Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, June 20, 2023

  • Honestly, didn’t everyone see this Titanic missing submarine thing coming?
  • I chatted with a girl who said she was secretly in love with Mineral Wells. That made me smile.
  • I saw The Flash over the weekend. It was my kind of movie as I’ve kept up with all the studio political stuff and could guess some of the surprises, but a few had me, and when that happens, it’s great.
  • Texas has always been pro-business, but not so much pro-worker – As Texas swelters, local rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will soon be nullified – Gov. Greg Abbott approved this week a law that will eliminate city and county ordinances like Austin and Dallas’ mandated water breaks.
  • I need to get out more – Loneliness and social isolation linked with a higher risk of early death, study finds
  • Germany will pay Holocaust survivors across the world over $1 billion in 2024
    • $888.9 million total in funding will go toward home care services with an additional $105.2 million going toward survivors; “increased” needs
    • A one-time payment each year until 2027 toward more then 128,000 recipients of the Hardship Fund. Survivors will receive €1,250 ($1,365.88 in U.S. currency) per person for 2024, €1,300 ($1,420.51 in U.S. currency) for 2025, €1,350 ($1,475.14 in U.S. currency) for 2026 and €1,400 ($1,529.78 in U.S. currency) for 2027.
    • Germany also extended funding for Holocaust education until 2027. There will be €38 million ($41.52 million in U.S. currency) toward education in 2026 and €41 million ($44.80 million in U.S. currency) toward education in 2027.

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