Much has happened since our last episode—or so we’ve heard. Get ready as we dive into it all: Trump’s ‘landslide’ victory, key takeaways for Democrats, Trump Administration 2.0, Elon Musk, and, of course, the American news media’s reaction to the election results. Wretch on!

Time Stamps:

1:19 - Front Page

49:25 - Obsessions

54:10 - Reader Mail

56:33 - Favorite Items

Show Notes:

Daily Mail: Election results breakdown reveals how Trump won by a landslide - taking both the popular vote and the crucial electoral vote 

Politico: Trump Has Humiliated His Foes 

Axios: Elon Musk becomes the most powerful (unelected) man ever 

Politico: ‘Who the f--k is this guy?’: Defense world reacts to Trump’s surprise Pentagon pick Axios: Scoop: Trump expected to shake up White House briefing room

Abc News: Trump and Biden both call for smooth transition in historic Oval Office meeting

New York Times: Democrats Ignored Gaza and Brought Down Their Party

Washington Post: Pro-Hamas messages intensify on college campuses

Slate: The One Thing Democrats Need to Embrace to Survive 

Semafor: A tale of two jets: The old media grapples with its new limits 

Reuters: New York Times Tech Guild to return to work, negotiations will go on 

The Washington Free Beacon:  Fighters, Failures, and Freaks: The Definitive List of Winners and Losers of the 2024 Election

BBC: Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds      

The Wall Street Journal: Pro Take: Less Jobs Data Is Going Into the Jobs Report

The Wall Street Journal: Voters Reject the Party of Scold

Tom Elliot on X:  “If Jonestown had recorded a final video”