(11/28/20) Hillbilly Elegy is bad and weirdly apolitical; U.S. surpasses 13M Covid cases as hospitals near capacity

<p>Ep 239: Allison reads some Patreon recs and a spooooky ghost story and recs: The Dark And The Wicked, The Crown, The Undoing (sort of), and anti-recs Hillbilly Elegy, and Erek (@erek_smith) recs Succession and Unlocking The Cage</p> <p>In bad news: U.S. surpasses <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/27/us-covid-cases-hospitalizations-thanksgiving"> 13 million Covid cases</a> as hospitals near capacity; <a href= "https://www.huffpost.com/entry/qanon-anti-vax-coronavirus_n_5fbeb0c0c5b61d04bfa6921a"> online anti-vaxxer communities</a> have become a pipeline for QAnon radicalization, and the <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/26/politics/supreme-court-religious-restrictions-ruling-covid/index.html?utm_term=1606476616234517a95d69350&utm_source=cnn_Five+Things+for+Friday%2C+November+27%2C+2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1606476616236&bt_ee=UB3tmhywDojkznLcFCjvaXojgwnEu2ivlT0XpPvrUg2nF1qKFfpZWrnBLyxvbbj2&bt_ts=1606476616236"> Supreme Court</a> sides with religious groups in dispute over Covid restrictions</p> <p>In good news: Trump says he will leave office if the Electoral College votes for Biden (<a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/26/politics/trump-leave-office-electoral-college/index.html?utm_term=1606476616234517a95d69350&utm_source=cnn_Five+Things+for+Friday%2C+November+27%2C+2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1606476616236&bt_ee=UB3tmhywDojkznLcFCjvaXojgwnEu2ivlT0XpPvrUg2nF1qKFfpZWrnBLyxvbbj2&bt_ts=1606476616236">yaaaaay</a>), <a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-jr-tests-positive-covid-19-according-spokesperson-n1248475"> Don Jr.</a> (and so many others!) test positive for Covid, Rudy Giuliani is <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/style/rudy-giuliani-hair.html">straight-up melting now</a>, and Dianne Feinstein is stepping down from her top Democrat spot on the Senate Judiciary Committee (<a href= "https://theslot.jezebel.com/goodbye-and-thanks-for-nothing-1845745147">bye, bitch!</a>) </p> <p><strong>Light Treason News is supported by members!