“Trump and his minions have not presented in a courtroom any evidence of confirmed fraud. They have even declined the opportunity to do so. This is all a BS-fueled con. A big lie. And the GOP has embraced and championed this authoritarian propaganda.” — David Corn
Deaths
US: 308,089 (+1630)
World: 1,627,900 (+8992)
Cases
US: 16,942,822 (+205,555)
World: 73,190,413 (+543,795)
Countdown 1: 22 days.
Countdown 2: 37 days.
Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory.
After Electoral College cements win, Biden unleashes scathing attack on Trump's refusal to concede. Biden called the president's election, which Trump and his supporters have attempted to overturn with scores of failed legal challenges, "honest, free and fair." And he called the attacks on the election and election officials "simply unconscionable" and Trump's attempts to overturn the election an "abuse of power."
Attorney General William Barr is stepping down from his position before Christmas, President Trump announced in a tweet. -- Barr was fired. And Trump’s just trying to distract the country from the official Biden victory that occurred today. And, oh yeah. Bill Barr needs to be held accountable for the lies and lawless acts he committed as AG.
“Bill Barr lighting his once mediocre reputation as an inoffensive party hack on fire to spend a few years enabling a shitty dictator and covering up the crimes of the dumbest people on the planet before getting fired by tweet is a good metaphor for the Republican Party.” -- Dan Pfeiffer
“Keep an eye on that. Don't assume, especially based on this rejection of electoral fraud, that Barr has suddenly seen the light or is on our side. These are very intelligent people. These are very evil people, but they are intelligent. They're skilled. They've been working toward this goal for decades on end and they're not going to be making decisions lightly, and they're certainly not going to be making decisions out of some sort of obligation toward the public good. That does not ever even enter their minds.” -- Sarah Kendzior
Should Trump Be Pardoned? Should He Be Prosecuted? Failure to prosecute Trump for crimes that would send anybody else to prison, merely because he served a term as president, would send the unmistakable message that presidents are above the law. At the same time, prosecuting him after he leaves office would inevitably stink of political retribution, and would further inflame the nation. In a situation where there are no good options, decisions still must be made. In this particular situation, it would be a mistake to go all-in on either side. We need to do the best we can to hold Trump accountable, and thereby vindicate the rule of law, while at the same time bending over backwards to avoid the appearance of political retribution as much as possible, knowing of course that we can’t please everybody.
People who receive the coronavirus vaccine will still need to wear a mask and practice social distancing, experts say, because it’s not yet known whether the shots can prevent vaccinated individuals from spreading the virus.
Russian hacking campaign highlights supply chain vulnerabilities. Like many business technology companies, SolarWinds may not be a household name, but its reach extends around the world. "It's the ultimate supply chain hack," Alperovitch said in a phone interview. "It's a company that's got remote access to hundreds of thousands of organizations around the world, including some of the biggest companies and the most critical government agencies. And by simply compromising them, you immediately open up the door to all these targets. There are lots of companies like this that provide information technology management capabilities, cybersecurity capabilities, that many people would not be aware of but have incredible access to network infrastructure," he said.
Black Lives Matter signs that were apparently burned and destroyed at historic Black churches in Washington, D.C., during a rally this weekend are now being investigated as possible hate crimes.
Poverty brought on by COVID-19 pushes some parents across Africa, Asia to marry off their daughters younger than before, undoing years of activism. Many countries had made progress against such traditional and transactional marriages of girls in recent decades, but COVID-19’s economic havoc has caused significant backsliding: The United Nations estimates that hardships resulting from COVID-19 will drive 13 million more girls to marry before the age of 18.
Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths. Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back decades of progress against the most severe forms of malnutrition and is likely to kill 168,000 children before any global recovery takes hold, according to a study released Monday by 30 international organizations.
Report: Cleveland Indians changing name after 105 years.
As Hollywood and tech look to boost diversity, accessibility is finally having its moment. Studios and tech giants have ramped up efforts to include people with disabilities, but the work's just begun.
Pornhub just removed most of its videos. Pornhub is removing all videos uploaded to its site by unverified users, millions of videos in total, as part of a crackdown on user-uploaded content after two major payment processors suspended service.
Visa and Mastercard are Trying to Dictate What You Can Watch on Pornhub. Sexual exploitation is a scourge on society that needs resources, education, victim support, and, when necessary, prosecution by responsible authorities to address. Visa and Mastercard are the wrong entities for addressing these problems. Visa and Mastercard do not have the skills, expertise, or position to determine complex issues of digital speech. Nuanced challenges to what content should exist online, and whether moderation policies will inadvertently punish otherwise marginalized voices, are issues that legal experts, human rights experts, lawmakers, and courts in the United States and abroad have been deeply considering for years. The truth is, navigating speech policies in a way that won’t shut down huge swaths of legitimate and worthy speech is hard. And it’s wrong that Visa and Mastercard have the power to—however clumsily—police speech online.
Biggest snowstorm in years targets Northeast.
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