Morning Belz, Nov. 19

Ponzi suspect flees FBI in submersible scooter. Yep — CBS Sacramento
2 Iron Range state legislators quit the Dems, form indy caucus — Star Tribune
Conspiracy theories: more common than you might think! — Scott Sumner
Are insurers on hook for pandemic losses? The fight is on — Post-Dispatch
Odd story about a boulder to be removed from UW-Madison — Wis. State Journal
Jackson repeals noise law at Mississippi’s only abortion clinic — Clarion Ledger
Restored 1928 Wurlitzer debuts tonight at Orpheum — Memphis C-A

Mine
Trump party on election night — Scuffed News

The people have spoken and they want to hear the Q lady’s explanation for why Donald Trump is the “man of the time,” and others would like to hear more from the reasonable bald guy. I will post those clips on social media today before too long.

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“An unarmed people are slaves or are subject to slavery at any given moment.” — Huey Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, 1967

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