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6:00 PM ET, December 16, 2020

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Dan Diamond / Politico:
‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy, emails reveal  —  A top Trump appointee repeatedly urged top health officials to adopt a “herd immunity” approach to Covid-19 and allow millions of Americans to be infected by the virus, according to internal emails obtained …
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House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis:
Chairman Clyburn Releases Memo With New Evidence Of Political Interference In Pandemic Response
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Axios:
O'Malley Dillon's line that GOP are “f-ckers” worries some Biden aides  —  Some advisers close to President-elect Joe Biden are frustrated over a Glamour magazine interview in which incoming White House deputy chief of staff Jen O'Malley Dillon referred to Republicans on Capitol Hill as “f*ckers.”
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists, it's time for a cold-turkey breakup with Trump  —  Long before he glided down that golden escalator at Trump Tower in 2015 to announce his presidential candidacy, Donald Trump was an object of media fascination.  He could never actually become president, of course …
Discussion: Forbes and Raw Story
Richard Fowler / Fox News:
Trump's defeat is now final, bringing a disastrous presidency to a welcome end  —  Biden's victory was not the result of fraud, as Trump falsely claims  —  Biden calls for unity, blasts Trump after Electoral College vote  —  The former reality TV performer who is now president …
Keith Griffith / Associated Press:
MAGA turns on Mitch: Trump allies including Michael Flynn slam the GOP Senate majority leader for ‘caving to the mob and China’ for recognizing Biden as president-elect
Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
Ron Johnson says he regrets ‘rancorous’ nature of committee investigations
Emily McCullar / Texas Monthly:
Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some $#!  +  —  They know what you did this summer.  —  NOTES  —  The wedding photographer had already spent an hour or two inside with the unmasked wedding party when one of the bridesmaids approached her.  The woman thanked her for still showing up …
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NBC News:
White House counsel's office warned Trump not to fire Chris Wray  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has come so close to firing FBI Director Christopher Wray in recent months that the White House counsel's office has warned him not to do so because it could put him in potential legal jeopardy …
Bloomberg:
Trump Advised Against Firing Wray Out of Concern for Replacement
Discussion: Washington Post
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
When diversity came to America's political leadership  —  President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg to serve as the head of the Transportation Department in his administration.  —  Normally, such an announcement would be at best rote or …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and ABC News
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New York Times:
People Thought Covid-19 Was Relatively Harmless for Younger Adults.  They Were Wrong.  —  New research shows that July may have been the deadliest month for young adults in modern American history.  —  Dr. Faust is a doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine.
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Pompeo cancels final holiday party after he comes into contact with coronavirus  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled his final major holiday party of the year Wednesday after his exposure to a person who tested positive for the coronavirus forced him into quarantine, according to two officials familiar with the situation.
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Hundreds of invitees skip Mike Pompeo's indoor holiday party at State Department
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
QAnon Supporters Vow to Leave GOP After Mitch McConnell Accepts Election Result  —  Supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory have unsurprisingly turned their backs on Mitch McConnell after he finally congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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Axios:
Mitch McConnell is outmuscling Trump as the dominant GOP powerbroker on Capitol Hill
Sun-Sentinel:
A mysterious gap in COVID-19 deaths appeared in Florida before the presidential election  —  An astonishing pattern has emerged in Florida's COVID death tally — one that suggests the state manipulated a backlog of unrecorded fatalities, presenting more favorable death counts in the days leading up to the 2020 presidential election.
Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
AOC: Nancy Pelosi Needs to Go, but There's Nobody to Replace Her Yet … Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes the Democratic Party needs new leadership, telling The Intercept in an interview that it's time for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to go.
Agence France-Presse:
Trump's Twitter account was hacked, Dutch ministry confirms  —  Public prosecutor states Victor Gevers did access US president's site but as ethical hacker faces no charges  —  Dutch prosecutors have confirmed that Donald Trump's Twitter account was hacked in October despite denials …
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Alex Ward / Vox:   Dutch prosecutors say Trump's Twitter account was hacked by guessing his password: maga2020!
