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5:00 PM ET, December 5, 2020

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Washington Post:
Trump calls Georgia governor to pressure him for help overturning Biden's win in the state  —  President Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Saturday morning to urge him to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state and asked the governor …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Final Days of Rage and Denial  —  The last act of the Trump presidency has taken on the stormy elements of a drama more common to history or literature than a modern White House.  —  WASHINGTON — Over the past week, President Trump posted or reposted more than 130 messages …
Washington Post:
Just 27 congressional Republicans acknowledge Biden's win, Washington Post survey finds  —  Just 27 congressional Republicans acknowledge Joe Biden's win over President Trump a month after the former vice president's clear victory of more than 7 million votes nationally and a convincing electoral-vote margin …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Faith shaken in system, Trump's Georgia supporters consider skipping U.S. Senate runoffs  —  Aimee Nobile is a former Democrat who “saw the light” and became a die-hard Donald Trump supporter.  She attends conservative rallies, promotes Republican causes to friends, blows up Joe Biden and other Democrats on social media.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Why Kemp won't attend Trump's Georgia rally on Saturday  —  Gov. Brian Kemp's office said Saturday he won't appear at President Donald Trump's rally in Valdosta following the death of a young aide he considered a member of his family.The governor's office said the Republican would not attend …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Attacks on Georgia Take a Toll on Brian Kemp  —  Perceptions of Sens. Loeffler, Perdue have been largely immune from the disarray  — Gov. Kemp's approval rating fell from 86% to 77% among Georgia Republicans since Election Day, and from 52% to 46% among voters overall.
Maya King / Politico:
How Georgia's Senate race pits the Old South against the New South
Associated Press:
Biden officially secures enough electors to become president
Discussion: The Hill, HotAir and Bloomberg
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The size of Joe Biden's victory matters. And it is huge.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Violet Ikonomova / Deadline Detroit:
Giuliani's Michigan Witness Mellissa Carone Harassed, Sent Sex Videos To Boyfriend's Ex  —  Two years before she'd become the breakout star of the clown show Rudy Giuliani brought to Lansing this week, Mellissa Carone was sending her then-boyfriend's ex-wife graphic videos of the two of them having sex.
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Rudy Giuliani's ‘Voter Fraud’ Witness Accused Of Framing Woman For Stealing Sex Videos  —  Mellissa Carone, aka Mellissa Wright, was until recently on probation after reaching a plea deal in a case in which she made false allegations.  —  A Donald Trump supporter who gave bizarre …
Discussion: The Gaily Grind
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
'We've lost our moral authority': Kinzinger unwilling to back off Trump  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger is sticking around next Congress — and the Illinois Republican isn't done sticking it to Donald Trump.  —  Kinzinger, fresh off a re-election victory in his conservative district nestled between Chicago …
Discussion: The Hill
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:   GOP Rep. Kinzinger wages a lonely fight against Trump's falsehoods and right-wing disinformation
CNN:
New combative Ivanka Trump sparks questions about her future  —  (CNN)A more combative Ivanka Trump has emerged with little more than one month left in her role as adviser to President Donald Trump, as the first daughter makes a conscious effort to publicly push back on her critics.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Report Points to Microwave ‘Attack’ as Likely Source of Mystery Illnesses That Hit Diplomats and Spies  —  A government-commissioned report provides the most definitive explanation yet for “Havana syndrome,” which struck scores of American employees, first in Cuba and then in China, Russia and other countries.
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NBC News:
‘Havana Syndrome’ likely caused by microwave energy, government study finds  —  The mysterious neurological symptoms experienced by American diplomats in China and Cuba are consistent with the effects of directed microwave energy, according to a long-awaited report by the National Academies …
Griff Witte / Washington Post:
New Mexico shut down nearly everything to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed by covid.  It wasn't enough.  —  The governor had been sounding the alarm for more than a month.  But by mid-November, it was clear to Michelle Lujan Grisham that she would need to take extreme measures to head off the …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Atlantic
Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review:
We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google.  Here's what it says  —  The company's star ethics researcher highlighted the risks of large language models, which are key to Google's business.  —  hide  —  On the evening of Wednesday, December 2, Timnit Gebru …
NBC News:
Trump loyalist Kash Patel blocking some Pentagon officials from helping Biden transition  —  WASHINGTON — A Trump loyalist newly appointed as Pentagon chief of staff is controlling the Biden transition's team access to Pentagon officials, even blocking some career officials and experts …
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Washington Post:
Pentagon blocks visits to military spy agencies by Biden transition team
Discussion: Task & Purpose, CNN, The Hill and Raw Story
USA Today:
Arizona Legislature ‘cannot and will not’ overturn election, Republican House speaker says  —  Ryan Randazzo Jen Fifield Andrew OxfordArizona Republic  —  PHOENIX - Republican Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Rusty Bowers said Friday that pleas from some GOP lawmakers to overturn …
Sydney Trent / Washington Post:
CIA psychological profiler who labeled Trump ‘dangerous’ dies of covid-19 at 86  —  As a pioneering psychological profiler for the Central Intelligence Agency and later as a consultant, Jerrold M. Post plumbed the lives, leadership styles and, at times, the mental illness of foreign heads around the globe.
