Tuesday, June 23, 2020

And another day showcasing the extreme failure of US leadership comes to a close:

“Science is not our missing ingredient in beating this virus. Empathy is.” — Andy Slavitt

Deaths

US: 123,473 (+863)

World: 479,805 (+5498)

Countdown: 133 days.

Demand voting by mail. It’s secure. Trump is a lying piece of shit.

Half of the Country Is Seeing New Coronavirus Spikes. So Naturally, Trump Is Returning to Denialism.

A Florida Cop Killed Tony McDade. Now He’s Hiding Behind a Law Meant to Protect Victims.

Law professors and faculty from George Washington University Law School, Attorney General William Barr's alma mater, said in a letter Tuesday he has "failed to fulfill his oath of office to 'support and defend the Constitution of the United States.'"

Texas has reported an all-time high in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday. For the first time, the state surpassed 5,000 new cases in a single day.

Texas Children’s Hospital confirmed it is admitting adult patients to free up hospital beds across Houston as coronavirus cases surge. — Governor Abbott is a failure.

Arizona's main COVID lab running behind as demand for tests soars to twice capacity.

A Washington county has run out of hospital beds because of the coronavirus. Now, the governor is putting the state on a face mask lockdown. -- Just wear a fucking mask, people.

Report finds not one police department in the 20 largest American cities are compliant with international rights laws.

Trump early on Tuesday announced an authorization “effective immediately” to arrest anyone caught destroying or vandalizing a commemoration to a former member of the armed services on federal land, citing the Veterans Memorial Act, which has been law for 17 years. — He prefers to protect Confederate statues than to protect the lives of living Americans.

Trump falsely accuses former President Barack Obama of treason in the latest unfounded attack on his predecessor. — Trump is projecting again.

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro ordered to wear mask in public. A judge in Brazil has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to wear a protective mask when he is in public spaces in the capital, Brasilia, and the surrounding federal district.

While Indigenous people die from Covid-19 at a disproportionate rate, the Brazilian government has left their lands open to invasion.

While almost every major company has shifted to virtual annual shareholder meetings in recent months amid the pandemic, Telsa insists it will hold its own gathering the old fashioned way, in a room filled with investors, Tesla executives and board members. — I have lost all respect for Musk. He’s a fucker. 

Novak Djokovic, the men's world number one tennis player, tests positive for COVID-19. Croatia's Borna Coric, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria and Serbia's Viktor Troicki also tested positive after playing in Djokovic's Adria Tour exhibition tournament.

Covid-19 forces Orlando Pride out of NWSL tournament amid reports of bar visits.

Generation COVID: The Spanish learners lost to lockdown.

A Harvard Law student has filed a lawsuit against the university because tuition prices and fees have remained the same despite classes moving to remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid coronavirus, reduced voting sites in Kentucky, elsewhere a 'recipe for disaster'. -- And that was by design.

Trump’s Tax Cuts Were a Disaster. Naturally, Republicans Want Even More. — Spoiler: Republicans don’t give a shit about you.

President Trump's brother files a temporary restraining order to try to block tell-all book by Mary Trump. -- There’s shit in there they don’t want you to know.

FBI finds no crime over noose in Bubba Wallace NASCAR garage, says it was there since 2019. NASCAR confirmed that a garage pull rope had been fashioned like a noose and been put in the stall as early as last fall.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to sign a bill that would ban abortion based on the race, sex or genetic anomalies of a fetus, possibly setting up another lawsuit by abortion-rights groups in a state that already has some of the strictest laws in the U.S.

A Department of Justice whistleblower is expected to testify on Wednesday that Attorney General Bill Barr improperly went after cannabis suppliers because of his personal feelings about the industry. -- Bill Barr abuses his power. Impeach him.

Births in Scotland at lowest level since 1855.

Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with four counts of sexual assault.

The Segway is officially over.

‘Black neutron star' discovery baffles astronomers.

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.