I was expecting to go up against Sloan, but got Tarsa instead. Equalizer can be a strange rule set, how often is a Fiend the hero?

I don’t understand the appeal of Uriel the Purifier. Okay, maybe once it gains the Heal ability at level 2, but Recharge makes Uriel very vulnerable at level 1. Even with Heal though, Recharge seems to be a marginal ability, very situational.

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Uncertainty around French laws prompted F1 racers to remove crypto branding

The numbers show the U.S. economy is at least teetering on a recession

What Happens to Celsius Creditors if Crypto Prices Recover?

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Reformulated COVID vaccine boosters may be available earlier than expected

How the omicron subvariant BA.5 became a master of disguise – and what it means for the current COVID-19 surge

Politics:

Trump calls for a police state.

Liz Truss on Track to Be Next British Prime Minister

Feds Looking at Trump’s Actions in January 6 Probe

The Justice Department is investigating President Donald Trump’s actions as part of its criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results…
The prosecutors have asked hours of detailed questions about meetings Trump led in December 2020 and January 2021; his pressure campaign on Pence to overturn the election; and what instructions Trump gave his lawyers and advisers about fake electors and sending electors back to the states.

Ouch: Mike Pence’s former chief of staff hits back at Matt Gaetz, saying he’ll likely be ‘in prison for child sex trafficking’

Viktor Orbán adviser Hegedus resigns over ‘pure Nazi’ speech

The Medical Nightmares Caused by Abortion Bans

New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications, which has led to life-threatening delays and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.

Capitol Rioter Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison

Emails Shed Light on Trump Fake Electors Plan

Previously undisclosed emails provide an inside look at the increasingly desperate and often slapdash efforts by advisers to President Donald Trump to reverse his election defeat in the weeks before the Jan. 6 attack, including acknowledgments that a key element of their plan was of dubious legality and lived up to its billing as ‘fake.’
The dozens of emails among people connected to the Trump campaign, outside advisers and close associates of Mr. Trump show a particular focus on assembling lists of people who would claim — with no basis — to be Electoral College electors on his behalf in battleground states that he had lost.

The Filibuster Is a Direct Threat to American Democracy

Horrific Conditions Found at Atlanta Federal Prison

Widespread drug abuse, substandard medical and mental health care, out-of-control violence and horrific sanitary conditions are rampant at a federal prison in Atlanta, a new congressional investigation into the federal Bureau of Prisons has found.
The problems plaguing the medium-security prison, which holds around 1,400 people, are so notorious within the federal government that its culture of indifference and mismanagement is derisively known among bureau employees as ‘the Atlanta way.’

Beijing vows ‘consequences’ if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan

At this point, she almost has to go to Taiwan. China’s playing the long game and would see backing down as a weakness to be exploited. Why give them what they want?

KGB Photo Deepens Mystery of Texas Couple Who Stole Dead Babies’ Identities, Feds Say

Serendipity:

The mystery virus that protects against monkeypox

Wildfire Smoke Is Terrible for You. But What Does It Do to Cows?

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