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More riots after police body cam reveals "accidental" shooting

Hi,


In case you missed it, America has a problem with guns.


Read all about it here.


On a lighter note, if you live in Houston, you can now order a pizza and get it delivered by a robot.


Finally, we explore questions about...money. Here's an excerpt:


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When an NFT of fucking pictures that some dude drew on his computer sells for $69 million and Bitcoin (a supposedly good store of value that cannot be hacked and is untraceable) is hovering around $60k, we have to re-think what money actually is.


Some YouTuber sells out of “non fungible tokens” in minutes, creating out of thin air “value” of millions for some digitally-signed bullshit…you've got to be fucking kidding me.


It feels like “Tulip Mania” all over again. Not that I was there. That happened in the 1600s in the Dutch Republic.


Here's a great story that takes a deep dive into what I'm talking about.


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Get all the deets here.


Make it a great day!


Bill


☕ PS - Buy me a beer to keep the Daily Grind News open for business AND to keep me slightly inebriated.

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