Supreme A-Hole: “Sotomayor [who has diabetes] did not feel safe in close proximity to people who were unmasked. Chief Justice John Roberts, understanding that, in some form asked the other justices to mask up. They all did. Except Gorsuch, who, as it happens, sits next to Sotomayor on the bench. His continued refusal since then has also meant that Sotomayor has not attended the justices’ weekly conference in person, joining instead by telephone.” There are so many jerks on today’s Supreme Court that they can’t even stand each other. (I guess that means the court reflects society.)

+ Vote Moat: The Senate Dems are pushing a debate on voting rights legislation even though not all of the Senate Dems are planning to vote to remove the filibuster to get it done.

+ Mine Shaft: “Even in places such as North Dakota, where supply and demand align with clean energy, culture and politics pose major obstacles.” WaPo (Gift Article): How coal holds on in America.

+ Pande-mic Drop: Wealth of 10 richest men doubled in pandemic as 99% of incomes dropped.

+ Site for Sore Eyes: The Gov’s free rapid test site is up and ordering is open. The site is snappy, too. Either that mean excellent tech work or light demand.

+ DeSantis Little Helper: “Ron DeSantis, has proposed the formation of a large and unprecedented state agency to investigate election crimes – in a state where there is little evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 election or otherwise.” (This is what’s known as weaponizing The Big Lie.)