Biden Administration Issues New Eviction Moratorium - WSJ

The CDC said its new order will last through Oct. 3, “but is subject to further extension, modification, or rescission based on public health circumstances.”

Two takeaways:

1. This means at least 19 months of unpaid rent without consequences, in the face of massive stimulus. This is absolutely terrible policy. There are vaccines and jobs everywhere.

2. A reminder to SCOTUS that ducking issues by declaring them moot is not a viable course. Executive actions are fast and fickle with immediate ramifications. Getting a case before the Court takes months to years, long after the damage is done.

Time to do some YNAB housekeeping.

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Federal Labor Official Recommends Alabama Amazon Workers Hold New Vote, Union Says - WSJ

Roughly 71% of workers who voted rejected the union.

That’s some cheating!

Man Surprised To Learn Babylon Bee Has Full Articles To Go With The Headlines - The Babylon Bee

Sadly, Reed lost his job as he spent the rest of the afternoon and evening reading as much content as he could possibly consume on The Babylon Bee’s website. Luckily, every restaurant within a 400-mile radius is hiring.

This blog is so much more interesting when I’m on vacation.

My daughter very meticulously plucked the sprinkles off of the top of her cake before diving in.

I’m so proud!

The Last Days of Osama bin Laden - WSJ

He (bin Laden) explained that killing President Barack Obama was a high priority, but he also had General David Petraeus, at that time the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, in his sights. Bin Laden told his team not to bother with plots against Vice President Joe Biden, whom he considered “totally unprepared” for the post of president.

Ouch.

CDC Says New Mask Guidelines Informed by Cape Cod Outbreak - WSJ

“If you’re vaccinated and you get infected and you have a fever and you’re hacking up a lung and you have a sore throat—no one would question that in that case, you need to wear a mask,” Dr. Jha said. “The real question is, should asymptomatic vaccinated people be wearing mask to prevent spread to others? And I have not seen any data that supports that yet.”

Dreaming of quiet mornings at the Lake.

Pfizer Admits The True Vaccine Is The Friends We Made Along The Way - The Babylon Bee

The spokesman concluded the press conference by urging everyone to get a third Pfizer shot, preferably prior to the end of the company’s fiscal third quarter on September 30.

The U.S. Economy’s Prospects Looked Bright, Until the Delta Variant Surged - WSJ

Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of U.S. goods and services produced, grew at a 6.5% annual rate in the second quarter, up slightly from a 6.3% growth rate in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

An earlier version of the article listed the estimate: 8.5%.

Now this inconvenient fact is pushed down several paragraphs and mentioned only in passing.

Why the huge miss? Look at all of the ways the government has “helped.”

Finally found a duplicate finder for Photos.app that works.

Just a few minutes and I deleted 1,100 photos/videos and freed up 35gb.

Not bad for $10!

First blades of grass.

Who Wants to Mask Up for Delta? - WSJ Opinion

If you are a vaccinated person going about your business in most respects, it is not your job to compensate for others’ unwillingness to be vaccinated.

CDC to Urge Vaccinated People to Resume Masking Indoors in Some Areas - WSJ

Some in the administration and outside public health experts have said they were concerned that revising the masking guidelines could sow doubt among the vaccinated about the efficacy of the vaccines.

O, rly?

Getting ready to roll out website updates. Really glad to finally have consistent colors!

Trump Sneaks Back Into White House Hidden Within Trojan Ice Cream Cone - The Babylon Bee

With Biden distracted, Trump has taken up residence in the Oval Office and is now issuing executive orders.

A delightful read to start my weekend.

It took me 6 months, but I finally got my expansive Evernote library exported.

It was mostly PDFs and my personal writings. I moved the PDFs to iCloud Drive and the writing to Ulysses.

Mulch and soil delivered this afternoon.

Looks like a busy weekend.

3 people on how ending the COVID-19 student-loan forbearance will impact their lives and finances - Business Insider

For me, the forbearance period was a taste of what cancellation would feel like. The conversation around student loans, I think, focuses too much on the individual, and if that one person is going to be able to pay the debt they signed up for. But it’s an economic problem, not a personal one.

The perfect encapsulation of why people with student loans shouldn’t get any special treatment.

The forbearance should’ve given her a taste of what paying off her loans would feel like, not what forcing everyone else to pay for her decisions would feel like.

Nelnet Bank: Because we did such a great job managing your student loans!

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