THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES:

UPDATE (6:48 PM EST): Tweet finally deleted.

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NEW SOCIALIST “IT GIRL” HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS: AOC said she might quit politics, as some centrist Democrats blame progressives for House losses, NYT says.

Considering her entire identity is wrapped up in her political worldview (and vice-versa), I doubt “Sandy’s War” will be declaring a truce anytime soon.

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GUYS, SERIOUSLY. EVEN THE MEDIA SAYS “PROJECTED RESULTS” BUT THEY’RE PUSHING EVERYWHERE WITH THIS IS INEVITABLE.  HAVE YOU KNOWN THE LEFT FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. THEY ONLY PUSH THINGS THIS HARD WHEN THEY NEED TO GET IN YOUR HEADS AND MAKE YOU QUIT EARLY:  Wait Just a Minute! Some Very Good News May Be Coming.

Very very seriously, listen to me, I’ve lived through more leftist/socialist psy-ops than anyone in the US who hasn’t immigrated from a leftist “paradise.”  This morning, it clicked when I saw a thing on FB talking about the wonderful Biden presidency ahead, with tiny wording at the bottom with “based on projected results.”
This is a psy-ops to make us turn on Trump and/or make Trump concede BEFORE they look at the results.
Straighten your spine. Take a deep breath. We’re all FURIOUS they even tried this, and most of us aren’t sleeping or eating very well.  You probably can’t get rid of the anger. But do not fall for their idiotic play.
Be not afraid. We win, they lose. No other outcome is acceptable.

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I think it’s fair to say that Trump will not attempt to lock us down between now and Inauguration Day, but come late January what will Biden do?

Will Biden support the idea of lockdowns? Will he offer any guidance at all to coronabro governors in Democratic states who may lockdown their communities even more than they already have? Will those Democratic governors begin to ease lockdowns because Trump is now beaten? There are a ton of issues at play here.

This will be the most consequential decision of a Biden administration, and I think it will override almost every other policy choice he makes in his first year in office.

The left wing of the Democratic party wants to shut down the country and provide massive payments to everyone while those lockdowns exist. I can tell you right now that another lockdown will be fought in a massive way by many small business owners, including me.

Lockdowns don’t save lives, and they destroy our economy. They are a failed policy to combat a virus that is not a significant threat to the vast majority of our country.

I want our kids in school. I want everything open. I want people all back to work.

What’s more, I’m not going to consent to being locked down again. I feel like there are many people like me out there. Donald Trump would not have attempted to lock us down again if he’d won. Will Biden? I hope not.

But this will be messy for Biden given the platform he ran on, his election emboldens the coronabros.

And they seem to be a rather schizophrenic lot:

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THIS IS CNN: Jake Tapper Repeatedly Mocks Trump’s Children As ‘Spawn.’

Related: Saturday Night Live Mocks CNN’s Blitzer As Anything But A ‘Neutral News Anchor.’

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OF COURSE — IT DID THE JOB IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO: Is the Pandemic Over? Liberals Rally to Celebrate Media Projecting Biden’s Victory.

Earlier: ‘Is Covid Over?’ Chuck Schumer joins packed Brooklyn celebration, media ‘super-spreader’ scolds begin vacation.

WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: ‘Electronic skin’ offers cheap, eco-friendly alternative to wearable devices.

RAHM EMANUEL TO UNEMPLOYED RETAIL WORKERS: LEARN TO CODE.

I’m so old, I can remember back to last year when saying those words was a sure way to have Twitter delete your account.

RIP: Alex Trebek Dead at 80 After Battling Pancreatic Cancer.

IT’S 4:20 SOMEWHERE: America’s Disastrous Drug War Is Finally Unraveling. New video from Reason TV:

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The unexpected (no really, not in the Bloomberg definition of the word) success of Republicans in local, House and Senate races, combined with Biden’s Hindenburg-esque age, will make it difficult for the DNC-MSM to dust off their November of 2008 playbook and run with ubiquitous “We Are Socialist Now” style headlines to give half the country the finger. But I’m sure they’ll try.

PUBLIC HEALTH FAIL: UMich students were locked down for two weeks, data show it was unnecessary.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS: This data expert helped Trump win. Now he’s built a machine to take him down.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Harvard epidemiologist in Chinese dictator hat wants ‘accountability’ for anti-lockdown academics.

I really don’t think it’s wise for the public health community to push accountability given how it’s performed this year.

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UNIONS LOST A MAJOR BATTLE IN THEIR WAR ON THE GIG ECONOMY. New video from Reason TV:

Related: The 2020 Election Results Look Like a Massive Rebuke of Socialism.