increases costs for landlords, a majority mom-and-pop with few units each. Restricting rents spurs disinvestment and discourage building new affordable housing.
https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-inflation-florida-california-ef325d98687bbc08f2900b230a155852
One of the first consequences of the #ClimateCrisis (Long before sea level rise) will be wells (groundwater) and rivers drying up.
-- As Californiaβs wells dry up, residents rely on bottled water to survive.
-- Read this gift WaPo article, at no cost: https://wapo.st/3X6SyFe
Two people have been killed in #Poland after two stray #Russian rockets landed near the border with Ukraine. The rockets landed in the #NATO state following Russia's mass bombardment of Ukrainian cities earlier today, which saw over 100 rockets launched.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1697080/russia-poland-missle-dead-NATO-state-Ukraine-war-pictures-world-war-3
Water gushed out of the Wyangala dam in #Australia's New South Wales state as Flash #Flooding hit the region. Check out this #video: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/11/15/australia-floods-wyangala-dam-contd-lon-orig-na.cnn
YES! #Opioid #overdose reversal drug #Naloxone likely safe for OTC use, says FDA.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/opioid-overdose-reversal-drug-likely-safe-otc-use-says-fda-2022-11-15/
#GenocideOfUkrainians! #StopPutinNOW! Send MORE weapons to #Ukraine! Send BIGGER weapons to Ukraine NOW!
#HarrisWalz2024 #VoteBlue #Democrat #Democracy #Resist #Resister #Resistance #FBR #HumanRights #CivilRights #ProChoice #DeathWithDignity #FreePalestine #Ukraine