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Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:

A few months ago, for the first time in my life, I paid over $50 to fill a car’s gas tank. Yesterday, running on fumes, I paid $70 to fill my tank. Sure, not really news to Europeans, but some serious sticker shock is being experienced by Americans.

U.S. safety agency says Tesla accounts for most driver-assist crashes, but warns data lacks context

Crypto Winter Is Here. The Weak Will Die, and the Strong Will Eat Their Bones

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Every State But Florida Ordered Vaccines for Kids

Every state has placed an order with the federal government to ensure coronavirus vaccines for young children are delivered as soon as regulators authorize their use — except for one.

Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’

A tidal wave of chronic illness could leave millions of people incrementally worse off.

Move over, ‘stealth Omicron.’ A new COVID subvariant appears to be taking over in the U.S.

Politics:

The Hundred Year Reich

“This is going to be a massive blowout like 1932. You’re witnessing, right now, a political realignment like 1932. And we will govern for 100 years after we win 100 seats.” — Steve Bannon

GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote

…the three-member Otero County commission, in its role as a county canvassing board, voted unanimously against certifying the results of the June 7 primary without raising specific concerns about discrepancies.

Because we say so?

With Chilling Surveillance Vids, Jan. 6 Panel Reveals Why It’s Still Concerned About GOPer’s Tour

Maybe Someone Has Photos?

Rudy Giuliani deleted his tweet claiming he refused all alcohol on Election Night 2020 and only drank Diet Pepsi.

Marchant, who has a real chance to become Nevada's elections chief, has gone beyond lies about 2020 - saying during his primary campaign, “Your vote hasn’t counted for decades. You haven’t elected anybody. The people that are in office have been selected." https://t.co/dpgpGzpPKh

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 15, 2022

A Far Right Law Enforcement Movement Is Fueling The Effort To Infiltrate Voting Machines

Document Lays Out Plan to Occupy the Capitol

A document, titled ‘1776 Returns‘, which federal prosecutors said was used by the leader of the Proud Boys, lays out a plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6, 2021, using covert operators to let ‘patriots’ inside government offices in an apparent effort to force a new election.
The document demands a new election — ‘not a recount’ — that involves ‘paper ballots only, no mail in ballots, no absentee ballots,’ with the National Guard monitoring the proceedings.

‘Detached From Reality’ Is Trump’s Best Defense at This Point

Most Think U.S. Will Cease to Be a Democracy

A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that “most Democrats (55%) and Republicans (53%) now believe it is ‘likely’ that America will ‘cease to be a democracy in the future’ — a stunning expression of bipartisan despair about the direction of the country.”
“Half of all Americans (49%) express the same sentiment when independents and those who do not declare any political affiliation are factored in, while just a quarter (25%) consider the end of U.S. democracy unlikely and another quarter (25%) say they’re unsure.”

Rewritten Schoolbooks Say Hong Kong Was Never British Colony

Thank you, Memory Hole!

The U.S. overestimated Russia’s military might. Is it underestimating China’s?

Photo shows Vice President Mike Pence, family in hiding on Jan. 6

Serendipity:

Americans Take Way Too Much Melatonin

Historic English pubs recognised for their interiors

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