“The greatest threat to our election integrity remains Donald Trump.” — Bill Kristol
“We literally have the stupidest leader of all of the developed nations.” — Jemele Hill
“I want you to use my words against me. If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let’s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination." — Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, 2016.
Deaths
US: 228,381 (+972)
World: 1,142,731 (+6396)
Cases
US: 8,661,651 (+76,832)
World: 41,992,013 (+507,381)
Countdown: 12 days.
Donald Trump Ruined Conservatism. Don’t Let Him Ruin Patriotism. Trump has driven people away from the Republican party, and caused them to reject the label “conservative.” I’m inclined to reject it myself, because in the age of Trump, it has become associated with nativism, racism, ignorance, authoritarianism, contempt, and crackpottery...I worry that Trump is contaminating patriotism itself. His blatantly racist appeals combined with his crude and offensive invocations of “America First” run the risk of associating patriotism with whiteness. His fondness for the Confederacy stains his embrace of the American flag.
“I am the least racist person in this room.” -- Donald Trump at tonight’s Presidential debate. If you have to say it, then...
Donald Trump’s long history of racism, from the 1970s to 2020. Trump has repeatedly claimed he’s “the least racist person.” His history suggests otherwise.
Trump posts unedited ’60 Minutes’ interview before it airs. The president, in following through on a threat to make the full interviews public, tweeted that the public should compare Stahl’s “constant interruptions and anger” with his “full, flowing and ‘magnificently brilliant’ answers.”
"I know more about wind than you do. It's extremely expensive. Kills all the birds." -- Donald Trump at tonight’s Presidential debate.
My Wild 2 Weeks Inside the Trump Campaign Bubble. The closer he gets to Election Day — and a likely loss, if you believe the polls — the more bizarre it is.
Inside the campaign to 'pizzagate' Hunter Biden. Some of the same people who pushed a false conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton that first emerged in 2016 are now targeting Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's son, with similar falsehoods. Their online posts are garnering astronomical numbers of shares on social media. The fantastical rumors, which NBC News is declining to repeat verbatim, echo specific plot points central to "pizzagate," a viral disinformation campaign that predates QAnon but also falsely alleges a vast conspiracy of child abuse. There is an important difference, however. The pizzagate-style rumors in 2016 were largely confined to far-right message boards like 4chan and parts of Reddit. But the Hunter Biden iteration of the same conspiracy theory took off last weekend with the help of speculation from conservative TV hosts and members of Congress. Their theorizing can be traced back to a new website that has been promoted by President Donald Trump and his surrogates.
This is how 16 tech companies have reacted to the QAnon conspiracy theory on their platform. Many platforms, including Facebook, are finally taking steps to combat the spread of QAnon-related misinformation ahead of the November election. Here's how major tech companies are handling the spread of the QAnon conspiracy theory online.
Senate Judiciary Committee sends Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to full Senate as Democrats boycott vote. Boycotting Thursday’s Judiciary panel session forced Republicans on the panel to change its rules to keep the confirmation on track. Those rules say at least two members of the minority party, Democrats, would need to be present to constitute a quorum for doing business.
Mississippi asks Supreme Court again to review its 15-week abortion ban. The Mississippi attorney general petitioned the Supreme Court again on Thursday to review the state's 15-week abortion ban, a case that directly challenges Roe v. Wade and has the potential to reverse the landmark 1973 decision. The request came just hours after Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the high court. The full Senate confirmation vote is expected on Monday.
Asked About Court Packing, Biden Says He Will Convene Commission To Study Reforms.
Russia, Iran have obtained voter data in election interference campaign. "This data can be used by foreign actors to attempt to communicate false information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion, sow chaos, and undermine your confidence in American democracy.”
Trump admin has known for weeks that Iran, Russia hacked local governments, say officials.
North Carolina GOP asks Supreme Court to roll back extra time for accepting mail-in ballots. The Trump campaign said extending the deadline would "pose an immediate threat to the integrity of the federal election process." -- The GOP do anything to keep people from voting, and then to keep votes from being counted.
The Trump administration’s faltering response to the coronavirus pandemic has led to anywhere between 130,000 and 210,000 preventable deaths in the US, according to a report by a team of disaster preparedness experts.
Texas schools tell teachers with medical risks they must return to classrooms during the pandemic.
15 cases of rare COVID-19 related syndrome in kids confirmed in Washington. Children with MIS-C may have symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, rash, or feeling extra tired. Symptoms can range from mild to severe with many patients requiring hospitalization. Doctors do not yet know what causes MISC-C but they do know that many children with the syndrome had the virus that causes COVID-19.
Spain is now the first Western European country to exceed 1 million reported COVID-19 infections, doubling its tally in just six weeks despite a series of increasingly stringent measures to control the second wave of the virus.
Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race. The issue has barely registered in this year’s presidential campaign, overshadowed by the human and economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak and the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic. Yet drug addiction continues its grim march across the U.S., having contributed to the deaths of more than 470,000 Americans over the past two decades. And it’s only getting worse.
Russia gives whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights. Russia has granted U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights, his lawyer said on Thursday, a step towards Russian citizenship if he wants it.
‘Yes, I'm nervous': Mayor urges calm as outrage grows over police shooting of unarmed Black couple in Illinois.
New research details effect of 'Black tax' on African American homeownership. Black Americans are paying more than white Americans to own a home, making it harder for Black households to accumulate housing wealth at the same rate as their white counterparts, according to new research from MIT. In a study published earlier this month, MIT researchers found that Black Americans pay $743 more annually than white Americans when it comes to mortgage interest payments, $550 more per year in mortgage insurance premiums and $390 more each year in property taxes — totaling more than $13,000 over the life of the loan.
Support for same-sex marriage reaches all time high. Eighty percent of Democrats, 76% of independents and half of Republicans support marriage equality according to the survey from the nonprofit, nonpartisan research organizations.
Pope’s civil union words spark reactions around the globe. Across the globe, Pope Francis’ comments endorsing same-sex civil unions were received by some as encouragement for an advancing struggle and condemned by others as an earth-shaking departure from church doctrine.
Poland rules abortion due to foetal defects unconstitutional.
ICE just announced it will start to deport people more quickly—and without ever seeing a judge.
Trailer park residents say landlord threatened to double rent if Biden wins.
Rocky Mountain National Park closed as wildfire explodes across Colorado.
A Venezuelan vessel carrying 1.3 million barrels of oil is tilting — and it could lead to a catastrophic oil spill.
Scientists have found a new way to break down the most common form of plastic.
On Monday, NASA will unveil a discovery that contributes to its moon and deep-space aspirations.
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Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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