“So many books. So little time.” — Frank Zappa
Have a day.
I think I may have missed a memo about our changing society. When did the closing words of retail small talk shift from “Have a great day” or at least “Have a good day” to a barebones “Have a day”? I’ve heard it three or four times recently.
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
Bitcoin ETFs Now Hold Over a Million BTC as Dominant BlackRock Hits New Peak
A Russian court hit Google with a fine larger than the world’s GDP
WSJ: The Next President Inherits a Remarkable Economy
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
We may think we’re done with COVID-19, but COVID-19 is not done with us
Politics:
Pennsylvania Is Ground Zero for Election-Fraud Claims
Across Pennsylvania, local and state officials are warning that efforts by Trump and his supporters to call into question the integrity of the presidential election in the crucial swing state are ramping up—before a single ballot has been counted.
The state’s top election official, Republican Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt, said Wednesday that in just the previous 24 hours, several widely disseminated videos lacked context or were false.
Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk’s Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
A number of them have been driven around in the back of a seatless U-Haul van and threatened that their lodging at a local motel wouldn’t be paid for if they didn’t meet canvassing quotas.
One door knocker alleges that they didn’t even know they were signing up for anything having to do with Musk or Trump.
The Right Thinks Trump Is Running Away With It
Skewed polls and anonymous betting markets are building up Republicans’ expectations. Donald Trump could use that to challenge the result.
These surveys have had marginal, if any, impact on polling averages, which either do not include the partisan polls or give them little weight. Yet some argue that the real purpose of partisan polls, along with other expectation-setting metrics such as political betting markets, is directed at a different goal entirely: building a narrative of unstoppable momentum for Mr. Trump.
The partisan polls appear focused on lifting Republican enthusiasm before the election and — perhaps more important — cementing the idea that the only way Mr. Trump can lose to Vice President Kamala Harris is if the election is rigged. Polls promising a Republican victory, the theory runs, could be held up as evidence of cheating if that victory does not come to pass.
Florida Teen Wielded Machete Outside Polling Station
Police arrested an 18-year-old wielding a machete with an 18-inch blade outside a polling station in Florida on Tuesday, who was part of a group of teenagers accused of intimidating Democratic supporters.
