Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
Fed’s Brainard Says US Can’t Not Have a CBDC in a World in Which Others Have Them
El Salvador’s 🇸🇻 GDP growth forecasts increased for 2021, to 12% (from 6%). #Bitcoin
— Documenting Bitcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) August 1, 2021
“2021 will likely feature the highest growth rate in El Salvador’s 🇸🇻 history, at least compared to the available data (1980-present), surpassing the 7% observed in 1992”, reports @BankofAmerica pic.twitter.com/w7zYE5vKX4
There’s no reason not to hold Bitcoin for 100 years, Michael Saylor says
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Florida Breaks Record for Covid Hospitalizations
A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a previous record for current hospitalizations set more than a year ago before vaccines were available.
Canada Just Surpassed U.S. on Vaccinations
Three months ago, Canada, which has no domestic manufacturer of COVID-19 vaccines, lagged far behind the United States in immunizations. Only 3% of its population was fully vaccinated. Canadians watched glumly as friends and relatives south of the border lined up for shots, while residents of Toronto and Montreal suffered repeated lockdowns.
No longer. Last month, Canada blew past the United States in the share of its population that’s fully vaccinated — 58% as of Friday, versus 49% in the U.S. — to take first place among the seven big industrial democracies. (The United States ranks sixth, ahead of only Japan.)
Sky News Australia barred for week by YouTube over Covid misinformation
Good luck with that.
Politics:
Florida Man strikes again: Gaetz Says ‘Florida Variant’ Has Infected His Brain
Kinzinger open to issuing subpoenas for members of Congress, including McCarthy
Democrats are on the verge of repeating a voting rights blunder that led to the rise of Jim Crow
Pro-Trump Social Network Becomes Safe Haven for ISIS
Just weeks after its launch, the pro-Trump social network GETTR is inundated with terrorist propaganda spread by supporters of Islamic State.
The social network — started a month ago by members of former President Donald Trump’s inner circle — features reams of jihadi-related material, including graphic videos of beheadings, viral memes that promote violence against the West and even memes of a militant executing Trump in an orange jumpsuit similar to those used in Guantanamo Bay.
The rapid proliferation of such material is placing GETTR in the awkward position of providing a safe haven for jihadi extremists online as it attempts to establish itself as a free speech MAGA-alternative to sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Serendipity:
Pfizer court fight could legalize Medicare copays and unleash “gold rush” in sales
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