BITCOIN
Australia drafts plan to regulate #Bitcoin and digital assets – effectively legalising #Bitcoin
Australia has an opportunity to be among the leading countries in the world in leveraging this new technology.
– Federal Treasurer of Australia
Bitcoin as a currency and no capital gain tax, cmon australia
FCC
Jessica Rosenworcel confirmed by Senate to lead the FCC
She will be the first female chair in FCC history
WAR MACHINE
Reuters: U.S. HOUSE VOTES 222-212 TO PASS BILL AIMED AT CLEARING THE WAY FOR DEBT LIMIT INCREASE
@JamaalBowmanNY
There was no CBO score needed. No concern about the deficit. No mention of inflation.
$770 Billion to the Pentagon just easily passed the house 363-70.
I voted No.
It is astounding how quickly Congress moves weapons but we can’t ensure housing, care, and justice for our veterans, nor invest in robust jobs programs for districts like mine.
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WORK
“My company rides everyone’s ass if your status goes to offline in the Teams chat,” wrote a user on the r/antiwork subreddit.
“My boss will literally call you out on an email with the whole sales team CC’d, or call…and ask why you’re not at your desk.”
Some companies are making workers use keyboard or mouse-tracking software to ensure they’re working every moment they’re on the clock. Workers are using “mouse movers” to keep their computers active so they can get up to pee without fearing for their jobs.
One company called Tech8USA launched their mouse mover in February 2020, right before the pandemic lockdowns in the US.
Two months into the pandemic, they started seeing double-digit growth. Even as people return to offices, sales aren’t slowing down.
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SUBPOENA
Bennie Thompson says the January 6th committee will hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t show for his deposition tomorrow.
The Jan. 6 select committee plans to move forward with contempt proceedings against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for his refusal to comply with the panel’s subpoena.
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UKRAINE
Republicans want Putin to invade Ukraine
Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley & Marco Rubio continue to block dozens of vital national security nominees who could help us avoid conflict with Russia
They want conflict because they want to hurt President Biden. America is just collateral damage
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NAFTA
Direct line between Clinton passing NAFTA and the election of Donald Trump
One of the main reasons Hillary didn’t carry Michigan. Those Union Autoworkers never forgot or forgave NAFTA.
NAFTA (signed by Bill Clinton) led to large job losses in historically low-income US counties which historically voted Democratic but began to move toward the GOP after NAFTA, from Jiwon Choi, @ikuziemko, Ebonya L. Washington, and Gavin Wright https://nber.org/papers/w29525
For decades US trade policy priority has been protection of intellectual property monopolies (pharma, H’wood, M’soft) & more recently of big Web platforms. It’s an alliance with renrtier plutocrats but also v convenient for middle class Dems in rich tech/finance/gov’t metros.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/opinion/hispanic-voters-messaging.html
Lets not forget NAFTA was heavily favored by Republicans.
Final Vote on NAFTA
House
REP Y-132 N-43
DEM Y-102 N-156
IND Y-0 N-1
Senate
REP Y-34 N-10
DEM Y 27 N 28
DNV – 1
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