If you don’t have time to read this, just scroll down a bit and look at the charts. Employment recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Extinct woolly rhinoceros found frozen in Siberian permafrost

Israel continues its campaign of targeting Iranian-affiliated sites in Syria

China Clamps Down in Hidden Hunt for Coronavirus Origins

This dog-size lizard is spreading through the southeastern U.S.

The “Democratic Centralism” of COVID

Vaccine Roundup, Late December

The two sides of inflammation—the cure and the curse

Coronavirus Vaccine: Spain to Keep Registry of Citizens Who Refuse

I will admit that I am confused by this rebuttal. But I offer it up for the perusal of people less easily confused then me. Is The Dunning – Kruger Effect An Artifact ?

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real

She didn’t know her kidnapper. But he was using Google Maps — and that cracked the case.

Israel’s Gantz presides over collapse of Blue and White

Oil Jumps On Significant Crude Inventory Draw

Murder rate rose by 37% in U.S. cities in 2020

The ‘new strain’ of COVID propaganda

Croatia: Deadly earthquake causes huge damage, kills child

U.S. appeals court blocks NY governor’s limits on religious gatherings

New variant of Covid-19 hits Japan, South Korea

This is a story about the New York Times and a University, not some jerk. He Was Offended By A Private Video She Sent To A Friend. So He Waited A Year To Post It And Ruin Her Life.

Honestly, I am surprised by this. I wonder if it is variant dependent. Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 didn’t occur at all, study of 10 million finds

Out producing is easy. But truly with less energy inputs? 2-Acre Vertical Farm Run By AI And Robots Out-Produces 720-Acre Flat Farm

No Families, No Children, No Future

Vaccine incentives matter

Locked-down California runs out of reasons for surprising surge

And We Should Trust You Now, Dr. Fauci, Because …?

Lava lake continues growing inside Halemaumau Crater on Hawaii island

Edit: This was supposed to have been posted yesterday.

I have heard from some people who had covid that their biggest complaint was that they could not sleep. The Mysterious Link Between COVID-19 and Sleep

New York is doomed. The Democratic Divide in New York State

A Neighbor Describes What Happened When Law Enforcement Stopped Responding to an Armed Encampment in North Portland

U.K. variant puts spotlight on immunocompromised patients’ role in the COVID-19 pandemic

The Coronavirus Bill is Also ‘The Most Significant Climate Legislation’ Ever

How $10 Million for Gender Programs in Pakistan Got Tied to a COVID Relief Bill

I posted on this before but I don’t remember reading so much detail on the extinct animals. Archaeologists have discovered tens of thousands of prehistoric paintings of animals and humans in a remote area of Colombia. Some now-extinct animals are depicted, meaning the art is likely more than 12,500 years old.

New York Had Largest 2019-20 Population Decline of Any State

Study this chart hard. Basic point is that US death rate was set to soar with or without COVID U.S. Death Rate 1950-2020

This does not even address the aerosol question. Masks not enough to stop COVID-19’s spread without distancing: study

Your Christmas Present: Our Political Leaders Are Killing Off New York City

10 years in prison for illegal streaming? It’s in the Covid-19 relief bill