Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
For Hive Power Up Day, I staked 1,155.298 $HIVE.
Costco plans to build 800-unit apartment complex in bid to ease housing crisis
In pricey Portland, Maine, a jury says a former mayor who formed a tenants union can’t be evicted
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
US sees more signs of possible COVID-19 surge
Politics:
French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead in first-round legislative elections
Putin Is Banking On a Trump Win for His New World Order
Donald Trump’s nickname in the Kremlin? The American Gorbachev. Officials believe his chaos will be the downfall of the US.
Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About Abortion
For generations, the GOP campaigned on eliminating the right to an abortion in the United States. Now, torn between a base that wants more restrictions on reproductive health care and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather take an off-ramp than a victory lap.
History is replete with bad debate performances: Clinton’s first outing in 1992, George W. Bush’s Boston groaner (I was there, and it was awful), and Obama’s first showing against John McCain. Debates matter until they don’t, but they matter most to the chattering and online classes.
But there’s no spinning it. I won’t bother. The herd is moving as herds so.
With that said, Donald Trump remains an existential threat to democracy, the Republic, the Constitution, and our most fundamental liberties, in addition to being a fraud, a liar, a felon, a degenerate, a sexual assaulter, a global embarrassment, and an ally of evil.
The race is still a choice between America and Trump.
Trump’s Return Would Transform Europe
Without Washington’s embrace, the continent could revert to an anarchic and illiberal past.
Serendipity:
The life secrets of those who flailed early but succeeded by old age
