Slog PM: Canada Approves Pfizer Vaccine, Spokane Dems Have a Bomb Scare, Zuckerberg Is the New Monopoly Man
by Jasmyne Keimig • Dec 9, 2020 at 6:00 pm Slap a top hat and monocle on this dude cuz he's a straight-up monopolist. Getty Pool President-elect Joe Biden announced retired Army General Lloyd Austin as his pick for Secretary of Defense: If confirmed, Austin would be the first Black defense secretary. Austin faces an uphill battle as his confirmation would entail waiving a requirement for that position to be filled by someone who has been out of active duty service for at least seven years. Trump, of course, ignored that rule by nominating retired Ma...