Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Liquid for Bitcoiners: Confidential Transactions

Raoul Pal: Expect the ‘path of most pain’ around December

House Sends Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Tax Provision to US President

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Wisconsin health care organization cuts ties with Aaron Rodgers after COVID-19 vaccine comments

OSHA COVID mandate warns lying about vax status punishable by $10K fine, up to 6 months in prison

Businesses that fail to comply could face fines reaching as much as $14,000 per violation

And almost immediately, a federal court issues a stay of the order.

Politics:

Georgia Grand Jury Looms in Trump Inquiry

An Atlanta district attorney “is moving toward convening a special grand jury in her criminal investigation of election interference by the former president and his allies…”
The inquiry “is seen by legal experts as potentially perilous for the former president, given the myriad interactions he and his allies had with Georgia officials, most notably Mr. Trump’s January call to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, urging him to ‘find 11,780 votes’ — enough to reverse the state’s election result.”

"Evidence shows that Trump was preparing for the big lie before the election ever occurred ... It has everything to do with Trump trying to protect his fragile yet massive ego from the prospect of loss — even at the expense of our democracy," @JohnAvlon says. #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/N2djYOs03i

— New Day (@NewDay) November 5, 2021

Univ. Of Florida Drops Ban On Professors Testifying Against GOP Voting Restrictions

Millions of Americans Can’t Shake a Gloomy Outlook

Despite many signals that things are improving — the stock market is hitting record highs, hiring is accelerating sharply with 531,000 jobs added in October, workers are earning more, and Covid hospitalizations and deaths are dropping from their autumn peaks — many Americans seem stuck in a pandemic hangover of pessimism.
More than 60 percent of voters in opinion surveys say that the country is heading in the wrong direction — a national funk that has pummeled Mr. Biden’s approval ratings and fueled a backlash against Democrats that could cost them control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections.

NASCAR Denounces ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Chant

Michigan City Elects All Muslim City Council

The six-member City Council of Hamtramck will consist of all Muslims starting in January, another historic first for the metro Detroit city known for its sizable immigrant population.

Nicaragua Veers Into Dictatorship

Nicaraguans cast ballots Sunday in an election whose result the opposition says is preordained: President Daniel Ortega is expected to win an overwhelming majority, completing his transformation into a 21st century version of the dynastic dictator he helped overthrow as a guerrilla revolutionary more than 40 years ago.
Mr. Ortega, who is running with his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, is expected to win a fourth consecutive term after he imprisoned seven would-be presidential candidates and 32 other leading businessmen, journalists, political foes, student and peasant leaders.

Serendipity:

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