thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-23--CNN's Brianna Keilar Smokes Trump Legal Team On Its 'Scapegoat,' Sidney Powell

CNN ’ s Brianna Keilar let loose Monday on Donald Trump ’ s legal team and its efforts to distance itself from lawyer Sidney Powell , saying she finds it hard to believe the president would lose patience with a conspiracy theorist who was helping his campaign .
“ It ’ s unclear why she was ejected from Planet Trump ’ s orbit , but reports indicate that she was getting too fringe , which is odd , because that doesn ’ t differentiate her from the rest of the Trump election legal team , it makes her fit right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The idea that the president is losing patience with a conspiracy theorist is like the president growing tired of watching cable news .
It ’ s simply not believable.
” Trump ’ s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and campaign legal adviser Jenna Ellis released a joint statement on Sunday disavowing the Trump legal team ’ s association with Powell — who had appeared front and center at a press conference with both of them just days earlier to launch a series of elaborate , unfounded claims about a massive electoral fraud conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hugo Chávez and others .
On Saturday , Powell further escalated her theories , baselessly accusing Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp , a Republican and Trump supporter , of electoral crimes after he helped certify President-elect Joe Biden ’ s victory in the state .
Both Ellis and Trump himself had previously identified Powell as a member of the Trump legal team , and the Republican National Committee had amplified some of her false comments on its Twitter account .
With attempts to overturn the election coming up empty , Trump 's legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own .
`` There must be a scapegoat , '' says @ brikeilarcnn in her # RollTheTape , adding `` that is Sidney Powell , sacrificed for an effort ... melting faster than Rudy Giuliani 's hair . ''
pic.twitter.com/UN0tWRwklJ — CNN Newsroom ( @ CNNnewsroom ) November 23 , 2020 Keilar questioned how Powell is any different from Giuliani and Ellis , both of whom have made similarly outlandish comments amid the team ’ s flailing efforts to overturn the results of the election in the courts .
Giuliani , in particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scandal in recent weeks .
“ Why Sidney Powell and not Rudy Giuliani ?
Guiliani , who couldn ’ t answer basic legal questions in federal court ; his performance a mockery by any objective court observer , ” Keilar asked .
“ Rudy Giuliani , who is under active investigation by the FBI , who unwittingly took a role in “ Borat 2.
” A horizontal role , by the way .
And who once held a recent news conference at a landscaping company that was next to a sex shop.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely that Powell was “ simply the fall guy for a president who likes to win.
” In a reference to Giuliani ’ s baffling hair mishap at a press briefing last week , Keilar concluded : “ Trump ’ s election legal team and their allies have lost more than 30 court cases at this point .
So there must be a scapegoat .
And that is Sidney Powell , sacrificed for an effort to overturn the election that is melting faster than Rudy Giuliani ’ s hair .
”

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CNN’s Brianna Keilar let loose Monday on Donald Trump’s legal team and its efforts to distance itself from lawyer Sidney Powell, saying she finds it hard to believe the president would lose patience with a conspiracy theorist who was helping his campaign.
“It’s unclear why she was ejected from Planet Trump’s orbit, but reports indicate that she was getting too fringe, which is odd, because that doesn’t differentiate her from the rest of the Trump election legal team, it makes her fit right in there,” Keilar said.
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“The idea that the president is losing patience with a conspiracy theorist is like the president growing tired of watching cable news. It’s simply not believable.”
Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and campaign legal adviser Jenna Ellis released a joint statement on Sunday disavowing the Trump legal team’s association with Powell — who had appeared front and center at a press conference with both of them just days earlier to launch a series of elaborate, unfounded claims about a massive electoral fraud conspiracy involving George Soros, deceased Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez and others.
On Saturday, Powell further escalated her theories, baselessly accusing Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican and Trump supporter, of electoral crimes after he helped certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
Both Ellis and Trump himself had previously identified Powell as a member of the Trump legal team, and the Republican National Committee had amplified some of her false comments on its Twitter account.
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With attempts to overturn the election coming up empty, Trump's legal team has turned on one of its own.
"There must be a scapegoat," says @brikeilarcnn in her #RollTheTape, adding "that is Sidney Powell, sacrificed for an effort... melting faster than Rudy Giuliani's hair." pic.twitter.com/UN0tWRwklJ — CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) November 23, 2020
Keilar questioned how Powell is any different from Giuliani and Ellis, both of whom have made similarly outlandish comments amid the team’s flailing efforts to overturn the results of the election in the courts. Giuliani, in particular, has been plagued by scandal after scandal in recent weeks.
“Why Sidney Powell and not Rudy Giuliani? Guiliani, who couldn’t answer basic legal questions in federal court; his performance a mockery by any objective court observer,” Keilar asked. “Rudy Giuliani, who is under active investigation by the FBI, who unwittingly took a role in “Borat 2.” A horizontal role, by the way. And who once held a recent news conference at a landscaping company that was next to a sex shop.”
The CNN anchor said it seemed more likely that Powell was “simply the fall guy for a president who likes to win.”
In a reference to Giuliani’s baffling hair mishap at a press briefing last week, Keilar concluded: “Trump’s election legal team and their allies have lost more than 30 court cases at this point. So there must be a scapegoat. And that is Sidney Powell, sacrificed for an effort to overturn the election that is melting faster than Rudy Giuliani’s hair.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-23--Wisconsin Lawyer For Trump Campaign Takes Action To Throw Out Own Ballot: Report

In a surreal twist , the lawyer leading Donald Trump ’ s Wisconsin election battle is seeking to throw out thousands of “ illegal ” votes , including his wife ’ s and his own , the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported .
Attorney Jim Troupis , a former Dane County judge , voted early and in person , which is one of a number of classes of votes Troupis and the Trump campaign have argued is illegal .
Both his name and his wife ’ s were on a list of voters whose ballots Troupis wants to be tossed out in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dane County Board of Canvassers , according to records obtained by the Journal-Sentinel .
“ I ’ m sure I ’ m on that list , ” Troupis told the newspaper .
He refused to say why he voted the way he did if he was convinced it was illegal .
Trump demanded a recount in the state ’ s two most heavily Democratic counties : Dane , which includes Madison , and Milwaukee County .
The recount began Friday and will end sometime after the Thanksgiving holiday , according to officials .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a recount in 2016 when Trump won the state by some 23,000 votes .
Joe Biden won Wisconsin by 20,600 votes .
The recount has so far turned up few changes in the vote total , The Associated Press reported .
All votes Troupis challenged are being recounted .
But his exhibits are expected to be used in a legal challenge , the Journal noted .
Diane Welsh , an attorney for Biden ’ s campaign , objected to the exhibits filings in the middle of a recount .
“ This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a recount , ” she said .
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out Trump ’ s bid to block votes on Monday .
That followed a scathing ruling Saturday from a federal judge who lashed the Trump campaign ’ s “ strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations ” seeking to overturn results in the state .
Michigan certified its votes , which backed Biden , on Monday , despite pressure from Trump to hold off while he pushed the state legislature to use electors to decide the race regardless of @ @ @ @

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In a surreal twist, the lawyer leading Donald Trump’s Wisconsin election battle is seeking to throw out thousands of “illegal” votes, including his wife’s and his own, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported.
Attorney Jim Troupis, a former Dane County judge, voted early and in person, which is one of a number of classes of votes Troupis and the Trump campaign have argued is illegal.
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Both his name and his wife’s were on a list of voters whose ballots Troupis wants to be tossed out in an exhibit he submitted Sunday to the Dane County Board of Canvassers, according to records obtained by the Journal-Sentinel.
“I’m sure I’m on that list,” Troupis told the newspaper. He refused to say why he voted the way he did if he was convinced it was illegal.
Trump demanded a recount in the state’s two most heavily Democratic counties: Dane, which includes Madison, and Milwaukee County. The recount began Friday and will end sometime after the Thanksgiving holiday, according to officials. In-person early ballots were tabulated as part of a recount in 2016 when Trump won the state by some 23,000 votes.
Joe Biden won Wisconsin by 20,600 votes. The recount has so far turned up few changes in the vote total, The Associated Press reported.
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All votes Troupis challenged are being recounted. But his exhibits are expected to be used in a legal challenge, the Journal noted.
Diane Welsh, an attorney for Biden’s campaign, objected to the exhibits filings in the middle of a recount. “This is not a litigation prep session; this is a recount,” she said.
The Trump campaign’s legal challenges to the presidential election results have failed to make any headway.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out Trump’s bid to block votes on Monday. That followed a scathing ruling Saturday from a federal judge who lashed the Trump campaign’s “strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations” seeking to overturn results in the state.
Michigan certified its votes, which backed Biden, on Monday, despite pressure from Trump to hold off while he pushed the state legislature to use electors to decide the race regardless of voters’ wishes.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-23--Sarah McBride Shuts Down Transphobic Question In Just Three Words

Delaware state Senator-elect Sarah McBride shared an exchange on Monday from her DMs that asked , “ I am confused , are you a boy or a girl ?
” McBride , a Democrat whose recent election victory means she ’ s set to become the highest-ranking transgender official in U.S. history , clarified : “ I ’ m a senator.
” The 30-year-old said earlier this month that she hopes her win will send a reassuring message to young LGBTQ Americans that they are represented and can aspire to public office , too .
“ I know how much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me to see this news , ” she told Reuters .
“ A healthy democracy includes a diverse government and we can ’ t craft solutions for a diverse community if the full diversity is not reflected at the table.
” But she didn ’ t run to be “ the transgender state senator , ” she told The Daily Beast in September .
“ I ’ m running to be a state senator who was born and raised in this district , a state senator who is a caregiver , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day to ensure more Delawareans get the health care they need and are supported in the challenges and crises they face with meaningful policies , ” she said .
Prior to her election , McBride was a longtime LGBTQ activist and gained prominence in 2016 when she was the first openly trans person to speak at the Democratic National Convention .

