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Odds and Ends — 5 July 2022

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Published: 05 Jul 2022 › Updated: 05 Jul 2022Odds and Ends — 5 July 2022

Odds and Ends — 5 July 2022

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I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Sri Lanka energy minister warns petrol stocks about to run dry

Falling Commodity Prices Raise Hopes Inflation Has Peaked

No more whispers: Recession talk surges in Washington

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Covid-19 reinfections may increase the likelihood of new health problems

New omicron subvariant BA.5 now a majority of US COVID-19 cases

Politics:

Trump Lashes Out At Cheney After She Signals Jan. 6 Panel Is Open To Criminal Referrals

January 6 was Only the Beginning

To Trump’s true believers, the insurrection was an act of faith, Ashli Babbitt is a martyr, and white is not only a race, but a spiritual state.

Lessons of Russia’s War in Ukraine: You Can’t Hide and Weapons Stockpiles Are Essential

Gen. Russel Honoré: Trump’s coup attempt “put us in the banana republic club”

America’s cracks are showing this Fourth of July

Christian Nationalists Are Excited About What Comes Next

The Supreme Court’s decision to rescind the reproductive rights that American women have enjoyed over the past half-century will not lead America’s homegrown religious authoritarians to retire from the culture wars and enjoy a sweet moment of triumph. On the contrary, movement leaders are already preparing for a new and more brutal phase of their assault on individual rights and democratic self-governance. Breaking American democracy isn’t an unintended side effect of Christian nationalism. It is the point of the project.

Former GOP House aide says Trump is likely to announce his 2024 presidential run soon because he ‘has the impulse control of a freaking toddler’

Serendipity:

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties

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