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# Today's Takes: Thursday, July 8
- URL: https://pamphleteer.co/newsletter/todays-takes-thursday-july-8-nl/
- Published: 2021-07-08T11:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-17T11:44:42.000Z
- Description: Vol. I, No. 42 • A Journal of Freedom • Eric Adams • Crypto Deals • Clown World • Covid Tracker • Tourist Central • Much More!
- Author: The Pamphleteer
- Tags: Newsletter, #Import 2026-08-01 20:40

Good morning, everyone. The photo above is from the cover of a [Joel Salatin book](https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Want-Do-Illegal-Stories/dp/0963810952?ref=pamphleteer.co) that I suggest everyone purchase and put on their shelf.

Thanks for reading

### Headlines

#### 🗳 Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC’s mayoral race ([AP](https://apnews.com/article/eric-adams-wins-nyc-democratic-mayoral-primary-9c564828a29831747f9c2e6f52daf55e?ref=pamphleteer.co))

After a hotly contested, confusing recount that drew the attention of the entire nation, the tally vindicated Eric Adams. Adams ran a strong anti-crime campaign reminiscent of David Dinkins' campaign at the height of the NYC crack epidemic. As [violence surges](https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-st-louis-violence-coronavirus-pandemic-racial-injustice-70e400adf209cbf52dccef47c46f9b0e?ref=pamphleteer.co) around the country in the wake of BLM's racial reckoning, it's a positive sign that NYC chose a mayor with awareness of the difficulties of policing and acknowledges that the problems start at a community level.

#### 📰 TODAY IN: General Headlines

- Bitcoin Fraud Concerns Draw Scrutiny From Regulators ([WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-draws-more-scrutiny-from-regulators-worried-about-fraud-11625576400?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- Trump to sue Facebook, Twitter CEOs ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/561818-trump-to-sue-facebook-twitter-ceos-report?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- UFC Inks $175 Million Crypto Deal, Its Largest Sponsorship Ever ([Sportico](https://www.sportico.com/business/sponsorship/2021/ufc-crypto-partnership-million-1234633607/?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- Student-Loan Holders Get Piecemeal Relief From Biden Administration ([WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/student-loan-holders-get-piecemeal-relief-from-biden-administration-11625304600?ref=pamphleteer.co))

#### 🤡 TODAY IN: Clown World News

- Riot Leader Had ‘Fully Constructed U.S. Capitol Lego Set’ at Home, FBI Says ([Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/robert-morss-had-fully-constructed-us-capitol-lego-set-at-home-fbi-says?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- Pornography literacy classes are supposed to teach students how to critically assess what they see on the screen. But when a sex-positive educator taught her curriculum at two elite New York City schools recently, some parents were outraged. ([NY Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/style/sex-educator-methods-defense.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes&ref=pamphleteer.co))  
  - *Sex-positive used to be called prostitution or something like that*

#### 🦠 TODAY IN: Covid Tracker

*Reposting our recap of the stats of Covid which haven't changed. It is easy to lose track of this stuff* ([Read](https://pamphleteer.co/newsletter/todays-takes-wednesday-june-30-nl/))

- Australia’s largest city Sydney locks down for third week ([AP](https://apnews.com/article/sydney-australia-coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-9479be832923c849a80446f5156d8717?ref=pamphleteer.co))  
  - *...despite only 27 new cases.*
  - *Lockdowns still don't have an effect on rates of fatal infection*
- Delta Covid-19 Variant Gains Ground Among the Unvaccinated ([WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-covid-19-variant-gains-ground-among-the-unvaccinated-11625572800?ref=pamphleteer.co))  
  - *...hospitalizations continue to fall.*
  - *The Delta variant is more contagious, but significantly less deadly*
- Lambda COVID variant: All you need to know about the new UK coronavirus strain ([Science Focus](https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/lambda-variant/?ref=pamphleteer.co))  
  - *It's still early, but lambda accounts for a large share of cases in Peru*
  - *New strains are identified by an increase in transmissibility and/or severity*
  - *It is exceedingly rare (meaning unobserved in nature) that a virus gains both transmissibility and severity*

### Original Reads

![](https://pamphleteer.co/content/images/2021/07/smith-2.jpg)

🇺🇸 Jerod Hollyfield published an excellent piece on the classic American film *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* by Frank Capra. The film expresses a classically American politics that we would do good to reflect upon ([Read](https://pamphleteer.co/post/mr-smith-goes-to-washington-and-the-evergreen-ills-of-american-politics/))

