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<h1>Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:</h1>

<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/bolsonaro-tells-people-to-stop-whining-after-brazils-worst-day-of-coronavirus-deaths">Bolsonaro Tells People to ‘Stop Whining’ After Brazil’s Worst Day of Coronavirus Deaths</a>

<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/03/05/973822851/brazil-in-crisis-it-feels-like-you-are-in-stalingrad-in-world-war-ii">Brazil In Crisis: 'It Feels Like You Are In Stalingrad, in World War II'</a>

<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-vaccines-equally-worthy-of-your-arm/">All of the Covid-19 Vaccines Are Equally Worthy of Your Arm</a>


<h1>Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:</h1>

FUD and hypocrisy all rolled into one: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/sen-sherrod-brown-says-us-should-lead-the-way-on-cbdcs">Sen. Sherrod Brown Says US Should ‘Lead the Way’ on CBDCs, Disses Diem and Bitcoin</a>

<a href="https://slate.com/technology/2021/03/nft-non-fungible-tokens-grimes-mark-cuban-lindsay-lohan-explained.html">What the Heck Are NFTs, and Why Are Grimes, Lindsay Lohan, and the Guy Who Made Nyan Cat Selling Them?</a>

<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-opts-not-to-fix-16-billion-power-overcharge-11614965291">Texas Opts Not to Reverse $16 Billion Electric Overcharge</a>
>The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Friday signaled it didn’t intend to reverse $16 billion in electric overcharges that an independent market monitor had flagged as stemming from the state’s weeklong blackouts.
>Commission Chairman Arthur C. D’Andrea said it was too difficult to reprice the energy markets and involved too many uncertainties.
>“It is impossible to unscramble this sort of egg,” he said


<h1>Overheard Snippet of a Conversation:</h1>

>I’m socialist *up to a point*. After that I’m anarcho-libertarian.


<h1>Politics:</h1>

In yesterday’s #quarantinediaries Day 359 post, I noted a <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/04/trump-appointee-arrested-for-capitol-riot-473825">Trump appointee arrested in connection with the Capitol riot</a>. But wait, there’s more. The poor guy’s having trouble sleeping in jail <a href="https://politicalwire.com/2021/03/05/ex-trump-appointee-complains-he-cant-sleep-in-jail/">because of all the cockroaches</a>.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/giuliani-probe-awaits-merrick-garland-ag-confirmation-6ae5e84e151bf0550536dfbb1eac9d20">Giuliani probe awaits Garland as he nears AG confirmation</a>

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/us/politics/capitol-riot-trump.html">FBI Finds Contact Between Proud Boys, Trump Associate</a>

<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/members-of-congress-left-behind-a-massive-evidence-trail-as-they-pushed-trumps-big-lie">Members Of Congress Left Behind A Massive Evidence Trail As They Pushed Trump’s Big Lie</a>

Call it a guess, but this won’t survive a court challenge: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-bill-would-make-it-a-crime-to-insult-a-police-officer">Kentucky bill would make it a crime to insult a police officer</a>

<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-policemen-cross-border-india-115501808.html">Myanmar policemen cross border into India after refusing to carry out orders set by new military junta</a>


<h1>Serendipity:</h1>

<a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210303-geothermal-the-immense-volcanic-power-beneath-our-feet">How Kenya is harnessing the immense heat from the Earth</a>

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