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Several hundred Google employees sign manifesto against widened Covid vaccine mandate

Casey Newton: “Wow, they made a list of the dumbest people at Google.”

Republicans Blame Biden for Pandemic’s Persistence

As cases surges once again in some parts of the country, Republicans have hit on a new line of attack: The president has failed on a central campaign promise, to tame the pandemic that his predecessor systematically downplayed. Democrats are incredulous, dismissing the strategy as another strand of spaghetti thrown at the wall.

Taegan Goddard: “As of mid-September, 90% of Democrats had been vaccinated, compared with 58% of Republicans.”

Politics:

Trump Investigation Enters Crucial Phase

A long-running criminal investigation into Donald Trump and his family business is reaching a critical phase as Cyrus Vance Jr., the prosecutor overseeing the inquiry, enters his final weeks as Manhattan district attorney.
The developments, described by people with knowledge of the matter, show that the Manhattan prosecutors have shifted away from investigating those tax issues and returned to an original focus of their three-year investigation: Mr. Trump’s statements about the value of his assets.

3,300%

That’s how much Trump misrepresented the value of one of his Manhattan buildings — giving a low value to tax authorities and then a figure 33x higher when he wanted a loan.

That’s not an accounting error. That’s not a mistake. That shows intent.
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) November 23, 2021

Sweden’s First Female Prime Minister Quits Hours Later

Hours after being tapped as Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson resigned Wednesday after suffering a budget defeat in parliament and her coalition partner the Greens left the two-party minority government.

Appeals Court Order May Be Bad News for Trump

A federal court order late Tuesday may be a worrisome sign for former President Donald Trump in his effort to assert executive privilege over documents sought by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia notified lawyers for Trump, the House committee and the National Archives that they should be prepared to address whether the court even has the legal authority to hear the dispute. Oral arguments are scheduled for Nov. 30.

Germany’s Scholz seals deal to end Merkel era

O’Rourke Seizes on Energy Grid In Race Against Abbott

Beto O’Rourke (D) is seizing on Texans’ concerns over their energy grid following the devastating winter storm earlier this year in his bid to oust Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
The O’Rourke campaign sees the grid as a solid wedge issue in the traditionally red state, and will emphasize what it characterizes as failures by Abbott to defend his constituents from deadly temperatures and soaring power bills.

The Inflation Miscalculation Complicating Biden’s Agenda

President Biden’s top economists have worried from the beginning of his administration that rising inflation could hamstring the economy’s recovery from recession, along with his presidency. Last spring, Mr. Biden’s advisers made a forecasting error that helped turn their fears into reality, a calculation that spread to this week’s decision to renominate the Federal Reserve chair.
Administration officials overestimated how quickly Americans would start spending money in restaurants and theme parks, and they underestimated how many people wanted to order new cars and couches.

Rittenhouse Photo Reveals Where Trump Keeps Bizarre Rushmore Sculpture