This is fun, strange, short and memorable. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs and ants lived together in a complex society. The ants befriend the dinosaurs by climbing into their mouths and eating the food stuck between their teeth, thereby inventing dinosaur dentistry. This is described in graphic detail as well as dinosaur medicine, ant computers, the dinosaur nuclear age and so much more. This reminds me of Liu’s earlier work, The Supernova Era, but ants and dinos instead of kids. Big Liu is great at thinking up alternative world rulers, yet systems remain similar, as ants still have mayors and chief-technical officers. If you want to dip your toes into Liu before reading a trilogy, this one is a great starting point.
Body doubles, evil rich people, and consciousness-altering trauma made by Cronenberg: The Next Generation. It’s fun! There’s a Skarsgard clownin’ around and going totally nuts. Mia Goth remains super creepy, still without mercy or eyebrows. The moral is NEVER fall in love with Mia Goth! Don’t do it! It might seem like a good idea at the time but you will regret it. Despite the many epilepsy warnings, I didn’t find things too gory. Rather, it’s like Scary White Lotus or Trippy Triangle of Sadness. It’s nice we get so much media about the cruelty of the rich people nowadays but… What if we could get free prescriptions? That’d be neat! I watched on 2/4/23 at AMC Sunset with S. V. J.
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Sinophobia
8 killed in shootings at 3 metro Atlanta spas. Police have 1 suspect in custody {AP}
Suspect in Atlanta-area spa shootings might have intended more shootings in Florida, mayor says. {CNN}
75-year-old Chinese woman attacked in San Francisco but fights off attacker. {SF Gate}
San Francisco police arrest 3 in recent Chinatown attack
{ABC}
ICE Agents Fight Sex Trafficking by Paying Potential Victims for Hand Jobs. {Reason}
Dying Americans:
HUD: Growth Of Homelessness During 2020 Was 'Devastating,' Even Before The Pandemic. {NPR}
U.S. homebuilding takes a step back amid bitterly cold weather. {Reuters}
US jobless claims rise to 770,000 with layoffs still high. {AP}
FCC cracks down on robocalls with record $225 million fine. {CNBC}
U.S. has issued 90 million stimulus checks worth $242 billion, Treasury says. {CNBC}
Texas AG says more than $29 million in unpaid electric bills will be forgiven as he sues Griddy Energy. {CNN}
Several U.S. states sue Biden administration for revoking permit for Keystone XL pipeline. {Reuters}
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan. {AP}
Wisconsin man kills 2 co-workers, both union stewards, later dies. {AP}
1/6 Capital Riot & White Terrorists:
Proud Boys Leaders in Four States Are Charged in Capitol Riot. {NYT}
10 Oath Keepers indicted in Capitol conspiracy case, government says more could be added. {CBS}
After years of trying to curb QAnon messaging, Twitter has now suspended more than 150,000 accounts. {CBS}
Man arrested with gun outside vice president’s residence. {WTOP}
Man charged with terrorism after several devices go off in North Carolina and another is found in a church. {CBS}
Killer Cops & Courts:
Georgia officer condemned for saying Atlanta shooter was 'having a bad day,' (understands the killer mind) later revealed he posted his racist sinophobic tshirt online. {CBS}
Houston police shoot a 1-year-old child in the head while pursuing a robbery suspect. {CNN}
Chicago Cop Who Teaches Use Of Force Rules At Academy Faces Felony In Off-Duty Irving Park Shooting. {Block Club Chicago}
Vanessa Bryant names 4 LASD deputies who shared photos of helicopter crash scene. {ABC 30}
Her son missed remote school – so police showed up with a $439 fine. {Guardian}
Wisconsin judge arrested, suspected of possessing child porn. {ABC News}
Defund Police:
Indicted state trooper fired almost 3 years after shooting unarmed man during traffic stop. {The Advocate}
Home surveillance camera shows officer lied on report when charging man with major crimes. {ABC Tampa}
COVID-19:
Nearly 1 in 8 Americans fully vaccinated, according to latest CDC data {CNN}
Dying Americans:
U.S. pandemic relief program mistakenly paid $692 million in duplicate loans. {Reuters}
