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Reposting. A few months ago, someone asked me for three or four changes in political journalism that might begin to right this ship. (Emphasis on begin to…) — via

New: Leader in alleged Oath Keepers conspiracy in Capitol insurrection claims she was given VIP pass to Trump rally Jan 6, met with Secret Service agents & was providing security for legislators & others, according to new court filing. — via

"The horrors currently unfolding in Texas expose both the reality of the climate crisis and the extreme vulnerability of fossil fuel infrastructure in the face of that crisis. So of course the Green New Deal finds itself under fierce attack." @NaomiAKlein — via

For my book, I interviewed Texan Republicans, Democrats, oil guys + clean energy pioneers. Texas was once leading in wind energy, with GOP support. Now we get lies, from the Gov on down on renewables. What happened? Lessons from Short Circuiting Policy 🧵 — via

JUST IN: Pfizer's Covid vaccine stopped 89.4% of transmission in Israel, the first real-world sign that immunization will curb the spread of coronavirus — via

This is depressing. — via

Glasses-wearers up to three times less likely to catch coronavirus, study suggests — via

An Indiana woman will receive a $200k settlement after giving birth alone in a Kentucky jail cell. Her attorney said she cut the umbilical cord with her teeth before climbing inside her mattress to protect the baby. The county says they did nothing wrong — via

About those two Golden Globes nominations for Emily in Paris...... — via

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My op ed in @WSJ. The WHO's willingness to chase the implausible theory that the Wuhan outbreak originated from frozen fish makes the organization's effort to dispel other theories, like a lab leak, and isolate the true source of the pandemic less credible — via

Tomorrow: “@Keir_Starmer joins Mike Butcher and tech entrepreneurs to discuss business & the economy” Monday, 22 Feb at 10:50 am GMT on @joinclubhouse. Join us! — via

BREAKING: U.S. reaches 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus — via

This story by ⁦@josheidelson⁩ is the most important Labor story of 2021 and the future of all work. Gig is portable - don’t think this isn’t about you. Work is work. ⁦@POTUS⁩ is right to define it that way in his labor platform. No carve outs. — via

Longtail Aviation cargo 747 loses engine parts over Meerssen after failure on departure from Maastricht Airport in The Netherlands. Aircraft landed safely in Liege. — via

NEW w/ @RMac18: Mark Zuckerberg intervened to reduce penalties for Alex Jones and Infowars. His decision weakened FB's policies and prevented it from acting earlier against right wing groups like the Oath Keepers that stormed the Capitol, sources say: — via

“There’s simply no amount of free therapy or other corporate wellness perks that can offset the toxicity of racism and sexism in the workplace.” ⁦@jennydeluxe⁩ — via

New study showing that partisans on both sides of the political spectrum are vulnerable to spreading misinformation, but that it’s (currently) more prevalent on the political right. — via

I wrote about how Texas’s disaster happened, and why it reminded me of America’s pandemic response: — via

People asking their servers to show face in order to determine their tip, my eyes are bugging out of my goddamn head — via

If you do some historical digging, it is astonishing how directly DC's lack of self-government is tied to the racial politics of white people worried about giving Black people autonomy. — via

1/THREAD: Our latest in a series on womanhood amid Venezuela’s crisis examines how an absence of birth control has radically changed women's lives. — via