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AP’s Today in History for December 6th

Jefferson Davis dies in New Orleans; Four people die at a free Rolling Stones concert at the Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California; America’s first attempt to put a satellite into orbit fails; Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck is born.

Breakfast Tune Greensky Bluegrass – Money For Nothing (Dire Straits) – 2/7/2020 – Paste Studio ATL – Atlanta, GA

Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below

• Joe Biden’s Neera Tanden Pick Is Even Worse Than You Thought
  WALKER BRAGMAN

• Citing Past Calls for Social Security Cuts, Progressives Not Pleased With Biden Pick of Neera Tanden for OMB
  “Everything toxic about the corporate Democratic Party is embodied in Neera Tanden.”
  Jake Johnson

• Blame for Democrats’ down-ballot losses lies with the party, not social movements
  JENIFER FERNANDEZ ANCONA

• Lawmakers Unify to Give Corporate Donors a License to Kill You
  DAVID SIROTA & JULIA ROCK

• Abundance Mindset, Scarcity Economies and the Great Game Of Musical Chairs
  Ian Welsh

• We never have really had a real democracy
  Bill Moyers

• Racism and Violence Against Blacks Endemic to US
  Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford

• Director of National Intelligence Admits Government Used Section 215 to Track Browsing History
  Brett Wilkins

• AUSTIN FUSION CENTER SPIED ON NONPOLITICAL CULTURAL EVENTS
  Mara Hvistendahl

• Liberalism, Class and the Politics of Austerity
  ROB URIE

• LONGTIME BIDEN ADVISER LOBBIED ON BEHALF OF TRUMP’S CORPORATE TAX CUT
  Cynthia Hogan worked as a top lobbyist for Apple and led the NFL’s lobbying division during a high-profile domestic violence scandal.
  Aída Chávez

• Bomb Libya and take its oil: Biden budget chief pick Neera Tanden agreed with Trump
  BEN NORTON

• JOE BIDEN’S ROLE IN CREATING THE STUDENT DEBT CRISIS STRETCHES BACK TO THE 1970S
  Aída Chávez

• Will Biden End the Yemen War That He and Obama Started?
  Aaron Maté

• Biden’s Possible HHS Pick Shielded Nursing Homes From Liability for COVID Spreads
  JULIA ROCK & ANDREW PEREZ

• Death of a Liberal and Black Lives Matter
  TONY MCKENNA

• Canada’s Superrich Are Getting Richer — Even During the Pandemic
  LUKE SAVAGE

• By Voting Against a Wealth Tax, Canada’s Politicians Have Shown Who They Really Work For
  CHRISTO AIVALIS

• Biden’s Proposed Cabinet – A Kinder and Gentler Imperialism
  Dr.Wilmer J. Leon, III

• Why Is There Always Money for War but Not Public Services?
  JEREMY CORBYN

• Welcome to the Intersectional Empire
  Ash Sarkar Meets Naomi Klein

• Joe Biden’s BlackRock Cabinet Picks Show the President-Elect Is Ready and Eager to Serve the Rich
  MEAGAN DAY

Something to think about over coffee prozac

Jubilant Reaction To Trump Defeat Quickly Soured By News Of Biden Win
T.O.

CHICAGO—Seconds after the room had erupted into cheers, applause, and a few big sighs of relief, sources confirmed Tuesday that a local group of friend’s jubilant reaction to Donald Trump’s defeat had soured quickly upon the announcement of Joe Biden’s victory. “One moment we’re celebrating our nation’s repudiation of Trump, and the next Biden is declared the winner—what a buzzkill,” said 29-year-old Ryan Lopez, whose smile had visibly faded to weariness as the former vice president and retired six-term senator appeared on television to celebrate with his family. “The American people just ousted a transparently racist, misogynistic, and authoritarian president, but before we even have a chance to savor that triumph, we’re forced to deal with the fact that his replacement will be Joe Biden. Ugh, why does the single best piece of news this country has had in years have to be tainted immediately? For fuck’s sake.” At press time, Lopez had reportedly demanded the television be shut off after a news anchor observed that Trump would remain in power until January.