California Republicans are illegally and unconstitutionally setting up fake 'official' drop-off boxes to illegal steal ballots
https://theweek.com/speedreads/943130/california-republicans-are-allegedly-setting-fake-official-dropoff-boxes-harvest-ballots
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/10/11/unofficial-ballot-drop-boxes-popping-up-throughout-the-state-worry-elections-officials/
Trump illegally and unconstitutionally taps U.S. Marine Band for his own personal White House events
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/marine-band-trump-politics/2020/10/11/cdee31ee-0bf3-11eb-bfcf-b1893e2c51b4_story.html
Joe Biden tests negative for coronavirus19 sixth time since debate. We like candidates who not only test negative for viruses, but do their best to avoid getting the virus. Biden may very will end up sick with the virus. But we know he's doing his best to avoid getting sick, and we know he would obey the covid19 quarantine protocols and doctor's orders if he became sick. We also know he wouldn't take experimental drugs or steroids unless the decision was no longer in his hands (near death, last resort).
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/trending/joe-biden-tests-negative-coronavirus-sixth-time-since-debate/KGAR6JZ5MJC75FKPQQLF4BWRVI/
Diego Castillo induces a double play with the bases loaded to get out of the top of the 7th
https://streamable.com/0ba86d
The 2019-2020 NBA season is finally over. The Heat outplayed the Lakers and won that series. Lakers could not win without maliciously injuring Heat players to force them out of game. Referees also destroyed the series. Cannot wait for the new season to resume with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, back and healthy, and with teams with new coaches (Clippers, 76ers, Pelicans, Houston, etc.) Most of the players have had the chance to really heal and rest.
Still amazed that Joe Biden doesn't get more credit for this insanely prescient piece on how Trump would inevitably fail at leading us through Coronavirus19 from **January 27** which includes the critical steps Biden would've taken at the time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/27/coronavirus-donald-trump-made-us-less-prepared-joe-biden-column/4581710002/
Diego Castillo strikes out Altuve with the tying run on second to end the game
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/620af476-f38b-4f7a-b370-0cdc60358083.mp4
Mike Zunino gives the Rays the lead
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/21f93ec3-acd7-4729-befa-dc592629c49d.mp4
Thirteen States Set New Infection Records in Week Trump Insisted Covid19 Is 'Disappearing'
https://www.thedailybeast.com/thirteen-states-set-new-infection-records-in-week-trump-insisted-covid-is-disappearing
How California expats are helping turn Texas into a battleground state
https://calmatters.org/politics/2020/10/california-expats-texas-battleground-state/
Susan Collins wrote legislation that made millions for her husband's lobbying firm
https://www.salon.com/2020/10/12/susan-collins-wrote-legislation-that-made-millions-for-her-husbands-lobbying-firm/
I Lost My Mother to COVID-19. Don't Let Anyone Tell You It's Not Something to Fear
https://time.com/5897147/covid-mother-loss/
Rays: Want to see close out a 2-1 game against a potent offense?
...
Rays: Want to see us do it again?
Me: Yes. Would it be greedy of me to say that I'd like you to do it 3 more times, preferably in a row?
Tampa Bay Rays have the best bullpen and defense in all of baseball lol. The Rays allowed a run to the second batter of the game. And then they locked. that. shit. down.
That was a Tampa Bay Rays game. This is how they beat you - a close game where their bullpen of great pitchers you never heard of (despite watching all 60 regular season games this season and all 162 games last season) feels infinite, and their players beat shifts while your team hits balls right into them. They also play stellar defense, as you saw tonight. There's just something so special about watching the Rays team win. And just when you think they ran out of arms they put Diego Castillo in for the 47th night in a row and he puts it to bed. That pitch of his which induced the rally-killing double play was a thing of beauty. It's hard to be more clutch than that.
Rays front office: "WE GOT A WHOLE STABLE FULL OF GUYS WE CALLED UP FROM AA OR TRADED A BAG OF CHIPS AND A HOT DOG FOR THAT THROW 98"
My flappy parts feel very flappy indeed lol. We are all local stingrays today. I like how every fan base is a Rays fan right now. The NYY literally just lost to them in crushing fashion and I have NYY fans next to me rooting for them. They've never said "fuck the ____" and meant it more than they did for the Astros. These people would've rooted for Boston over the Astros lol.
Diego "2015 Wade Davis with a dash of .60 era Fernando Rodney mixed in" Castillo
/r/baseball unshambled as everybody is united sh!tting on the Astros
Diego Castillo did so many things in this game, wow, I'm still shocked by how well he covered that 1st base. Plus he was responsible for 5 outs on 18ish pitches? That's massive for keeping Anderson and Fairbanks (and himself!) fresh for this packed series.
Framber pitched better than Snell and lost, only 2020.Snell did an excellent job keeping his composure. Gave up the early homer and had a decent amount of traffic, but honestly never looked too rattled and kept the damage to 1. I think watching how pitchers react when they don’t have their A-game is so fascinating. Some guys go to pieces but Snell kept it together and did what he needed to help his team win.
Rays 6 hits, Astros 9 hits, Rays win, nice....
sad trashcan noises.....
Few things bring me more joy than seeing Mariners legend Mike Zunino get the game-winning RBI against the Trashtros in the ALCS
Joe Leonard Morgan (September 19, 1943 – October 11, 2020) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984. He won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in each of those years. Considered one of the greatest second basemen of all-time, Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. After retiring as an active player, Morgan became a baseball broadcaster for the Reds, Giants, and ESPN, as well as a stint in the mid-to-late '90's on NBC's post-season telecasts, teamed with Bob Costas and Bob Uecker. He hosted a weekly nationally-syndicated radio show on Sports USA, while serving as a special advisor to the Reds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morgan
Shitstain Republican Senator, who tested positive with Covid19 and is sick (symptomatic), showed up in person for hearing
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/520588-gop-senator-attends-barrett-hearings-in-person-after-covid-19-diagnosis
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation/2020/10/12/922974052/utah-gop-sen-mike-lee-recently-infected-with-coronavirus-attends-scotus-hearing
People have been arrested for licking grocery packages over fear of being a spreader. This man is positive and there are no repercussions because DEMOCRATS ARE COWARDS. THEY HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FORCIBLY REMOVE HIM. When Republicans scream about Democrats "packing the court"...You realize McConnell single handedly blocked Obama's appointment of over 100 federal judges (many being lifetime appointments) and the Supreme Court appointment of Merrick Garland; just so he could save all those appointments for the next Republican President to make. Trump loves bringing up how Obama left him so many vacancies to fill, basically claiming he was a lazy President that didn't do his job, when in reality it was McConnell that blocked every one of those positions from being filled. McConnell and Trump packed the courts with Conservative judges, by blocking Obama from filling his rightful appointments. The fact that one man (McConnell) elected by one tiny shithole state can grind the government of over 340+ million people in dozens of states to a halt is the sign of a very very broken system
WH Chief of Staff Shitstain Mark Meadows, who stayed with and slept with covid19 infected Trump in Walter Reed, who is likely covid19 positive himself because Trump breathed and coughed and sneezed all over him, refuses to talk to reporters without his mask off.
Tennessee mayor Lonnie Norman dies of Covid-19
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-mayor-lonnie-norman-dies-covid-19-n1242958
California Republicans Have Installed Fake Ballot Boxes at Churches, Gyms, and Gun Stores - These boxes are not official ballot drop boxes, they're doing this to seize Democratic ballots and throw them away
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyza4k/california-republicans-have-installed-fake-ballot-boxes-at-churches-gyms-and-gun-stores
A legal fight over how to fix ballot errors in North Carolina has left thousands of voters in limbo — nearly half people of color
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/north-carolina-ballot-errors/2020/10/12/cd7bd50a-0981-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html
Federal judge upholds state court agreement that extends deadline for counting Minnesota absentee ballots by seven days.
https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/1315624697791418368
Sheriff Dar Leaf stood with the militiaman at an anti-lockdown rally. He's part of the "constitutional sheriffs" movement, a close ally of America's designed-domestic-terrorist far-right paramilitaries.
https://huffpost.com/entry/michigan-militia-dar-leaf-constitutional-sheriff_n_5f809951c5b62f97bac2195a?51
Good, it was time last season to let him go, the White Sox were good enough to beat the Athletics: White Sox and manager Rick Renteria agree to part ways
https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1315672648790269953
More awful news. Hall of Famer Joe Morgan has passed away.
https://twitter.com/bnightengale/status/1315658276223119360?s=21
The Steelers are 4-0. Their opponents have a combined record of 3-15-1
Fangio: "The virus has caused a lot of heartache & pain in the amount of sicknesses, in the amount of deaths, what it's done to our economy, & what's it's done to people's livelihoods. If we have a game postponed & are inconvenienced, it's minuscule compared to the bigger issue."
https://twitter.com/psmyth12/status/1315647064521334790
Update on Dak Prescott: Prescott is expected to be released from the hospital Monday. It is reasonable to expect 4-6 month timetable for recovery.
https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2020/10/11/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-carted-off-vs-giants-after-gruesome-injury/
The Steelers did not use a single first round pick on a wide receiver during the last decade. The Steelers did draft Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chase Claypool, Martavis Bryant, Diontae Johnson and James Washington during the last decade.
https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1315653450659770369
The Titans had no new positives from Sunday's round of COVID-19 testing
https://twitter.com/tompelissero/status/1315626167861489671
For the first time in franchise history, the Seahawks are 5-0
https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX/status/1315494748765945858
After Dak's injury, here's the link to his charity. I thought it might be a nice gesture to donate!
https://www.faithfightfinish.org/
Dak Prescott's situation is unprecedented in NFL history. He's only the third QB to play on the franchise tag. The others - Brees and Cousins - played full 16 games while on the tag. Sadly, Dak's season ends after just 5 games. His $31.5M fully guaranteed.
https://twitter.com/WerderEdESPN/status/1315644787354148865
Kansas Democratic Senate candidate breaks fundraising record
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520606-kansas-democratic-senate-candidate-breaks-fundraising-record
Native populations could be decisive this election — as long as they can vote
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/native-populations-could-be-decisive-this-election-as-long-as-they-can-vote
The first four QB's Justin Herbert will face in the NFL will be Mahomes, Bridgewater, Brady and Brees. There's eight Super Bowl championships and four MVP's amongst them.
Former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett coming onto the field to check on Dak. Never questioned the guy's personality when he was here. He's incredible in that department
https://streamable.com/qpsckp
That injury to @dak Prescott is why players hold out for guaranteed money. When the @dallascowboys hit him w/the franchise tag, he was playing on a one-year deal. Don't think Jerry won't wait to offer him a lower deal due to that injury. ALWAYS focus on the business of football.
https://twitter.com/rolandsmartin/status/1315423738570125312
Cowboys' QB Dak Prescott is now out of surgery for a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle, and the surgery that went "very well", per a source. Cowboys Head Team Orthopedist Dan Cooper brought in noted foot and ankle doctor, Gene Curry, to do the repair tonight.
http://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1315490825271496710
All you people expressing sympathy for Dak keep this same energy whenever a player holds out for a better deal. This is why they do it. Their seasons, their careers, can end in an instant.
Browns are 4-1 for the first time since 1994. Bill Belichick was head coach and Nick Saban was defensive coordinator.
Vikings are 1-4 Browns are 4-1 The Kevin Stefanski effect
Cowboys DT Trysten Hill is believed to have suffered a torn ACL in his right knee in Sunday's win against the Giants, according to multiple sources.
https://twitter.com/toddarcher/status/1315677726100074496
Sigh...Just don't let the Chargers doctor near him...Baker Mayfield said despite his rib injury he'll play on Sunday against the Steelers because "Mama didn't raise no wuss." #Browns https://twitter.com/camijustice/status/1315448165592707072
[Justice] Baker Mayfield said despite his punctured lung he'll still play on Sunday against the Steelers because "Mama (wheeze) didn't raise no wuss." #Browns
Browns bad: Baker bad, Baker commercials annoying.
Browns good: Baker good, Baker commercials hilarious.
Sigh........The one-year suspensions for Hinch and Cora expire at the end of the World Series. MLB's position on suspensions is consistent: Those suspended are eligible to work again after they serve their penalties. ARod is another example of someone who returned to the game this way.
https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1315697747144536064
This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin its hearings for the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The position became vacant following the death of the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September. This is President Trump's third Supreme Court nomination, following his nomination of Justice Gorsuch to replace the late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, and his nomination of Justice Kavanaugh to replace Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. The hearings this morning represent the opening statements from Senators and nominee Barrett, with questioning by Senators to follow on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, outside witnesses will testify. Judge Barrett's opening statement has been obtained by the media.
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation/2020/10/11/922453657/amy-coney-barretts-opening-statement-in-her-confirmation-hearing
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/nomination-of-the-honorable-amy-coney-barrett-to-be-an-associate-justice-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states
"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" - POS
Just watched Lindsey Graham on Fox & Friends begging for donations. Voting him out would be such sweet justice. Fox host: "I had to dig around to even find out what party Jaime Harrison is!"
16 years too late, damage beyond repair, JEWS THEMSELVES ARE ANTISEMITIC AND HOLOCAUST DENIERS AND PUSH ANTISEMITIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND ACTIVELY CALL FOR THE EXTERMINATION OF JEWS: Facebook announced Monday it will now ban content that "denies or distorts the Holocaust," reversing its 16 year old policy
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/12/facebook-reverses-stance-on-holocaust-denial-will-ban-it-now.html
Pool report: "Biden underwent PCR testing for COVID-19 today and COVID-19 was not detected."
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1315708834350919680
People still talking about "election week" in most states have missed the political dynamic of the past few months: Democrats ringing alarm bells about mail, ballot rules, etc, to get their voters returning ballots as soon as possible: More than half of the requested absentee ballots in Wisconsin had been returned as of today, three weeks and one day from Election Day:
Requested: 1.3 million
Returned: 683,223
Dane County: 117,116
Milwaukee County: 109,184
Waukesha County: 54,433
https://twitter.com/sbauerAP/status/1315662618003214337
This is a picture of voter suppression. Why do Americans have to wait in lines this long? This is the line in Suwannee Georgia today to vote.
https://twitter.com/clairecmc/status/1315691917817139206
This hearing is a super spreader and everybody's going to blame Lee when it was this sociopath who looks like he's on death's door
Barrett's willingness to accept this nomination given the circumstances should be all you need to know about her character and suitability to serve as a Justice.
Months into the pandemic, vulnerable medical practitioners have witnessed the deadly toll of the virus on the reservation. https://reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/for-navajo-nation-covid-is-yet-another-challenge-for-survival-2141990/
Try being called the N-word: Sen. John Kennedy: "It hurts to be called a racist. I think it's one of the worst things you can call an American."
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1315704282176466944
Patrick Mahomes lost his first game by more than 7 points yesterday. That's 40 consecutive starts without a loss by more than 7 points. It's the longest streak by a QB to start their career in NFL history.
https://twitter.com/jamespalmertv/status/1315634688434864128
After hosting an in-person superspreader event for Amy Coney Barrett in the Rose Garden, which infected and hospitalized the current President of the United States, as well as infecting at least 2 Republican Senators, the Republican Senate decided to DOUBLE DOWN and hold ANOTHER SUPERSPREADER EVENT. This cannot be emphasized enough. Mike Lee is sitting there having currently tested POSITIVE for the coronavirus19 less than 10 days ago at the most. This is INSANE. Also the American people need REAL help. Covid19 Stimulus. Not this hearing.
