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Good morning, you beautiful people. I’m back! I genuinely missed talking to you every morning, so I spent most of my staycation telling my dog all about the day’s news so I didn’t lose my touch. He was … .
Good news: It’s almost Christmas! Bad news: It’s almost Christmas!!! If you’ve still got a few open spots on your list, I’ve got you covered.
Eric’s Last-Minute Cheap-But-Great Gift Guide
It’s Monday, which means that if you order something today, you’ve got a good chance of it getting here on time, so here are a bunch of things I love that are cheap and easily shippable.
+ $20 – I’ve been using and I love it.
+ $90 — , but it would be a bargain at twice this price.
+ $9 — If you already bought an Instant Pot for yourself or a loved one, . The One-Pot Bolognese is amazing.
+ $20 – your soul will feel cleaner after every shower.
+ $15 — Kitchen towels are weak. Get to seriously upgrade your kitchen game.
+ $33 — If you need something with zero shipping time, buy . Yeah, you get free two-day shipping, but it’s also which is one my favorite shows of the year.
$6 — This, but I’ve given away dozens of them as gifts because they are so much better than every other scraper.
OK, thanks for indulging me. Let’s get to the news!
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: , but the roads are still super icy.
+ Today’s Editorial: “”
Got any plans for January? Because the Broncos don’t.
1968
Author’s note: The information about the Broncos historically bad games below is completely wrong. See for the full correction.
What does 1968 have to do with the Broncos yesterday? , and the only time in the team’s history that it scored fewer points than they did on Sunday.
The Broncos , and, oh yeah, , leading to a intra-squad shouting match in the locker room.
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+ Kiszla: .
+ Meanwhile, the Oakland/Vegas/LA Raiders have .
Quick Hits
+ A two-year-old boy had hypothermia and frostbite .
+ A gunman . This story is developing, so stay tuned.
+ .
+ A former slave who worked for Colorado’s first territorial governor .
+ As Denver gets thirstier, .
+ , while .
+ Meanwhile, a prominent provider of detox centers in Denver .
+ Make yourself a reminder to go to Tuba Christmas next year, .
+ A letter from a cyclist: .
+ California is .
+ Horrible: One person is dead and at least five are injured .
+ and the Texans rallied to victory.
+ From racing to racy: .
+ Guess what? (looking at you, Touch Bar).
Ridiculously good deal: . There is literally no better deal on the internet.
What We’re Reading
+ OxyContin isn’t just the gateway drug to America’s opioid epidemic that has killed 200,000 and climbing. It’s a business, and one as Americans take less and less of the powerful painkiller.
+ I was at a Leonard Cohen tribute show last night when Nathaniel Rateliff took the stage to sing “Hallelujah,” and .
+ A new law in Illinois as well as how to handle the situation when they do.
+ Cooks, Illustrated: .
+ Remember when ?
+ If you need a last-second gift, you probably shouldn’t try to () or this ” any of the other .
+ Finally, .
+ A pony .
Trump Digest
+ Today’s the day that the electoral college actually votes for president. (spoiler: probably not)
+ In the latest edition in the “Facts Don’t Matter Anymore” parade, , despite him losing it to Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million votes.
+ Even insurance companies are trying to stop House Republicans from as healthy people would stop buying insurance, leaving a smaller pool to cover only sick people, causing rates to skyrocket.
+ A journalist working the night shift at a rural Walmart to study America’s food industry accidentally discovered a deep vein of what she called “white resentment” as and the closest thing people can look forward to is working at Walmart for 15 years, which lets you keep the employee discount card for life.
+ You know who doesn’t like Russia? A whole lot of Republicans in Congress. And that push for sanctions could be .
+ “Journalism has never been better, thanks to these last few decades of disruption. So why does it seem to matter so little? .”
+ Teen Vogue, of all places, .
Song of the Day
Song: “”
Artist: The Waitresses
Sounds like: A New Wave tale of serendipity and missed connections set to the backdrop of New York in the ’70s. This is my favorite Christmas song that is barely about Christmas.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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