Russia could seize Kyiv in days and cause 50,000 civilian deaths in Ukraine, U.S. assessments find  —  Up to 5 million people likely to flee if Russia invades  —  Russia is close to completing preparations for what appears to be a large-scale invasion of Ukraine that could result …

I'm disgusted by Joe Rogan's weak apology.  My former colleague's death at 47 makes it worse.  —  People are dying because of covid misinformation that Spotify packages as glib podcast fodder.  —  Under fire for spreading covid misinformation on his hugely popular podcast …

‘He never stopped ripping things up’: Inside Trump's relentless document destruction habits  —  Trump's shredding of paper in the White House was far more widespread and indiscriminate than previously known and — despite multiple admonishments — extended throughout his presidency.

Want to fight crime?  Take on the gun lobby.  —  Who is really “soft on crime?”  The gun lobby and all who coddle it, particularly those who serve in the U.S. Senate and on the Supreme Court.  —  If you want to talk about those blinding themselves to rising violence …

Beijing Olympics: Coca-Cola quiet on Uyghur genocide after criticizing Georgia election law  —  Coca-Cola stays quiet about China's genocide of Uyghur Muslims  —  The Coca-Cola Company continues to remain silent about China's genocide of Uyghur Muslims amid the company's involvement in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

In Scrutinizing Trump and His Allies, Jan. 6 Panel Adopts Prosecution Tactics  —  The House committee investigating the assault on the Capitol and what led to it is employing techniques more common in criminal cases than in congressional inquiries.  —  The House select committee scrutinizing …

Delta asks Justice Dept. to put unruly passengers on national no-fly list  —  Delta Air Lines is asking the U.S. Justice Department to create a national no-fly list of passengers who have been convicted for on-board disruptions.  —  Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta, wrote a letter …

Afghanistan's Health Care System Is Collapsing Under Stress  —  Hospitals and clinics are struggling to hold up amid a cash shortage and a vast surge of malnutrition and disease.  By one estimate, 90 percent may close in the next few months.  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — Amena, 7 months old …

Climate Change Enters the Therapy Room  —  Ten years ago, psychologists proposed that a wide range of people would suffer anxiety and grief over climate.  Skepticism about that idea is gone.  —  Ten years ago, when psychologists proposed that a wide range of people would suffer anxiety …

GoFundMe backtracks on redistributing money for Canadian truckers, under threat of fraud investigation  —  Crowdfunding platform says it will automatically refund $10 million in donations  —  Facing a potential fraud investigation by the state of Florida, GoFundMe reversed a decision …

How the National Butterfly Center Became the Center of Online Lies  —  Becoming the focus of conspiracy theories about child sex trafficking has caused the National Butterfly Center to shut its doors for now.  —  MISSION, Texas — For nearly two decades, the National Butterfly Center …

Sunday morning talking heads  —  An interesting and unexpected guest drops by the Sunday shows this morning, possibly with some news to make.  What's Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, doing in front of a national audience a year after leaving office?  —  Hmmm.

Abolish States  —  Or defund them.  Either way.  —  Ross Douthat wrote a column arguing that liberals are not as committed to democracy as they claim and that conservatives are more committed than they are accused of being.  Eric Levitz wrote a response saying Douthat was “wrong to posit a coherent …

The charm of cryptocurrencies for white supremacists  —  On august 11th 2017 far-right groups from all over America came to Charlottesville, Virginia, to protest against the removal of a Confederate statue.  The next day a white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing one of them.

RNC Should Take a Lesson from Mike Pence  —  The Republican National Committee has voted to formally censure Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for “actions in their positions as members of the January 6th Select Committee not befitting Republican members of Congress.”  This is both morally repellent and politically self-destructive.