Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Oh, I’m sure they have the best interests of you and me in mind. Count on it: IMF reiterates more oversight for crypto in latest report on financial stability

Stripe Is Hiring a Crypto Team 3 Years After Ending Bitcoin Support

Bruh it's like 5 lines of code. https://t.co/DWxPHFsgJs pic.twitter.com/ssripW7tVy

— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) October 11, 2021

China and India face a deepening energy crunch

Why Some Surprising Countries Are Setting Net-Zero Goals

Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, three of the world’s most fossil-fuel reliant countries, signaled last week that they could be net-zero within decades.
The news provoked two polar reactions: Delight that even the most recalcitrant nations acknowledged the threat of global warming, or declarations that “net-zero” had lost all credibility if any petrostate could simply declare a target without any accountability.

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Poll: Americans aren't as divided on COVID as the media makes it seem

Texas Airlines Defy Abbott on Vaccine Mandates

Highly Vaccinated Israel Is Seeing A Dramatic Surge In New COVID Cases. Here's Why

Pelosi's trip to Rome was disrupted by violent anti-vaccine mandate protests

Politics:

Feds Raid Philly Proud Boys Leader’s Home In Capitol Attack Probe

’An Insurrectionist In a Suit and Tie’

The Trash Talk of the Righteous

…Senate Republicans again took the nation’s “full faith and credit” hostage in a reckless and dishonest effort to sow chaos at the expense of the safety of the Republic. For once they were outmaneuvered and had to beat a retreat. They blinked. Indeed, their caucus is so addicted to anti-constitutional hi-jinx and legislative junkie behavior that it required a herculean effort to execute the cave – Republicans struggling to break their own filibuster to head off reform of the filibuster. Good times, as they say.

A pox on both their houses, but this one’s a hoot: Lin Wood vs. Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Case for Voting for Democrats

There appears to be a consensus in Washington that the success of the Biden presidency will hinge on the outcome of the massive infrastructure and social-spending bills now before Congress. That may be true, but their fate won’t affect how I vote.
“>I’m a single-issue voter. My issue is the fate of democracy in the United States. Simply put, I have no faith that we will remain a democracy if Republicans win power. Thus, although I’m not a Democrat, I will continue to vote exclusively for Democrats — as I have done in every election since 2016 — until the GOP ceases to pose an existential threat to our freedom.

Details On Why Schiff Regrets Asking Mueller To Testify On Russia Probe

Ohio should mandate sexual assault reporting for coaches. https://t.co/aEu6JKAL9m

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) October 12, 2021

Florida Is the GOP’s Redistricting Weapon

The Sunshine State has recently looked more like a dark wasteland for Democrats. In 2018, while Democrats were romping elsewhere, Republicans defied polls to eke out the governor’s race and pick up a Senate seat. In 2020, Donald Trump carried the state by three points thanks to vast gains among Cuban and other Hispanic voters, and Republicans expanded their dominance in the state legislature.
But the worst for Democrats may be yet to come: Florida, set to gain a 28th seat next year, could be Republicans’ biggest redistricting weapon of the 2022 cycle. In fact, the GOP could erase most of Democrats’ thin House majority in Florida alone.

Democrats scrutinize Pennsylvania congressman's efforts to help Trump overturn 2020 election

Pelosi Floats Alternative to Lifting Debt Ceiling

Republicans Ramp Up Attacks on the IRS

Said Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN): “Every year I visit every county in the state of Indiana, 92 of them. And you know, I can’t ever recall anyone saying that they want the IRS to poke into their business more on a day-to-day basis.”

I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that’s not really a partisan position. How many people really want a more powerful IRS?

Confederate monuments and the history of lynching in the American South: An empirical examination

Serendipity:

What sea level rise will do to famous American sites, visualized

UK Readying New Law Mandating Home EV Chargers Be Shut Down During Peak Hours

This tweet is DEEP! #oceans #ocean #planet #tuesdayvibe #nature pic.twitter.com/ki4ux5xIvg

— Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer (@EvanKirstel) October 12, 2021

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