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  • The Atlantic reports that the Trump campaign is discussing plans to bypass election results and appoint loyal electors in battlegrounds where Republicans hold the legislative majority: "With a justification based on claims of rampant fraud, Trump would ask state legislators to set aside the popular vote and exercise their power to choose a slate of electors directly."
  • The Washington Post recounts multiple accounts of Trump's unabashed racism against Black, Jewish and Hispanic people while in office.
  • The 100 best Tom Petty songs, ranked.
  • Some financial industry managers think that the pandemic is over and it's fine to pressure your employees to come back to the office regardless of their comfort level, so don't be like them. “COVID is effectively gone from New York,” said Jason Mudrick, who runs Mudrick Capital. “I personally think that all my hedge fund colleagues who are not coming back until later are just taking it as an excuse to have a long summer vacation.”
  • Time has released its annual list of 100 influential people, if you're into that kinda thing.
  • Watch the full trailer for Aaron Sorkin's upcoming Netflix film, The Trial Of The Chicago 7.
  • Kao Saelee worked as an incarcerated firefighter fighting wildfires in California while serving a 22 year sentence. Instead of being let out of prison when his sentence was over, he was turned over to ICE for deportation.
  • Facebook banned political ads a week before the election, but it will allow Trump to run ads on election night prematurely claiming victory.
  • The Ringer looks back at all the wide-ranging David Fincher projects that didn't come to be.
  • Tame Impala performed "Borderline" in all its synth pop glory on Fallon last night.
  • The MTA's board is slated to formally ban defecating on its subways, buses and transit facilities.
  • Listen to two new songs from Kevin Morby, “Don’t Underestimate Midwest American Sun” and "Wander."
  • And finally, really good dogs can watch themselves, thank you very much: