LEADS

A Secret War. Decades of Suffering. Will the U.S. Ever Make Good in Laos?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/magazine/laos-agent-orange-vietnam-war.html

Influential countries are ‘turning their backs’ – economic destitution is driving Syria’s humanitarian crisis
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/syrian-war-ten-year-anniversary-economy-b1816969.html

Syria: US warns world powers to keep pressuring Assad
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/syria-us-warns-world-powers-pressuring-assad-7230932/

Blinken warns China against 'coercion and aggression' on first Asia trip
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-asia-blinken-japan/blinken-warns-china-against-coercion-and-aggression-on-first-asia-trip-idUSKBN2B71C9

US Air Force LOST Simulated Conflict with China, Would Likely Lose Real Conflict If the Chinese Attacked Taiwan
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/us-air-force-lost-simulated-conflict-with-china-would-likely-lose-real-conflict-if-the-chinese-attacked-taiwan/

More Americans than ever view China as greatest US enemy: Gallup
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/543354-view-of-china-as-greatest-us-enemy-hits-record-high-gallup

China Poised To Dominate The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2021/03/15/china-poised-to-dominate-the-artificial-intelligence-ai-market/

Big Tech is fueling an AI "arms race": It could be terrifying — or just a giant scam
https://www.salon.com/2021/03/16/big-tech-is-fueling-an-ai-arms-race-it-could-be-terrifying--or-just-a-giant-scam/

Chaos, cash and COVID-19: How the defense industry survived — and thrived — during the pandemic
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2021/03/15/chaos-cash-and-covid-19-how-the-defense-industry-survived-and-thrived-during-the-pandemic/

Pandemic profits threaten global COVID-19 vaccination efforts
https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/vaccine-covid19-patents-intellectual-property-pharma/

Brazil Needs Vaccines. China Is Benefiting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/world/americas/brazil-vaccine-china.html

Thousands of Latinos were sterilized in the 20th century. Amid COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, they remember.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/03/16/covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-latino-sterilizations-coronavirus/6834662002/

Plenty of Vaccines, but Not Enough Arms: A Warning Sign in Cherokee Nation
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/vaccines-covid-cherokee-native-americans.html

Relief for Native Americans will go beyond expanded vaccine distribution
https://www.marketplace.org/2021/03/16/relief-for-native-americans-will-go-beyond-expanded-vaccine-distribution/

History! Senate Confirms Deb Haaland As First Native American Cabinet Secretary
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/history-deb-haaland-becomes-first-native-american-confirmed-to-presidential-cabinet

Biden Nominates Native American Advocate as Top Attorney for USDA
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/biden-nominates-native-american-advocate-top-attorney-for-usda

NASA honors Navajo language on Mars with Perseverance rover rock names
https://www.space.com/mars-navajo-language-perseverance-rover

Mountain View: Dozens protest as Feds consider NASA facilities to settle migrant children
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/15/mountain-view-dozens-protest-as-feds-consider-nasa-facilities-to-settle-migrant-children/

El Paso shelters scramble to make room for migrant children crossing into US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/16/el-paso-migrant-children-shelters-capacity-biden-immigration

'Very young, very scared': Migrant children languish in US custody, lawyers say
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/young-scared-migrant-children-languish-us-custody-lawyers/story?id=76466267

Dems, Media Go Silent on ‘Kids In Cages’ Now That Biden Is in Office
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dems-media-go-silent-on-kids-in-cages-now-that-biden-is-in-office/

‘Wrong or lying’: Democrats blast Kevin McCarthy for claiming migrants at Mexico border are from Yemen and ‘on the terror watch list’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/democrat-mccarthy-mexico-terror-migrants-b1817694.html

Titusville man facing federal "terrorism" charges over Capitol Riot denied bond
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/03/15/federal-judge-denies-bond-titusville-man-charged-over-capitol-riot-oath-keepers/4700778001/

2 Men Charged With Assaulting Brian Sicknick, Cop Who Died After Capitol Riot
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-insurrection-two-men-charged-brian-sicknick_n_604f77ccc5b636ed337c8a0b

Capitol Investigation Seeks to Criminalize Political Dissent
https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/15/capitol-investigation-seeks-to-criminalize-political-dissent/

After the insurrection, America’s far-right groups get more extreme
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2021/03/after-the-insurrection-americas-far-right-groups-get-more-extreme-opinion.html

The early clues to homegrown terrorism and the few who followed them
https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/03/exploring-hate-in-plain-sight-this-generations-blind-spot-homegrown-terrorism-early-clues-few-followed-them-john-farmer-jr-joel-finkelstein-rutgers-u-network-contagion-rese/

Capitol Police Officer Suspended After An Anti-Semitic Text Was Found At Checkpoint
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/capitol-police-officer-suspended-after-an-anti-semitic-text-was-found-at-checkpoint

A Gunmaker Marketed Anti-Government Boogaloo Products. Then It Lobbied Congress.
https://www.thetrace.org/2021/03/palmetto-state-armory-boogaloo-south-carolina-nelson-mullins/

POLITICS and FLEAS

‘You better know who’s behind the curtain’: The man who guided Josh Hawley’s rise
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/you-better-know-who-s-behind-the-curtain-the-man-who-guided-josh-hawley-s/article_5df53e0c-9bdc-59cc-b927-e3cc8f1a5770.html

