blog-stained wretches Nov. 12, 2008

Gawker Media Managing Editor to ‘Fast Company,’ Consumerist.com on the Block

By Chris Rovzar

Noah Robischon, the managing editor of the Gawker Media Websites, will be leaving the company for Fast Company magazine, not to be replaced, we hear. Also, the Consumerist Website is now for sale.

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21 mins ago

A major new Biden appointment

BREAKING: Biden transition team: Former Sec. of State John Kerry to serve as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and will sit on the National Security Council, “reflecting the president-elect’s commitment to addressing climate change as an urgent national security issue.”

—@NBCNews

12:05 p.m.

The trends are not looking good in NY

NEW: Statewide rate, which @NYGovCuomo discounts, is UP to 3.08%.

Hospitalization UP sharply, net increase of 162, to 2,724.

33 deaths.

—@jessemckinley

11:34 a.m.

Carl Bernstein’s Twitter shaming of GOP senators is already working

GOP @senrobportman says there “no evidence” of widespread fraud. “I voted for President Trump… I also believe that there is no more sacred constitutional process in our great democracy than the orderly transfer of power after a presidential election.” https://t.co/mouaiiAmE6

—@sahilkapur

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11:32 a.m.

Some figures to help quantify the sudden lack of Trump in our lives

In the 19 days since the election, 12 have included no events on the president’s schedule. He has appeared at public events four times and has played golf at his own Virginia course six times. He has taken no questions from reporters.

Since Election Day, he has spoken 8,143 words over 18 days through Saturday, according to Factba.se, a website which tracks all of his utterances and movements. On average in 2020, he spoke 8,398 words daily, according to Bill Frischling, the website’s owner, but only 454 words per day since Nov. 3. On the last day of the campaign alone, he uttered more than 55,000 words.

He averaged about 48 minutes on camera every day in 2020, Frischling said. He has spent about 50 minutes on camera total since Nov. 3.

A noisy president goes (relatively) quiet in wake of election defeat

—Washington Post

‘All People’ Should Avoid Cruise Ships, CDC Warns

In case you needed a government agency to tell you.

Cops Bust 80-Person Party at a Sex Club in Queens

By Bridget Read

The illicit event was a swingers’ party organized by Caligula New York.

America’s Hunger Crisis Won’t Take a Break for Thanksgiving

New data from the Brookings Institution shows persistent levels of food insecurity, just in time for the holidays.

A Third COVID Vaccine Is Shown to Be Effective — and It’s Cheap

By Benjamin Hart

AstraZeneca and Oxford’s candidate is both affordable and easy to store, making it ideal for worldwide distribution.

9:40 a.m.

In a series of tweets posted last night, Carl Bernstein shamed 21 senators who have privately expressed “extreme contempt” for Trump while supporting him publicly

I’m not violating any pledge of journalistic confidentially in reporting this: 21 Republican Sens–in convos w/ colleagues, staff members, lobbyists, W. House aides–have repeatedly expressed extreme contempt for Trump & his fitness to be POTUS.

… The 21 GOP Senators who have privately expressed their disdain for Trump are: Portman, Alexander, Sasse, Blunt, Collins, Murkowski, Cornyn, Thune, Romney, Braun, Young, Tim Scott, Rick Scott, Rubio, Grassley, Burr, Toomey, McSally, Moran, Roberts, Shelby.

… With few exceptions, their craven public silence has helped enable Trump’s most grievous conduct—including undermining and discrediting the US the electoral system.

—@carlbernstein

8:02 a.m.

A third COVID vaccine shows encouraging early results, and it’s easier to store than the other two

The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is up to 90 percent effective when administered at a half dose and then a full booster dose a month later, scientists said Monday.

The announcement follows upbeat results from two other front-running vaccine candidates, by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, in the last two weeks.

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is likely to be cheaper than those made by Pfizer and Moderna, and it does not need to be stored at subzero temperatures but can be kept in ordinary refrigerators in pharmacies and doctor’s offices.

