============================================ Politics—headlines from politicalwire.com [Click] There are too many to individually link.
Trump Approval Hits New Lows Trump’s Base Strategy Isn’t Working Biden Way Ahead In Pennsylvania McConnell Has ‘Total’ Faith In Fauci The Parties Are Realigning Democrats Spending Way More in Key Midwestern States Biden Maintains Wide National Lead Secret Order Gave CIA Right to Launch Cyber Attacks without clearance It’s Actually Trump Who Has an Enthusiasm Problem Turnout for GOP Runoff In Alabama Was Abysmal White House Backs Away from Navarro Op-Ed Trump’s Push to Open Schools a Political Loser Trump In Denial as Pandemic Consumes Presidency Florida Republicans Doctor Trump’s Tweet Trump Confronts a Campaign Without Rallies Banks [prepare] for Wave of Coronavirus Defaults
A new Trump campaign ad declares, “You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.” However, what’s striking is the ad uses the present tense and shows video of protests and violence happening right now — during Donald Trump’s America.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) told Tulsa World that he does not second-guess his personal choices not to wear a mask despite testing positive for the coronavirus. Said Stitt: “I’m not thinking about a mask mandate at all.”
OHIO; As of Wednesday afternoon, there have been at least 69,311 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,075 deaths, and 9,209 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Wednesday, one day after she was admitted with a possible infection, CNBC reports. Said a spokesperson: “She is home and doing well.”
We mailed two packages by media rate on 6/30 and they have not yet arrived, so I asked the post office clerk about it when I mailed a first-rate envelope today. He checked and agreed that they should have arrived already, but suggested waiting until Monday. He said the PO is three times busier than the worst Xmas he has ever experienced; he has been working 12-hour days. It is because everyone is shopping online.
Mary Trump's book, page 45: "When Freddy, at fourteen, dumped a bowl of mashed potatoes on his then seven-year-old brother's head, it wounded Donald's pride so deeply that he's still be bothered by it when Maryanne brought it up in her toast at the White House birthday dinner in 2017. The incident wasn't a big deal--or it shouldn't have been. Donald had been tormenting Robert again and nobody could get him to stop. Even at seven, he felt no need to listen to his mother, who, having failed to heal the rift between them after her illness, he treated with contempt. Finally, Robert's crying and Donald's needling became too much, and in a moment of improvised expedience that would become family legend, Freddy picked up the first thing at hand that wouldn't cause any real damage: the bowl of mashed potatoes."
From an article in the Washington Post about Gary Trudeau:
Trudeau first came to national fame a half-century ago: “Doonesbury” launched into national syndication in 1970 as the voice of the counterculture, and several years later it became the first comic strip to receive the Pulitzer Prize — largely for spoofing the Watergate-scandal stonewalling by President Richard M. Nixon. “Nixon actually wanted to use the system to accomplish big things, not dismantle it and sell off the parts,” Trudeau says when contrasting the two eras. “Trump’s presidency has basically been a hostile takeover — privatizing the gain while socializing the pain.”
The Downward Spiral of the Republican Party [Click] Stuart Stevens’ new book; read this little blurb, then follow the link to the Amazon blurb and read that. Among other things, the timing corresponds to my recollection, which is gratifying. I am willing to grant that Mr. Stevens may have had a legitimate Road to Damascus experience.
Trump Shakes Up Campaign Leadership [Click] A classic maneuver of incompetent “management”—when you don’t know what to do, reorganize—it makes it look like you are doing something without any of the trouble of actually doing anything.
A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming [Click] And if we don’t dramatically decrease transmission, there will be more waves of infection and death. No surprises here at all for people who are not willfully ignorant.
Mary Trump was interviewed by George Stephanopoulos and she sounds like a real and sane person.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Stephanopoulos asked her, “If you’re in the Oval Office today, what would you say to him?”
She responded, “Resign.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/message-president-donald-trump-niece-resign/story?id=71779486
Check beneath the rose.
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ReplyDeleteCOVID-19 has steamrolled the country. What happens if another pandemic starts before this one is over? [Click] The ground has been prepared for multiple simultaneous epidemics. This could be really, really bad.
The deadly plague that “could” devastate the US rabbit population [Click] Plus predators and scavengers that depend on rabbits.
Different methods give different values for the Hubble Constant that we can’t yet explain. [Click]
Partial supernova sends stellar remnant careering across the galaxy. [Click]
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Politics—headlines from politicalwire.com [Click] There are too many to individually link.
Trump Approval Hits New Lows
Trump’s Base Strategy Isn’t Working
Biden Way Ahead In Pennsylvania
McConnell Has ‘Total’ Faith In Fauci
The Parties Are Realigning
Democrats Spending Way More in Key Midwestern States
Biden Maintains Wide National Lead
Secret Order Gave CIA Right to Launch Cyber Attacks without clearance
It’s Actually Trump Who Has an Enthusiasm Problem
Turnout for GOP Runoff In Alabama Was Abysmal
White House Backs Away from Navarro Op-Ed
Trump’s Push to Open Schools a Political Loser
Trump In Denial as Pandemic Consumes Presidency
Florida Republicans Doctor Trump’s Tweet
Trump Confronts a Campaign Without Rallies
Banks [prepare] for Wave of Coronavirus Defaults
Two more:
DeleteA new Trump campaign ad declares, “You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.”