U.S. Lawyer Steven Donziger Speaks from House Arrest in NYC After Suing Chevron for Amazon Oil Spills. {Democracy Now}
Florida woman pretending to be plastic surgeon arrested after botched nose surgery. {KIRO 7}
Florida school principal hacked into student accounts to cast homecoming votes, FDLE says. {Click Orlando}
1/6 Capital Riot & White Terrorists:
Two arrested for attacking Capitol officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray hours before his death. {Independent}
U.S. Capitol police suspend officer over anti-Semitic tract. {Reuters}
Navy probe finds contractor charged in Capitol insurrection was well-known Nazi sympathizer. {CNN}
Nashville bomber acted alone, was driven by 'paranoia,' FBI says. {Tennessean}
Killer Cops & Courts:
With two officer-involved shootings in one day, Nashville police chief vows transparency (always good to transparently know why cops are shooting you). {Tennessean}
Fresno Police Department looking into possible Proud Boys connection to city officer. {NBC}
Dallas PD officer arrested for assault, tampering with a witness in Aubrey. {FOX 4 News}
US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks. {AP}
Defund Police:
Magic Mushrooms and Ayahuasca Are Decriminalized in DC as of Today. {Washingtonian}
State to pay $475K to family of pot suspect killed by dozer. {AP}
Barriers return around federal courthouse in Portland. {AP}
COVID-19
States Open Up Vaccine Eligibility as Fauci Warns Flouting Health Measures Could Lead to New Surge. {Democracy Now}
U.S. COVID-19 deaths fall 22% last week, daily vaccinations set record. {Reuters}
HAHA! Judge authorizes city to shut off electricity to Burbank restaurant, Tin Horn Flats, that defied health order (local idiot Trumper restaurant!) {FOX LA}
Italy Back in Lockdown, Germany Declares Third Wave, as Brazil Deaths and Cases Surge. {Democracy Now}
More Countries Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine After Reports of Blood Clots. {Democracy Now}
International Affairs & Boarders:
US remains top arms exporter and grows market share. {BBC}
Who Is Lev Parnas? Army now reviewing Pentagon investigation into Michael Flynn's dealings with Russia and other foreign entities. {CNN}
Beijing choked by worst dust storm in decade. {ABC Net AU}
“Hell on Earth”: Yemeni Children Starve to Death as U.S.-Backed Saudi Blockade Devastates Nation. {Democracy Now}
Cleared of Corruption Charges, Will Lula Challenge Bolsonaro in Brazil’s 2022 Presidential Race? {Democracy Now}
Markets:
The End of Trickle-Down Economics? Joe Stiglitz on the “Transformational” $1.9T American Rescue Plan. (Many skeptical!) {Democracy Now}
Breakthrough in electronic display fabrics could help pave the way for smart clothing. {ABC}
Toys R Us has a new owner that’s planning to open stores again in the U.S. {CNBC}
Spain to launch trial of four-day working week. {BBC}
Celebrities:
Ronald DeFeo Jr., killer who inspired 'Amityville Horror' movie, dies in prison. {ABC 7}
Inside Woody Allen’s Close Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein. {Daily Beast}
Wikipedia: Here's 2020's Academy Award Best Picture Nominations,
The Father – David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, and Philippe Carcassonne
Judas and the Black Messiah – Shaka King, Charles D. King, and Ryan Coogler
Mank – Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, and Douglas Urbanski
Minari – Christina Oh
Nomadland – Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, and Chloé Zhao
Promising Young Woman – Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell, and Josey McNamara
Sound of Metal – Bert Hamelinick and Sacha Ben Harroche
The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Marc Platt and Stuart Besser
Space:
NASA has begun a study of the SLS rocket’s affordability (one launch per year = $2bil). {ArsTechnica}
Starship SN11 prepares to fly as SpaceX pushes for Orbital flight this summer. {NASA Spaceflight}
12-year-old prodigy set to attend college, says she plans to land job at NASA. {ABC}
China Plans to Have Astronauts Deployed at Lunar Research Station for 'Long-Term Stays' {Sputnik News}
Scientists want to store DNA of 6.7 million species on the moon, just in case. {Live Science}
