Saturday, July 18, 2020

And another day of records, emergency rooms, infants, young people, icons, postage stamps, “tele-rallies,” protests in Portland, and Mitch McConnell itching for someone to die comes to a close:

"It is my hope and my prayer that what I've tried to do will inspire another generation of young people ... to make our planet better for all of us and those that are yet to be born." — Congressman John Lewis

Deaths

US: 142,877 (+813)

World: 604,880 (+5539)

Cases

US: 3,833,271 (+63,259)

World: 14,424,507 (+235,284)

Countdown: 108 days.

Oregon AG sues DHS amid reports of unlawful detainment of Portland protesters. In the lawsuit, Rosenblum asked for a restraining order to prevent agents with Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Protection Service from making any further arrests.

Federal law-enforcement officers cracked down on protesters in Portland, Oregon, with multiple videos posted online showing camouflage-clad officers without clear identification badges using force and transporting arrested protesters in unmarked vehicles.

Coronavirus: WHO reports record single-day global increase in cases. The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours - the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began.

As virus surges in some US states, emergency rooms swamped. A fast-rising tide of new coronavirus cases is flooding emergency rooms in parts of the United States, with some patients moved into hallways and nurses working extra shifts to keep up with the surge.

White House objects to Senate GOP push for more CDC money for coronavirus testing and tracing. — Trump is literally trying to kill you.

CDC updates its guidance for people with Covid-19 who are isolating at home.

Young people are increasingly driving COVID-19's spread.

Their stories are a warning from millennials to millennials: Don't play the odds with coronavirus because this disease could permanently damage your body.

Eighty-five infants under the age of 12 months have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county.

The US loses two icons of the civil rights movement in one day.

Given a chance, Trump would push court pick before election. President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have tried to make it clear: Given the chance, they would push through a Supreme Court nominee should a vacancy occur before Election Day. -- Because McConnell is evil. He will disregard his own precedence to fuck over the American people. We must not let him.

Whether postage will be required for absentee ballots and who pays for it has become a subject of lawsuits and statehouse political brawls.

As Trump sinks, he's pulling down the Republican Senate, too. — Take them all down. Vote out all Republicans this November.

President Trump holds a "tele-rally" in a campaign first amid the coronavirus pandemic. Trump held what was described as his "first ever TELE-Rally" on Friday, delivering 23 minutes of stream-of-consciousness remarks on a variety of topics, including his administration's Covid-19 response to criticisms of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Goya boycott, say Latinos, is about Trump's 'hate,' not politics.

Inside the surveillance software tracking child porn offenders across the globe. The Child Protection System helps police triage child pornography cases. But as the system expands, it's facing growing privacy concerns. Over 12,000 people have been arrested in child porn cases flagged by the Child Protection System software over the past 10 years, Child Rescue Coalition says. But the problem has intensified since the coronavirus lockdown, law enforcement officials say.

RIP Rep. John Lewis. He was 80. "He dedicated his entire life to non-violent activism and was an outspoken advocate in the struggle for equal justice in America," his family said in a statement.

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

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