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I guess I didn’t read up enough about the changes coming with Chaos Legion. I had no idea that the base cards in our Summoner's Spellbook would be changing. I entered a battle this morning and quickly found that I had no Alric Stormbringer. Who’s this Kelya dude and what’s he doing in my deck?
Oh well, I picked up a Doctor Blight, time to try out Affliction in a battle…
<h1>Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:</h1>
<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/07/google-sues-to-shutter-cryptojacking-botnet-that-infected-1m-computers/">Google Sues to Shutter Cryptojacking Botnet That Infected 1M+ Computers</a>
>The botnet used the Bitcoin blockchain to evade cybersecurity officials and remain online, Google alleged.
<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/cia-director-says-agency-currently-has-a-number-of-different-projects-focused-on-crypto">CIA director says agency currently has ‘a number of different projects’ focused on crypto</a>
<a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/12/07/economy/china-policy-economy-real-estate-intl-hnk/index.html">China pumps $188 billion into the economy to counter real estate slump</a>
<h1>Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:</h1>
<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/12/every-single-way-you-can-tell-trump-world-is-lying-about-its-latest-covid-scandal.html">Positively Dishonest</a>
>After revealing his boss tested positive for COVID before debating Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff is spinning lies to cover up the scandal.
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-killed-family-then-self-over-faked-vaccine-pass-german-prosecutor-2021-12-07/">Man killed family, then self, over faked vaccine pass - German prosecutor</a>
<a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/24/republican-lawmakers-cancel-one-day-session-after-push-back-bill/8749959002/">Indiana lawmakers cancel one-day session after backlash to COVID vaccine mandate bill</a>
>Republican legislative leaders announced they are canceling their one-day legislative session originally planned for Monday after fierce backlash to their proposal to severely limit private companies' abilities to mandate vaccines.
<h1>Politics:</h1>
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/republican-party-america-democracy-in-crisis/620839/">A Party, and Nation, in Crisis</a>
>Stating plainly that one of America’s two major parties, the party putatively devoted to advancing the ideas and ideals of conservatism, has now fallen into autocratic disrepute is unnerving for a magazine committed to being, in the words of our founding manifesto, ‘of no party or clique.’ Criticism of the Republican Party does not suggest an axiomatic endorsement of the Democratic Party, its leaders and policies. Substantive, even caustic, critiques can of course be made up and down the Democratic line.
>But avoiding partisan entanglement does not mean that we must turn away from the obvious. The leaders of the Republican Party—the soul-blighted Donald Trump and the satraps and lackeys who abet his nefarious behavior—are attempting to destroy the foundations of American democracy. This must be stated clearly, and repeatedly.
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/06/politics/marc-short-pence-aide-january-6-committee/index.html">Pence Aides Cooperating with House Probe</a>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/07/charlottesville-melt-robert-lee-statue/">Robert E. Lee Statue Will Be Melted Down</a>
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/peter-meijer-freshman-republican-impeach/620844/">The Political Education of Peter Meijer</a>
>”On the House floor, moments before the vote, Meijer approached a member who appeared on the verge of a breakdown. He asked his new colleague if he was okay. The member responded that he was not; that no matter his belief in the legitimacy of the election, he could no longer vote to certify the results, because he feared for his family’s safety.”
>Said Meijer: “Remember, this wasn’t a hypothetical. You were casting that vote after seeing with your own two eyes what some of these people are capable of. If they’re willing to come after you inside the U.S. Capitol, what will they do when you’re at home with your kids?”
<a href="https://popular.info/p/trumps-new-media-company-is-a-16">Trump's new media company is a $1.6 billion mirage</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEW: "Pretty damn aggressive" sanctions package in works by US & Europe should Russia invade Ukraine, sources say. 1 option "very much on the table": disconnecting Russia from SWIFT intl payment system & denying Russian energy producers from debt markets. <a href="https://t.co/HGwd5H6Upt">https://t.co/HGwd5H6Upt</a></p>— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1467889516006547466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/07/house-senate-gops-debt-deal-523912">House Republicans seethe over Senate GOP's debt deal</a>
<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/defendant-suggests-john-durham-is-relying-on-contradictory-evidence">Defendant Suggests John Durham Is Relying On Contradictory Evidence</a>
>A new filing suggests deep flaws in a key prosecution brought by the Bill Barr-appointed special prosecutor John Durham, who is charged with investigating the investigators of the Trump-Russia scandal.
<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-trump-house-speaker-1268214/">Matt Gaetz Backs Trump for House Speaker</a>
<h1>Serendipity:</h1>
<a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/12/06/politics/emmett-till-case-closed/index.html">Justice Department closes investigation into Emmett Till killing after failing to prove key witness lied</a>
<a href="https://www.statista.com/chart/26321/countries-with-highest-estimated-prevalence-of-modern-slavery/">The Hotspots of Modern Slavery</a>
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