💬 Quoted: “When you’re dealing with a new outbreak, things change… Covid was a moving target.”

• Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, defended the federal government’s leadership during the Covid pandemic in testimony before a House subcommittee yesterday. Over the course of three hours, with much of the testimony focused on EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit that received US government funding and worked with a virology lab in Wuhan, China, where COVID-19 was first detected, Fauci voiced his support for social distancing, masking, and other measures enacted during the early months of the pandemic, and denied influencing research into the origins of Covid. He also acknowledged that a senior adviser acted inappropriately by suggesting Fauci conduct government business on private email to avoid Freedom of Information Act requirements, and denied ever doing so.

🎮 Stat of the Day: The GameStop meme-stock saga is… roaring back in the national conversation. On Sunday, a Reddit account linked to meme-stock hero Keith Gill (aka “Roaring Kitty”) posted for the first time in years, with a screenshot appearing to show a GameStop position worth ~$116 million – a far cry from his initial $53,000 investment in 2019. Gill’s recent online posts and GameStop position, which grew another 21% as of market close yesterday, has led trading platform E*Trade to consider banning Gill’s account over concerns about potential stock manipulation, the WSJ reported last night.

🤔 Did You Know? As of 2021, nearly two-thirds of the ~70,000 meteorites discovered on Earth were found in Antarctica, with Africa ranking second at 21%.

📰 Worth a Read: Survival of the richest: Inside the short-lived fallout shelter bubble → (The Hustle)