Elephants in Our Rooms ~ 12/03/20 ~ Janet Kira Lessin, Debra DeFranco

‘It’s a Miracle’: Helsinki’s Radical Solution to Homelessness

Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally. — https://getpocket.com/explore/item/it-s-a-miracle-helsinki-s-radical-solution-to-homelessness?utm_source=emailsynd&utm_medium=social

How did Covid REALLY spread around the world?

A US study has dealt a killer blow to claims that the coronavirus emerged from a livestock market in Wuhan last winter, as global evidence proves the virus had spread across the world before then.

Read in Daily Mail: https://apple.news/AxT7NkXhHSWuWfF2-KsCXsg

Trump won’t concede because it’s so profitable to keep the con going

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/01/trump-is-an-expert-making-money-off-losing-now-hes-doing-it-again/

Reuters: U.S. judiciary, shaped by Trump, thwarts his election challenges

U.S. judiciary, shaped by Trump, thwarts his election challenges

U.S. President Donald Trump’s reshaping of the federal judiciary has done little to help him win lawsuits challenging the election outcome, with Trump appointees rebuffing him and the U.S. Supreme Court showing little interest in getting involved.

Coronavirus was in U.S. weeks before officially identified in China, CDC says

Read in The Wall Street Journal: https://apple.news/AKPlKemYlThe9x_zTO4r26A

Incredible new drug might work even better than a coronavirus vaccine

Researchers have developed a new flu drug technology that can be applied to other viral infections, including the novel coronavirus, HIV, and hepatitis. Scientists from Purdue University combined neuraminidase inhibitor zanamivir with dinitrophenyl (DNP) to create a molecule that can target only the virus and the cells it infects, leaving healthy cells unharmed. The researchers…

Read in BGR: https://apple.news/AguOq256aSky5FjlnR3VrRg

Worst face masks for coronavirus protection: bandanas, scarves

Any face mask is better than none, but some face coverings — especially bandanas, scarves, and shields —aren’t very good at filtering coronavirus particles. Masks with one-way valves also do a poor job of protecting others. The ranking below reveals the best and worst face masks based on the findings of scientific studies. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

Read in Business Insider: https://apple.news/AiGJFHPVWTbegbkCoO1xUTA

A two-mile line Arizona. A four-hour wait in Ohio. Millions of Americans are seeking help to avoid going hungry this Thanksgiving.

A Feeding America analysis estimates 15 million more people will live in food insecure homes in the U.S. this year compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Read in USA TODAY: https://apple.news/AxRPvqnJKTIK9uB5WFeSsFQ

How to Prevent Your Company from Being Used for Evil From a Founder Who’s Been There

In creating something of meaning and scale, founders have an obligation to ensure their life’s work is not misused to inflict harm.

Read in Entrepreneur: https://apple.news/APpFV9EnqQkyDV-FIeF5hfQ

How Indigenous people are reclaiming their lands — and their sovereignty – CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/25/us/indigenous-people-reclaiming-their-lands-trnd/index.html

How the Cherokee Nation has curtailed the pandemic

While the United States flounders in its response to the coronavirus, another nation — one within our own borders — is faring much better.

Read in PBS NewsHour: https://apple.news/Az6p2aDOBR36IjtUKosk4Ow

How the Cherokee Nation has curtailed the pandemic

While the United States flounders in its response to the coronavirus, another nation — one within our own borders — is faring much better.

Read in PBS NewsHour: https://apple.news/Az6p2aDOBR36IjtUKosk4Ow

Kelly Loeffler tries to win over Black voters in Georgia and the result is high comedy Trump Supreme Court shows how bad it’s going to be with order putting churches above public health ICE expelled group of children under Stephen Miller policy just minutes after judge blocked it In honor of Worlds AIDS Day, please chip in $3 to help Daily Kos protect the health of LGBTQ people—fighting for the ACA, defeating Trump’s attacks on trans health and housing, and more. White man deems music too loud and kills Lucy McBath’s son. Then, same thing happens 8 years later Historic Black church built by enslaved people vandalized once again Meet the Georgia teens trying to flip 60,000 students planning to vote for Perdue Lavin’s ‘Culture Warlords’ dives into the radical right cesspool and emerges with the will to fight Remembering Alvin Ailey on World AIDS Day 5 issues this HBCU student says Ossoff and Warnock cannot afford to miss the mark on, so they don’t The For the People Act would greatly reduce voter suppression, make our elections fair and not as vulnerable to interference and exploitation. Sign up for a training call THIS THURSDAY to learn the next steps in the fight for a stronger democracy. Meet the Black women to serve in central roles in Biden-Harris administration Saying goodbye to ableist language is an easy and effective way to become a better ally It’s time to turn the world right side up by reimagining public safety Minneapolis artist Ricardo Levins Morales talks art, history, and police alternatives

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/janet-kira-lessin_trump-lawyer-digenova-calls-for-the-execution-activity-6739603974946738176-VtSP

DOJ investigating potential White House ‘bribery-for-pardon’ scheme

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-investigating-potential-white-house-bribery-pardon-scheme-n1249609

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  Trump tells GA Gov. Kemp to ‘call off election’ because ‘it won’t be needed’
  
• The coming tsunami
  
• I know my children are criminals—I need to find a way to get them off
  
• Daily Kos relies on small-dollar donations to make ends meet. Please chip in $5 to help us close the books on 2020.
  
