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Many military leaders and lawmakers are leery of threading too many national-security satellite networks through SpaceX, fearing the U.S. would become overly dependent on the company.

MarketWatch asked readers to briefly describe how they feel about the economy; responses included “leery” and “confused.”

Some advocates, however, are leery of relying on technology and punitive fines that can continue historical harms, particularly for communities of color.

Republicans are more than fine with cruelty to humans, but apparently even they are leery of trying to elect a puppy killer.

So, while flipping Congress to the Democrats would revive the possibility of checks and balances, I’m leery of putting too many of my hopes into next year’s midterm elections.