Nothing special about this battle but I’d just had a 17-battle winning streak, and then lost this 18th.

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Bailout Fund, Backstop or Bouncy Ball? Here's How LFG's Bitcoin 'Reserve' Might Work

The loss of privacy: Why we must fight for a decentralized future

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

‘Companies are beginning to panic’: Experts say China’s lockdowns will make inflation and the supply chain nightmare even worse

Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe

Shanghai: Censors try to block video about lockdown conditions

Politics:

Abbott’s Truck Inspections Found No Drugs or Migrants

Gov. Greg Abbott increasing inspections of commercial trucks entering from Mexico in the hopes of staunching illegal smuggling activity resulted in zero migrants detentions or illegal drug seizures, despite allegedly costing the Lone Star State billions of dollars.

Volodymyr Zelensky Says the Russian Dream Is’'To Steal a Toilet and Die’

McCarthy Responds to Getting Caught Lying by Lying

Kevin McCarthy’s prime concern on Friday, according to a person familiar with the situation, was about Republicans he thought would be upset by his private criticism of Mr. Trump — not those who might be alarmed by the fact that he had been exposed as a liar in denying it.
As if to underline the point, Mr. McCarthy repeated the falsehood on Friday, telling reporters in Ridgecrest, Calif., ‘I never thought that he should resign.’

GOP Picks Election Denier To Run Michigan’s Elections

Michigan Republicans endorsed Kristina Karamo, a first-time candidate who has spread lies about the 2020 election, to run all the state’s elections as the party’s candidate for Secretary of State.
Karamo is one of at least 17 election deniers running this year to take over elections in 14 states, three of whom have the explicit backing of former president Donald Trump.

Serendipity:

Beer and spirits have more detrimental effects on the waistline and on cardiovascular disease risk than red or white wine

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