Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

There’s never a shortage of FUD: Elizabeth Warren Gives SEC July 28 Deadline to Figure Out Crypto Regulation

Mechanicville Hydroelectric is the oldest renewable energy facility in the world that’s still running, but it was nearly dismantled as it’s difficult to maintain profitability.

That recently changed, and it’s now profitable, thanks to #bitcoin mining. ♻️https://t.co/3101ldiL9L pic.twitter.com/LreppVme6i

— Documenting Bitcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) July 8, 2021

15 States Drop Opposition To Controversial Purdue Pharma OxyContin Bankruptcy

‘Poopcoin’: Korean professor uses bio-waste to mine crypto

Beware Of ‘Shrinkflation,’ Inflation’s Devious Cousin

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Pfizer says it’s time for a Covid booster; FDA and CDC say not so fast

New data shows Minnesota’s COVID restrictions saved lives

Iran is locking down amid the fear of a fifth wave

Politics:

America’s Longest War Ends In Crushing Defeat

At the very least, the civil war is likely to intensify, as the Taliban press their advantage and the government fights for its life. Other countries—China, India, Iran, Russia and Pakistan—will seek to fill the vacuum left by America. Some will funnel money and weapons to friendly warlords.
The result will be yet more bloodshed and destruction, in a country that has suffered constant warfare for more than 40 years. Those who worry about possible reprisals against the locals who worked as translators for the Americans are missing the big picture: America is abandoning an entire country of almost 40m people to a grisly fate.

The Supreme Court’s Latest Voting Rights Opinion Is Even Worse Than It Seems

It’s been almost a week since the Supreme Court issued its most significant ruling on voting rights in nearly a decade, and each time I read Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the angrier I become. I’m angry not only about what the court did but also about how much of the public does not realize what a hit American democracy has taken.

Thanks to the Republicans for the hearty laugh you’ve given me…There goes my reserved seat at your next #insurrection. Oh well. https://t.co/lK6ni7eXCo

— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) July 9, 2021

New Kim Jong Un Purge Suggests North Korea Is in Deep Shit

Conservatives Move to Block Additional IRS Funding

The early contours of the infrastructure blueprint have won the White House’s support, but the IRS provision in particular is drawing opposition from well-funded conservative groups, which are strongly opposed to expanding the reach of a tax-collection agency.

Let’s be honest here. Conservatives aren’t the only ones opposed to strengthening the IRS.

Republicans want “18 more months of chaos” — followed by the end of democracy

Rep. Chip Roy said it out loud, but the GOP's plan is no secret: Bring democracy to a standstill, then end it

South Carolina AG Strategized With Big-Wig Conservative Lawyers On Suit To Overturn Election

Michigan Probes Election Fraud Profiteers

Michigan’s chief law enforcement officer, along with state police, will launch an investigation into those who have allegedly peddled disinformation about the state’s Nov. 3 election for their own financial gain.
A Republican-led report that found no evidence of widespread fraud recommended the probe.

Biden vows US action over Russian cyber-attacks

I’ll believe it when I see it.

Biden Fires Trump-era Social Security Commissioner

President Biden fired Trump-era Social Security Administration commissioner Andrew Saul on Friday. … Saul said that he would show up to work on Monday remotely, from his home in New York.

Um, good luck with that. Pretty sure your login credentials won’t work by then.

Serendipity:

Songbirds are mysteriously dying across the eastern U.S. — Scientists are scrambling to find out why

Our Plastic Addiction: 5 Ways To Kick the Habit

14-Year-Old Zaila Avant-garde’s Spelling Title Cements Her Status as All-Around Legend

Gotta love her surname.

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