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Friday Nite Videos | November 20, 2020

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Trump & Election Results | John Oliver. 'We Didn’t Start the Fire’ | The Trump Presidency in 3 Minutes. Jordan Klepper Takes on the Million MAGA March. Visible Beethoven. Feed the Birds (Trump Pence and MAGA) | Roy Zimmerman.

On Not Meeting Nazis Halfway

Rebecca Solnit Literary Hub
There are situations in which there is no common ground worth standing on, let alone hiking over to.

Teachers Are on a Tightrope With No Safety Net

Emily James Independent Media Institute
Schools are making the hybrid learning plan work as best they can, but our teachers are likely not okay. They are getting the work done—but their physical, emotional, and mental health may be suffering in the process.

The Colossal Problem of Publicly Funded Vaccines in Private Hands

Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times
Image of the Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine. As Pfizer and Moderna prepare to roll out their COVID 19 vaccines, the problems associated with publicly funded vaccines in the hands of private companies are already on the horizon, as the drug industry seeks to control global efforts for a cure.

Will Trump’s Attempted Electoral Coup Succeed?

Marjorie Cohn Jurist
Joe Biden has won states worth 306 Electoral College votes, 36 more than the 270 needed to win, and received in excess of 5 million more popular votes than Donald Trump. Yet Trump insists the election was stolen from him and he is the victor.
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