Only 24% of Republicans think the 2020 election are accurate

This is terrible. Trump will never concede and his cult will always think he won and Biden is illegitimate.

CNN exit poll in Georgia: About 3/4 of Republican voters say the presidential election in GA was not conducted fairly; more than 9 in 10 Democrats say election was fair
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 5, 2021

Do you trust that the results of the 2020 election are accurate via NPR/PBS/Marist poll:

Democrats:
95% yes, accurate
3% no, not accurate

Republicans:
24% yes, accurate
72% no, not accurate
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) December 9, 2020

Do you believe there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, or not?

Believe there was 38%
Do not 58%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 12/1-7/20)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) December 10, 2020

No evidence of widespread voter fraud

What this shows is not how divided we are but rather how a sizable part of the population has sheared off completely. https://t.co/51JZNQmA58
— Lulu (@lourdesgnavarro) December 9, 2020

“Democrats say 98 – 2 percent they think Biden's election victory is legitimate and independents say 62 – 30 percent his victory is legitimate. Republicans, however, say 70 – 23 percent that they think Biden's victory is not legitimate.” https://t.co/uxJ09ea1ry
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) December 10, 2020

Do you think that Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election is legitimate or not legitimate?

Legitimate 60%
Not legitimate 34%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 12/1-7/20)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) December 10, 2020

Do you believe the presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump via Fox News poll:

Biden voters:
8% yes, stolen
91% no, not stolen

Trump voters:
77% yes, stolen
11% no, not stolen
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) December 15, 2020

Is Joe Biden the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election via new CBS/YouGov poll:

Biden voters:
100% yes, legitimate
0% no, not legitimate

Trump voters:
18% yes, legitimate
82% no, not legitimate
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) December 13, 2020

CBS poll

OHIO
Which candidate do you think was the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election?

Democrats
Joe Biden 100%
Donald Trump 0%

Republicans
Joe Biden 21%
Donald Trump 69%

(Spectrum News/Siena College Poll, LV, 9/18-22/22)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) September 27, 2022

Virus research news 12/8/20

Protect yourself in the checkout line is by using hand sanitizer immediately after you pay for your groceries: https://t.co/xwlBShLo6T
— Eat This, Not That! (@EatThisNotThat) December 9, 2020

Research provides strong evidence that coronavirus survives longer in cold weather and inside dry, heated homes.
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 4, 2020

8 facts about the coronavirus to combat common misinformation https://t.co/VGpwdqgMOQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 5, 2020

What seven ICU nurses want you to know about the battle against covid-19 https://t.co/AvgbsfybhU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 7, 2020

We're not saying this is related. But Louie Gohmert did have COVID.https://t.co/Qu2EJXvCil
— The Recount (@therecount) December 8, 2020

"I did not think this level of failure in a federal response was possible in the United States." https://t.co/cGQnueQAV8
— The Upshot (@UpshotNYT) December 4, 2020

Want to know how to end the pandemic? Look no further than cheese. The multilayered “Swiss cheese” model was originally created to improve industrial safety. Now, Ian Mackay, a virologist, has adapted it for the coronavirus. https://t.co/oagCtZNBuv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 5, 2020

1 in 3 who recover from Covid have long term chronic complaints, including exhaustion, a racing heart, for months afterward. This includes people under 35 with no previous health conditions. https://t.co/PDM2arcbal
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) December 6, 2020

Some Black and Latino Americans are still hesitant to take the vaccine. Here's what is fueling that distrust – CNN https://t.co/3GX4vGBffE
— jason carroll (@jasoncarrollcnn) December 5, 2020

CNN’s @drsanjaygupta says the US is at a “breaking point” as the country reports the highest single-day total since the pandemic began.

“This is starting to defy the models — even the aggressive ones — in terms of how bad things could get.” https://t.co/VEYwMuLwOp pic.twitter.com/BanAxk9OTj
— New Day (@NewDay) December 3, 2020

Almost All COVID Transmission Is Happening in These 5 Places, Doctor Says (yahoo.com)

Why radiators produce so much heat

This is the most interesting thing I have ever read. https://t.co/cMOhje1lCf
— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) December 8, 2020

Link: https://t.co/mt2VhNLZS0
— Ana Bretón (@missbreton) December 8, 2020

John Lennon’s last interview with Rolling Stone

Lennon died 40 years ago today. That’s hard to believe.

Three days before he died, John Lennon talked with ‘Rolling Stone’ for nine hours. Read the extraordinary interview here https://t.co/jxCPUw5nkR pic.twitter.com/4rQNOdDWFF
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) December 8, 2020

Here’s an older interview

Trump’s sabotage of the Voice of America

First he undermines it, now his administration won’t do its job for the transition.

Trump appointee who oversees Voice of America refuses to cooperate with Biden transition team https://t.co/axfms4BAn9
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 8, 2020

New: Trump appointee who has meddled in editorial matters at @voanews is slapped down by judge's ruling. Something I wrote: https://t.co/RrgnveDWS6
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) November 21, 2020

Trump appointee sweeps aside rule that ensured ‘firewall’ at Voice of America. New by me: https://t.co/Mik9eMHLHL
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) October 27, 2020

Court rules Trump appointee overstepped authority when he tried to replace media fund’s leadership https://t.co/AXHDPxUUEH
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 16, 2020

Voice Of America White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman Investigated By Political Aides At Parent Agency For Anti-Trump Bias

My exclusive story for NPR- https://t.co/Cre0uhoWWh
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) October 5, 2020

The heads of four organizations overseen by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) were all dismissed Wednesday night — a move likely to heighten concerns that new Trump-appointed CEO Michael Pack means to turn the agency into a political arm of the administration.
— Michael Holmes (@holmescnn) June 18, 2020

One of the earliest autocratic moves the Trump admin made was co-opting VOA to spread propaganda. Here is a small thread from Jan 21 2017 on Trump's inauguration crowd lies. The takeover isn't new; it's the fulfillment of an old objective that was initially protested. https://t.co/dl7FEOBdLi
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) June 16, 2020

“A well-placed VOA employee said there are internal discussions about a sizable shakeup coming to the agency that may include former White House official and conservative radio host Sebastian Gorka taking on a leadership position.” https://t.co/K6W4CEe3dn
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) June 15, 2020

Wow. Both VOA’s Director @bennett and Deputy @slsugawara Resigned today, one week after new Trump appointment Michael Pack took over Global media (parent company).

