Linkage

• Washington's real credibility problem (Responsible Statecraft) Someone is noticing that the US record of keeping to agreements and treaty is remarkably poor.
  
• How are Rome's monuments still standing? (BBC) The amazing durability of Roman concrete.
  
• 5 things we can learn from Marlene Dietrich (DW) A truly remarkable woman
  
• CDC Data Shows Two-Thirds of Cruise Ships Are Reporting COVID Cases  (The Maritime Executive) Steel petri dishes.
  
• Why Bugs Must Be a Bigger Part of the Human Food Chain (Bloomberg) There is a kosher species of locust, just saying.
  
• Space Colonists Will Likely Resort to Cannibalism, Scientist Says (Futurism) The Donner party in spaaaacccceee!
• Fintech Is a Scam — A Listicle in Eight Parts (Cory Doctorow) I would make a larger point, that finance is more generally a scam.
• Billionaires Should Not Exist — Here’s Why (Teen Vogue) Consider the source.
  

Why Epic Meal Time Failed: (Spoiler, it's a lot like the break up of a one hit wonder band)