Odds and Ends — 18 April 2022
Exploding Dwarf is a glass cannon. Until your opponent uses a 12-health monster in a battle with the Equalizer rule set.
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Attacker Drains $182M From Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol
German retailer Aldi Nord to raise prices by 20-50%
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
The pandemic has complicated the “Paramedic Paradox”
Chinese Communist Party Urges Support for Zero Covid
The Chinese Communist Party’s flagship newspaper called on the nation to support President Xi Jinping’s Covid Zero strategy, showing any shift in policy is unlikely even as lockdowns in Shanghai and elsewhere threaten to hurt the economy.
Politics:
Analysis: Chain Of Negligence Caused The Loss Of The Moskva Cruiser
This appears to be the first, unconfirmed video of the Moskva, Russia’s now-sunken Black Sea flagship, after it was hit by Ukrainian missiles.
— max seddon (@maxseddon) April 18, 2022
It’s three seconds long and the last two are someone saying: “You fucking idiot! What the fuck are you doing?”
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Austrian Chancellor: Putin “Believes He Is Winning The War”
Why Hasn’t Trump Been Indicted Yet? We Have Five Theories.
How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens
The inside story of the world’s most notorious commercial spyware and the big tech companies waging war against it.
Marine Le Pen Accused of Embezzlement
The European Union’s anti-fraud body has accused Marine Le Pen and several of her party members – including her father – of embezzling about €620,000 while serving as members of the European Parliament.
Serendipity:
Roki Sasaki Just Pulled Off One of the Greatest Feats in Sports History
The Strange Career of Beautiful Crescent
How an old textbook lodged itself in the heart of New Orleans’ self-mythology.
