Odds and Ends — 21 June 2022

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Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Solend invalidates Solana whale wallet takeover plan with second governance vote

UK Government Backtracks on Unhosted Wallet Data Collection Proposal

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Covid Cases Surge, but Deaths Stay Near Lows

This May Be the COVID Variant Scientists Are Dreading

A brand new subvariant is starting to surge, and there are signs this one can dodge our immunity.

Politics:

Trump’s Team Setting Up Eastman to Take Blame

With the Justice Department and Jan. 6 committee taking a close look at Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, he and his cronies could certainly use a fall guy, and it looks like they’ve found their patsy: right-wing lawyer John Eastman.
Eastman worked for Trump as the attorney devised legal strategies to overturn the election to keep the outgoing president in power. But, in recent weeks, Trump has confided to those close to him that he sees no reason to publicly defend Eastman.
The ex-president is also deeply annoyed with Eastman and all the negative ‘attention’ and media coverage that the lawyer’s work has brought Trump and his inner sanctum, including during the ongoing Jan. 6 hearings on Capitol Hill.

My, my, my. Eastman’s now gotta be thinking seriously about being the guy who turns state’s evidence. He’d have little to lose and much to gain by doing so.

Eric Greitens Tells Supporters To Hunt Political Opponents In New Ad

Jan. 6 committee setting its sights on Pence, Ginni Thomas

Jan. 6 Committee Members Push Back Against DOJ Request For ‘All’ Interview Records

Kaliningrad sanctions to take effect, Lithuania says and Russia is pissed. Um, why would a treaty between Russia and Lithuania be any more sacrosanct than the treaty between Russia and Ukraine that Russia violated in 2014?

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