“Each year is a new year.” -- Tim Buckley
Deaths
US: 356,445 (+2231)
World: 1,835,221 (+9441)
Cases
US: 20,617,346 (+171,692)
World: 84,375,006 (565,681)
Countdown 1: 4 days.
Countdown 2: 19 days.
GOP torn over Trump’s Electoral College challenge of Biden. Donald Trump’s extraordinary challenge of his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is becoming a defining moment for the Republican Party before next week’s joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College results. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is urging Republicans not to try to overturn the election, but not everyone is heeding him. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri vows to join House Republicans in objecting to the state tallies. On the other side of the party’s split, GOP Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska warns such challenges are a “dangerous ploy” threatening the nation’s civic norms. Caught in the middle is Vice President Mike Pence, who faces growing pressure and a lawsuit from Trump’s allies over his ceremonial role in presiding over the session Wednesday. The days ahead are expected to do little to change the outcome. Biden set to be inaugurated Jan. 20 after winning the Electoral College vote 306-232. But the effort to subvert the will of voters is forcing Republicans to make choices that will set the contours of the post-Trump era and an evolving GOP.
A federal judge has thrown out Rep. Louie Gohmert's lawsuit asking Vice President Mike Pence to interfere in the Electoral College count.
December was the deadliest, most infectious month since start of pandemic.
WHO approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in breakthrough for developing nations.
So far, just over 12.4 million doses have been distributed to states, yet only 2.8 million doses have actually been administered, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
20 striking findings from 2020. — Numbers 10, 12, 16, and 19 are troublesome. Particularly numbers 16 and 19. Ugh.
Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19.
California passes 25,000 deaths, finds 3 more variant cases.
What Merkel Really Thinks About China—and the World. But the economic argument alone is insufficient to explain Merkel’s positioning on China. There is also a geopolitical dimension that often gets lost in the discussion...Trump did lose to Biden in November. But the number that truly reverberated in Berlin, I am told, was not the 306 electoral votes that put Biden over the top but the 74.2 million votes that Trump received. Trump may soon be gone, but his followers are here to stay. It is only a matter of time before someone else takes up his nativist battle cry. Against this backdrop, the only responsible path forward, in Merkel’s view, is to hedge.
Americans fled big cities in droves to escape the coronavirus pandemic — and many of them are staying, permanently or indefinitely.
Belgian retirement home records 26 COVID-19 deaths after visiting Santa tests positive. But within days, residents had displayed symptoms of coronavirus. Twenty six have since died and 85 more have tested positive for coronavirus, along with 40 staff.
In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill.
Washington has the highest statewide minimum wage in the U.S.
California's minimum wage rises to $14 per hour.
Illinois expunges nearly 500,000 cannabis arrest records.
Russian scientists unearth preserved remains of woolly rhino.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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