Dying Americans:
U.S. tops 100 million Covid vaccine doses administered, 13% of adults now fully vaccinated. {CNBC}
New $1,400 stimulus checks could be garnished for unpaid debts. Some are calling for that to change. {CNBC}
Dangerous winter storm batters western U.S. as airport, highways shut down. {Reuters}
Governments delay access to public records during pandemic. {News Center Maine}
Pennsylvania woman created ‘deepfake’ videos to force rivals off daughter’s cheerleading squad: police. {Penn Live}
Earlimart man arrested after search finds $167K in catalytic converters. {Bakersfield Record}
1/6 Capital Riot:
Navy probe finds contractor charged in Capitol insurrection was well-known Nazi sympathizer. {CNN}
Capitol riot prosecutors ask for delay, citing "most complex" probe in U.S history. {Axios}
Capitol riot defendant accused of beating officer is charged and released. {CNN}
Killer Cops & Courts:
North Carolina police find suspicious devices near church. {ABC}
Londoners protest after police officer charged with woman's murder. {Reuters}
London police chief won’t resign over handling of vigil. {AlJazeera}
Half of Baton Rogue PD's narcotics division was arrested or transferred. What happens to their cases and what happened to the drugs? {The Advocate}
Defund Police:
'This is about justice': Events, rallies mark 1-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor's death. {Freep}
Breonna Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker files federal lawsuit against Louisville police. {ABC}
*International Affairs & Boarders:
FEMA ordered to help with influx of migrant children at U.S.-Mexico border. {NBC}
U.S. Has 1,000 More Troops in Afghanistan Than It Disclosed. {NYT}
North Korea 'not responding' to US contact efforts. {BBC}
Russia Warns of H5N8 Bird Flu Transmission. {Moscow Times}
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools. {AlJazeera}
Police break up anti-lockdown protest ahead of Dutch elections. {AlJazeera}
At least 39 reported killed in Myanmar as Chinese factories burn. {CNBC}
Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Meghan Markle and Queen sparks outrage. {CNN}
First ever sighting of a walrus in Ireland after it is thought to have drifted across Atlantic after falling asleep on iceberg. {Independent Ireland}
Markets:
Bitcoin hits $61,000 in record high. {Reuters}
Collapse of trade with EU will ‘last until the summer’ {Guardian}
The United States informs some Huawei suppliers of tighter conditions on previously approved export licences, bans items for use in or with 5G devices from this week. {AlJazeera}
Dungeons & Dragons had its biggest year ever as Covid forced the game off tables and onto the web. {CNBC}
Dinosaurs:
Researchers discover a dinosaur preserved sitting on a nest of eggs with fossilized embryos, a first. {CNN}
Space:
Large asteroid to pass by Earth on March 21: NASA. {Phys}
Spacewalkers take extra safety precautions for toxic ammonia. {Phys}
Astronomers detect a black hole on the move. {Phys}
Curiosity rover arrived at the gates of the hills region. Mont Mercou, a stratified 7m high butte, dominates the foreground. In the background, the beautiful cliffs are an invitation for exploration. Picture taken on 5 March 2021 (sol 3049 i.e. martian day 3049 of Curiosity mission). {Reddit}
Mississippi governor signs law banning transgender athletes from women's sports. {Reuters}
New York assembly approves 'impeachment investigation' into Andrew Cuomo. {Guardian}
Killer Cops & Courts:
Judge reinstates third-degree murder charge against ex-cop Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death. {NBC}
Family of Jamee Johnson, 2-year-old Florida A&M student was shot during a traffic stop after an officer pulled him over for a seatbelt violation, announces lawsuit against Jacksonville officer who killed him. {Fox West Texas}
Five Oklahoma City officers charged with manslaughter in shooting of 15-year-old boy. {NBC}
Defund Police:
Evanston, IL to become first city to give Black residents reparations. {NBC}
Court overturns automatic life sentences for young killers. {AP}
Portland pays $2.1 million in police shooting of Black teen. {ABC}
