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We goofed last week’s episode
Joining the KHive BayBEE

We’re getting Kamala tattoos
We’re gonna’ narc on every single weed-smoker we know
We actually know the truth: Kamala is a leftist op

She’s only pretending to be a shitlib in order to seize power









We’re shutting down the post office because you’re using it to vote, which is bad
Things Are Bad

Secret police tactics in use in Portland
Trump destroying the Postal Service


The pundits have thoughts

https://twitter.com/aliceavizandum/status/1294426568350142464



Iowa Derecho

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/14/iowa-derecho-attention-aid/
CornCar


California power supply issues
Coronavirus, still
Senate has adjourned till September
Trump Touts 401(k) Balances That Increased 14% Last Quarter - Bloomberg
Coronavirus aid has ended


Jeff Stein curating posts from r/unemployment

https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1293354767419310080



Most Americans Won’t Be Able to Get a Coronavirus Vaccine Until Well Into 2021 - Bloomberg







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Keyboard Opening Time

Writing with the keyboard
I’m enjoying it







Everything’s a bank

Facebook Financial to Pursue Payments and Commerce, Led by Libra’s David Marcus - Bloomberg
SoFi Money
Robinhood Money


We’re SPAC baybee

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), sometimes called blank-check company, is a shell company that has no operations but plans to go public with the intention of acquiring or merging with a company with the proceeds of the SPAC’s initial public offering (IPO). SPACs allow retail investors to invest in private equity type transactions, particularly leveraged buyouts. (Special-purpose acquisition company - Wikipedia)
Bill Ackman’s blank-check acquisition company to begin trading on Wednesday after raising up to $4 billion - Markets Insider
The Spac race: Wall St banks jostle to get in on hot new trend - Financial Times

1-in-5 IPO dollars are now in SPACs




This Week in Capital Strikes

Uber may shut down in California if forced to classify drivers as employees, CEO says - The Verge







Turns out direct action works better than electoralism

Most California voters support police reform, poll shows - Los Angeles Times

Strange how drastic these things changed eh?


As nightly conflicts in Portland draw headlines, reforms gradually advance - OPB

Hilarious how they sort of connect the uprisings to the reforms but not really—totally unable to understand that it’s only with direct action that these things are happening.

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