How the QAnon Cult Stormed the Capitol

How Wolves Are Driving Down Mountain Lion Populations

Cases of the flu are so low this winter that the CDC hasn’t provided estimates.

Biden Signs Divisive Transgender Executive Order

OH, GOSH:

Gov. Noem never shut down South Dakota. Their unemployment rate just dropped to 3.0%. That’s lower than it was BEFORE the pandemic.

California ranks last in administering vaccine doses,

3 Harmful Consequences of Biden Killing the Keystone XL Pipeline

Blinken warns Nile Dam talks could ‘boil over’

Slouching Toward Post-Journalism

‘Exercise protein’ doubles running capacity, restores function and extends healthy lifespans in older mice

Demographically speaking, this is also worse because it is young people dying from this. 699 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco last year compared to 235 from COVID-19

I have been wondering about this one. In the Last House Race Undecided, the Republican Leads by 29 Votes

Federal minimum wage of $15?

In pure technical terms, this is the best writing you are likely to read all week. Still Alive

What Covid tests can we trust?

We Will Get to Herd Immunity in 2021…One Way or Another

Paralyzed mice walk again after cytokine treatment

Iran Tests Carrier-Killing Missile, Suicide Drones (and Other Insights from Exercise “Great Prophet 15”)

Russia is constructing a coastal base at an undisclosed location for its Poseidon unmanned underwater “doomsday nuke,” hoping to extend the drones’ lifespan with better maintenance and storage, Izvestia reported. These fall into the category of things I wish did not exist.

Rogue antibodies could be driving severe COVID-19

Inside California’s colossal container-ship traffic jam

Central Bank Machinations with No Exit: ECB Leaks New Thingy, It’s Doing Yield Spread Control

2020 Saw Unprecedented Murder Spike In Major U.S. Cities

Politico Is No Longer Covering Up Biden’s Cognitive Decline

Brave browser takes step toward enabling a decentralized web

Local History: VENGEANCE IN THE VALLEYS I and VENGEANCE IN THE VALLEYS II

Perhaps It’s Time to Start Worrying About Italy Again

This is your captain screaming

I was not going to post on this topic because it is so silly but it is getting out of control.

Everything is so fake. They want guys out there with rifles so everyone will feel scared but they don’t want to give them ammo.

The Hacker Who Archived Parler Explains How She Did It (and What Comes Next)

France says Iran is building nuclear weapon capacity, urgent to revive agreement

The doctor who denied COVID-19 was leaked from a lab had this major bias

Another eleventh-century medieval Chinese coin found in England

A Troubling New Pattern Among the Coronavirus Variants

The author traveled to the province with visions of helping lead a rural “Spring Awakening.” Once there, she found herself competing with a far more compelling teacher: Douyin.

The Great Digital Escape

Did Twitter or Facebook Censor Your Content? You Might Be Able to Sue in One State.

Looking for a Job? The Data Tells Us Finding Work Won’t Be Easy in 2021.

Kenyan governor claims Shabaab controls over half of northeastern Kenya

Why Has Israel Succeeded At COVID Vaccination?

NASA finds there are fewer galaxies than first thought

I wonder if the new administration will leave this up. Fact Sheet: Activity at the Wuhan Institute of Virology

Stanford Study Questions Benefits of Lockdowns and Stay-At-Home Orders

Joe Biden’s Economic Stimulus Plan: A $1.9 Trillion Mistake?

‘Spend as much as you can,’ IMF head urges governments worldwide