@michaelwillingham.bsky.social
I wondered how long a Ponzi scheme can last, but was corrected- “Unlike a Ponzi, crypto cannot collapse in a run (although crypto exchanges, crypto lenders/borrowers can and have). And unlike zero-sum Ponzi schemes, Bitcoin is more akin to a decentralized pump and dump scheme with a negative sum.”
Bitcoin is still about $70,000 too high
The crypto crash is coming — and the landing won’t be pretty
www.ft.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I wondered how long a Ponzi scheme can last, but was corrected- “Unlike a Ponzi, crypto cannot collapse in a run (although crypto exchanges, crypto lenders/borrowers can and have). And unlike zero-sum Ponzi schemes, Bitcoin is more akin to a decentralized pump and dump scheme with a negative sum.”
January roses / under the cherry blossom moon
January 31, 2026 at 8:25 PM
January roses / under the cherry blossom moon
Yes please
Levi's Heir in Congress Pushes End to Tax Loophole for Ultrarich — Bloomberg Law
One of the wealthiest House Democrats will propose a bill Thursday that would edit the tax code to make it harder for ultrarich Americans to avoid paying taxes.
stocks.apple.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Yes please
These guys really don’t even know how healthcare works.
Trump: Divert Federal Funds From 'Money Sucking' Insurers
resident Trump called for sending ObamaCare funding directly to the public.
www.investors.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
These guys really don’t even know how healthcare works.
What a great time in San Francisco this weekend seeing Dead & Co and hanging out with a great crew of friends old and new!
August 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What a great time in San Francisco this weekend seeing Dead & Co and hanging out with a great crew of friends old and new!
Why do we need deep sea mining?
Scars from the world's first deep sea mining test 50 years on
Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the damage has barely begun to heal.
www.bbc.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Why do we need deep sea mining?
Surely this can’t be true
US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation — Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he was shutting down a State Department office that had sought to counter foreign disinformation, accusing it of censorship and wasting U.S. taxpa...
stocks.apple.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Surely this can’t be true
Why do we allow this to happen?
Inside the financial scheme that's crippling America's hopsitals
Investors got rich bankrupting needy hospitals. Is it about to happen all over again?
www.businessinsider.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Why do we allow this to happen?
Where in the world is Ziggy? I started yelling for him because I thought he ran off. He finally popped his head up about 20 yards away wondering what all the fuss was about. #sterngrove
February 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Where in the world is Ziggy? I started yelling for him because I thought he ran off. He finally popped his head up about 20 yards away wondering what all the fuss was about. #sterngrove
LIttle Maggie wondering why I'm holding my phone in front of her face
January 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
LIttle Maggie wondering why I'm holding my phone in front of her face
Just say No to paraquat
Herbicide banned in 70 countries linked to Calif. health problems
California used over 350,000 pounds of the potentially harmful substance in one year.
www.sfgate.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Just say No to paraquat
Happy Solstice!
December 21, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Happy Solstice!
Don't say you weren't warned. "...park visitors likely(!) have little reason to fear a near future where protein-fueled super squirrels become oversized or expand their hunting options."
Bay Area squirrels are killing and decapitating en masse, study finds
It was their post-kill behavior that proved especially unsettling, defying what may be expected of a species just beginning to hunt.
www.sfgate.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Don't say you weren't warned. "...park visitors likely(!) have little reason to fear a near future where protein-fueled super squirrels become oversized or expand their hunting options."
For Profit healthcare
Anthem plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage, alarming doctors and patients
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it will put time limits on anesthesia care starting next year. Doctors and elected officials, including in New York and Connecticut, are asking it to change course.
www.npr.org
December 6, 2024 at 6:37 AM
For Profit healthcare
Too much of a good thing
California can't use all its solar power. That's a huge problem.
California's solar energy oversupply is providing a boon to Arizona and other states while leaving residents without the price drops they're helping fund.
www.sfgate.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Too much of a good thing
Wow - lots of cat posts here on Bluesky. So here.
November 23, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Wow - lots of cat posts here on Bluesky. So here.
speak no evil hear no evil see no evil
The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk's 'toxic' X
It has accused X of promoting "disturbing content", and says Mr Musk is using it to "shape political discourse."
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2024 at 4:28 AM
speak no evil hear no evil see no evil