Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

CDC: travel 'low risk' for vaccinated people; not recommending trips

Study: COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe During Pregnancy And May Protect Baby, Too

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

If you think bitcoin is a joke, wait until you hear the Federal Reserve is neither federal nor has any reserves.

— Documenting Bitcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) April 1, 2021

Tyler Winklevoss thinks Bitcoin is past the risk of a US ban

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High as Delayed ASIC Shipments Come Online

Politics:

Gaetz runs the Trump playbook for scandal: Keep talking, and talking

One thing the former president proved is that unless you're Donald Trump and sit in the White House, his strategy doesn't work as well.

Schadenfreude, sweet schadenfreude: Matt Gaetz Indictment Said to Be Imminent

Georgia House GOPers Vote To Repeal Delta Tax Break After CEO Slams Voting Law

MLB moving All-Star Game, draft out of Georgia following outcry over voting law

GOP Loses Its Collective Mind After MLB Comes Out In Favor Of Voting Rights

Just as elections have consequences, so do the actions of those who are elected. Unfortunately, the removal of the @MLB All Star game from GA is likely the 1st of many dominoes to fall, until the unnecessary barriers put in place to restrict access to the ballot box are removed.

— Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) April 2, 2021

Infrastructure Bill Is More Popular With the Tax Hikes

A new Morning Consult poll finds 57% of voters say they’d be more likely to support President Biden’s infrastructure plan if it were funded by tax increases on those making over $400,000 a year.

When @SpeakerBoehner was recording his audiobook I was told by sources that during these wine-soaked sessions he would deviate from the book’s text and insert random violent attacks on @tedcruz. Well, here’s some tape (listen to the end): pic.twitter.com/NFCQ2QFdTT

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) April 2, 2021

Threat of China Invasion of Taiwan Grows

China is ratcheting up military pressure on Taiwan, probing the air defences of the self-governed island on a near-daily basis amid fears of impending conflict.

Republicans: Hey we’ve decided we’re a “working class party!”

Biden: Hold my domestic non-craft beer. Here’s a proposal to spend lots of money, a fair amount of which will benefit the working class, paid for by tax increases on corporations and the wealthy.

Republicans: 😬😱😨.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 1, 2021

Serendipity:

Why procrastination can help fuel creativity

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