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Odds and Ends — 3 July 2022

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Published: 03 Jul 2022 › Updated: 03 Jul 2022Odds and Ends — 3 July 2022

Odds and Ends — 3 July 2022

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Just Who Is the 5 O’Clock Hero?

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Voyager Digital Temporarily Suspends All Trading, Withdrawals and Deposits

Argentina government crises build as Economy Minister Guzman resigns

The resignation leaves the ministry leaderless just as Guzman was expected to travel to Europe to negotiate a $2 billion debt deal with the Paris Club of sovereign lenders.

If the economy needs sacrifices, it will be workers who are thrown to the wolves

West Coast port dispute poses latest threat to supply chain

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

The U.S. bets billions of dollars on better COVID-19 boosters as it prepares for a spike in COVID-19 cases in the coming months

Massachusetts State Police troopers fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine lose license to carry firearms

Florida Pediatrician Booted From State Board for Being Pro-Vax

Politics:

January 6 Committee Bet Big on Cassidy Hutchinson

Numerous people close to the committee’s work say the abrupt decision to go public with Hutchinson’s testimony, which surprised even some of its top aides and which involved presenting the world with details the committee itself had learned only days earlier, was necessary to prevent her account from leaking. With evidence that Trump allies were trying to influence her decision to talk, some members also worried she might back out if they waited any longer.
By rolling the dice, the committee attracted the attention it has sought for its message that Trump’s role in precipitating the Jan. 6 attack was illegal, unconstitutional and disqualifying for any future bid for public office.

A republic in the tightening grip of minority rule

NEW POLL: Whopping 68% of Fox News Viewers Blame Jan. 6 on ‘Left-Wing Protesters Trying To Make Trump Look Bad’

10-Year Old Girl Leaves Ohio to Get Abortion

On Monday three days after the Supreme Court issued its groundbreaking decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist, took a call from a colleague, a child abuse doctor in Ohio.
Hours after the Supreme Court action, the Buckeye state had outlawed any abortion after six weeks. Now this doctor had a 10-year-old patient in the office who was six weeks and three days pregnant.
Could Bernard help?

These candidates lost badly, but now are claiming fraud

New York bans guns in many public places after Supreme Court ruling

Um, given that SCOTUS recently smacked down another NY gun law, how does this new law not have a 0% chance of surviving judicial review?

Did Minnesota Just Accidentally Legalize THC-Laced Edibles?

Biden predicts states will try to arrest women who travel for abortions

Michigan GOPers Introduce Ban On Nonexistent School Drag Shows That They Admit Don’t Exist

Serendipity:

Your body has an internal clock that dictates when you eat, sleep and might have a heart attack – all based on time of day

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