So much to read...tomorrow morning, when I wake up:
- Fallows and the Post have solid takes on President Biden's farewell address.
- Kim Lane Scheppelle shakes her head at how authoritarians use playground taunts keep their opponents off balance.
- John Scalzi does not expect much from the incoming administration.
- The Daily Overview has an amazing post today on the Los Angeles fires, and other fires in the recent past.
- Arwa Mahdawi calls out United HealthCare for going "villain mode."
- Heather Souvaine Horn asks, "what if the Los Angeles fires were a turning point?"
- Jeff Maurer sticks his tongue firmly in his cheek, pleading not to ban TikTok "just because it's a flaming planet of dinosaur shit..." and then, today, laughing at China for inviting "our dumbest young people."
- A family on Prince Edward Island captured an actual meteor strike on their doorbell camera, which astronomers believe is the first time this has every happened.
Finally, Block Club Chicago wonders why coyotes seem to be everywhere right now? I have two explanations: first, because it's mating season; and second, because of confirmation bias. We had two coyote sightings in strange places last week, and people are seeing more coyotes in general because they want to get laid. So that leads to more articles on coyotes. QED.