Four Quick Links for Friday Noonish

A likely election outcome: Biden massively wins the popular vote and Trump narrowly wins the Electoral College because the GOP's voter suppression works well enough in key states (and we all blame something/someone else). [theatlantic.com]

A new analysis published in JAMA puts the number of excess deaths in the US between March 1 and August 1 at 225,530. Only ~150K were officially attributed to Covid-19 (so the true death toll is 50% more than the "official" count). [jamanetwork.com]

Was reminded of the limits of self-preservation by this Atul Gawande interview: Trump could have easily won re-election had he taken even moderately effective action against Covid-19 in March or April. It was a gimme and he just. couldn't. do it. [ft.com]

A list of the 10 greatest works of journalism of the past 10 years. Writers on the list include Ta-Nehisi Coates, Isabel Wilkerson, and Michelle Alexander. The NY Times' 1619 Project is there too. [washingtonpost.com]

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