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

A Huge Month for the Economy

Nearly all the indicators released in recent weeks tell the same story: evaporating inflation alongside still-humming economic activity.
It’s a turnaround from earlier in the inflation fight, when strong data may have spooked financial markets and policymakers. Now it’s a sign that inflation can be beaten without a painful downturn.

Coinbase Upgraded by Oppenheimer as Crypto Exchange Is ‘Stronger Than Many People Realize’

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Millions of Americans affected by ‘Long COVID’

Politics:

Utah Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ignore Federal Laws

A bill creating a process to give legislators the power to order state officials and agencies to ignore federal laws and regulations was approved by the Utah House of Representatives on Friday.
The House passage follows Gov. Spencer Cox’s endorsement of Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to defy the Supreme Court and supplant federal authority over the southern border.

Yeah, well, that hasn’t worked out very well for other states that went down that path.

https://twitter.com/Miriam2626/status/1751205957638451481

Trump’s Court-Appointed Monitor Tells Judge Company Gave ‘Incomplete’ and ‘Inconsistent’ Disclosures With ‘Errors’

Court monitor Barbara Jones sent her letter to Justice Engoron, who will determine whether to ban Trump from New York real estate for life

https://twitter.com/Strandjunker/status/1751289054497591436
https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1751282354759323790

U.S. Scales Back Ukraine War Plans

Still smarting from last year’s failed counteroffensive in Ukraine, the Biden administration is putting together a new strategy that will de-emphasize winning back territory and focus instead on helping Ukraine fend off new Russian advances while moving toward a long-term goal of strengthening its fighting force and economy.
The emerging plan is a sharp change from last year, when the U.S. and allied militaries rushed training and sophisticated equipment to Kyiv in hopes that it could quickly push back Russian forces occupying eastern and southern Ukraine. That effort foundered, largely on Russia’s heavily fortified minefields and front-line trenches.

https://twitter.com/priusjames/status/1751311301593407782
https://twitter.com/tweetfacts2me/status/1751348524338290993

Every Politician Has Got to Have a Hit Man

A Republican state lawmaker devised a bribery scheme that ended in a trial and a death — and showed why corruption has become harder to prosecute.

https://twitter.com/RebekahWriter/status/1751048888943882611

Nebraska GOP Didn’t Endorse Any Incumbents

For the first time in their elected runs, none of Nebraska’s five-member, all-GOP congressional delegation received an endorsement from the Nebraska Republican Party.
Instead, the party’s State Central Committee endorsed Republican challengers to three GOP incumbents… The central committee did not endorse candidates in the other two top federal races…
Tension has existed between the state party and its top elected officials since Nebraska GOP leadership changed hands in the summer of 2022, from party workers loyal to Ricketts to populists loyal to former President Donald Trump and some former insiders who wanted to diminish Ricketts’ influence over the party.

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1751282468810821721

When Journalism Dies

Journalism is important because reality is important, and reality is something that many generals and politicians have a complicated relationship with.

https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/1751028160135864622

Serendipity:

Alleged Horse-And-Buggy Thief In Way More Trouble Than If She Had Just Stolen A Car

https://twitter.com/Locati0ns/status/1748628366738001958

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