Links for you. Science:
Fauci on What Working for Trump Was Really Like
The new mosquito bringing disease to North America
Why Vaccines Alone Will Not End the Pandemic
Revisiting the UK’s strategy for delaying the second dose of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine
In a major setback, Merck to stop developing its two Covid-19 vaccines and focus on therapies
Other:
This Is Us: Why the Trump Era Ended in Violence. The Capitol insurrection was born of a violent minoritarian tradition that is as American as apple pie—and it isn’t done yet.
Senator Bernie Sanders Says Dems Will Use Budget Reconciliation To Pass COVID-19 Relief
Why Biden May Be Less Evil Than Obama and Clinton – and Why This May Not Matter All That Much in the End
Biden is firing some top Trump holdovers, but in some cases, his hands may be tied
The Biden Recovery Plan and the Disarray of Economic Theory
Destructive protests by anarchists and extremists signal divided left as Biden administration begins
Bernie Sanders: This is the agenda Democrats should pursue under Biden’s leadership
Fox News is a hazard to our democracy. It’s time to take the fight to the Murdochs. Here’s how.
More than 150 National Guard in Washington for inauguration test positive for coronavirus (0.6%)
The week hundreds of Native Americans took over D.C.’s Bureau of Indian Affairs
With robust testing, we can open schools this spring before the vaccine is widely available
The Hard Crowd
It’s time for Republican elites to shut up and listen to the people
Conservatives love to complain about the media. But there’s an inside baseball media that reveals how destructive the conservative media criticism environment can be to the conservative movement.
Total Mystery
European countries mandate medical-grade masks over homemade cloth face coverings
How Democrats Planned for Doomsday. A huge coalition of activist groups had been working together since the spring to make sure that Joe Biden won and that the “election stayed won” amid Donald Trump’s subterfuge.
Could California’s Shopping Centers Be a Housing Fix?
1.8 million eligible North Carolina voters didn’t cast ballots in 2020. Trump won the state by 74,481.
Violence Is Mainstream Republican Politics Now
The story so far: Can things get better faster than somebody can make them worse?
I’m so sick of everyone’s stupid reflexive partisanship making hero’s out of villains.
https://www.thedriftmag.com/the-case-against-fauci/
Re: The Hard Crowd
Memories, man…was there before the author, but some of those sights and venues are pressed indelibly into my little headspace. Wasn’t that a time…