Maine postal workers reassemble high-speed sorting machine
https://apnews.com/73734f7c725609742316313361da6f3f
Gov. Whitmer signs bills expanding criminal record expungement in Michigan
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/12/michigan-expungement-bills-law-governor-whitmer/3532215001/
Judge denies Republican effort to end Tony Evers' mask mandate, upholding governor's ability to issue health orders
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/12/judge-denies-gop-effort-end-tony-evlers-statewide-mask-mandate/5967227002/
GOOD. FUCK REPUBLICANS. Schumer says Democrats won't give Republicans quorum to advance Barrett nomination. A quorum is the minimum number of members present for a committee or the full Senate to conduct business and hold votes. The quorum in the full Senate is 51 members and the quorum of the Judiciary Committee is nine members including two in the minority party. This means that if one or fewer Democrats show up to the planned Oct. 22 meeting where the Judiciary Committee plans to vote on the Barrett confirmation then they could prevent the committee from reporting the nomination to the Senate.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-says-democrats-wont-give-gop-quorum-at-oct-22-meeting-to-advance-barrett-nomination
I wonder how long covid19 sick Trump will last on that stage in a suit in 90 degree weather with excessive 62% humidity translating to a real feel heat index of 104 degrees
Louisiana struggles to recover after back-to-back landfalls with Laura and Delta: How to help | Anyone can make a $10 donation to Delta recovery efforts through the Red Cross by visiting redcross.org, calling 800-RED-CROSS or texting the word DELTA to 90999. Donations to the Red Cross will go toward food, shelter, relief supplies, emotional support and other assistance for those affected by the hurricanes. To ensure that your donation specifically goes toward Delta recovery, you can select that option at redcross.org/donate or when calling 800-RED-CROSS. | United Way of Southeast Louisiana also is accepting financial donations that goes toward putting displaced families back in their homes, rebuilding schools and businesses that have been damaged or destroyed and providing aid to those who were placed in a vulnerable position after the hurricane. For those looking to contribute food to individuals impacted by the hurricanes, Second Harvest Food Bank, Operation BBQ Relief and World Central Kitchen are all accepting financial donations that will go toward providing meals to those affected by these natural disasters. The Mutual Aid Response Network Imagine, a group of Louisiana residents led by Water Works, is providing more unique necessities to those affected, including chainsaws, box fans, tools, food, clothing, mobility devices, laundry services, mini-fridges to be used for breastmilk and medicine, activities for children, slow cookers, grills, and more, while prioritizing the funding, leadership, and safety of Black, Indigenous and people of color. So far they have raised more than $71,000 of their $250,000 goal.
https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/
http://redcross.org/volunteertoday
http://unitedwaysela.org/DisasterRelief
https://secure2.convio.net/shfbgn/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20026a?2200.donation=form1&df_id=2200&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=9153808EC96087BAB57D84D23CC811E5
https://operationbbqrelief.org/
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
https://donorbox.org/hurricane-laura-relief
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who was not cleared to appear on ABC yesterday morning with Jonathan Karl, will appear on Shepard Smith's new CNBC show tonight
I can't decided what is worse. A rapist on the Supreme Court, or a non-rapist that grooms young women for a sex cult and then covers up their rapes.
Every man praising Amy Coney Barrett's motherhood supports a president who ripped children away from their mothers at the border
Just a reminder that the PPACA was a Republican plan in place of universal healthcare. Medicare and Medicaid are federal gov't run healthcare plans. PPACA was built as a state-run plan, but it doesn't work for many states because they don't have the money, resources or interest in helping their citizens. ACA was branded "ObamaCare" so they could use it as part of their strategy to take down Obama when they underfunded it and it failed. However, it didn't. Trump's campaign became totally tied to repealing the PPACA because Hillary supported it and she was tied to Obama. It was a tactic for smearing an opponent. Now, it's just a way to return the favor to insurance companies that paid their campaign bills.
https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/23/451200436/mitt-romney-finally-takes-credit-for-obamacare
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2011/10/20/how-a-conservative-think-tank-invented-the-individual-mandate/
Ad spending here, especially for Trump, is tilted toward the *closest* states rather than the *tipping-point* states, which is generally a mistake if your goal is maximizing 270+ EV although might make sense if you think that margin of victory matters.
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1315730127448309766
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my wonderful Mother In-law, Roberta McCain. I couldn't have asked for a better role model or a better friend. She joins her husband Jack, her son John and daughter Sandy.
https://twitter.com/cindymccain/status/1315729051500208128
Amy Coney Barrett shouldn't be confirmed through an illegitimate, bad-faith process.
Amy Coney Barrett shouldn't be confirmed because of her extremist views.
Amy Coney Barrett shouldn't be confirmed—period.
https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1315702218041982977
Republicans: It's sad to see the Democrats abandon bipartisanship and play politics with this nominee just because they dislike Trump.
Republicans: We [just barely] control the Senate and will not consider President Barack Obama's nominee until his term in office is over., fuck Democrats, they want to murder babies and take away out guns and use my money to fund lazy worthless black people and illegals
Covid19 deaths to date:
U.S. (pop.: 328.2 million): 214,000.
South Korea (pop.: 51.7 million): 433.
The rank politicization of basic pandemic safety precautions ranks among the most depressing things in a historically depressing year. Never had to be this way.
Stacy at Woodstock Sanctuary celebrates 1 year since her rescue! Look at that transformation👏👏
https://i.redd.it/833x5phi0os51.jpg
Texas is the biggest battleground state in the country. Today we will call more than 1 million Texas voters, reaching out the day before Early Voting begins to make sure they have a plan to vote. Join us!
https://poweredxpeople.org/calling-texas/
In recognition of efforts during a historic season, NBA commissioner Adam Silver informed league employees in "Thank You" letter that they are all receiving a $1,000 bonus and four Fridays off beginning Oct. 30 as well as Thanksgiving week.
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1315721960681332736
Where do I apply? I actually do live near an NBA team and attended most of their home games for the last decade.
https://careers.nba.com/
This Indigenous People's Day, remember Trump making a racist comment to Native American veterans with the cameras rolling. Feel free to share this. What an absolute lack of respect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BycpdZ2I7s
When I was on Obama Econ team, we passed the State Small Business Credit Initiative in 2010 to leverage billions for small business. Obama's top partner in the House who sponsored the bill and got it done? @GaryPeters of my home state, Michigan. I'm contributing today. Join me. We have to re-elect Gary Peters to have any shot of taking back the US Senate and sidelining Mitch McConnell. If you can chip in $5 or $10, it could have a big impact: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gary-peters-2?refcode=button
https://twitter.com/genebsperling/status/1315732247945723904?s=20
Today the Post published the second story in our series George Floyd's America, and it focused on education. This story looks at how the US educational system fails kids like Floyd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/george-floyd-america/education/
HOU@TB Gm 2: Manuel Margot smashes a three run shot to center in the 1st
https://streamable.com/mmg01m
Fun fact I saw Choi hit a weak ground ball, assumed he was out, and went to the bathroom. I came back and it was 3-0 Rays. I was very confused lol
Manuel Margot makes an amazing catch
https://streamable.com/yfuhqo
Altuve during homerun, one of the runs-batted-in (Choi) was the result of his error.
https://i.redd.it/zq36ig346qs51.jpg
Houston Astros 2nd Baseman Open Tryouts
Where: Motel 6 parking lot, San Diego
When: After today's game
Requirements: Must be able to throw a baseball 45 feet
Please call the Houston Astros Corporate number at (713) 259 8000 to reserve a tryout.
The pastor on stage here in Sanford says Trump won't be stopped by "the bug, the virus, and the lies."
Game should be like 1-1 or at least and probably Astros up by a couple given the Astros' hard hits but those errors made a difference. Morton extremely lucky to have given up 0 so far.
21 Astros batters Left On Base through 4 innings of game two
Minnesota's 0.000004% Voter Fraud Cited As Republican Suit Tossed | Minnesota's plan to accept mail-in ballots until a week after Election Day survived another Republican challenge when a federal judge ruled that GOP claims of potential fraud don't hold up to evidence -- the rate of voter fraud in the state is just 0.000004% since 1979.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-12/minnesota-ballot-suit-tossed-by-judge-citing-000004-fraud-rate
Devin Nunes admits that Republicans are committing election fraud in California because they can't win otherwise.
https://twitter.com/madrid_mike/status/1315712814707744770?
This whole election and year is so exhausting
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Good stuff and great end for Charlie Morton
Peter Fairbanks clean up pitch tipping
Peter SCARY MAN Fairbanks Pitching. Clinic. LOL
Fairbanks' face looks like he can't believe this is working
Peter Fairbanks sounds like an actor from a 60s spy movie
Good G-d Fairbanks is filthy this inning
PETE "JUST SHOTPUT THE FUCKIN BALL" FAIRBANKS IS FUCKING DEALING
This pleases Peter Fairbanks
AltuvK
I love watching Altuve strike out
Mike Zunino has three times as many postseason home runs as Mike Trout
Mike Zunino HR 454 feet, 111 mph exit velo. That ball was murdered
Loup redemption
Choi for gold glove. Choi is unbelievable. 1B defense once again very underrated by WAR - this game proves it.
Rays Hitter: hits a bomb
Announcers: that was (papers shuffling and voices mumbling in the background) Mike! (More paper shuffling) Zarmeno nono. The catcher. Oh yeah, the catcher hit it!
Cory Booker States The Obvious At Barrett Hearing: "This Is Not Normal"
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/cory-booker-coney-barrett-hearing-this-is-not-normal.html
Eric Trump cancels event at Michigan gun shop after former employee is linked to domestic terror plot against governor
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/10/12/eric-trump-cancels-event-at-michigan-gun-shop-after-former-employee-is-linked-to-domestic-terror-plot-against-governor/
Democrats have cast more than three-quarters of Pennsylvania early ballots so far
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/politics/ballot-returns-pennsylvania-voting-election-2020/index.html
He Sought Asylum After MS-13 Tried To Kill Him. Amy Coney Barrett Sent Him Back Into Danger
https://theintercept.com/2020/10/09/amy-coney-barrett-immigration/
Top general did not give his consent to be used in Trump political ad. The photo featuring Trump's Joint Chief Chairmen's Gen. Mark Milley was used without the officers "knowledge or consent" according to a defense official
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/12/top-general-trump-ad-consent-429112
Well, Mr Anderson is making it interesting. He doesn't very often...
Lol Bregman swinging on the first pitch after he threw 8 straight balls. Big brain move.
I would like to take a moment to appreciate the fact that the Rays exist. It'd be a dark timeline without them.
Nick "Kenley 'Craig --Jeurys Familia-- Kimbrel' Jansen" Anderson
I'd like to thank Nick Anderson for giving this game a dramatic finish
Pitcher: Can't seem to find the strike zone with both hands and a map.
Bregman: "I'MMA SWING AT THE FIRST PITCH FUCK YEAH!"
That defense - just a pure baseball clinic put on by our infield. This is how the game is played.
Nick was just limit testing
Nick Anderson has been pitching a lot, he's almost always lights out, just had some command issues today.
Kiermaier is agazelle in centrefield
Lance McCullers Jr. Final Line: 7 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K 100 Pitches
2020 ALCS Gm2: Mike Zunino crushes a ball to make it 4-1
https://streamable.com/usepzv
This tweet is from the spouse of the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: *TRIGGER WARNING* I love love love this country but we are so deeply divided. I ran to the local grocery store and was met by and verbally assaulted by this woman who repeatedly told me I do not belong here. The confrontation continued into the parking lot where I was able to
https://twitter.com/giselefetterman/status/1315419072553783297
finally capture it after the crying winded down. This behavior and this hatred is taught. If you know her, if she is your neighbor or relative, please, please teach her love instead.
https://twitter.com/giselefetterman/status/1315419117919383552
Trump rejected participating in a virtual debate with Biden on Thursday, but may now do an NBC town hall that night that competes with Biden's already scheduled town hall on ABC.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2020/10/12/trump-biden-rival-town-halls-nbc-abc/
I was a huge Booker fan but I gotta admit, McGrath is killing it against Mitch. She has a sense of urgency and trying to help Kentucky and the country. Mitch sounds like a DC politician deeply out of touch and out of step with the vast majority of working class Americans. Tonight, Republican Senator and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democrat Amy McGrath will participate in a debate for the upcoming Kentucky Senate election. The race is not considered very competitive, given the lean of the state which President Trump will likely carry handily, but McGrath has attracted tremendous amounts of attention from liberal groups and grassroots donors, pulling in a record-breaking $46M as of the close of the second quarter. Per the agreement of the candidates, the debate will not feature notes, props or an audience.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?476816-1/kentucky-us-senate-debate
NYT, WSJ, and WaPo are among the major outlets that have declined to assign reporters to travel with Trump as he returns to the trail this week, saying they do not have assurance that basic precautions will be taken to protect reporters' health.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-journalists.html
"You better vote for me Puerto Rico. You better vote for me." - Donald Trump
Who's gonna tell him Puerto Ricans who live in Puerto Rico do not vote in the US Presidential Election?
At Kentucky Senate debate, Amy McGrath was asked if she favored packing the Supreme Court. Her response: "I favor unpacking the Senate."
McGrath getting some good shots in now highlighting what bills are sitting on his desk.
Padres say Tommy Pham in 'good condition' after stabbing, surgery. Pham, team say altercation happened Sunday night in San Diego. Padres outfielder Tommy Pham was injured in an altercation Sunday night in San Diego and underwent surgery for a stab wound in his lower back, the team and player said Monday. No organs were damaged, and Pham received stitches to close the wound that pierced all three layers of skin.
https://twitter.com/sdut/status/1315794765372219392
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2020-10-12/padres-tommy-pham-stabbing-hospital-san-diego-club
This is his second time he has been stabbed
https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1534636
Trump is still doing his Nobel Prize nomination thing even though they awarded it to someone else on Friday
Trump lies that he got the Veterans Choice program passed. Barack Obama signed the Veterans' Choice bill in 2014
Reported Covid19 deaths in the United States are now more than two thirds the number of American combat deaths in World War II.
"Gross [said] he'll caucus with the Democrats, mainly due to his dissatisfaction with how Republicans have approached health care and climate change. However, he has said he'll likely part ways with Democrats on guns and immigration"
https://news.yahoo.com/alaska-senate-al-gross-sullivan-pebble-china-bear-200459736.html
Buehler still has blister issue: Walker Buehler shown getting his right index finger taped, moments ago on @MLBONFOX pregame show
https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1315801575701573634?s=21
Biden camp is launching a new voter mobilization effort aimed at Hispanic men as it looks to maximize its share of the Latino vote and eyes Obama 2012 levels of support
https://newsweek.com/biden-campaign-targets-latino-men-eyeing-obama-level-support-hispanics-1538395
Ron DeSantis showing up at today's Trump super spreader event in Sanford with no mask and no social distancing is a smack in the face to the 15,000 Floridians who have died under his incompetence.
https://twitter.com/ChrisKingFL/status/1315771730430955520
Remember Florida is also covering-up the actual covid19 numbers, and it's extremely difficult to get tested for covid19 in Florida
KKK Leaves Cards At Homes With Biden Signage In Tennessee
https://www.wsmv.com/news/kkk-leaves-card-at-familys-home-in-response-to-yard-sign/article_67b8f7ce-0a90-11eb-a8fc-8347c628f060.html
FFS Trump-appointed Republican judge once again illegally and unconstitutionally bans all but 1 ballot-drop location in Texas to stop Democrats from voting (record-smashing number of Democrats registered to vote and are voting)
https://twitter.com/chucklindell/status/1315883900418379777
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant https://statnews.com/2020/10/12/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-study-paused-due-to-unexplained-illness-in-participant/
Braves have replaced injured OF Adam Duvall on NLCS roster with IF Johan Camargo.
https://twitter.com/billshaikin/status/1316046530336309250
Tony Gonsolin will start NLCS Game 2 tonight, as @Dodgers say Clayton Kershaw "has been scratched with back spasms."
https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1316045601465937922
Solar is now 'cheapest electricity in history', confirms IEA
https://www.carbonbrief.org/solar-is-now-cheapest-electricity-in-history-confirms-iea
New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister shuts down American Covid-19 denier at campaign event: "We've got someone who obviously got an education in America"
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/sorry-sunshine-wrong-place-winston-peters-shuts-down-american-covid-19-denier-campaign-event
Trust me, I leaked the Pentagon Papers. Trump is an enemy of the Constitution and must be defeated.
https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2020/10/13/trust-me-i-leaked-the-pentagon-papers-trump-is-an-enemy-of-the-constitution-and-must-be-defeated
FBI: Domestic terrorists arrested for plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer also discussed kidnapping Virginia governor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ralph-northam-gretchen-witmer-kidnapping-plot/2020/10/13/26b4e31a-0d5f-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html
Record 10 million people have already voted in 2020 election
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/millions-early-vote-election/507-67e3f587-bd40-49be-8127-7598144e86c0
Native Americans Protesting Trump Border Wall Tear Gassed, Arrested by US Agents on Indigenous Peoples' Day
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/10/13/native-americans-protesting-trump-border-wall-tear-gassed-arrested-us-agents
Republican-controlled Supreme Court ILLEGALLY AND UNCONSTITUTIONALLY declines to hear emoluments case against Trump
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/520745-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-democrats-emoluments-case-against
If Trump wins it's game over for humanity. Considering the devastation to the climate, combined with the lack of a strong world leader to keep places like China and Russia in check, democracy will fade away as the climate worsens and autocrats will step in. Not to save anything, but to bleed the last of the world dry. Europe will break apart under the strain of far right authoritarianism and racism towards climate refugees and the last bulwark against tyranny will be broken. Considering this is the darkest timeline, I fully expect to wake up to a Trump victory parade/nuclear weapons display.
