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9:30 AM ET, December 6, 2020

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
At Georgia rally, Trump tells GOP to vote in ‘rigged’ election  —  Valdosta - President Donald Trump spent Saturday morning trying to overturn the last election in Georgia.  He spent Saturday night ripping elections in Georgia and telling his followers in Valdosta to vote …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Final Days of Rage and Denial  —  The last act of the Trump presidency has taken on the stormy elements of a drama more common to history or literature than a modern White House.  —  WASHINGTON — Over the past week, President Trump posted or reposted more than 130 messages …
Beverly Gage / Washington Post:
McCarthyism was never defeated.  Trumpism won't be either.  —  Censure brought down a crusading anti-communist senator but fired up his followers.  —  A month after the presidential election, most Republican lawmakers have refused to acknowledge the obvious: Despite President Trump's fondest hopes …
New York Times:
At Rally for Georgia Senators, Trump Focuses on His Own Grievances  —  President Trump falsely claimed the election was rigged and that he had won.  Earlier, he urged Georgia's governor to call a special legislative session to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state.
Discussion: Raw Story, NPR and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Trump calls Georgia governor to pressure him for help overturning Biden's win in the state  —  President Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Saturday morning to urge him to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state and asked the governor …
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Defiant Trump insists election was ‘rigged’ at rally for Georgia Senate Republicans  —  President Trump on Saturday stumped for Republican candidates in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a rally during which he repeatedly and falsely insisted that he won the Peach State and the 2020 election.
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
Trump floats a Doug Collins run against Kemp for Georgia governor
Discussion: HotAir and Raw Story
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Faith shaken in system, Trump's Georgia supporters consider skipping U.S. Senate runoffs
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
John Binder / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Georgia Sens. David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler Vow ‘Never’ to Support Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
Discussion: Big League Politics
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp again refuses Trump's demand to overturn election
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The New Neo
Washington Post:
Trump's Operation Warp Speed promised a flood of covid vaccines.  Instead, states are expecting a trickle.  —  The administration pledged several hundred million doses in 2020.  Companies will actually ship about 10 percent of that.  —  Federal officials have slashed the amount …
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
How Joe Biden's Digital Team Tamed the MAGA Internet  —  The campaign's empathetic digital strategy held up surprisingly well against President Trump's passionate digital following.  —  Last April, when Rob Flaherty, the digital director for Joe Biden's presidential campaign …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Do So Many Americans Think the Election Was Stolen?  —  Looking for the reasons behind a seemingly unreasonable belief.  —  There have been few surprises this past month in how Donald Trump has dealt with the reality of his electoral defeat.  —  Anyone familiar with his career …
Paul Szoldra / Task & Purpose:
Unnamed Pentagon officials blast use of anonymous sources … Senior defense officials on Saturday declined to go on the record yet sharply criticized the use of anonymous sources in reports that the Pentagon was slow-rolling Biden-Harris transition efforts.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
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NBC News:
Trump loyalist Kash Patel blocking some Pentagon officials from helping Biden transition
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Historians sue Trump administration to stop ‘bonfire of records in the Rose Garden’  —  Screenshots are not “complete copies” of presidential records, they say  —  Two historian groups, an independent archive and a watchdog organization are suing President Trump and other administration officials …
Discussion: The Guardian and Business Insider
Washington Examiner:
Government officials' coronavirus hypocrisy has created another public crisis  —  The United States is facing an alarming spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.  This is a time for sober-minded leadership as we hope to get through the next few months with as low a death toll …
NBC10 Philadelphia:
COVID-19 May Cause Erectile Dysfunction  —  Although COVID-19 treatments have improved and a vaccine is on the way, even a mild case of the virus can cause long-term complications — including the possibility of erectile dysfunction.  Infectious disease expert Dr. Dena Grayson joined LX News …
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
The Republican Plan for the Next Four Years Isn't Normal  —  A national party whose leaders won a civil war in the 19th century and a cold war in the 20th looks to be little more than a promotional tool for Donald Trump at this point in the 21st.  —  Trump will lose his titular role as head …
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Rudy Giuliani's ‘Voter Fraud’ Witness Accused Of Framing Woman For Stealing Sex Videos  —  Mellissa Carone, aka Mellissa Wright, was until recently on probation after reaching a plea deal in a case in which she made false allegations.  —  A Donald Trump supporter who gave bizarre …
PEN America:
“James Baldwin Didn't Have to Go Out and Get Votes.”  Obama Reflects on Race, Dialogue, and Disinformation in PEN America Interview  —  In excerpts released today, the former president reflects on his own role as writer and politician as he receives the PEN America Voice of Influence Award …
Discussion: Fox News
Harriet Sherwood / The Guardian:
Roald Dahl's family apologises for his antisemitism  —  Statement on the author's official website says his views caused ‘lasting and understandable hurt’  —  The family of Roald Dahl has apologised for his antisemitism in a statement buried deep in the author's official website.
Discussion: INSIDER
 
 
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New York Times:
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Justin Gray / WSB-TV:
Georgia election officials show frame-by-frame what happened in Fulton surveillance video
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Michael Flynn previews ‘spying’ accusations against Obama
Discussion: Townhall
New York Times:
Republicans Pushed to Restrict Voting. Millions of Americans Pushed Back.
Washington Post:
Neera Tanden, Biden's pick for budget chief, runs a think tank backed by corporate and foreign interests
Discussion: Power Line
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Politico's Alex Thompson Peels Back Curtain on Trump-Biden Transition on The Interview
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Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Democratic senator receives death threats after election hearing
Sydney Trent / Washington Post:
CIA psychological profiler who labeled Trump ‘dangerous’ dies of covid-19 at 86
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Kinzinger wages a lonely fight against Trump's falsehoods and right-wing disinformation
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Liliana Segura / The Intercept:
Trump Prepares to Kill Brandon Bernard Even as Jurors Say His Life Should Be Spared
USA Today:
Arizona Legislature ‘cannot and will not’ overturn election, Republican House speaker says
CNN:
New combative Ivanka Trump sparks questions about her future
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump tried banning it in 2020

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Meta, Alphabet, and Snap beat analysts' estimates in their Q1 results, showing acceleration in advertising growth after struggling to rebound from a dismal 2022

 
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