Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
GOP Lawmaker: Janet Yellen’s Treasury Likely Behind Surprise Crypto Bill
Amazon union election results should be set aside due to misconduct, NLRB officer recommends
A National Labor Relations Board official is recommending that the results of the milestone union election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama held earlier this year be scrapped and that a new election be held due to illegal misconduct on the part of the e-commerce giant.
The Short And Long-Term Bull Cases For Ethereum
Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
States with high vaccinate rates are not experiencing surges in hospitalizations and deaths, but the same is not true in states with low vaccination rates.
As a survivor of internment camps, I can assure you that mask mandates are not comparable in the slightest.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 1, 2021
Top RNC Official In Florida Spreads Virus Conspiracies
In 4 minutes & 15 seconds, Dr. Catherine O’Neal states the dire situation in Louisiana at the state’s largest hospital in Baton Rouge. Spoiler alert: she says non Covid infected people are being severely impacted by the inaction of others who won’t mask up, & get vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/RSRy3tjsEg
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) August 3, 2021
Politics:
The Big Money Behind the Big Lie
Richard Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, and one of the country’s foremost election-law experts, told me, “I’m scared shitless.” Referring to the array of new laws passed by Republican state legislatures since the 2020 election, he said, “It’s not just about voter suppression. What I’m really worried about is election subversion. Election officials are being put in place who will mess with the count.”
Arizona’s secretary of state, Katie Hobbs, whose office has authority over the administration of elections, told me that the conspiracy-driven audit “looks so comical you have to laugh at it sometimes.” But Hobbs, a Democrat, who is running for governor, warned, “It’s dangerous. It’s feeding the kind of misinformation that led to the January 6th insurrection.” QAnon followers have been celebrating the audit as the beginning of a “Great Awakening” that will eject Biden from the White House. She noted, “I’ve gotten death threats. I’ve had armed protestors outside my house. Every day, there is a total barrage of social media to our office. We’ve had to route our phones to voice mail so that no one has to listen to it. It can be really traumatizing. I feel beaten up.” She added, “But I’m not going to cave to their tactics—because I think they’re laying the groundwork to steal the 2024 elections.”
In related news, Maricopa County and Dominion won't comply with new subpoenas issued by Arizona Senate
Board Chairman Jack Sellers lambasted the Senate's ongoing audit of the county's November 2020 election and the inexperienced contractors they hired to do the work, saying that if they "haven't figured out that the election in Maricopa County was free, fair and accurate yet, I'm not sure you ever will."
"The board has real work to do and little time to entertain this adventure in never-never land," Sellers said in a prepared statement.
Israel and Iran Are Tanking Their Own Security
Leader of Belarus Exile Group Found Dead
Belarus Olympian given Polish visa after refusing 'forced' flight home
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How years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western megafires of today
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