Climate change is already ending humanity as we know it, if not all life on Earth (runaway greenhouse effect turning us into Venus). We're already teetering on the edge of "will we get a survivable 2 Celsius increase by taking extreme measures or an unsurvivable 4 Celsius increase?" And there we have Republicans planning to accelerate climate change if Trump wins. We're a few years away from a BOE in the arctic and who knows what that'll lead to. Meanwhile emissions are going as strong as ever. Realistically, Trump versus Biden makes little difference in this fight. And dumb shitstain Democratic voters had the chance to select Cory Booker or Jay Inslee or Beto or Bernie or even Tulsi, the very candidates with the most pro-clean-green environmental platforms ever. Voters don't care.
Roasting the Trump admin's now-rescinded exclusion of New Yorkers from the DHS trusted travelers program, a federal judge vacated that decision. He also mulls possible penalties for "misleading, if not false, representations, in some instances under oath."
https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1316066811289444355
Trump not surprisinglu asks Supreme Court for emergency block on subpoena for his tax returns
Cal Cunningham increases lead in North Carolina Senate race in 1st poll period after extramarital affair scandal
https://theweek.com/speedreads/943325/cal-cunningham-surprisingly-increases-lead-north-carolina-senate-race-1st-poll-period-after-texting-scandal
The Titans had no new positives from Monday's round of COVID-19 testing, per source. Game on tonight against the Bills.
https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1316000694210621441
#Steelers HC Mike Tomlin on seeing Myles Garrett for the first time since last year's ugly altercation: "We're not looking for that low hanging fruit or that reality TV storyline. This is a big game here in 2020."
https://twitter.com/akinkhabwala/status/1316052349023117317?s=21
Stephen Curry Launches Interview Series With Fauci, Abrams And More, As Politics Push Continues
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/10/13/steph-curry-interviews-fauci-abrams-gates/
Indian man who fasted to pray for Trump's Covid-19 recovery dies of cardiac arrest
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/520666-indian-man-who-fasted-to-pray-for-trumps-covid-19-recovery-dies
I was willing to cut Georgia election officials some slack yesterday for first day snafus and badly anticipating the unprecedented high turnout, but for your main election office to have an 8 hr. wait on the second day of in-person early voting is inexcusable
https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/1316071818864799752
Michael Flynn's bank transactions were full of red flags, but Bank of America filed warnings only after Flynn got into trouble
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-michael-flynn-bank-of-america
Klobuchar asks if Roe v. Wade is "super precedent." Barrett says that refers to cases that are very clearly settled, and then turns the Q back on Klobuchar, saying, "I'm answering a lot of questions about Roe, which I think indicates that Roe doesn't fall in that category"
Barrett: I can't comment on the law. Also, I can't comment on things that are not a matter of law. SAYS THE JUDGE.
She refuses to answer anything - what's the purpose of this show
An expert hired by the Trump campaign in its arbitration against Omarosa recommended that she pay for a $846k ad campaign to "remedy" impressions she's left in "voters'" minds
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/politics/trump-campaign-omarosa.html
Barrett is claiming she can't offer an opinion because courts and judges can only react to cases brought before the court. What a BS argument - she's not in court, she's not acting as a judge, she's speaking at a Senate nomination hearing.
Barrett: I can't discuss a hypothetical or a previous case, but let me make up a hypothetical and discuss a previous case.
"Is your name Amy Coney Barrett?" - Ben Sasse
Beto's Powered by people planned to make 1,000,000 calls to voters the day before early voting began in Texas on 10.13. They made 2,942,597. We're flipping Texas.
https://www.twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1315845231615643651
Georgia sets record with 126,876 votes on first day of early voting
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/520753-georgia-sets-record-with-126876-votes-on-first-day-of-early-voting
Amy Barrett refused to say if Trump can delay the election. The correct answer is he can't. | The question has an easy, straightforward answer. Barrett didn't provide it.
https://www.vox.com/2020/10/13/21514394/any-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearing-feinstein-trump-delay-election
3 million voters registered in Texas after 2016, raising Democrats' hopes of flipping Texas in 2020
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-election-democrats-registered-after-2016/
Trump has told top advisers he wants to withdraw U.S. troops from Somalia, adding to previous moves in Afghanistan, Syria and Germany, making Putin happy:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-13/trump-demands-plan-to-pull-hundreds-of-u-s-troops-from-somalia
Eli Lilly said enrollment of participants in a clinical trial of its antibody treatment for Covid-19 has been paused due to a potential safety concern
https://twitter.com/business/status/1316088243738292224
Barrett: "I have no hostility to the PPACA" even though she name-dropped and praised Randy E Barnett, who attacked Supreme Court Justice John G. Roberts' upholding of the PPACA manadate as constitutional
Great question by Coons. He just asked about this. And she seemed caught off guard when he pointed out that she appears to be assuming that the Republicans should win on the first two questions: There are three questions in the Obamacare case before SCOTUS: 1) Standing; 2) The constitutionality of the zeroed-out mandate; and 3) Severability. The plaintiffs should lose on all three. Barrett keeps referring only to severability. Has she made up her mind on the other two?
https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/1316089139088031746
JoeBiden: His reckless personal conduct since his diagnosis is unconscionable. The longer Donald Trump is president the more reckless he seems to get. Thank G/d we only have three more weeks to go.
Biden in FL says President Trump treats senior citizens as if "you're expandable, you're forgettable, you're 'virtual nobody.'" "That's how he sees you."
https://twitter.com/BoKnowsNews/status/1316096838118842371
Barrett says Brown vs. Board is a "super precedent" because it is not being challenged. Moments later, she tells Coons PPACA is before SCOTUS again "because litigants challenged it again" which means she would overturn the ban on segregation if somebody challenged the ban on segregation.
Four constitutional amendments reference the right to vote: the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th. If you cannot find an individual right to vote in the text of the Constitution - it means you stopped reading 4/7 of the way through.
Under Trump, Criminal Prosecutions for Pollution Dropped Sharply | A new report finds an "alarming" drop in prosecutions over violations of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, fundamental environmental laws.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/climate/pollution-lawsuits-trump-environment.html
.@JoeBiden on Trump: While he throws super spreader parties at the White House, Republicans hug each other without concern of the consequences. How many of you have been unable to hug your grandkids the last seven months?
https://twitter.com/ArletteSaenz/status/1316099197159051264
US Supreme Court rejects SC's effort to cut off public funding for Planned Parenthood
https://www.postandcourier.com/health/us-supreme-court-rejects-scs-effort-to-cut-off-public-funding-for-planned-parenthood/article_d226d3ac-0d82-11eb-87ed-57cd781aca7a.html
Voters have cast a total of 11,862,732 ballots in the reporting states.
https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html
One takeaway from today's conference call with NFL officials: While they know they need to be flexible, and that circumstances could force them to change their plans, they do NOT sound like they're interested in any kind of "bubble" setup, even for postseason.
https://www.twitter.com/DanGrazianoESPN/status/1316107639978438657
Can't wait for a star player to test positive two days before the Super Bowl and watch the panic ensue. It's one thing to mess with regular season games, but postseason games...
Joe Biden debuts a new look ahead of campaign stops in Florida: the double mask. This preserves the N95 with a cheaper mask. So you can swap out the top mask and keep using the N95. The VP is helping us conserve our precious PPE!
https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1316093060267290625
Something people don't seem to understand, the zero positive tests were not the reason for the nba successful restart it was the protocols - mandatory wearing of masks, distancing and hygiene. The zero tests were the proof that it worked: Including tonight, the NBA played 172 games over three months and had ZERO positive coronavirus19 tests.
https://twitter.com/frntofficesport/status/1315472955649019905
.@NCLRights criticizes Judge Barrett for using the term "sexual preference" for LGBTQ people. Shannon Minter: "This is why so many people, including many parents who send their children to conversion therapy, think being LGBTQ is a choice."
https://twitter.com/chrisjohnson82/status/1316111497735680000
Bill Barr as Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Exhibit Z: The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, author of a tell-all book about first lady Melania Trump, and also friend of Melania who worked as one of Melania's main First Lady aides, of breaking their nondisclosure agreement and asked a court to set aside profits from the book in a government trust.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-melania-idUSKBN26Y2VV
Thom Tillis, addressing the committee maskless, submits letter for the record from his physician clearing his return after positive covid diagnosis earlier this month. The letter doesn't say he tested negative but says he met CDC guidelines clearing his return
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1316115004660252672
Move over Cal Cunningham, the Anchorage Mayor's "inappropriate messaging relationship" with a local TV reporter is
Fire.
https://nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/Anchorage-mayor-Berkowitz-Athens.html
Dr. Peter Hotez on Pres. Trump's aggressive rally schedule: "This is going to be one of the most troubling times in our modern history in terms of the public being frightened, homeland security being affected… and yet, the President seems oblivious to it."
https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1316117132749557763
Being 30 years old
In 2020: I'm not ready for a relationship
In 1750: I have 16 children
In 1000 B.C.: *on death bed* it was a good life. Thrice I had berries and once, a pear
Dusty Baker says his players are reminding themselves that they were down 0-2 last year to the #Nats in the World Series, and came back and forced a Game 7 Me: ... AND LOST... to Dusty's old team LOL
https://twitter.com/bnightengale/status/1316116871301615616?s=21
Hal Steinbrenner: "Aaron Boone will be back next year. That's just a fact."
https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1316109417667010566
Firing Boone after three seasons, two of which resulted in 100 wins, would have been a huge mistake. People never give managers enough credit for doing well and they get too much blame when the team performs poorly.
Republican-controlled Supreme Court illegally and unconstitutionally sides with Trump administration bid to end constitutionally-mandated census count. It's not like there is a one-in-a-hundred years pandemic that has thrown the entire world into disarray and we should allow for extra time for crucial data-gathering that informs budgets and representation. When Biden wins, Democrats need to redo the unfinished incomplete Census.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/13/supreme-court-sides-with-trump-administration-bid-to-end-2020-census.html
I put together this list of the best truly vegan-friendly outdoor brands, so we can support these guys and hopefully encourage others to ditch animal products
Zack Greinke: "For me, it's nice not having fans in the stands. Because there's no one trying to talk to you and ask for autographs and wanting to take pictures and all that stuff. I don't like any of that stuff."
https://twitter.com/pedrogomezESPN/status/1316124869294129152
Fun fact, this is not Greinke telling him the pitch. There's a runner on 2nd so he's telling his catcher that they're going through their 2nd set of signs. If he were actually telling him the pitch it would be a CB and his CB averages 72 mph this season
https://twitter.com/HardKor_ParKor/status/1314316056182190081
Manhattan Emptied Out During the Pandemic. But Big Tech Is Moving In.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/nyregion/big-tech-nyc-office-space.html
Harrison's campaign said the $57 million came in the form of 1.5 million donations from 994,000 donors. The average contribution was $37.
https://twitter.com/ChrisJansing/status/1316127411826839554
Senator Cruz just referred to birth control and plan B as "abortion-inducing drugs" in reference to the Little Sisters of the Poor case. (Neither hormonal birth control nor plan B "induce" abortions, they prevent conception/implantation)
This Supreme Court ruling allowing the census count to stop likely means racial and ethnic minorities will be undercounted. And those communities take a hit since the census determines the number of House seats and electoral votes each state gets for the coming decade.
https://twitter.com/ChrisJansing/status/1316126502757568513
We may not know the presidential election winner *on Election night itself* because of all the vote-by-mail ballots
(Pham's) Stab wound was 12 inches long and 5 inches wide say detectives.
https://twitter.com/OmariNBCSD/status/1316115768996552704
Wolf says Pelosi should call the president and say let's make a deal.
Pelosi: "Look let me say this, the president has sent Mr Mnuchin to negotiate .. They do not share our values, have a little respect that we know something about these subjects."
https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/1316129547864150017
Wolf Blitzer grilling Pelosi on why she won't take $1.8T deal. Reads Ro Khanna tweet..
Pelosi: "I don't know why you're always an apologist and many of your colleagues are apologists for the Republican position-- Ro Khanna, that's nice. That isn't what we're going to do."
https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/1316127273372844033
Wolf says he's also spoken with Andrew Yang who says take the deal.
Pelosi: "Honest to G-d, I really can't get over it. Because Andrew Yang, he's lovely. Ro Khanna, he's lovely. They're not negotiating this situation."
https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/1316127893618143232
"NFL's chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills against shifting to bubble environment"
Did you catch the game last night @AaronRodgers12? "It was on for a little bit with the sound off which is how I've watched a lot of games on ESPN over the last few years"
https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1316081490707582977
Nancy Pelosi loses it after CNN's Wolf Blitzer grills her on why she can't just call up Trump and hash out a stimulus package. "With all due respect... you really don't know what you're talking about!"
https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1316131370763198464
Trump's actions on Barrett are legal but illegitimate. And Barrett's decision to accept this nomination under these circumstances reveals just as much about her character as all the aspects of her personal life that conservatives extol.
Do you think the President has the power to pardon himself? @CoryBooker "That would be a constitutional question...that's not one I can answer," says Barrett
https://twitter.com/ChrisJansing/status/1316133175727398912
Pelosi: "Thank you for your sensitivity to our constituents' needs."
Wolf: "I am sensitive to them because I see them on the street begging for food, begging for money."
Pelosi: "Have you fed them? We feed them. We feed them."
(Interview ends)
(Fire)
https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/1316131806073237506
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchata_Ferrell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_M._Rivera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Massie
If the Democrats were smart they would encourage Mazie Hirono to yield all her time to Amy Klobuchar.
China was elected to the UN Human Rights Council today. The country has imprisoned more than one million Uyghur Muslims in forced labor camps. Just last week 39 countries at the UN condemned China amid growing evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity.
A new pro-Trump super PAC ad uses stock footage from Russia and Belarus in a major ad buy that's airing in 3 swing states. It's the fourth time in three months that an ad promoting President Donald Trump's reelection has used footage from Russia.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/13/trump-ad-russian-footage-429263
NYPD Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo abruptly resigned from his post Tuesday because of friction with Mayor de Blasio, according to police and sources. The high-ranking cop apparently hit his breaking point last week when he worked long hours covering protests against lockdown measures put in place by the state in Borough Park, a law enforcement source said. When he got home from the shifts, the mayor had called him with questions about a minor house party in the city that the source said could have been handled at the precinct level.
https://nypost.com/2020/10/13/nypds-chief-of-patrol-fausto-pichardo-resigns/
After a speech of about 10 minutes, Kamala Harris' first question to Barrett was how many months after she wrote her law review article criticizing John Roberts' decision upholding the ACA did she get nominated for an appeals court position: Harris just pointed out a significant timeline: Right pointing backhand index Trump nominated Barrett to the 7th circuit court, making her a judge, 5 months after she published an article criticizing Chief Justice Roberts' upholding of the PPACA
The prosecutor tapped by BARR to investigate unmasking — billed by Trump and his allies as one of the biggest scandals of the era — has concluded his investigation "without finding any substantive wrongdoing,"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/barr-unmasking-review-no-charges/2020/10/13/0f63fd2e-0d67-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
Trump has endorsed a falconer's Benghazi conspiracy theory that Joe Biden killed Navy SEALs in a blood sacrifice and that Osama Bin Laden is still alive because Seal Team 6 killed his body double.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-touts-falconers-benghazi-blood-sacrifice-conspiracy-theory
Once again, DOJ shows up in court to tell a federal judge that President Trump had not actually done the thing he said on Twitter: "The department has not received a declassification order from the President."
https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/1316129937951199236
Trump repeats his usual litany of false claims about NATO: raised "$130 billion a year" (it's $130B total extra between 2016 and 2020), NATO countries were not "paying their bills" (not how it works), Obama sent them just "pillows" (that's a false claim about Ukraine, not NATO).
