“The stakes of prosecuting Donald Trump may be high; but so are the costs of not prosecuting him, which would send a dangerous message, one that transcends even the presidency, about the country’s commitment to the rule of law.” — Laurence Tribe
Deaths
US: 262,696 (+906)
World: 1,393,571 (+7001)
Cases
US: 12,588,661 (+137,995)
World: 58,983,531 (+488,815)
Countdown: 59 days.
'No beds anywhere': Minnesota hospitals strained to limit by COVID-19. The daily scene at Regions is playing out in ICUs across Minnesota as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 sweeps across the state. Open ICU beds were down to single digits in some parts of Minnesota last week, when Gov. Tim Walz ordered a four-week shutdown of bars, restaurants and entertainment and fitness establishments in hopes of slowing the virus’ spread to alleviate pressure on hospitals.
Rhode Island COVID-19 hospitalizations at 'tipping point' as officials issue warnings. Rhode Island is on the brink of needing to open its COVID-19 field hospitals—and officials are fearful of what the next few weeks will bring.
More than 1 million Americans are boarding planes despite warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to avoid traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Germany braces for extension of lockdown month into December.
Fauci says he would have "no hesitation" to take a Covid-19 vaccine.
US vaccine expert predicts life could be back to normal around May.
FDA Grants Emergency Authorization For A Second COVID-19 Antibody Treatment.
Key GOP Michigan canvassing board member expected to vote against certifying results. According to Michigan GOP Rep. Paul Mitchell, who said he spoke days ago with Norman Shinkle, one of the two GOP members on the board, Shinkle indicated last week he would vote against certifying the election results until an investigation is completed so as to push a delay even though there is no evidence of fraud or malfeasance that would necessitate such a move.
Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition. Trump’s team is not wrong that his own transition was chaotic, but the disarray in many ways was of his own doing.
Trump’s legal team has repeatedly alleged vote fraud since the Nov. 3 election. But in court, judges have uniformly rejected those claims and found the campaign’s legal work amateurish.
Why millions don't trust the election results, despite no evidence of widespread fraud: Experts. So what is it about the human psyche that makes us so susceptible to disinformation? “The short answer is that it has less to do with the content of the information and more to do with the social identity of the person.”...Young argued that the political parties in the United States have become increasingly correlated with two distinct cultures defined by religious identity, racial identity and geographic location. As a result it’s easier to create a false story that taps into those identities, making one side or the other more likely to believe it. Add onto the political environment the fact that we’re living through a pandemic, when people are extremely anxious and uncertain about the future, and you have a perfect storm of conditions to sow disinformation, the experts said. “If you just feel like things are out of control, that that can be really debilitating. So people want to impose order on the world," said Young. So if someone offers a wild theory, even though it might not be logical, you’re more likely to believe it because it helps explain your situation and give you control.
Trump, GOP’s ridiculous, flailing coup isn’t a joke. It’s a crime. There must be consequences.
“It must really be something for Republicans and Fox News to realize with chilling clarity that they have been so successful at radicalizing their base that their base is now moving beyond them in a desperate search of further radicalization.” — Jared Yates Sexton
Trump campaign files for new recount in Georgia. — Here we go ‘round the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush...
Republicans quietly plot to sink Biden nominees. Top targets include political names and civil servants who spoke out loudest against President Trump, forced out his appointees or became stars in the impeachment hearings — like Sally Yates and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman — as well as longtime targets of conservative media, like Susan Rice.
Military's system to combat sexual assault is broken, survivors say: "It's so much bigger than it seems". In the military's most recent survey, more than 20,000 service members said they had experienced sexual assault. Over the course of a year-and-a-half investigation, CBS News spoke to nearly two dozen sexual assault survivors from all branches of the military who say their allegations were brushed aside and they were retaliated against for reporting their assaults.
United States formally withdraws from Treaty on Open Skies. The agreement allows the 34 party nations to conduct aerial reconnaissance over each others’ territory.
Parent Plus loans are burying families in college debt. Part of what pushes up those numbers are the government’s interest rates, which are higher than private banks’ — they’ve averaged more than 7 percent over the past decade. On top of that, the government charges parents an additional fee of more than 4 percent of the total loan, and the terms are relatively unforgiving. The government makes money off Parent Plus loans, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Biden supports some student loan forgiveness. The left is demanding much more.
Air Force Base to begin using robot dogs to patrol its base. — Skynet flickers.
Children younger than two who are given antibiotics are more likely to have a number of ongoing illnesses or conditions later in life, a new study finds. Babies and toddlers who received one dose of antibiotics were more likely to have asthma, eczema, hay fever, food allergies, celiac disease, problems with weight and obesity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder later in childhood..."We want to emphasize that this study shows association, not causation, of these conditions.”
Guitar Center, the biggest musical instrument retailer in the US, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The 61-year-old company says it is not going out of business.
A12-year-old German pro soccer fan has been building detailed lego reconstructions of their stadiums without the help of blueprints.
It's Official: The Fast Radio Burst Coming From Within Our Galaxy Is Repeating.
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