Monthly Archives: September 2020

CDC Ends COVID Survey In MN Due To Racist Threats

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: A door-to-door COVID-19 testing survey has been halted due to multiple incidents in greater Minnesota of residents intimidating and shouting racial and ethnic slurs at state and federal public health survey teams. The CDC pulled its federal surveyors out of Minnesota this week following reports of verbal abuse and intimidation, including an incident in the Iowa …

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Trump Plans To Attack Biden’s Family At First Debate

The Washington Post reports: President Trump is gearing up to launch blistering personal attacks on Joe Biden and his family in the first presidential debate on Tuesday, while Biden is bracing for an onslaught and worried allies are warning the Democratic nominee not to lose his temper and lash out, according to people with knowledge of the strategies in both …

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Lincoln Project Ad: You Can Stop Lindsey’s Suffering

The Hill reports: The Lincoln Project, a conservative super PAC opposed to President Trump and several incumbent GOP lawmakers, released a new ad Friday mocking Sen. Lindsey Graham after the South Carolina Republican said he was “getting killed financially” by his Democratic challenger, Jaime Harrison. “Every single hour in South Carolina, Lindsey Graham is violently out-fundraised,” the ad states, playing …

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FL Gov Signs Bill To Issue Pro-Israel License Plates

The Jerusalem Post reports: Florida will now be issuing specialty “Florida Stands with Israel” license plates for those who wish to support the Jewish state throughout the Sunshine State. Gov.  Ron DeSantis signed legislation (HB 1135) on Friday which authorized the creation of the special license plate. The Israeli-American Council (IAC) lauded the “heartwarming expression of solidarity,” saying that it …

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Fred Perry Stops Selling Shirt Adopted By Proud Boys

From a statement issued last night by clothier Fred Perry: Fred Perry does not support and is in no way affiliated with the Proud Boys. It is incredibly frustrating that this group has appropriated our Black/Yellow/Yellow twin tipped shirt and subverted our Laurel Wreath to their own ends. The Fred Perry shirt is a piece of British subcultural uniform, adopted …

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OR Declares Emergency Ahead Of Proud Boys Rally

Reuters reports: Thousands of supporters of the right-wing Proud Boys group were expected in Portland, Oregon on Saturday as police prepared for clashes in a city that has become the epicenter of sometimes deadly political violence in the run up to the Nov. 3 election. Governor Kate Brown on Friday declared a weekend state of emergency for Oregon’s biggest city, …

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Killer’s Mom Gets Standing Ovation From GOP Group

The New York Daily News reports: The mother of alleged Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse got a “standing ovation” at a GOP women’s group meeting in Wisconsin on Thursday night, an attendee of the event tweeted. “Standing ovation from Waukesha County GOP women for my special guests (John Pierce) and Wendy Rittenhouse, Kyle’s mom,” conservative blogger Michelle Malkin said in a …

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Actor Dennis Quaid To Appear In $300M PR “Defeat Despair” Campaign, Money Siphoned From The CDC

Politico reports: The health department is moving quickly on a highly unusual advertising campaign to “defeat despair” about the coronavirus, a $300 million-plus effort that was shaped by a political appointee close to President Donald Trump and executed in part by close allies of the official, using taxpayer funds. The ad blitz, described in some budget documents as the “Covid-19 …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports: A survey of concert pros conducted by the trade magazine Pollstar finds some interesting splits between optimism and continued wariness as the industry tries to forecast what lies immediately ahead for their battered and still largely shut down business. “It is encouraging that over half of all respondents, 54.7%, believe the industry will return to full capacity in …

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Fox Pastor: The Police Are Ministers Of God And The Bible Says “To Resist Them Is To Resist God Himself”

“The Unitarians threw out the Bible years ago. But if they did believe the Bible, they would know that Romans 13 says ‘law enforcement officers are ministers of God sent to punish evildoers and to resist law enforcement is to resist God himself.’ “No, I’m not talking about condoning police malpractice, but those cases are few and far between. Most …

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Sportscaster Quits After Gay Slur Caught On Hot Mic

The New York Daily News reports: Thom Brennaman won’t be back next year with the Reds, as the longtime play-by-play announcer said Friday he was quitting. He was suspended for booming “one of the f– capitals of the world” into a hot mic during a Reds-Royals doubleheader last month. Brennaman never really copped to being the type of person who …

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Brian Brown On SCOTUS: This Is Our Chance To Ensure That LGBT Rights Will “No Longer See The Light Of Day”

Via email from hate group leader Brian Brown: It is absolutely imperative that we mount an unprecedented effort to ensure that this justice is confirmed without delay. I’m asking you to make a sacrificial financial gift to NOM right now so that we can immediately deploy a comprehensive pressure campaign aimed at holding Republican Senate votes to confirm President Trump’s …

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DeSantis Expects Florida To Host “Full” Super Bowl

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to move the state away from coronavirus restrictions, and even Friday’s decision to move the state into Phase 3 reopening doesn’t represent the end. Addressing reporters Friday in St. Petersburg, the Governor urged NFL stadiums to move toward filling their seats as the season progresses. DeSantis wants “to be able to show that …

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Experts Raise Alarm Over COVID Spikes In Midwest

The Associated Press reports: In the Midwest, the virus is now landing squarely in places where there is strong resistance to masks and governors have been reluctant to require face coverings. Oklahoma and Missouri are regularly recording 1,000 new cases a day, and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson [photo], a staunch opponent of mask rules, tested positive this week. Kansas and …

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3500 US Companies Sue Trump Over Tariffs On China

Reuters reports: About 3,500 U.S. companies, including Tesla Inc, Ford Motor Co, Target Corp, Walgreen Co and Home Depot have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition of tariffs on more than $300 billion in Chinese-made goods. The suits, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, named U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and the …

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NYC Threatens Lockdown Measures In Orthodox Jewish Neighborhoods, Abuse Shouted At City Health Officials

The New York Times reports: Facing a worrying spike in coronavirus cases in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, New York City health officials began carrying out emergency inspections at private religious schools on Friday and threatened to impose an extraordinary lockdown in those communities that would be the first major retreat by the city on reopening since the pandemic began. Mayor Bill …

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Lincoln Project: Trump’s GOP Enablers And Cultists Cannot Be Shamed But They Must Be Stopped [VIDEO]

Just in from the Lincoln Project: In anticipation of President Trump’s announcement of his Supreme Court nomination this weekend, today The Lincoln Project released an ad featuring the hypocritical Republican Senators who have vowed to push Trump’s nomination through the Senate before the next president can be sworn in. “The choice for Americans in this election could not be more …

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Biden Confident Trump Will Accept Result: “He’ll Leave”

The Washington Post reports: Joe Biden dismissed President Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, offering confidence that Trump will leave the White House if beat. “Look this is typical Trump distraction, trying to make everyone wonder whether the election will be legit,” Biden said. “I just think the people of this country are going to be …

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Mask Refuser Pointed Gun At Head Of Grocery Shopper

Myrtle Beach’s NBC News affiliate reports: A question about a mask inside a Surfside Beach Piggly Wiggly escalated to an assault involving a gun, according to a police report. Surfside Beach police released surveillance pictures on Wednesday of a man who they are looking for connected to an assault. Police spoke to the victim who said that he noticed the …

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REPORT: Trump Intends To Nominate The Handmaiden

CNN reports: President Donald Trump intends to choose Amy Coney Barrett to be the new Supreme Court justice, according to multiple senior Republican sources with knowledge of the process. In conversations with some senior Republican allies on the Hill, the White House is indicating that Barrett is the intended nominee, multiple sources said. All sources cautioned that until it is …

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