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Delaware state Senator-elect Sarah McBride shared an exchange on Monday from her DMs that asked, “I am confused, are you a boy or a girl?”
McBride, a Democrat whose recent election victory means she’s set to become the highest-ranking transgender official in U.S. history, clarified: “I’m a senator.”
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Hope that clears things up. pic.twitter.com/6JjBjG4QAO — Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 23, 2020
The 30-year-old said earlier this month that she hopes her win will send a reassuring message to young LGBTQ Americans that they are represented and can aspire to public office, too.
“I know how much of a difference it would have made to me to see this news,” she told Reuters.
“A healthy democracy includes a diverse government and we can’t craft solutions for a diverse community if the full diversity is not reflected at the table.”
But she didn’t run to be “the transgender state senator,” she told The Daily Beast in September.
“I’m running to be a state senator who was born and raised in this district, a state senator who is a caregiver, a state senator who is working every single day to ensure more Delawareans get the health care they need and are supported in the challenges and crises they face with meaningful policies,” she said.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-23--If You Left A Monolith In A Remote Utah Canyon, Authorities Would Like A Word

While on a mission to count bighorn sheep last Wednesday , Wildlife Resources officers aboard a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter spotted a curious sight : a steely , triangular 10- to 12-foot-tall monolith , firmly planted at the bottom of an isolated sandstone gulch .
“ During the counts we came across this , in the middle of nowhere , buried deep in the rock , ” the department wrote in a caption accompanying the photo on Instagram .
“ Inquiring minds want to know , what the heck is it ?
Anyone ?
” Utah Division of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the southeast corner of the state on Nov. 18 .
Officials with the Utah Department of Public Safety investigate the monolith they found .
“ One of the biologists is the one who spotted it and we just happened to fly directly over the top of it , ” pilot Bret Hutchings told KSLTV .
“ He was like , ‘ Whoa , whoa , whoa , turn around , turn around !
’ And I was like , ‘ what.
’ And he ’ s like , ‘ There ’ s this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got to go look at it !
’ ” Hutchings speculated it might be some sort of way-finding device for NASA , but ultimately conceded it ’ s more likely an art project than something with a deliberate scientific purpose .
The monolith was discovered while officers were counting bighorn sheep from a helicopter .
The @ UtahDPS helicopter was assisting the @ UtahDWR in counting bighorn sheep in remote southern Utah Wednesday when the crew encountered something entirely 'out of this world ' ... @ KSL5TV # KSLTV # Utah Photojournalist : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AndrewAdamsKSL ) November 21 , 2020 Hutchings declined to share the monolith ’ s exact location , fearing someone might endanger themselves while trying to reach it .
The installation seems to have been ripped straight from a scene in Stanley Kubrick ’ s 1968 film “ 2001 : A Space Odyssey , ” in which a group of ape-men encounter a similar monolith for the first time : Neither the Bureau of Land Management nor the United States Geological Survey immediately responded to a request for comment Monday regarding the monolith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s an art project , questionable legality .

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It definitely wasn’t planted in a remote Utah canyon by aliens.
Probably.
After all, this is 2020 we’re talking about.
While on a mission to count bighorn sheep last Wednesday, Wildlife Resources officers aboard a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter spotted a curious sight: a steely, triangular 10- to 12-foot-tall monolith, firmly planted at the bottom of an isolated sandstone gulch.
“During the counts we came across this, in the middle of nowhere, buried deep in the rock,” the department wrote in a caption accompanying the photo on Instagram. “Inquiring minds want to know, what the heck is it? Anyone?”
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officers spotted this monolith in the southeast corner of the state on Nov. 18. Utah Highway Patrol
Officials with the Utah Department of Public Safety investigate the monolith they found. Utah Department of Public Safety
“One of the biologists is the one who spotted it and we just happened to fly directly over the top of it,” pilot Bret Hutchings told KSLTV.
“He was like, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, turn around, turn around!’ And I was like, ‘what.’ And he’s like, ‘There’s this thing back there ― we’ve got to go look at it!’”
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Hutchings speculated it might be some sort of way-finding device for NASA, but ultimately conceded it’s more likely an art project than something with a deliberate scientific purpose.
The monolith was discovered while officers were counting bighorn sheep from a helicopter. Utah Department of Public Safety
The @UtahDPS helicopter was assisting the @UtahDWR in counting bighorn sheep in remote southern Utah Wednesday when the crew encountered something entirely 'out of this world'...@KSL5TV #KSLTV #Utah
Photojournalist: @Photog_Steve5 pic.twitter.com/f8P0fayDIS — Andrew Adams (@AndrewAdamsKSL) November 21, 2020
Hutchings declined to share the monolith’s exact location, fearing someone might endanger themselves while trying to reach it.
The installation seems to have been ripped straight from a scene in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” in which a group of ape-men encounter a similar monolith for the first time:
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-23--Ohio Man Buys $7 Beer, Leaves $3,000 Tip

CLEVELAND ( AP ) — A customer left a $ 3,000 tip for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
The man walked in Sunday , ordered the beer and asked for the @ @ @ @ @ $ 7.02 , Nighttown owner Brendan Ring wrote on Facebook .
Ring said the man @ @ @ @ @ him to share the tip with the four employees who were working brunch service .
@ @ @ @ @ , Ring wrote , he looked down at the tip and “ realized he left @ @ @ @ @ “ I ran after him and he said no mistake we will see you when @ @ @ @ @ said he would not post the customer 's name because he thinks the man would @ @ @ @ @ owner said he and his serving staff were “ humbly grateful for this incredibly kind @ @ @ @ @

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CLEVELAND (AP) — A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The man walked in Sunday, ordered the beer and asked for the check, which came to $7.02, Nighttown owner Brendan Ring wrote on Facebook.
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Ring said the man wished him well and told him to share the tip with the four employees who were working brunch service.
As the man walked out, Ring wrote, he looked down at the tip and “realized he left a whopping $3,000.”
“I ran after him and he said no mistake we will see you when you reopen!”
Ring said he would not post the customer's name because he thinks the man wouldn't want that.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Americans, Cancel Thanksgiving Plans To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19. Love, Canada.

Canadians have a clear message for our southern neighbours ahead of American Thanksgiving celebrations this week : stay home and stay safe .
As Canada continues to weather its worst surge in COVID-19 cases six weeks after Canadian Thanksgiving , many here are warning that our southern neighbors could see an even bigger and more devastating spike following their annual gathering for turkey and gratitudes .
We know , because we ’ ve already gone through it .
One of the oddities of North American calendar scheduling is the dichotomy between so-called Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving .
The two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month apart — the former in the second week in October and the latter is mid-to-late November .
Please , please , please do n't do this .
That means in the year 2020 , hindsight is literally 20-20 when it comes to Canadians and the risk of getting together for the holidays .
COVID-19 cases have spiked across Canada in the past month since Thanksgiving and Halloween .
On Oct. 12 , Canada had over 185,000 COVID-19 cases .
Only six weeks later , that number has nearly doubled , with experts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gatherings like Thanksgiving dinners .
Canadians and Americans alike are saying the surge is proof that nothing is worth the risk .
FYI Our surge here in Canada is traced back to our Thanksgiving in October .
Toronto and Peel Region is back in lock down Not worth it folks !
— Dood ( @ DDstermann ) November 21 , 2020 In mask wearing Canada we had a huge jump after Thanksgiving .
It was nothing like this .
Throw in Xmas 2 incubation periods after and that is very worrisome .
Stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) November 21 , 2020 If that 's not enough Canada is having a very serious second wave .
Numbers were slowly rising in Sept. Canadian Thanksgiving changed that .
Provinces that had almost no cases are now hot spots .
— PSBlaw ( @ BregmanPs ) November 21 , 2020 My area went from around 100 cases a day to over 700 as a direct result of our thanksgiving and Halloween .
The US is way more into Thanksgiving than Canada .
All those assessing the risk is worth it , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
— Liz ( @ MizLzie ) November 22 , 2020 “ Even without the data from Canada , this is a warning .
We have reason to worry about Thanksgiving in the U.S. just on the principles of it , ” Nuzzo said .
Thanksgiving dinners are particularly risky when it comes to spreading COVID-19 , as they often involve family members traveling from different areas to mingle and share food and drinks in close proximity indoors .
Canadians who did stay home for turkey day are assuring Americans that a smaller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world — you can still eat pumpkin pie with just your household .
FYI , for all my American friends .
All the Canadians I know already skipped gathering for Thanksgiving 6 weeks ago and it was fine .
You can do it .
You can still eat pie .
— Kalli Anderson ( @ kallipearl ) November 23 , 2020 For my friends in the USA lamenting a Zoom # Thanksgiving this year with your family : Look on the bright side .
When you eat too much , you wo n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pants you 're not wearing .
— Meanwhile in Canada ( @ MeanwhileinCana ) November 23 , 2020 For our thanksgiving here in Canada was just me and my 30 year old son that lives with me .
We got a chicken and did the regular turkey trimmings/sides .
Talked with my family who were doing the same .
Christmas who knows what .
— Laura Gubbe ( @ gubbe_gubbe ) November 22 , 2020 We already celebrated Thanksgiving here in Canada and our numbers are not as high as yours .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ home for Christmas as well .
It is the gift we can all give to our loved ones .
Not rolling the dice with their lives — Mama South ( @ MamaSouth ) November 23 , 2020

