Craig Fisher

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Aussie software engineer in Seattle
Living inKirkland, WA, USA
"Around his 60th birthday, Chesebro began courting a young woman, providing trips around the world, including an extended one to Paris and London to celebrate her 21st birthday. According to (a) family friend, the couple has since married,”
Really, @washingtonpost ? “Pumps the breaks”?!

Binance has laid off 1,000 employees (12%). The company’s official statement is

“As we prepare for the next major bull cycle, it has become clear that we need to focus on talent density across the organization to ensure we remain nimble and dynamic”

I love the idea that crypto companies just wait for bull markets to create bubbles as opposed to actually having any meaningful business cycle since they don’t actually make a useful product. It’s just gambling and grifts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/binance-lays-off-over-1-000-employees-d59ff6ad?mod=djemalertNEWS

WSJ News Exclusive | Binance Lays Off Over 1,000 Employees

Crypto exchange reduces workforce as Justice Department investigation continues

WSJ
An Important Story From Mehdi Hasan: RFK Jr., Anti-Vaxxers, and a Measles Outbreak

Don’t call RFK Jr. a “political maverick” or “vaccine skeptic.” As Mehdi notes, his anti-vaccine effort has real-life consequences. For proof, just look at the 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa, where dozens of children died thanks to a steep ...

Little Green Footballs

I wonder what #Fremont will smell like now? All the good companies are unaliving. *sigh*

And @elfin, if that wasn't bad enough, they're merging with an Indiana company.

#Chocolate #Seattle

https://seattle.eater.com/2023/6/29/23778590/theo-chocolate-merger-factory-closure-layoffs

Theo Chocolate Will Close Its Factory and Lay Off 60 Employees

The Fremont chocolate maker announced plans to merge with American Licorice and move production elsewhere.

Eater Seattle
According to the Institute for the Study of War, Ukrainian forces are capitalizing on Russia's recent chaos, and slowly pushing the invaders out around Bakhmut, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-27-2023
Institute for the Study of War

Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to present Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin as corrupt and a liar to destroy his reputation among Wagner personnel and within Russian society. Putin implied on June 27 that “the owner of Concord company”

Institute for the Study of War
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Woke up 530am Ukraine time to absolute madness on all channels re Wagner/Prigozhin

We are reporting, and will have a new edition of The Counteroffensive early tomorrow ET with everything you missed overnight.

Sleep easy we’ll take it from here

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Cool dragonfly spotted on my walk. #seattle #kirkland #nature #dragonfly #insect #fauna