Morning Belz, April 23

Links and Reddit.

Highly encouraging trial for new malaria vaccine — BBC*
Bush says he wrote in Condi Rice for president — People
A global COVID-related crackdown on press freedom — RSF**
A correlation btw inequality and blue states — University of Texas
Daunte Wright’s funeral was yesterday — Star Tribune***
Data thieves demand $50m from Apple — Squawk Box
Trump out there plugging the vaccine — NY Post
Amazon is opening a hair salon in London — BBC

*this is a big deal! No malaria vaccine has been all that effective, yet, and 400,000 people died from malaria in 2019, mostly children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa.

**the U.S. ranked 44th in the world, which is pretty much its median ranking since 2014.

**since his killing, teenagers in Maryland and Ohio have also been shot by police.

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Robust discussion of the Asian-Americans and racism video over on Reddit. Lots of different reactions. I know from the YouTube stats that a solid majority are not watching more than half the video (which is not unusual), and I think that is a factor in some of the criticism. But I’m happy with the traction it’s getting. Marketplace of ideas baby!

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Have a good weekend.

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“Children are the masters of the new society.” — Mao Zedong, 1931

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