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Canadians have a clear message for our southern neighbours ahead of American Thanksgiving celebrations this week: stay home and stay safe.
As Canada continues to weather its worst surge in COVID-19 cases six weeks after Canadian Thanksgiving, many here are warning that our southern neighbors could see an even bigger and more devastating spike following their annual gathering for turkey and gratitudes.
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We know, because we’ve already gone through it. One of the oddities of North American calendar scheduling is the dichotomy between so-called Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving. The two events are usually celebrated more than a month apart — the former in the second week in October and the latter is mid-to-late November.
Please, please, please don't do this. Deagreez via Getty Images
That means in the year 2020, hindsight is literally 20-20 when it comes to Canadians and the risk of getting together for the holidays.
COVID-19 cases have spiked across Canada in the past month since Thanksgiving and Halloween. On Oct. 12, Canada had over 185,000 COVID-19 cases. Only six weeks later, that number has nearly doubled, with experts attributed much of the surge to personal gatherings like Thanksgiving dinners.
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Canadians and Americans alike are saying the surge is proof that nothing is worth the risk.
Our surge here in Canada is traced back yo our Thanksgiving in October.
Not worth it folks! — Dood (@DDstermann) November 21, 2020
hello america this is what happened with canadian thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/iZd1Bok4j0 — patrick (@patwmurray) November 15, 2020
FYI
Our surge here in Canada is traced back to our Thanksgiving in October. Toronto and Peel Region is back in lock down
Not worth it folks! — Dood (@DDstermann) November 21, 2020
In mask wearing Canada we had a huge jump after Thanksgiving. It was nothing like this. Throw in Xmas 2 incubation periods after and that is very worrisome. Stay safe. — jaksy (@Blergy1) November 21, 2020
If that's not enough Canada is having a very serious second wave. Numbers were slowly rising in Sept. Canadian Thanksgiving changed that. Provinces that had almost no cases are now hot spots. — PSBlaw (@BregmanPs) November 21, 2020
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My area went from around 100 cases a day to over 700 as a direct result of our thanksgiving and Halloween.
The US is way more into Thanksgiving than Canada.
All those assessing the risk is worth it, just look at our numbers and rethink that. — Liz (@MizLzie) November 22, 2020
Epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo told CBS News that Canada’s numbers should serve as a warning to Americans.
“Even without the data from Canada, this is a warning. We have reason to worry about Thanksgiving in the U.S. just on the principles of it,” Nuzzo said.
Thanksgiving dinners are particularly risky when it comes to spreading COVID-19, as they often involve family members traveling from different areas to mingle and share food and drinks in close proximity indoors.
Canadians who did stay home for turkey day are assuring Americans that a smaller Thanksgiving is not the end of the world — you can still eat pumpkin pie with just your household.
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FYI, for all my American friends. All the Canadians I know already skipped gathering for Thanksgiving 6 weeks ago and it was fine. You can do it.
You can still eat pie. — Kalli Anderson (@kallipearl) November 23, 2020
Dear America,
We all skipped Thanksgiving in October and it was fine.
Yours truly,
- Canada — Aidan Moher (@adribbleofink) November 23, 2020
For my friends in the USA lamenting a Zoom #Thanksgiving this year with your family: Look on the bright side. When you eat too much, you won't have to undo the top button on the pants you're not wearing. — Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) November 23, 2020
For our thanksgiving here in Canada was just me and my 30 year old son that lives with me. We got a chicken and did the regular turkey trimmings/sides. Talked with my family who were doing the same. Christmas who knows what. — Laura Gubbe (@gubbe_gubbe) November 22, 2020
We already celebrated Thanksgiving here in Canada and our numbers are not as high as yours. We stayed home and will be staying home for Christmas as well. It is the gift we can all give to our loved ones. Not rolling the dice with their lives — Mama South (@MamaSouth) November 23, 2020
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Ultimately in the battle of which country’s Thanksgiving is best, we know what the answer is.
Zoom Thanksgiving > Canadian Thanksgiving > U.S. Thanksgiving — Canadian Forces in 🇺🇸 (@CAFinUS) November 19, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Is It Possible To Get COVID-19 And The Flu At The Same Time?

As the coronavirus pandemic surges to record highs across the country , flu season is off to an unusually slow start .
Usually around mid-November , the flu has a solid footing in the Northern Hemisphere , but right now we ’ re only seeing a handful of scattered influenza outbreaks .
Experts predicted ― and hoped ― this may happen thanks to the measures many are taking to fight COVID-19 .
But this doesn ’ t mean the threat of “ twindemic ” is behind us .
The flu usually doesn ’ t peak until around February , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the virus to gain momentum in the nation and converge with COVID-19 .
As infectious disease experts have warned , a twindemic would put even more pressure on our already distressed health care system .
A substantial portion of the population could get sick with both infections within weeks or months of one another , and some very unlucky people could contract both infections at the same time .
Already , a handful of people in the U.S. , U.K. and China have been co-infected with the coronavirus and influenza .
Though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interact with each other and together affect the body , early evidence suggests those who contract both have a rougher go of it .
How someone could contract both viruses simultaneously The first thing to know about a coronavirus-influenza co-infection is that it ’ s possible because the two viruses bind to different parts of the body .
They aren ’ t competing with each other when it comes to infecting our cells .
Some evidence on influenza co-infections suggests a short window exists in which one viral infection could inhibit a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cells , according to Dean Winslow , an infectious disease specialist with Stanford Health Care .
But that “ window is very short and unpredictable , ” Winslow told HuffPost .
So while some people may bypass a co-infection if the timing is just right , others may not be so lucky .
Winslow said it ’ s also unclear if that protection exists only between influenza strains or if it holds up with other viruses like the coronavirus .
Early data suggests the same is true with COVID-19 .
A study from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had bleaker outcomes .
Those co-infected had a doubled risk of dying compared with patients infected solely with COVID-19 ( and nearly six times greater mortality risk compared with those with neither infection ) .
They were also more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit and require a ventilator .
Researchers in China and Iran have published similar findings .
The immune response may not work on both According to Ogbuagu , there are both general and specific immune responses that a body mounts to fight a viral infection .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be able to help out with other viruses to some degree .
“ What [ the immune system ] throws at one virus doesn ’ t work on the other , so it has to figure out how to do both .
It ’ s very taxing for the immune system to be fighting off two aggressive and severe respiratory illnesses at the same time , ” Heinz said .
Get tested for both illnesses this season Because it ’ d be easy to miss one of the infections or misdiagnose one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critically important to get tested for both .
The treatments for COVID-19 and influenza are very different , and you definitely want to ensure both infections are appropriately treated .
“ Knowing that a person is co-infected and knowing what this does to the overall morbidity and mortality , the whole disease course , you will be more aggressive and more aggressive faster , ” Heinz said .

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As the coronavirus pandemic surges to record highs across the country, flu season is off to an unusually slow start. Usually around mid-November, the flu has a solid footing in the Northern Hemisphere, but right now we’re only seeing a handful of scattered influenza outbreaks. Experts predicted ― and hoped ― this may happen thanks to the measures many are taking to fight COVID-19.
But this doesn’t mean the threat of “twindemic” is behind us. The flu usually doesn’t peak until around February, so there’s still plenty of time for the virus to gain momentum in the nation and converge with COVID-19.
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As infectious disease experts have warned, a twindemic would put even more pressure on our already distressed health care system. A substantial portion of the population could get sick with both infections within weeks or months of one another, and some very unlucky people could contract both infections at the same time.
Already, a handful of people in the U.S., U.K. and China have been co-infected with the coronavirus and influenza. Though data is limited in how the viruses interact with each other and together affect the body, early evidence suggests those who contract both have a rougher go of it.
How someone could contract both viruses simultaneously
The first thing to know about a coronavirus-influenza co-infection is that it’s possible because the two viruses bind to different parts of the body. They aren’t competing with each other when it comes to infecting our cells.
Some evidence on influenza co-infections suggests a short window exists in which one viral infection could inhibit a second viral infection from successfully fusing with our cells, according to Dean Winslow, an infectious disease specialist with Stanford Health Care. But that “window is very short and unpredictable,” Winslow told HuffPost.
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So while some people may bypass a co-infection if the timing is just right, others may not be so lucky. Winslow said it’s also unclear if that protection exists only between influenza strains or if it holds up with other viruses like the coronavirus.
Co-infections often lead to worse outcomes
The general belief is that a COVID-19 and influenza co-infection could be devastating.
Matthew Heinz, an internist treating COVID-19 patients in Tucson, Arizona, said he’s treated numerous patients who’ve had co-infections with the flu and other common coronaviruses in the past.
“They look worse, they sound worse, they take longer to recover,” Heinz told HuffPost.
Early data suggests the same is true with COVID-19. A study from the U.K. found that co-infected people typically had bleaker outcomes. Those co-infected had a doubled risk of dying compared with patients infected solely with COVID-19 (and nearly six times greater mortality risk compared with those with neither infection). They were also more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit and require a ventilator. Researchers in China and Iran have published similar findings.
Influenza can harm the body similarly to COVID-19 — both cause decreased blood oxygen levels, respiratory issues and inflammation.
“Really all strains of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 are potentially very, very lethal infections,” Winslow said. “Having [these] two infections at the same time could potentially make the inflammatory response much worse.”
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The risk is expected to be greater among people more susceptible to each virus — such as older adults and people with underlying health conditions like obesity, cancer and lung disease.
“Those vulnerable groups overlap between both illnesses,” which puts them at an even higher risk, said Onyema Ogbuagu, a Yale Medicine infectious disease doctor.
towfiqu ahamed via Getty Images Even though it's been a quiet flu season so far, experts recommend getting tested for both influenza and COVID-19 and taking the proper precautions.
The immune response may not work on both
According to Ogbuagu, there are both general and specific immune responses that a body mounts to fight a viral infection. In theory, that general immune response may be able to help out with other viruses to some degree.
“Once that’s revved up, it can mitigate the severity of a second co-infection,” Ogbuagu said.
Unfortunately, for some people, that general immune response might not be enough. And the more targeted response, which our immune system specifically produces for each distinct virus, won’t be effective at fighting other pathogens.
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“What [the immune system] throws at one virus doesn’t work on the other, so it has to figure out how to do both. It’s very taxing for the immune system to be fighting off two aggressive and severe respiratory illnesses at the same time,” Heinz said.
Get tested for both illnesses this season
Because it’d be easy to miss one of the infections or misdiagnose one as the other, it’s critically important to get tested for both. The treatments for COVID-19 and influenza are very different, and you definitely want to ensure both infections are appropriately treated.
“Knowing that a person is co-infected and knowing what this does to the overall morbidity and mortality, the whole disease course, you will be more aggressive and more aggressive faster,” Heinz said.
Doctors are still gathering data on co-infections. With flu season just kicking off, researchers suspect co-infections have been underreported. “We just haven’t had enough cases of co-infection to determine if there are better or worse outcomes,” Ogbuagu said.
As we head into the colder months, we’ll see a clearer picture of how co-infections play out in different people. For now, health experts say the best way to prevent both infections is to continue practicing all the recommended pandemic safety precautions.
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“We really need everyone to get a flu shot, and we really need everyone to wear their masks and socially distance and buckle down and stick to it,” Heinz said.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Surgeon General Issues ‘Dire’ COVID-19 Warning As White House Plans Indoor Parties

