“Not sure who needs to hear this, but Donald Trump lost the election by more than 7 million votes and that is not in dispute.” -- Robert Reich
Deaths
US: 362,123 (+2045)
World: 1,860,491 (+9845)
Cases
US: 21,353,051 (+239,523)
World: 86,104,975 (+600,600)
Countdown 1: 1 day.
Countdown 2: 16 days.
4 criminal laws that Trump may have violated with That Phone Call.
Trump's call with Georgia's Raffensperger could be illegal, but it would be hard to prosecute, experts say. Proving criminal intent would make a prosecution difficult, one legal expert said. Others were more gung-ho about the prospects of a case.
President Trump repeatedly pushed staff to get him on the phone with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. This was a weeks long effort.
Trump pushed QAnon and 4chan-created conspiracy theories in Georgia call. The call offered a look at just how much Trump is now relying on some of the most outlandish theories from obscure corners of the internet to make his case for election fraud.
Many more in GOP rejecting Trump’s bid to undo his defeat. It’s unclear the extent to which GOP leaders in Congress will be able to control Wednesday’s joint session, which could drag into the night though the challenges to the election are all but certain to fail. Trump himself is whipping up crowds for a Wednesday rally near the White House.
Trump-nominated US attorney in Atlanta abruptly leaves post.
Newly elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a staunch Trump supporter, says the state's "elections should be decertified." Asked if that applied to her election on the same ballot, she said, "We're just talking about the President's race." -- Which proves they are literally trying to steal the election. It’s not about illegal votes. It’s about authoritarianism and keeping power forever. Fuck the Trump Party. And fuck the GOP for allowing this to happen.
Kelly Loeffler says she will object to the certification of Biden's Electoral College win.
COVID-19 Cases Surge In U.S. As Vaccinations Fall Below Government Predictions.
FDA considers cutting Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine doses in half to speed up rollout.
The United Kingdom became the first nation to inoculate people with the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine outside of trials on Monday, with the country's health secretary hailing the day as a "real pivotal moment." The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is easier to transport and to store than the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine -- which was approved for use in the UK last month and has to be stored at -70 degrees Celsius -- making it easier to deliver outside of hospital settings.
Faced with mounting cases, England announces new lockdown. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said trips outside will be allowed for only essential shopping, exercise, Covid-19 testing, medical help, escaping domestic abuse and work for those who can't work from home.
People in Scotland ordered to stay at home until the end of January amid a fresh Covid-19 lockdown, starting from midnight.
Trump directed Pentagon to reverse decision and keep aircraft carrier in Middle East amid Iran tensions.
‘Basically Cyberbullying.’ With increasing frequency, police social media accounts engage in a malicious form of public humiliation targeting people who have been arrested—and invite members of the public to participate. “Sarah Lageson, an assistant professor of sociology at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, said that people often engage with posts like the Mobile County sheriff’s office’s because it allows them to “get in on the action,” as much of the criminal legal system is not public-facing. Their engagement works like a “dopamine trigger” for police, she said, which fuels them to keep pushing for likes and shares. “It’s just a very, very different public role than law enforcement has ever played,” she said.
Proud Boys leader arrested for allegedly burning Black Lives Matter banner at DC church.
Many Scientists Now Say Global Warming Could Stop Relatively Quickly After Emissions Go to Zero. That’s one of several recent conclusions about climate change that came more sharply into focus in 2020. “It is our best understanding that, if we bring down CO2 to net zero, the warming will level off. The climate will stabilize within a decade or two,” he said. “There will be very little to no additional warming. Our best estimate is zero.”
The world’s richest person made the single largest charitable contribution in 2020, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy. The $10 billion gift by Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and CEO, is intended to help fight climate change.
South Korea recorded more deaths than births in 2020 for the first time ever, prompting calls for action to revive the country's falling fertility rate.
Canada's highest paid CEOs to earn more than an average worker's yearly salary before noon today, think tank says. Report from Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says top-ranked CEO's will earn more than $53,482 by just after 11 AM today.
House introduces gender-neutral language in new rules for Congress.
A monkey that lives on the edge of an extinct volcano, an amphibian that breathes through its skin and an armored slug are among the 503 new species named by London's Natural History Museum this past year.
Giant vagina sculpture fuels culture wars in Brazil. Artist Juliana Notari said the sculpture questioned the relationship between nature and culture in a "phallocentric and anthropocentric society." The artwork triggered a hot debate on social media, with more than 25,000 people commenting on Notari’s Facebook post — both supporters and critics.
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