• Arizona governor appeared to send Trump to voicemail as he certified election results on live TV
  
• ‘It was clearly coordinated’: L.A. sheriff’s officials refuse to testify in Andrés Guardado inquest
  
• McConnell poisons the COVID-19 stimulus negotiations again with cruelest offering yet
  
• We’re in bizarro world. Thanks to Trump’s hidden deplorables, high-turnout no longer benefits Dems
  
• We can still ditch Mitch’s majority. Chip in $5 right now to Daily Kos-endorsed Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock and win a Democratic Senate for Joe Biden.
  
• Biden planning massive stimulus, flurry of executive actions to start erasing stain of Trump
  
• Chef donates million-dollar winnings to take care of restaurant workers as coronavirus roars
  
• Kamala Harris to name latest Black woman to serve in central role in Biden-Harris administration
  
• A loss for science, Puerto Rico, America, and the world as massive Arecibo telescope collapses
  
• Click here to find, and sign up for, Get Out The Vote activities for the U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia that will decide control of the U.S. Senate. There are many ways to help out from home, no matter where you live!
  
• While #PardonGate trends, eyes are on New York Attorney General Letitia James
  
• After shilling for Trump for ‘free,’ Giuliani apparently needs a preemptive pardon
  
• Despicable: Trump admin appeals court ruling forcing it to recognize rights of kids seeking asylum
  
• Donald Trump tests the limits of pardon power by absolving Flynn of all crimes known and unknown
  
• Sign the petition: Fight back against Trump’s last-minute attacks on Social Security.
  
• Does even Bill Barr have a limit? He declares the election valid, fraud-free
  
• In extraordinary video, top Georgia GOP election official excoriates Senate GOP for abetting Trump
  
• How AAPI voters helped deliver Georgia, crucial GOTV efforts for the runoffs
  

ICYMI: Here are the top stories of the week so far:

• ‘Thugs’: Trump resorts to name-calling in first televised interview since losing election
  
• Trump lawyer DiGenova calls for the execution of former DHS cybersecurity chief Krebs
  
• Eric Trump simply can’t believe Joe Biden got 80 million votes

Trump lawyer DiGenova calls for the execution of former DHS cybersecurity chief Krebs Cartoon: The Trump Legal Team Trump takes aim at another disloyal governor—and may foment a primary challenge Daily Kos relies on small-dollar donations to make ends meet. Please chip in $5 to help us close the books on 2020. Fox wonders why the lack of transparency over Biden’s injured foot. Uh … Oregon oncology nurse on administrative leave after bragging about flouting COVID-19 guidelines Trump admin is pushing rule changes on its way out attacking vulnerable populations We can still ditch Mitch’s majority. Chip in $5 right now to Daily Kos-endorsed Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock and win a Democratic Senate for Joe Biden. National Review (!) calls Trump’s behavior ‘disgraceful,’ ‘reprehensible,’ ‘flailing,’ ‘dishonest’ Another Day One job for Biden: Cut off Trump’s intelligence briefings It’s bad when Brian Kemp has to remind Trump it’s illegal to interfere in elections Sign up for Vote Forward to write letters to Georgia voters in the January 5 runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate. You can participate from home no matter where you live! Instead of working on COVID-19 pandemic, Trump’s HHS is laying landmines for Biden When orcas attacked sailboats off coast of Spain, they may have been reacting to harpoon attacks As the pandemic gets ever more serious, the Trump WH gets ever less Sign the petition: Demand Congress pass COVID-19 relief immediately! 5 issues this HBCU student says Ossoff and Warnock cannot afford to miss the mark on, so they don’t McConnell will blockade a Biden judiciary. Period. That’s why Democrats need Georgia’s Senate seats ‘I am proud to be bilingual’: US-born Latinas detained by CBP after speaking Spanish settle lawsuit ICYMI: Here are the top stories of the week so far: ‘Thugs’: Trump resorts to name-calling in first televised interview since losing election Eric Trump simply can’t believe Joe Biden got 80 million votes Religious hypocrite and moral coward Marco Rubio tweets scripture, gets avalanche of Bible lessons