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COVID-19 UPDATE: USA cold snap so bad, it is 3X worse than "extreme worst" for TX regulators. Washington in focus this week

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STRATEGY: Washington focus this week -- COVID relief + hearings on retail investors
Are markets underestimating the impact of this cold snap rolling across the US?

For those of us in the Midwest or in the Northeast, this frigid cold snap rolling across the US strikes most as nothing out of the ordinary.  But 2020 and 2021 are hardly normal conditions.  

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Source: Washington Post


In fact, take a look at some of the headlines from the Washington Post.
- it is so cold in TX, weather satellites are confused
- Nissan and Toyota halt production
- it is colder in Kansas than in Alaska
- Houston utilities note power out for several days -- when was the last time this happened?

In other words, millions of Americans are facing more suffering, needlessly.  This time, from Mother Nature.  But we need to be mindful of this.

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Source: Washington PostThe cold snap is so bad, 40% of Texas thermal capacity has been knocked out -- 3X worse than ERCOT "extreme worst case"There is a great thread by Jesse Jenkins, Princeton Professor, explaining how bad the power outage is in TX area.  - &...

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