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From John Scalzi at Whatever:

Yes, I do actually mean it. Trump is a virus and he infected our body politic, a body that the GOP spent four decades lowering its immune system so that it could receive just the sort moral and political sickness that Trump personifies. And it worked! We got very sick, and we’re very sick still.

But it turns out our antibodies were stronger than suspected. We rallied despite the best efforts of the virus. And now we have the opportunity to get better. It’s not a done deal; the GOP is still out there trying to get us sick again, and our viral load is still regrettably high. But now, at least, there is a chance to rout it and get our body politic healthy again. That works for me, today.

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From Nan’s Notebook:

“Democracy works only when losers recognize that they have lost,” writes political scientist Henry Farrell.

As some of you may be able to identify, I have relatives that are certain this election was “stolen.” They are waiting with baited breath to see what their Dear Leader will do next … and will undoubtedly vigorously applaud his every action.

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From @momwino98 on TikTok:

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Delighted to discover who posted this

 

 
Wait. What?
 

WAIT. When asked about whether Joe Biden will receive access to intelligence briefings, Kayleigh McEnany says, “That would be a question more for the White House."

Kayleigh McEnany IS the WH Press Secretary, though she is appearing on FOX as a Trump 2020 adviser. pic.twitter.com/34gfs72fzE

— The Recount (@therecount) November 12, 2020

Just to clarify:

The question was whether Joe Biden will receive access to intelligence briefings.

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Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, speaking for the White House, replied, “That would be a question more for the White House.”

 

From Tommy Christopher:

On Wednesday morning’s edition of CNN’s New Day, Berman and Camerota noted that Trump has not appeared in public since major news outlets declared Biden the winner.

Berman, over a graphic that read “President Trump in Hiding After Election Defeat,” began by praising President-elect Biden’s handling of Trump’s refusal to concede.

“It really is notable how the president-elect has chosen to behave, how he chose to address this yesterday, because there is genuine concern, even alarm, among a lot of people about how the president is reacting, so his behavior is notable,” Berman said.

“The other thing that’s notable, and I just don’t think we can push this aside: Where has the president been?” Berman continued. “It’s been since Thursday that we’ve seen his face. So he is in some sort of hiding.”

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From nojo:

“It ain’t real on the ground,” we had told a friend on Friday after the respected website Decision Desk HQ called the race, “until it hits the airwaves.”

Lordy.

The moment was operatic, out of The Godfather, the networks simultaneously settling all family business, the sheer finality of it all.

And a moment later, the videos started flooding in.

People were taking to the streets. Americans were taking their joy to the streets. Shouting. Cheering. Singing. Dancing. We haven’t just been on lockdown eight months, we’ve been locked down four years, and we were finally letting freedom ring.

And in that moment, Joe Biden became Mr. President-Elect.

The final image of Donald Trump’s tyrannical reign may be Four Seasons Total Landscaping, next door to Fantasy Island Adult Books, but the final moment will always be when Americans moved on, when, for all the power he would still hold for another ten weeks, our collective attention shifted to somebody else.

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From Patrick Edaburn in The Moderate Voice:

But he is such a decent man.

I remember watching when he was vice president swearing in the new senators, (yes I am nerdy enough to watch the swearing in ceremonies).

They would do an official swearing-in on the senate floor and then a ceremonial swearing-in where the family could get pictures with the vice president.

Every time the family came up he made a concerted effort to greet each one of them as if they were a long lost friend.

He was especially good with children and in particular with those he could sense were uncomfortable or nervous.

On one occasion he learned that there had been a recent death in the family and took several minutes to talk with the family and comfort them over their loss.

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From The Borowitz Report:

The video, which the Fox host Tucker Carlson warned viewers was “almost too disturbing to air,” was reportedly taped on Monday, during a video conference with the President-elect.

“If authentic, this video could be grounds for Biden’s impeachment,” Carlson said.

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Note from Ray: Oh puhleeez – This is so worth the click

From Iron Knee at Political Irony:

I’m sure most of my readers have heard about the Trump administration’s insanely stupid goof-up over scheduling an event at the “Four Seasons”. But this video will still put a smile on your face:

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