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An extraordinary story from The Washington Post kicked off a depressing start to 2021
https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2021/an-extraordinary-story-from-the-washington-post-kicked-off-a-depressing-start-to-2021/

Trump's Phone Call to Georgia to Flip Election Is What a Coup Looks Like
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-04/trump-s-phone-call-to-georgia-to-flip-election-is-what-a-coup-looks-like

Trump Wasn't a Dictator, but He Played One on TV
https://reason.com/2021/01/02/trump-wasnt-a-dictator-but-he-played-one-on-tv/

Donald Trump in The Codfather
https://spectator.us/donald-trump-codfather-georgia-brad-raffensperger-call/

Ex-solicitor general says Trump 'talking like a mafia boss, and not a particularly smart mafia boss'
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532442-former-solicitor-general-says-trump-is-talking-like-mafia-boss-and

Trump accused of "criminal extortion" after asking Georgia official to "find" votes
https://www.salon.com/2021/01/04/trump-accused-of-criminal-extortion-after-asking-georgia-official-to-find-votes_partner/

Brad Raffensperger Opens Up About Pressure From Trump in Leaked Call: I ‘Never Believed it Was Appropriate’ to Talk to Him, But He ‘Pushed’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/brad-raffensperger-tells-his-side-of-stunning-leaked-trump-call-the-data-he-has-is-just-plain-wrong/

President Trump Reveals SHOCKING REVELATIONS About Vote Fraudster Ruby Freeman in Raffensperger Phone Call: Behind 18,000 Illegal Votes
https://welovetrump.com/2021/01/04/president-trump-reveals-shocking-revelations-about-vote-fraudster-ruby-freeman-in-raffensperger-phone-call-behind-18000-illegal-votes/

In leaked recording, Trump pushes conspiracy theories that spread on social media
https://mashable.com/article/trump-leaked-call-georgia-election-results/

Study: Folklore structure reveals how conspiracy theories emerge, fall apart
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/study-folklore-structure-reveals-how-conspiracy-theories-emerge-fall-apart/

‘You’re The Arsonist’: Chuck Todd Accuses Ron Johnson Of ‘Starting The Fire’ On Election Conspiracy Theories
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/03/chuck-todd-accuses-ron-johnson-starting-fire-election-conspiracy-theories/

Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood goes even further off the rails in new 'Lizard Squad' conspiracy rant
https://www.rawstory.com/attorney-lin-wood/
    
Trump Repeats Debunked Election Claims in Call With Georgia Official
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/fact-checking-trump-georgia.html

The media are lying about Trump’s phone call with Raffensperger
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/the_media_are_lying_about_trumps_phone_call_with_raffensperger.html

Is Trump Making Democracy-Threatening Phone Calls to the Pentagon, Too?
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021/01/04/is-trump-making-democracy-threatening-phone-calls-to-the-pentagon-too/

10 former defense secretaries call on Pentagon leaders to keep the military out of election politics
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-coup-defense-secretaries-election-results-op-ed/

Pence “Welcomes” Efforts by Republican Lawmakers to Overturn Biden’s Victory
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/pence-welcomes-republican-lawmakers-electoral-certification.html

Two Republican lawyer-senators look for loopholes in democracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/03/two-republican-lawyer-senators-look-loopholes-democracy/

Ted Cruz Plans To Restore Confidence in the Election System by Lending Credence to the Wild Fraud Claims of a 'Pathological Liar'
https://reason.com/2021/01/03/ted-cruz-plans-to-restore-confidence-in-the-election-system-by-lending-credence-to-the-wild-fraud-claims-of-a-pathological-liar/

What the new science of narcissism says about narcissists
https://psyche.co/ideas/what-the-new-science-of-narcissism-says-about-narcissists

People With 'Dark' Personality Traits Responded to The Pandemic With Key Differences
https://www.sciencealert.com/people-with-dark-personality-traits-responded-to-the-pandemic-with-key-differences

