CNN’s Jim Acosta Asks Kayleigh McEnany A Scathing Question
“Is it hypocritical to accuse others of spreading disinformation when you spread it every day?” the journalist asked the White House press secretary.
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Highly Anticipated Senate Runoff In Georgia Shatters Early Voting Records
Election officials across Georgia said record numbers of voters showed up to cast early ballots in a crucial race that will determine control of the Senate.
Astronomers Are Now Obsessed With a Single Venusian Gas
A few days ago, at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, one of the most important conferences in science, a certain session began with a sharp reminder, akin to a school teacher’s instructions to play nice. “Remember, this is a scientific session, and we will have different viewpoints,” said Sushil Atreya, a climate and space sciences professor at the University of Michigan and one of the conference’s organizers.
What Trump Has Done to America
The Supreme Court slammed the door on President Donald Trump’s preposterous lawsuits. State legislators ignored his pressure to countermand the voters. The Electoral College cast a majority of its votes for President-elect Joe Biden. Trump’s efforts to usurp the presidency have failed. That is cause for relief.But not too much relief. No one who understands the law believed that Trump and his supporters and enablers stood more than a minuscule chance of overturning the election.
FDA authorizes first over-the-counter at-home Covid test
The FDA is expected to authorize additional over-the-counter Covid-19 tests in the coming weeks that could bolster supply.
“It’s Desecration, Not Vandalism”: A Longtime Congregant on the Proud Boys’ Violent Attacks on Black Churches in Washington
“It’s not an isolated incident in 2020.
Pinterest Isn’t So Pretty Behind the Scenes
Employees have accused the women-centric company of gender and racial bias.
FDA clears path for second coronavirus vaccine, from Moderna
An independent FDA advisory panel will meet Thursday to vote on the Moderna vaccine.
As COVID Surges Behind Bars in California, Why Is San Quentin Transferring Hundreds of Prisoners?
Prisons across the U.S. are facing their greatest swell in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Nearly a quarter-million incarcerated people in the U.S. have been infected with COVID-19, according to the Marshall Project, and advocates are pushing for incarcerated people to be prioritized in the country’s vaccine rollout.
Election Chaos Adds Fuel to Campaign for a National Popular Vote to Elect U.S. President
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris officially won the Electoral College Monday, as electors met in their respective state capitols to formalize their victory. President Trump continued to claim without evidence he was the victim of a massive conspiracy to rig the election. Republicans across the country attempted to undermine the election results, and right-wing supporters threatened violence.
William Barr Resigns as Attorney General After Acting as Trump’s “Enabler-in-Chief” at DOJ
William Barr is resigning as attorney general, leaving his post after angering President Trump for not backing his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud more strongly. But despite their split, Barr has been one of Trump’s staunchest allies, echoing much of the president’s inflammatory rhetoric about Black Lives Matter and antifascist activists this year even while downplaying the threat posed by far-right extremists.
Help! I Only Get Angry on Rare Occasions, but When I Do, It’s Really Bad.
I basically lost two friends because of this.
Dear Care and Feeding: Is Spanking Ever OK?
Parenting advice on spanking, parental preference, and grandparents.
Biden faces a massive boom ahead — or maybe another recession first
Vaccine euphoria is giving economic forecasters hope for a blockbuster 2021 and stretching stock market valuations to historic highs. It’s a setup that leaves no room for error.
Facebook Kowtowed to Conservatives and Got Nothing in Return
Years of bending over backward for Trump and his allies did not buy the social network a regulatory hall pass.
I’m Sorry, but We Shouldn’t Just Send Everyone Relief Checks
Congress should help Americans who really need it before helping those who don’t.
The Dark Side of GoFundMe
Critics say the platform enables fraud and exploits holes in the social safety net.
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.
Andrew Bacevich on Why Retired General and Raytheon Official Lloyd Austin Should Not Head Pentagon
Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, retired four-star Army General Lloyd Austin, would make history as the first African American to lead the Pentagon if confirmed by the Senate. But Austin can only be confirmed if he secures a waiver from Congress due to laws designed to preserve the civilian control of the military, and several leading Democratic senators have indicated they would oppose granting a waiver.
Monday Night Owls: GA Rep.-elect casts EC vote: ‘process not designed for someone who looks like me’
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
37 DAYS UNTIL JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE
Becca Andrews at Mother Jones writes—“This Process Was Not Designed for People Who Look Like Me.
Trump’s drug cards clear key hurdle following pressure from White House
A key panel blessed the president’s promised drug-discount cards, surprising even some officials who worked on the plan.
Trump’s drug cards clear key hurdle following pressure from White House
A key panel blessed the president’s promised drug-discount cards, surprising even some officials who worked on the plan.
Jerry Falwell Jr. spent university funds to boost Donald Trump. It’s probably illegal
Avid Donald Trump backer Jerry Falwell Jr. was booted from his position as head of Liberty University this summer after the board of the white conservative evangelical “university” finally had enough of him.
Amid deteriorating jail conditions, Philadelphia Community Bail Fund steps in
For more than four months, women and gender nonconforming people in three Philadelphia jails have been living with mold, roach and rat infestations, extreme heat and cold, poor ventilation, and ongoing abuse from correctional officers. Conditions like those would be deplorable even if the country wasn’t in the midst of a pandemic, but with the added threat of COVID-19, they may be deadly.