The House of Representatives is closed today out of concern that QAnon believers—who believe Trump is to be restored to power on March 4—may attempt to storm the Capitol. / BBC, the Week

An intelligence bulletin discusses extremists' plans to "take control of the US Capitol...on or about 4 March." / Twitter

Related: Capitol security and the FBI are on alert. / NBC News

Yesterday, the House passed a sweeping voting rights bill that would restrict gerrymandering—and that will almost certainly be filibustered to death in the Senate. / Associated Press

New evidence shows the Covid vaccines appear to reduce viral transmission, a point that wasn't fully known when the vaccines were introduced. / Vox

Confusing public health messaging has created a new type of vaccine skeptic: people who "don't see why they should be vaccinated at all." / The Daily Beast

A map shows where America's vaccine rollout has slowed. / Fast Company

Wealthy white Floridians are taking the vaccines that were supposed to go to rural Black communities. / STAT

Related: Gov. DeSantis has played a heavy hand in Florida's unequal vaccine distribution methods. / The Washington Post

America's three largest cities spent $2.5 billion over the past 10 years settling lawsuits over police misconduct. / The Marshall Project

In Myanmar's deadliest day since the military coup, at least 38 people were killed in protests on Wednesday. / Al Jazeera

Smugglers threw 80 migrants overboard near the Red Sea, and at least 20 drowned. It's the third time something like this has happened in the past six months. / The New York Times

What if we passed a one-time wealth tax to fund pandemic relief? Yale Law School's Daniel Markovits makes the case. / The Morning News

Sabotage isn't just blowing things up. E.g., it can undermine the notions of private property that constrain the climate movement. / Verso Books

Restaurant critic Tejal Rao employs burnt oranges and "mindful smelling" to try to regain her sense of smell, post-Covid. / The New York Times

Jazz musicians use software called JackTrip to play together during the pandemic. "Whoo, I feel like we're in business now!" / The New Yorker

Haruki Murakami designs a line of T-shirts for UNIQLO featuring motifs from his novels. / Spoon & Tamago

Speaking of books and clothes, we've restocked the TMN Store with new items for this year's Tournament of Books! (As a reminder, Sustaining Members get 50% off all purchases.) / Teespring, TMN Membership

A top Nike executive loses her job after her son, a top "sneaker flipper" known as "West Coast Joe," is profiled in the press. / Slate

"Patience I don't possess, but perseverance? You're talking to someone who recorded 555 Scarlatti sonatas." Remembering Scott Ross, the "bad boy" harpsichordist and the best of his era. / The New York Times

A massive new study says advertising doesn't work, or at least is too expensive to get anything out of it. / Freakonomics