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Welcome to an early episode this week! Before diving into our Thanksgiving takes, we’re discussing the “normalcy” of Trump’s win, the last cable news star, and a Cormac McCarthy scoop that went viral for all the wrong reasons. Wretch on, and Happy Thanksgiving from your favorite Wretches!

Time Stamps:

2:00 Front page

35:50 Obsessions

43:22 Reader Mail

45:03 Favorite Items

Show Notes:

The New York Times: Opinion | The Bizarro Normalcy of the Public Reaction to Trump’s Win

The New York Times: Election Forecasts Try to Go Beyond the Polls. Are They Helping?

The Ankler: MSNBC Mayhem: Rachel Maddow Pay Cut, Brutal Lineup Shakeup Coming 

Semafor: Kaitlan Collins’ star rises at CNN 

Slate: An Interview With the Vanity Fair Writer Whose Cormac McCarthy Scoop Went Viral for All the Wrong Reasons 

The Wall Street Journal: A $12,000 Surgery to Change Eye Color Is Surging in Popularity

NBC News: Thanksgiving dinner is historically affordable this year 

Axios: Why "fart walks" after meals are good for you, experts say 

The New York Times: How Thanksgiving Lasagna Became an American Staple 

The Washington Free Beacon: MSNBC Says It Was 'Unaware' of Harris Campaign Contributions to Al Sharpton Nonprofit—But Won't Say Whether It's Taking Action

The Wall Street Journal: The Case for Being Ungrateful 

The New York Times: A Real Estate Queen and the Secret She Couldn’t Keep Hidden

The New York Times: At 17, She Just Passed the State Bar of California