Sunday, August 09, 2020

The Last Tiger Lily

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  1. Trump Abruptly Ends News Conference [Click] When called out for a lie by—wait for it—a woman. Does her technique point the way for Uncle Joe to get under his skin in a debate?

    White House Has Given Up on Pandemic [Click]

    New Zealand Marks 100 Days of No Community Spread [Click] Looks like PM Ardern has a lock on the election.

    Biden says Trump executive order is 'a reckless war on Social Security' [Click]


    Thousands of bikers heading to South Dakota rally to be blocked at tribal land checkpoints
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    1. What brand of pastor?

      Anything mainline or are we talking “Community Bible Excitement Church”?

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    2. Baptist. Same church MLK headed.

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    3. I'd say mainline. I sent him a contribution or two. There hasn't been much polling, but if the GOP candidates tear each other down, maybe he stands a chance. I think the Senate would profit by having him as a member.

      Here’s his campaign web site. [Click]

      Wikipedia entry for Ebenezer Baptist Church [Click]

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  3. New CBS News/YouGov polls:
    Pennsylvania: Biden 49%, Trump 43%
    Wisconsin: Biden 48%, Trump 42%

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  4. ‘This is unstoppable’: America's midwest braces itself for a Covid-19 surge [Click] Of course it won’t be stopped if you don’t do anything to stop it. DUH.

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  5. OHIO: As of Sunday afternoon, there have been at least 100,848 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,669 deaths, and 11,565 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

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    1. 3.66% of known cases have ended in death.

      The number has been trending lower, and that is good.

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  6. Hmm. Didn't Biden say he was going to announce his running mate during the first week in August? Hmm. Isn't that week past?

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    1. Yes and yes. To quote Walt Whitman, "You say I contradict myself? Very well, then; I contradict myself."

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    2. I'm starting to wonder whether Biden intends to make a big splash by announcing his running mate as part of his acceptance speech.

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    3. He then changed it to this coming week.

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  7. This morning there was a 5.1 earthquake in the South. I've already forgotten the state....

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    1. The western NC-VA border region, as I recall. That's pretty big for that area, I think. Might be enough to csause structural damage.

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    2. WaPo story on NC earthquake [Click]
      CNN story [Click]
      Charlotte Observer story [Click]

      Very shallow—preliminary estimates 2.2 to 2.6 miles deep. Very limited structural damage reported so far, mostly at epicenter.

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  8. VT: 1459 cases (+5)
    Still 58 deaths (4 days)
    127 active cases
    Recovered 1279 (+7)
    In Hospital 0 (-1)
    Tests 102,691 (+888)

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  9. Trump’s Debate Prep [Click] Sounds like he will have a small group of sycophants to convince him that he’s doing a good job, until he bellyflops in the real thing.

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  10. Officials Talking About No College Football [Click] I suppose that would be a BIG deal for some folks.

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