Morning Belz, Aug. 12

Links.

Mars rover struggling to collect soil sample — Nat Geo
Piecing together the history of Stasi spying — NYT
Study: Folks with PHDs least likely to be vaccinated — Unherd
This is a “self-involved” era of “twitchy overreaction” — Yglesias
David Brooks on how the “bobos” failed us — Atlantic
Biden admin asks OPEC to boost oil production — Reuters
John McWhorter has a newsletter for the NYT — NYT

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“My dad came home. He had been with Laporta all morning. Then we cried, and then we had to tell the children. We felt really low, but cheered each other up to tell the children. We needed to find the right way, because we had told them in December that we were staying in Barcelona. We knew how hard it was going to be, especially for Thiago...Sometimes we think too much about things, but kids assimilate very quickly. They can accept things in a way that we don't even imagine. Thiago, for instance, might keep it all inside, at the moment he seems to be enjoying everything. But I know him. He's like me. He is suffering inside without showing it. But this is not a serious situation. He will adapt. It will be a great experience for him. He will grow personally. The five of us are going to be very happy, and enjoy ourselves at this club.” — Lionel Messi, to Guilleme Balague, on his move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain

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