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

‘Think about Europe, but everything a little worse’: The U.K. economy could stare down long-term irrelevance without immigration

BTC-e founder pleads guilty in $9B money laundering conspiracy

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

AstraZeneca ‘wriggling off the hook’ as some families drop out of legal action over costs

Lawyers believe pharmaceutical firm could be covered for people who received jab after April 7 2021 because leaflet noted rare side effect

Politics:

Trump Calls Biden Administration the ‘Gestapo’

https://twitter.com/MarkJacob16/status/1786735216477753675
https://twitter.com/reedgalen/status/1786575357652742338
https://twitter.com/JoJoFromJerz/status/1786798643745333704

Jack Smith Schools Nauta

Same shit, different delay.

https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1786335099136495879

G-7 Eyes Plan $50 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine

The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets that have been frozen – and are accruing interest — mostly in Europe.

https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1786724255272501388

Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country

…the network’s “broadcast equipment will be confiscated, the channel’s correspondents will be prevented from working, the channel will be removed from cable and satellite television companies, and Al Jazeera’s websites will be blocked on the Internet.

https://twitter.com/jaynordlinger/status/1786581639683801377

Xi Seeks Strategic Opportunity in Europe

On his first visit to Europe in five years, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, appears intent on seizing opportunities to loosen the continent’s bonds with the United States and forge a world freed of American dominance.
The Chinese leader has chosen three countries to visit — France, Serbia and Hungary — that each, to a greater or lesser degree, look askance at America’s postwar ordering of the world, see China as a necessary counterweight and are eager to bolster economic ties.

https://twitter.com/markos/status/1786777438225301926

Nuclear waste at center of testy Nevada Senate race

https://twitter.com/PatBlanchfield/status/1786748494729945292

Serendipity:

How the arrival of iodized salt 100 years ago changed America

Caring for older Americans’ teeth and gums is essential, but Medicare generally doesn’t cover that cost

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