Glenn Greenwald:
After the Deep State Sabotaged His Presidential Bid, Bernie Sanders Mocks Those Who Believe it Exists  —  Also ridiculing “rigged elections” and “fake news” — two other weapons used on him — the Vermont Senator's relationship to the Democratic Party descends from loyal support to abject subservience.
Discussion: Raw Story
Liliana Segura / The Intercept:
Trump Prepares to Kill Brandon Bernard Even as Jurors Say His Life Should Be Spared … On a Saturday morning in November, Gary McClung sat at a picnic table with his wife overlooking a field off the banks of the Duck River in Tennessee.  It was sunny and mild.  Local vendors sold produce under a pavilion.
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Is ‘Natural Immunity’ From Covid Better Than a Vaccine?  —  And if you've already had Covid-19, do you still need a vaccine?  Experts tackle questions about vaccine immunity.  —  On the heels of last month's news of stunning results from Pfizer's and Moderna's experimental Covid-19 vaccines …
Discussion: Observer
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Joe Biden's Balancing Act Filling His Cabinet  —  The president-elect has received generally favorable marks for his picks so far.  But there are increasing calls for more diversity as he fils out the remaining spots.  —  President-elect Joe Biden won with a large coalition.  He had the left.
Discussion: Washington Post
Cade Metz / New York Times:
Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves  —  In one Southern California city, flying drones with artificial intelligence are aiding investigations while presenting new civil rights questions.  —  CHULA VISTA, Calif. — When the Chula Vista police receive a 911 call, they can dispatch a flying drone with the press of button.
Annie Grayer / CNN:
First shipments of coronavirus vaccine will fall short  —  (CNN)State health departments and governors' offices across the country are finally being told by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Operation Warp Speed how many doses of the coronavirus vaccine they will initially …
ABC News:
As lawyers keep pushing Trump election challenges, calls for sanctions mount  —  Some legal experts say attorneys have crossed the line with unsupported claims.  —  Attorney general declares no evidence of widespread voter fraud  —  Despite President Doanld Trump's claims …
Discussion: National Memo
Mattie Kahn / Glamour:
Yamiche Alcindor Wants America to See Its Flaws  —  The morning I talk to Yamiche Alcindor is like most mornings she's had since she started covering Donald Trump in 2017—she had her schedule, her schedule was interrupted.  —  This was several weeks before the election …
CNN:
The US just hit a record 7-day average of new Covid-19 cases.  And the impacts of Thanksgiving will only make things worse, experts warn  —  (CNN)Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are at or near record-high levels nationwide, and officials expect the US will soon bear the full brunt …
Discussion: The Root and KVIA-TV
 
 
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Associated Press:
Judge: Trump administration must take new DACA applications
CNN:
Covid-19 has already exhausted the US. And it's only the start of a dark and deadly winter
Discussion: KVIA-TV
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Prominent New York Priest Is Investigated Over Sexual Assault Accusation
Discussion: New York Post and PinkNews
New York Times:
Flaws in Census Count Imperil Trump Plan to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants
Discussion: NPR
Mark Naymik / WKYC-TV:
Dennis Kucinich files ‘Re-Elect Mayor Kucinich’ paperwork for potential 2021 mayoral bid
Las Vegas DSA:
We celebrate the decisive victory of DSA member, public defender, and District Judge-Elect Erika Ballou, one of seven female public defenders elected as judges in Clark County
David Neiwert / National Memo:
No Longer Standing By: Proud Boys Bring Thug Tactics To Post-Election Rallies
Discussion: Complex
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Clyburn flexes muscle on DNC pick
 Earlier Items: 
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The Times of Israel:
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MSNBC:
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David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
China has lost its confidence
Erin Burnett Out Front / CNN:
Hear what a protest organizer said to a CNN reporter
Angel Au-Yeung / Forbes:
Tony Hsieh's American Tragedy: The Self-Destructive Last Months Of The Zappos Visionary
Discussion: Protocol and New York Post
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
ICE Is Trying To Force BuzzFeed News To Divulge Its Sources