Trump does his usual lie-shtick about how he just saw CNN's camera light go off right after he insulted CNN. CNN doesn't broadcast these rallies live, doesn't turn off its cameras when he insults CNN, and doesn't use any visible camera light when recording at rallies.
Great Barrier Reef Has Lost Half Its Corals Over the Past Three Decades
https://www.courthousenews.com/great-barrier-reef-has-lost-half-its-corals/
Trump repeats his lie that "Mexico is paying for the wall, by the way, you know that." White House declined to comment today when I asked them to explain how Mexico is paying. Trump campaign didn't respond. It's kind of wild Trump can just say this and get like no coverage.
Trump just said he won women in 2016 with 52%. Exit polls said Clinton won women 54%-41%. Trump won *white* women 52%-43%.
https://cnn.com/election/2016/results/exit-polls
So, it appears Trump didn't actually do what he said on Twitter. "The department has not received a declassification order from the President." Thanks to Jason Leopold for trying to get the declassified docs and finding out the truth
https://twitter.com/JasonLeopold/status/1316121816130174976
Braves have just been next level this postseason. Pitching went from awful to amazing.
Lawsuit filed in federal court in Virginia seeking a 48-hour extension for voter registration after the website temporarily went offline today:
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7230186/10-13-20-New-Virginia-Majority-v-Virginia.pdf
Trump falsely claims "we added nearly 600,000 manufacturing jobs." It was a gain of 483,000 before the pandemic crash. Through September, it's now a net loss of 164,000. Trump then falsely says Obama said "you'll never produce manufacturing jobs." Not even close to what he said.
Trump says Biden refused to say the words "law and order" at the debate because "he'd be run out of his party." Except...Biden did say that; he said he wants "law and order with justice, where people get treated fairly." Trump adds that it doesn't count if you add extra stuff.
Don't you just hate it when you're the DOJ lawyer whose job it is to tell the court that the President of the United States lied to the public about what he had or hadn't done?
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/trump-white-house-russia-documents-tweets
Up is down: Trump lies that Biden would 'destroy' PPACA's protections for pre-existing conditions.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/11/politics/fact-check-trump-biden-pre-existing-conditions-obamacare/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct_allegations
If you are sick of every tweet and headline being another nightmare — VOTE DEMOCRAT STRAIGHT DOWN THE BALLOT
Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Ending Census Early
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/101320-1
There is nothing stopping Congress from ordering a new Census and reapportionment next year, if they have control over the House, Senate and POTUS. The Constitution establishes a minimum frequency, not an exact frequency. Republicans know they are very likely going to lose, so they are inflicting so much damage that if Democrats win, Democrats will be forced to spend all four years undoing the damage instead of passing any major progressive legislation.
Texas Republican Party sues Harris County (Democratic stronghold) over drive-thru voting
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/Texas-Republican-sues-Harris-County-drive-voting-15644165.php
Braves pitching staff in this postseason: 0.84 ERA, 64 innings, 36 hits, 2 HR, 76 strikeouts
2020 ALCS Gm3: Kevin Kiermaier robs Alex Bregman of extra bases
https://streamable.com/jdb43z
Seager smashes a three run homer to put the Dodgers back in it
https://streamable.com/6ir700
In the last 24 hours, Mark Melancon has caught more homers than he gave up this season.
https://twitter.com/IngramRadio/status/1316194604782419968
https://streamable.com/54g0oa
Kevin Kiermaier makes an incredible diving catch to rob Carlos Correa of a big hit
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/6c1dbacd-2214-42f8-94fa-d9817d95b122.mp4
The #Astros are hitting .166 with runners in scoring position this series without an RBI.
https://twitter.com/bnightengale/status/1316196389227880451
Since the LCS became a best-of-7 in 1985, no NL team has lost the first two games and come back to win the series. One of the two AL teams that did: Dave Roberts' 2004 Boston Red Sox."
https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/1316202418741243907
Joey Wendle gives the Rays the lead with a clutch 2 run single
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/3169f17a-31c8-45db-ac79-7dee83de0bf3.mp4
Renfroe smokes up an eye of the hurricane into right field to score two making it 5-1 in the 6th
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/f410a3b8-50f4-4d1d-919f-18f87b22e868.mp4
Jose Altuve make great save but botches a potential double play with his third throwing error of the series
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/078a89a1-05f5-4df4-ab28-f84ec2fd573d.mp4
The very first sacrifice bunt of this postseason has finally been laid down. And it was by the Tampa Bay Rays ... who had zero sacrifices in 60 games during the regular season.
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1316209589260562438
Hunter Renfroe has 20 extra-base hits out of 33 total hits (61%) against LHP since the start of last season -- 3rd best in MLB
If I'm reading this right, Renfroe now has 30 RBIs in 29 PAs with the bases loaded .308/.286/.885 1.170
https://www.baseball-reference.com/tools/split_stats.cgi?full=1¶ms=bases%7C111%7Crenfrhu01%7Cbat%7CAB%7C
The Rays batted around the Astros in the Top of the 6th in Game 3 of the ALCS. Great inning.
Agreed, there should be an off day between every two games: Roberts: "You just can't play every game, regardless of score, like it's life or death in a seven-game series (with no off days)."
https://twitter.com/billplunkettocr/status/1316211431919022080
The score was 6-0 so I understand the Dodgers not sending out their best relievers when the Dodgers batters were shut down by the Braves
Good news for Rays - x-rays negative on Kiermaier. it's a contusion and he is day to day
https://twitter.com/tbtimes_rays/status/1316219873312161793
Renfroe continues the Ray's defensive clinic and takes a hit and possible RBI away from Springer in the 7th.
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/c6e3ae5f-f6a0-40a7-b113-9b3e26537d7a.mp4
Randy Arozarena becomes the 4th player in postseason history with 4 games of 3+ hits in the same postseason.
https://twitter.com/AndrewSimonMLB/status/1316231580491407360
Altuve is rung up on a check-swing strikeout call by the home plate umpire. Don't like the home plate umpire calling that at all, use the umpire at first. I'm saying that as a Rays fan. Absolutely no reason for the home plate umpire to make such a borderline call there,
https://streamable.com/urllqk
Baker on Altuve: "We're giving him all the support than he can. Nobody feels worse than Jose, because he takes it very seriously and to heart." #Astros
https://twitter.com/ChronBrianSmith/status/1316240205121302530?
If you're flappy and you know it, flap your fins
Flap flap
If you're flappy and you know it, flap your fins
Flap flap
If you're flappy and you know it and Altuve cannot throw it
If you're flappy and you know it, flap your fins
Happy flaps
Los Angeles to pay $14 million to immigrants who were illegally detained by police
https://www.businessinsider.com/los-angeles-settles-case-over-illegally-detained-immigrants-2020-10
Seniors won't receive Trump drug discount cards until after election because they never existed
https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-prescription-drug-cards-70879346-14cf-456a-b00a-41771d282058.html
NBC News is delighted to provide the president with some convenient counter-programming for the presidential town hall debate he's ducking.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/nbc-news-host-town-hall-trump-thursday-n1243300
Man Who Called COVID a 'Hoax' Feels Guilty After He and 13 Family Members Test Positive — and 2 Die: "The feeling that I have is kind of like what, I would say, a drunk driver would have if they killed their family," says Tony Green, who hosted the family gathering that led to their infections.
https://people.com/health/man-called-covid-hoax-feels-guilty-14-family-members-test-positive-2-die/
A reminder- Ivanka and Jared use private emails for public business and this was barely a one day story in the media.
Yesterday, Trump promoted a baseless conspiracy theory that Osama Bin Laden is still alive and that the US government used a body double instead, and it's not even news any longer. Elect people who aren't so unhinged that their lunacy no longer even makes ripples in the news.
The Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden (and who supports Trump) has some thoughts on the deranged conspiracy theory Trump is pushing this week: Very brave men said goodby to their kids to go kill Osama bin Laden. We were given the order by President Obama. It was not a body double. Thank you Mr. President. Happy birthday @USNavy
https://twitter.com/mchooyah/status/1316015992271585281
Illegally Appointed Criminal Terrorist Bill Barr Buries Report That Exonerates President Obama. | Bash's team was focused not just on unmasking, but also on whether Obama-era officials provided information to reporters, according to people familiar with the probe, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive investigation. But the findings ultimately turned over to Barr fell short of what Trump and others might have hoped, and the attorney general's office elected not to release them publicly, the people familiar with the matter said. The Washington Post was unable to review the full results of what Bash found. | The investigation basically exonerated the Obama team and probably would have hurt Donald Trump's reelection, so Barr decided to keep it under wraps. This is how the Justice Department works these days: it's a PR shop for Donald Trump, not an independent agency serving the best interests of the American public. Hopefully that will change in a few months.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/barr-unmasking-review-no-charges/2020/10/13/0f63fd2e-0d67-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
The 2020 Rays Are Doing More With Less, Even More Than Usual
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-2020-rays-are-doing-more-with-less-even-more-than-usual/
I personally feel Altuve DID NOT make a mistake, he shut down that choppy superfast single and bulletted it to Correa who wasn't paying intention and then when he did start to pay attention made no move to catch the ball and did nothing as the ball bounced beyond him. And Altuve intentionally threw the ball to hit the dirt and bounce right up into Correa so Correa would not have to move from the base (collide with runner) to finish the double play. Correa wasn't paying attention then stood around doing nothing a catchable ball sailed past him.
#Astros 2B Jose Altuve has played 1,361 games, and this is the first time he has made errors in two consecutive games, according to the great @jaysonst and STATS. As he points out, the only time in his career Altuve ever made 3 throwing errors in the same month was July of 2013.
https://twitter.com/bnightengale/status/1316404152256225280
USPS Special Agents Raided Home of QAnon-aligned Mail Carrier Who Allegedly Hoarded and Threw Out Several Bags of Undelivered Mail
https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/usps-special-agents-raided-home-of-qanon-aligned-mail-carrier-who-allegedly-hoarded-and-threw-out-several-bags-of-undelivered-mail/
Yet we can't stop the massive mail tampering of DeJoy? Trump wants NO laws for his friends, and NO order for the minions. He does chaos, confusion and conflict as a distraction while he picks the pocket of every poor and working schmuck in this country. But apparently if you can sell racism well enough, the poor will just give you their money.
The Trump Administration Allowed Mega-Wealthy Aviation Companies To Take Bailout Funds For Personal Use And Lay Off Workers
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-trump-administration-allowed-aviation-companies-to-take-bailout-funds-and-lay-off-workers-says-house-report#1004343
Maui Has Begun The Process Of Managed Retreat. Big Oil Needs To Pay The Cost Of Its Industry Forcing Sea Level Rise
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13102020/maui-big-oil-lawsuit
Court Order Extends Virginia Voter Registration Deadline by 48 Hours Following Website Outage
https://www.newsweek.com/court-order-extends-virginia-voter-registration-deadline-48-hours-following-website-outage-1539125
Republican-contrilled appeals court illegally and unconstitionally dismisses emoluments clause case against Trump because Republican judges said it would be too hard to stop Trump from being bribed.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/appeals-court-dismisses-emoluments-clause-case-against-trump-n1028216
10% of the total 2016 ballots have been submitted. 30% of Vermont, 24% of Wisconsin, 27% of Virginia
https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html
The fact that Republicans are ramming through a judicial recommendation made by an impeached President in the midst of a presidential election is blindingly corrupt - MORE THEN 10 MILLION PEOPLE ALREADY VOTED AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE VOTING LIVE RIGHT NOW. The simple fact that she seems oblivious to the very real damage this puppet-theatre farce is doing to our Supreme Court should be disqualifying.
Georgetown University report finds Joe Biden's free public college plan would pay off within 10 years
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/13/report-finds-bidens-free-college-play-would-pay-off-within-10-years.html
The California Republican Party Is Illegally And Unconstitutionally Expanding Its Illegal Ballot Box Program Throw Away Democrat Ballots, WHERE ARE THE LAWYERS?
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7jmy3/the-california-gop-is-expanding-its-illegal-ballot-box-program-with-trumps-support
Court rejects Texas Republican's lawsuit to stop drive-thru voting in state's most populated county
https://www.newsweek.com/court-rejects-texas-gops-lawsuit-restricting-drive-thru-voting-states-most-populated-county-1539116
Time for Tyler Glasnow to get his revenge from last year. He won't be tipping this time. Greinke, whom I absolutely love, may be the Astros' ace, but the Rays have shelled him every time they faced him. Half of me wants Greinke, and thus the Astros, to win this game, so Greinke gets a playoff win. The other half wants the Ray to close the door on the Astros so they get a few days' rest before the World Series.
This will likely be Greinke's last season with Houston (please go to the Rays or Cubs or Mets or Padres next season, PLEASE!), the cheating scandal and truncated season derailed him. Greinke hasn't looked as good this season, all batters are still scared of him but he's clearly had an off season and has been pitching with pain (but no discernible injury, which may happen at any time).
Deflating the rhetoric of judges as umpires calling balls and strikes, Senator Coons shows Judge Barrett a placard filled with 5-4 rulings along partisan lines. It's a long list, and this screenshot only provides a partial glimpse.
https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1316430668780494848
I loved how he told her he'd be voting against her confirmation. I mean, we knew that, but I loved how he said it.
Republicans love pointing out how she's a devout Christian while also swearing that her extreme right wing and religious beliefs will not influence her in her position as a Supreme Court Justice. Meanwhile, she's getting nominated and confirmed because those exact beliefs WILL influence her job on the court.