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Most American Religion  —  Image above: The Oquirrh Mountain Temple sits about 20 miles south of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, where the Church is based.  —  This article was published online on December 16, 2020.  —  To meet with the prophet during a plague, certain protocols must be followed.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Kenyan National Indicted for Conspiring to Hijack Aircraft on Behalf of the Al Qaeda-Affiliated Terrorist Organization Al Shabaab  —  Cholo Abdi Abdullah Obtained Pilot Training and Researched How to Hijack Aircraft in Order to Conduct a 9/11-Style Attack at the Direction of al Shabaab
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NBC New York:
Terror Plotter Took Flight Training to Prepare for 9/11-Style Attack, Feds Say
Discussion: Jihad Watch and UPI
The Daily Beast:
Value of Loeffler's Mansion Dropped $6M Overnight—and Nobody Can Explain Why  —  The estate went from a $10.5 million appraisal to $4.1 million, resulting in a much lower tax bill for the senator and her husband.  —  When Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher …
Craig Stirling / Bloomberg:
Fifty Years of Tax Cuts for Rich Didn't Trickle Down, Study Says  — Paper looks at fiscal policies in 18 countries over 50 years  — Governments shouldn't worry about taxes on rich, author says  —  Tax cuts for rich people breed inequality without providing much of a boon to anyone else …
Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
John O. Brennan on UFOs  —  I thought I would give this segment its own post, again here is the audio, video, and transcript of my Conversation with John O. Brennan, head of the CIA for four years under President Obama:  —  BRENNAN: I've seen some of those videos from Navy pilots …
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
North Carolina GOP lawmaker urges Trump to suspend civil liberties to keep power: ‘Invoke the Insurrection Act’  —  On Facebook, North Carolina state Sen. Bob Steinburg (R) paraphrased a conservative commentator to make a radical suggestion: President Trump should declare a national emergency …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Senator Jon Tester on Democrats and Rural Voters: ‘Our Message Is Really, Really Flawed’  —  Mr. Tester, a Montana farmer, said in an interview that Democrats had failed to connect with much of the country: “You cannot have Chuck Schumer talking rural issues to rural people.”
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
We're Never Going Back to the 1950s  —  Twenty years ago, the sociologist Robert Putnam in Bowling Alone used the decline of bowling leagues since the middle of the 20th century to symbolize America's declining social engagement.  This year, he published a sequel of sorts, The Upswing …
Washington Post:
Congressional leaders add stimulus checks to $900 billion relief package as they near deal  —  New direct payments will likely be included, but leaders are scrapping aid to states and cities as well as liability protections for companies as they try to finish negotiations.
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Rules eased for water from showerheads, a Trump pet peeve  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has relaxed a regulation restricting water flow from showerheads, a pet peeve of President Donald Trump, who complained that he wanted more water to make his hair “perfect.”
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Joe Biden Is Unhappy About the Day One Agenda  —  But those are the breaks when you're president; people will want you to exercise your power for the general good.  —  President-elect Biden speaks after the Electoral College vote, December 14, 2020, at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware.
Ben Lindbergh / The Ringer:
MLB Is Finally Recognizing the Negro Leagues as the Major Leagues They Always Were  —  Negro League statistics from 1920 to 1948 will now be officially classified as “major league,” marking a long-overdue acknowledgment of the accomplishments of players who didn't have the opportunity to play in the American or National Leagues
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Spy Chief Stirs Dispute Over China Election-Meddling Views  — Disagreement is over the extent of interference by China  — Ratcliffe may withhold certification of a report to Congress  —  President Donald Trump's spy chief is considering holding up a report to Congress …
Christian Middleton / Mississippi Free Press:
UM Fires History Professor Who Criticizes ‘Powerful, Racist Donors’ and ‘Carceral State’  —  During a period of what University of Mississippi faculty are calling a time of increasing paranoia, the university is set to terminate a celebrated professor of history.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Georgia Senate Runoffs Fueled Mostly by Out-of-State Donors
Discussion: Political Wire
James Hookway / Wall Street Journal:
Paris Is Fined for Breaking France's Gender Rules—by Hiring Too Many Women
Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
Saudi prosecutor seeks maximum jail sentence for women's rights activist
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Big six veterans groups ask Trump to fire VA Secretary Wilkie immediately
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Lauren Book considering statewide bid in 2022
Discussion: Florida Politics
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James Verini / New York Times:
He Wanted to Count Every Vote in Philadelphia. His Party Had Other Ideas.
Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
America's biggest companies are flourishing during the pandemic and putting thousands of people out of work
Discussion: Raw Story
Suzanne Venker / Washington Examiner:
Traditional marriage roles make for much better sex
New York Times:
From Voter Fraud to Vaccine Lies: Misinformation Peddlers Shift Gears