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China’s economy is a mess
Two years ago, China appeared ready to cozy up to Russia and overtake the United States. The covid ended, the US economy boomed and things returned to normal order. Now China is hurting enough to settle trades with Russia in yuan rather than dollars. https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/vast-china-russia-resources-trade-shifts-yuan-dollars-ukraine-fallout-2023-05-11/
Pelosi attacker convicted
The man with the hammer believed conspiracy theories and was trying to save the country. https://abcnews.go.com/US/paul-pelosi-hammer-attack-federal-trial-verdict/story?id=104879502
Santos won’t seek reelection
The fabulist, damned by an ethics reports, says he will be one-and-done. Here’s a summary of the findings https://www.meidastouch.com/news/ethics-committee-findings-spell-doom-f…
Newspaper closures intensify
By 2024, one third of newspapers in existence in 2005 will have closed. https://www.axios.com/2023/11/16/newspapers-decline-hedge-funds-research
Hardiness zones shifted
Global warming has resulted in the Niagara River corridor being shifted to USDA hardiness zone 6B. We used to be 6A. It’s a small change but mean our growing season is now longer. https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1213600629/-it-feels-like-im-not-crazy-g…
