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.
Volunteer HERE with grassroots #Democrats:
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/
U.S. House committee to hold hearing on collapse of #Crypto exchange #FTX.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-house-committee-hold-hearing-collapse-ftx-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/
Hereβs the text of the email Musk sent to Twitter staff overnight.
Those who donβt commit to being βextremely hardcoreβ by 5pm ET today must leave the company. βΌοΈ
Story: http://cnn.com/2022/11/16/tech/elon-musk-email-ultimatum-twitter/index.html
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
A DC woman who went to Ohio for her brother's wedding was denied miscarriage treatment even though her fetus had no heartbeat and she was filling up diapers with blood. She passed out in a tub & nearly died https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-every-day-111522#details
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