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Cake day: June 30th, 2023
  • Bsher8365@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•House panel concludes that COVID-19 pandemic came from a lab leakEnglish
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    2 months ago

    My own conclusions as a US citizen:

    • Stay up to date on your personal vaccines
    • Visit a travel vaccine clinic for “non-routine” vaccines currently recommended for travel to Asia, Africa, and Latin America
    • Have some N95 masks
    • Don’t depend on the US government to keep you safe or heathy - you are on your own now

    EDIT: Received some messages asking which vaccines to get: if I had to prioritize one to start with, I would get the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine first (one adult booster is recommended)

  • Bsher8365@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•‘This Is an Enormous Heist’: Chris Hayes Sounds the Alarm on Republican Bill That Would Transfer $100 Billion to Bitcoin OwnersEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It’s definitely a flash point issue, but I do see some merits to this:

    Over it’s 15 years in existence, it’s a fact that one Bitcoin has gone from pennies per Bitcoin to over $100,000 per Bitcoin. That’s a 60% ARR, the highest asset return in history. Despite it’s often negative connotation, it makes perfect sense to adopt and hold as a digital asset - the supply is fixed and can never be increased (no debasement), scarcity is built in (halving), the price is the price (no discounts, coupons, or special rules for the ultra wealthy, governments, or other special interests), and it’s agnostic (no risk if any particular gov’t falls, etc). It will only continue to increase in value, as ETFs are now a sanctioned and regulated investment in the US and other places. With sovereign nations beginning to openly discuss its inclusion into portfolios, it feels like worldwide perception is beginning to shift toward use a legal asset at a minimum and a worldwide reserve currency at a maximum.

    It’s a “get-in-while-you-can” play, pure and simple. The US should definitely hold onto what it already currently has (~200,000 Bitcoin) as a reserve at a minimum.