We’ve rented a large house in lake-country Minnesota for a four-day getaway with my sister-in-law @jayna and her family. When Hive moons, I’ll be able to cook (preparation for baked ziti under way here) in a kitchen like this every day.

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

Celsius Network reaches settlements to exit bankruptcy

Move Over Shiba Inu: Crypto Community Flirts With Hamster Race Betting

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Funding crisis threatens early warning system that alerted world to Covid-19

Florida Man:

The Steep Cost of DeSantis’s Vaccine Turnabout

Floridians died at a higher rate, adjusted for age, than residents of almost any other state during the Delta wave, according to the Times analysis. With less than 7 percent of the nation’s population, Florida accounted for 14 percent of deaths between the start of July and the end of October.
Of the 23,000 Floridians who died, 9,000 were younger than 65. Despite the governor’s insistence at the time that ‘our entire vulnerable population has basically been vaccinated,’ a vast majority of the 23,000 were either unvaccinated or had not yet completed the two-dose regimen.

Inside the Canceled DeSantis Documentary

When executives at Showtime pulled a VICE documentary exploring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ experiences with Guantanamo Bay detainees, it was hard to ignore the timing: It was one day after DeSantis officially declared for president.
The Daily Beast has obtained a transcript of that unaired documentary, The Guantanamo Candidate, which was anchored by Seb Walker, a longtime correspondent for the Emmy-winning newsmagazine.
Among a number of insights into DeSantis’ past, the transcript features interviews with former prisoners and a former Naval staff sergeant-turned-Gitmo whistleblower who overlapped with DeSantis. All three allege inhumane treatment at the hands of the U.S. government, with the detainees directly implicating DeSantis—at the time, a junior-level military legal adviser—in approving and overseeing brutal measures.

Politics:

The GOP’s Crumbling Case Against Joe Biden

Trump’s Trial Date Is a Nightmare for Republicans

The May date means the issue won’t dog Trump as much as he attempts to secure the GOP nomination. And his campaign insisted afterward that it was happy, spinning the date as a ‘major setback’ for the Justice Department.
As for the GOP itself, it’s far less welcome news. Indeed, it raises the prospect of what’s more or less a nightmare scenario.
The date could, again, be delayed. It’s not inconceivable that those delays could still kick it till after the election. But a trial date at the end of the primary schedule means the case could well be decided between when GOP voters have decided on their nominee and when general-election voters will decide the president.
Trump might still face some adverse verdicts before then — as he did in the first Carroll civil case. But if he’s convicted of any felonies, it will most likely come long after the point of no return for the party in its nominating contest.

The Big Why: What’s behind Donald Trump’s apparent self-sabotage?

Texas Spent Billions on Border Security with Little Impact

Texas has spent two years and billions of dollars on the most aggressive attempt by any state to take control over federal border security. There’s no indication it has worked.

Serendipity:

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

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