And another atrocious day of the President of the United States and his Republican enablers literally trying to kill you, with some out in the open corruption thrown in just for fun, comes to a disgusting close:
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” -- Albert Einstein
Deaths
US: 136,671 (+849)
World: 562,769 (+5374)
Countdown: 116 days.
Trump Commutes Sentence Of Longtime Friend And Adviser, Roger Stone. President Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone, a veteran Republican operative who was convicted of lying to Congress about his efforts to contact WikiLeaks during Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
Stone was convicted last year as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Here's what to know about the case. — He lied to protect Trump.
“He knows I was under enormous pressure to turn on him. It would have eased my situation considerably. But I didn’t.” — Roger Stone, earlier today, on Donald Trump giving him a pardon (he wants a commutation). Trump commuted Stone in exchange for his silence. They don’t even try to hide the corruption anymore.
This is what dictators do.
Donald Trump Frees Roger Stone…and Pardons Himself. Now Trump and Stone, political soulmates, are both off the hook for any criminal cover-up. Stone stonewalled to protect Trump, and Trump has protected Stone from prison. They both have perverted the criminal justice system.
“Every Republican that voted against impeaching Donald Trump and removing him from office is responsible for his escalating abuses of power.” -- Ron Wyden
WHO chief blasts 'lack of leadership' and calls for global unity as coronavirus cases mount worldwide. “My friends, make no mistake: The greatest threat we face now is not the virus itself," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a passionate speech in Geneva on Thursday. "Rather, it's the lack of leadership and solidarity at the global and national levels." — He is not wrong.
The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions — after more than 200 scientists urged the agency to do so.
Florida county reports 33.5% positivity rate. Officials in Florida's Miami-Dade County reported a staggering 33.5% Covid-19 positivity rate on Thursday.
7,000 Floridians hospitalized with COVID-19; state finally releases data by county.
'All the hospitals are full': In Houston, overwhelmed ICUs leave COVID-19 patients waiting in ER.
Dozens of Mississippi lawmakers have coronavirus after weeks of refusing to wear masks.
A Seattle woman became the first person in the country to get injected with the experimental COVID-19 vaccine. 16 weeks later she says she feels "fantastic."
Pathologist found blood clots in 'almost every organ' during autopsies on Covid-19 patients.
Doctors thought a 'bubbly' 24-year-old would survive COVID-19. Then his organs 'shut down.' On July 1, doctors told the family that the 24-year-old's vital signs looked great, and they were optimistic he would soon be off the ventilator. But after 1 a.m. July 2, the family received another call, this time telling them that Hill's condition had worsened and they needed to come to the hospital. By the time they arrived, Hill had passed away. — At 24.
Nation's Pediatricians Walk Back Support For In-Person School. The American Academy of Pediatrics once again plunged into the growing debate over school reopening with a strong new statement Friday, making clear that while in-person school provides crucial benefits to children, "Public health agencies must make recommendations based on evidence, not politics." The statement also said that "science and community circumstances must guide decision-making." The AAP is changing tone from the guidance it issued just over two weeks ago.
Tacoma Public Schools increased the number of face-to-face learning days for students in kindergarten and first grade returning to school this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hong Kong confirms 38 new coronavirus cases, as schools across the city will shut next week.
Trump confirms US conducted cyberattack against Russia in 2018. President Donald Trump, for the first time, confirmed the US conducted a covert cyberattack in 2018 against Russia's Internet Research Agency. The Internet Research Agency is a troll farm blamed by the US for helping to facilitate interference both in the 2016 presidential election and the 2018 midterms.
Trump on Friday threatened the tax-exempt status of and funding for universities and colleges, claiming that "too many" schools are driven by "radical left indoctrination." "Therefore, I am telling the Treasury Department to re-examine their Tax-Exempt Status and/or Funding, which will be taken away if this Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy continues," Trump tweeted. "Our children must be Educated, not Indoctrinated!"
The Trump administration's threat to revoke the visas of international students who attend classes remotely this fall is being challenged in a federal lawsuit by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
Goya Foods boycott takes off after its CEO praises Trump.
In an interview with Fox News, Goya Foods CEO Robert Unanue said he was “not apologizing” for praising President Trump at the White House. He also called the boycott of his company’s products “suppression of speech.”
As filmmakers return to work, some insurers are adding exclusions for COVID-19 or communicable diseases to existing policies when cast members get medical exams, an insurance lawyer tells. Insurers have largely stopped covering independent film and television productions against the risk of COVID-19 illness, a shift that threatens the supply of new entertainment in 2021...While big studios can self-insure, independent producers, who turn out 70% of new films and numerous TV shows in the U.S. each year, are looking for alternatives.
Donald Trump Is Stalling on Releasing Details of His Personal Finances. Turns out, Trump is already kicking the can on another important bit of financial transparency: his annual personal financial disclosure. The disclosure is not nearly as revealing as bank and tax records, but details his assets, debts, and income. Trump has asked for unprecedented extensions twice this year...One of the biggest mysteries of Trump’s finances is the murkiness surrounding a loan he claims to have purchased off of creditors. His disclosure forms have consistently included the loan, but it does not seem to be real...”What happens if he gets to the end of 90 days and he just says, ‘Well I’m still too busy,'” Fox says. “We’ve just never been there. At that point, it’s just a flagrant disregard for the law and the standards and it really puts the OGE into a terrible position.”
After lobbying, the Catholic Church received $1.4 billion in coronavirus aid. The US Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought bankruptcy protection because of clergy sexual abuse cover-ups. — Jesus Christ, these people.
Tucker Carlson's top writer resigns after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum. -- No one is shocked to hear his head writer is a racist and a sexist.
Trump abruptly postpones weekend campaign rally in New Hampshire. His campaign, already wary of another low turnout, blamed the decision on an impending tropical storm.
A Mail Carrier Took People's Absentee Ballot Requests And Switched Their Party To Republican.
Wisconsin court upholds Republican laws curbing powers of Democratic officials.
Sex traffickers left thousands of women to starve during Italy lockdown.
What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell. Invisible disabilities can be easier in some ways than physically evident ones, but they can, equally, be more difficult. They have the advantages and disadvantages of secrecy.
The Supreme Court’s landmark new Native American rights decision, explained. No, they didn’t give away half of Oklahoma — but it is a big deal.
The Russian whistleblower risking it all to expose the scale of an Arctic oil spill catastrophe. Ryabinin has sacrificed his job and his family's future in Norilsk in an attempt to lift the lid on what environmentalists have called the worst ecological catastrophe in the polar Arctic.
Facebook considers banning political ads in days before the US election.
Facebook said it is banning content that promotes "conversion therapy," which is based on the unfounded notion that gays can change their sexual orientation through psychological or spiritual intervention.
Valentina Sampaio becomes first transgender model in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Expert warns mystery elephant killer could leave Botswana herd "decimated".
The Democratic National Committee has warned Democratic campaigns, committees and state parties to take additional security precautions when using TikTok.
Amazon told employees to delete TikTok from their phones over “security risks”.
Amazon says it will not ban TikTok from employee phones. The company confirms that an email was sent out in error earlier today.
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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