And another day that shows the virus doesn’t care who you are comes to a close:
“It affects virtually nobody.” -- Donald Trump, September 21, 2020
Deaths
US: 213,524 (+864)
World: 1,033,226 (+5595)
Cases
US: 7,549,323 (+54,652)
World: 34,828,807 (+352,549)
Countdown: 32 days.
From Trump’s taxes to virus: News moves at breakneck pace. Remember the presidential debate? The revelation about how much President Donald Trump pays in taxes? The nomination of a new U.S. Supreme Court justice? They all happened within the past week. Then, just as quickly, they receded into memory with the revelation Friday that Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. News, substantial news, is rushing by at the speed of light. Memory more than full.
Over the past week alone, President Trump has held rallies in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Minnesota; welcomed his Supreme Court nominee to the White House; and, of course, traveled to Ohio for Tuesday's presidential debate.
Trump arrived for debate too late to be tested for COVID, Wallace says.
City of Cleveland reports 11 COVID-19 cases stemming from presidential debate.
Official says masks will still not be mandatory at the White House, even after president tested positive for the virus. The official described facial coverings as “a personal choice,” despite overwhelming evidence that they help stop spread of virus.
This Is a Scandal: Trump Knew He’d Been Exposed to COVID and Went to Raise Money Anyway.
Twitter Says You Cannot Tweet That You Hope Trump Dies From COVID.
Notre Dame president tests positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after attending SCOTUS announcement with no mask.
Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, announced Friday he tested positive for Covid-19, just days after meeting in person with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday.
Sen. Thom Tillis says he has tested positive for Covid-19. He's the second member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, after Mike Lee, to say today that he has coronavirus.
Kellyanne Conway tweeted Friday night that she tested positive for the coronavirus.
Three White House reporters test positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccine roll-out expected in less than three months in UK.
QAnon followers elated at Trump Covid news. On QAnon forums and Facebook groups, people traded conspiracy theories about Trump’s diagnosis, believing it to be part of an elaborate plan to isolate the leader while violent retribution is taken against believed evil-doers, a time known within the conspiracy theory as “the storm.” -- There’s a lot of crazy here.
Biden removing attack ads after Trump diagnosis. -- Bad idea, Joe. Your ads are factual. People need to know the information.
The Supreme Court will hear a case that could destroy what remains of the Voting Rights Act.
Facebook removes Trump ads about Joe Biden, COVID-19 and refugees. “We rejected these ads because we don't allow claims that people's physical safety, health, or survival is threatened by people on the basis of their national origin or immigration status.”
Grand jury recordings released in Breonna Taylor case.
Melania Trump tapes reveal complaints on Christmas and migrant children row. Melania Trump had a rough night on Thursday, testing positive for coronavirus, like her husband, but also seeing the publication of a recorded conversation with a former friend in which she asked: “Who gives a fuck about Christmas?” The first lady also said the media should give her “a fucking break” over Donald Trump’s widely condemned child separations policy at the southern border.
Trump announces he will reverse gender-neutral terms for Navy SEALs, calling them "ridiculous". The changes were made to be more inclusive to women. — And of course he doesn’t want inclusiveness for women.
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is charged with raping two more women in Los Angeles, prosecutors said. He faces 11 counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles County involving five women.
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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