However, what’s striking is the ad uses the present tense and shows video of protests and violence happening right now — during Donald Trump’s America.
Oklahoma Governor Tests Positive
VT: 1318 cases(+13)
ReplyDelete56 deaths(0x28days)
Now 158 active cases
Recovered 1104
In Hospital = 5 (+3)
Tests 78,358 (+734)
CNN: The 45 most incoherent lines from Donald Trump's rambling Rose Garden speech [Click]
ReplyDeleteDana Milbank's column in the Washington Post is better, but this is a very decent sample. . .
DeleteOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) told Tulsa World that he does not second-guess his personal choices not to wear a mask despite testing positive for the coronavirus. Said Stitt: “I’m not thinking about a mask mandate at all.”
ReplyDeleteOHIO; As of Wednesday afternoon, there have been at least 69,311 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,075 deaths, and 9,209 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
ReplyDeleteNature-led coronavirus recovery could create $10tn a year, says WEF [Click]
ReplyDelete”Things ain’t goin’ back to normal”: Californians reel as shutdown hits again [Click]
ReplyDeleteWe report, you decide:
ReplyDeleteTrump rebukes Navarro over op-ed ripping Fauci: 'He shouldn't be doing that' [Click]
Trump Encouraged Navarro to Attack Fauci [Click]
Alabama Requiring Masks In Public As Coronavirus Cases Surge In State [Click] [Cynical comment deleted.]
ReplyDeleteBiden Widens Lead to 15 Points Nationally [Click] Well, that’s not too bad a start for this point in time. Trump approval down 6% in a month, to 36%.
ReplyDeleteI am reminded of an observation that killing off his supporters is not likely to help Our Dear Leader's electoral fortunes. . .
DeleteHere's proof that Trumpism is forever for Republicans. [Click] Similarly to the Deified Ronnie Ray Gun?
ReplyDeleteA new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds Joe Biden leading the presidential race nationally by 11 points, 51% to 40%.
ReplyDeleteJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Wednesday, one day after she was admitted with a possible infection, CNBC reports.
ReplyDeleteSaid a spokesperson: “She is home and doing well.”
23 state attorneys general sue DeVos over student loan forgiveness change [Click]
ReplyDeleteBiden Twitter account among those of several influential people hacked in attempted Bitcoin grab [Click]
ReplyDeleteWaPo: The one metric that best shows how Trump’s 2020 strategy is faltering [Click] Those who like neither Biden nor Trump dislike Trump strongly this time, and he hasn’t been able to change that.
ReplyDeleteOh, and there are fewer double dislikers this time.
DeleteWe mailed two packages by media rate on 6/30 and they have not yet arrived, so I asked the post office clerk about it when I mailed a first-rate envelope today. He checked and agreed that they should have arrived already, but suggested waiting until Monday. He said the PO is three times busier than the worst Xmas he has ever experienced; he has been working 12-hour days. It is because everyone is shopping online.
ReplyDeleteMary Trump's book, page 45: "When Freddy, at fourteen, dumped a bowl of mashed potatoes on his then seven-year-old brother's head, it wounded Donald's pride so deeply that he's still be bothered by it when Maryanne brought it up in her toast at the White House birthday dinner in 2017. The incident wasn't a big deal--or it shouldn't have been. Donald had been tormenting Robert again and nobody could get him to stop. Even at seven, he felt no need to listen to his mother, who, having failed to heal the rift between them after her illness, he treated with contempt. Finally, Robert's crying and Donald's needling became too much, and in a moment of improvised expedience that would become family legend, Freddy picked up the first thing at hand that wouldn't cause any real damage: the bowl of mashed potatoes."
ReplyDeleteThat suggests a nationwide campaign to send him packets of instant mashed potatoes. I suppose there are brands that come in packets inside the box.
DeleteI like that idea!
DeleteFrom an article in the Washington Post about Gary Trudeau:
ReplyDeleteTrudeau first came to national fame a half-century ago: “Doonesbury” launched into national syndication in 1970 as the voice of the counterculture, and several years later it became the first comic strip to receive the Pulitzer Prize — largely for spoofing the Watergate-scandal stonewalling by President Richard M. Nixon.
“Nixon actually wanted to use the system to accomplish big things, not dismantle it and sell off the parts,” Trudeau says when contrasting the two eras. “Trump’s presidency has basically been a hostile takeover — privatizing the gain while socializing the pain.”
Sounds fair to me.
The Downward Spiral of the Republican Party [Click] Stuart Stevens’ new book; read this little blurb, then follow the link to the Amazon blurb and read that. Among other things, the timing corresponds to my recollection, which is gratifying. I am willing to grant that Mr. Stevens may have had a legitimate Road to Damascus experience.
ReplyDeleteTrump Shakes Up Campaign Leadership [Click] A classic maneuver of incompetent “management”—when you don’t know what to do, reorganize—it makes it look like you are doing something without any of the trouble of actually doing anything.
ReplyDeleteTrump Mulls Sweeping Travel Ban on Chinese Officials [and Their Families] [Click] More evidence of desperation, it seems to me.
ReplyDeleteA Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming [Click] And if we don’t dramatically decrease transmission, there will be more waves of infection and death. No surprises here at all for people who are not willfully ignorant.
ReplyDeleteSix minutes of history: The Culper Spy Ring [Click]
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