The government is reopening.

Crypto is collapsing…kind of.

Kids in Ohio yearn for the mines (apparently).

*Source: CoinGecko.com As of 7:32PM November 16, 2025

1) Trump vs. The BBC: Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for up to $5 billion, claiming that a Panorama documentary dishonestly spliced together parts of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech to make it sound like he stoked the storming of the capital. The BBC has apologized for the misleading edit but says there’s no basis for a defamation claim. Sooo even steven?

2) Shutdown over. Now what? The 43‑day federal government shutdown in the U.S. officially ended after Donald Trump signed a funding bill late Wednesday, reopening agencies, reinstating laid‑off federal workers, and setting in motion back‑pay for hundreds of thousands of employees. While most government offices resumed operations, many programs and services remain disrupted, and experts warn that full recovery could take weeks or months.

3) Crypto collapse: Bitcoin has fallen 24% from its all time high reached just 1 month ago. Why? With the government shutdown and uncertainty around upcoming interest rate decreases, there’s a lot less money (liquidity) sloshing around the financial system. Is it game over for crypto? Well, the government reopening should help to jumpstart liquidity. And while prices may be down, the total utility of crypto has gone way up - the total size of the stablecoin market (cryptos pegged to currencies like the USD) is up over 50% since the start of the year.

1) A Japanese woman fell in love with an AI persona she created through ChatGPT and even held a wedding ceremony to “marry” him (it?). Fun fact: the Japanese word for love is “ai” (actually).

2) Ohio lawmakers have advanced legislation that would roll back longstanding child‐labor protections by allowing 14- and 15-year-olds in Ohio to work later hours (and for $3.45 less per hour than adults get paid). They do know the children…don’t actually yearn for the mines…right?

3) A Romanian inmate hacked into his prison’s IT system and secretly reduced the sentences and altered account balances for himself and 15 other prisoners. Sounds like a pretty chill guy tbh.

Trump said the government may be handing out $2,000 to most Americans, as a dividend from tariff revenue collected.

But don’t go planning your vacation just yet.

First, if this did happen, it likely wouldn’t occur until 2026.

Second, this would exclude “high-income individuals,” though it’s unclear exactly who exactly qualifies as that.

Three, this may not come as cash, but as a dividend tax credit, refund, or indirect relief through tax cuts rather than direct cash payments.

But let’s just say, for the sake of argument, these $2,000 checks do come. What’s the best thing to do with it?

If you’ve got those two things covered, sure, treat yourself. But take care of the important stuff first!