Appeal by ex-officer who killed Tamir Rice dismissed. {ABC}
International Affairs:
Mexico Set to Legalize Marijuana, Becoming World’s Largest Market. {NYT}
Pakistan blocks social media app TikTok over indecency complaint. {Arab News}
Egypt: At least 20 dead in Cairo clothing factory fire. {AlJazeera}
Digital art by Beeple sells for $69.4 million amid NFT boom. {AP}
Hong Kong: China approves 'patriotic' plan to control elections. {BBC}
Malaysia High Court rules Christians can use 'Allah'. {BBC}
Markets:
SPY up : $GME sideways : BTC up
Insider alleges Eli Lilly blocked her efforts to sound alarms about U.S. drug factory, falsified holdings and destroyed records for $4 billion in sales. {Reuters}
Disneyland reopening in April as 10,000 furloughed employees head back to work. {Orange County Register}
American, United cancel 27,000 furloughs after stimulus package passes. {ABC}
Warren Buffett is now worth $100 billion, making him the 6th wealthiest person alive. {CNN}
Celebs:
Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan mansion sold for approximately $51 million. {CNN}
'Slender Man' teen wants conditional release from mental health facility (In 2017 Anissa Weier was sentenced to up to 25 years in a mental institution). {ABC}
Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard suspended, fined $50,000 for using anti-Semitic slur. {NBC}
Space:
SpaceX sends up 60 more Starlink internet satellites in pre-dawn launch. {CBS}
Perseverance rover sends back sounds of zapping rocks on Mars. {CNN}
Hubble Sees New Atmosphere Forming on a Rocky Exoplanet. {NASA}
For the first time, scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence of volcanic activity reforming the atmosphere on a rocky planet around a distant star. The planet, GJ 1132 b, has a similar density, size, and age to those of Earth.
More explanation: Volcanoes could have breathed new life into a super-Earth’s atmosphere. {Astronomy}
Nothing Will Fundamentally Change?:
In Rejection of Austerity, Democrats Push Forward Landmark $1.9 Trillion Relief Package {Democracy Now}
Direct funding to state and municipal governments for rent and mortgage assistance
Caps Affordable Care Act Marketplace to 8.5% of income and double funding for community health centers
Permanently increases low-income child benefits from $200 > $300
Covid bill waives taxes on up to $20,400 of unemployment benefits for married couples. {CNBC}
ICE Official Says Biden Not Ending Family Detention; DOJ Drops Expansion of “Public Charge” Rule (meaning, you can get benefits like SNAP with a Green Card) {Democracy Now}
Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general. {CNN}
Dying Earth:
Hawaii governor declares state of emergency following major flooding. {ABC}
Merritt Island park now a ‘manatee graveyard’ as Florida sea cows starve to death. {Click Orlando}
Norilsk Nickel: Mining firm pays record $2bn fine (13% of 2020 revenue) over Arctic oil spill. {BBC}
1/6 DC Riot:
Proud Boy arrested at a "Recall Gavin Newsom" rally after boasting on hot mic about shitting on Pelosi desk. {Independent}
Killer Cops & Courts:
Los Angeles Millionaire Is Accused of Covering Up His Teen Son’s Involvement in a Crash that Killed a Latina Woman. {Wearemitu}
Prosecutors oppose Ghislaine Maxwell's 3rd quest for bail. {ABC}
Investigation into death of Georgia teen found in a rolled-up gym mat 8 years ago will be reopened. I recall, it was a cop's kid who allegedly killed Johnson at school during wrestling practice. {CNN}
Clearview AI built 'most dangerous' facial recognition AI database in nation. {Fox 5 NY}
COVID-19 & America's Mayors:
King County Council approves $4 per hour pandemic pay increase for grocery workers. {KOMO News}
Mother of 5 in coma after entire family, including newborn, contracts COVID-19. {KLTV ABC}
COVID-19 patient dies after rare 3-hour erection in hospital. {Global News.CA}
Marijuana sales reach half a billion in revenue for Washington during COVID-19 crisis. {KIRO7}
Cyber thieves are using 3D masks in their latest attempt to access billions in state and federal unemployment benefits. {Click Orlando}
International Affairs:
'Cold war-era weapon': $100bn US plan to build new nuclear missile sparks concern. {Guardian}
