OMG—Texas Must Have Beaten the VID!; No Pressure on MBS (Is the New Guy Same as the Last Guy?); Microsoft is Here to Ruin/Enhance Your Virtual Meetings; & More NEWS!

It's Tuesday. We start today by talking about the non-action the USA has placed against Saudi Arabia after determining MBS was responsible for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi; Texas beats the VID and removes mask mandates (unless they didn't and they're just being stupid); They're taking away your beloved Dr. Seuss books, if you can actually remember any of these titles; Microsoft introduces Mesh, a virtual meeting room for Teams where your teammate can fart and you see it in AR; An inspirational story of the Mars Perseverance rover flight director, a Latina immigrant named Diana Trujillo.

• White House rebuffs pressure to punish Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi murder
• Texas COVID mask mandate lifted; businesses can open at 100% | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Dr. Seuss' Company Will Stop Publishing 6 Books, Citing 'Hurtful' Portrayals : NPR
• Microsoft Mesh feels like the virtual future of Microsoft Teams meetings - The Verge
• Meet Diana Trujillo, NASA Perseverance Flight Director | PEOPLE.com