The Twitterverse had loads of fun with the  Super Bowl LV halftime show  performance by artist The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) thanks to a super meme-able moment. Start your A-Block with some good times, I always say.

Covid Vaccine

Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb warns that the United States will soon face a scenario where the supply of coronavirus vaccines will outweigh demand. Which may sound like a great thing, but not when the reason is refusal to take it.

The problem isn't that the demand will exceeded by the supply, but by the need. And sooner than we think.

In other vaccine new: a promising study. One of the unanswered questions about the various coronavirus vaccines is whether they can help prevent you from not just getting sick, but also from transmitting the virus to others. A new study conducted in Israel had some very encouraging results on this topic.

First Covid Death in Congress 

Representative Ron Wright (R-TX) has sadly passed from the effects of Covid-19. His family and spokesperson confirmed his death on Monday morning

Lindell’s Election ‘Documentary’ 

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s "documentary" pushing the absurd conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was stolen has been viewed more than a million times on the YouTube alternative, Rumble.

Tim Alberta Leaves Politico

Tim Alberta, Politico’s chief political correspondent who wrote a best-selling book about Donald Trump and the Republican party, is leaving the site and joining The Atlantic.

Comedy of Errors

The Faulkner Focus came to a weird, abrupt end on Monday when Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner lost her connection. First her audio cut out, then her video feed cut to black as well. The live broadcast then suddenly switched to Fox's Emily Compagno, who was silently applying makeup and staring at the camera while she sat on deck for Outnumbered.

Bitcoin

Tesla invested $1.5 billion on bitcoin in January, the company said in a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The news triggered a surge in the digital currency, taking it to an all-time high above $44,000.

NY Times Reporter Locks Twitter Account

A New York Times reporter locked her account on Twitter this week after falsely claiming that tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen used a “slur” during a private chat online.
 

I can’t recall whether it was the 100th mention of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in last week’s news, or perhaps the 2,000th that eventually made me question if I was accidentally watching cable news reruns or reading week-old headlines.

I wasn’t watching reruns, everything on air was live — networks have just given her that much airtime and that much importance.

Greene gained sweeping attention following a series of reports on her bonkers and frightening past comments, including CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski’s detailed exposé. That reporting is valuable. If any politician has a history of threatening comments, especially ones targeting their colleagues, that history should be reported out and condemned.

But when do networks cross the line from reporting to amplifying?

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‘Reunited States’

If you haven't seen this Jeep ad featuring Bruce Springsteen promoting some unspecified form of political unity, now is the time. It's one of the most talked-about moments of the night.

And even if you have seen it, you should see it again through the eyes of divided America, who were - predictably, to be fair - divided over the ad.

There were a lot of conflicting reactions, not much unity.