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How QAnon Has Gone Global

November 6, 2020

QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory that alleges that the world is run by a powerful cabal of Satan worshipping pedophiles, who work to undermine US President Donald Trump and his actions against them, with the cabal operating a gloa global child sex trafficking ring. (Wikipedia)

Trump Cries Fraud and Calls Dibs on the Presidency

November 6, 2020

The Trump campaign files lawsuits in battleground states, MAGA supporters want to keep counting votes or stop counting votes depending on how Trump’s doing in their state, Trump claims victory on Twitter, and Mitch McConnell vows to be cockblocker-in-chief if Joe Biden wins. #DailyShow #TrevorNoah #Election2020

Leela James | A Change Is Gonna Come

November 6, 2020

Leela James covers Sam Cooke's classic A Change Is Gonna Come, from her 2005 album of the same name.

Leonard Cohen | Democracy Is Coming to the USA

November 6, 2020

A Spadecaller video featuring the visual arts of Matthew Schwartz in accompaniment with Leonard Cohen's song, Democracy.

November 6, 2020

Nasal Spray Prevents Covid Infection in Ferrets, Study Finds

Donald G. McNeil Jr. The New York Times

Scientists at Columbia University have developed a treatment that blocks the virus in the nose and lungs, is inexpensive and needs no refrigeration.

November 6, 2020

The $15 Minimum Wage Wasn’t the Only Progressive Ballot Measure That Passed in Conservative States

Will Peischel Mother Jones

Voters were also in favor of taxing the rich and making it legal to smoke weed.

November 6, 2020

What Black History Should Already Have Taught Us About the Fragility of American Democracy

Jelani Cobb The New Yorker

The parameters of American democracy correlate neatly with the parameters of the nation’s racial hypocrisy.

November 6, 2020

The Philadelphia Left Holds the Line

Kate Aronoff The New Republic

After decades of voter suppression, organizing efforts pay off.

November 6, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | November 06, 2020

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Leonard Cohen | Democracy Is Coming to the USA. Leela James | A Change Is Gonna Come. Trump Cries Fraud and Calls Dibs on the Presidency. How QAnon Has Gone Global. Trump, McCain, Bush and Carter: Different Reactions to Bad Election Results.

November 5, 2020

Uber and Lyft’s Proposition 22 Spent Big, Won Big

Jack Ross Capital & Main

In the midst of a pandemic, drivers will be denied sick days, and local laws passed in L.A., San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose to protect drivers during COVID-19 will be retroactively undone.