“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” -- John Steinbeck
Deaths
US: 206,593 (+1122)
World: 981,956 (+6491)
Cases
US: 7,139,553 (+41,616)
World: 32,092,231 (+316,294)
Countdown: 41 days.
Trump Preached White Supremacy in Minnesota, America Barely Noticed. Touting “the racehorse theory” and the superiority of the genes of white Minnesotans, Trump explicitly embraced eugenics. It doesn’t take a secret decoder ring to understand what Trump was aiming at in Bemidji. The idea that white Minnesotans, like racehorses, have superior, inheritable genes is white supremacy — embraced not as a cultural construct, but as if it were based in hard science. In another moment, Trump’s remarks would have made for a front-page scandal. But on Friday, as America reeled from the death of a feminist icon whose departure threatens to accelerate a generation-long right-wing takeover of America’s highest court, as well as from a death toll in the coronavirus pandemic that has surpassed 200,000, the president’s open embrace of eugenics hardly sparked notice.
A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted a single former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments but did not move forward with charges against any officers for their role in Breonna Taylor’s death.
'Heartbroken': Tears, rage in Louisville streets after Breonna Taylor grand jury decision.
Protests erupt across US after the decision in Breonna Taylor’s killing.
No Supreme Court nominee yet, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is already on the cusp of having the votes. -- Which tells you everything. They don’t even know who the person is but they are already committing their votes to them. That’s fucked up.
Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power after Election Day. "Well, we're going to have to see what happens," Trump said when asked whether he'd commit to a peaceful transition, one of the cornerstones of American democracy. -- He’s already destroyed just about all the other cornerstones of American democracy, so...
DHS awarded $6 million in contracts to firm where Acting Secretary Wolf's wife is executive. A Homeland Security spokesperson said Wolf was unaware of the contracts until contacted by the media. — Mmm hmm.
The richest one percent of people on Earth are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the poorest 50% of the world's population -- 3.1 billion people -- new research has showed. Despite a sharp decrease in carbon emissions due to the pandemic, the world remains on pace to warm several degrees this century, threatening poor and developing nations with the full gamut of natural disasters and displacements.
GOP Senator introduces bill that could require genital exams for girls competing in school sports. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) introduced a bill that would ban transgender girls from competing in school sports with their gender, threatening federal funding to schools that support transgender students.
GOP Senate report on Biden son alleges conflict of interest.
Justice Department Proposes Weakening Social Media's Legal Shield. The Justice Department has asked Congress to pass legislation holding online platforms such as Facebook and Twitter more accountable for what their users post, in the Trump administration's latest salvo against social media companies.
Belarus president sworn in at unannounced inaugural ceremony. President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was not announced in advance amid weeks of huge protests of the authoritarian leader’s reelection, which the opposition says was rigged.
California Gov. signs order banning sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2035. The order aims to phase out cars with internal combustion engines within 15 years by requiring that all new cars be zero-emission vehicles.
RIP Gale Sayers. He was 77.
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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