Marsha is on to something. "Cat" and "Meat" and "Sunshine" and "Breathing" and "Oxygen" and "Giving Birth" also do not appear in the constitution. Neither does "Marsha" or "Donald J. Trump".
https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/1316167979655102469
Another "whoa" fundraising update: RepKatiePorter raised $5.2 million in Q3. Unheard of for a "front line" freshman who isn't part of leadership. Porter, who Republicans couldn't find a strong recruit against, will give some of it to other Dems.
https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1316434929920675842
Since when? @realDonaldTrump. This lie sounds like an SNL parody.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1315983317620215808
[Changes sign at the Capitol to 'Zero days without a positive case'] Earlier today, I was expected to appear with the Vice President. While taking part in offsite testing protocols, I took a rapid test that came back positive for COVID-19. I am awaiting the results of a PCR test and I am self isolating until I have confirmed results.
https://twitter.com/RepHuizenga/status/1316431450217099265
Under questioning by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), Amy Coney Barrett is unable to name the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
https://twitter.com/soledadobrien/status/1316433131642195968
If you ever wondered if Senator Lindsey Graham was a racist, take a listen as he qualifies segregation as "the good ole days of segregation!" African American Jamie Harrison is trying to win Graham's South Carolina U-S Senate seat.
https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1316432676560175107
Phoenix has hit 100 degrees on record-setting half of the days in 2020. The unrelenting and unprecedented heat that scorched Phoenix all summer has carried over into the fall.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/10/14/phoenix-record-heat-100-degrees/
Videos show closed-door sessions of leading Republican activists discussing attempts to illegally and unconstitutionally limit mail-in ballots from being sent to voters and amplifying conspiracies about voting. "We need to stop those ballots from going out."
https://washingtonpost.com/investigations/council-national-policy-video/2020/10/14/367f24c2-f793-11ea-a510-f57d8ce76e11_story.html
Hunter Biden Emails Fabricated By Team Giuliani
https://www.vox.com/2020/10/14/21515776/hunter-biden-emails-giuliani
YEP: I strenuously object to @NBC giving Trump a town hall directly opposite Biden's on @ABC. Trump pulled out of the debate to destabilize the election. I understand NBC is required to give him an hour of prime time but request that they reschedule it so that America can watch both.
https://twitter.com/martingero/status/1316437119330447360
Texas surpassed 1 million votes on first day of early voting
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-surpassed-1-million-votes-on-first-day-of-15647238.php
Losing with seniors, Trump tweets meme mocking Biden as a nursing home resident
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tweet-biden-nursing-home-residents/
Kanye West celebrated 'election results' showing him ahead of Trump and Biden in Kentucky. The numbers were fake.
https://www.businessinsider.com/kanye-west-promotes-fake-poll-ahead-of-trump-and-biden-2020-10
Twitter has blocked the NY Post article about Hunter Biden. If you attempt to share the story, you will see this message: "We can't complete this request because this link has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially harmful."
https://twitter.com/ScottGustin/status/1316448120696434694
Because the emails were fabricated by Team Giuliani and the harddrive is owned by Team Giuliani
Gay conservatives, spurning criticism Trump is anti-LGBTQ, marshal support at Pride events in swing states
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/10/14/gay-conservatives-spurning-criticism-trump-is-anti-lgbtq-marshal-support-at-pride-events/
This is a huge tell. A Republican strategist tells Bloomberg that Senate Republicans don't want a big stimulus bill now because they want to pivot hard to austerity under a Biden presidency, which could cripple it. No wonder McConnell is laughing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/14/how-republicans-will-try-destroy-biden-presidency/
Given that Trump campaigned on the scam that he'd break with orthodox Republican plutocracy, only to sell out on that vow, it would be poetic justice if Republicans end up denying Trump the public spending he's suddenly begging for now that he's losing:
https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/14/how-republicans-will-try-destroy-biden-presidency/
What is the f*cking point of a confirmation hearing then if she refuses to give her stances on established cases?
Republicans for years: private companies can do whatever they want with their platforms.
Republicans now: "IT'S A CIVIL WAR BECAUSE TWITTER BLOCKED A FABRICATED RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY A TABLOID!"
As noted, the purported Biden hard drive story in the @NYpost is one that wld require significant forensic analysis/confirmation. Lead reporter (Emma-Jo Morris) is former Hannity segment producer/booker. Here's Linkedin CV. Total of three stories for the Post. All dated today.
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1316395373620072449
Sen. Tillis just urged every registered voter to vote on Nov. 11. The election is on Nov. 3.
I find it odd reporters are not more concerned about disinformation. But maybe I shouldn't be.
https://twitter.com/neeratanden/status/1316472897888833537
Trump's youngest son, Barron, 14, tested positive, but exhibited no symptoms, according to the 1st lady. He has since tested negative again, as has his mother, she says.
https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1316470325903843328
Miami's Cuban-American Republican elite back Biden: Miami developer Jorge Pérez — the namesake of the art museum hosting President Donald Trump — is part of a bipartisan group of prominent Cuban-Americans in Miami working to lift Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
https://twitter.com/MiamiHerald/status/1316464570467323905
Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call to Falsely Accuse Black Bird-Watcher | Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the police on a Black bird-watcher in Central Park, made a second, previously unreported call to 911 in which she falsely claimed that the man tried to assault her, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. "The defendant twice reported that an African-American man was putting her in danger, first by stating that he was threatening her and her dog, then making a second call indicating that he tried to assault her in the Ramble area of the park," Joan Illuzzi, a senior prosecutor, said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/nyregion/amy-cooper-false-report-charge.html
PBS Is Still TV's Best Path To Better Citizenship
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/arts/television/pbs-american-life.html
Mario Molina, 77, Dies; Sounded an Alarm on the Ozone Layer
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/science/mario-molina-dead.html
White House embraces declaration that opposes lockdowns and relies on 'herd immunity'
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/13/world/coronavirus-covid/white-house-embraces-declaration-that-opposes-lockdowns-and-relies-on-herd-immunity
Kiermaier won't be in #Rays lineup tonight, but expected to be available to come off bench late, which still could be a big help if needed
https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Rays/status/1316474241433309184
Fuck the Astros for throwing it at KK and Adames back to back. Guess they couldn't handle them catching everything.
Now official: Patriots QB Cam Newton has been activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list. QB1 is back.
https://twitter.com/fieldyates/status/1316480146036207616?s=21
NFL cancels Pro Bowl for the first time since 1949. Most of the all-stars don't play so it's moot.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30115592/nfl-cancels-pro-bowl-first-1949
Melvin Gordon charged with DUI (and speeding 25+ over the limit)
https://twitter.com/MikeKlis/status/1316394298854772739
Since Ryan Tannehill became the starter, the Titans have scored a touchdown on 47 out of 55 red zone trips. That's an 85.5% TD rate over 17 games.
https://www.twitter.com/fbgchase/status/1316205110951899136
The Saints may be running out of patience with Michael Thomas, and his recent suspension gives them nearly $28M in leverage over him
https://twitter.com/profootballtalk/status/1316405666400133120
The Michael Thomas suspension wasn't a suspension after all; he was only fined by the team, avoiding a fight over $27.95 million in future guarantees
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/14/saints-didnt-suspend-michael-thomas/
The Jets have released RB Le'Veon Bell.
http://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1316179923489509381
https://twitter.com/LeVeonBell/status/1316179791180070912
Adam Gase is more important to the Jets than Le'Veon Bell
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in quarantine after security staff catches coronavirus19
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/10/14/tennessee-gov-bill-lee-quarantine-after-security-staff-catches-coronavirus/3533663001/
Native Organizations Condemn U.S. Supreme Court Order Ending the 2020 Census Early and Validating an Undercount of Historic Proportions of American Indians and Alaska Natives
http://www.ncai.org/news/articles/2020/10/13/native-organizations-condemn-u-s-supreme-court-order-ending-the-2020-census-early-and-validating-an-undercount-of-historic-proportions-of-american-indians-and-alaska-natives
Reminder that Christopher Steele originally brought the dossier to John McCain who took it to the FBI. Bruce Ohr, and his wife were harassed by Trump non-stop though: Bruce Ohr leaves DOJ after being rebuked for contact with Steele during Russia investigation
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/14/bruce-ohr-retires-justice-dept-after-russia-probe-rebuke/3654675001/
As for her symptoms, the first lady wrote they were "minimal, though they hit me all at once and it seemed to be a roller coaster of symptoms in the days after." She said she had body aches, cough, headaches and was extremely tired. Unlike her husband, Melania Trump did not go to the hospital for treatment, and remained sequestered at the White House residence, her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham told CNN. Similarly, Trump writes she did not opt for the same course of treatment as the President, she says she "chose a more natural route," relying on "vitamins and healthy food," and not a cocktail of medications.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/14/politics/melania-trump-barron-covid/index.html
Racist Rewpublican John Kennedy goes on racist rant proclaiming others to be racist while denying systemic racism. More at 11, unfortunately...He just smacked his lips in the most obnoxious way...I thought he said our history proves we aren't racist... but California has a long history of racism...?
Sen. Harris destroyed her with that climate change setup. I'm still laughing. Come on. We can't possibly confirm a climate denier to the court in 2020.
Ah yes. An old white man said America isn't racist. That's it folks. Pack it up. There's no problems here
If America isn't racist why are people in black neighborhoods waiting 12hrs to vote?
Climate change is not debatable....
Kamala just learned she's friends with Senator Kennedy lmao
"There is no systemic racism but california is racist as fuck"
This man is a rich old white senator from Louisiana and he is calling California racist and saying there is no systemic racism...you can't make this shit up.
Racism is dead but let me bring up the two black senators and say they're wrong
I can't believe that Kennedy has been LA's senator for only 3.75 years. Just like everything else since 2016, it feels like 37 years.
Kennedy just implied racism's over because we had a black president. I wonder if he knows just by saying that he is being racist?
The science connecting wildfires to climate change
https://nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/09/climate-change-increases-risk-fires-western-us/
Wells Fargo has fired more than 100 employees for improperly taking coronavirus19 relief funds meant for small businesses
https://twitter.com/business/status/1316489816549347336
We are suing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger and other state officials for failing to respond to dozens of open records requests related to voting rights and this election.
https://twitter.com/weareoversight/status/1316490528746278912
"I figure the sooner we all get the virus, the sooner we'll be done with it"
https://twitter.com/brooklynmutt/status/1316490014533054465
What a silly scheme! No respectable network would be gullible, indifferent, or easily manipulated enough to fall for that. Ooops sorry @NBCNews I didn't see you there: According to multiple sources familiar with the president's thinking, Trump has told close associates that he wishes to counter-program the Biden town hall and score higher TV viewership numbers, and then use such a contrast to humiliate Biden
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1316447138528874499
Democratic pollsters who have closely tracked Hispanic men say they are more likely to prioritize jobs and the economy and less likely to be concerned about immigration and racism and sexism and mysogny. I've been screaming forever, Latin Americans are HISTORICALLY REPUBLICAN, PRO-GUN, ANTI-ILLEGALS, MYSOGNIST, ANTI-ABORTION, ANTI-TAXES, RACIST PIECES OF SHIT WHO BROKE FOR A DEMOCRAT ONCE AND ONCE ONLY (Barack 2008) AND WON'T DO IT AGAIN.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/politics/trump-macho-appeal.html
stunning moment here from the confirmation hearing that really encapsulates the whole days-long proceeding.
https://twitter.com/Mr_Berman/status/1316487923647287302
Climate change exists. Just ask the U.S. government!
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
After Blackburn is done, senators will have a final chance to ask Barrett questions during 10-minute rounds. It's unclear how many senators will seek time. Then, the committee will go into closed session to review her FBI background check. Then, tomorrow at 9:00am the committee will hold an executive business meeting to formally consider the nomination. Dems will use their power to delay the committee vote until Oct. 22. After that meeting tomorrow, outside witnesses will testify about Barrett. Then the hearings are done
Noem says South Dakota's surge in cases is due to testing, if the testing stopped, there would be no covid19
https://ktiv.com/2020/10/13/noem-says-south-dakotas-surge-in-cases-is-due-to-testing/
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne have tested positive for COVID-19, per UA. Saban directed @alaftbl practice from home today.
https://twitter.com/CecilHurt/status/1316496472284827648
Why An Auto Plant Closure Looms Large In Presidential Contest In Ohio
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/14/923621814/why-an-auto-plant-closure-looms-large-in-ohios-presidential-contest
Amazing what can happen when a strike zone is squeezed.
And
A call overturned
And
A play not challenged
And
An interference kicked ball rewarded.
With this ump, anything is possible. The umpire called almost all strikes "balls". I want the Dodgers to win the series but not because the homeplate umpire miscalls almost all strikes "balls"
32 minute half inning lol
There are currently no open general-care hospital beds in the southeastern part of the state, which contains the two largest hospitals, according to the Department of Health
https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-sioux-falls-south-dakota-5d28c62f4b7c7cb51e764f3ecb4e1cb5
Sunday, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny returns to 60 Minutes for his first American TV interview since he was poisoned in August. Lesley Stahl first interviewed Navalny in 2017, in the lead-up to the 2018 Russian presidential election: https://cbsn.ws/35cVwhl
https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1316426925397749761
Democrats made no issue of the fact that Barrett's Notre Dame record remains largely private & there are outstanding records requests.
https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/status/1315368814595506177
Public calendars from the University of Notre Dame's law school show at least seven additional talks not listed on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork, including one with the law school's anti-abortion group, according to a CNN KFile review. https://cnn.com/2020/10/14/politics/kfile-amy-coney-barrett-calendar-disclosures/index.html
Kyle Wright's inherited runner scored. He actually allowed more runs in 2/3 of an inning than the entire Braves team did in their first 64 innings.
https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1316507146436186113
NBC Is Giving Donald Trump, Who Refused to Debate Joe Biden This Week, a TV Special Instead
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/nbc-trump-town-hall-rewards-president-for-skipping-debate.html
OAN reporter fired from FDA appointment is still illegally working at FDA
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/trump-appointee-fired-from-fda-is-still-at-fda-promoting-unapproved-drugs/
Twitter locks account of Kayleigh McEnany for sharing fabricated Russian propaganda
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/twitter-blocks-hunter-biden-kayleigh-mcenany-white-house-b1041413.html
Biden Did Not Meet With Ukrainian Energy Executive
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/politics/hunter-biden-ukraine.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/biden-campaign-lashes-out-new-york-post-429486
Good: Domestic violence shelter has $25K cut from budget after statement supporting Black Lives Matter
https://wqow.com/2020/10/14/25k-in-funding-cut-from-domestic-violence-shelter/
Federal Judge Illegally And Unconstitutionally Dismisses Georgia Voters' Suit Over Long Poll Lines
https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-judge-dismisses-georgia-voters-suit-over-long-voting-lines/
Newt Gingrich's 2012 presidential campaign still owes dozens of creditors a combined $4.63 million, per new filing with the FEC. Gingrich 2012 made one payment during the past three months: $500 to treasurer Taylor Swindle: https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/558/202010149285885558/202010149285885558.pdf
On Feb. 24, Trump's economic team privately addressed the Hoover Institution and implied that a Covid19 outbreak could prove worse than advisers were signaling to the public. Aides appeared to be giving wealthy party donors an early warning.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-investors.html
Trump tells his usual fictional story about how "the country was coming together because we were having such success" until the virus hit, so united that "I was being called" by people who don't even like him. (Imaginary phone calls are a staple of Trump's rally speeches.)
Thank you for having policies on hacked materials. That's a standard much of our media still is below.
https://twitter.com/neeratanden/status/1316533276316663808
Connecticut's first and only Black congresswoman held a public meeting on Zoom that was disrupted by people posting racist slurs and playing offensive music.
https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/1316533267634565120
2020 ALCS Gm4: Randy Arozarena hits a 2-run shot to tie the game
https://streamable.com/2bht0l
A man outside of the ballpark is on a megaphone yelling that "the Astros are a bunch of cheaters" and that "Jose Altuve, you are a cheater, shame on you." They are going down the list of players who were on the team and saying the same thing
https://twitter.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1316555462309941250
Greinke strikes out Brosseau with the bases loaded
https://streamable.com/tdqxcw
Zack Greinke, 87mph Changeup...and Sword.Crossed swords Allegedly.
https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1316567011640696832
Dusty Baker says he once planned to remove Max Scherzer, but he wanted to look into his eyes before he decided. "He has two different-colored eyes, one blue and one brown. So I said, 'Which eye should I look at?' He said, 'The blue one.'" Dusty left him in, and he got the out.
https://twitter.com/stephapstein/status/1316592749613785089
Aaron Boone says he once planned to remove Aroldis Chapman, but he wanted to look into his pants before he decided. "He has two different-colored pant legs on the inside, one white and one brown. So I said, 'Which leg should I look at?' He said, 'The brown one.'" Boone left him in, and he got the out.
"I looked at Pete and said: 'OK, flappy, you got enough?'" Kevin said. "Because he said he was still feeling flappy, wanted to go out that inning. Pete doesn't have the ability to lie. Pete, see Pete'll tell you when he's flapped too much, and he'll tell you if his flapps still feel flappy on that particular day. So I went to the mound and I asked him: 'Do you have enough flapps to get this hitter?'" "He asked me how I was feeling, and I said I still feel flappy." Fairbanks said. "Coach I'm still flappy, I still got more flappiness in me." Cash, though, still needed a bit more convincing. He needed to look his flapper in the flappies before he could know for sure. Fairbanks, of course, has the rare condition known as ojoslocomia gascanium, making his left flap flappi and his right flap flappy. So Cash asked him: "Which flap should I look at?" Fairbanks gave him the ojos locos and replied: "Look in the fucking flappy flap!" As Cash would explain later: "That was too much ojos locos for me, had to let Pete flap his flappys." Why did Pete choose his flappy instead of his flappi? "That's the one I flap with," he said with a ojos locos grin.
