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

What the Heck Are NFTs, and Why Are Grimes, Lindsay Lohan, and the Guy Who Made Nyan Cat Selling Them?

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

Myanmar policemen cross border into India after refusing to carry out orders set by new military junta

Serendipity:

How Kenya is harnessing the immense heat from the Earth

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