U.S .
Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Monday cautioned people to “ be smart ” with their Thanksgiving celebrations this year to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus .
Adams also applied his warning to outgoing President Donald Trump ’ s White House , which plans on hosting in-person , indoor holiday parties despite soaring numbers of COVID-19 infections , hospitalizations and deaths nationwide .
“ I want the American people to know that we are at a dire point in our fight with this virus by any measure , ” Adams said on Monday ’ s broadcast of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re seeing more Americans negatively impacted than ever before , ” he continued .
“ I ’ m asking Americans , begging you , hold on just a little bit longer .
Keep Thanksgiving and the celebration small and smart this year.
” When asked if the White House holiday parties could potentially become superspreader events , as the election night party held at the White House is believed to have been , Adams replied in the affirmative .
“ We want everyone to understand that these holiday celebrations can be superspreader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be smart and we want them to be as small as possible , ” Adams said .
“ But again , go to CDC.gov .
Look at those tips for everyone .
These apply to the White House , they apply to the American people , they apply to everyone.
” “ Postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others this year , ” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises on its website .
The White House said its annual Hanukkah reception and Christmas party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with attendees mandated to wear face masks .
But critics have their doubts , given that the president has repeatedly flouted his own government ’ s safety recommendations .
He also held multiple crowded campaign rallies during the 2020 election , where his maskless supporters stood in close quarters despite health experts ’ advice to socially distance .
The invitations have gone out for the holiday receptions at the White House—parties set to be held indoors .
It 's a move that flies in the face of the administration 's own warnings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has more : https : //t.co/OBYNoPYvKz pic.twitter.com/iRB0AyMXT4 — ABC News Politics ( @ ABCPolitics ) November 23 , 2020

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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Monday cautioned people to “be smart” with their Thanksgiving celebrations this year to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Adams also applied his warning to outgoing President Donald Trump’s White House, which plans on hosting in-person, indoor holiday parties despite soaring numbers of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths nationwide.
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“I want the American people to know that we are at a dire point in our fight with this virus by any measure,” Adams said on Monday’s broadcast of “Good Morning America.”
“We’re seeing more Americans negatively impacted than ever before,” he continued. “I’m asking Americans, begging you, hold on just a little bit longer. Keep Thanksgiving and the celebration small and smart this year.”
When asked if the White House holiday parties could potentially become superspreader events, as the election night party held at the White House is believed to have been, Adams replied in the affirmative.
“We want everyone to understand that these holiday celebrations can be superspreader events, so we want them to be smart and we want them to be as small as possible,” Adams said. “But again, go to CDC.gov. Look at those tips for everyone. These apply to the White House, they apply to the American people, they apply to everyone.”
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“Postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others this year,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises on its website.
The White House said its annual Hanukkah reception and Christmas party would only involve a small guest list, with attendees mandated to wear face masks.
But critics have their doubts, given that the president has repeatedly flouted his own government’s safety recommendations. He also held multiple crowded campaign rallies during the 2020 election, where his maskless supporters stood in close quarters despite health experts’ advice to socially distance.
The invitations have gone out for the holiday receptions at the White House—parties set to be held indoors.
It's a move that flies in the face of the administration's own warnings amid rising COVID numbers.@KarenTravers has more: https://t.co/OBYNoPYvKz pic.twitter.com/iRB0AyMXT4 — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 23, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-23--States Impose New Rules, Plead With Public To Stop Spread

State and local officials nationwide are imposing new coronavirus restrictions and pleading with the public in an increasingly desperate attempt to stop the explosive spread of the disease as many Americans resist calls to limit gatherings and travel heading into the holidays .
Nevada Gov .
Steve Sisolak tightened restrictions on casinos , restaurants and private gatherings beginning Tuesday .
In California , where most counties are under a curfew , Los Angeles County officials will prohibit in-person dining for at least three weeks , and a judge on Monday denied a request to temporarily restore indoor service at restaurants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nebraska Gov .
Pete Ricketts warned that he could impose tighter social-distancing restrictions before Thanksgiving if hospitalizations continue to rise .
Around 83,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with COVID-19 , according to the Covid Tracking Project .
Infections have led to a shortage of hospital beds and health care workers , and they threaten non-COVID-19-related surgeries and other care .
Colorado Gov .
Jared Polis on Monday issued an executive order authorizing the state health department to order hospitals and emergency departments to transfer non-virus patients and to cease admitting new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases .
Economists worry that companies laying off workers will reverse the solid job gains since the spring and even push up the unemployment rate again .
In a troublesome sign , the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week for the first time in five weeks .
About 20 million Americans are now receiving some form of unemployment benefits , but about half will lose those benefits when two federal programs expire at the end of the year .
But the message from President-elect Joe Biden to local health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get the economy back on track is to get the virus under control until a vaccine is widely available .
Despite pleas from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to skip Thanksgiving travel and not spend the holiday with people from outside their household , about 1 million people a day packed airports and planes over the weekend .
The crowds are expected to grow .
Even so , health officials are trying everything they can to slow the spread and address an even worse surge that many say is inevitable .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the country in new COVID-19 cases per capita and where the governor only recently began requiring masks in public — health officials are rolling out free rapid COVID-19 testing for teachers , staff and school administrators .
The pilot project is designed to slow the virus ’ spread by identifying and quickly isolating people who may be asymptomatic .
Massachusetts is launching television and digital ads in several languages to encourage residents to wear masks , keep their distance from others and get tested , Gov .
Charlie Baker said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on whether to extend a mask mandate .
New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said he is reopening an emergency COVID-19 field hospital on Staten Island , the first such facility in the state to relaunch since the state partly tamed the pandemic over the summer .
New York state has averaged nearly 5,500 new cases per day over the past seven days .
The temporary hospital cared for 200 patients last spring , when New York City ’ s hospital wards were overwhelmed with seriously ill and dying patients .
Now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might be needed again , as the virus has spread in the borough at a faster rate than in the rest of the city .
Staten Island has averaged 209 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the past seven days — up 86 % from two weeks ago .
North Carolina Gov .
Roy Cooper issued an executive order on Monday that mandates increased mask-wearing , but he did not tighten occupancy limits on businesses .
The Democrat is holding out hope that increased compliance with existing health guidelines will stabilize the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Utah , Republican Gov .
Gary Herbert relaxed restrictions on social gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving weekend .
He said people still must wear masks , but he will not extend his previous two-week order that required people to limit social gatherings to people in their immediate household .

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State and local officials nationwide are imposing new coronavirus restrictions and pleading with the public in an increasingly desperate attempt to stop the explosive spread of the disease as many Americans resist calls to limit gatherings and travel heading into the holidays.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak tightened restrictions on casinos, restaurants and private gatherings beginning Tuesday. In California, where most counties are under a curfew, Los Angeles County officials will prohibit in-person dining for at least three weeks, and a judge on Monday denied a request to temporarily restore indoor service at restaurants and gyms in San Diego County. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts warned that he could impose tighter social-distancing restrictions before Thanksgiving if hospitalizations continue to rise.
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Sisolak, who has avoided tightening mandates throughout the fall because of the potential damage to Nevada’s tourism-based economy, said the trends led to an “inescapable conclusion.”
“We are on a rapid trajectory that threatens to overwhelm our health care system, our front-line health workers and your access to care. So it’s time to act,” said Sisolak, who recently contracted COVID-19.
Around 83,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the Covid Tracking Project. Infections have led to a shortage of hospital beds and health care workers, and they threaten non-COVID-19-related surgeries and other care.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday issued an executive order authorizing the state health department to order hospitals and emergency departments to transfer non-virus patients and to cease admitting new ones to deal with the influx of coronavirus cases.
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In Washington state, elective procedures such as joint and heart valve replacements and some cancer surgeries could be postponed to make room for coronavirus patients, said Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer.
Adding to the stress: Some of the new restrictions are throwing people out of work again.
Economists worry that companies laying off workers will reverse the solid job gains since the spring and even push up the unemployment rate again. In a troublesome sign, the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week for the first time in five weeks.
About 20 million Americans are now receiving some form of unemployment benefits, but about half will lose those benefits when two federal programs expire at the end of the year.
But the message from President-elect Joe Biden to local health officials is that the best way to get the economy back on track is to get the virus under control until a vaccine is widely available.
Despite pleas from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to skip Thanksgiving travel and not spend the holiday with people from outside their household, about 1 million people a day packed airports and planes over the weekend. The crowds are expected to grow.
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Even so, health officials are trying everything they can to slow the spread and address an even worse surge that many say is inevitable.
In North Dakota — which ranks first in the country in new COVID-19 cases per capita and where the governor only recently began requiring masks in public — health officials are rolling out free rapid COVID-19 testing for teachers, staff and school administrators. The pilot project is designed to slow the virus’ spread by identifying and quickly isolating people who may be asymptomatic.
Massachusetts is launching television and digital ads in several languages to encourage residents to wear masks, keep their distance from others and get tested, Gov. Charlie Baker said. The Oklahoma City Council planned to vote Tuesday on whether to extend a mask mandate.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he is reopening an emergency COVID-19 field hospital on Staten Island, the first such facility in the state to relaunch since the state partly tamed the pandemic over the summer. New York state has averaged nearly 5,500 new cases per day over the past seven days.
The temporary hospital cared for 200 patients last spring, when New York City’s hospital wards were overwhelmed with seriously ill and dying patients. Now, Cuomo said, officials are concerned it might be needed again, as the virus has spread in the borough at a faster rate than in the rest of the city. Staten Island has averaged 209 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the past seven days — up 86% from two weeks ago.
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Some governors appeared reluctant to get too strict.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order on Monday that mandates increased mask-wearing, but he did not tighten occupancy limits on businesses. The Democrat is holding out hope that increased compliance with existing health guidelines will stabilize the worsening trends in his state.
In Utah, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert relaxed restrictions on social gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving weekend. He said people still must wear masks, but he will not extend his previous two-week order that required people to limit social gatherings to people in their immediate household.
Still, he recommended smaller gatherings for the holiday.
“You increase the risk when you bring people into your home,” he said during a press briefing. “That’s just the harsh reality.”
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-23--Joe Biden Lights Up The Internet With Just 3 Letters On His New Website

