And another day of white supremacy, “massive” outbreaks, testing blitzes, lame apologies, renamings, voice acting changes, safe spaces, and a rock comes to a close:
“There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.” -- Everett Dirksen
Deaths
US: 126,780 (+2499)
World: 491,783 (+6811)
Countdown: 131 days.
Trump says the coronavirus is 'going away.' His own task force disagrees. New internal data obtained by NBC News show the White House is closely tracking big virus spikes around the nation. -- Trump is literally trying to kill you.
Texas governor says there is a "massive" coronavirus outbreak across the state after reopening. — And he knew it would happen. But he went ahead and told the people he governs that everything was fine. Vote that waste of flesh out of office.
A spike in new coronavirus cases in Australia’s second most populous state has seen authorities launch a testing blitz in an attempt to gain control. — Trump, as you know, wants US testing to “slow down.”
State Department: White supremacist terror 'on the rise and spreading'. Racial and ethnic terrorism, particularly white supremacist threats, are "on the rise and spreading geographically" according to a State Department report released Wednesday.
The Far Right Establishes Autonomous Zone Safe Space App Parler. If Parler succeeds in siphoning off a portion of right-wing Twitter, it will be in keeping with conservatives’ decades-long practice of creating alternative institutions that allow them to indulge in a fantasy reality fetishizing persecution while isolating themselves from wider society.
3 North Carolina police officers fired over racist rants. Piner said he was going to buy a new assault rifle, and soon “we are just going to go out and start slaughtering them fucking niggers. I can’t wait. God, I can’t wait.” Piner then told Moore that he felt a civil war was needed to “wipe ‘em off the fucking map. That’ll put ‘em back about four or five generations.” — The officers denied they are racists. AlI I see, though, are ducks.
Feds sent $1.4B in stimulus checks to over a million deceased. The Government Accountability Office said in its report that the IRS does not currently have a plan in place to notify ineligible recipients.
The Supreme Court could soon allow Trump’s expansion of deportations to go unchecked. It’s the biggest immigration case that no one is paying attention to.
NYC judge rejects Trump family effort to halt tell-all book.
Kristen Bell will no longer voice a mixed-race character on 'Central Park'.
Jenny Slate quits 'Big Mouth' role, says Black characters 'should be played by Black people'.
Scottsdale councilman apologizes after saying 'I can't breathe' at anti-mask rally. — There are no accidents in politics. He knew the power of those words. His apology is meaningless.
Disney's Splash Mountain will be rethemed from Song of the South to The Princess and the Frog.
Game streaming site Twitch starts banning users over abuse.
Chuck E Cheese, the restaurant chain that is a popular site for child birthday parties, is filing for bankruptcy protection.
The Dixie Chicks change name to The Chicks: 'We want to meet this moment'.
Donald Trump-like rock attracts visitors in southern Turkey. "This silhouette has been around for years. Our people have been seeing it constantly. However, after Trump became president, everyone likened this figure to Trump."
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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