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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
ReplyDeleteWhite 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 [Click]
Another Lesson From the Latter Days of the Roman Republic [Click]
ReplyDeleteGeorgia Pastor Raphael Warnock Has Potential To Take Senate Seat Away From Warring Republicans [Click] Originally from Washington Post; no paywall at this location.
ReplyDeleteWhat brand of pastor?
DeleteAnything mainline or are we talking “Community Bible Excitement Church”?
Baptist. Same church MLK headed.
DeleteI'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.
DeleteHere’s his campaign web site. [Click]
Wikipedia entry for Ebenezer Baptist Church [Click]
New CBS News/YouGov polls:
ReplyDeletePennsylvania: Biden 49%, Trump 43%
Wisconsin: Biden 48%, Trump 42%
NYT Analysis: Trump’s Go-It-Alone Stimulus Won’t Do Much to Lift the Recovery [Click]
ReplyDeleteTrump “loans” to workers. should be pure gold for Democrats IF they don’t flub it. [Click]
DeleteCrowded Georgia High School Reports Infections [Click]
ReplyDeleteTrump Antagonizes GOP Megadonor Adelson [Click] I didn’t post this yesterday.
ReplyDelete‘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.
ReplyDeleteOHIO: 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.
ReplyDelete3.66% of known cases have ended in death.
DeleteThe number has been trending lower, and that is good.
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?
ReplyDeleteYes and yes. To quote Walt Whitman, "You say I contradict myself? Very well, then; I contradict myself."
DeleteI'm starting to wonder whether Biden intends to make a big splash by announcing his running mate as part of his acceptance speech.
DeleteHe then changed it to this coming week.
DeleteThis morning there was a 5.1 earthquake in the South. I've already forgotten the state....
ReplyDeleteThe western NC-VA border region, as I recall. That's pretty big for that area, I think. Might be enough to csause structural damage.
DeleteWaPo story on NC earthquake [Click]
DeleteCNN 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.
Sturddlefish? Shouldn’t be! [Click]
ReplyDeleteVT: 1459 cases (+5)
ReplyDeleteStill 58 deaths (4 days)
127 active cases
Recovered 1279 (+7)
In Hospital 0 (-1)
Tests 102,691 (+888)
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.
ReplyDeleteRobert Reich: Trump has no problem letting billionaires profit off the pandemic [illegally] [Click]
ReplyDeleteSerum Institute, in India, has an outstanding track record in vaccines, low pricing, and is WAY ahead of Trump’s inexperienced [natch!] favorites for producing a Covid vacine. [Click]
An Indian Drug Mogul Says Americans Will Pay Too Much for the Covid Vaccine—and Wants to Change That [Click]
Officials Talking About No College Football [Click] I suppose that would be a BIG deal for some folks.
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