Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; can the Democrats allow Trump to take office, White House issues corrections, Marijuana policy (“and boogie they will”)

By Lambert Strether of Corrente.
Bird Song of the Day
Chihuahuan Meadowlark, Milpa Alta, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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