A great day for transitioning from something to something... A great day for having a great day by doing the right thing... A great day for me to keep dreaming, right?
And that's just what I'll do, after I do a good week - bad week post for you. For the most part, I'll let you decide who goes where, although as always, some of them will be pretty obvious.
There was a report that some digging was going on outside the White House briefing room today, and of course, the Interwebs had a riot with that. Many wondered if maybe it was a moat, harkening back to conversations the president had with advisors about putting such a water feature along his beloved border wall.
Another suggestion? It's a trench for burning the evidence - but certainly not the evidence of voter fraud or election rigging. We know that, because so far they haven't shown anything that's managed to capture the eyes of the courts.
And speaking of election fraud and losing, the president needs lawyers to help him with this fool's errand, and of course, some of the law firms were taking heat for helping with his attempts to overturn or ignore our democratic principles - and the heat was coming from within the firms, as well as from outside.
And today, it seems, it might have gotten too hot in the kitchen for one of them, as Porter Wright "reached a mutual agreement" with the Trump team, which will find other counsel - perhaps a firm less interested in protecting its reputation?
A soon to be ex-congressman from Virginia let loose in an interview about the president and his followers, the ones who are sticking by his side (does that make them his next-to-ers, I wonder?). Rep. Denver Riggleman, a Republican who had the audacity to perform a gay marriage (gasp!) and was primaried by a self-proclaimed "biblical conservative" thinks things are getting out of hand, including the conspiracy theories Trump is spreading.
That really, is, really, I think, the Island of the Misfit Toys at that point. You have crossed the Rubicon, you jumped on the crazy train and you're headed into the cliffs that guard the flat earth at that time, brother.
Speaking of conspiracy theories and what not, Elon Musk is making some noise about "extremely bogue" COVID-19 tests. Seems he took four of the rapid tests, which have a reported accuracy rate of 34-80%, and he had two positives and two negatives, putting him within the range for the tests. He thinks the reason why we're seeing a surge in cases is because there are so many false positives. Apparently he discounts the potential that we're actually under-reporting the surge because there are so many false negatives.
What else do we have today? Oh -- Four Seasons Total Landscaping is selling shirts and stickers saying "Make American Rake Again" and "Lawn and Order," capitalizing on its new-found fame after hosting Rudy Giuliani's press conference the other day. Fun stuff, for sure -and good for them. No word yet on whether Rudy will make another appearance, maybe to autograph shirts to raise money for the president's legal fund.
And now, for real, honest-to-goodness good news, not the kind you have to debate about, I offer these stories:
- Here's a 'Florida man' headline you'll love: Florida man becomes first person with Down Syndrome to finish Ironman triathlon.
- This teenager puts on a different costume each day before logging on to his remote classes, because "to try and bring happiness to people."
- In the week we celebrated Veterans Day, I found this story about a vet who's turned his farm into a healing place, so maybe other vets could feel a sense of belonging and purpose.
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