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Dave Barry’s Year in Review 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/12/27/dave-barrys-year-review-2020/

The Plague Year: The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s covid-19 tragedy.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/the-plague-year

How the American system failed in 2020: Pandemic politics
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/531731-how-the-american-system-failed-in-2020-pandemic-politics

Trump signs Covid-19 pandemic relief bill, averting government shutdown
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20201228-trump-signs-covid-19-pandemic-relief-bill-averting-government-shutdown

Trump reverses on coronavirus stimulus deal, signs package he called a 'disgrace'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/27/trump-signs-900-b-covid-relief-package-he-called-disgrace/4023316001/

By Signing the COVID 'Relief' Bill, Trump Proves He's Been Part of the Swamp All Along
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/trump-swamp-covid-bill/

How many times has Donald Trump played golf since becoming president? POTUS tees off after signing Covid-19 bill
https://meaww.com/how-many-times-trump-golfed-taking-office-potus-left-golf-club-signing-covid-relief-bill

Mike Pence Was Enjoying a Ski Vacation While Millions Lost Unemployment Benefits
https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/12/mike-pence-was-enjoying-a-ski-vacation-while-millions-lost-unemployment-benefits/

Loeffler, Perdue praise Trump for signing COVID-19 relief legislation after uncertainty
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/531776-loeffler-perdue-praise-trump-for-signing-covid-19-relief-legislation-after

After Trump backs down on stimulus bill, Democrats aim for higher relief checks
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump/after-trump-backs-down-on-stimulus-bill-democrats-aim-for-higher-relief-checks-idUSL1N2J804R

GOP Problem Solvers Caucus co-chair says he'll vote in favor of $2,000 checks
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/531774-gop-problem-solvers-caucus-co-chair-says-hell-vote-in-favor-of-2000-checks

Trump May Have Accidentally Transformed U.S. Fiscal Politics
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/12/covid-stimulus-trump-fiscal-policy.html

The Aftermath of Trump’s Sovereign Debt Binge 
https://www.marketcurrentswealthnet.com/news/the-aftermath-of-trumps-sovereign-debt-binge/

5 charts show what the global economy looks like heading into 2021
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/28/5-charts-show-covid-impact-on-the-global-economy-in-2020.html

As Americans Struggle Financially, CPI Conceals True Pace of Inflation
https://thenewamerican.com/as-americans-struggle-financially-cpi-conceals-true-pace-of-inflation/

Bloomberg News Attempts to Capture the “Speculative Frenzy” of Today’s Markets; Here’s the Key Stuff It Missed
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2020/12/bloomberg-news-attempts-to-capture-the-speculative-frenzy-of-todays-markets-heres-the-key-stuff-it-missed/

Is This Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin And Other Cryptocurrencies Have Suddenly Shot Higher?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2021/12/28/is-this-why-bitcoin-ethereum-litecoin-and-other-cryptocurrencies-have-suddenly-shot-higher/

Bitcoin (XBT) Miners Get a Boost From Cheap Hydro Power in Nordic Region
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-27/bitcoin-miners-in-nordic-region-get-a-boost-from-cheap-power

Republicans Propping Up the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Borderline Socialist
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/12/republicans-fossil-fuel-industry-crony-capitalism.html

Counting the cost 2020: A year of climate breakdown
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/counting-cost-2020-year-climate-breakdown-december-2020

Watching Earth Burn
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/opinion/climate-change-earth.html

Frozen greenhouse gases could be rising from the dead and threatening us
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/zombie-gas-creeping-out-because-climate-change

WHO Warns Of Rise In Super Gonorrhea Due To Overuse Of Antibiotics Amid COVID-19
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/who-warns-of-rise-in-super-gonorrhea-due-to-overuse-of-antibiotics-amid-covid-19.html

Still Disinfecting Surfaces? It Might Not Be Worth It
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/28/948936133/still-disinfecting-surfaces-it-might-not-be-worth-it

POLITICS and FLEAS

The Post says: Give it up, Mr. President — for your sake and the nation’s
https://nypost.com/2020/12/27/give-it-up-mr-president-for-your-sake-and-the-nations/

‘Entitled Frat Boy’ Pushing ‘A Scam’: More Republicans, Supporters Press Trump To Accept Election Results
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/12/27/republicans-supporters-press-trump-to-accept-election-results/

What Is Boycott Georgia? Pro-Trump Lawyer Wants Republicans To Not Vote In Senate Elections
https://www.ibtimes.com/what-boycott-georgia-pro-trump-lawyer-wants-republicans-not-vote-senate-elections-3110139

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

Ant and Beijing begin delicate, dangerous dance
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ant-group-breakingviews/breakingviews-ant-and-beijing-begin-delicate-dangerous-dance-idUSKBN2920BW

Alibaba Shares Tumble Again After Beijing Tightens Screws on Ant Group
https://www.wsj.com/articles/alibaba-shares-tumble-again-after-chinese-regulators-tighten-screws-on-ant-group-11609155921

Ant Group: Five things to know about latest China crackdown
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-tech/Ant-Group-Five-things-to-know-about-latest-China-crackdown

Wuhan Covid citizen journalist jailed for four years in China crackdown
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/28/wuhan-citizen-journalist-jailed-for-four-years-in-chinas-christmas-crackdown

