Linkdump: Delta | Dead Sea | Dogs | Guaranteed Income | Valdemar | ‘Big Lie’ | COVID-19

Last week was pretty busy, but I did save up a handful of links to share. “The Disappearing Dead Sea” and “The Big Money Behind the Big Lie” are particularly interesting reads.

• Pointer: How some mysterious mutations make delta the most transmissible COVID virus yet
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The disappearing Dead Sea
• The Atlantic: Why So Many Millennials Are Obsessed With Dogs
• HuffPost: Ilhan Omar’s New Guaranteed Income Bill Would Send $1,200 Monthly To Most Americans
• Deadline: ‘Valdemar Universe’ Fantasy Book Series In The Works For TV From Kit Williamson, Brittany Cavallaro & Radar Pictures
• The New Yorker: The Big Money Behind the Big Lie
• American Heart Association: What COVID-19 is doing to the heart, even after recovery