I am not convinced that Lobb Lowland is a good summoner to deploy.

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

#Bitcoin crashed. pic.twitter.com/hFNCvI83SG

— Root 🥕 (@therationalroot) August 18, 2023

Young Chinese Face Economic Malaise

A dark cloud hangs over Chinese born in the 1990s and 2000s. Since Xi Jinping won power in 2012, the government has grown more repressive and society less vibrant. Censors have turned the internet into a drearier place, while letting nationalist trolls drum in the state’s talking-points. At university students must grapple with Mr Xi’s forbidding personal ideology.
Worst of all for some, China’s economy is stagnating. The unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 24 in cities is over 21%—a number so disheartening that earlier this month the government stopped publishing the data, pending a review.

Fitch warns it may be forced to downgrade dozens of banks, including JPMorgan Chase

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

CDC tracking new COVID variant BA.2.86 after highly mutated strain reported in Michigan

Florida Man:

Ron DeSantis Is So Painfully Awkward That People Who Despise the Guy Feel Sorry for Him

Politics:

DOJ is seeking 33 years in prison for convicted Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio. He’s going to flip on Trump world and sing like a bird, isn’t he?

— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) August 18, 2023

Trump Proposes The Mother Of All Trial Delay Strategies

Good morning.

His irrefutable report will be released as soon as Mike Lindell is done coloring all the pictures.

Your patience is appreciated.

— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) August 18, 2023

Russian Minister Who Fled Draft Is Truck Driver in U.S.

Austrian Ex-Chancellor Kurz Indicted for False Testimony

Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was formally charged with providing false testimony to a parliamentary committee investigating government corruption.

I grow tired of saying it. So this will be the last time.

Nobody gives somebody $2 billion dollars for nothing.

Jared Kushner gave the Saudi’s something.

And I’d give absolutely anything to simply know what that something was.

— Lakota Man (@LakotaMan1) August 11, 2023

China and Russia Pose Threat in Bioweapons

A Defense Department review of biological threats released Thursday said the U.S. military is at a ‘pivotal moment’ in biodefense and must act urgently to address the potential of bioweapons and other catastrophic events, including pandemics.
In particular, the review highlighted a growing threat posed by China as well as acute dangers emanating from Russia and persistent threats from North Korea, Iran and violent extremist organizations.

A skeptic might wonder if the DoD was even more threatened by questions about the size of its budget.

Eventually, when all is said and done, we will realize that the only person Trump ever hired who was actually qualified to do her job was Stormy Daniels.

— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) August 16, 2023

‘Lock Them Up’ Is Now the GOP’s Highest Goal

It’s no longer about policy or even culture war but prosecutorial revenge.

Germany’s Far-Right Is More Popular and More Extreme

Maximilian Krah, the newly elected top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany for the European elections, doesn’t believe in watering down political messages to win centrist votes.
Hailing from what analysts describe as the party’s ethno-nationalist wing, he has described Pride Month as “disgusting,” is a proponent of deporting immigrants and peppers his speech with allusions white supremacist conspiracy theories.
Far-right experts say his recent election as lead candidate to represent the party in the 2024 European Parliament elections was just another sign of the AfD’s increasing radicalization.

And this is why it's a RICO case. The mugshots are going to be wild. pic.twitter.com/JryzSUr3v5

— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) August 17, 2023

‘I Was the Apple of His Eye’

Did Fulton County DA Fani Willis campaign to ‘get Trump'? No, she didn’t say that

Holy shit. Impeachment managers investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton just released 4,000 pages of evidence detailing his corruption, bribery, and conspiracy to keep it from the public.

This man should be behind bars. https://t.co/Cjb8XlvTSr

— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) August 18, 2023

Serendipity:

Gene-edited pig kidneys were successfully transplanted in humans — and still work 1 month later. It could pave the way for a new kidney-disease treatment.

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