Trump Rages Over His Own Administration’s COVID-19 Death Toll: ‘Fake News’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-cdc-covid-death-toll_n_5ff1c467c5b6e7974fd3ef99

California funeral homes run out of space as COVID-19 rages
https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-coronavirus-pandemic-california-united-states-c7f6c6d07abb092f536cce191e62a932

COVID-19 Cases Surge In U.S. As Vaccinations Fall Below Government Predictions
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/03/953045468/covid-19-cases-surge-in-u-s-as-vaccinations-fall-below-government-predictions

U.S. may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-moderna/u-s-may-cut-some-moderna-vaccine-doses-in-half-to-speed-rollout-official-says-idUSKBN2980NW

America's vaccine rollout: What went wrong
https://www.axios.com/vaccine-rollout-schedule-ba9914c5-fbf5-4fed-a86d-03afe66b3037.html

EXPLAINER - Why Indonesia is vaccinating its working population first, not elderly
https://news.trust.org/item/20210104063432-yquaj/

UK inoculates first patient with Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
https://www.euronews.com/2021/01/04/uk-inoculates-first-patient-with-oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine

Britain takes a gamble with Covid-19 vaccines, upping the stakes for the rest of us
https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/04/britain-takes-a-gamble-with-covid-19-vaccines-upping-the-stakes-for-the-rest-of-us/

UK coronavirus: COVID-19 cases rise in a ‘vertical line’ with record figures
https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/global/uk-coronavirus-covid19-cases-rise-in-a-vertical-line-with-record-figures/news-story/9c09d8b37819c23f23eec9dcc1488f96

The Trump administration approved faster line speeds at chicken plants. Those facilities are more likely to have covid-19 cases.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-chicken-covid-coronavirus-biden/2021/01/03/ea8902b0-3a39-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html

Chinese consumers are turning away from imported meat due to COVID-19 fears
https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2021/01/chinese-consumers-are-turning-away-from-imported-meat-due-to-covid-19-fears

China’s pig herd expansion hasn’t translated into lower hog prices
https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2021/01/chinas-pig-herd-expansion-hasnt-translated-into-lower-hog-prices

Even Though We Pay A Lot, Do You Know How Much Money A Farmer Actually Makes In India?
https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/social-relevance/how-much-do-farmers-actually-make-in-india-531102.html

Slave Labor at Brazilian Cattle Farms Focus of New Report
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/slave-labor-at-brazilian-cattle-farms-focus-of-new-report

American Debt Slaves in Weirdest Economy Ever
https://wolfstreet.com/2021/01/03/american-debt-slaves-in-weirdest-economy-ever/

POLITICS and FLEAS

Pelosi Is Narrowly Reelected Speaker
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/03/952422397/pelosi-poised-to-be-reelected-speaker-but-slimmer-majority-makes-it-tight

Every Member Of ‘The Squad’ Voted To Reelect Nancy Pelosi As House Speaker
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/03/every-member-squad-voted-reelect-nancy-pelosi-house-speaker/

Here are the five House Democrats who did not vote for Pelosi to be speaker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/here-are-the-five-house-democrats-who-did-not-vote-for-pelosi-to-be-speaker

Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene? QAnon rep thrown out of House floor for not wearing mask to 2021's first session
https://meaww.com/q-anon-rep-republican-marjorie-taylor-greene-thrown-out-of-house-floor-for-not-wearing-mask-congress

Researchers Say Christian Nationalism is Making It Harder to End the Pandemic
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/01/03/researchers-say-christian-nationalism-is-making-it-harder-to-end-the-pandemic/

On LA’s Skid Row, dueling visions of what it means to be faithful to God amid COVID
https://baptistnews.com/article/on-las-skid-row-dueling-visions-of-what-it-means-to-be-faithful-to-god-amid-covid/

'Amen and Awoman': Minister Who Delivers Opening Prayer for 117th Congress Doesn't Know Meaning of Declaration
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/january/amen-and-awoman-minister-who-delivers-opening-prayer-for-117th-congress-doesnt-know-meaning-of-declaration