AstraZeneca executives said the vaccine is already being manufactured. The first 4 million doses could be ready in December, and 40 million could be delivered in the first quarter of 2021, they said. By the spring, the company and its global partners in India, Brazil, Russia and the United States could be cranking out 100 million to 200 million doses a month.

AstraZeneca vaccine up to 90% effective and easily transportable, says company

—Washington Post

Biden to Name Longtime Aide Antony Blinken as Secretary of State: Report

The reported appointments on Sunday suggest a return to the foreign-policy vision of President Obama — and a turn away from Trump’s isolationism.

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Trump Campaign Distances Itself From Conspiracy-Minded Trump Lawyer

Sidney Powell took her theorizing one step too far when she claimed that Republicans in Georgia were paid off to secure a Biden win.

650 Bodies From NYC COVID Spring Are Still Being Held in Freezer Trucks: Report

A reminder of the horrific toll of the virus in New York City at the beginning of the pandemic, as infections surge across the nation.

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2020 presidential election

Federal Judge Rebukes Trump’s Effort to Overturn Pennsylvania Election Results

In a scathing ruling, the judge said the Trump campaign was trying to “disenfranchise almost 7 million voters.”

Senator Kelly Loeffler May Have COVID-19

The Georgia Republican is self-isolating after testing positive on Friday, though a second test on Saturday was inconclusive.

Will Trump Screw Up Republican Efforts to Hang On to the Senate?

Most Republicans want to move on, and fear the crucial Georgia Senate runoffs will become a referendum on Trump’s efforts to contest his defeat.

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the national interest

The Danger (and Ineptitude) of Trump’s Failed Coup

By Jonathan Chait

While his maneuvers won’t prevent Joe Biden from taking office, they will serve several other purposes.

Michigan Legislators Spurn Trump’s Bid to Overturn Election Results

The president summoned the state’s Republican legislative leaders to the White House. They didn’t tell him what he wanted to hear.

Donald Trump Jr. Has Tested Positive for COVID-19

Trump’s son is one of dozens of people linked to the president who have recently caught the virus.

Here’s All the Transition Help Trump Is Denying Biden

By Charlotte Klein

The president’s refusal to concede the election he lost has big consequences for everything from the pandemic to law enforcement.

Georgia Certifies Biden Win, But Republican Infighting Continues

Brad Raffensperger and Brian Kemp will help end the 2020 election, but the party’s split could get worse as crucial Senate runoffs approach.

11/20/2020

After an initial false alarm, it’s really happening

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia secretary of state certifies election results that show state’s voters chose Joe Biden for president.

—@zekejmiller

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the national interest

There Was a Second Pro-Trump Conspiracy Hearing Thursday We Didn’t Even Notice

By Jonathan Chait

Trump has forgotten about his miracle drug, but Ron Johnson hasn’t.

11/20/2020

There is no sign that any of the president’s harebrained election schemes will actually work

Numerous Michigan Republicans believe their top two legislative leaders are visiting the White House as a courtesy but have no plans to intervene in the certification of results by the state canvassing board on Monday.

—@AmyEGardner

11/20/2020

He can say it as often as he likes

From the White House podium @realDonaldTrump declares falsely (again) that he won the election against @JoeBiden

—@jeffmason1

What Trump’s Coup and America’s First Coup Have in Common

By Zak Cheney-Rice

In 1898, conservative whites overthrew the multiracial government of Wilmington, North Carolina.

11/20/2020

Maybe wait until the vaccine?

Inbox: Gov. Andrew Cuomo will receive an international Emmy award, “in recognition of his leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic and his masterful use of television to inform and calm people around the world.”

—@alexweprin

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contested election

Trump’s Hold on the GOP Rank and File Continues to Be Amazing

He convinced millions to vote in person, then convinced millions more than the partisan split in voting methods he engineered proves massive fraud.

Geraldo Says the Coronavirus Vaccines Should Be Named After Trump

By Benjamin Hart

As a little going-away present for the embattled president.