Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Influencers Offered Money to Discredit Vaccine

Several European influencers say they have been offered money to use their social media presence to discourage their millions of followers from receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine by a suspicious agency that French officials reportedly think could be linked to Russia.

Biden asks intelligence community to intensify investigation of COVID origins

Interview: Risk Expert Heidi J. Larson on Vaccine Hesitancy

Tennessee anti-vaxxer arrested after deliberately plowing car through vaccination site

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Climate Activists Win Seats on ExxonMobil’s Board

ExxonMobil shareholders voted Wednesday to install at least two new independent directors to the company’s board, a resounding defeat for chief executive Darren Woods and a ratification of shareholders’ unhappiness with the way the company had been addressing climate change and its lagging financial performance.

China to socially blacklist Bitcoin miners in Inner Mongolia region

PayPal Will Let Customers Withdraw Crypto, Exec Says

Meet Your Next Angel Investor. They’re 19

Politics:

Otto Warmbier’s mom pleads with judge to stop Biden WH extradition: “North Korea will kill Chris”

Americans Are Fine With a Broad Definition of ‘Infrastructure”

President of Belarus Is Shocked No One Believes His Flimsy Rationale for Hijacking a Commercial Airliner

Trump, accountability and why Biden’s DOJ is protecting Bill Barr

FB says Russia is still the biggest player in disinformation

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Breached Barricades at Capitol

New Filing Accidentally Reveals Apparent Scope Of Giuliani SDNY Probe

Jimmy Kimmel vs. Ted Cruz

Jimmy Kimmel rehashed the details of a new feud with Senator Ted Cruz. It began, Kimmel explained, when the Texas Republican posted a tweet in which he referred to the U.S. military as ‘woke’ and ’emasculated.'”
Said Kimmel: “Which I pointed out fairly, I thought, is funny coming from a guy who let Donald Trump use his testicles on the driving range. I mean, look, he was Trump’s Theon Greyjoy.”

Opening Our Eyes to Climate Change Myths

Climate change myths abound. Why? Well, there’s a lot of power and money behind all this storytelling.

Senator’s son: Trump tried to stop Spygate probe

AZ GOPers Target Dem SoS Hobbs—And Hobbs Only—In Mad Dash To Rewrite Election Rules

Serendipity:

‘What’s Going On’ at 50 – Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971

Galápagos tortoise found alive is from species thought extinct

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