Their resignation letter via @jasonpatinkin pic.twitter.com/Z3MZsvKVRb
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) June 15, 2020

Covers: I’m Leaving It Up to You

“I’m Leaving It Up to You” was originally written and performed by Don & Dewey in 1957. Their version is a lot rougher (and, to me, better) than the later more popular recordings. I first heard their version on a Specialty Records anthology. Dale & Grace had a #1 hit with it in 1963 and Donny and Marie had a hit version in 1974. Both versions smoothed out the rough edges with strings in the background which is very unlike the Don & Dewey original. Most of the covers have a strong country influence not there in the original. I like the one by Roddy Romero and Yvette Landry who I had not heard of before finding this on YouTube.

Don was Don “Sugarcane” Harris who later played with Frank Zappa and John Mayall. He sure wasn’t like the Osmonds!

This has Don Sugarcane Harris on lead vocal and violin. It’s a Little Richard cover I already posted.

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams’s 1998 album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is one of my favorite albums.

How Lucinda Williams Made 'Car Wheels': 500 Greatest Albums Podcast https://t.co/2OUHNKwqcl
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) December 1, 2020

Profile of Williams soon after the album. The album went through a long, twisted recording process.

PHAWKER.COM – Curated News, Gossip, Concert Reviews, Fearless Political Commentary, Interviews….Plus, the Usual Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll » Blog Archive » FROM THE VAULTS: Bill Bruford’s Landmark New Yorker Profile Of Lucinda Williams Turns 20

On her next album:

Robert Christgau: Encore From a Utopia: Lucinda Williams

The media helped create the Trump monster

They gave him way too much coverage which helped him get the nomination and win the 2016 election.

Has Jeff Zucker admitted and taken responsibility for the damage he enabled to our country?

"Mr. Zucker’s thirst for ratings blinded him to the damage he was doing by offering saturation Trump coverage." https://t.co/rnniXcyuru
— empathy4all (@emp4all) December 6, 2020

Perspective: They may be at odds now. But Trump and CNN’s Jeff Zucker have always had one thing in common. https://t.co/ABjbINl1mK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 7, 2021

Ann Peebles

I was not familiar with the music of Ann Peebles until I got this Hi Records anthology. She is one of the greatest R&B artists ever. Peebles is a great singer and even co-wrote some of her hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Her best known song is “I Can’t Stand the Rain” but my favorite is “I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home”. Like Al Green, her records were produced by Willie Mitchell with backing from the Hi Rhythm section. I actually prefer hers because I am not a big fan of ballads.

This is an article on her from the Oxford American:

“By the time she hits the chorus, she all but dares the rain to pour down and remind her of a former lover.”

—@andrialisle on “Soul Sensation” Ann Peebles, from our #GreatestHitsMusicIssue. Read the full piece below.

Photo by David Scruggs.https://t.co/M9IY2Fc4h0 pic.twitter.com/1o50JqIfhf
— Oxford American (@oxfordamerican) December 1, 2020

She made a couple of albums on Rounder Records in the 1990s. Her voice was actually better and deeper but they were not innovative like her great early records. They just recreated the past.

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Most PPP money went to big companies

This is a travesty and not what the program was intended for

Take a close look at this chart/data.
Washington Post & 10 other news orgs had to sue Trump Admin to get this data on where PPP emergency loans really went. https://t.co/A7m34PG52M
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) December 2, 2020

More than half of the money from the Treasury Department’s coronavirus emergency fund for small businesses went to just 5 percent of the recipients, according to data on more than 5 million loans that was released by the government.https://t.co/WAYmjZzVIu
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) December 5, 2020

https://t.co/OtYqmpF7Fw
— Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) December 5, 2020

Over 25 PPP loans worth more than $3.65 million were given to businesses with addresses at Trump and Kushner properties, paying rent to those owners. Fifteen of the properties self-reported that they only kept one job, zero jobs or didn’t report a number https://t.co/gcHA7EbHNt
— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) December 2, 2020

Publicly traded firms paid dividends, bought their own stock after receiving PPP loans to pay employees https://t.co/TDzrATZmAW
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 25, 2020

Those who defrauded the federal government to profit from covid relief must be held accountable. https://t.co/FKfNNyd0Sk
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 8, 2020

Even though Tom Brady is worth an estimated $200M, his company received close to $1M in PPP loans while 52% of small businesses who applied didn't https://t.co/IQ6nwbsDbc
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 4, 2020

Four Baltimore-area companies received the maximum #PPP #loan amount of $10 million, newly released data shows. #Baltimore #smallbusiness #finances https://t.co/QfmVST8b2E
— Baltimore Business Journal (@BaltBizOnline) December 5, 2020

There are more than 221,000 PPP stories in Illinois. Some small businesses got millions. One got $73. https://t.co/fqwvHJWFpK
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) December 5, 2020