Archive for the 'Announcements' Category
U.S. Supreme Court Ends Trump-Backed Texas Bid to Upend Election Results
December 12th, 2020Via: Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a long-shot lawsuit by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to throw out voting results in four states, dealing him a likely fatal blow in his quest to undo his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden.
Chuck Yeager Has Died at Age 97
December 8th, 2020Via: CBS: Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has died. He was 97. Yeager died Monday, his wife, Victoria Yeager, said on […]
Trump Tweets: “I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!”
November 7th, 2020I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020
Trump Returns White House
October 5th, 2020Via: Reuters: President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday after a three-night hospital stay for treatment for COVID-19, facing a staff hit by a wave of infections and a campaign further shadowed by the pandemic four weeks before Election Day. … Wearing a white surgical mask, Trump gave a thumbs-up and waved […]
White House Acknowledges Trump’s Condition Had Been Worse Than Revealed
October 4th, 2020Via: Reuters: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows revealed that President Donald Trump’s condition on Friday was far worse than officials had made public, saying doctors recommended the president go to the hospital after seeing he had a fever and his blood oxygen level dropped rapidly.
Physician to the President: Trump “Doing Very Well”, “Has Been Fever-Free for Over 24 Hours”
October 3rd, 2020Via: CBS News: Dr. Sean Conley, President Trump’s physician, is providing an update Saturday on the president’s condition at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where the president spent the night after he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19. “This morning, the president is doing very well,” Conley told reporters, saying that […]
Thanks for Keeping Cryptogon Open
April 2nd, 2020Thanks very much to everyone who is helping to keep Cryptogon going by sending money and using affiliate links. Most of the time, the earnings situation is… Very dire. I can’t tell you how good it feels to have exceeded the goal in March. That hasn’t happened since October of last year. Thank you. Thank […]
Ross Perot Dead at 89
July 9th, 2019Via: Reuters: H. Ross Perot, the feisty Texas technology billionaire who rattled U.S. politics with two independent presidential campaigns in the 1990s that struck a chord with disgruntled voters, died on Tuesday at the age of 89, his family said.
Restrictions on Foreign Currency Checks
May 13th, 2019I can’t deposit foreign currency checks that are valued at under NZ$500 anymore with my bank (Kiwibank). I had been depositing foreign currency checks with smaller amounts with Kiwibank since I moved to NZ in 2006. They just recently changed the policy. So, yeah… The screws are tightening a bit more. Thanks very much to […]
Grid Up. Grid Down.
January 24th, 2018The grid has been having intermittent issues since last night’s thunderstorm, and the power was off for most of the afternoon today. Back to posting early AM NZ time tomorrow, assuming the power stays on.
