The Patriot Post® · Friday Executive Summary
Election Debrief
Rudy Giuliani anecdotally presses Trump election challenge case in fiery news conference (Fox News) | Six big claims by Trump’s lawyers about overturning the election results (Daily Signal)
Judge dismisses Arizona GOP lawsuit seeking audit of county’s ballots (The Hill)
Trump campaign withdraws Michigan election lawsuit (Washington Times) | Why the Trump campaign withdrew its Michigan lawsuit (NR)
Biden still ahead by 12,000 votes after Georgia recount (Examiner)
Scranton Joe
Biden declares there will be “no national shutdown” (Examiner) | He also discussed a national mask mandate with governors (NR)
Biden transition adviser wanted Congress to probe Brett Kavanaugh last year (Fox News)
Palestinians eagerly anticipate Biden “reset” — by which they mean “anti-Israel policies” (Washington Times)
Government & Politics
Nearly a third of Democrats believe the election was stolen from Trump (PJ Media)
The push to “cancel” student loan debt completely ignores the reason college is so expensive (FEE)
Trump tax write-offs are ensnared in two New York fraud investigations (NY Times)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac overseer seeks to end federal control (WSJ)
The Latest on COVID-19
Pfizer applying for emergency authorization of vaccine today (The Hill)
CDC pointlessly warns Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving (NR)
CDC director: Schools among “safest places” kids can be (Daily Wire) | New York government slammed by critics for closing schools but not indoor dining (The Week)
Hypocrite Gavin Newsom orders one-month curfew in California (The Hill)
Around the Nation
Georgia’s Floyd County terminates election director after state audit uncovers uncounted votes (Fox 5)
California school replaces third-grade math class with “anti-racist” curriculum (Not the Bee)
Business & Economy
Birds of a feather: Leftmedia outlet Huffington Post being sold to BuzzFeed (Just the News)
Treasury secretary declines to extend several emergency lending programs (WSJ)
Stranger Than Fiction
Pizza Hut creates a giant pizza blanket and it sells out in hours (Not the Bee)
A NYC fight club was broken up by the cops for not social distancing (Not the Bee)
German police arrest popular protester for COVID crimes (Not the Bee)
On a Lighter Note…
These lads got around Ireland’s COVID restrictions by booking cheap flights and then just drinking at the airport (Not the Bee)
Peanuts holiday specials to air on PBS after public laments its removal (Disrn)
Critics roast Rudy Giuliani for apparent hair dye mishap (USA Today)
Chalk sketch found in Italy could be a Da Vinci depiction of Christ (Disrn)
Closing Arguments
Policy: The pandemic isn’t killing cities. Housing regulations are. (NR)
Policy: The perversities of rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement (AEI)
Humor: Local leftist replaces his “Resist!” bumper sticker with “Obey” sticker (Genesius Times)
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