Looks like the governor will get his way next month, even as 1/5th of US COVID cases are in his state.

Does Matty (Yglesias) think the center left coalition can hold? You’ll have to read the Signal‘s interview to find out.

On every continent there is a version of this hellscape. It is changing weather patterns and increasing the likelihood of more of the same. Are the nations of the world prepared for this?

These are the kinds of thoughtful conversations we should be having about decentralized finance, before it becomes too mainstream to stop the train.

Our thoughts go out to those impacted by the death of the pentagon officer who lost his life today.

Funny thing about the moratorium. No one at the federal level has the power to do it right now, so perhaps a more robust message around that instead of the current game of “Hot Potato”?

One more aberration we can thank the Former Guy for…

A heartbreaking look at the many forms of trauma the men and women in uniform bring home with them.

I am sure China will love having someone they can try and bully for state secrets, tenured and teaching at one of the US’s most prestigious uni’s.

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