Politics
How close were we to an actual stolen election — stolen by Trump? - The Washington Post
Disclosures in recent weeks about John Eastman's memo and Trump's Justice Department plot lead to a question: What if Pence and the Justice Department had gone along with it?
Rudy Giuliani Is (Probably) Screwed
Former prosecutors say he is in an excruciating legal predicament — and could very well flip.
Photography
Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners announced for 2021 : The Picture Show : NPR
The top two winners of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were selected from more than 50,000 entries worldwide. They are a biologist from France and a 10-year-old from India.
Media
Sophie Zhang Facebook Testimony to Parliament: What to Know | Time
“It's a company whose official goal is to make money, [it’s] more focused on protecting itself” Zhang said.
Markets & Economy
Climate Change
Who Are the World’s Biggest Climate Polluters? Satellites Sweep for Culprits - WSJ
Governments are turning to the technology to expose hidden sources of greenhouse-gas emissions and monitor compliance with global pacts—as well as to point fingers at each other.
Cities aren't adapting to climate change fast enough
Just 25 of the world’s cities account for 52% of total urban greenhouse gas emissions. This means that focusing on these cities can make a huge difference to the arc of long-term warming.
Environment
‘Shell Game’: How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution - The New York Times
DuPont factories pumped dangerous substances into the environment. The company and its offspring have gone to great lengths to dodge responsibility.
Culture
Review: ‘The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity’ - The Atlantic
A brilliant new account upends bedrock assumptions about 30,000 years of change.
Paul McCartney on Writing “Eleanor Rigby” | The New Yorker
How one of the Beatles’ greatest songs came to be.
Rhetorical Tricks Donald Trump and Elon Musk Use to Control How You Think - Bloomberg
The sketchy rhetorical tricks of politicians, celebs, and con men—and how they work.