Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:

So is this a real problem, or just a new flavor of FUD? Power-hungry AI boom making power grids dirtier, less reliable

Will Debt Sink the American Empire?

“Any great power that spends more on debt service (interest payments on the national debt) than on defense will not stay great for very long. True of Habsburg Spain, true of ancien régime France, true of the Ottoman Empire, true of the British Empire, this law is about to be put to the test by the U.S. beginning this very year.”

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Study Confirms One Type of COVID Mask Is 'Significantly Better' Than Others

https://twitter.com/scott_squires/status/1804545751823122615

Politics:

https://twitter.com/meiselasb/status/1804623053147832587

Trump campaign bets big on Minnesota, Virginia with new field offices

As someone who lives in Minnesota, I have a very hard time believing that Trump could win here. Yeah, he’ll do well in our rural areas but in the urban and suburban parts of the state (where most people live) that’s a whole different story. Also, our economy is thriving and the state has a significant budget surplus. Swing voters here generally just aren’t angry enough to vote for a convicted felon.

https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1804335217479684516

A Romanian village is set to become NATO’s biggest airbase in Europe

https://twitter.com/middleageriot/status/1804590145368125919

Trump Amps Up Lies In Fundraising Emails

The incendiary emails are part of a concerted strategy that has allowed the campaign to erase a financial lead that President Biden’s campaign had opened up in recent months, according to people close to the former president who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak for the campaign.
But experts in small-dollar fundraising say the solicitations are aggressive even by the standards of Trump’s frequently hyperbolic and inflammatory language.

https://twitter.com/cwebbonline/status/1804516454727057607

Appeals court rejects DeSantis push for executive privilege

Many Democrats Expected to Skip Netanyahu Speech

The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago, calling it a slap in the face to then-President Barack Obama as he negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran.
With Netanyahu scheduled to address U.S. lawmakers on July 24 and his government now at war with Hamas in Gaza, the number of absences is likely to be far greater.

https://twitter.com/blacklionking73/status/1804759701571149923

Serendipity:

https://twitter.com/adrianmckinty/status/1804515247337672844

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data

https://twitter.com/MusicJim2/status/1804325885996052684

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