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday shared a tweet showing off a new website for his transition effort .
And his supporters are excited by just three letters in the URL : .gov .
The new site , BuildBackBetter.gov , is one of the first visible signs that the formal transition is now underway , hours after the General Services Administration finally signed off on giving Biden ’ s team access to the resources it needs to begin the process .
The website itself is fairly standard , with information about the incoming administration , its priorities , the transition effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place to submit resumes .
But given that GSA administrator Emily Murphy delayed the transition for weeks as President Donald Trump waged a legal war against the election results , Biden supporters celebrated the new ” .gov ” domain : For those following along , the .com versus .gov domain was actually significant as far as the official start of the peaceful transition of power .
https : //t.co/WQg0GzC4tF — Jon Ostrower ( @ jonostrower ) November 24 , 2020 Within hours .
That 's competence , and it 's been a while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( @ franklinleonard ) November 24 , 2020 Biden is now able to work within the .gov websites as the GSA has begun allowing Biden access to transition resources .
I know a lot of Trumpers think this is 4D chess for Trump to win the election , but in reality tonight is where Trump 's challenges died a long overdue death .
https : //t.co/ro71fGtJ98 — Josh Jordan ( @ NumbersMuncher ) November 24 , 2020

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President-elect Joe Biden on Monday shared a tweet showing off a new website for his transition effort.
And his supporters are excited by just three letters in the URL: .gov.
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The new site, BuildBackBetter.gov, is one of the first visible signs that the formal transition is now underway, hours after the General Services Administration finally signed off on giving Biden’s team access to the resources it needs to begin the process.
The website itself is fairly standard, with information about the incoming administration, its priorities, the transition effort and more.
It also has a place to submit resumes.
But given that GSA administrator Emily Murphy delayed the transition for weeks as President Donald Trump waged a legal war against the election results, Biden supporters celebrated the new ”.gov” domain:
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For those following along, the .com versus .gov domain was actually significant as far as the official start of the peaceful transition of power. https://t.co/WQg0GzC4tF — Jon Ostrower (@jonostrower) November 24, 2020
Within hours.
That's competence, and it's been a while. https://t.co/75T1mOPHqt — Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) November 24, 2020
THE CHILLS I GOT SEEING THAT DOT GOV https://t.co/g3Ggy8qfN5 — Michael Fitzwater (@Mpfitzwater) November 24, 2020
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here we go .. official gov website! https://t.co/IXhEvpN53u — Mary McDonnell (@MaryMcDonnell10) November 24, 2020
Dot — and folks, I can’t stress this enough — Gov https://t.co/jIXhiuJNld — Rob Flaherty (@Rob_Flaherty) November 24, 2020
That .gov really hits different https://t.co/mhmFm66dYM — Mayor Svante Myrick (@SvanteMyrick) November 24, 2020
Biden is now able to work within the .gov websites as the GSA has begun allowing Biden access to transition resources.
I know a lot of Trumpers think this is 4D chess for Trump to win the election, but in reality tonight is where Trump's challenges died a long overdue death. https://t.co/ro71fGtJ98 — Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 24, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Watch Laura Ingraham Finally Tell Fox News Viewers That Biden Beat Trump

Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned her viewers on Monday night that it ’ s just about over for President Donald Trump ― and that they should be ready for President-elect Joe Biden .
“ Unless the legal situation changes in a dramatic and frankly an unlikely manner , Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20th , ” she declared .
Trump has falsely claimed he won the election , and his team has filed fruitless legal challenges across multiple states in an attempt to throw out votes .
Trump has vowed to appeal these cases to the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that right ― but told viewers that effort was going nowhere .
“ To say this constitutes living in reality , ” she said , adding : “ And if I offered you a false reality , if I told you that there was an excellent , phenomenal chance that the Supreme Court was going to step in and deliver a victory to President Trump , I ’ d be lying to you.
” See more of her monologue below , in which she said Republicans must now work to stop the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden administration : While Fox News has been consistently friendly turf for Trump , both he and his viewers have turned on the network in recent months .
That turn reached an apex when Fox News became the first network to call Arizona ― a state that hadn ’ t voted for a Democrat since 1996 ― for Biden .
Since then , Trump supporters have broken out into spontaneous “ Fox News sucks ” chants , and Trump himself is reportedly considering a media venture to compete directly with Fox News for @ @ @

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Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned her viewers on Monday night that it’s just about over for President Donald Trump ― and that they should be ready for President-elect Joe Biden.
“Unless the legal situation changes in a dramatic and frankly an unlikely manner, Joe Biden will be inaugurated on Jan. 20,” she declared.
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Trump has falsely claimed he won the election, and his team has filed fruitless legal challenges across multiple states in an attempt to throw out votes.
Trump has vowed to appeal these cases to the Supreme Court.
Ingraham said the president has that right ― but told viewers that effort was going nowhere.
“To say this constitutes living in reality,” she said, adding:
And if I offered you a false reality, if I told you that there was an excellent, phenomenal chance that the Supreme Court was going to step in and deliver a victory to President Trump, I’d be lying to you.
See more of her monologue below, in which she said Republicans must now work to stop the “most egregious moves” of the incoming Biden administration:
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While Fox News has been consistently friendly turf for Trump, both he and his viewers have turned on the network in recent months. That turn reached an apex when Fox News became the first network to call Arizona ― a state that hadn’t voted for a Democrat since 1996 ― for Biden.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Twitter Users Mock Melania Trump's ‘Who Gives A F**k About Christmas’ Tree

First lady Melania Trump welcomed the arrival of her final White House Christmas tree on Monday , a gesture likely greeted with a sigh of relief given her antipathy toward holiday decor .
In a 2018 conversation recorded by former friend and aide Stephanie Winston Wolkoff , who released the audio last month , the first lady griped about decorating the White House for the holiday .
“ I ’ m working like a , my ass off at Christmas stuff , ” she said .
“ You know , who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” Twitter users were quick to deliver some reminders of those comments .
Comedy legend Eric Idle of Monty Python fame suggested that the first lady can duet with him on “ Fuck Christmas.
” He ’ s referring , of course , to this holiday classic , from a 2014 performance at Brian Cox and Robin Ince ’ s “ Christmas Compendium of Reason.
” Others also noted the first lady ’ s personal war on Christmas : I ’ m very much looking forward to the Hamilton-style musical about Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Melania ’ s “ Who gives a fuck about Creezmus ” song .
https : //t.co/aPVnDNmgif — Jon Cryer ( @ MrJonCryer ) November 24 , 2020 PHOTO : Melania Trump celebrates the arrival of the official Who Gives a Fuck About Christmas tree .
pic.twitter.com/Q7k1CgYcP4 — Middle Age Riot ( @ middleageriot ) November 23 , 2020 We all know how you feel about “ effing Christmas ” @ FLOTUS & the drudgery of making the People ’ s House festive in celebration of the birth of a Savior your complicit actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serve .
Babies in cages ring a bell ?
As for you and this tree , # IReallyDontCareDoYou ?
https : //t.co/p8irl2MJIH — yvette nicole brown ( @ YNB ) November 24 , 2020 Since Melania Trump is pretending to care about Christmas I thought I ’ d drop this little reminder .
“ Who gives a f*ck about Christmas ?
” - @ MELANIATRUMP # WarOnChristmas # MelaniaTapes pic.twitter.com/gABQOpqKk3 — Bishop Talbert Swan ( @ TalbertSwan ) November 23 , 2020

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First lady Melania Trump welcomed the arrival of her final White House Christmas tree on Monday, a gesture likely greeted with a sigh of relief given her antipathy toward holiday decor.
President Donald Trump did not attend.
In a 2018 conversation recorded by former friend and aide Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who released the audio last month, the first lady griped about decorating the White House for the holiday.
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“I’m working like a, my ass off at Christmas stuff,” she said. “You know, who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration but I need to do it, right?”
Twitter users were quick to deliver some reminders about those comments.
Comedy legend Eric Idle of Monty Python suggested that the first lady can duet with him on “Fuck Christmas.”
I’m looking forward to her singing Fuck Christmas with me... https://t.co/UuOYUpadhh — Eric Idle (@EricIdle) November 23, 2020
He’s referring, of course, to this holiday classic, from a 2014 performance at Brian Cox and Robin Ince’s “Christmas Compendium of Reason.”
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Others also noted the first lady’s personal war on Christmas:
I’m very much looking forward to the Hamilton-style musical about Trump when we’ll get to hear Melania’s “Who gives a fuck about Creezmus” song. https://t.co/aPVnDNmgif — Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) November 24, 2020
Oh, who could forget Melania’s “war on Christmas”....
Fa-la-la-la-la 😂😂😂 https://t.co/eRBK7o3I7Q — Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) November 24, 2020
PHOTO: Melania Trump celebrates the arrival of the official Who Gives a Fuck About Christmas tree. pic.twitter.com/Q7k1CgYcP4 — Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) November 23, 2020
We all know how you feel about “effing Christmas” @FLOTUS & the drudgery of making the People’s House festive in celebration of the birth of a Savior your complicit actions show you don’t know or serve. Babies in cages ring a bell? As for you and this tree, #IReallyDontCareDoYou? https://t.co/p8irl2MJIH — yvette nicole brown (@YNB) November 24, 2020
Since Melania Trump is pretending to care about Christmas I thought I’d drop this little reminder.
“Who gives a f*ck about Christmas?”
- @MELANIATRUMP #WarOnChristmas
#MelaniaTapes
pic.twitter.com/gABQOpqKk3 — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) November 23, 2020
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The war on Christmas is coming from inside the house. https://t.co/Zk5qiZyz24 — Yvette, but from a distance. (@TheSciBabe) November 24, 2020
🎶 Oh Christmas tree, oh fucking Christmas tree 🎶 — This is no dream! This is really happening! (@WWonTwit) November 23, 2020
Who recently said "I don't give a fuck about Christmas." LOL, nice try @FLOTUS https://t.co/pZ8QiBi7Y8 — Willie Garson 🇺🇸 (@WillieGarson) November 23, 2020
melania flying solo, pretending to like christmas pic.twitter.com/yI9Tse08sG — Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 23, 2020
Melania's excited: It's Christmas time at the White House again. pic.twitter.com/CDIALxyo83 — The Recount (@therecount) November 23, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Conservative Columnist Warns Of Donald Trump’s Chilling Legacy For The GOP

