Dem Dilemma: Focus on Trump or the Future?

Read OnlineOZY Monday, January 11, 2021 Bold news. Smooth finish. The newsletter that interesting people love. Sponsored by Good morning! I like my coffee bitter — it wakes me up. Just like the provocative and perceptive global thinkers you'll hear from today on Wednesday's Capitol attack. If building bridges seems tough, meet a volleyball coach who's doing that between America and China. Speak with aliens to distract yourself. And if bitter flavors leave a bad taste in your mouth, try a silky cousin of the sweet potato. Charu Sudan Kasturi, Senior Editor News in a Minute 1. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Insurrection? With the 25th Amendment? Impeachment? Or do you let it slide?That's the dilemma dividing Democrats, who want action against President Donald Trump for provoking the storming of the Capitol last week. However, they are wary of letting a Senate trial define the initial days of the incoming Joe Biden administration. (Sources: NYT, WaPo) 2. Parler Games Tech giants Amazon, Apple and Google have booted conservative social media app Parler from their platforms and servers, citing violent posts and sparking allegations from critics that they're curbing free speech. Are they? Vote on Twitter or here. (Sources: NBC, FT, WSJ) 3. New Flying Flu Japanese authorities have found an entirely new strain of COVID-19 in four passengers from Brazil. But as epidemiologist Dr. Anthony Fauci said on The Carlos Watson Show last week, there's no reason COVID-19 vaccines wouldn't work on fresh strains. (Source: Japan Times, OZY) 4. Boeing, Going, Gone Divers have located the black boxes of an Indonesian Boeing 737-500 airliner that plunged into the Java Sea Saturday with 62 people on board. None of the passengers are expected to have survived. (Source: BBC) Cops Over Crocs Australian fishermen rescued a naked fugitive who was hanging from a tree branch over waters filled with crocodiles after he yelled out for help, having decided that the jaws of justice were better than those of the reptiles. the coziest shirt ever made If you're like us, you've gotten used to working from the comfort of home wrapped in cozy blankets and might dread the idea of putting on "real clothes." With Outerknown's Blanket Shirt, your problem is solved: It is rugged, sustainable and the coziest shirt ever. Don't let its stylishness fool you: The Blanket Shirt can also stand up to the elements and function as an extra layer on chilly nights. Thanks to our friends at Outerknown, OZY readers get an exclusive 20% off with the code OKOZY. Shop Now Sports Coaches: Women on Top San Antonio Spurs' Becky Hammon recently became the first woman to serve as head coach of an NBA team. Meet the other barrier-breaking female coaches reshaping the world of sports. 1. Victoria Conteh Dressed in a bright yellow shirt and a matching tie, Conteh marshalled the East End Tigers to a hard-fought draw days after becoming the first female coach of a top-flight Sierra Leone male soccer team in 2019. But the former international player wasn't satisfied. "I know we can do better," she said. Now coach of the national under-20 women's team, she hopes to manage the senior men's team one day. Only7 percent of licensed soccer coaches globally are women. But Conteh — only the second African woman to coach a top club — isn't one to settle. 2. Lang Ping The star Chinese volleyball player-turned-coach has done what Donald Trump and Xi Jinping can't: deliver a win-win situation for America and China. TheMVP of women's volleyball at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, shecoached the U.S., China's traditional rivals, to a silver medal on her home turf at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 — and got called a traitor by some. Her redemption came in 2016, when she took the Chinese women's team to gold at the Rio Olympics and in the World Cup. She'll be in charge whenChina defends its title at the Tokyo Olympics. They don't call her the "Iron Hammer" for nothing. 3. Sian Kelly Argentina is a nobody in world cricket. Kelly, a former British county cricketer, is trying to change that for Argentine women. She first visited the country on a study-abroad trip, but has since coached the national women's team to the South American championships. She's also helping Argentina develop the game among young girls — most of whom had previously never heard of cricket. Capitol Crisis: What's the World Saying? Some of the smartest — and wittiest — reflections on the mob assault have come from thinkers and ordinary folk around the world.  1. Winnie Byanyima Winnie Byanyima is a Ugandan polymath — an aeronautical engineer, diplomat, political thinker and UNAIDS executive director — worried that Wednesday's events are a warning shot for the entire world.  2. Pratap Bhanu Mehta ArguablyIndia's foremost public intellectual, Mehta said in a newspaper column : "It is also tempting to see America as a Hollywood movie writ large; a pantomime show full of guns, violence and cartoon characters that fundamentally change nothing. Its institutions have shown great resilience. But ... this storming of the Capitol may be part of a continuing nightmare, not an ephemeral bad dream."  3. Ilona Szabó de Carvalho The Brazilian political scientist thinks President Jair Bolsonaro — a Trump ally who has refused to condemn the attack — might want to emulate Wednesday's incident ahead of the 2022 presidential vote in that country. "Have no doubts. That is the plan." But this tongue-in-cheek comment is my favorite, as it echoed across South America, in reference to the multiple coups the U.S. has fomented.   "One joke going around South America today is that the U.S. coup failed because there was no U.S. Embassy in Washington, D.C., providing logistical support." Today on 'The Carlos Watson Show' They broke the internet during the COVID-19 lockdown with their "Verzuz" Instagram livestreams pitching Alicia Keys against John Legend, DMX against Snoop Dogg and many other virtual matchups. Find out who music producer icons Swizz Beatz and Timbaland consider to be the most talented musician they've worked with — and why Swizz Beatz says COVID-19 made him a better husband and father. Watch later today.   Also this week, meet Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, actress Meagan Good, former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, and public intellectual Fareed Zakaria. Stay tuned. Reaching for the Stars From possible extraterrestrial life to the history of the universe, astronomy is in the midst of some of its most cutting-edge discoveries and innovations ever. 1. Anybody Out There? Someone or something is calling out with greater clarity than we've heard in decades. Astronomers are investigating a mystery signal that's come from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the star closest to the sun. 2. Catch It If You Can Elon Musk's SpaceX already brings launch rockets back to earth in one piece so that they can be reused. Now, Musk is promising an even bolder idea — that SpaceX will catch returning rockets midair and then slowly bring them to the ground. Where's the catch? 3. Webb of Wonder NASA is readying the launch of humankind's most ambitious telescope in October. A rocket will carry the James Webb Space Telescope into outer space, where it will peer back in time to track the first galaxies. Just in Time: Get Your Pair for the New Year The wait is over! Cariuma's IBI sneakers are back in stock just in time for the new year. We love Cariuma's guilt-free, sustainable and sleek-looking footwear for the entire family. So whether you want to dress it down or dress it up, you'll always be comfy and carefree in these 100 percent vegan kicks. Oh, and just to show you how much we care, use the code OZY to receive $15 off your next purchase. For a limited time only, so don't miss out! Buy Now Winter Fruit Wonders There's more to citrus fruits — though I love them — this season. 1. Bae This Korean pear tastes best fresh off a tree (it doesn't get sweeter with time, unlike other pears). Juicy, crisp and sweet, you can munch on it, use it in a salad or as a sweetener in Korean curries. It's available in America, so pair up with this pear now! 2. Kiwano Ever tried fruit-flavored beef? That's just one of the magical ways in which you can use this fruit. Popularly known as the "horned melon," its original homes are Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi and Nigeria. 3. Mamey It tastes like a baked sweet potato, only creamier, sweeter and smoother. The Cuban fruit isn't easy to cultivate though — it takes two years. But it's worth it: just ask foodies in Miami, where it's now increasingly popular. Answer On Friday, I asked which nation is likely to vaccinate its entire population first. The answer: Israel. 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