When the ground is moving, you need to be able to get off the ground.

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:

How PayPal Upended the Crypto Debate in Washington D.C.

As China’s economy, population implode, Xi is looking to start a war

Bitcoin speculators now own the least BTC since $69K all-time highs

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Utah man posing as doctor selling fake COVID-19 cure arrested after three-year manhunt

Florida Man:

Advice for DeSantis

There is no good way for DeSantis to attack Trump about Jan. 6 or anything else. There is no point in chaining a goat to a stake in front of a T. Rex, then asking the goat to assault the T. Rex. It has not worked out well for other goats, many stronger and smarter than this one… So, no, I would not advise the candidate who lost to the Mouseketeers to attack the T. Rex.

Politics:

Holy Hell, Trump Did Use Twitter Direct Messages, There Were ‘Many’ of Them, and the Special Counsel Now Has Them

Trump’s Toast, Folks

Being an inveterate liar is a major liability in litigation. So is being openly disdainful of the entire process. And so is complexity. But put all three of those together at the same time for the same defendant, and his goose is cooked. So you can put a fork in Donald Trump—he’s done.

Mark Meadows surfaces at last — and it sure looks like he’s flipped on Trump

How Not to Fall for Trump’s ‘What He Believes’ Nonsense

…Trump doesn’t think of truth or lies the way you or I do. Most imperfect people, which is to say all of us, exist in a tension between what we believe is true and what is good for or pleasing to us. If we have strong character we hew closely to the former, both in what we say to others and what we say to ourselves. The key to understanding Trump is that it’s not that he hews toward the latter. It’s that the tension doesn’t exist. What he says is simply what works for him. Whether it’s true is irrelevant and I suspect isn’t even part of Trump’s internal dialog.

I’m shocked, nobody could have seen this coming: Trump Supporters Post Addresses of Grand Jurors

The purported names and addresses of members of the grand jury that indicted Donald Trump and 18 of his co-defendants on state racketeering charges this week have been posted on a fringe website that often features violent rhetoric.

I fucking knew it was the aliens that rigged the election!! https://t.co/jWHLIdYXX0

— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) August 16, 2023

Michael Flynn Blames Jews for Deportations to Auschwitz

In a recent speech, Michael Flynn, a Christian nationalist, suggested mothers were complicit in handing over their young children to go on trains to Auschwitz.

Jon Meacham Gets Blunt About Trump’s 4th Indictment: ‘This Was a Coup D’Etat’

Mike Lindell’s ‘Election Crime’ Summit Flops

MAGA pillow magnate Mike Lindell kicked off his latest ‘election crime’ summit on Wednesday by boasting how the ‘important’ event would once and for all provide a ‘plan to secure our elections immediately.’
In true Lindell fashion, of course, the event went off the rails in only a matter of minutes, after he mistakenly aired a video of Jimmy Kimmel.

NATO official admits comments on Ukraine giving up territory to gain membership were a ‘mistake’

Georgia Prosecutor Wants March 4 Trial Date for Trump

PHOTO: Fulton County Jail a.k.a. Mar-a-Lago West. pic.twitter.com/d0oeQRGIg2

— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) August 16, 2023

Serendipity:

Government’s own experts found ‘barbaric’ and ‘negligent’ conditions in ICE detention

The Sriracha Shortage Is a Very Bad Sign

Chili peppers thrive in hot and dry conditions. But even they have their limits.

The Man Who Made the Suburbs White

Just wow 😍 pic.twitter.com/ljYHEbcc0q

— Oddly Satisfying (@O_Satisfying) August 11, 2023

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