Subscribe View in browser 1. Armed Trumpists Surround Michigan Secretary of State’s Home SORE LOSERS Jocelyn Benson said the protesters gathered at her home this weekend to scream obscenities at her and her 4-year-old through bullhorns. POLITICS 2. Mystery Sickness Lands 300+ in Hospitals in South India NOT NOW Patients’ blood samples didn’t show any sign of viral infection, and victims have tested negative for COVID-19. WORLD Corrupt characters can’t hide from the Beast. Support us and we’ll dig deep. Join Beast Inside 3. Planning Your Holidays? Don’t Forget a Fresh, Festive Mask. AD BY REDBUBBLE Redbubble features thousands of designs from more than a million independent artists so you can ring in the holidays with personality. SCOUTED Advertisement 4. Arizona Shuts Down Legislature Due to Maskless Rudy Meetings COVER YOUR MOUTH The Arizona Capitol Times reports that Giuliani talked with a bunch of lawmakers, without a mask, for around 11 hours last Monday. POLITICS 5. Bob Dylan Sells Songwriting Catalog for a Reported $300M TANGLED UP IN GREEN The Universal Music Publishing Group has snapped up Dylan’s entire canon from his 1960s classics right up to his latest album this year. ENTERTAINMENT Daily Beast Crossword Have you done this week's puzzle? Play Now 6. Still Using a Traditional Scale? You’re Doing It All Wrong AD BY FITTRACK The FitTrack Dara is a BMI Smart Scale that measures way more than what you weigh. SCOUTED Advertisement 7. Georgia Secretary of State Likens Trump to Stacey Abrams STATE OF CONFUSION Raffensperger, under fire from the president for acknowledging that he lost Georgia, drew the false equivalence in a Wall Street Journal column Sunday. POLITICS 8. Pope Francis to Visit Iraq in March 2021 ON THE ROAD AGAIN The Vatican said final plans would take into consideration the COVID-19 pandemic, but that the 83-year-old pontiff was keen to make his first apostolic voyage in 15 months. WORLD 9. California Locks Down Again: 33 Million Told to Stay Home HOME FOR CHRISTMAS The state reported a record high of 30,000+ new coronavirus cases on Sunday while, across the nation, the United States reported 175,663 positive tests. U.S. NEWS Advertisement 10. Barr Could Step Down Before End of Trump’s Term: NYT BARR, NONE On Tuesday, Barr told the AP that the Justice Department had not uncovered widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. POLITICS 11. Biden to Tap California AG Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary SURPRISE PICK Becerra will be Biden’s second Cabinet nominee of Hispanic descent, according to multiple reports. POLITICS 12. Ex-Zappos CEO Hsieh Obsessed With Fire In Final Months: WSJ TRAGIC Tony Hsieh, former CEO of Zappos, died Nov. 27 from injuries suffered in a Connecticut house fire nine days earlier. U.S. NEWS Advertisement 13. Netflix Has ‘No Plans’ to Add a Disclaimer to ‘The Crown’ PALACE INTRIGUE “We have always presented The Crown as a drama—and we have every confidence our members understand it’s a work of fiction that’s broadly based on historical events,” Netflix says. ENTERTAINMENT 14. Trump Adviser: Nursing Home Residents May Get Vaccine Soon END IN SIGHT? “I think we may start to see some impact on the most susceptible people probably in the month of January and February.” U.S. NEWS 15. President Donald Trump Loves Disastrous Ballot Witness BIGGEST FAN The president tweeted support of Melissa Carone, whose unusual testimony in Michigan has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. POLITICS Read More Advertisement © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. |