Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

U.S. COVID response could have avoided hundreds of thousand of deaths

Papua New Guinea Had Zero Covid Cases for Months. Now It’s Overwhelmed.

All Minnesotans 16 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 30

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

LADIES if he:

• Pays in coupons.
• Is relatively boring to look at.
• Doesn’t offer you much in return.
• Takes at least a decade to mature.

That’s not your man.

That’s the U.S. 10 Year T-note.

— Ramp Capital 💎 (@RampCapitalLLC) March 25, 2021

Suez Canal blockage could cause problems for the globe

In 2020 the ultra-rich got richer. Now they're bracing for the backlash.

Drought Is the U.S. West’s Next Big Climate Disaster

Politics:

Taiwan says has begun mass production of long-range missile.

It’s probably just a matter of time until the China/Taiwan standoff morphs into a kinetic conflict. China certainly has overwhelming manpower but Taiwan would be able to inflict some serious pain. And it’s not as if China could utilize tactical nukes since the U.S. would almost certainly respond in kind. A wild card is how massively America’s economy is dependent on Taiwanese semiconductors. How far would America go to protect Taiwan?

The Presidential press conference in the Biden era is as awful as ever.

Paxton Refuses to Release His Texts From During Capitol Riot

Biden EPA Chief Pledges To Clean House After Trump Admin’s War On Science

China attacks foreign clothing, shoe brands over Xinjiang

DHS Shifts Substantial Resources From Foreign Terrorism To Domestic Extremism

Serendipity:

The hidden fingerprint inside your photos

The UK’s new £50 note celebrates Alan Turing with lots of geeky Easter eggs

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