Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Brothers who made millions on Shiba Inu back new metaverse game

JPMorgan to Develop Payment Blockchain System for Siemens: Report

Um, okay. If a blockchain is centralized, why would anyone think of it as secure?

Turkish Stock Trading Halted By Circuitbreaker For Second Day Amid Margin Call “Panic Selling”

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Most Vaccines Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron

A growing body of preliminary research suggests the Covid vaccines used in most of the world offer almost no defense against becoming infected by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
All vaccines still seem to provide a significant degree of protection against serious illness from Omicron, which is the most crucial goal. But only the Pfizer and Moderna shots, when reinforced by a booster, appear to have success at stopping infections, and these vaccines are unavailable in most of the world.
The other shots — including those from AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and vaccines manufactured in China and Russia — do little to nothing to stop the spread of Omicron, early research shows. And because most countries have built their inoculation programs around these vaccines, the gap could have a profound impact on the course of the pandemic.

Hospitals Struggle as Covid Beds Fill

Ohio became the latest state to summon the National Guard to help overwhelmed medical facilities. Experts in Nebraska warned that its hospitals soon may need to ration care. Medical officials in Kansas and Missouri are delaying surgeries, turning away transfers and desperately trying to hire traveling nurses.

And this is before Omicron peaks.

Politics:

Roger Stone Stirs Up Old Feud, Suggests Steve Bannon 'Gave The Order' To Breach Capitol On Jan 6

”It is highly likely that Bannon really gave the order to breach the Capitol and maneuvered patriots into dangerous positions. A neophyte Steve Bannon was willing to try crazy things like this to curry favor with Trump who had no interest in Bannon’s bullshit.”

Chilean election offers stark choice: a leftist or an admirer of Pinochet

Old news, the lefty won.

White House Says Manchin Broke His Word

The relationship between the White House and Manchin is deeply frayed… Essentially, Psaki is calling Manchin a liar. Picking up the pieces from here won’t be easy.

Kinzinger: It’s ‘possible’ some GOP colleagues are responsible for Jan. 6 attack

GOP Plans to Block Any Biden Supreme Court Pick

Senate Republicans are poised to deny President Joe Biden an appointment to the Supreme Court if they take the majority in the 2022 midterm elections,.
Five Republican senators raised the stakes around Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, telling CNN they’d oppose any likely nominee out of this White House.

Time for hardball. Add seats to the Court while you still have a chance to do so.

Manchin Said Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money On Drugs

Wagner Group: Why the EU is alarmed by Russian mercenaries in Central Africa

Hong Kong sees record low voter turnout in first ‘China patriots only’ election

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