Zack Greinke on Dusty Baker keeping him in the sixth: "It's nice having someone have confidence in me. Since I've been here, they haven't seemed to have confidence in my ability. It was nice having that happen at an important time like that."
https://twitter.com/chandler_rome/status/1316596955615653890
I believe that is Greinke for "fuck you hinch". Greinke really letting the chopper sing on AJ Hinch. Hinch removed him from World Series game prematurely, and he's constantly removed all regular season long at the first sign of trouble. They traded for him to be a top line starter. Give him the respect of one.
Zack slows down the speed of sound and it takes extra time for his "grunt" to reach the parabolic mic.
Joe Biden raises $383 million in September, breaking his own record and setting a new one for most money raised in a month by a presidential candidate in history
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1316548847712182272
That money could be used to pay off a lot of student debt, medical debt, and mortgages. This is why Citizens United needs to be eliminated. Campaign finance reform is moot without eliminating Citizens United.
Amy Barrett, mother of seven, not sure if separating children, including infants, from their parents - simply because their parents entered the US without documentation (you don't show documentation when you travel from state to state) - is bad.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/10/amy-coney-barrett-child-separation
USPS says it will reverse all changes it has made, prioritize election mail
https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2020/10/postal-service-says-it-will-reverse-all-changes-it-has-made-prioritize-election-mail.html
Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois report record early voting, mail-in ballot turnout
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/10/14/Texas-Georgia-Ohio-Illinois-report-record-early-voting-mail-in-ballot-turnout/4191602716096/
Court tells FEC to take action on complaint against dark money group tied to Joni Ernst
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/court-tells-fec-to-take-action-on-complaint-against-dark-money-group-tied-to-joni-ernst-20201014
More than 100,000 voters cast ballots on day 2 of early voting in Harris County
https://abc13.com/politics/100k-harris-co-voters-turn-out-after-record-breaking-start/7030481/
ActBlue's stunning third quarter: $1.5 billion in donations
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/15/actblues-stunning-third-quarter-15-billion-in-donations-429549
Tapes document Neo-Nazi group recruiting military members
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/secret-tapes-show-neo-nazi-group-base-recruiting-former-members-n1243395
Rudy Giuliani staffers upload video of him being racist
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/rudy-giuliani-video-youtube-asian-sean-spicer-common-sense-b1047078.html
Anthony Davis plans to opt out of contract and re-sign with the Lakers.
https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1316756039107309569
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is stepping down.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1316772149940686849
KCP and Rondo opting out. Both mutual interest in re-upping, KCP a possible Atlanta target. Dwight with interest from Dubs. Mutual interest in returning to LA. Kuz with several suitors if LA explores trade market.
https://theathletic.com/2140002/2020/10/15/nba-free-agency-news-and-rumors-anthony-davis-and-lakers-decisions-heat-contracts-and-more-goran-dragic-news/
Since 2007-08, the first season Daryl Morey was in charge in Houston, the Rockets have won 640 regular-season games. That's an average of 50 wins per 82 games. Only the Spurs (701) have more.
https://twitter.com/zachkram/status/1316773689069842435
Twitter locked the official Trump campaign account after it posted link to Russian disinformation propaganda
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-account-locked-twitter-ny-post-biden-2020-10
We all expected Democrats to get sick, the difference is, we know Democrats will cancel campaigning and quarating and obey medical professionals: Kamala Harris cancels travel after top aide tests positive for Covid-19
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/harris-cancels-travel-after-top-aide-tests-positive-covid-19-n1243518
For the Navajo Nation, 'Everything Takes Time,’ Including Voting
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/us/politics/navajo-arizona-mail-voting.html
Travis County voters cast 10,000 ballots in three hours Thursday
https://www.statesman.com/news/20201015/travis-county-voters-cast-10000-ballots-in-three-hours-thursday
John Curtiss will be the opener for the Rays today. Phillies released John Double SS Curtiss last year from theirAAA squad because he sucked, now he’s starting in the ALCS lol. Rays have that black magic with pitchers. On one hand, I know that Curtiss can be lights-out. On the other... top of the 9th against the Yankees in Game 1. So it'll be Curtiss, opening either Flemming or Fairbanks then move towards Anderson and Castillo. This is the A bullpen if winning but pitchers completely change depending on the score. Thoughts?
8 MILLION Americans have fallen into poverty since May, and Trump and Republican continue to refuse stimulus bill
.@JoeBiden tested negative for COVID-19 last night, per his campaign. This is the third negative test for him since he campaigned with Harris in Arizona on Oct. 8, the date that Harris flew with an aide and the non-staff flight crew who have recently tested positive for the virus
https://twitter.com/MariannaNBCNews/status/1316788083854053377
In less than 24 hours, the Trump administration is shutting down http://My2020Census.gov. Your household can get counted online — in numbers that determine how much power your vote has in the presidential elections of 2024 and 2028 — until 11:59 p.m. Hawaii time on Oct. 15.
https://twitter.com/hansilowang/status/1316680218875179011
So, I assume the folks pushing Twitter and Facebook subpoenas are going to be fine with a Dem Senate issuing subpoenas to Fox and the Post and WSJ, right?
The more I think about the Post’s story, the crazier it seems. IF the story is accurate, Rudy Giuliani is approached with a private citizen’s stolen hard drive, containing e-mails about conduct that on face isn’t even inappropriate, let alone criminal, and he hands it to a tabloid. That’s the best case scenario where we assume this incredibly sketchy "abandoned laptop" story is true. At worst Giuliani is participating in a foreign information operation. But even on the OFFICIAL version his conduct is appalling and of dubious legality. I’m also pretty curious about the claim that the laptop was handed over to the FBI. Again, IF the story is correct this is basically stolen property. Instead of trying to return it to its owner, they just take it and comb through private files? (I mean, maybe at some point it’s "abandoned" if you’ve made good faith attempts to contact the owner, but it sure doesn’t sound like he tried too hard. And, again: that’s IF this incredibly fishy story is actually true.) 2016: "It’s an absurd conspiracy theory to speculate that the Trump campaign had anything to do with the theft of private data from our political opponents!" 2020: "Hi, I’m Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. I’ve got a hard drive stolen from Biden’s kid I’d like you to publish." Oh. And the sex videos. Someone should really ask Giuliani: Were you aware the hard drive contained supposed nude/sexual images of Biden’s son and unknown women? If so, can you explain why you thought it was appropriate to show these to other people without their consent? Follow up: "Was the president aware of, and did he approve, your plan to distribute stolen pornographic images of his opponent’s family?"
Dusty Baker on starting rookie Luis Garcia: "It's either one rookie or another one. We figure he can handle it.''
https://twitter.com/bnightengale/status/1316792752596676609
Falcons had four positive tests this morning, according to sources.
https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1316722080092770305
Falcons are shutting down their facility after multiple positive tests, sources tell ESPN.
https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1316720267025174528
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kretzmer
Leader of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group jailed for 13 years
https://www.dw.com/en/greece-leader-of-neo-nazi-golden-dawn-group-jailed-for-13-years/a-55273388
Trump tweet gave Taliban upper hand in negotiations
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2701O2
In Iowa, Trump praises the intelligence of dictators and genociders
https://theweek.com/speedreads/943800/iowa-trump-praises-intelligence-kim-jong-un-vladimir-putin
Earth breaks September heat record, may reach warmest year- Earth has had 44 straight Septembers where it has been warmer than the 20th century average and 429 straight months without a cooler than normal month, according to NOAA. The hottest seven Septembers on record have been the last seven. (
https://apnews.com/article/science-climate-climate-change-5282059feae2661424d7ff3fd5ad4044
Big pieces' of Kilimanjaro 'missing' due to climate crisis, says ice climber Will Gadd
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/15/sport/will-gadd-ice-climber-climate-change-spt-intl/index.html
Germany to give $664M in aid to Holocaust survivors amid economic uncertainty. About 240,000 survivors of the Holocaust living around the world will receive the payments over the next two years.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/10/14/Germany-to-give-664M-in-aid-to-Holocaust-survivors/2761602712669/
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that people must stay indoors from 21:00 to 06:00 in Paris and eight other cities to control the rapid spread of coronavirus19 in the country.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54535358
I see some taking the judicious middle ground: They don't themselves believe or endorse Russian disinformation - they only want to see that disinformation achieve the widest possible distribution, as close as possible to the election, to turn as many people way from Democrats as possible.
Trump threatens to strip 230 protections from social media because he's upset that they're curtailing the distribution of Russian disinformation propaganda
Voters have cast a total of 17,560,471 ballots in the reporting states.
https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html
He’s not just admitting to an illegal unconstitutional extra-judicial killing of a US citizen and activist, he’s bragging about it. He openly admitted to an execution of a US citizen without trial because the person was a Democrat so who cares.
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1316801262277455872
Trump shits on NBC at length and Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie in particular just ahead of his town hall on the network tonight
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1316801357605675012?s=20
Ty Lue is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1316807495088734209
The Los Angeles Clippers are hiring Ty Lou to be their next head coach -- with Chauncey Billups as a lead assistant.News
https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1316808259257409540
Houston sports has lost all three of it's GM's and Head Coaches this year
Rudy Giuliani Is My Father. Please, Everyone, Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/10/rudy-giulianis-daughter-on-voting-for-biden
Democrats left Republicans with a booming economy and he caused a recession. He squandered it just like he has everything else he’s inherited in his life."
After being with Senator Harris, both individuals attended personal, non-campaign events in the past week. Under our campaign’s strict health protocols, both individuals had to be tested before returning to their work with the campaign from these personal events. These protocols help protect the campaign, the staff, and anyone who they may have contact with; the importance of having such protocols — which include testing before resuming duties, regular testing while working in-person, isolation after time off, and masking and distancing while on campaign duties — have been illustrated once again. Prior to their time off, both individuals were on a flight with Senator Harris on October 8th. During the flight, Senator Harris wore an N95 mask, as did both individuals. She was not within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes with either of them. As such, she does not meet the CDC definition of "close contact" for exposure. In addition, both before and after the flight both individuals tested negative. In the course of our campaign’s routine testing protocols, Senator Harris has taken 2 PCR tests since October 8th, and the tests all have been negative, most recently on Wednesday, October 14th. All other members of our staff on the flight have also taken routine tests since October 8th (two to three PCRs each); all of these tests have also been negative. We are also canceling Doug Emhoff’s travel for Thursday, October 15th. He has also taken 3 PCR tests since October 8th and all have been negative. Given that he had no contact at any time with the two individuals, and given both his and Senator Harris’s negative testing, he has not been exposed. He will return to in-person campaigning on Friday, October 16th. The campaign has begun the contact tracing process to notify everyone who came into contact with the individuals during the potential infection window. The laboratory which conducts tests on our behalf has reported these results, as they do all of our test results, to local officials as required by law. We are also communicating with our campaign staff. From the outset of this pandemic, the Biden-Harris campaign has taken every precaution to limit the spread of COVID-19. Today’s exceedingly cautious steps are part of that commitment.
https://joebiden.com/2020/10/15/statement-by-biden-for-president-campaign-manager-jen-omalley-dillon/#
McConnell says he will not put $1.8 trillion stimulus bill on Senate floor
https://www.axios.com/stimulus-negotiations-cares-act-before-election-cd826d06-b3e8-4518-b2a2-bfa444361754.html
Biden tax plan gives $620 tax cut to middle class
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/15/biden-tax-plan-gives-620-tax-cut-to-middle-class-new-study-says.html
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521225-mcconnell-shoots-down-18-trillion-coronavirus-deal-breaking-with-trump
Amy Barrett ruled using the n-word does not make a work environment hostile
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-supreme-court-n-word-b1016358.html
Two Weeks After Mississippi Gov. Lifts Mask Mandate, State Reports Over 1,000 Covid19 Cases Again
Trump administration sued over decision that could cut wages for more than 200,000 farm workers. "These wage decreases will create a ripple effect, ultimately resulting in many US farm workers being paid less," a union says.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/521214-trump-administration-sued-over-decision-that-could-cut-wages
Justice Dept. charges Texas billionaire with biggest tax fraud case in US history
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/521253-justice-dept-charges-texas-billionaire-with-biggest-tax-fraud-case-in-us
Ohio's quarter-mile early-voting lines? That's what voter suppression looks like
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/15/ohio-us-election-voter-suppression
FCC chairman says he'll illegally and unconstitutionally seek to take over social media to censor Democrats under Trump's illegal and unconstitutional executive order
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/15/tech/fcc-section-230-ajit-pai/index.html
Travis County judge says Texas counties can have multiple absentee ballot drop-off sites, but an appeal is likely
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/15/texas-mail-in-ballot-drop-off-sites-travis/
Top Democratic super PAC boosts MJ Hegar in Texas' U.S. Senate race with $8.6 million TV blitz
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/15/mj-hegar-senate-majority-pac/
Republican Senator Ben Sasse blasted Trump in constituent phone call: 'He kisses dictators' butts'. Sasse says Trump mistreats women, flirts with white supremacy and secretly mocks evangelicals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sasse-senate-trump-republicans/2020/10/15/644ece10-0f18-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521258-sasse-blasted-trump-in-private-phone-call-he-kisses-dictators-butts
Republican Judges Are Quietly Upending Public Health Laws
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/opinion/coronavirus-health-courts.html
Democrats did their job. Republicans are holding up pandemic aid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pelosi-did-her-job-its-trump-and-mcconnell-holding-up-pandemic-aid/2020/10/15/ce24c46e-0f15-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
This is the game to win. Astros starting a guy with 12 innings pitched above A ball. Get him rattled and look out. The Rays should put up at least three runs by the 3rd. Curtiss may throw 2 innings, Fleming 2-3 more, and then the "A" gang comes in. Baker acknowledged that the shadows will be bad by the 5/6th inning, so an early lead means more today. I like Meadows, Choi and Adames to hit tonight. And Lowe gets at least one extra-base hit. If the Rays are going to be champs, tonight's the night they show it.
Brandon Lowe leading off. Alright
In statement and in interview, Chris Christie says he was "wrong" not to wear masks at White House, urges people to take the virus seriously and follow CDC guidelines in public. | "I believed when I entered the White House grounds, that I had entered a safe zone, due to the testing that I and many others underwent every day," Christie said. | "I was wrong. I was wrong not to wear a mask at the Amy Coney Barrett announcement and I was wrong not to wear a mask at my multiple debate prep sessions with the president and the rest of the team." | Christie was also treated with an experimental antibody cocktail and remdesivir...
https://nytimes.com/2020/10/15/us/politics/chris-christie-face-masks-covid.html
Keep Kentucky Great, a super-PAC aiding Mitch McConnell over Amy McGrath, received $8.8 million Sept. 2 from Senate Leadership Fund, the top super-PAC protecting the GOP Senate majority:
https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00742494/1451453/ #kysen
Can't wait to hear all about how good Fleming has been and he was the guy that stepped up a lot with the injuries, some real high praise like the Houston guy has been getting
Candidate in high-profile North Dakota House race died of Covid-19 | David Andahl, who was backed by Gov. Doug Burgum in a primary challenge against House Appropriations Chairman Jeff Delzer earlier this year, died from the coronavirus on Monday
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/6704546-Candidate-in-high-profile-North-Dakota-House-race-died-of-COVID-19
Altuve is picked off of first
https://streamable.com/gre88a
Wisconsin man 14th person arrested in alleged Whitmer kidnapping plot
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/15/14th-person-charged-alleged-whitmer-kidnapping-plot/3661644001/
Republicans "threatened" to take down twitter yesterday and now it's down
Secret Service Illegally And Unconstitutionally Signs For $180,000 More In Golf Cart Rentals For Trump Outings
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/secret-service-trump-golf-carts_n_5f889eeac5b6c5eccffe98ff
Texas social workers are now refuse to work with LGBTQ and disabled clients
If Joe was such a terrible speaker, doesn't it seem like Trump would want people focussed on Biden instead of running a townhall opposite Biden?
