Tiffany & Co. Punks, Pelosi: The Sacrificial Lamb

Gm fren.

Welcome to the second edition of The Psychedelic Toad where if you don't say Gm back this happens:

You said Gm back, okay good. Let's continue.

Here's what we've got on the grill today:

• Tiffany & Co. Release CryptoPunk Pendants

• Pelosi: The Sacrificial Lamb

• Meme of the day

Tiffany & Co. Release CryptoPunk Pendants

Okay, we see you Tiffany's. Well-played. Well-played.

But also, know that you nor any other Boomer company will ever be able to escape this when diving headfirst into NFTs:

Here's what's included when you buy one:

• 30 ETH ($48,944.70 USD, present price) for one pendant, limited to only 250 people. 3 max per person

• 18k Rose or Yellow gold options, based on color palette of your Punk

• At least 30 stones, carat weight per piece will vary based on the attributes

• A custom NFT with the necklace designating authentic ownership and a collectible

Also, interestingly enough, while Tiffany & Co. released this news, the ENS domain tiffany.eth was sold for 29 ETH ($47,313.21 USD, present price) shortly thereafter. Congrats both to the seller and to the buyer's girlfriend Tiffany on the sale.

Looks pretty cool so far:

Pelosi: The Sacrificial Lamb

• Rumors are circulating that Nancy Pelosi, insider stonks goddess, is on a one-way trip to Taiwan, with a dubious return.

• According to Reuters, "Several Taiwan media outlets reported late on Monday that U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Taiwan on Tuesday and spend the night in Taipei, citing unidentified sources." (I love believing unidentified sources)

• China has warned that they will not sit idly while Pelosi flys the millions-of-dollars-taxpayer-funded plane over the internationally-restricted Taiwan Strait.

Looks like someone's getting real tired of Pelosi and sent her off to Taiwan to get whacked. I mean – who just willingly goes to Taiwan knowing that China's People's Liberation Army might gun your plane down at any second?

You either really just want to edge China off like no tomorrow and give 'em a good 'ol OTPHJ (over-the-pants-handjob), or actually want to recreate an event comparable to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and thus start WWIII.

Which also makes you think: What could be so important that's hiding in Taiwan?

If all this wasn't enough already, China's People's Liberation Army also posted a video on WeChat ahead of Pelosi's potential visit.

Imagine a cooler Asian version of Top Gun, minus Berlin's "Take My Breath Away" every other 2 scenes:

We'll see how this shakes out, and if Tom Cruise ends up making a Dennis Rodman-like appearance to Xi in Beijing to calm everyone down once and for all.

Meme of the Day

While our bags keep bleeding and the elite attempt to spur on WWIII:

Until next time frens. 

~ Basel

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