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  • President-elect Joe Biden said today that Trump's refusal to concede the election he fairly lost and go forward with the transition is "embarrassing."
  • This was a particularly alarming day for people who believe in American democracy: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked if he would help a Biden transition team, and he responded with a smile that, “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration.”
  • The White House is still vetting candidates for job openings for a second Trump term.
  • At least a half dozen senior officials across the government have been removed in recent days with Trump loyalists being placed there in their stead, and CNN writes that it "appear to be an effort to shape the government to Trump's liking on his way out the door, while also impeding Biden's transition to power. "
  • Former Lehigh County commissioner Dean Browning seems to have forgotten to log into his burner account when he tweeted today that he was a "black gay guy" in response to himself.
  • The guy who made the hilariously awful Avengers: Endgame election meme video explains it to Vulture: "The idea was earnest. Because it was happiness. It was just a raw happiness."
  • San Francisco is shutting down indoor dining starting Friday because of an uptick in coronavirus cases parallel with the uptick in NYC.
  • Here's why we could all use a little more small talk in our lives.
  • Some lawyers at Jones Day and Porter Wright, which have filed suits on behalf of Trump about the 2020 vote, said they were worried about undermining the electoral system, and I hope someone has told them they could just, like, NOT do that then.
  • Using the subway to transport a sick swan is a top ten reason to ride the subway.
  • Trump insiders claim he could get up to $100 million for a post-presidency book deal, which is a lot of money to pay someone to pay someone else to write.
  • And finally, I wish I had this job: