Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

A FRIEND TEXTS THIS SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF THE ELECTION: “They ran a shitty candidate with a shitty campaign and couldn’t steal. And Biden is so delighted. He’s more articulate than he’s been in years.”

PROGRESS: Democrat Yadira Caraveo concedes to Republican challenger in swing Colorado House race. “The seat was listed as a target for pickup by the National Republican Congressional Committee, and was part of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s front-line program. Polls ahead of the election showed a tight race within the margin of error of various surveys. The district has the largest Hispanic community of any of the state’s congressional districts, a demographic Republicans have gained ground with nationwide in recent elections.”

MICROBIOME NEWS: Signals from the gut could transform rheumatoid arthritis treatment. “Bacteria associated with inflammation is found in the gut in higher amounts roughly ten months before patients develop clinical rheumatoid arthritis, a longitudinal study by Leeds researchers has found.”

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

YEP:

HOW BUSY AM I? “I’m busier than the shredders at the DOJ today.”

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WHOEVER TRUMP PICKS AS TREASURY SECRETARY WILL NEED TO BE GOOD AT ADMINISTERING CUTS: Bessent, Seen as a Leading Candidate for Treasury Secretary, Meets With Trump, Sources Say. “Prominent investor Scott Bessent met with Donald Trump on Friday as he and fellow investor John Paulson emerge as leading candidates for the key role of U.S. Treasury Secretary, according to two people close to the president-elect. . . . A longtime hedge fund investor who taught at Yale University for several years, Bessent has a warm relationship with the president-elect and has spoken highly of Trump’s use of tariffs as a negotiating tool. Paulson, a billionaire investor and major Trump donor, is a longtime proponent of tax cuts and deregulation.”

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