"Empires implode from within due to their own excesses"

"Empires implode from within due to their own excesses." – Gad Saad


Week three of our chaos and calm. The short version: More calm than chaos during this week of the presidential transition.

This week, a few more excessive lawsuits imploded, re-affirming our democracy.

🎶 Someone is getting his comeuppance! 🎶


Losing over and over. It feels so good to watch the Crybaby-in-Chief lose the election again and again. In Pennsylvania on Friday, a three-judge panel rejected his appeal in challenging Pennsylvania's election. SCROTUS-appointed Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote a 21-page decision, reading in part: “Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here.... Voters, not lawyers, choose the president. Ballots, not briefs, decide elections.” Boom.

Also in Pennsylvania, the commonwealth's supreme court tossed a lawsuit challenging mail-in ballots there.

Georgia is on its second re-count, after already certifying its results for Biden. 

And most delicious, he lost again in Wisconsin. TЯUMP spent $3,000,000 on a recount in two counties in Wisconsin. The recount not only confirmed Biden's win, but it unearthed 132 more votes for Biden. That's about $22,700 spent by 45's campaign for every extra Biden vote. 

Matt Wuerker 

Transition, a long time coming. 

Emily Murphy, Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration, finally "ascertained" the "apparent winner" of the presidential election, opening the way for Biden and his team to really begin the transition by allowing release of funds and authorizing him to receive briefings. She sent her letter to President-elect Biden last Monday, stating, "Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts. I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official—including those who work at the White House or GSA—with regard to the substance or timing of my decision. To be clear, I did not receive any direction to delay my determination." 

Predictably, moments after she sent her letter, the Twitiot send out a tweet taking credit for her decision. 

I feel bad for Ms. Murphy. She was put in a tight spot with all of the lawsuits and dangerous anti-democracy rhetoric, and she got shat on by the media and the public. In any case, I hope the GSA fades back into the anonymous machinations of our government and that we never hear about the agency again for the rest of our lives. 

Concession-ish. 

In his tweet about the GSA letter, he wrote, "...I believe we will prevail! Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same."

And in response to a reporter's question, he confirmed that he will step down if the electoral college votes for Biden on December 14, saying, “Certainly I will. But you know that.”

I think that's the closest we're gonna get to a concession.

The fight for Georgia. 

Don't forget: both of Georgia senate seats, and the control of the U.S. Senate, are going to be decided in a run-off on January 5. You can help! The Southern Poverty Law Center is hosting a phone bank on Wednesday. You can also write postcards on your own schedule: Postcards to Voters. Or donate to the Dam candidates, Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, or to Fair Fight. 

Leadership

Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that he would accept a position on the Biden COVID task force if asked. Yes, please! Lead us! 

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Biden gave a moving Thanksgiving address on Wednesday. It was full of complete sentences and well-formed thoughts. Not only that, he inched the nation forward toward unity and triumph over the coronavirus. If you missed it, here is the 17-ish minute speech.

There's just two weeks until the Electoral College votes, and just 52 days until Inauguration Day. We're nearly there!