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Odds and Ends — 3 July 2021

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Fed Chair Powell Met With Coinbase CEO Just Before Bitcoin’s Massive Plunge

This strikes me as wishful thinking on their part: Crypto ownership has nothing to do with distrust in fiat: BIS study

Thailand SEC Files Criminal Complaint Against Binance. Good luck with that.

Aggressive third wave of COVID-19 surges across Africa where most are unvaccinated

EU officially launches digital vaccine passport

Bundy Found Guilty Of Trespassing During COVID Protest At Idaho Capitol

U.S. to ship 4 million vaccine doses to Indonesia 'as soon as possible'

Ooops. The Trump Organization kept literal spreadsheets of its crimes.

Trump’s Children Should Be ‘Very, Very Worried’ and in related news, Trump's children will not remain loyal to him like Allen Weisselberg has, his niece Mary says

China building 100 missile launchpads across desert in 'incredible' expansion of nuclear capabilities. It’s just lazy journalism to not compare it to how many launchpads the United States or Russia has. And are they single-warhead or MIRV?

Trump Allies Could Be Ensnared In January 6 Probe

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has asserted he’d ‘have no problem talking to anybody’ about his conversations with then-President Donald Trump on January 6. That proposition may soon be put to the test. McCarthy is just one of several Republicans who could get caught in the crosshairs as the Democratic-led investigation into the Capitol riot unfolds over the coming months, teeing up the possibility of partisan showdowns and raising questions about a conflict-of-interest if any potential witnesses are tapped for one of the five GOP spots on the select committee.

The Jan. 6 Committee Is Politically Terrible For Republicans — And They Did It To Themselves

Ex-Senator Claire McCaskill says Capitol riots were worse than Benghazi

Climate scientists take swipe at Exxon Mobil, industry in leaked report

Where’s My Lyme Vaccine?

Badge thanks to @arcange

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