So Washington DC basically became like something from a movie today as Trump held a big rally at the same time as Congress was certifying the Electoral College results (normally, a formality but with all the talk of “rigged elections”, various Republicans were going to try to gum up the process as much as possible) […]
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Two Big Battles I’m Watching Tonight…
Man, I hope the two Democrats win the Georgia run-off elections and the Democrats take control of the Senate. After the long delay to confirm Biden as President-elect, this would be the cherry-on-top of delayed results! Less impactful but no less entertaining, I’m also hoping Team Canada can once again win Gold at the World […]
Google’s 2020 Year in Search (And A Couple Other Year-in-Review Compilations Too)
And since it was such a memorable year, I’ll add a couple other “year in review” compilations…
V-Day!
After a very strange, long, historic year, it feels pretty monumental that the UK is the first country rolling out their Covid vaccine starting today (okay, Russia actually started a few days ago but I think the UK is getting all the attention since that’s the Pfizer one most of the world will be using) […]
Multiple Thoughts on Multiple Elections #skpoli #yqr #yxe
In order… SASK PROVINCIAL ELECTION (OCT 26) 1. In my initial post-mortem, I chalked up at least one big factor in the NDP’s failure to do well up to people wanting the status quo during a pandemic. (This was bolstered by the BC NDP actually growing their majority a few days earlier.) But as detailed […]
Music Monday – “Oh beautiful, for spacious skies/For amber waves of grain/For purple mountain majesties/Above the fruited plain”
“America The Beautiful” – Ray Charles
Saturday Snap – “Day Five of Election Night” Dance Party
It was a bit delayed while the counts come in slowly over the past few days. But Tuesday night’s light show has reappeared in our living room as backdrop for a very enthusiastic dance party now that Joe Biden has been annouced as President-Elect of the United States.
Bernie Called It
Pretty much word-for-word… https://twitter.com/onikasgivenchy/status/1323857811734933504 (via)
Red, White and Trump Better Be Blue When This Is Over
Putting the smart lights to good use for a US election theme tonight…