Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021
Politico: Trump’s existential threat: How to keep GOP in line without Twitter
Digg: The Case Against $2,000 Stimulus Checks
FiveThirtyEight: The Police’s Tepid Response To The Capitol Breach Wasn’t An Aberration
KRCR: 4 deaths, 176 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Shasta County on Thursday
Press Democrat: Mouth of Russian River opens, easing flood threat to Jenner
Press Democrat: Windsor pulls plug on natural gas ban to stave off lawsuits by developers
SF Chronicle: U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for 1st time
KTLA: Man photographed at desk in Pelosi’s office during Capitol riots is arrested, DOJ says
LA Times: Liquid meth hidden in water bottles can’t fool drug-sniffing dog
LA Times: Tommy Lasorda, Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93
LA Times: These researchers predicted California’s COVID-19 surge. Here’s when they think it will end
Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
NY Magazine: Senior Trump Official: We Were Wrong, He’s a ‘Fascist’
NBC News: Right-wing extremists vow to return to Washington for Joe Biden's inauguration
NY Times: In Capital, a G.O.P. Crisis. At the R.N.C. Meeting, a Trump Celebration.
Anchorage Daily News: Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls on President Trump to resign, questions her future as a Republican
The Dispatch: Impeach Donald Trump, Remove Him, and Bar Him From Holding Office Ever Again
CNN: Amazon to invest $2 billion to build affordable housing in these three cities
CNN: Yes, you can still get infected with Covid-19 after being vaccinated. Here's why
Orlando News: Florida children rescue bald eagle found with hook in beak
Alabama Reporter: Alabama AG leads nonprofit that helped organize march at Capitol
Fox News: Rare Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn ‘triple conjunction’ this weekend
Business Insider: American taxpayers will pay for the damage caused by the Capitol riots because the buildings aren't insured, experts say
CNN: People at the US Capitol riot are being identified and losing their jobs
CNN: Federal murder investigation to be opened in Capitol Police officer's death
msn: Democratic-led Senate could clear a path to marijuana legalization
MSN News: The CDC Just Issued This Grim Warning About the COVID Surge
The Guardian: Giant sinkhole opens in hospital car park in Naples
The Guardian: Food for thought? French bean plants show signs of intent, say scientists
The Guardian: Hope grows that Biden will restore US national monuments shrunk by Trump
The Guardian: Fears for young people in California detention amid fresh Covid outbreak
The Guardian: 'Four years of propaganda': Trump social media bans come too late, experts say
The Guardian: Donald Trump fans cry betrayal as he rebukes Capitol violence
Daily Beast: Michael Cohen: I Am Certain That Donald Trump Is Psychotic Right Now
The Hill: Republican senators now regret not doing more to contain Trump
The Hill: Time for a smarter approach to counternarcotics
NY Times: Krugman: Appeasement Got Us Where We Are
NY Times: The Trump Administration Officials Who Resigned Over Capitol Violence
Politico: Pence expected to attend Biden’s inauguration
Politico: Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs
The Atlantic: How Joe Biden Watched the Capitol Assault
NY Times: Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Pardoning Himself
NY Post: Capitol police hold door for pro-Trump protesters, video shows
NY Post: FBI releases photo of person accused of placing two explosives amid DC riots
NY Daily News: Pro-Trump rioters smeared poop in U.S. Capitol hallways during belligerent attack
NY Daily News: More than half of coronavirus cases are transmitted by people with no symptoms: CDC study
East Bay Times: California bypasses tough nurse care rules amid COVID-19 surge
USA Today: If you canceled dry January during chaos at the Capitol, here's why you should reconsider
USA Today: Editorial: Invoke the 25th Amendment: Donald Trump forfeited his moral authority to stay in office