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Falling Back, 55. The First Step to Decency.

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That's that for that. Joe Biden is now the President-Elect. I was at the last supermarket I visit on Saturdays, waiting at the doorway for the rain to let up enough to dash with my cart all the way out to my car. I heard a ping on my phone. Since I wasn't doing anything, I looked at it. The Guardian was bringing me the latest news. So did The New York Times. Finally, the tide turned and we have a decent man and woman in the White House.  Of course, despite the relief, the sweet relief, that sanity will once again trod those halls, there are dark shadows. Trump is still bleating that the election was rigged and that most of the votes for Biden are fraudulent. Lawsuits that he tried to bring in Michigan and other states were thrown out as frivolous, and without evidence. Yes, there will be recounts, especially in Georgia, where the difference is quite small. But, while total votes for Biden may not be in the tens or hundreds of thousands, they are enough for him to win those stat...