Max Boot , a conservative columnist for The Washington Post , in his latest op-ed Monday warned of what he fears will be President Donald Trump ’ s legacy for the GOP .
Boot wrote of his hope that Trump ’ s “ outrageous ” bid to overturn the 2020 election would be “ the last gasp of a pathetic presidency in its dying days ” but also of his worry “ it might represent only a middle chapter in the Republican Party ’ s transformation ” into an authoritarian party .
Boot , a vocal critic of Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrival on the political stage , “ Republicans had shown their willingness to use any means necessary to exercise power ” — citing the 2000 election as just one example .
But Trump had “ turbocharged the Republican revolt against democracy ” and “ produced a party platform whose only tenet is fealty to the supreme leader and his nebulous agenda.
” The GOP has in recent years become the party of conspiracy theorists and right-wing extremists , said Boot , noting how instead of trying to appeal to moderate voters , Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And if Trump did run in 2024 , Boot cautioned , then prominent Republicans “ will do nothing to check his authoritarian impulses.
” “ Much of the GOP has already decided that achieving its policy preferences is more important than preserving America ’ s democracy , ” he added .

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Boot wrote of his hope that Trump’s “outrageous” bid to overturn the 2020 election would be “the last gasp of a pathetic presidency in its dying days” but also of his worry “it might represent only a middle chapter in the Republican Party’s transformation” into an authoritarian party.
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Boot, a vocal critic of Trump, noted how even before Trump’s arrival on the political stage, “Republicans had shown their willingness to use any means necessary to exercise power” — citing the 2000 election as just one example.
But Trump had “turbocharged the Republican revolt against democracy” and “produced a party platform whose only tenet is fealty to the supreme leader and his nebulous agenda.”
The GOP has in recent years become the party of conspiracy theorists and right-wing extremists, said Boot, noting how instead of trying to appeal to moderate voters, Republicans had now just turned to suppressing them.
And if Trump does run in 2024, Boot cautioned, then prominent Republicans “will do nothing to check his authoritarian impulses.” “Much of the GOP has already decided that achieving its policy preferences is more important than preserving America’s democracy,” he added.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-23--Twitter Critics Can't Even: Trump Reportedly Blames Legal Team For Making Him Look Bad

Critics who love to mock Donald Trump went bonkers over an NBC News report Monday that the president is complaining his legal team is made up of “ fools making him look bad , ” according to sources .
Trump was reportedly particularly upset about off-the-rails appearance at the Washington headquarters of the Republican National Committee last week by his wild , long-time personal attorney and friend Rudy Giuliani , who ’ s leading the failed effort to overturn the presidential election .
As Giuliani ranted about baseless accusations of election fraud , what appeared to be something like hair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One Twitter wag called it a “ cranial oil leak.
” Legal team member Sidney Powell was sidelined Sunday after she suggested at the same press conference — without a shred of proof — that Venezuela , Cuba , Antifa , George Soros , the Clinton Foundation and the late Hugo Chávez rigged the election for Joe Biden .
Trump backer and former New Jersey Gov .
Chris Christie lashed the president ’ s legal team that same day as a “ national embarrassment.
” Detractors on Twitter pointed out that Trump chose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They also noted that the president is quite capable of looking bad without any help .
For once , he 's on the money ... and the biggest fool of them all hired them .
pic.twitter.com/wm4jL6QmoB — Rebellion & Resistance , Hasta La Victoria , Siempre ( @ ManuZingar ) November 23 , 2020 Part of me wants this to never end .
Lol .
It ’ s like @ realDonaldTrump found the worst lawyers in the world to try to take over staying in power .
This is a comedy material pic.twitter.com/rYnEj5v8Ma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) November 23 , 2020 Somewhere along the line someone confused `` represent Trump '' with `` imitate Trump . ''
What we 're seeing is the result of bad method acting .
— Increasingly Cranky ( @ BrainGoblin ) November 23 , 2020 Here we are , nearing the end of the Trump Error , and Trump still thinks other people make him look bad .
No @ realDonaldTrump , you make yourself look bad , repeatedly .
The legal team you have chosen , hair dye sweat & all , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 😷 ( @ DeniseShearin ) November 23 , 2020 In fairness to the legal team , their problem is n't that they 're bad lawyers but that they are unethical lawyers for agreeing to bring lawsuits that are not just weak , but utterly without merit .
What makes Trump look bad is n't his lawyers but his pursuit of bullshit lawsuits .
— Bob Schechter ( @ BobSchechter ) November 23 , 2020 Trump does n't need The Gang That Could n't Sue Straight to make him look bad .
He 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Edward J. Higgins ( @ EdwardJHiggins ) November 23 , 2020

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Critics who love to mock Donald Trump went bonkers over an NBC News report Monday that the president is complaining his legal team is made up of “fools making him look bad,” according to sources.
Trump was reportedly particularly upset about off-the-rails appearance at the Washington headquarters of the Republican National Committee last week by his wild, long-time personal attorney and friend Rudy Giuliani, who’s leading the failed effort to overturn the presidential election.
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As Giuliani ranted about baseless accusations of election fraud, what appeared to be something like hair dye began dripping down his face. One Twitter wag called it a “cranial oil leak.”
Legal team member Sidney Powell was sidelined Sunday after she suggested at the same press conference — without a shred of proof — that Venezuela, Cuba, Antifa, George Soros, the Clinton Foundation and the late Hugo Chávez rigged the election for Joe Biden.
Trump backer and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie lashed the president’s legal team that same day as a “national embarrassment.”
Detractors on Twitter pointed out that Trump chose Giuliani to lead his legal team.
They also noted that the president is quite capable of looking bad without any help.
For once, he's on the money...and the biggest fool of them all hired them. pic.twitter.com/wm4jL6QmoB — Rebellion & Resistance, Hasta La Victoria, Siempre (@ManuZingar) November 23, 2020
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It took him 34 losses to figure that out? — Couchtomato62 (@couchtomato62) November 23, 2020
Part of me wants this to never end. Lol. It’s like @realDonaldTrump found the worst lawyers in the world to try to take over staying in power. This is a comedy material pic.twitter.com/rYnEj5v8Ma — The Flying Eagle (@Marcin_A_L) November 23, 2020
Breaking News: Water is wet. — Geoff (wear a mask) Nesnow (@DonotInnovate) November 23, 2020
Somewhere along the line someone confused "represent Trump" with "imitate Trump." What we're seeing is the result of bad method acting. — Increasingly Cranky (@BrainGoblin) November 23, 2020
Here we are, nearing the end of the Trump Error, and Trump still thinks other people make him look bad.
No @realDonaldTrump, you make yourself look bad, repeatedly.
The legal team you have chosen, hair dye sweat & all, just confirms that. — Denise Shearin 🌊 😷 (@DeniseShearin) November 23, 2020
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Well he finally Is right about something 😂 — Jimbezse (@SWWACOACH) November 23, 2020
This is the worst post election behavior that our country has ever witnessed. — Georgette (@GeorgetteRain) November 23, 2020
In fairness to the legal team, their problem isn't that they're bad lawyers but that they are unethical lawyers for agreeing to bring lawsuits that are not just weak, but utterly without merit. What makes Trump look bad isn't his lawyers but his pursuit of bullshit lawsuits. — Bob Schechter (@BobSchechter) November 23, 2020
Trump doesn't need The Gang That Couldn't Sue Straight to make him look bad.
He's doing fine all by himself. — Edward J. Higgins (@EdwardJHiggins) November 23, 2020
What tipped him off? The buttdialing? The Borat scene? The Landscaping press conference? The cranial oil leak? — Occam's Razorback (@janeite1900) November 23, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Rachel Maddow Rings The Alarm On How Trump's 'Setting The Place On Fire' As He Leaves

Rachel Maddow on Monday pointed out what ’ s being “ overlooked ” as President Donald Trump tries to “ stretch out defying ” the results of the 2020 election .
The host of MSNBC ’ s “ The Rachel Maddow Show ” said Trump ’ s ongoing legal challenges of the vote were not just a waste of time but also “ a distraction from the stuff ” that his administration is doing “ on its way out the door to mess up the country as much as they can.
” As one example , Maddow noted how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day officially withdrawn the United States from the Open Skies Treaty which allows 34 nations to conduct observation flights over each other ’ s territories .
And , the anchor explained , President-elect Joe Biden ’ s incoming administration will find it tough to rejoin the treaty — because the Trump administration has reportedly ordered for the specialized aircraft the U.S. uses in its flights to be destroyed .
“ We have not paid enough attention to the way the Trump administration is setting the place on the fire as they are walking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time to turn our attention to that , ” said Maddow .
Check out Maddow ’ s comments above and below : We have not paid enough attention to the way the Trump administration is setting the place on the fire as they are walking outside the door but it is now time to turn our attention to that .
pic.twitter.com/dk10US2vsE — Maddow Blog ( @ MaddowBlog ) November 24 , 2020