Twitter Statement at 10:41PM UTC [Investigating] We have no evidence this outage is caused by a security breach or hack. We're currently investigating internal root causes and will share more soon.
https://status.twitterstat.us/
So much for Lowe figuring things out
Eyes TRUMP was told by national security adviser O'BRIEN that Rudy Giuliani's anti-Biden info should be considered contaminated by Russian disinformation, the Post reports. Intel officials say intercepts showed Rudy was the target of a Russian operation. https://washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-biden-ukraine-russian-disinformation/2020/10/15/43158900-0ef5-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html
Responding to Trump calling him a democrat, Fauci to CNN: "I am not registered with any political party."
https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1316882926626349057
"I tried to mess it up." - Jose Altuve
I think the shadows are fucking with Altuve's arm and base running
If Tampa blows a 3-0 lead and loses in 7, the blame goes to all the batters not named Randy
Choi homered to right (447 feet). He's having a great game.
The two debates, Biden is crushing it on policy, Trump is defending his tweets
That pitching graphic is part of the next mortal kombat DLC. (Rays/Astros)
Flipping back and forth between these two is just jawdropping. Biden is humble and detailed, Trump is just deranged and the questioners are just begging the man to accept reality. I think I'm turning into an enthusiastic Biden voter rather than merely a reluctant one.
Savannah Guthrie: "I don't get that. You're the president. You're not like someone's crazy uncle who can just retweet whatever."
Biden is not my first or second or third choice, he is just a humble and respectable guy. People please vote!!! Remember those signs "Any functioning adult 2020"? Seems functional enough to me
Trump refused to denounce QAnon, and said there might actually be a satanic pedophile cult out there that QAnon is fighting.
Trump is being slaughtered by the interviewer. Obliterated
Watching the trump vs the biden townhalls, wow. It's like Jerry Springer vs Bob Ross.
Ryan Pressly pitches to Randy Arozarena, top of 9th, tie score, 1 on, 1 out
- strike 1 swinging, slider 90mph
- strike 2 looking, slider 89mph, this was a ball 1
- ball 1, slider, 90 mph, wild, should be ball 2, Kiermaier to second
- fly out, out 2, sigh....
I got 320k Biden and 190k Trump, youtube viewers
This Joe guy knows his shit
Okay I think NBC set him up. She's absolutely going in on him and arguing with him how he argues with people. NBC set it up to make him look stupid 😂
I like what Biden is talking about in regards to community policing. Why do people not like police? Because the police in many of these cities are not representative of the people living there.
Biden is saying everything involved in the idea of defunding police but the words defund the police and I'm here for it. This was the Obama Administration's criminal justice reform legislative package which Hillary ran on.
I love how Biden checks in with every questioner when he's finished up.
2020 ALCS Gm4: Ji-Man Choi crushes a homer to tie the game
https://streamable.com/1z9p76
Fuck the Astros
150,000 more people watching Bidens town hall than Trumps right now. Can't wait for Trump to cry
Any American can also be a murder or a rapist
Trump's townhall over, Biden still going
Biden says to the gal that asked the question as they are off mic and going to break "Did that answer your question?". That's pure empathy and caring about people. Nothing you'd ever see from tRump.
Beto O'Rourke to teach politics at Texas State in spring 2021
https://www.universitystar.com/news/beto-orourke-to-teach-at-texas-state-in-spring-2021/article_efe60970-0f40-11eb-a932-ab76c1028626.html
127,602 watched Trump | 317,057 watched Biden
https://i.redd.it/7rus76ywsct51.jpg
Trump insults NBC and claims he's being 'set up' by the town hall he wanted
https://theweek.com/speedreads/943961/trump-insults-nbc-claims-hes-being-set-by-town-hall-wanted
Biden leaves door open to adding Supreme Court justices
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/521330-biden-leaves-door-open-to-adding-supreme-court-justices
A Trump voter tries to tell Biden that the Trump tax cuts cut taxes for workers, and Biden set him straight.
https://twitter.com/politicususa/status/1316896483875164161
YouTube is cracking down on QAnon and several related conspiracy theories. The platform was one of the places that helped the movement spread.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/technology/youtube-bans-qanon-violence.html
Feds investigating Guiliani and his contacts over Russian disinformation propaganda
https://nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/feds-examining-if-alleged-hunter-biden-emails-are-linked-foreign-n1243620
Biden is STILL talking to the audience members, taking their questions, 10 minutes after the townhall ended.
https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1316916912446722048
FUCKING GOOD: Biden to release plan on Supreme Court packing before election day; says he's "not a fan" of court packing but his decision to pack the courts will depend on if Republicans appoint Amy Coney Barrett.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-court-idUSKBN27107R
Reminder. Trump fled his townhall 30 minutes early. Biden stayed after the cameras were off, answering questions
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/15/town-hall-biden-sticks-around-after-take-more-questions-voters/3673340001/
Trump: My $421M in Debt Is a 'Very Small Amount of Money'
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-my-dollar421m-in-debt-is-a-very-small-amount-of-money?ref=home
It Took Savannah Guthrie 19 Minutes To Give Trump His Toughest Grilling In Years
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/savannah-guthrie-trump-town-hall-grilling.html
Savannah Guthrie Delivered The Trump Interview We've Been Wanting For Years
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/10/15/21518763/savannah-guthrie-trump-town-hall-nbc
NBC's Trump Town Hall was pointless and shameful. Trump demonstrated that he is completely insane. Vote BLUE straight down the ticket.
Sadistic And Depraved: Trump And Republicans Reject California Request For Federal Disaster Aid To Recover From Catastrophic Wildfires. Even Though Republican Voters Lost Their Houses. The state had asked last month for federal aid to help recover from six of this year's fires, including the Creek Fire, which is among the most destructive in state history.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/trump-california-wildfire-relief.html
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/10/16/sadistic-and-depraved-trump-rejects-california-request-federal-disaster-aid-recover
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-15/trump-administration-blocks-wildfire-relief-funds
IRS documents show Republican Tuberville Foundation Raised Money For Veterans And Kept The Money For Personal Spending. Tuberville Is The Republican Senate Candidate, he used to be a very bad football coach for the rival team to Alabama. I can't fathom how people are supporting him seeing as he couldn't even run a small football team correctly. One they hated even. I guess the fact that he's running Republican in Alabama is all that matters. He was run out of town at the end of his stint at Auburn. Here is his platform: Pro: Trump, guns, put g-d back in schools and remove science. Anti: abortion, socialism. That's it....that's his whole entire campaign. He has no plans, no idea how to govern, no idea how government even operates. He will be the most unqualified Senator in modern times when he wins. Vegas has him favored 1-8 currently.
https://whnt.com/news/politics/your-local-election-headquarters/irs-documents-show-tuberville-foundation-kept-money-from-vets/
Michigan Republican Senate candidate John James received campaign contributions and was photographed with the organizer of the rally where conspirators planned to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plotted with a militia to recruit more members. James, along with Vice President Mike Pence, was photographed with Ryan D. Kelley, a Grand Rapids real estate agent who heads the right-wing conspiracy theorist terrorist American Patriot Council, in since-deleted social media images reviewed by Salon. Donald Trump was also pictured with Kelley in a photo posted to his Facebook profile.
https://www.salon.com/2020/10/16/michigan-republican-linked-to-organizer-of-rally-where-militia-allegedly-plotted-to-kidnap-whitmer/
Sara Gideon raises eye-popping $39.4M in 3 months, widens money lead on Susan Collins
https://bangordailynews.com/2020/10/16/politics/sara-gideon-raises-eye-popping-39-4m-in-last-3-months-widens-money-lead-on-susan-collins/
Money like that enables the campaign to knock on every single door and pass out multiple campaign documents to every single person in the state and run multiple stacked advertisements all over the local stations as well as run townhalls all over the state.
U.S. tops 60,000 daily coronavirus infections for first time since early August. New study shows Republican-leaning counties hardest hit in recent weeks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10/15/coronavirus-cases-surging/
Appeals court potentially saves House subpoena power in McGahn case
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/15/politics/house-subpoena-power-don-mcgahn/index.html
Just absolutely awful. And exactly what Prof. Pam Karlan predicted in her testimony at the impeachment hearing. Now every U.S. state is the Ukraine, and our tax dollars & obligation to help fellow citizens in emergency need will be held hostage to Trump's political calculations. The Trump administration has rejected California's request for a disaster declaration for six destructive wildfires, including a massive central California wildfire that has become the single largest in state history https://cnn.it/355lQJR
https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1316939732220260352
WHO (World Health Organization) study shows Remdesivir has "little or no effect" in preventing Covid-19 deaths
https://cbsnews.com/news/who-study-shows-remdesivir-has-little-or-no-effect-in-preventing-covid-19-deaths/
Yikes, the EU is out of control -- this is how quickly things can unravel, folks.
https://twitter.com/GlennKesslerWP/status/1316890828439171073/photo/1
In 2018, Democrats were leaning on Beto O'Rourke to transfer some of his monster Texas Senate fundraising to other candidates who were scraping by but likelier to win (and they did). In 2020, all the Democratic Senate candidates are breaking records: Maine U.S. Senate fundraising
Susan Collins: $8.3 million raised Q3, $25.2 million raised for cycle, $6.6 million cash-on-hand
https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00314575/1452411/
Sara Gideon: $39.4 million raised Q3, $63.6 million raised for cycle, $22.7 million cash-on-hand
https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00709899/1453016// #mesen
https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/1316951428741685250
Over 100 absentee ballots found discarded in Kentucky dumpster, investigation launched
https://www.newsweek.com/absentee-ballots-discarded-kentucky-louisville-dumpster-usps-investigation-1539686
Harris County hits 100,000 ballots cast for third day in a row
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/article/Harris-County-on-pace-for-another-100-000-ballots-15650474.php
Worth emphasizing that Sasse made these comments in a private call with supporters. He has not publicly condemned Trump for cozying up to white supremacists/mistreating women. Even when Trump's racism is directed as Sasse' colleagues Sens. Booker & Harris. Sasse is part of the problem.
Good morning everyone, the US president tweeted a satirical news article as if it's real. Incredible times, yet certainly not a surprise. The babylonbee is satire, like The Onion.
Good morning. The president of the United States has cited a fabricated claim on a satirical website to criticize his election opponent.
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1317076994564198400
Need proof Dixiecrats are still switching over to R? In north central FL's tiny Lafayette Co., Dems held a 59%-34% registration advantage in 2016 and the county voted for Trump 82%-15%. Today, Rs hold a 66%-27% registration advantage there.
https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1316967440711143424
Joe Biden's closing argument "Scranton vs Park Avenue" targets his birthplace and middle-class towns everywhere. But the Trump camp says look around, we're closing in. The "Bidenvilles" & "Trump Lanes" of Scranton:
https://cbsnews.com/news/joe-bidens-scranton-is-filled-with-signs-and-anxious-democrats/
Trump says people can decide for themselves if Obama and Biden killed Seal Team 6 to cover up the fake killing of Osama bin Laden, which is why he retweeted that. #2020
https://twitter.com/joshrogin/status/1316896689802956806
The Trump campaign has given up on trying to grow the audience. They're doing everything they can to just keep the excitement up among his dwindling hard-core base. Trump rallies are a time suck, a money suck, which aren't being carried on national TV. And it's not clear that hosting large gatherings mid-pandemic doesn't hurt him with voters in the end. But the adoring crowds keep the president happy.
Mnuchin acknowledges Republicn-controlled Treasury intentionally withheld nearly $4M from FDNY 9/11 health programme
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/521363-mnuchin-acknowledges-treasury-withheld-nearly-4m-from-fdny-9-11
Who did not know this? Donald Trump Has At Least $1 Billion In Debt
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2020/10/16/donald-trump-has-at-least-1-billion-in-debt-more-than-twice-the-amount-he-suggested/#3c9b83534330
Democrats Don't Need To Win Georgia, Iowa, Ohio Or Texas — But They Could
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/democrats-dont-need-to-win-georgia-iowa-ohio-or-texas-but-they-could/
Biden's ABC Town Hall Tops Trump's on NBC. Biden's town hall on ABC averaged 13.9 million viewers. Trump's town hall across NBC, MSNBC and CNBC had a combined 13.0 million viewers. Biden won the head-to-head ratings race. Biden drew 2.3 million more viewers than Trump.
Even some supporters are disappointed that Covid-19 bout didn't humble Trump
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-16/trump-coronavirus-covid-healthcare
Melania Trump launches attack on ex-friend and former aide who leaked tapes of her attacking Trump, Ivanka, children separated from their parents, Christmas, etc. Melania dismisses her own ex-friend as somebody she did not know, just a coffee girl.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-trump-aide-stephanie-wolkoff-tapes-b1077449.html
Ivanka Trump violated the Hatch Act eight times in just over 48 hours
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/ivanka-trump-violated-the-hatch-act-eight-times-in-just-over-48-hours/
One thing that's clear from Stephanie Wolkoff's book is that Melania is right in lockstep with Donald. She's a co-conspirator, not a victim.
There's really nothing in it when you read the actual Green New Deal. "Transfer to 100% renewable energy infrastructure and create 20 million new energy jobs by 2025" sounds great as a bullet point, but it's missing about 20 pages of details on how to actually make that happen, for example. I personally get a little vexed with how much supporting the Green New Deal is used as a purity test for Democrats. As a goal/dream/wish list, the GND is great. As hard policy that you can signal support for in a general election? Not so much.
Coward Republican-Controlled Twitter lifts ban on sharing Russian disinformation propaganda
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/twitter-lifts-ban-on-sharing-hacked-materials-after-blocking-ny-post-story/
Alexander Vindman's Wife Accuses Trump of Threatening Their Family
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/alexander-vindman-wife-rachel-says-trump-threatened-family.html
Good, BLM are racist and antisemitic and defend criminals and destroy cities: A Wisconsin domestic violence organization posted "Black Lives Matter" signs. The county voted to strip it of $25,000 in funding. A board member resigned. Most of the 17 law enforcement agencies that work with the org said they were cutting ties.
https://huffpost.com/entry/domestic-violence-black-lives-matter-police_n_5f88c8a1c5b66ee9a5ee43d7
Mexico's defense minister from 2012-2018 was just arrested in Los Angeles at request of DOJ for money laundering and taking bribes from the Sinoloa cartel. US prosecutors say former Mexican defense minister "abused that public position to help the H-2 Cartel, an extremely violent Mexican drug trafficking organization, traffic thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/mexico-general-cienfuegos-dea.html
Victim in Paris beheading identified as teacher who showed drawings of the Prophet Muhammad during lesson about freedom of expression; suspect said to be a parent who is an Islamic terrorist
https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1317151972886282240
Facing the prospect that Trump could lose his re-election bid, his cabinet is scrambling to enact destructive and mostly irreversible regulatory changes affecting millions of Americans in a blitz. This is not normal. Historically the OMB stopped the flow of new rules in the last few months of an administration
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/politics/regulatory-rush-federal-agencies-trump.html
One can only imagine, in horror, the conflagration of regulatory changes that have taken place in agenices and parts of those agencies THAT ONE NEVER, EVER HEARS ABOUT the last 4 years. The reality will be devastating--if we actually GET to "the reality" on election day.
Trump national security adviser rejects Russian counter-offer on extending "New START," which expires Feb 5, 2021.
https://twitter.com/OKnox/status/1317157188704534528
Trump thought that the country is like many large organizations: capable of running itself, with the president a public figurehead, no more necessary to the United States' daily operation than the guy who plays Ronald McDonald is to the McDonald's corporation. The deep state - a permanent bureaucracy that runs things in its own interests, irrespective of who is president - was not his villain. It was his fantasy. Holding campaign rallies, even after the campaign ended in victory, was the equivalent of showing up in Ronald McDonald makeup (complete with unnaturally dyed hair), the job that he always wanted, and hoped he still had. That would explain the ridiculous absentee governing, especially in Trump's first year. It turns out you can refuse to make hard decisions, and that is exactly what Trump did. The result is an executive branch swiss-cheesed with vacant positions, run in practice by appointees with wildly diverse levels of incompetence who botch things while preserving the president's ability to watch copious amounts of cable news.
