With so many crazy things happening, sometimes things fall through the cracks. Here are some headlines that you may find interesting and worth discussing.
- Sure, Ken: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has insisted he’s not seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump as he pursues a lawsuit aimed at overturning the 2020 election results in four states that backed President-elect Joe Biden.
- Besides going down in history as impeached for life, a one term president, and an incompetent buffoon who lied while nearly 300K Americans have died, Trump is on track to execute the most federal prisoners in modern times.
- How the Electoral College works. Psssst. In case you have not paid attention, they vote on Monday.
- For the RWNJs who still do not take this disease seriously, read this. NBC has a new homepage for today with very informative and heartbreaking information. NOTE to RWNJs: You’re a big part of the problem and definitely not the solution.
- Tennessee state Rep. David Byrd says barring a “miracle,” he may soon be placed on a ventilator due to COVID-19.
- Byrd, 63, was among the nearly 70 House Republicans in attendance at a caucus meeting held in the House chamber Nov. 24, a week-and-a-half before he was hospitalized with the virus.
- Between 205,000 and 300,000 COVID-19 cases across the nation and around the world can likely be traced back to the two-day Boston conference, according to Jacob Lemieux, the lead author of a new study published Thursday in the journal Science. The study estimates some 71,540 of the cases with a genetic link to the Biogen conference were discovered in Florida, more than 1,000 miles from the waterfront lobby and banquet rooms in Boston that served as the perfect incubator for an eager virus to multiply.
- Researchers believe they have found a previously unknown species of beaked whale in waters off Mexico’s western coast. If confirmed, the new species would mark a significant discovery among giant mammals.
- Florida man pays 114 households’ utility bills about to be disconnected.
- At least six people suffered injuries after a car plowed into a crowd of protesters on the East Side of Manhattan on Friday afternoon.
- The circumstances of what caused the car to go into the crowd were unclear, but graphic video posted to Twitter appeared to show several people surrounding the vehicle before the driver stepped on the gas, hitting several people.
Trump’s still campaigning for an election he lost over a month ago:
