Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
The Ultimate Fed Insider Just Revealed What the Fed is Planning For the Markets
Kraken shuts down global headquarters as 'San Francisco is not safe'
It’s now clear that the Federal Reserve has made a huge monetary-policy error
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Upheld by Appeals Court
President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against Covid-19 was uhpheld Thursday by a federal appeals court.
In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the mandate.
U.S. Life Expectancy Falls for Second Year In a Row
Despite the availability of life-saving Covid-19 vaccines, so many people died in the second year of the pandemic in the U.S. that the nation’s life expectancy dropped for a second year in a row last year.
Shanghai Seethes in Covid Lockdown
As the coronavirus races through Shanghai, in the city’s worst outbreak since the pandemic began, the authorities have deployed their usual hard-nosed playbook to try and stamp out transmission, no matter the cost. What has been different is the response: an outpouring of public dissatisfaction rarely seen in China since the chaotic early days of the pandemic, in Wuhan.
Politics:
In the fight against Putin, Senate unanimously approves measure that once helped beat Hitler
The Senate revived Lend-Lease, a World War II-era measure that allowed the U.S. to quickly resupply Allies in the fight against Nazi Germany.
German Intelligence Intercepts Radio Traffic Discussing the Murder of Civilians in Bucha
…German intelligence intercepted radio traffic from the Russian military regarding the murder of civilians in Bucha. It appears that such atrocities were part of the plan.
The radio traffic intercepted by the BND makes it seem as though the atrocities perpetrated on civilians in Bucha were neither random acts nor the product of individual soldiers who got out of hand. Rather, say sources familiar with the audio, the material suggests that the troops spoke of the atrocities as though they were simply discussing their everyday lives.
Marjorie Taylor Greene should undergo whatever gender reassignment surgery is necessary for her to go fuck herself.
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) April 6, 2022
Russians Brought Dress Uniforms for Parade in Kyiv
Russian soldiers advancing on Kyiv brought parade uniforms with them, seeming to expect a victory in less than two days.
…the soldiers left them behind when withdrawing from the Kyiv area, after weeks of trying without success to take the Ukrainian capital.
New York Attorney General asks judge to hold Donald Trump in contempt for stonewalling on documents
Arizona Republicans Just Made It Harder For Marginalized Groups To Vote
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