371: This has Been Concerning Me

A real witch's brew of disaster is stewing. Why I think the near-term is a genuine make-it-or-break-it moment for America's middle class. Links: WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on global supply chain bottlenecks - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBRDTkra_Ug) FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force to Address Short-Term Supply Chain Discontinuities | The White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/08/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-supply-chain-disruptions-task-force-to-address-short-term-supply-chain-discontinuities/) Joe.I.Am's "The Buck Stops With Me" Ft. Lil' KC REMIX - The Remix Bros - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sCpthN9qfY) F Joe Biden Chant Compilation - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Dar70Lz9k) FJB TikTok Chant Compilation - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DY0HqkStaE) Biden Reacts To F--- Joe Biden Chants Erupting Around The Country - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0jGIRzCEEY) Failure to challenge poor scientific advice during pandemic cost thousands of lives (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/10/12/failure-challenge-poor-scientific-advice-pandemic-cost-thousands/) COVID lesson: trust the public with hard truths (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02758-2) Merck seeks FDA approval for antiviral COVID pill - Axios (https://www.axios.com/merck-fda-approval-antiviral-covid-19-pill-26ca000c-2325-4a3c-9cf4-21567a5dfe3f.html) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any entity - Axios (https://www.axios.com/texas-bans-vaccine-mandates-82b05806-55b4-4cfa-a9ac-ba1959cd235b.html) Natural Immunity and Covid-19: Thirty Scientific Studies to Share with Employers, Health Officials, and Politicians ⋆ Brownstone Institute (https://brownstone.org/articles/natural-immunity-and-covid-19-twenty-nine-scientific-studies-to-share-with-employers-health-officials-and-politicians/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_YJF3bRWtpk3xtpVK0EXmtU38HTdG9xly8Obv9kGf7ig-1634005665-0-gqNtZGzNAqWjcnBszQi9) Economic Policy Institute Newsletter (https://www.epi.org/news/shrinking-labor-force-explains-drop-unemployment/) Southwest Airlines cancels 1,800 flights, blaming weather and staffing (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/10/southwest-airlines-cancels-1000-more-flights-as-disruptions-mount.html) The Priests of the Decline — Andrew Yang (https://www.andrewyang.com/blog/g3snyneafaf817fkkdsvpnf7w611w4) Breaking Up with the Democratic Party — Andrew Yang (https://www.andrewyang.com/blog/breaking-up-with-the-democratic-party) Crew shortages bring unprecedented service cuts to Washington State Ferries | The Seattle Times (https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/dozens-of-runs-canceled-on-washington-state-ferries-as-crew-shortages-worsen/) Washington State Ferries cancels 157 sailings over crew shortage (https://www.q13fox.com/news/washington-state-ferries-cancels-157-sailings-friday) A global energy crisis is coming. There's no quick fix - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/07/business/global-energy-crisis/index.html) China Energy Crisis Hitting Everyone in Global Supply Chain - Bloomberg (https://web.archive.org/web/20211008213523/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-07/china-s-energy-crisis-envelops-an-already-slowing-global-economy) China digs in on coal, oil gains as energy crisis deepens | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-digs-coal-oil-gains-energy-crisis-deepens-2021-10-08/) Lebanon's 2 Main State Power Plants Shut Down, Out of Fuel - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-09/lebanon-s-2-main-state-power-plants-shut-down-out-of-fuel) Elon Musk answers all your questions at Tesla's Shareholder Meeting - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErlS9x_EsbQ) New York will ban workers who refuse vaccine from getting unemployment (https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/report-new-york-will-ban-workers-who-refuse-to-get-vaccine-from-getting-unemployment-insurance/) 'Whoa!' CNBC Hosts Stunned by 'Real Low' Jobs Report (https://www.mediaite.com/news/whoa-cnbc-hosts-offer-stunned-live-reaction-to-real-low-jobs-report/) 136 countries agree to minimum corporate tax rate after Ireland drops its opposition - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/business/ireland-global-tax-deal-oecd/index.html) Seattle Police Department braces for mass firing of officers as hundreds have yet to show proof of vaccination (https://www.fox5ny.com/news/seattle-police-department-braces-for-mass-firing-of-officers) Kaiser suspends thousands of workers who didn't get vaccine (https://www.sfgate.com/coronavirus/article/Kaiser-Permanente-suspends-unvaccinated-employees-16513715.php) U.S. crude oil price tops $80 a barrel, the highest since 2014 (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/08/us-crude-oil-price-tops-80-a-barrel-the-highest-since-2014.html) Pfizer's request to OK shots for kids a relief for parents (https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-business-coronavirus-vaccine-health-b9a0e105be709a4d7a1c7d604e8d05f2) nejmoa2114583_disclosures.pdf (https://www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMoa2114583/suppl_file/nejmoa2114583_disclosures.pdf) Waning Immune Humoral Response to BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine over 6 Months | NEJM (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2114583?query=featured_home) Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine up to 6 months in a large integrated health system in the USA: a retrospective cohort study - The Lancet (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02183-8/fulltext) American, other airlines will require employee vaccinations (https://news.yahoo.com/white-house-presses-airlines-employees-205316223.html) Pfizer Scientists in Undercover Videos Say Natural Immunity Likely Better Than COVID-19 Vaccination (https://www.ntd.com/pfizer-scientists-in-undercover-videos-say-natural-immunity-likely-better-than-covid-19-vaccination_685903.html) 403 Seattle PD employees have not submitted proof of vaccination, including 111 who have requested exemptions (https://www.q13fox.com/news/seattle-police-over-350-sworn-personnel-have-not-submitted-proof-of-vaccination) A pill to treat Covid-19: 'We're talking about a return to, maybe, normal life' - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/health/covid-treatment-pill-khn-partner/index.html) Molnupiravir - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molnupiravir) Exploring the binding efficacy of ivermectin against the key proteins of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis: an in silico approach (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7996102/) Pfizer CEO Says “Normal Life” Won’t Return Without Regular COVID Vaccinations (https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/80875/pfizer-ceo-says-normal-life-wont-return-without-regular-covid.html) Coronavirus Updates: FDA announces 3 key vaccine dates for October - ABC7 New York (https://abc7ny.com/fda-vaccine-decision-emergency-authorization-mandate-pfizer-children/11071641/)