Philadelphia just certified its votes

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– New from Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt: “We just certified the results of the 2020 Presidential Election. Despite all the meritless litigation and misinformation targeting our electoral system, I’m proud that the birthplace of our Republic held the most transparent and secure election in the history of Philadelphia.”

– This puts the state of Pennsylvania a big step closer to certifying its votes statewide, after Michigan did the same earlier today. Donald Trump’s dead-end antics, which had literally zero chance of working to begin with, failed just as we knew they would.

– Congrats to Rep. Katie Porter for being such a badass that Emily Murphy took one look at the prospect of having to be questioned by her, and decided to sign the transition papers instead.

– Fantastic composite video of Joe Biden’s newly announced cabinet members and senior officials: