Travis Conte

[Spoon & Tamago @Johnny_suputama]

All right ya’ll buckle up it’s time for this year’s round-up of Japan’s #地味ハロウィン (mundane Halloween) costumes. Outfits so ordinary they have to be explained.

[Zach Klein @zachklein]

Something special is happening in Barcelona. It started last month when some parents organized a bike ride to school for just five kids. Now entire neighborhoods are joining. They call it Bicibús – or Bike Bus.

[Arlen Parsa @arlenparsa]

Percent of Americans using seatbelts:

1983: 14%
2020: 90%

What happened in between? The first statewide seatbelt law was passed in 1984. Today 49 states have laws requiring seatbelts. At first people protested, even comparing lawmakers to Hitler. But they ultimately gave in.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

The difference between information and knowledge:

[Mikel Jollett @Mikel_Jollett]

OK so you get vaccinated, you don't give a credit card, you don't receive a bill, your life is saved and we all understand this works because we are getting an economy of scale for the medicine, the shots, the staff, a process by which we all benefit.

THAT is medicare for all.

[Filippo Lorenzin @fi_lor]

16th century knives featuring sheet music on them, so guests can sing together at the end of the meal. Each knife appears to have a different line of harmony to the others.

[Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️) @BrendanNyhan]

What would you say if you saw it in another country? https://t.co/A9OExNVxrs

[Giuseppe Anthony @ItalianMonster8]

What a powerful image.

@ladygaga @TheAmandaGorman @JLo @MichelleObama @DrBiden @KamalaHarris

Artwork by Ana Hard.

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

Amanda Gorman’s message serves as an inspiration to us all. #InaugurationDay

[Yuh-Line Niou @yuhline]

I’m dead.

[Cʜʀɪs Sᴛᴇɪɴ @chrissteinplays]

If the Black Plague was in 2020

Doctors: “Avoid rats”
People in the US:

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

Percent of wages currently subsidized by governments due to COVID:

Japan: 100% for small businesses; 80% for large firms

Netherlands: Up to 90%

Norway: Up to 90%

Germany: Up to 87%

France: Up to 84%

Italy: 80%

United Kingdom: Up to 80%

Canada: Up to 75%

United States: 0%

[Scott Billeck @ScottBilleck]

Just a tremendous editorial cartoon in the ⁦@WinnipegNews⁩ today.

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

Biden leads popular vote by 5.1 million & at 50.8%, highest % for challenger since FDR in 1932

He also leads by 149k in MI, 48k in PA, 37k in NV, 20k in WI, 14k in GA, 13k in AZ

This is decisive victory & recounts/litigation won't overturn it

[🍉🍉🍉 @Leonce]

Georgia is having a runoff Jan 5 to decide who our 2 new senators will be. If those senators go blue Mitch McConnell will no longer be Senate Majority Leader. You have until December 7 to register to vote. Retweet to spread awareness even if you don’t live here.

[Touré @Toure]

Nation waits breathlessly to see if candidate who leads by four million votes will win.

[Pizza to the Polls @PizzaToThePolls]

If you see a line at the polls today, head to https://t.co/yMj77ZlICR to let us know!

We'll send the 🍕🍩🍪
#DemocracyIsDelicious #VoteEarlyDay

[Cabel Sasser @cabel]

my ideal news interview format: any time an interviewee tries to deflect or dance around a question, they get slimed