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

FTX Taps Galaxy to Sell, Stake and Hedge Its Crypto Billions

China’s economy is in desperate need of rescue

Australian exchange enlists PayPal as banks ‘close ranks’ against crypto

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

China had almost 2 million excess deaths after the end of ‘zero-Covid,’ U.S. study finds

Florida Man:

DeSantis No Longer the Sole Alternative to Trump

Once viewed as a near-singular alternative to Trump, the Florida governor had been floundering for weeks, laying off staff and falling back in public opinion polls. But then came this week’s debate, and the re-focusing of the contest on Trump a day later.
No longer Trump vs. DeSantis, the Republican primary is quickly reverting to Trump vs. everyone else.

Politics:

Inmate No. P01135809

Noah Karim Mikhail is 6’3”, 215 lbs.

Same height/weight Trump just self-reported to the Fulton Jail. pic.twitter.com/cKeWprmkrN

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 24, 2023

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Points Out ‘Irony’ Of Trump ‘Never Surrender’ Tweet of Mugshot He Literally Surrendered For

Fani: Dear Jim Jordan, It's none of your fucking business! https://t.co/AJk7D3ardy

— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) August 24, 2023

Pence’s Attempt To Moderate On Abortion Magnifies How The GOP Is Spiraling

We Fact-Checked Republicans’ “Biden Corruption” Timeline. And It’s Bad.

The timeline is the entire basis of Republicans’ claims against Joe Biden. But a closer look reveals it’s riddled with errors.

A Very Public Execution in Russia

As Ian Fleming’s villain Goldfinger warned James Bond: Once is happenstance; twice is coincidence; three times is enemy action. It’s possible that Prigozhin’s jet suffered a random mishap. It’s possible that the mishap took place exactly two months to the day after Prigozhin’s mutiny. It’s possible that the head of Russia’s air force was relieved at the same time that all this took place. But that’s a hell of a lot of coincidences, especially in a country where few things of importance happen without direction from Red Square.

Meadows said in his filing that calling Georgia officials was a political act that was protected by the Constitution, but in doing so he forgot that as a federal official he is prohibited by the Hatch Act from using his office to engage in political activities. DA Willis pointed…

— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) August 24, 2023

Backers Blast Language for Ohio Abortion Amendment

The Ohio Ballot Board approved language Thursday for a fall measure seeking to establish abortion access as a fundamental right, but one Democratic member blasted it as ‘rife with misleading and defective language’.
Key among opponents’ objections is language developed by Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, an abortion opponent, amid warnings the language could face a legal challenge even before the proposal goes before Ohio voters in November.
Among the new language, the word ‘fetus’ in the Democrats’ proposal was changed to ‘unborn child’ in the ballot measure.

BOOM. DA Fani Willis is not messing around. She just responded to Ken Cheesboro’s request for a speedy trial & gave him what he wanted & more: a trial date in OCTOBER 2023 with ALL 19 defendants — including Donald Trump — present. DA Willis is ready to play & it’s glorious.

— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) August 24, 2023

Serendipity:

Why have you read ‘The Great Gatsby’ but not Ursula Parrott’s ‘Ex-Wife’?

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