Why have Divine Healer in first position? 42 mana, Armored Up and Keep Your Distance rule sets. Yeah, my opponent had Chanseus the Great (with Resurrect) as summoner, but then after Divine Healer three ranged monsters, not even the first with the Close Range ability?

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

FUD on parade: Why This Computer Scientist Says All Cryptocurrency Should “Die in a Fire”

How Not to Run a Cryptocurrency Exchange

US agencies warn against the influx of North Koreans in IT and crypto jobs online

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

The Covid Capitulation

…the CDC propagates delusional thinking that community levels are very low (as my friend Peter Hotez called the “field of greens”) while the real and important data convey that transmission is very high throughout most of the country. Not only does this further beget cases by instilling false confidence, but it is conveniently feeding the myth that the pandemic is over—precisely what everyone wants to believe.

North Korea Has ‘Explosive’ Covid Outbreak

North Korea officially claimed zero Covid-19 cases until last Thursday. Now, Pyongyang says 1.2 million people have feverish, Covid-like symptoms, 50 people have died and the entire country is under lockdown.
North Korea has a 0% vaccination rate and meager health facilities, and it was already struggling to feed its population.

Politics:

Surprising nobody who’s been paying attention: Most Extremist Violence Comes from the Right

Over the past decade, the Anti-Defamation League has counted about 450 U.S. murders committed by political extremists.
Of these 450 killings, right-wing extremists committed about 75 percent. Islamic extremists were responsible for about 20 percent, and left-wing extremists were responsible for 4 percent.

DOJ Requests Transcripts From Jan. 6 Committee

The Justice Department has asked the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack for transcripts of interviews it is conducting, which have included discussions with associates of former President Donald Trump.
The move, coming as Attorney General Merrick Garland appears to be ramping up the pace of his painstaking investigation into the Capitol riot, is the clearest sign yet of a wide-ranging inquiry at the Justice Department.

McConnell Takes On Isolationist Wing of GOP

McConnell is framing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a clear threat to U.S. national security interests, espousing the muscular foreign policy worldview that Republicans were known for before Trump took office in 2017.

Why Finland Joining NATO Is More Shocking Than Anyone Realizes

Fox News Suddenly Quiet on ‘Great Replacement’ Theory

Over at Fox News, however, there was barely any mention of the white gunman’s alleged reasoning for opening fire at a supermarket, killing 10 people and wounding three more, in a predominantly Black area.
The absence of coverage of the motive was revealing, given Fox News’s most popular host, Tucker Carlson, has pushed the concept of replacement theory in more than 400 of his shows – and has arguably done more than anyone in the US to popularize the racist conspiracy.

Finland and Sweden Formally Ask to Join NATO

Ukraine will get worse for isolated Russia, analyst says on state TV

One military analyst had a brutally frank message for viewers of Russian state television: The war in Ukraine will get much worse for Russia, which is facing a mass mobilisation supported by the United States while Russia is almost totally isolated.

Primaries Show Enduring Lure of ‘Stop the Steal’

Republican candidates who sought to overturn the 2020 election won statewide primaries in Pennsylvania and North Carolina on Tuesday, reflecting the lingering influence in the GOP of former president Donald Trump’s false claims that the vote was rigged against him.

Serendipity:

India’s construction workers bear the brunt of heatwave

Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives

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