Putin says Russia doesn't want war, but now there's a genocide to address. The White House says this is the fake crisis we told you about. / US News & World Report, The State Department

Critical Russian military units continue to move toward Ukraine, not away from it. / Reuters

In 2008, Russia announced a withdrawal from its border with Georgia. Eight days later, it invaded. / Insider

France says we're days away from an Iran nuclear deal. / CNN

George Packer: We are all realists now (particularly about slave labor in China). / The Atlantic

A comprehensive study finds the major oil companies to be greenwashing rather than transitioning to clean energy as they claim. / The Guardian

The atmospheric concentration of methane has been spiking, puzzling and alarming climate scientists. / WIRED

Deadly car crashes in Utah are down 5.1% after the state lowered its drunken-driving threshold. / The Wall Street Journal

Thirty questions to elevate your awareness of the greater place in which you live. / The Technium

Answer a few questions and find out what kind of immune cell you'd be. / Stemcell Technologies

A Google app can find your pet's doppelganger among 10,000 works of art. / Open Culture

A list of books that shaped Howard Zinn's thinking. / Radical Reads

Ray Masaki reflects on Euro-American creative fascination with Japan: "I can't help but feel that Japanese is being used in a way that's entirely semiotic." / It's Nice That

Molly White explains why you won't be able to rebuild Wikipedia with crypto, despite what some crypto backers claim. / Platformer