Iowa has never had a statewide mask mandate, and it lifted its few restrictions earlier than a lot of other states. But economic recovery has been slow, suggesting that this downturn is due more to individual choices than the lockdowns put in place by blue states, as some Republicans have suggested. Today, we’ll talk about a case study around Iowa in The New York Times. Plus: Elon Musk, infosec and Kiss.

Heres a list of everything we talked about today:

• “Twitter and White House deny claims that researcher hacked Trump’s account” from The Verge

• “Tesla plays smoke and mirrors with profits again” from MarketWatch

• “Iowa Never Locked Down. Its Economy Is Struggling Anyway.” from The New York Times

• “Gene Simmons Is Kissing His L.A. Mansion Goodbye” from The Wall Street Journal

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