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• This mad lad claims Bitcoin farming saved the Texas energy grid during this latest cold snap and I thought he was crazy but now I believe him .

• What follows from the idea that new construction raises rents?

• Rideshare drivers plan to refuse rides from O'Hare Airport

• Southwest shambles | Washington Examiner

• What You Get Is the World - by L. M. Sacasas

Horseshit

• Against baby factories | Ellen Pasternack | The Critic Magazine

Obit

• Archer Maclean, Commodore 64 developer, has passed away at 60 years old

Rank Propaganda / Thought Policing / World Disordering

• Ten major revelations exposing extent of government pressure on Big Tech to censor Americans | Just The News

Musk

• Musk contradicts Twitter safety chief, disavows statement as “fake news”

Trump / War against the Right / Jan6

• Trump tax returns to be released by U.S. House panel on Friday

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• Moderna Covid vaccine no longer available in Australia

• Milan Reports 50% of Passengers on China Flights Have Covid

Culture War / Tribal / Re segregation

• 2022: The year Terfing went mainstream

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• Schooling improves intelligence, socioeconomic/genetic differences not affected | Hacker News

• Are Universities Doomed?

TechSuck

• Existing smartphones will connect with new satellite constellations in 2023

  • HN comments

• Twitter rival Mastodon rejects funding to protect non-profit status

• Over-engineered dual core light barrier - Hackster.io

Crypto con games

• Alameda Lent Sam Bankman-Fried $546M for Robinhood Stake

• FTX customers file class action to lay claim to dwindling assets

Economicon / Business / Finance

• Housing shortage is 'awful' and will get worse with no apparent end in sight

• Holiday Sales up 7.6% in 2022 — but Outpaced by 8.5% Inflation.

• US Pending Home Sales Fall to Second-Lowest Level on Record

Shortages

• The world just doesn’t have enough planes as travel roars back

• With more storms on the way, thousands on the West Coast have no power

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• Added 49 volumes of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee law

• Real ID was a real mistake and Congress should scrap it at last

• NYC could lose 10k Airbnb listings because of new rental regulations

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• Five Teens Charged With Murder In Christmas Weekend Shooting At ‘Gun-Free’ Mall of America.

• Physical attacks on power grid surge to new peak

• They Called 911 for Help. Police Used Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• How Germany is kicking its meat habit

• 2022 will be warmest year on record in UK, says Met Office