Monthly Archives: February 2021
Vaccine Delays Leave Grocery Workers Feeling Expendable
(Associated Press) As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of...
Cost of a Single Bitcoin Exceeds $50,000 for First Time
(Associated Press) The seemingly unstoppable rise of Bitcoin continued Tuesday with the cost of a single unit of the digital currency rising above $50,000...
Millions Freeze as Grid Chaos Sparks Massive Rolling Blackouts
(ZeroHedge) Oncor Electric Delivery, Texas's largest transmission and electric distribution utility, serving more than ten million customers, released a rather disturbing statement Monday morning...
Backwardation and Other Evidence of a Silver Supply Squeeze
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) The effort to squeeze silver shorts may appear to have fizzled, but naked short sellers are as vulnerable as...
Fauci Wins $1 Million Israeli Prize for ‘Defending Science’
(Associated Press) Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the $1 million Dan David Prize for "defending science" and advocating for vaccines now being administered worldwide...
GM, Jaguar Roll Out Electric Vehicles — Whether They’re Wanted or Not
(Associated Press) Whether people want them or not, automakers are rolling out new electric vehicle models as the industry responds to stricter pollution regulations...
Wintry Weather Blanketing US to Make Rare Dip to Gulf Coast
(Associated Press) Wintry weather is forecast for much of the U.S. on Sunday, with freezing temperatures expected to dip as snow falls as far...
Business Owners Ponder Whether to Require COVID-19 Shots
(Associated Press) As more coronavirus vaccine doses become available in the weeks and months ahead, many business owners face a difficult decision: whether to...
‘Transracial’ Rachel Dolezal Whines that She Can’t Get a Job
(New York Post) Infamous race-faker Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who was outed for pretending to be black in 2015, still insists she’s African American and...
In Nevada Desert, a Technology Firm Aims to Be a Government
(Associated Press) In the Nevada desert, a cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic "smart city" into reality. To do that, he's...
