This is the last Morning Jolt until Monday. Please have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Today we put aside the usual political rigamarole and focus on everything that's gone right in what has been a difficult and painful year for so many Americans.
Giving Thanks, amidst All This
This year has been a terrible one for many Americans. Start with the pandemic; move on to the sudden halt to the economy forced by the quarantines and lockdowns; throw in the widespread outrage over George Floyd and then the violence, riots, and looting in many cities; wildfires in the West; multiple hurricanes in the gulf; and wrap up with a deep and lingering division over the presidential election. Beyond our shores, the pandemic has inflicted a terrible toll, China cracked down on Taiwan, and Beirut blew up. We've lost beloved figures such as Alex Trebek, Sean Connery, Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and many more famous and accomplished figures.
Oh, and the murder hornets! That nest up in Washington State had nearly 200 queens and had to be removed by a team that looked like the Hawkins National Laboratory containment teams from Stranger Things. ...
| | | WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 25 2020 | | | WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 25 2020 | | | | This is the last Morning Jolt until Monday. Please have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Today we put aside the usual political rigamarole and focus on everything that's gone right in what has been a difficult and painful year for so many Americans. Giving Thanks, amidst All This This year has been a terrible one for many Americans. Start with the pandemic; move on to the sudden halt to the economy forced by the quarantines and lockdowns; throw in the widespread outrage over George Floyd and then the violence, riots, and looting in many cities; wildfires in the West; multiple hurricanes in the gulf; and wrap up with a deep and lingering division over the presidential election. Beyond our shores, the pandemic has inflicted a terrible toll, China cracked down on Taiwan, and Beirut blew up. We've lost beloved figures such as Alex Trebek, Sean Connery, Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and many more famous and accomplished figures. Oh, and the murder hornets! That nest up in Washington State had nearly 200 queens and had to be removed by a team that looked like the Hawkins National Laboratory containment teams from Stranger Things. ... READ MORE | | | | |
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