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Second round of congressional relief in a nutshell
I must admit that I haven’t spent a lot of time reading the markups on the latest Covid relief bill passed by Congress late Sunday afternoon. But, I did find it interesting that both majority leaders in both chambers spent a lot of time on CSPAN patting each other on the back while blaming the…
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Muslims in Indonesia might not take the vaccine because they believe it has pork gelatin in it.
Where is your god now? Because the three pharmaceutical companies can’t certify that the makeup of the vaccine won’t contain a pork gelatin, some Muslims could opt out of the shot. All three of the pharma companies Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have said that pork products are not part of the vaccine – it still…
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European states ban travel from UK as new Covid strain takes hold | UK news | The Guardian
Just in time for the holiday season, another variant of the virus has emerged in the UK. London and surrounding areas are completely shutdown as healthcare workers try to figure out if this virus is ‘for’ or ‘against’ Brexit. Source: European states ban travel from UK as new Covid strain takes hold…
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Musk and Bezos among 10 rich men to add $450bn to their wealth this year. But that’s not the whole story.
The take away in this article is that it’s just as important to question what you’re reading as it is to read. I’m not a fan of Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, and the like. I’m okay with Musk for the most part, not because he’s a popular social media figure, but because his ideas may…
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Law banning “rental” fees for customer-owned routers takes effect Sunday | Ars Technica
The TL;DR and why it matters: Keep in mind, if you read this article, that the FEC gave broadband and TV providers a six month delay on charging customers a rental fee on equipment the customer owns. Trade groups and lobbyists representing the cable companies asked for an extension because they needed more time to…
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Hack may have exposed deep US secrets, damage yet unknown | Fox Business
Some of America’s most deeply held secrets may have been stolen in a disciplined, monthslong operation being blamed on elite Russian government hackers. The possibilities of what might have been purloined are mind-boggling. Could hackers have obtained nuclear secrets? COVID-19 vaccine data? Blueprints for next-generation weapons systems? It will take weeks, maybe years in some cases, for digital…
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Biden administration transition team offers a big win for Wall Street
Mainstream media, by nature, deals with sensationalism: if it burns and bleeds it leads. President-elect Joe Biden has taunted his upcoming administration not only as a sharp contrast to Donald Trump, but as one of the most progressive administrations in modern times. But does it measure up? Many people have been added on to the…
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AG Bill Barr resigns | The Radio Patriot
If you only read one article today, let this one be it. Source: AG Bill Barr resigns | The Radio Patriot
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Man’s ‘crap’ pet portraits raise thousands for charity – CNN
A British man has raised thousands of pounds for charity after his unconventional drawings of people’s pets went viral. Phil Heckels, 38, told CNN that his rise to internet stardom began six weeks ago when he was trying to get his six-year-old son to make a thank you card for family. He decided to draw the family dog,…