^{Poor little Hive, up only 600% in Q1.}

What a long strange trip it’s been:

Four years ago today, I signed up on the old chain, the 143,462nd account.

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Covid-19 was third leading cause of death last year, CDC confirms in early data

France Locks Down Again

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a national lockdown Wednesday, shuttering schools and nonessential businesses as public frustration mounted over his government’s handling of the pandemic.

Baltimore plant ruins 15 million Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines

The “Unvaccinated” Question (satire, sort of)

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

What do you get when banks give a raccoon like Bill Hwang billions of $ and invisibility from regulators? You get Chinese companies pumped and dumped. You get Gamestop.

You think big banks are the bag-holders here? Pfft.

The real bag-holders are us.https://t.co/P1NHINc11E

— Ben Hunt (@EpsilonTheory) March 30, 2021

‘Fiasco Waiting To Happen’: Millions At Risk Of Losing Power Over Unpaid Bills

BlackRock Has Begun Trading Bitcoin Futures

Politics:

QAnon Scrambles to Cover for Matt Gaetz

On Tuesday, it sure seemed like the Storm had arrived, when the New York Times broke a bombshell story that Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and paid for her to travel with him.
But in the hours after the news broke, QAnon followers didn’t celebrate. Instead, they frantically scrambled to explain why he couldn’t possibly have done what he’s accused of doing.

GaetzGate: A Who’s-Who Guide To The MAGA-Loving Rep’s Sprawling New Scandal

Court voids Trump campaign's non-disclosure agreement

Remember Republicans screaming bloody murder when cities passed laws barring their police from enforcing federal immigration laws? That was then, this is now: Legislature OKs bill to bar Arizona enforcement of any new US gun restrictions

Americans Favor Raising Taxes to Pay for Infrastructure (page 7 of PDF) and, in related news, The rotten center of the infrastructure debate

Hive Power Up Day:

Well, just a smallish Power Up this month:

I’m still hoping to make it to Hive Orca eventually. With 14 million Vests to go, I might make it there organically in a year or so. I could of course power down my LEO and get there a lot quicker, but I’d prefer to not go down that path.

^{Badge thanks to @arcange}