Today, we run through your favorite segment: Headlines That Speak For Themselves. Up first, Australia, Canada, and the UK announced yesterday that they’ll be joining the US in its diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Yesterday Pfizer announced that its booster shot offers significant protection from the Omicron variant. Also yesterday, the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri testified in front of the Senate. As predicted, Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did not show up for his January 6th committee testimony. Meanwhile, this week began the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter for the killing of Daunte Wright. Finally, we close with why a school district in San Antonio pre-emptively pulled more than 400 books from its libraries.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

BBC: "UK and Canada join diplomatic boycott of China Winter Olympics"

NY Times: "Covid Live Updates: Over 200 Million Americans Are Fully Vaccinated"

AP News: "CDC chief says omicron mostly mild so far"

Washington Post: "‘Baby steps’ won’t fix Instagram, lawmakers say in first hearing with social network head"

NY Times: "Meadows Sues Pelosi in Bid to Block Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena"

Axios: "Trump-backed Perdue says he wouldn’t have certified Georgia 2020 results"

Washington Post: "Kim Potter trial begins in case of former officer charged with Daunte Write shooting"

NBC News: "Texas school district pulls 400 books from library shelves for review after legislator’s inquiry"