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Rachel Maddow on Monday pointed out what’s being “overlooked” as President Donald Trump tries to “stretch out defying” the results of the 2020 election.
The host of MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” said Trump’s ongoing legal challenges of the vote were not just a waste of time, but also a “distraction” from what his administration is doing “on its way out the door to mess up the country as much as they can.”
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As one example, Maddow noted how the White House had earlier in the day officially withdrawn the United States from the Open Skies Treaty, which allows 34 nations to conduct observation flights over each other’s territories.
President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration will find it tough to rejoin the treaty, the anchor said, because the Trump administration has reportedly ordered for the specialized aircraft the U.S. uses in its flights to be destroyed.
“We have not paid enough attention to the way the Trump administration is setting the place on the fire as they are walking outside the door, but it is now time to turn our attention to that,” Maddow said.
Check out Maddow’s comments above and below:
We have not paid enough attention to the way the Trump administration is setting the place on the fire as they are walking outside the door but it is now time to turn our attention to that. pic.twitter.com/dk10US2vsE — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) November 24, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Self-Confessed Troll Donald Trump Jr. Shares Fake Video Of His Dad Beating Up Biden

Donald Trump Jr. took time out from cleaning his guns during his coronavirus quarantine to share a spoof video to Instagram of his dad beating up President-elect Joe Biden and prominent Democrats .
Outgoing President Donald Trump ’ s eldest son — who is currently self-isolating in a cabin after testing positive for COVID-19 last week — shared an edited version of the barroom brawl scene from the Robert De Niro-directed 1993 crime movie “ A Bronx Tale , ” writing : “ Now youse can ’ t leave !
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The clip sees Trump , Vice President Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former New Jersey Gov .
Chris Christie ( R ) attacking Biden , Vice President-elect Kamala Harris , former President Barack Obama , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-N.Y. ) and 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton .
It ends with Christie breaking wind .
In a video that Trump Jr. shared online Friday to confirm that he ’ d tested positive for COVID-19 , the first son confessed to being a troll on the internet .
“ I don ’ t have the red eyes like they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prior to my RNC speech , ” he said , noting how he was asymptomatic .
“ That is the world of the Internet .
God knows I troll , and do my fair share of it , so I guess it comes back to me , in time , as well .
That ’ s the game.
” On Instagram , Trump Jr. describes himself as a “ General in the Meme Wars.
” He ’ s previously shared questionable memes of his father with a man bun and as Baby Yoda @

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Outgoing President Donald Trump’s eldest son — who is currently self-isolating in a cabin after testing positive for COVID-19 last week — shared an edited version of the barroom brawl scene from the Robert De Niro-directed 1993 crime movie “A Bronx Tale,” writing: “Now youse can’t leave!!!”
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The clip sees Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) attacking Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, former President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton. It ends with Christie breaking wind.
In a video that Trump Jr. shared online Friday to confirm that he’d tested positive for COVID-19, the first son confessed to being a troll on the internet.
“I don’t have the red eyes like they claimed I had for apparently using cocaine prior to my RNC speech,” he said, noting how he was asymptomatic. “That is the world of the internet. God knows I troll, and do my fair share of it, so I guess it comes back to me, in time, as well. That’s the game.”
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-23--Wisconsin Lawyer For Trump Campaign Takes Action To Throw Out His Own Ballot: Report


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--NYC Synagogue Fined For Massive Maskless Wedding

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that an Orthodox Brooklyn synagogue would be fined $ 15,000 for hosting a secret wedding packed with thousands of maskless guests , CBS New York reported .
( See video of the wedding below . )
Footage of the Nov. 8 nuptials at Yetev Lev temple in Brooklyn , obtained by the New York Post , showed celebrants singing and dancing shoulder to shoulder in a synagogue that reportedly seats 7,000 .
Most appear to be without masks and ignore social distance guidelines to control the spread of COVID-19 .
The Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage the clandestine ceremony ― in which the head rabbi ’ s grandson got married ― in defiance of coronavirus restrictions .
The strategy included word-of-mouth correspondence to avoid detection by the city , where large gatherings are banned .
A resurgence of coronavirus has gripped New York , along with much of the country .
The Daily Beast noted that before de Blasio ’ s announcement , New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo attempted to stop another potential superspreading event at an upstate synagogue .
New York has been at odds with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to safety guidelines .

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that an Orthodox Brooklyn synagogue would be fined $15,000 for hosting a secret wedding packed with thousands of maskless guests, CBS New York reported. (See video of the wedding below.)
“That was amazingly irresponsible, just unacceptable,” the mayor told NY1, threatening “additional consequences.”
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Footage of the Nov. 8 nuptials at Yetev Lev temple in Brooklyn, obtained by the New York Post, showed celebrants singing and dancing shoulder to shoulder in a synagogue that reportedly seats 7,000. Most appear to be without masks and ignore social distance guidelines to control the spread of COVID-19.
The Post reported the lengths the synagogue went to stage the clandestine ceremony ― in which the head rabbi’s grandson got married ― in defiance of coronavirus restrictions. The strategy included word-of-mouth correspondence to avoid detection by the city, where large gatherings are banned.
A resurgence of coronavirus has gripped New York, along with much of the country.
The Daily Beast noted that before de Blasio’s announcement, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo attempted to stop another potential superspreading event at an upstate synagogue.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Seth Meyers Names 2 Things He Definitely Won't Miss From The Donald Trump Era

President Donald Trump ’ s time in the White House is drawing to a close .
And on Monday ’ @ @ @ @ @ ” host Seth Meyers pointed out two things he definitely won ’ t miss about @ @ @ @ @ first is the “ Mad Libs-style news reporting ” on the administration .
“ Every @ @ @ @ @ the Trump team said , it ’ s like an old Dennis Miller joke from @ @ @ @ @ the comedian cracked .
The second ?
Trying to follow the “ rotating cast of @ @ @ @ @ come in and out of the Trump world ” — like former Trump lawyer Sidney @ @ @ @ @ from the president ’ s legal team this week for spouting bonkers conspiracy theories about @ @ @ @ @ his “ Late Night ” monologue here :

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President Donald Trump’s time in the White House is drawing to a close.
And on Monday’s “Late Night,” host Seth Meyers pointed out two things he definitely won’t miss about the Trump era.
The first is the “Mad Libs-style news reporting” on the administration.
“Every time you hear about something the Trump team said, it’s like an old Dennis Miller joke from the ’80s,” the comedian cracked.
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The second? Trying to follow the “rotating cast of fringe, right-wing weirdos that come in and out of the Trump world” — like former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, who was tossed from the president’s legal team this week for spouting bonkers conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
Check out Meyers’ “A Closer Look” segment here:


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Chris Cuomo Gives Trump The Cold Truth About His Presidential Legacy

CNN ’ s Chris Cuomo delivered an ice-cold rebuke of Donald Trump on Monday after the president allowed the transition to his successor ’ s administration to begin , more than two weeks after the race was called for President-elect Joe Biden .
“ Lie , defy , deny .
That is why he lost , ” Cuomo said .
“ Now get this .
He ’ s worried that this tantrum that has kept us from dealing with a pandemic and our duly elected president-elect ― it may hurt his brand .
“ Know this .
This is your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forever be remembered as viciously divisive and a demagogue .
A man who lied about a pandemic to suit his own interest.
” He also went after Trump ’ s “ cast of fools ” ― the Trump legal team and his GOP allies who were silent as he tried to delegitimize a democratic election .
Now that Trump has relaxed his grip on the transition , the nation can get to the real fight for COVID-19 relief , Cuomo said .
But he reminded viewers that while it will be critical to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight , it ’ s also important not to become so focused on that need to move forward that “ we forget how we got here.
” President Trump will `` forever be remembered as viciously divisive and a demagogue .
A man who lied about a pandemic , to suit his own interest , '' says @ chriscuomo as the President continues to lie , deny and defy about the election results .
`` This is your brand Mr. Trump , '' he says .
pic.twitter.com/R31VYdRuUg — Cuomo Prime Time ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If we don ’ t expose and hold those who allowed this travesty to happen ... to account , ” Cuomo said , “ they ’ ll just keep doing what Trump demands.
” “ What happened here was ugly and intentional .
And the response must be served directly and cold , ” he said .
“ 16 days were stolen .
How many of you paid the price of this inaction ?
Of this cowardice ?
Of this economic pain that they did nothing about ?
” Cuomo urged the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failure to concede his defeat in the election and move on .
“ Who cares ?
” he asked .
“ It ’ s not in the law .
It ’ s a tradition that gives a nod to decency and disagreement .
He ’ s never been about that.
” Emily Murphy , the administrator of the General Services Administration , belatedly recognized Biden as the “ apparent winner ” of the election on Monday after Trump ’ s efforts to overturn results in several states failed .
Trump tweeted shortly afterwards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own team , to cooperate with the transition , but vowed to continue his legal challenges .
During the time in limbo , the country has experienced some of its darkest days in the COVID-19 pandemic , with record-setting spikes in infections , hospitalizations and deaths .

