On "Omicron," the new COVID variant (thread) --
COVID Update: A new variant in southern Africa has emerged & is grabbing global concern.
— Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉 (@ASlavitt) November 26, 2021
What do we know about it? Should we be worried? 1/
Countries affected by the U.S. travel ban due to the new COVID variant:
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 26, 2021
South Africa
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Lesotho
Eswatini
Mozambique
Malawi https://t.co/BmyDP2QFdJ
The COVID "self- immolate to hurt Biden" Republican game plan on display at the WSJ --
Death rate in Republican counties is nearly six times as high as the death rate in the Democratic counties. Turns out vanquishing the virus requires one to not be a self harming ninnyhammer. https://t.co/TImXrzkxOv
— Schooley (@Rschooley) November 26, 2021
Rigging elections --
"In Texas, NC, Ohio and Georgia, Republican state lawmakers have either created supermajorities capable of overriding a governor’s veto or whittled down competitive districts so significantly that Republicans’ advantage is virtually impenetrable" https://t.co/SC0DdsEchA
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) November 26, 2021
If we are being honest, it is near time to accept that our best chance of preserving democracy is through the courts.
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 26, 2021
That is why my team is litigating for fair redistricting maps in Alabama, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin. https://t.co/3JPbw7yWWx
And Gym Jordan will be eating crow --
And in certain homes around the country, young men can’t enjoy the holidays because of what happened to them at Ohio State. https://t.co/yLzwB6wk4g
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) November 26, 2021
I wonder what they're serving in Mar-a-Lago? https://t.co/TL3wYhiTPy
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) November 26, 2021
R.I.P. (or just "rip") --
The assassination of Julius Caesar (44 B.C.E.) pic.twitter.com/hiJL6lMLsk
— Ames Grawert 🍂 (@AmesCG) November 26, 2021