WHO Report: One in Four Women and Girls Experience Domestic Violence. {Democracy Now}
South Korea agrees to 13.9% increase in its share of cost for US troops. {Channel News Asia}
US, China to hold first high-level meet under Biden in Alaska. {AlJazeera}
5 Sentenced to Life for 2016 Art Gallery Assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Turkey. {Democracy Now}
Second Official from Suu Kyi’s Party Dies in Burma as Security Forces Continue Deadly Crackdown. {Democracy Now}
Young men take up arms in northern Ethiopia as atrocities fuel insurgency. {BBC}
Houthis Accused of Setting Detention Center on Fire with Ethiopian Migrants Inside. {AAWSAT}
At Least 39 African Refugees Drown Off Coast of Tunisia. {Democracy Now}
Idaho ends Powerball in state, fearing foreign participation. {AP}
Markets:
SPY up : $GME up, down, all-around : BTC up
Chipotle will link executive compensation to environmental and diversity goals (this means, manage supply chain better and expand into low-income neighborhoods). {Bloomberg}
Celebs:
For Creators, Everything Is for Sale: Digital stars are coming up with new ways to make money, liking selling voting rights to fans to decide every component of the creator's life. {NYT}
Space:
Anger after Indonesia offers Elon Musk Papuan island for SpaceX launchpad. {Guardian}
Rocket Lab will directly challenge SpaceX with its proposed Neutron launcher. {Arstechnica}
Engineers propose solar-powered lunar ark (a base with cryogenically frozen people in it, like Noah's Arc) as 'modern global insurance policy'. {Phys}
New theories of wormholes—postulated tunnels through spacetime—explore whether they could be traversable by humans. {APS Physics}
Dying Americans:
One in three Americans on unemployment benefits struggle to pay for food, housing. {Reuters}
Lifespan now more associated with college degree than race: Princeton economists. {Academic Times}
Bezos, who's company is a major contributor to climate change acceleration, plans to spend $10 billion (5.9% of his current net worth) on climate change by 2030. {AP}
CDC lets child migrant shelters fill to 100% despite COVID concern. {Axios}
Family says Texas to blame for state failures ultimately resulting in grandmother's death. {Fox 7 Austin}
Judge permanently dismisses charges against Kenneth Walker, boyfriend of Breonna Taylor. {CBS}
Jury selection begins in case against ex-cop Derek Chauvin, murderer of George Floyd. {AP}
Read of the Day! Remembering the Burglary That Exposed COINTELPRO: Activists Mark 50th Anniversary of Daring FBI Break-in. {Democracy Now}
On March 8th, 1971, eight activists, including a cab driver, a daycare director, two professors, broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, and stole every document they found. They wanted to document how FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was spying on citizens and actively suppressing dissent.The break-in occurred as much of the nation was fixated on a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, which was billed as the “Fight of the Century.” The identity of the burglars would remain a mystery for over 40 years... {Keep reading!}
COVID-19 & America's Mayors:
5.6 million people flew over the last 5 days, TSA data shows. {CNN}
Alaska will be first in U.S. to offer COVID-19 vaccines to all adults. {Alaska Public}
Scammers now promising COVID shots to steal consumers' money and personal information. {News Channel 5}
International Affairs:
Tokyo Olympics to go ahead this summer — but without foreign spectators, national news agency says. {CBS}
Hospitals in Brazilian cities 'close to collapse'. {BBC}
Germany is main target of Russian disinformation, EU says. {Reuters}
Street battles in Greece after march against police violence. {AlJazeera}
Dozens injured as feminist protesters clash with police in Mexico’s capital. {LA Times}
Markets:
SPY up : $GME way up! : BTC up
Panda Express workers forced to strip in ‘cult-like’ team-building seminar, lawsuit alleges. {Pasadena Star News}
Dying Earth:
Earthquake swarm in Iceland continues, now with over 20.000 earthquakes detected since the start, facing an even higher eruption risk in the next few days. {Severe Weather.EU}
