Thanksgiving is Awesome  —  In reply to the haters.  Happy holiday, everyone  —  Thanksgiving Day is here, and as is the fashion, it's taking a beating.  “What is Thanksgiving to Indigenous People?  ‘A Day of Mourning,’” writes the onetime daily Bible of American mass culture, USA Today.

QAnon's ‘Queen of Canada’ Calls for Followers to ‘Kill’ People Vaccinating Children  —  QAnon influencer Romana Didulo told her 70,000 followers that “duck-hunting season is open” and by ducks she means healthcare workers, politicians, and journalists.  —  Mack Lamoureux  —  TORONTO, CA

Georgia prosecutor booked into jail for mishandling Ahmaud Arbery case  —  The former prosecutor charged with misconduct in the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked into a Georgia jail the same day three men were convicted of murdering the Black jogger.  —  Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit district …

POLITICO Playbook: A Dave Chappelle Thanksgiving special  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  READ OF THE DAY — WaPo's account of our own Meridith McGraw's retelling via Twitter of one dead turkey's journey on a Southwest flight from DCA to Austin: through scanning at TSA, into an overhead bin and …

It Wasn't a Hoax  —  If Donald Trump had been supported only by people who affirmatively liked him, his attack on American democracy would never have gotten as far as it did.  —  Instead, at almost every turn, Trump was helped by people who had little liking for him as a human being or politician …

Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with massive shortage ... of maple syrup  —  While high gas prices have pushed President Biden to tap into the US's strategic oil reserves, America's neighbor to the north is also dealing with a shortage of another so-called “liquid gold”.

Biden visits Coast Guard on Thanksgiving  —  President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the Coast Guard Brant Station on Nantucket Thursday, thanking the service members for their service and sacrifice.  The Bidens are spending Thanksgiving on the Massachusetts island as part of their annual family tradition.

Hungary warns of US interference in bid to oust premier Viktor Orban  —  Ruling Fidesz party vows to counteract moves such as use of sanctions against individuals before next year's election  —  Hungary's government on Thursday said it expected the US to try to interfere in elections next year …

Fighting the Inflation Profiteers  —  Companies are raising prices well above increases in their costs.  The only antidote is to finally take action against corporate power.  —  President Biden delivering remarks on the economy on Tuesday  —  In a time of high inflation …

Anti-vax Wayne County Republican is in ICU with COVID-19  — William Hartman, then-Vice Chairman of the Wayne Board of Canvassers, has been in the hospital with COVID-19.  —  A Trump-adoring Wayne County Republican who spread misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccine has been hospitalized …