China Trial of Hong Kong Activists Adjourned Without Verdict
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-28/china-trial-of-hong-kong-activists-adjourned-without-verdict

Indian officer accused of planting weapons on Kashmir civilians
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/28/indian-officer-accused-of-planting-weapons-on-kashmir-civilians

Cow slaughter ban remains, but no ban on beef consumption, says Karnataka govt
https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/cow-slaughter-ban-remains-but-no-ban-on-beef-consumption-says-karnataka-govt-932434.html

Bangladesh to ship second group of Rohingya refugees to remote island
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-bangladesh-to-ship-second-group-of-rohingya-refugees-to-remote-island/

Israel said planning to advance settlement building before Biden enters office
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-planning-to-advance-settlement-building-before-biden-enters-office/

Israel and the UAE working together to eliminate UNRWA: Report
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-and-uae-working-together-eliminate-unrwa-report

Refugees Come Under Fire as Old Foes Fight in Concert in Ethiopia
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/world/africa/Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray.html

Ethiopia Detains Reuters Journalist Covering Tigray Conflict
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-28/ethiopia-detains-reuters-journalist-covering-tigray-conflict

Targeted killings of journalists are on the rise across Afghanistan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/targeted-killings-of-journalists-are-on-the-rise-across-afghanistan/2020/12/26/a2a2103c-3efc-11eb-b58b-1623f6267960_story.html

Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul given five-year prison sentence
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20201228-saudi-women-s-rights-activist-loujain-al-hathloul-given-five-year-prison-sentence

Saudi rights activist launches hunger strike over conditions at al-Hair prison
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-hunger-strike-qahtani-activist-al-hair-prison

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

Hungry for change: Faulty food systems laid bare by COVID-19 and climate crises
https://news.trust.org/item/20201227080204-3652n/

Current food production systems could mean far-reaching habitat loss
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221121825.htm

More farming to feed world's growing population will threaten thousands of species with extinction unless we eat less meat, study claims
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9077787/More-farming-feed-worlds-growing-population-threaten-thousands-species-extinction.html

No one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to eating less meat
https://www.newfoodmagazine.com/news/130706/eating-less-meat/

Brazil Is Famous for Its Meat. But Vegetarianism Is Soaring.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/26/world/americas/brazil-vegetarian.html

What's Behind The Vegetarian Boom In Meat-Loving Argentina
https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/what39s-behind-the-vegetarian-boom-in-meat-loving-argentina

Derided in the West, spam is so beloved in Asia that one company has invented a meat-free version of it
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/26/asia/spam-asia-cuisine-omnifoods-dst-intl-hnk/index.html

Will Singapore approval for Li Ka-shing backed Eat Just’s lab-grown meat open floodgates for sector in Asia?
https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3115307/will-singapore-approval-li-ka-shing-backed-eat-justs-lab-grown

Is Singapore’s approval of lab-grown meat a win for the climate?
https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-12-21/singapore-s-approval-lab-grown-meat-win-climate

Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/23/organic-meat-production-just-as-bad-for-climate-study-finds

Livestock scientists: No, your meat-free diet will not save the planet
https://www.fastcompany.com/90588194/livestock-scientists-no-your-meat-free-diet-will-not-save-the-planet

The Fake-Meat Future
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/12/the-fake-meat-future/

THE MEDIA SCRUM

5 biggest media shake-ups of 2020
https://adage.com/article/year-review/5-biggest-media-shake-ups-2020/2298836

17 Of The Best News Corrections In 2020
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahschweppecopy/best-news-corrections-2020

11 stories that rose above the news cycle in 2020
https://www.hcn.org/articles/archive-11-stories-that-rose-above-the-news-cycle-in-2020

ODDS, ENDS

Here’s What We Know About Anthony Quinn Warner, The Person Of Interest In The Nashville Bombing
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/12/27/heres-what-we-know-about-anthony-warner-quinn-the-person-of-interest-in-the-nashville-bombing/

Feds investigate whether Nashville bomber motivated by ‘paranoia over 5G technology’
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/feds-investigate-whether-nashville-bomber-motivated-by-paranoia-over-5g-technology/

Aaron Hoffman: Virginia sheriff's deputy fired for saying he’ll 'kill anyone' who vaccinates his kids
https://meaww.com/sheriff-deputy-kill-vaccinate-children-wear-mask-virginia-aaron-hoffman-barack-obama-threat

Army sergeant charged in Illinois shooting that left three dead at bowling alley
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/27/three-shot-dead-after-gunman-opens-fire-at-bowling-alley-in-rockford-illinois

Man Wearing ‘Rubberized’ Trump Mask, White Beard and Santa Hat Shot Brother-In-Law: Authorities
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-wearing-rubberized-trump-mask-white-beard-and-santa-hat-shot-brother-in-law-authorities/

Coworker detained in possible poisoning death of billionaire Netflix producer
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lin-qi-death-coworker-detained-possible-poisoning-tycoon/

The ashes of James Doohan— Scotty from Star Trek— are aboard the International Space Station
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/27/22201874/ashes-james-doohan-scotty-star-trek-international-space-station

Saying Goodbye to the Knuckleball, and Its Master
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/sports/baseball/phil-niekro.html

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