Battle lines form in President Biden’s effort to address the climate crisis: unlikely allies in corporate America, opposition from senators in fossil-fuel states. / The New York Times
The government’s fleet of 600,000-plus vehicles is about to go all-American, all-electric. / Jalopnik
Unrelated: A picture of a 1954 Swallow Doretti Roadster restored to a factory-correct standard, just because. / Uncrate
A wealthy Canadian couple flew a private plane to a remote town near Alaska to snag coronavirus vaccines meant for vulnerable Indigenous residents. / The Guardian
Orthopedic patients eagerly await surgeries delayed by Covid-19. / STAT
Your weekly white paper: The amount of tweets about pneumonia in winter 2019-20 were an early warning sign for Covid. / Nature
President Biden’s Friday speech in which he urged Congress to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package was found to be “highly factual.” However, three Pinocchios for Biden’s comment that foreign company contracts went up 30% under the previous administration. / CNN, the Washington Post
In a number of racial equity executive orders signed Tuesday, Biden ended the Justice Department's use of private prisons. / The Hill
Carol Anderson: White rage is about policy, and one of the big policies driving this thing right now is voter suppression. / Vox
“Like you said, we’re not evil. We’re not bad people.” Three weeks of chatter from QAnon chat rooms. / The New York Times
There are fewer than 1,000 corpse flowers still in the wild. Saving it would be easier if it had any interest in reproducing. / The Atlantic
Your breakfast cereal is likely not more expensive because your 401(k) invests in it, "at least not yet." / Planet Money
Tejal Rao: Cooks have turned Instagram into the world’s best takeout menu. / The New York Times
Trying to make sure you walk 10,000 steps per day? Nine-year-old dancer Lilyana Ilunga hits her number in about three minutes. / The Morning News
You may also want to check out Nia Dennis’s latest floor routine for UCLA Gymnastics. / Twitter
Unrelated: Rihanna’s mullet is fully intact and very much thriving. / The Cut
"Slow Tide," new paintings by Kelly Ording, showing at pt. 2 in Oakland. / Juxtapoz
“Why I’ve tracked every single piece of clothing I’ve worn for three years.” / Reaktor