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Summaries of what just happened by the NYT and the Onion

Notice the ratio of news stories about the potential impact of Trump's victory on inflation and the deficit vs. the peril it poses to the very existence of immigrants and trans folks ... or to the survival of the rule of law and fair elections.

*sigh* Good thing I ordered an extra one of these in 2016

"Democratic erosion happens when pol. leaders gain enough control over parties & other institutions to neuter their restraining force but leave them intact enough, at least for awhile, to keep the opposition playing by the rules." Read esp. the last sec'n: is.gd/46XGZW

I'm guessing he plans to send Putin a gift basket

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