Master of the Flying Quarantine.
In the US, more than 71,000 people a day are testing positive on average, up from 51,000 two weeks ago. / The Associated Press
Related: “A room, a bar, and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air.” / El País
Cases of the coronavirus grew at a faster rate than before in at least five counties after Trump held a rally. / USA Today
After flying 40 friends to an island, Kim Kardashian is criticized for “performative quarantine.” / Vox
Amanda Mull: The pandemic has broken Americans’ understanding of what to fear. / The Atlantic
Regarding a Covid-positive Dodger Justin Turner celebrating maskless with his teammates: “Sports is and always will be a metaphor for society.” / ESPN
See also: “No, Skiing Isn’t a Welcome Place for People of Color—Not Yet.” / Powder
"Four years ago, nobody knew how Trump would govern." Sixteen reasons why 2020 is nothing like 2016. / POLITICO Magazine
The Supreme Court allows extended deadlines for receiving mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Voters who haven’t mailed in their ballots yet are encouraged to vote in person or use designated drop boxes. / Reuters
Dexter Filkins: Will Florida decide the presidential race or throw it into confusion? / The New Yorker
Elaina Plott: “Win or lose, it's Donald Trump's Republican Party.” / The New York Times Magazine
Google Trends data show people’s interest level about different election-related topics. / Waves of Interest
An informal presidential poll of children sponsored by Nickelodeon gets targeted by bots. / The Hollywood Reporter
Foreign correspondents describe what it’s like covering American politics. / The Morning News
"We can’t distinguish people’s politics from glances into their fridges much more reliably than if we just flipped a coin." / The New York Times
White supremacist groups led by zoomers (people born in the late ‘90s or early ‘00s) envision Trump as the beginning, not the end. / BuzzFeed News
A policy advisor in Homeland Security reveals himself in a blog post to be that critic from inside the administration known as “Anonymous.” / Medium, The Washington Post
Hurricane Zeta, which made landfall as a Category 2 storm in southern Louisiana, starts to lose intensity. / NPR
Heather McTeer Toney: It’s time for a cultural moment around the word “environmentalist.” / Heated
Historically in California, somewhere between 4.4 million and 12 million acres used to burn every year. / NPR
Daisugi is a Japanese method for managing forests that fells just the upper portions, leaving the base and root structure intact. / Colossal
An interview with the owner of the house in Kentucky that has become a popular/accidental video game online. / Waxy
Israeli artist Michal Levy, who experiences chromaesthesia, does a rendering of John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps.” / The Morning News
Six years later, a man finally frees himself of that free/forced U2 album. / Vulture
It's the penultimate day in the Super Rooster, presented by Bookshop. Which titles will make it into tomorrow's championship of championships? / The Tournament of Books
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