Happy New Year 🎊 May 2025 bring you many blessings.
Bitcoin's greatest weakness is that it relies on infrastructure... That won't be here in the near future.
Bitpay is now shutting down accounts.
Uncle Sam is now looking over your shoulder when you buy or sell crypto. Bitcoin has been tamed and is now in the government system. You will be taxed. All blockchain types are reporting to Uncle SAM. I'm out of the crypto. Good luck to all. Hopefully you won't lose millions.
Asm. DeMaio Unveils Republican Contract to Reform California in ‘26.
‘The 2024 election shows California voters are hungry for change'
Read more: https://californiaglobe.com/fr/demaio-unveils-republicans-contract-to-reform-california-in-26/
How the U.S. Government Spent your Tax Dollars in 2024:
-$7 million on various projects studying magic
-$1,513,299 to use kittens in a study to analyze motion sickness.
-$419,470 to determine if lonely rats sought cocaine at a greater frequency than happy rats
-$123,000 teaching children in Kyrgyzstan how to go viral on social media
-The State Department spent $4,840,082 on "influencers"
Source:
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/FESTIVUS-REPORT-2024.pdf
DOGE
#Question: What was coffee’s original use?
#Answer: It was used in medieval Arabia to wash hands or even as a general body wash for covering up sweat and other odors. Early treatises dating back to the 9th century include it as an ingredient for cleaning and freshening the hands.
The Kraken Intel Brief: Reporting Period: 23-26 December 2024
1. Slovakia’s Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Moscow. He went to try and secure an energy deal with Russia. Putin said he would like to, but that such a deal is impossible now. Ukraine is shutting of its pipelines — which transit Russian energy products to Europe — on 1 January.
2. President-elect Trump has suggested retaking the Panama Canal. The canal was given to Panama under the Carter administration. Trump thinks the US needs to reacquire the canal due to high costs associated with its use, and growing foreign influence in the canal’s oversight.
3. The Army has operationalized a next-generation intelligence system. The TITAN, which uses AI technology, will help with intelligence analysis on the battlefield, allowing leaders to use data from multiple domains to make rapid, efficient decisions in real-time.
4. China is going to start constructing railways in Central Asia. China will begin building the CKU railway this week. The deal has been in the works for more than 20 years and is critical to Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The news comes as Turkic fighters in Syria announced their plans to liberate Turkistan (Xinjiang) from China.
Sad it has to come to this... And it's going to get worse.
Merry Christmas 🎁 
Two of Japan's leading automakers, Honda and Nissan, have formally announced they are exploring plans to merge. The move would create the world's third-largest car manufacturer by revenue ($191B) after Toyota and Volkswagen. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/23/honda-and-nissan-merger-talks.html
Would you send your kid to a school taught almost entirely by AI? Arizona has approved a controversial online charter school, Unbound Academy, that will use AI to give lessons in a densely packed two-hour window, with the rest of the day reserved for open-ended workshops. The school says its model adapts to each student’s needs — for example, throwing them more challenging problems if they’re breezing through the current lesson. https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/20/arizonas-getting-an-online-charter-school-taught-entirely-by-ai/?_bhlid=37c9d70ceadacd23855705f5b1b05052fcbe26fa
TWO THINGS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT
If you're afraid that establishing a boundary with someone will upset somebody, that's the evidence that the boundary is needed in the first place.
Uncomfortable Truth: family teaches us how to love people we don’t necessarily like. (Happy holidays!)
TWO THINGS FOR YOU TO ASK YOURSELF
How do you handle your family during the holiday season? How could you handle them better?
ONE THING FOR YOU TO TRY THIS WEEK
Establish a boundary that needs to be established over the holidays. You’ll both be better for it.
Remember: Small changes lead to lasting breakthroughs.
The 15-year-old suspect in Monday’s Wisconsin school shooting had been in contact with a 20-year-old California man who was planning a government building attack, court documents revealed Wednesday. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wisconsin-shooter-was-in-contact-with-california-man-plotting-his-own-attack-court-documents-say/
A New York resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges in connection with operating an illegal secret police station for the People's Republic of China out of a building in Manhattan’s Chinatown, according to Justice Department officials.
Could gold & silver become currency in Florida? CFO Patronis supports the move https://www.fox13news.com/news/could-gold-silver-become-currency-florida-cfo-patronis-supports-move?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_lYK16bb7WOHJcsnTM0iYpwDTKu2OvKkmDEzS5rkouvRUSzMS9CPkjACQG7g_perIeSnKSaYaox_RtJRbxm7vxTb_N3g&_hsmi=339521128
It's cold outside — bundle up and stay safe! 🥶
- Frostbite: Watch for numbness or discolored skin on fingers, ears, or any exposed areas.
- Hypothermia: If your body temp drops below 96F, move to a heated location and get medical help immediately!
Safety tips: ready.gov/winter-weather
#WinterReady
Check before you toss: Is that medicine really expired? https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/379267/drug-expiration-dates-medication-tylenol
In Syria, Israel has continued airstrikes in addition to building settlements in the Golan Heights. Various factions, including the HST rebels, are competing for influence over Syria’s future. Assad’s collapse has left a significant power gap, with a fractured Syria run by de facto governments and ethnic groups looking increasingly likely.