In leaked recordings of a one-hour phone call, President Trump urges Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat. / The Washington Post Carl Bernstein: This is far worse than what occurred in the Watergate scandal. / Huffpost All 10 living former defense secretaries say that
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TMN will be offline through the holidays, and the newsletter will return on Monday, Jan. 4. Until then, here's our annual round-up of some of the places we like to give money. Advice on how to give to charity if you're not wealthy. The Human
Electric Umbrella provides music lessons to those with learning disabilities and accepts instruments as donations.
Pfizer and BioNTech will provide the US with an additional 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by mid-summer. / The Guardian The Chilean army reports 36 cases of the coronavirus at its research station on the Antarctic Peninsula. / BBC News Why are Americans so numb to the coronavirus death toll?
This is how to make a very fine insulated leather bag to tote a snowman to your friend's house. Via Spoon & Tamago
Nine months after the CARES act, Congress has passed a second stimulus bill that’s half the size of its predecessor. / The New York Times In addition to direct payments to Americans and more unemployment benefits, the stimulus extends tax breaks for film and TV production companies and includes funding
Very excited to hear "Liberty Bell," the first new music from Darkside (Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington) since 2013.
In 1659, Massachusetts made it illegal to celebrate Christmas—a ban that lasted for the next 22 years. via Open Culture
US lawmakers agree to issue stimulus payments of $600 and distribute a federal unemployment benefit of $300 for 11 weeks. / The New York Times, The Washington Post Moderna’s Covid vaccine begins rolling out. / Reuters The CDC says that adults 75 and older, as well as frontline essential workers, be
