This week, we discussed Trump’s continued lack of concession, whether student loan forgiveness is a good idea, and the racial wealth gap. Also, finally, some unambiguous good news!
News discussed:
Trump still hasn’t conceded, but is planning a “grand finale”
Flynn is calling for martial law and re-vote
News rules to fight shell companies
Joe Biden wants congress to forgive $10K+ in student loans to everyone
Iran’s top nuclear scientist assassinated (probably by Israel)
Matt Yglesias on the racial wealth gap
Happy News!
The usual scolds (including Fauci) are hand wringing about UK approval of the Pfizer vaccine
Neurons in mice “rejuvinated” to reverse blindness
Lab grown meat approved for sale in the UK
Deepmind solves protein folding problem
China turned on its “artificial sun” fusion reactor
Slate Star Codex is coming back in January!
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