Notes today: 

• In case you are interested in todays USDA report Steve Freed has a recap here

• Republicans evidently believe  removal of  Liz Cheney and keeping the Big Lie going "endlessly" will somehow make them stronger.

• The never ending conflicts in the middle east continue…

• The (apparently Russian hacked) Colonial Pipeline is back up and running. 

• Eleven Republican governors now say they will cut off a $300-a-week emergency federal subsidy for unemployed people in their states. 

• Absurdity