Gasoline spill in North Carolina worse than first reported .{AP}
Twelve states sue Biden to stop him tackling climate crisis. {Independent}
1/6 DC Riot:
'QAnon shaman' must remain in jail, judge rules. {CNN}
Rep. Eric Swalwell Sues Trump, Giuliani and Others over January 6 Capitol Insurrection. {Democracy Now}
‘I will not step one foot out of line’: 18-year-old charged in Capitol riot begs for release. {Independent}
A man who provided security for Roger Stone on Jan. 6 is arrested in connection with the Capitol assault. {NYT}
Nothing Will Fundamentally Change(?):
Biden Issues Exec. Order to Expand Voting Access on Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. {Democracy Now}
Killer Cops & Courts:
N.Y.P.D. Releases Secret Misconduct Records After Repeal of Shield Law. {NYT}
Cop allegedly ran a Hitman-for-Hire scheme in Dallas, TX: DPD vows to investigate (lurid story). {ABC}
Rochester Police Tackle and Pepper-Spray Black Mother Walking with 3-Year-Old Daughter. {Democracy Now}
Defund Police:
Black Lives Matter activists return to the streets as George Floyd murder trial begins. {SBS}
U.S. Supreme Court rejects case over 'qualified immunity' for police (a special right police have that allows them to never face legal charges for killings). {Reuters}
Judge permanently dismisses charges against Kenneth Walker, boyfriend of Breonna Taylor. {CBS}
COVID-19 & America's Mayors:
Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package, Votes Down $15/Hour Min. Wage Amendment. {DemocracyNow}
Texas service workers demand vaccine access, protest end to mask order. {ABC}
12-year-old helps more than 1,600 people get vaccines after building a website to help seniors (if vaccine distribution is so good a 12 year old can do it in Roblox, why can't the mayors do it?). {CBS}
Wyoming to lift mask mandate, restrictions on restaurants, bars, gyms on March 16. {The Denver Channel}
Calls Grow for NY Gov. Cuomo to Resign as Two More Former Aides Describe Sexual Harassment. {Democracy Now}
White students in Boulder, CO riot over COVID rules. {ABC}
International Affairs:
U.S. reportedly prepares action against Russia after major cyberattack. {CNBC}
The U.S. might pull out last 2500 troops from Afghanistan on May 1st, it might not, 'all options remain on table. {Aljazeera}
Dying Americans:
12-year-old arrested for four carjacking incidents in Washington, DC {CNN}
Arizona Department Of Corrections Says It Has Lethal Injection Drugs, Ready To Resume Executions {KJZZ}
U.S. detained nearly 100,000 migrants at Mexico border in February, sources say {Reuters}
Study Finds Wildfire Smoke More Harmful To Humans Than Pollution From Cars {NPR}
Microplastics found in 100% of Pennsylvania waterways surveyed {WeAreCentralPA}
Casual Sex among young adults has declined due to decline in drinking, increased computer gaming and living with parents. {Sagepub}
1/6 DC Riot:
‘Nobody Is in Charge’: Capitol’s Secretive Police Board Faces Overhaul After Riot {NYT}
Former Marine accused of assaulting Capitol police with chemical spray to remain in custody pending trial {Stripes}
Pennsylvania man charged federally in shooting of Democratic office windows (he shot the windows three times){NBC}
West Virginia man charged with stealing C-SPAN employee equipment during Capitol riot {CNN}
FBI: Trump appointee arrested in connection with Capitol riot and wins our 1st Biggest Bagholder of the Week Award {Axios}
Federal investigators are examining communications between US lawmakers and Capitol rioters {CNN}
Killer Cops & Courts:
New body cam video shows man telling officers 'I can't breathe' before he died in 2017 {CNN}
Officer busted on child porn charge while working at Maryland vaccination site {NBC}
One person killed in shooting at George Floyd memorial site in Minneapolis {CNN}
Dallas' former police chief says the police department allowed an officer to continue patrolling for more than a year while investigating whether he ordered two people to be killed because it didn’t want to tip him off {ABC}
Defund Police:
Dozens rally before ex-officer put on trial in Floyd's death {ABC}
Minnesota court rules 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin should be reinstated {Axios}
