Remains of the Day (11/16)

The election is over. Biden won. We've got to stop letting the latest Trump tweet, lie or outrage drive coverage every single day. He's not your assignment editor.

— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) November 15, 2020

Note to my journalist friends who have power 

#HeWon…

Electoral College

Biden 306

Trump 232

Popular Vote

Biden: 78,662,563/ 50.8%

Trump: 73,107,438/ 47.2%

Won by: 5,555,125 votes

Won by: 3.6%

Won by: 74 Electoral College votes

Flipped: PA, MI, WI, AZ & GA 🥞

Won West, Southwest, Upper Midwest, Northeast & New England 🔥 https://t.co/s53nRVm57O

— Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) November 15, 2020

Does Stephen know? 

Sure grandpa, now let’s get you back to bed. https://t.co/QvlQsxlJxV

— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) November 16, 2020

 This is where we are

Fixed it pic.twitter.com/aicGcDJCKR

— Kenneth M. Walsh (@kenneth212) November 15, 2020

Find me on Twitter HERE. 

Our Queen, now and forever! 

We love you @HillaryClinton ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ pic.twitter.com/wtZ0NYWKLH

— jason@calacanis.com (@Jason) November 6, 2020

Has she gotten one thing wrong yet? 

They’re "Coming for Blacks and Indians, welcome to the New World Order” but we’re supposed to be all *unity* and *accepting* of this garbage ideology? FOH. https://t.co/Q6uWv0N1sC

— Touré (@Toure) November 14, 2020

No thanks 

There are Trump supporters outside my parents’ house shouting through megaphones “Lock Her Up,” and I just keep thinking, I hope they’re wearing masks and some day get over 2016.

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) November 15, 2020

I actually teared up reading this. No one should have to go through this 

The next two months may be the darkest of our lifetimes. You may not want to hear this but we should all act and prepare accordingly. Trump will do all he can to rip this nation apart at the seams. @realDonaldTrump

— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) November 15, 2020

Brace yourselves 

Joe Biden made history by flipping the historically Republican states of Arizona and Georgia from red to blue. Not a single Sunday show held a panel with voters in these states to understand why they voted out the incumbent President.

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) November 15, 2020

As a member of the media I hate to rail against it, but ... 

Did I miss all the stories about the 78 million Biden supporters who triumphed — and their wants and needs — and how rural-centric Trump supporters need to reach out and understand the massive urban/suburban majority in America?

— Michelangelo Signorile, subscribe to my newsletter (@MSignorile) November 15, 2020

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The Moderna & Pfizer #COVID19 vaccine news is really wonderful!

But remember to stay safe and vigilant in the short term. The upcoming holidays represent a huge risk of further spread.

Even if there’s long-term hope, the hardest part will be the next few months in front of us.

— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) November 16, 2020

I have tickets to Phoenix for Thanksgiving that I bought when the virus seemed to be somewhat under control. This is the longest I have ever gone without seeing my mom -- and she's not doing well -- but with the vaccine seeming imminent, I've decided it makes sense to postpone the trip for the safety off everyone concerned. (My mom was actually happy -- so it turns out my coming was causing more stress than joy!)

You can make jokes about sexism, racism, transgender people, homophobia, fat people, disabled people & still be a decent person who thinks all of these people deserve equality & compassion. Once the far left grasps this you won’t have to worry about tyrants running for president.

— Adrienne Iapalucci (@AIapalucci) November 15, 2020

Yes, but I think it goes deeper than that. 70M people were willing to forfeit democracy just so they could say the N-word with impunity yet somehow I roll my eyes about nonbinaries and pronouns without voting for a fascist. Not sure the far left is to blame for the right’s disproportionate response. 

Are you ready for the longest 65 days of your life?

Craig Chester hits the nail on the head, and it scares me to death. How do we function as a democracy when something like 40% of the public, perhaps higher, is no longer operating in reality? Below I share a post by a childhood friend of mine. He's what I call part of the "too clever by half" crowd -- not dumb enough to fall for Trump but not smart enough to realize the Democratic Party is your only other option. He's gone from being an "independent" to a full-on conspiracy theorist, whose posts read like they were the desired outcome from Russia's disinformation campaign in 2016. Get enough people to believe you can't believe anything and this is where you wind up -- a very frightening and dangerous place. As urgent as climate change is, I'm beginning to think the planet may actually collapse under the weight of its inhabitants' own stupidity first.

Case in point, below:

Nurse Says Some Dying COVID Patients Still Don’t Believe Disease is Real: WATCH https://t.co/wTeGhKXfr3 pic.twitter.com/uVpC0WhQ1M

— Towleroad (@tlrd) November 16, 2020

P.S.

This is an actual profile in the Washington Post. Maybe China was on to something with its re-education camps ... only ours would be education camps.