Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Biden says he expects to share vaccine doses with Canada

U.S. Approaches Vaccine Hesitancy Tipping Point

The U.S. will probably run out of adults who are enthusiastic about getting vaccinated within the next two to four weeks, according to a new KFF analysis.

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

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— Documenting Bitcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) April 19, 2021

Maker Price Passes $4K for First Time, as MakerDAO Brings Real Estate to DeFi

PancakeSwap eclipses Ethereum network in 24-hour transactions

Politics:

This is long overdue: Biden Will Declare Atrocities Against Armenia As Genocide

More than a century after the Ottoman Empire’s killing of an estimated 1.5 million Armenian civilians, President Biden is preparing to declare that the atrocities were an act of genocide.

Capitol Officer Sent Order to Lay Off Pro-Trump Protesters

A Capitol Police official radioed units outside of the building on the morning of Jan. 6 and told them only to scout for anti-Trump troublemakers — not pro-Trump protesters, according to the findings of an internal investigation revealed at a public hearing by Rep. Zoe Lofgren.

Why Conservative Media Is Celebrating the Chauvin Verdict

Attorney General Merrick Garland announces an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department.

Greens Seize Early Lead In Germany

Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance fell behind the Greens to its lowest poll rating on record yesterday, hours after naming its candidate to succeed her as chancellor of Germany.
The Greens seized a seven-point lead as voters appeared to recoil from the centre right’s new figurehead, Armin Laschet.

Legal Experts Doubt Remarks by President Biden and Rep. Waters Could Prop Up Successful Derek Chauvin Appeal

From The Department of Bogus Logic: Greene Says Calm Proves BLM Is a Terrorist Group

Pentagon investigated suspected Russian directed-energy attacks on U.S. troops

Virginia city fires police lieutenant over donation to Kyle Rittenhouse defense fund

Competition heats up in the melting Arctic, and the US isn’t prepared to counter Russia

Serendipity:

The US electric power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions

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