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CNN’s Chris Cuomo delivered an ice-cold rebuke of Donald Trump on Monday after the president allowed the transition to his successor’s administration to begin, more than two weeks after the race was called for President-elect Joe Biden.
“Lie, defy, deny. That is why he lost,” Cuomo said. “Now get this. He’s worried that this tantrum that has kept us from dealing with a pandemic and our duly elected president-elect ― it may hurt his brand.
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“Know this. This is your brand, Mr. Trump. You will forever be remembered as viciously divisive and a demagogue. A man who lied about a pandemic to suit his own interest.”
He also went after Trump’s “cast of fools” ― the Trump legal team and his GOP allies who were silent as he tried to delegitimize a democratic election.
Now that Trump has relaxed his grip on the transition, the nation can get to the real fight for COVID-19 relief, Cuomo said.
But he reminded viewers that while it will be critical to hold the new administration accountable to that fight, it’s also important not to become so focused on that need to move forward that “we forget how we got here.”
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President Trump will "forever be remembered as viciously divisive and a demagogue. A man who lied about a pandemic, to suit his own interest," says @chriscuomo as the President continues to lie, deny and defy about the election results.
"This is your brand Mr. Trump," he says. pic.twitter.com/R31VYdRuUg — Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) November 24, 2020
“If we don’t expose and hold those who allowed this travesty to happen ... to account,” Cuomo said, “they’ll just keep doing what Trump demands.”
“What happened here was ugly and intentional. And the response must be served directly and cold,” he said.
“16 days were stolen. How many of you paid the price of this inaction? Of this cowardice? Of this economic pain that they did nothing about?”
Cuomo urged the media to stop reporting on Trump’s failure to concede his defeat in the election and move on.
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“Who cares?” he asked. “It’s not in the law. It’s a tradition that gives a nod to decency and disagreement. He’s never been about that.”
Emily Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, belatedly recognized Biden as the “apparent winner” of the election on Monday after Trump’s efforts to overturn results in several states failed. Trump tweeted shortly afterwards that he had directed Murphy, and his own team, to cooperate with the transition, but vowed to continue his legal challenges.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Jimmy Kimmel Has A Way To Trick Donald Trump Out Of The White House For Good

Jimmy Kimmel is fed up with outgoing President Donald Trump ’ s desperate attempts to overturn the 2020 election .
@ @ @ @ @ broadcast of “ Jimmy Kimmel Live !
” the late night host came up with @ @ @ @ @ Trump into leaving the White House for good .

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thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--David Dinkins, NYC's First Black Mayor, Dies At 93

ASSOCIATED PRESS David Dinkins delivers his first speech as mayor of New York , on Jan. 2 , 1990 .
In his inaugural address , he spoke lovingly of New York as a “ gorgeous mosaic of race and religious faith , of national origin and sexual orientation , of individuals whose families arrived yesterday and generations ago , coming through Ellis Island or Kennedy Airport or on buses bound for the Port Authority.
” In a 2013 memoir , Dinkins accused the police department of letting the disturbance get out of hand , and also took a share of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the buck stopped with me.
” But he bitterly blamed his election defeat on prejudice : “ I think it was just racism , pure and simple.
” Born in Trenton , New Jersey , on July 10 , 1927 , Dinkins moved with his mother to Harlem when his parents divorced , but returned to his hometown to attend high school .
There , he learned an early lesson in discrimination : Blacks were not allowed to use the school swimming pool .
Former Mayor David Dinkins tries out his new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City Hall in New York prior to his inauguration ceremony as the new mayor of New York City .
Dinkins dedicated his new administration to the children of New York .
In that same year , though , Dinkins was criticized for his handling of a black-led boycott of Korean-operated grocery stores in Brooklyn .
Critics contended Dinkins waited too long to intervene .
He ultimately ended up crossing the boycott line to shop at the stores — but only after Koch did .
He had a pacemaker inserted in August 2008 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2007 .
He also was hospitalized in March 1992 for a bacterial infection that stemmed from an abscess on the wall of his large intestine .
He was treated with antibiotics and recovered in a week .

David Dinkins delivers his first speech as mayor of New York, on Jan. 2, 1990. ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) — David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City’s first Black mayor, but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn unemployment and his mishandling of a riot in Brooklyn, has died. He was 93.
Dinkins died Monday, the New York City Police Department confirmed. The department said officers were called to the former mayor’s home in the evening. Initial indications were that he died of natural causes.
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Dinkins’ death came just weeks after the death of his wife, Joyce, who died in October at the age of 89.
Dinkins, a calm and courtly figure with a penchant for tennis and formal wear, was a dramatic shift from both his predecessor, Ed Koch, and his successor, Rudolph Giuliani — two combative and often abrasive politicians in a city with a world-class reputation for impatience and rudeness.
In his inaugural address, he spoke lovingly of New York as a “gorgeous mosaic of race and religious faith, of national origin and sexual orientation, of individuals whose families arrived yesterday and generations ago, coming through Ellis Island or Kennedy Airport or on buses bound for the Port Authority.”
But the city he inherited had an ugly side, too.
AIDS, guns and crack cocaine killed thousands of people each year. Unemployment soared. Homelessness was rampant. The city faced a $1.5 billion budget deficit.
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Dinkins’ low-key, considered approach quickly came to be perceived as a flaw. Critics said he was too soft and too slow.
“Dave, Do Something!” screamed one New York Post headline in 1990, Dinkins’ first year in office.
Dinkins did a lot at City Hall. He raised taxes to hire thousands of police officers. He spent billions of dollars revitalizing neglected housing. His administration got the Walt Disney Corp. to invest in the cleanup of then-seedy Times Square.
In recent years, he’s gotten more credit for those accomplishments, credit that Mayor Bill de Blasio said he should have always had. De Blasio, who worked in Dinkins’ administration, named Manhattan’s Municipal Building after the former mayor in October 2015.
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, right, and his wife, Joyce Dinkins, participate in a ceremony renaming the Manhattan Municipal Building to the David N. Dinkins Building, in New York on Oct. 15, 2015. ASSOCIATED PRESS
“The example Mayor David Dinkins set for all of us shines brighter than the most powerful lighthouse imaginable,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James, who herself shattered barriers as the state’s first Black woman elected to statewide office.
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“I was honored to have him hold the bible at my inaugurations because I, and others, stand on his shoulders,” she said.
Results from his accomplishments, however, didn’t come fast enough to earn Dinkins a second term.
After beating Giuliani by only 47,000 votes out of 1.75 million cast in 1989, Dinkins lost a rematch by roughly the same margin in 1993.
Political historians often trace the defeat to Dinkins’ handling of the Crown Heights riot in Brooklyn in 1991.
The violence began after a black 7-year-old boy was accidentally killed by a car in the motorcade of an Orthodox Jewish religious leader. During the three days of anti-Jewish rioting by young black men that followed, a rabbinical student was fatally stabbed. Nearly 190 people were hurt.
A state report issued in 1993, an election year, cleared Dinkins of the persistently repeated charge that he intentionally held back police in the first days of the violence, but criticized him for not stepping up as a leader.
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In a 2013 memoir, Dinkins accused the police department of letting the disturbance get out of hand, and also took a share of the blame, on the grounds that “the buck stopped with me.” But he bitterly blamed his election defeat on prejudice: “I think it was just racism, pure and simple.”
Born in Trenton, New Jersey, on July 10, 1927, Dinkins moved with his mother to Harlem when his parents divorced, but returned to his hometown to attend high school. There, he learned an early lesson in discrimination: Blacks were not allowed to use the school swimming pool.
During a hitch in the Marine Corps as a young man, a Southern bus driver barred him from boarding a segregated bus because the section for blacks was filled.
“And I was in my country’s uniform!” Dinkins recounted years later.
While attending Howard University, the historically black university in Washington, D.C., Dinkins said he gained admission to segregated movie theaters by wearing a turban and faking a foreign accent.
Back in New York with a degree in mathematics, Dinkins married his college sweetheart, Joyce Burrows, in 1953. His father-in-law, a power in local Democratic politics, channeled Dinkins into a Harlem political club. Dinkins paid his dues as a Democratic functionary while earning a law degree from Brooklyn Law School, and then went into private practice.
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He got elected to the state Assembly in 1965, became the first black president of the city’s Board of Elections in 1972 and went on to serve as Manhattan borough president.
Dinkins’ election as mayor in 1989 came after two racially charged cases that took place under Koch: the rape of a white jogger in Central Park and the bias murder of a black teenager in Bensonhurst.
Dinkins defeated Koch, 50 percent to 42 percent, in the Democratic primary. But in a city where party registration was 5-to-1 Democratic, Dinkins barely scraped by the Republican Giuliani in the general election, capturing only 30 percent of the white vote.
Former Mayor David Dinkins tries out his new desk on Jan. 1, 1990 at City Hall in New York prior to his inauguration ceremony as the new mayor of New York City. Dinkins dedicated his new administration to the children of New York. ASSOCIATED PRESS
His administration had one early high note: Newly freed Nelson Mandela made New York City his first stop in the U.S. in 1990. Dinkins had been a longtime, outspoken critic of apartheid in South Africa.
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In that same year, though, Dinkins was criticized for his handling of a black-led boycott of Korean-operated grocery stores in Brooklyn. Critics contended Dinkins waited too long to intervene. He ultimately ended up crossing the boycott line to shop at the stores — but only after Koch did.
During Dinkins’ tenure, the city’s finances were in rough shape because of a recession that cost New York 357,000 private-sector jobs in his first three years in office.
Meanwhile, the city’s murder toll soared to an all-time high, with a record 2,245 homicides during his first year as mayor. There were 8,340 New Yorkers killed during the Dinkins administration — the bloodiest four-year stretch since the New York Police Department began keeping statistics in 1963.
In the last years of his administration, record-high homicides began a decline that continued for decades. In the first year of the Giuliani administration, murders fell from 1,946 to 1,561.
One of Dinkins’ last acts in 1993 was to sign an agreement with the United States Tennis Association that gave the organization a 99-year lease on city land in Queens in return for building a tennis complex. That deal guaranteed that the U.S. Open would remain in New York City for decades.
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After leaving office, Dinkins was a professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
He had a pacemaker inserted in August 2008, and underwent an emergency appendectomy in October 2007. He also was hospitalized in March 1992 for a bacterial infection that stemmed from an abscess on the wall of his large intestine. He was treated with antibiotics and recovered in a week.
Dinkins is survived by his son, David Jr., daughter, Donna and two grandchildren.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-11-24--Maddow Rings The Alarm On How Trump's 'Setting The Place On Fire' As He Leaves