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December 2020 Countdown – December 13!
“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”
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Word of the Week – December 12, 2020
Absquatulate
Verb
American English, 1830s
To flee. To take off with somebody or something.
Example: As 2020 comes to an end, I only want to absquatulate with my books and writings.
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Video of the Week – December 12, 2020
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos smacks down claims by U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) over alleged voter fraud lies.
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Tweets of the Week – December 12, 2020
My home state of Texas has become a central figure in Donald Trump’s ongoing and losing battle to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Once again, Texas has made a fool of itself, courtesy of Attorney General Ken Paxton who – by the way – has plenty of his own legal troubles.
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Photos of the Week – December 12, 2020
This week COVID-19 vaccinations began in Great Britain. Margaret Keenan, 90, became the first person to receive the new vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech at Guy’s Hospital in London. These are just a handful of photos taken during this unprecedented event.
The first man to receive a vaccine in the UK was an Englishman named William Shakespeare.
A woman with the first of two COVID-19 vaccine shots administered at Guy’s Hospital in London. Victoria Jones/Pool via AP
The deputy charge nurse Katie McIntosh waiting to administer the first of two vaccine shots to workers at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Tuesday. Andrew Milligan – Pool / Getty Images
Syringes in a tray at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh containing the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Andrew Milligan – Pool / Getty Images
Nurse Katie McIntosh administering an injection of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to the clinical nurse manager Fiona Churchill at the Western General Hospital. Andrew Milligan/Pool via AP
A box of vials of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine concentrate being transported from storage ready for use at Guy’s Hospital in London. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters
Josephine Faleye, 80, with senior nurse Dilhani Somaweera at the Royal Free Hospital in London. Jack Hill – Pool / Getty Images
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Funniest Quote of the Week – December 12, 2020
“The Unidentified Flying Objects have asked not to publish that they are here, humanity is not ready yet.”
– Haim Eshed, former head of Israel’s Defense Ministry’s space directorate, in an interview about extraterrestrials
The interview in Hebrew gained traction after parts were published in English by the Jerusalem Post on December 8.
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Most Threatening Quote of the Week – December 12, 2020
“She’s decided to completely ignore all of the credible, credible, fraudulent evidence that has been continually pointed out. We’re out here in front of the secretary of state’s house and we want her to know we will continue to be here.”
– Genevieve Peters, a Trump supporter, condemning Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for confirming Joe Biden’s election win
Carrying American flags and guns, about two dozen protesters, including Peters, marched up to Benson’s Detroit home at night, while chanting “Stop the Steal”. They accused Benson, a Democrat and Michigan’s chief election officer, of ignoring widespread voter fraud. Peters, a corporate trainer who lives in California, live-streamed the protest on Facebook.
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Most Ominous Quote of the Week – December 12, 2020
“I don’t know how this ends without violence and death.”
– Clint Watts, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at George Washington University, expressing concern about the response by right-wing extremist militia groups to Donald Trump’s loss
Watts also believes the worst is yet to come, adding, “They now have had time to think about what they want to do. They have heard continuous false claims – which they want to believe – and now they are being pushed and pointed to places to mobilize.” Watts noted the dynamic could intensify after Trump is ejected from the White House, COVID-19 becomes less of a threat, and there are more public targets as people start returning to public life.
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Most Dramatic Quote of the Week – December 12, 2020
“Literally the survival of our nation and our rights as Americans and as Christians is on the line with these two races on January 5 in Georgia.”
– Ralph Reed, political activist and former head of the Christian Coalition, on the need to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential election win
Reed warned that unless “something happened” to reverse the certification of votes in the election, “we’re looking at the possibility and the prospect of a Vice-President Kamala Harris being able to break a tie and turn control of the U.S. Senate over to Chuck Schumer, AOC and the squad, and the far left,” Reed said. (Reed was referring to New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and 3 other female members dubbed as “The Squad” (all non-White) who serve in the House of Representatives, not the Senate.)
“The country that we have known for over 230 years will be gone, and there will be no protection for our rights as believers or of the minority rights of the conservatives in the Senate,” Reed added.
Cue the violins.
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