Tech Billionaire Thiel And Mercer Family Back Potential J.D. Vance Senate Bid
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/03/15/tech-billionaire-thiel-and-mercer-family-back-potential-jd-vance-senate-bid/

Alaska GOP Pledges To Find Primary Challenger For Murkowski For Convicting Trump In Impeachment Trial
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/alaska-gop-pledges-to-find-primary-challenger-for-murkowski-for-convicting-trump-in-impeachment-trial

Republicans flock to Mar-a-Lago for Trump fundraising, photo-ops
https://abcnews.go.com/US/republicans-flock-mar-lago-trump-fundraising-photo-ops/story?id=76477186

Hillary Clinton: Republicans Don’t ‘Pledge Allegiance’ To USA, They Pledge To Trump ‘Cult’
https://www.lifezette.com/2021/03/hillary-clinton-republicans-dont-pledge-allegiance-to-usa-they-pledge-to-trump-cult/

Fear is what that golden Trump statue really has in common with the Golden Calf
https://justpreachy.com/fear-is-what-that-golden-trump-statue-really-has-in-common-with-the-golden-calf/

An unlikely Trump turncoat shows the GOP way to resist his influence
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/15/jaime-herrera-beutler-profile-475932

Never Trumpers Illustrate Why Loyalty Is An Important Political Virtue
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/16/never-trumpers-illustrate-why-loyalty-is-an-important-political-virtue/

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

How the West Lost COVID: How did so many rich countries get it so wrong? How did others get it so right?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/how-the-west-lost-covid-19.html

At a Snail's Pace: France has handled Covid-19 in a very French way
https://theamericanscholar.org/at-a-snails-pace/

Germany’s Handling of the Pandemic: A Model of Incompetence?
https://www.fairobserver.com/region/europe/hans-georg-betz-germany-angela-merkel-cdu-handling-covid-19-pandemic-vaccinations-elections-2021-news-16211/

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

‘Reading the writing on the wall’: why Wall Street is acting on the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/16/wall-street-climate-crisis-emissions

Oil-Friendly States Fight Back Against Sustainable Investment Trend
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/03/16/oil-friendly-states-fight-back-against-sustainable-investment-trend

House Republicans pitch nuclear, natural gas as 'cleaner' energy future
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/543267-house-republicans-pitch-nuclear-natural-gas-as-cleaner-energy

Momentous Change in US Natural Gas with Global Impact as Exports Soar to Huge Record Despite Collapse in the Spring
https://wolfstreet.com/2021/03/15/us-natural-gas-exports-surge-with-global-impact/

U.S. solar industry comes ‘roaring back,’ breaks multiple records in 2020
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/03/16/u-s-solar-industry-comes-roaring-back-breaks-multiple-records-in-2020/

How China Became The Saudi Arabia Of Renewables
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Solar-Energy/How-China-Became-The-Saudi-Arabia-Of-Renewables.html

Japan Inc driving towards a hydrogen energy future
https://asiatimes.com/2021/03/japan-inc-driving-towards-a-hydrogen-energy-future/

THE MEDIA SCRUM

Elliot Page Is Ready for This Moment
https://time.com/5947032/elliot-page/

Marvel Comics to introduce a gay Captain America designed by transgender artist
https://www.theblaze.com/news/gay-captain-america-june-pride

Oscars Nominate Most Diverse Acting Slate Ever, Including First Asian American Best Actor
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/oscars-diversity-steven-yeun-riz-ahmed-1234928862/

Issa Rae, Camilla Blackett, and Susan Fales-Hill Discuss the Delights and Burdens of Representation
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a35496158/issa-rae-camilla-blackett-susan-fales-hill-in-conversation/

Matt James, Rachael Kirkconnell Address Racism Controversy in ‘After the Final Rose’ Bachelor Special
https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/matt-james-rachael-kirkconnell-address-racism-controversy-in-after-the-final-rose-the-bachelor-special/

Bill Burr’s Wife Nia Hill Hits Back After The Comedian Is Accused Of Being Racist For Marrying Her
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/15/bill-burr-nia-hill-twitter-racism-clayburn-griffin/

The Very Best Reactions To The Bill Burr Cancellation Attempts After GRAMMY’s Jokes Ignite Twitter
https://brobible.com/culture/article/bill-burr-cancel-attempts-best-reactions/

Gen X Would Very Much Like To Be Left Out of These Meaningless “Cancel Culture” Conversations
https://www.themarysue.com/gen-x-only-hope/

The Populist Dilemma on Free Speech and Cancel Culture
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/the-populist-dilemma-on-free-speech-and-cancel-culture/

The War on Free Speech Is About To Get a Lot Uglier
https://reason.com/2021/03/16/the-war-on-free-speech-is-about-to-get-a-lot-uglier/

ODDS, ENDS

The Serendipitous Story Of How A Stray Dog Changed A Former U.S. Ambassador's Life
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/03/15/ambassadors-dog-delisi-book

An ancient Maya ambassador's bones show a life of privilege and hardship
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-ancient-maya-ambassador-bones-life.html

Signs of human sacrifice unearthed in ancient Spanish cave
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/signs-of-human-sacrifice-unearthed-in-ancient-spanish-cave-lgnt3lbjs

Bible scroll fragments among dazzling artifacts found in Dead Sea Cave of Horror
https://www.timesofisrael.com/bible-scroll-fragments-among-dazzling-artifacts-found-in-dead-sea-cave-of-horror/

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