Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
Fidelity files with SEC to add staking to Ethereum ETF
SpaceXAI Wants Grok Bot to Do Your Job—But It Needs Access to Your Accounts
The ingredients are coming together for a US financial crisis
Coronavirus and Public Health:
Why MAGA Is So Obsessed with Fauci
So what explains the rage directed at one of the most distinguished scientists of his generation? Some of it is the result of an era in which a major political party—in this case, the Republican Party—has become deranged and captive to conspiratorial thinking. It draws energy from the dark passions.
Many people within the party, especially within its leadership and the right-wing ecosystem, delight in destroying institutions and individuals. Fauci has a target on his back because during the pandemic, he refused to live in the Twilight Zone. He called out those who did. And for MAGA world, that is unforgivable.
Trump Compares Common Vaccine to a Nuclear Weapon
President Donald Trump compared the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine to a nuclear bomb being set off inside a kid’s body during a Tuesday interview.
Iran:
Is Anyone in Iran Willing to Accept Trump’s Surrender?
The Iranians, emboldened as they are, don’t seem willing to take yes for an answer.
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment
Politics:
Some Republicans Are Finally Realizing They Wrecked the Middle Class
If recent comments from JD Vance and others are any guide, the future of GOP economic policy is going to be strange.
A Candidate Named ‘Count Binface’ Is the Most Normal Part of This Pivotal UK Election
The Architecture of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
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———— Air Farce One ————
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———— Karoline Leavitt ————
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———— The Epstein Coverup ————
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———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————
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———— Autocracy R Us ————
Electrified Gloves for ICE Officers in the Works
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may be adding a new item to their arsenal by next spring: gloves that emit electric shocks to control combative individuals.
Trump Goes Over Jeanine Pirro’s Head on Reflecting Pool Lawsuit
Donald Trump simply cannot accept that his Reflecting Pool lawsuits were a total bust.
Surprise! Todd Blanche Immediately Breaks His Promises to GOP Senators
Hours after being sworn in as attorney general, Blanche gave Donald Trump even more protections.
Trump signals openness to unconstitutional plot to take over elections
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———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
Russia May Escalate Sabotage in Baltic States, Poland
Russia may escalate attacks against the Baltic States and Poland, a European intelligence official said, amid rising concern that Moscow wants to further intimidate nations supporting Ukraine.
There are indications that Russian intelligence and security services are looking at so-called hybrid warfare operations, which could include infrastructure sabotage or false-flag attacks.
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———— Mors Imperii ————
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Serendipity:
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I wouldn't call it pivotal.