Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Johnson & Johnson submits single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate to FDA for emergency use authorization

As new coronavirus strains raise questions about mask quality, the N95 market in the U.S. is still facing supply issues

Can you still transmit Covid-19 after vaccination?

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

At Least 1 Million New Jobless for 46 Straight Weeks

ExxonMobil Books First Annual Loss In Its Modern History

The Redditors Have Revealed A Myth About The Stock Market

Politics:

Movie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda: Scholars on the Nazis and anti-Semitism have seen this before

Sasse's message to Nebraska GOP as he faces censure: 'Politics isn't about the weird worship of one dude'

The Clowns Are Firmly In Charge

Apps Tracked the Capitol Rioters

McConnell Moans About ‘Bipartisan Unity’ After Dems Pass COVID Package Through Reconciliation

After spending six years gleefully steamrolling Democrats over judicial appointments, particularly with regards to the Supreme Court, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was suddenly appalled at the notion of eschewing bipartisanship early Friday morning after Senate Democrats passed a procedural hurdle to consider President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package through budget reconciliation, thereby dodging inevitable GOP obstruction.

‘A kiss of death’: Top GOP tech critics are personae non gratae after election challenge

Trump Didn’t Believe His Election Lies

Did Donald Trump lie about who won the 2020 election? The answer seems obvious, but it isn’t. If Trump was just deluded—if he told his followers to march on the Capitol on Jan. 6 because he really thought the election had been stolen—some senators might cut him a break in his impeachment trial. But if Trump knew his allegations were bunk, and he sent his mob to the Capitol anyway, that’s a more coldblooded crime.

Serendipity:

The Great Dictator: The film that dared to laugh at Hitler

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