The Tension Is Thick. But Not As Thick As The Summer Air

There was "bad news everywhere" but you could scarcely detect it from the somewhat muted action on Wednesday -- it's largely the same situation on Thursday ahead of the long US weekend. Sino-US tensions are boiling over. The House has passed legislation aimed at punishing banks for interactions with Chinese officials associated with the new national security law in Hong Kong. The Senate passed a similar measure late last week, and the bill will get one more go through the chamber (probably Thur

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7 thoughts on “The Tension Is Thick. But Not As Thick As The Summer Air

  1. It appears that the people living in the US, collectively not individually, have decided to fight covid with herd immunity and not isolation/vaccine.
    This should only take a few years.

  2. 4th of July is a super spreader event indeed. I have a co-worker in Indiana who told me they are going to phase 5 this weekend. It boggles my mind how disconnected these state officials are from reality. The sun belt is shutting back down and you’re opening up even more? This is just sheer stupidity and signifies how lacking the United States is in quality leadership across the country.

  3. You don’t need brains or common sense apparently to be elected to a position of power. All you need is a bit of charisma and some financial backing. Although that usually means you owe them. Too bad. Some common sense would have come in handy.

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