As speculation ensues about whether Donald Trump will issue pardons during his final days in office, many are weighing in on whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange may be on the list.

This week, as health officials in Wisconsin are warning residents to avoid eating raw meant "cannibal sandwiches" this holiday season, the first wave of vaccines are being deployed as part of "Operation Warp Speed" begins. We also look at the recent story involving the apparent hack of a Texas IT company and services it provided to a number of government agencies, which allowed them to become compromised.

However, trending on Twitter today had been the idea that in his last days in office, Donald Trump might attempt to pardon Julian Assange, an idea that has received widespread support, even from the likes of Edward Snowden. While the story had been based on bad information posted on Twitter, we look at why many are saying it could still happen, and much more on this week's edition of Middle Theory. 

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SHOW NOTES

• CANNIBAL SANDWICH: Wisconsin officials urge families to pass on holiday tradition of eating raw meat
• LETHALITY: In single day COVID kills 3,309, more than D-Day or 9/11
• The death spiral of public life
• HIGH HOPES: FDA chief says it's his 'greatest hope' that vaccinations start in US on Monday
• HACKS: Hackers spied on U.S. Treasury emails for a foreign government
• Russian government spies are behind a broad hacking campaign that has breached U.S. agencies and a top cyber firm 
• FLASHBACK: 6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign 
• Hacking the hackers: Russian group hijacked Iranian spying operation, officials say 
• PARDON ME: Rumors Flying That President Donald Trump Will Pardon Julian Assange, Snowden Weighs In 
• Edward Snowden asks Trump to pardon Julian Assange 
• Julian Assange's Partner Begs Donald Trump to Pardon Him on Thanksgiving 
• FLASHBACK: Assange offered presidential pardon to help resolve Russia role in DNC hack

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