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We’ll Be Stuck With Trump’s Postmaster General for a While
Louis DeJoy is likely to last well into the Biden administration.
GoFundMe’s “Fast Food Philanthropy”
GoFundMe turned charitable giving into another form of social media.
Fauci: U.K. ‘really rushed through that approval’ of Pfizer vaccine
The British government “kind of ran around the corner of the marathon and joined it in the last mile,” he said.
Zients, Murthy tapped to head up Biden’s Covid-19 response
Marcella Nunez-Smith has been selected for a top role focused on health disparities
Raimondo emerges as frontrunner for HHS secretary
New Mexico’s governor is no longer the favorite to lead the department at the center of Biden’s pandemic response.
Biden’s other health crisis: A resurgent drug epidemic
Joe Biden will emphasize treatment and prevention, not law enforcement, in addressing a drug epidemic that’s only grown more dire during the pandemic.
Biden top economic adviser facing accusations of mismanagement, verbal abuse
A former high-level employee at Heather Boushey’s think tank publicly aired the accusations on Tuesday night.
Biden backs up Tanden as Republicans attack her tweets
“That disqualifies almost every Republican senator and 90 percent of the administration,” the president-elect said of GOP criticism.
How climate change could spark the next home mortgage disaster
Taxpayers are backing more than a trillion dollars in home mortgages, but the agencies buying them are neglecting to consider climate risks.
Deese to be Biden’s top White House economic adviser
Brian Deese is an executive at investment giant BlackRock.
Biden unveils diverse economic team as challenges to economy grow
The president-elect intends to name Cecilia Rouse, Neera Tanden and Wally Adeyemo to senior roles in his administration.
Colonization Fueled Ebola: Dr. Paul Farmer on “Fevers, Feuds & Diamonds” & Lessons from West Africa
We continue our conversation with medical anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer, whose new book, “Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds,” tells the story of his efforts to fight Ebola in 2014 and how the history of slavery, colonialism and violence in West Africa exacerbated the outbreak. “Care for Ebola is not rocket science,” says Dr. Farmer, who notes that doctors know how to treat sick patients.
Dr. Paul Farmer: Centuries of Inequality in the U.S. Laid Groundwork for Pandemic Devastation
As the United States sets new records for COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations, we speak with one of the world’s leading experts on infectious diseases, Dr. Paul Farmer, who says the devastating death toll in the U.S. reflects decades of underinvestment in public health and centuries of social inequality. “All the social pathologies of our nation come to the fore during epidemics,” says Dr.
Indian Farmers Lead Historic Strike & Protests Against Narendra Modi, Neoliberalism & Inequality
As COVID rages through India, which has the second-highest number of reported cases worldwide, hundreds of thousands of farmers are converging on the capital New Delhi to demand the government repeal new laws that deregulate agricultural markets, saying the reforms give major corporations power to set crop prices far below current rates and devastate the livelihoods of farmers. Agriculture is the leading source of income for more than half of India’s 1.3 billion people.
Ethnic Cleansing Feared as Ethiopia Wages War on Tigray Region Amid Communication Blackout
The United Nations has reached a deal with Ethiopia’s government to allow humanitarian access to the northern Tigray region and start providing aid. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched military action against regional forces one month ago, setting off a bloody conflict and adding to the already alarming number of displaced people and refugees in the country and neighboring nations.
Armed Michiganders Gather Outside Secretary Of State’s Home To Deny Voting Results
Jocelyn Benson said dozens of people tried to intimidate her amid the Trump campaign’s ongoing efforts to undermine the election.
Sunday Night Owls: Right-wing talk radio talkers launch four years of ‘stolen election’ raging
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
At The Baffler, Rafia Zakaria writes—Mad MAGA Men. Rage against the voting machines and floofy dresses on right-wing radio:
The conservative talk show game is like the Trump presidency, an entertainment enterprise. It follows, then, that the single swansong of a “stolen” election can only be played once every hour.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler Won’t Say If Senators Should Be Barred From Selling Stocks
The GOP senator faced criticism for selling millions in holdings after Congress began receiving private briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York bar owner accused of driving into deputy because he can’t open bar when he wants
A New York bar owner who repeatedly disobeyed state coronavirus mandates was arrested Sunday after allegedly driving into a group of sheriff’s deputies and failing to stop even after he hit one of the deputies, NBC New York reported. Danny Presti, 34, was accused of defying COVID-19 restrictions by keeping his bar Mac’s Public House open past 10 p.m.
Fox News’ Chris Wallace Schools Health Boss Azar On Joe Biden’s Correct Title
Alex Azar, secretary of health and human services, referred to “Vice President Joe Biden” as he defended Donald Trump’s maskless behavior.
Nuts & Bolts: Inside the Democratic Party: Special Elections
It’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up any time: Just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.
Rep. Porter: Giving Americans money to pay for food and shelter and heat is not ‘stimulus’
On Wednesday, Rep. Katie Porter made waves when she grilled Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin on his counter-productive move to clawback hundreds of billions in stimulus money, pretending that the ongoing economic and public health crisis was somehow over. On Thursday, Chris Cuomo had Rep. Porter on his CNN show to ask her about Mnuchin and what she believes is the best course of action to take in regards to helping Americans through our continuing national crisis.
Joe Biden to nominate Medicare For All proponent Xavier Becerra to be next HHS secretary
Former Congressman and current California attorney general Xavier Becerra has been tapped to become president-elect Joe Biden’s secretary of health and human services. The New York Times reports that Becerra “became Mr. Biden’s clear choice only over the last few days,” but had been seemingly off the radar up until the last few days.
Orthodox Jewish Health Care Workers on Giving COVID-19 Advice Their Community Doesn’t Want to Hear
“People accuse me of using Nazi tactics.
ABC Host Slaps Down GOP Senator’s Fraud Claim: ‘Why Can’t You Accept The Results?’
George Stephanopoulos pushed back on Sen. Mike Braun’s efforts to peddle misinformation about the election process.
Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive For COVID-19
The president’s personal attorney, who has been filing election fraud lawsuits across the country, is infected with the highly contagious virus.
Nevada: Images of the Silver State
While 3 million people live in the state of Nevada—the seventh-largest state by area—nearly 75 percent of that population is concentrated in just one county, Clark County, home to the city of Las Vegas. From the Jarbidge Wilderness Area, through the Great Basin, to Lake Tahoe, and down to the Hoover Dam, here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Nevada, and some of the wildlife and people calling it home.