Turbulence.
Fauci says at the current pace, US coronavirus infections could top 100,000 new cases a day. / 1/21 | STAT
The CDC calls American Airlines’ decision to resume full flight capacity a “substantial disappointment.” / 2/21 | CNBC
The EU announces it will now allow travel from certain countries that have been hit by COVID-19, and the US isn’t one of them. / 3/21 | NPR
Following clinical trials, the Chinese military has received approval to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate. / 4/21 | Reuters
A new strain of swine flu has been identified in China, and is already spreading silently among farm workers. / 5/21 | BBC, The New York Times
Hong Kong police have arrested more than 180 protesters on the first day of Beijing’s controversial new anti-sedition laws. / 6/21 | The Guardian
To reduce birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities, China is forcing them to submit to IUDs, sterilization, and abortion. / 7/21 | The Associated Press
Despite dozens of “I can’t breathe” deaths, police have maintained people who can talk can breathe—that’s not how breathing works. / 8/21 | The New York Times
The 75-year-old protestor knocked down by Buffalo police has been released from the hospital nearly a month later. / 9/21 | NPR
The Dept. of Homeland Security will launch a new task force to protect monuments, memorials, and statues. / 10/21 | CNN
The NAFTA replacement begins today, even as Trump is threatening new tariffs on Canada. / 11/21 | POLITICO
QAnon has proliferated in large part to Facebook, which seems aware of how the community operates, yet remains reluctant to shut it down. / 12/21 | The Guardian
We need your support. Please consider becoming a Sustaining Member or making a one-time donation today. Thank you!Comedy legend Carl Reiner has died at 98. / 13/21 | Variety
“We didn’t, at that moment, actually know where our enemy was, which is normally pretty crucial before you can attack them.” An oral history of the Onion’s 9/11 issue. / 14/21 | MEL Magazine
Profiles of Britain’s “wild swimmers,” who are drawn to open water, no matter how cold. / 15/21 | National Geographic
More than 1,000 tons of microplastics end up across 11 protected areas in the American West every year. / 16/21 | Atlas Obscura
Disney will “reimagine” its Splash Mountain ride, which debuted in 1989 with references to the racist Song of the South. / 17/21 | Smithsonian Magazine
Watch: Dishes and glasses smashing apart and reforming in an impressive CGI animation. / 18/21 | The Morning News
See also: Photos of sculptures captured at the moment of smashing, by Martin Klimas. / 19/21 | The Morning News
“Oh, why is my food here? Why is it on the floor?” What it’s like to deliver pizza during the pandemic. / 20/21 | Slate
An entertaining review of the highly commercial—yet influential—early ‘90s new age compilation, Pure Moods. / 21/21 | Pitchfork
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