In court filing, ICE says it is effectively ending use of family detention {NBC}
Wisconsin Police Chief resigns, city agrees to pay $72,000 plus some benefits {WSAW}
COVID-19 & America's Governors:
US experts warn new Covid variants and states reopening may lead to fourth wave {Gaurdian}
Detroit mayor rejects initial J&J vaccine shipment, saying Pfizer and Moderna are 'the best' {CNBC}
Man hospitalized after receiving two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in same day {Fox Baltimore}
South Carolina governor lifts mask mandate in restaurants, government buildings {WSOCTV}
'Here fire, you hungry?' Idaho Covid protesters burn masks in front of capitol {Guardian}
New York lawmakers strip Gov. Cuomo of emergency Covid powers as sexual harassment, death data scandals roil state {CNBC}
Tennessee panel deemed vaccinating inmates a ‘PR nightmare’ {AP}
International Affairs:
Venezuela to introduce 1-million-bolivar bill as inflation persists {Reuters}
Chinese Hacking Spree Hit an ‘Astronomical’ Number of Victims {Wired}
Myanmar protesters string up women's clothes for protection {Reuters}
Swiss Ballot Measure to Ban Burkas Up For Vote This Month {LeNews.Ch}
U.S. and Europe will suspend tariffs on alcohol and food on airplanes {NYT}
Predictable! Pope urges Iraq to embrace its Christians on historic visit {AP}
Market:
Crypto sideways
US trade deficit rises 1.9 percent as imports set new record {AlJazeera}
Reddit hires its first chief financial officer as it prepares to go public. {NYT}
U.S. agency probes Facebook for 'systemic' racial bias in hiring, promotions {Reuters}
Dolce&Gabbana seeks over $600M damages from 2 US bloggers {AP}
Moron buys metadata for Jack Dorsey's first Tweet for 2.5 million dollars {BBC}
John David McAfee And Executive Adviser Of His Cryptocurrency Team Indicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Fraud And Money Laundering Conspiracy Crimes {StreetInsider}
Scammer got six Covid-19 bailout loans worth more than $1 million in early months of pandemic {CNN}
Art:
Cleveland rocker and radio star Michael Stanley dead at 72 {AP}
Banksy Confirms He’s Behind Escaping Inmate Art in New Video {ManOfMany}
Disneyland, Universal and other California theme parks can reopen April 1 {OC Register}
Dinosaurs:
9-ton rock full of dinosaur bones still yielding fossils {East Idaho News}
World's oldest known wild bird has another chick at age of 70 {BBC}
Space:
World's first space hotel scheduled to open in 2027 {CNN}
The coroner later determined the man died by suicide...Shortly afterward, Amazon staff members began installing barricades adjacent to where the worker was found, the employee said..."Employees were sent home with pay shortly after the incident," an Amazon spokesperson said.
"The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved paying six social media influencers to spread city-approved messaging and updates throughout the upcoming murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, who has been charged in George Floyd's death." ...
"The city says social media partners will help dispel potential misinformation, and that the influencers will intentionally target Black, Native American, Somali, Hmong and Latinx communities with their messaging. Each influencer will be paid $2,000."...
"The city council hasn't finalized how they will choose the influencers, but said selections will be based on recommendations from the city's Neighborhood and Community Relations staff." Stay tuned to Nicky News for a list of these influencers.
Ward 47 Alderman Brendan Reilly (River North and parts of Downtown) was hanging out at Boss's Bar at 10:30 on a Monday. The proprietor, Shay Ghazimoradi, has donated over $24,000 to Reilly's re-election campaigns.
“Out of nowhere this guy ran up on me. He was yelling at me,” Reilly said. “I didn’t understand what he was saying. His pupils were dilated. He was enraged, and before I know it, he’s on top of me, punching me in the face.” Oh yeah?
The Alderman didn't call the police. "It happened so quickly that there’s no way they could have prevented this from happening, I don’t think.”
The Cretaceous Past by Liu Cixin
