From Fiction to Financial Reality: Why “Bitcoin” Is the Perfect Name

Source: Bitcoin.com
by Jamie Redman

“The name ‘Bitcoin’ was first introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto on Oct. 31, 2008, through the now-famous Bitcoin white paper. This Halloween revelation not only marked the beginning of a new era in digital currencies but also highlighted the brilliance behind the name itself. Simple yet profound, ‘Bitcoin’ encapsulates the technology’s essence, its functionality, and its visionary appeal.” (12/02/24)

https://news.bitcoin.com/from-fiction-to-financial-reality-why-bitcoin-is-the-perfect-name/

Thomas L. Knapp

Mexico: Eight killed, two wounded in mass shooting at strip mall

Source: CBS News

“Eight people are dead and two others are wounded after gunmen pulled up to a roadside stand in north-central Mexico and opened fire on customers and bystanders, authorities reported Sunday. Prosecutors in the cartel-ravaged state of Guanajuato said the shooting occurred late Saturday in a busy commercial area with food and refreshment stands in the town of Apaseo el Grande. … The town of Apaseo el Grande, and its sister community of Apaseo el Alto, have been hit by mass shooting attacks in recent years which experts say are related to warring drug cartels. There have been a series of mass shootings at bars, clubs and businesses in the area since at least 2018.” (12/02/24)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mass-shooting-deaths-cartel-stronghold-guanajuato-mexico/

Thomas L. Knapp

Press freedom going with a whimper, not a bang

Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton

“Newspapers, and their online versions today, seem to do better when they are owned and operated by local people who live in their areas of circulation. Ignoring the mega-monsters like Gannett and Paxton, even fairly small chains of news media seem to behave more and more as arms of the government and the political activists that dominate national and State politics. When coupled with the continued decline from internet and broadcast media competition, this harbors anything but ill for a fair, not just free, press. And more and more local, small-town and rural papers are just plain disappearing.” (12/01/24)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2024/12/01/press-freedom-going-with-a-whimper-not-a-bang/

Thomas L. Knapp

Fitting that president would break another promise to the American people

Source: New York Post
by Miranda Devine

“We always knew Joe Biden would pardon his troubled son Hunter, no matter how many times he promised he wouldn’t. So it is fitting that one of the final acts of this mendacious president before leaving office was to break yet another promise to the American people. Thus on Sunday night, the president issued a statement from the White House declaring that he had just signed a ‘Full and Unconditional Pardon’ for Robert Hunter Biden, 54. The pardon Joe vowed he would never give comes just days before Hunter was due to be sentenced over a felony gun conviction in Delaware in June and California felony tax fraud charges in September to which he pleaded guilty on the first day of trial. Joe claims that Hunter was ‘selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.'” (12/01/24)

https://nypost.com/2024/12/01/opinion/we-always-knew-joe-biden-would-pardon-troubled-son-hunter/

Steve Trinward

US Capitol Police arrest House staff member on unconstitutional charges

Source: Fox News

“The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a member of a House Democrat’s staff Thursday morning after he allegedly tried to bring ammunition into the Cannon House Office Building. The office of Rep. Joe Morelle – who represents New York’s 25th Congressional District – told WROC that it is ‘fully committed to cooperating with the investigation.’ ‘At approximately 8:45 a.m., a House staffer entered the Cannon House Office Building and put his bag through screening. USCP officers noticed what appeared to be ammunition on the x-ray screen,’ Capitol Police told Fox News in a statement. … Capitol Police say Michael Hopkins, 38, is now facing charges for unlawful possession of ammunition, including one charge for possession of a high-capacity magazine.” (12/02/24)

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-capitol-police-arrest-house-democrat-staff-member-finding-ammunition-bag

Thomas L. Knapp

Problems of the Modern World

Source: David Friedman’s Substack
by David Friedman

“There appear to be a lot of problems in the modern world, many without obvious causes. … This post does not offer explanations for any of these problems. What it does offer are candidates, changes in things that might affect us sufficiently recent and sufficiently widespread to be possible explanations. There are a lot of them, so I group them into categories.” (12/01/24)

https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/p/problems-of-the-modern-world

Thomas L. Knapp

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns amid falling sales

Source: United Press International

“The chief executive officer of car-maker giant Stellantis has abruptly resigned, the company said Sunday, following a precipitous drop in share value this year. The maker of more than a dozen car brands, including Jeep, Peugeot, Ram Trucks and Alfa Romeo, announced it had accepted Carlos Tavares'[s] resignation and was ‘well underway’ in selecting his successor, with intent to name a new CEO in the first half of next year.” (12/01/24)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/12/01/netherlands-Stellantis-Carlos-Tavares-resigns/1671733107383/

Thomas L. Knapp