#### In case you missed it

- Avuncular Tom by Jerod Hollyfield ([Read](https://pamphleteer.co/post/avuncular-tom/))
- The Man Who Sued the World by Megan Lee Podsiedlik ([Read](https://pamphleteer.co/post/the-man-who-sued-the-world/))
- Tenured Negligence by Jerod Hollyfield ([Read](https://pamphleteer.co/post/tenured-negligence/))
- Critical Race Theory for Dummies by The Pamphleteer ([Read](https://pamphleteer.co/post/critical-race-theory-for-dummies/))

### Nashville Politics

- Election commission seeks to settle one lawsuit ([Main Street](https://www.mainstreet-nashville.com/news/election-commission-seeks-to-settle-one-lawsuit/article%5Fff156082-deb4-11eb-bf14-53d4659a1a6e.html?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- Davidson Election Commission chair says he was fired from law firm due to vote over anti-tax hike referendum ([Tennessean](https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2021/07/06/davidson-election-commission-chair-jim-delanis-says-he-fired-law-firm/7881650002/?ref=pamphleteer.co))  
  - *Jim DeLanis, chairman of Davidson County Election Commission, told The Tennessean Tuesday he was fired from his private job last week after 40 years of employment.*
  - *The reason, he said, was because he voted as the commission chair to appeal a judge's decision deeming the controversial anti-tax hike referendum invalid.*
- North Nashville community to weigh in on how to spend infrastructure funding for neighborhood ([Channel 5](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/north-nashville-community-to-weigh-in-on-how-to-spend-infrastructure-funding-for-neighborhood?ref=pamphleteer.co))

### Nashville News

- Owner of Spring Hill company charged in alleged $86 million Medicare fraud scheme ([Homepage](https://www.williamsonhomepage.com/spring%5Fhill/owner-of-spring-hill-company-charged-in-alleged-86-million-medicare-fraud-scheme/article%5F81b60ea0-deb6-11eb-a3e6-2bf311addecc.html?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- Does This Weekend's Fireworks Fiasco Reveal Nashville's True Priorities? ([Scene](https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/does-this-weekends-fireworks-fiasco-reveal-nashvilles-true-priorities/article%5Fd777f4a4-ddd8-11eb-9db3-6bc7c1535787.html?ref=pamphleteer.co))  
  - *Betsy Phillips does a good job pointing out how egregiously the city has begun to bend over backward to cater to tourists*
  - *Governor Lee's "free tickets" to tourists announcement yesterday underscores this point even more*

### Nashville Development

- Gulch site eyed for mixed-use tower ([Post](https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/gulch-site-eyed-for-mixed-use-tower/article%5F73316d5a-de90-11eb-9711-cb5959f0bbad.html?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- Crown Bakeries continues expansion run with bagel manufacturer ([Post](https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/m%5Fand%5Fa/crown-bakeries-continues-expansion-run-with-bagel-manufacturer/article%5F692ab2be-de84-11eb-8022-efecfa65d649.html?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- Las Vegas ramen franchise looks to cement itself in Nashville community ([Biz Journal](https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/07/06/las-vegas-ramen-joint-open-in-hillsboro-village.html?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- Just months after opening, Fifth + Broadway has 'far exceeded our expectations' ([Biz Journal](https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/07/07/fifth-broadway-tom-miller-general-manager-downtown.html?ref=pamphleteer.co))
- Retirement tech company establishing U.S. headquarters in Nashville ([Post](https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/finance/retirement-tech-company-establishing-u-s-headquarters-in-nashville/article%5Fb9107e74-df3a-11eb-b214-97e6ad887f83.html?ref=pamphleteer.co))

### One Good Read

🎭 Why Saving Comedy Is So Crucial To Saving America ([Read](https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/06/why-saving-comedy-is-so-crucial-to-saving-america/?ref=pamphleteer.co))

### Something to Watch

🪀 Chuck Hoberman's toys will be familiar to you. The Harvard based designer has produced some of the more iconic what-exactly-is-this-thing widgets that have littered playrooms for the past 30 years

### Something to look at

![](https://pamphleteer.co/content/images/2021/07/fireworks-comp-small.jpg)

🎇 Flowers of Fire: Illustrations from Japanese Fireworks Catalogues (ca. 1880s) ([Link](https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/japanese-fireworks-catalogues?ref=pamphleteer.co))

### Stat of the Day

![](https://pamphleteer.co/content/images/2021/07/E46c3HIXMAIvmB8-2.jpeg)

🥬 Calcium, magnesium, and iron in cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, and spinach dropped 80–90% between 1914 and 2018\. All the more reason to grow your own or get tight with a farmer. Stay out of grocery stores. ([Read](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6163803/?ref=pamphleteer.co))

### Have a great Thursday