Odds and Ends — 8 July 2021
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Russian lawmakers prepare legal amendment to confiscate crypto
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Delta Becomes Dominant Coronavirus Variant In U.S.
In Maryland, every person who died of Covid-19 in June was unvaccinated.
Olympics to ban spectators as Tokyo declares COVID-19 emergency
Politics:
QAnon’s new ‘plan’? Run for school board
“We cannot allow school boards to dictate what is happening in our schools. We dictate that.” — Michael Flynn
Biden Seeks to Limit Noncompete Clauses
President Biden will push federal regulators to crack down on noncompete clauses, occupational licensing requirements and other measures that administration officials say hurt workers’ ability to pursue better jobs, as part of a broad executive order meant to bolster competition across the economy.
Oh, this should be fun: Trump to Sue Twitter and Facebook CEOs
Haitian President Assassinated
“Well, Hitler did a lot of good things.”
Mary Trump Thinks Ivanka Could Flip
Youngkin Admits to Hiding His True Abortion Views
Serendipity:
Why vacations feel like they’re over before they even start
Meme credit: maxetluc (source)