Tuesday morning news drop
The long, strange history of anti-vaccination movements Here’s what the past can tell us about the future of the pandemic. (Vox)
Did This Many Deaths Become Normal? The U.S. is nearing 1 million recorded COVID-19 deaths without the social reckoning that such a tragedy should provoke. Why? (The Atlantic)
Murdoch hounded by lawsuits that could cost Fox News billions Rupert Murdoch for years has enjoyed a Trump-like ability to avoid responsibility for the avalanche of lies he promotes. That all may be changing thanks to a pair of billion-dollar defamation lawsuits surrounding Trump’s Big Lie campaign — Murdoch appears powerless to stop the looming legal reckoning. (Press Run)
People in Moscow grab their last Big Macs before McDonald's temporarily shuts Russian The Kremlin threatens to seize assets, infrastructure as hundreds of companies leave Russia (CBC)
YouTube is spreading Putin’s ‘morally repugnant’ Ukraine propaganda Russian state outlets are using the U.S.-based video streaming giant to push “denazification” messages to justify invading Ukraine to Russian-speaking audiences. (Grid)
Could Putin actually fall? What history teaches us about how autocrats lose power — and how Putin might hang on. (Vox)
How the right embraced Russian disinformation about ‘U.S. bioweapons labs’ in Ukraine: Despite the constant debunking, the Russian propaganda that the United States has bioweapons labs in Ukraine has taken root, especially on the right, with the hashtag #usbiolabs trending on Twitter as the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced. “Would the Russian invasion of Ukraine be justified if it were for biodefense?” asked Robert W. Malone, a prominent vaccine skeptic, on March 9. (Washington Post)
How a Playground for the Rich Could Undermine Sanctions on Oligarchs Allies of President Vladimir Putin, arriving on private jets and yachts, are still welcome in the U.A.E., which has yet to condemn the Ukraine invasion or enforce sanctions. (New York Times)
The New Financial Supermarkets: Private-equity firms were once niche players serving big clients. Now they’re trying to be everything to everyone. (New York Times)
Woolly Mammoth Revival Raises $75 Million From VC Firms, Paris Hilton Resurrecting the extinct creatures could slow climate change, according to a bioscience startup, but investors are keen to see human applications for the genetic research. (Bloomberg Green)
Tom Brady’s NFL return is both understandable and potentially foolish The quarterback still believes he has plenty to offer his team. But it is often the game, rather than the player, that decides when a career is over (Guardian)