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JUST IN: President Trump is due to join his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, today at a Republican-led state Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing to discuss alleged election irregularities https://t.co/CvqjKjV6vK
— Axios (@axios) November 25, 2020
There are a lot of people in politics who refer to each other as "friends" in public & (even) in private who are not actually friends, let alone close friends.
Actual close friends: @JoeBiden & @JohnKerry pic.twitter.com/gWKaBdllUR
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) November 24, 2020
As of September, the vast majority of Americans did not have coronavirus antibodies, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. https://t.co/WODUcFOjQu
— Axios (@axios) November 25, 2020
U.S. officials plan to release 6.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in first distribution
How Do We Stop This Surge? Here’s What Experts Say Could Help
CDC Finalizing Recommendation to Shorten Covid-19 Quarantines
Is it possible that we are finally in the end of the middle of this pandemic?
In my thirty-five years in the Foreign Service across the world, I put a Cajun spin on it. I call it Gumbo diplomacy.
Wherever I was posted, I’d invite people of all walks then make homemade gumbo. Thats how you break down barriers, connect, and see each-other as humans. pic.twitter.com/Au1Qd7Yczq
— Linda Thomas-Greenfield (@LindaT_G) November 24, 2020
Biden Administration: Here’s Who Has Been Named So Far
Biden searches for attorney general to restore Justice Dept.’s independence, refocus on civil rights
Here in the pond I practice something I call “Peking Diplomacy”…but my recipe is vegan…obviously.
South Dakota and Vermont have a lot in common: small, largely rural states governed by Republicans.
So why have these states had such different experiences with COVID-19? pic.twitter.com/xe0AAmDGDL
— The Recount (@therecount) November 25, 2020
To Combat The Pandemic, Biden Will Aim To Depoliticize Mask-Wearing
With covid-19, nobody is safe until everyone is safe
‘We’re drowning’: COVID cases flood hospitals in America’s heartland
America’s ducklings continue to make this pandemic harder than is has to be. Wear your masks kiddos and we can stem the tide.
Sources with direct knowledge of discussions Trump has had said Michael Flynn will be part of a series of pardons that the president issues between now and when he leaves office. https://t.co/1DbhMkWIkB
— Axios (@axios) November 25, 2020
White House has signed off on Joe Biden getting the President’s Daily Brief
The Law Finally Got Ahead of Trump
The One Word That Bars Trump From Pardoning Himself
Do you have your Trump Administration pardon bingo cards ready? Better get ready, looks like the Michael Flynn is coming to a giant customized sharpie near you.
In an election season in which no one seemed to agree on anything, and Republicans up and down the ballot sought to link Democrats to lawlessness, criminal justice reform was the rare issue upon which the two parties seemed to find some common ground https://t.co/0CI8r5voZ1
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 24, 2020
Republican John James concedes in Michigan Senate race
Appropriators strike deal on funding totals to avoid December shutdown
A ducky prediction – in addition to a Climate Czar, the Biden Cabinet includes a Criminal Justice (or Civil Rights) Czar…stay tuned.
In Georgia Senate runoffs, the focus — and the fire — is on Raphael Warnock
Does Time Really Flow? New Clues Come From a Century-Old Approach to Math.
Explainer: Can Trump’s lawyers be disciplined for making false claims?
Trump and a Lesson in How Coups Fail
Trump Stress-Tested the Election System, and the Cracks Showed
The Inside Story of Michigan’s Fake Voter Fraud Scandal
Trump Supporters Want to Boycott the Georgia Runoffs. Is Their Threat Genuine?
I would argue we aren’t certain this coup attempt has failed, yet…but read that piece anyway. It is important.
Early morning @AxiosReCap drop includes an interview with the CEO of @Walmart US, who has one of the best views into Black Friday and Thanksgiving grocery shopping trends.https://t.co/sb5h3Vd76v
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) November 25, 2020
Power Up: Millions face benefits and evictions cliff as Congress remains stalled on relief talks
What C.E.O.s Are Worried About
Mnuchin Plans to Put $455 Billion Beyond Yellen’s Easy Reach
It would be quack-tastic if CEO’s worried about the financial cliff & evictions Americans face right now.
Talking tech’s exodus, Twitter’s new labels, and Medium’s future with founder Ev Williams https://t.co/eGXR8qz3el by @cookie
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) November 25, 2020
Can an Algorithm Prevent Suicide?
EHang air taxi takes off on three-venue flight tour of South Korea
If I didn’t know better I might think Tech was the ‘Good News’ column today.
Pope, for first time, says China’s Uighurs are ‘persecuted’
‘On a precipice’: Thai protests target fortune of world’s richest king
Ethiopian PM rebuffs mediation attempts as Tigray deadline nears
A Vision of Hong Kong Bound Tightly to Beijing
China mulls new rules on foreigners to ‘prohibit religious extremism’
Several of the ducks in this pond flew east to Asia back in the day and we are all watching that region closely.
5 ways to practice gratitude with your kids https://t.co/28ABeLflHR @kiwico_inc
— Greater Good (@GreaterGoodSC) November 22, 2020
Grandpa Builds The Most Incredible Outdoor Playground For His Cat
I am loving the message of gratitude and resilience in this column today.
