Five in Ten 1/14/21: The Power of Social Media

Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey posted a thread explaining his decision to ban President Trump and tens of thousands of others after last week’s protest at the Capitol, ignoring Twitter's role, with US government support, in actual rebellions elsewhere.

5) The role of social media in the Capitol protests; 4) Crucial questions about Capitol violence remain unanswered; 3) COVID-19 likely to fade into background, like the common cold; 2) Israel hits Iranian military site in eastern Syria; 1) Environmentalists sue to keep science behind EPA regulations secret.