Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Bolsonaro Tells People to ‘Stop Whining’ After Brazil’s Worst Day of Coronavirus Deaths
Brazil In Crisis: 'It Feels Like You Are In Stalingrad, in World War II'
All of the Covid-19 Vaccines Are Equally Worthy of Your Arm
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
FUD and hypocrisy all rolled into one: Sen. Sherrod Brown Says US Should ‘Lead the Way’ on CBDCs, Disses Diem and Bitcoin
Texas Opts Not to Reverse $16 Billion Electric Overcharge
The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Friday signaled it didn’t intend to reverse $16 billion in electric overcharges that an independent market monitor had flagged as stemming from the state’s weeklong blackouts.
Commission Chairman Arthur C. D’Andrea said it was too difficult to reprice the energy markets and involved too many uncertainties.
“It is impossible to unscramble this sort of egg,” he said
Overheard Snippet of a Conversation:
I’m socialist up to a point. After that I’m anarcho-libertarian.
Politics:
In yesterday’s #quarantinediaries Day 359 post, I noted a Trump appointee arrested in connection with the Capitol riot. But wait, there’s more. The poor guy’s having trouble sleeping in jail because of all the cockroaches.
Giuliani probe awaits Garland as he nears AG confirmation
FBI Finds Contact Between Proud Boys, Trump Associate
Members Of Congress Left Behind A Massive Evidence Trail As They Pushed Trump’s Big Lie
Call it a guess, but this won’t survive a court challenge: Kentucky bill would make it a crime to insult a police officer
Serendipity:
How Kenya is harnessing the immense heat from the Earth