Christianity is on the ballot in the Georgia Senate runoff between Warnock and Loeffler
https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/opinion/2021/01/03/georgia-test-martin-luther-king-and-raphael-warnock-christians/4090568001/

Can the bi-partisan Christian base in Georgia save America from radical Raphael Warnock?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/01/can-the-bi-partisan-christian-base-in-georgia-save-america-from-radical-raphael-warnock-1011381/

Senate race thrusts ‘Black America’s church’ into spotlight
https://religionnews.com/2021/01/03/senate-race-thrusts-black-americas-church-into-spotlight/

Return of the Strong Gods: Understanding the New Right
https://quillette.com/2021/01/03/return-of-the-strong-gods-understanding-the-new-right/

What Thomas Jefferson Never Understood About Jesus
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/what-thomas-jefferson-could-never-understand-about-jesus

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will NOT be extradited to the US to face spying charges after British judge says he would be a suicide risk in an American jail 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9110471/WikiLeaks-founder-Julian-Assange-TODAY-extradited-US.html

Covid restrictions and Brexit confusion see UK nationals turned away from flights to Spain
https://english.elpais.com/brexit/2021-01-04/covid-restrictions-and-brexit-confusion-see-uk-nationals-turned-away-from-flights-to-spain.html

Vaccine immunity for flights and mass events: Israel mulls 'green passports'
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/B1dH7OgAD

Israel approves plan to seize more Palestinian land near Bethlehem
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210104-israel-approves-plan-to-seize-more-palestinian-land-near-bethlehem/

Iran says it has seized South Korean tanker as tensions with US mount
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/04/iran-resumes-enriching-uranium-breach-nuclear-deal

Iran Says It Has Resumed Enriching Uranium To 20% Purity, Further Breaching Nuclear Pact
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/01/04/iran-says-it-has-resumed-enriching-uranium-to-20-purity-further-breaching-nuclear-pact/

Acting secretary of defense orders USS Nimitz to remain in the Middle East following Iranian threats
https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/acting-secretary-of-defense-orders-uss-nimitz-to-remain-in-the-middle-east-following-iranian-threats-1.657341

Soleimani's shadow: How the general's death upended Iranian strategy in Iraq
https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/soleimani-iran-iraq-death-strategy-quds-force

Exclusive: Lukashenko plotted murders in Germany
https://euobserver.com/foreign/150486

Ukraine investigates audio recordings discussing journalist's murder
https://uk.reuters.com/article/ukraine-belarus-journalist/ukraine-investigates-audio-recordings-discussing-journalists-murder-idUKL8N2JF2QR

Is Jack Ma dead? Conspiracies go wild after China's richest man goes 'missing'
https://meaww.com/jack-ma-dead-conspiracies-wild-china-richest-man-missing-alibaba-vanish-no-public-appearance

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

After one-horned rhinos, Smuggling of pangolins to China increasing in Northeast: WCCB
https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/smuggling-of-pangolins-to-china-increasing-in-northeast-519291

Poachers’ Paradise: Gulf Hunts Fuel Pakistan Falcon Trafficking
https://theglobepost.com/2021/01/04/poachers-paradise-gulf-hunts-fuel-pakistan-falcon-trafficking/

Mexico City’s Roaring Trade in Wildlife Trafficking
https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/mexico-city-wildlife-trafficking/

ODDS, ENDS

'Where Are The Women?': Uncovering The Lost Works Of Female Renaissance Artists
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/02/951479764/where-are-the-women-uncovering-the-lost-works-of-female-renaissance-artists

Revealed: The long lost secrets of the ancient world’s second Rome
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/hagia-sophia-roman-constantinople-istanbul-archaeology-b1782059.html

Is this Baboon Skull a Clue to Egypt's Lost Kingdom of Punt
https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-this-baboon-skull-a-clue-to-egypts-lost-kingdom-of-punt

What Japan's Wild Snow Monkeys Can Teach Us About Animal Culture
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/japan-wild-snow-monkeys-teach-scientits-how-animals-pass-skills-180976488/

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