Oxygen Supply Just Failed In Part Of The ISS, But Everyone Is Safe So Far
https://www.sciencealert.com/oxygen-supply-has-failed-in-part-of-the-international-space-station
Singers John Fogerty and Phil Collins issue Cease and Desist Order against Donald Trump for using their songs at rallies (Fortunate Son/In The Air Tonight). "He is using my words and my voice to portray a message that I do not endorse," says Fogerty.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/11/trump-fortunate-son-john-fogerty-says-after-song-played-rally/3473559001/
Michigan to ban open carry of guns at polling places, other spots on Election Day
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/16/michigan-open-carry-guns-polling-places-election-day/3677457001/
Joe Biden Stays Behind After Town Hall, Continues To Answer Questions | The former vice president answered questions ranging from whether the National Guard should quell protests to the Trump administration's Muslim travel ban.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-stays-behind-town-hall_n_5f89b701c5b66ee9a5ef6cab
Ex-Washington cheerleaders shaken by lewd videos: I don't think they viewed us as people
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/10/16/washington-cheerleaders-video-lawsuit/
More positive covid19 tests to be announced later today for Patriots
https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/1317053283505197056
Former Jets' RB Le'Veon Bell is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, a league source tells ESPN. Bell wanted to win a Super Bowl and believes Kansas City is the place to go to try to do it.
https://www.facebook.com/103603076359009/posts/3613181185401163/
Colts had one player and three staff members with troubling initial tests, but all four came back as false positives after the rerun, per sources. Bengals at Colts, Sunday, 1 pm.
https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1317125155076833281
Former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay indicted in Tyler Skaggs' overdose death
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30126925/former-los-angeles-angels-employee-eric-kay-indicted-tyler-skaggs-overdose-death
Over 15 times as many people have already voted in 2020 Election compared with same time in 2016
https://www.newsweek.com/over-15-times-many-people-have-already-voted-2020-election-compared-same-time-2016-1539875
Judge Rules That Delaware County Can Register, Vote at Philadelphia Union's Stadium in Chester
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/decision-2020/judge-has-to-decide-is-it-ok-to-vote-at-the-philadelphia-unions-stadium/2564269/
Senate Majority PAC is pulling out of Colorado, believing that Cory Gardner is done there
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/16/senate-majority-pac-colorado-429886
Greg Gianforte attended a concert linked to Covid19 cases and is not only refusing to get tested but is hugging unmasked supporters at campaign stops, dismissing covid19 as a hoax. Same person who committed assault a mere two years ago during a campaign event and won BECAUSE he committed assault. Who knew that the guy who body slammed a reporter would have disregard for the lives of others!
https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-greg-gianforte-montana-helena-b12fff1395d6f9c3222d344beeab3438
Remember how death panels were supposed to be so scary...? Republicans are the death squad trying to murder as many people as possible, including their own family and friends and supporters.
An election watchdog group says new documents from a former insider at Cambridge Analytica reveal illegal coordination between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and a billionaire-funded pro-Trump PAC
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-political-action-committees-elections-campaigns-42a5705b23bbbc780083f57b071bbcb0
1 million people have voted in NC. That's 14 percent of registered voters.
https://ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2020/10/16/nc-votes-top-1-million
Biden weighing in on the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who he's appearing with today in Southfield: "It's the sort of behavior you might expect from ISIS and it should shock the conscience of every American."
https://twitter.com/RebeccaRKaplan/status/1317194629540884480
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Endorsed Biden But Voted For A Dead Piece Of Shit Racist
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maryland-larry-hogan-write-in-vote-ronald-reagan
Trump in Ocala again said he "signed an emergency declaration" for the experimental antibody treatment made by Regeneron that he took while hospitalized for Covid-19. The FDA has, in fact, not yet given an emergency use authorization for it
https://twitter.com/Jordanfabian/status/1317215679825793024
Trump reverses course and grants California's wildfire disaster declaration request
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1317214753505366017
Michael Dreeben, formerly of the Mueller special counsel's office, has joined the legal team helping the Manhattan district attorney, Cy Vance, fight in the Supreme Court over subpoena for Trump's taxes and related financial records, new filing shows. https://supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20A63/158004/20201016160250058_20A63%20Stay%20Opposition.pdf
99 percent of the time I speak with @TDucklo I completely forget that he's living with cancer. Remarkable how he just keeps focused on his work & is damn good at it.
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/10/16/tj-ducklo-32-joe-bidens-press-secretary-and-he-has-stage-4-cancer/
US Supreme Court agrees to consider whether the Trump admin. can leave undocumented immigrants out of the count of total population in the census.
https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/1317213631931625473
Supreme Court will review Trump policy to exclude people in US illegally from census count to allocate House seats.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/101620zr_e1p3.pdf
Rudy Giuliani and others may have violated federal law in connection with giving the New York Post information from a computer allegedly owned by Hunter Biden — and we're calling for federal prosecutors to investigate.
https://americanoversight.org/giuliani-may-have-violated-the-law-in-providing-information-from-alleged-hunter-biden-computer-to-new-york-post
The military has assigned an Air Force judge, a lieutenant colonel who has been cleared for promotion, to preside in the long-running, delayed 9/11 trial at Guantanamo Bay. He is the fourth person to fill the slot this year alone.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/politics/guantanamo-bay-trial-sept11.html
This clip where Trump gets compared to a crazy uncle while he refuses to denounce QAnon sums up how badly his town hall has gone.
https://twitter.com/PoliticusSarah/status/1316915656827305985
Florida's Republican Secretary of State is trying to shut down a bunch of drop boxes across the state at the last minute, an abrupt rule change with absolutely no legal basis.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/florida-republicans-close-ballot-drop-box.html
In a news release, the California Secretary of State says that the California Republican Party has committed to a number of "significant concessions" in their ballot collection activities. Among other things, they will not make available unofficial ballot drop boxes.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1317208698935218176
In a testament to the power of @actblue, $1.34M of the $2M that @maxrose4NY raised in the third quarter came via the online donation platform. He's raised $7.9M for the cycle and has $2.5M in cash on hand.
https://twitter.com/emilyngo/status/1317208645705322496
This isn't really "deficit alarm." It's asymmetric, faux deficit opposition only when Democrats use deficit financing for their priorities. It's simple: If you voted for the Trump tax cuts, no one should listen to your complaints about the deficit.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/601626278
New York State plans to resume enforcement of its plastic bag ban on Monday. The ban took effect March 1 but hasn't been enforced.
https://twitter.com/NY1/status/1317219229645537282
Trump on Obama/Biden: "...I wouldn't be president of the United States if they did a good job. I wouldn't be -- I probably wouldn't have run. And if I did I probably wouldn't have won. You know, so it's one of those things. They did a lousy job and that's why I'm your president."
https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/1317220416692264960
Says the man who happily served as his homeland security secretary, then his chief of staff, defended him publicly, refused to resign on principle, and now refuses to speak out against him on the record: Former WH COS John Kelly has told friends, about Trump: "The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life."
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1317188482251608066
Perdue then warned the crowd of a potential liberal take over of government with "Bernie and Elizabeth and Kah-mah-la or Kah-ma-la or Kamamboamamla or however you say it." (Perdue has served with Kamala Harris in the Senate for 3 years)
https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/1317229842954268672
Headline should be "French Schoolteacher Beheaded On Public Street By Islamic Terrorist" instead of "French Police Gun Down Some Random Guy Who Had A Street Fight With Another Random Guy". The American and French media are emphasizing police action and directly implying the action was a crime, hiding the fact that the agressor was a Muslim terrorist, and blaming the victim (he showed a photo of a prophet so the Muslim had a reason for beheading him)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/world/europe/france-decapitate-beheading.html
Flight attendant on my @Delta trip just announced the airline already has 400-500 people on its no-fly list because of improper mask usage or refusal to wear a face covering aboard their aircrafts ✈️
https://twitter.com/albamonica/status/1317137908214697985
Wow, you mean the Katie Walsh Shields that participated in talks to pull Trump off the ballot in 2016?
Looking an awful lot like game 1. Snell getting bailed out by the D. Snell has not been the same since the Cy Young award win.
Agreed, most of the Dodgers players have played deep into the playoffs year after year after year after year after year, they're bored and exhausted: The Dodgers may still avoid another postseason failure, but this year's excuse is already building. Alex Wood said it, and Dave Roberts echoed it. It seems they have played so many postseason games that they have become stagnant and found it difficult to get up for them. Oh, boy.
https://twitter.com/rossnewhan1/status/1317141819629604865
"This incredible run the Astros have been on over the last four seasons."
Yeah, "incredible."
It's insane how tone deaf these colour guys are. I get not wanting to bring up the biggest stain in the league but talking about the Astros* success in the past like they didn't cheat is pretty fucking stupid.
I love how Joey Wendle has become a better defensive Arenado
Are the announcers trying to make a shadows excuse for the Astros only? As if Snell doesn't have the sun beating down straight on him.
Florida moves to illegally and unconstitutionally remove felons with unpaid debts from voting rolls
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/16/politics/florida-felons-unpaid-debts-voting-rolls/index.html
It was already announced and he did not win
https://twitter.com/blakehounshell/status/1317241531565281281
Whenever I read about internal strife in the Trump campaign and pessimism, I can't help but think of this reported quote from early evening on Election Night 2016: "Key internal metric at this point does not spell a win" for Trump, says @SaraMurray on @CNN
https://twitter.com/jacobgershman/status/796132862105911296
Let's be clear: The emergency aid should have never been denied in the first place.
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1317243927817113600
Trump rally 'VIP' among six Chinese nationals charged with drug money laundering
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/chinese-nationals-sold-drugs-laundered-money-mexican-cartels-feds-say-n1243585
Police investigate threat to kidnap and kill Wichita mayor over Covid-19 mask mandate
https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article246513655.html
The Rays are all defeated. You can see it on every single one of them. All hanging their head after each at bat. I'm not sure what else you can really do but just take the misery you're about to get.
I'm so angry right now. I just can't understand how they think this is an MLB lineup? I've never seen such undisciplined hitters with such poor plate vision. The guy is throwing the same pitch to the same spot out of the zone every time and they continue to swing like fools.
Trump on if Biden wins: 'Maybe I'll have to leave the country'
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/521513-trump-on-if-biden-wins-maybe-ill-have-to-leave-the-country
McConnell has just said there have been 9 justices since 1869, refusing to acknowledge that time he forced the Supreme Court to only have 8 justices for over a year so he could vote to confirm a conservative shitstain rapist.
Alaska Republican senator routinely voted for policies that benefited family's chemical company: Sen. Dan Sullivan once voted against asbestos regulation — after family company paid out $800M cancer settlement
https://www.salon.com/2020/10/17/alaska-gop-senator-routinely-voted-for-policies-that-benefited-familys-chemical-company/
Sen. Ernst, Who Sits On Agriculture Cmte, Can't Name Price Of Soybeans |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy6fk3UDqes
Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots Delayed In Ohio, Pennsylvania After Printing Company Fiasco
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/midwest-direct-mail-in-ballots-ohio-pennsylvania_n_5f8a4bbfc5b62dbe71c2dcc8
Former Republican NC Wake County commissioner, state representative, cited with assault after pushing poll worker
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/former-wake-county-commissioner-state-representative-charged-with-assault-after-pushing-poll-worker/
It's always a Republican with voter fraud, voter intimidation, voter suppression, voter misinformation, voter disenfranchisement, and many more I'm probably forgetting.
Corey Seager is the first shortstop with four homers in a postseason series in MLB history
https://twitter.com/dodgers/status/1317334555347591168
2020 NLCS Gm5: Corey Seager's 2nd home run of the game makes it 7-2
https://streamable.com/i8k8va
2020 NLCS Gm5: Will Smith hits a go-ahead 3-run blast off Will Smith
https://streamable.com/qhpq81
Betts makes a great catch in RF while Ozuna fails to tag up and is called out after a challenge
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2020/2020-10/15/ddd560ae-529b936d-da2989cc-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4
Rays before Kiermaier's injury: 3-0. Rays after: 0-3
Ex-SoCal Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter to serve 11-month sentence at West Texas prison camp
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ex-socal-rep-duncan-hunter-to-serve-11-month-sentence-at-west-texas-prison-camp/
Republicans have given up on legislating through Congress in favor of legislating through the judiciary. NYT: A Conservative Agenda Unleashed on the Federal Courts
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/us/trump-appeals-court-judges.html
Fun Fact: The only reason there are two Dakotas is because Republicans split Dakota territory into two states because they wanted four senators instead of just two.
https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/1317514065477074945
'Kentucky Can Do Better Than Mitch McConnell': Democrat Amy McGrath Endorsed by One of Kentucky's Largest Newspapers
https://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-can-do-better-mitch-mcconnell-democrat-amy-mcgrath-endorsed-one-kentuckys-largest-1539837
Over 125 mayors across Pa. announce they're backing Biden for president
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2020/10/15/pennsylvania-mayors-endorse-support-biden-president-clinton-trump-pittsburgh/stories/202010150130
Noam Chomsky: "If you don't push the lever for the Democrats, you are assisting Trump"
https://www.salon.com/2020/10/17/noam-chomsky-if-you-dont-push-the-lever-for-the-democrats-you-are-assisting-trump/
In Michigan, a terminally ill man's mission to cast a ballot
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/one-last-vote/2020/10/16/785419e4-0fd4-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html
Ex-SoCal Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter to serve 11-month sentence at West Texas prison camp
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ex-socal-rep-duncan-hunter-to-serve-11-month-sentence-at-west-texas-prison-camp/
Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait in Line for Hours? Too Few Polling Places
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/17/924527679/why-do-nonwhite-georgia-voters-have-to-wait-in-line-for-hours-too-few-polling-pl
Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and Their Polling Places Have Dwindled.
https://www.propublica.org/article/why-do-nonwhite-georgia-voters-have-to-wait-in-line-for-hours-their-numbers-have-soared-and-their-polling-places-have-dwindled
Oracle founder donated $250,000 to Graham PAC in final days of TikTok deal
https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/17/21520356/oracle-tiktok-larry-ellison-lindsey-graham-super-pac-donation-jaime-harrison
Over 200 Native Leaders Endorse Joe Biden for President
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/over-200-native-leaders-endorse-joe-biden-for-president
Trump repeatedly botched Rep. Matt Gaetz's name at a Florida rally, calling him the name of a former aide who was convicted
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-repeatedly-botched-matt-gaetzs-name-at-a-florida-rally-2020-10
Wisconsin Republican official who fought mask mandate gets Covid19 ahead of Trump rally as swing state's cases soar
https://www.newsweek.com/wisconsin-gop-official-positive-covid-trump-visit-masks-1540023
This summer's Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds – "In short, our data suggest that 96.3 percent of events involved no property damage or police injuries, and in 97.7 percent of events, no injuries were reported among participants, bystanders or police."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/16/this-summers-black-lives-matter-protesters-were-overwhelming-peaceful-our-research-finds/
The legal reckoning awaiting Donald Trump if he loses the election: The stakes become much higher for Trump if he loses the election. A raft of legal issues, including a criminal investigation by New York prosecutors, will come into focus in the weeks following Election Day.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/17/politics/trump-election-legal-reckoning/index.html
Republican Wichita Firefighter Arrested For Threatening To Kidnap And Kill Democratic Mayor Over Opposition to 'Masks and Tyranny'
https://lawandcrime.com/covid-19-pandemic/wichita-musician-arrested-for-allegedly-threatening-to-kidnap-and-kill-mayor-over-opposition-to-masks-and-tyranny/
2020 ALCS Gm7: Mike Zunino's solo shot makes it 3-0
https://streamable.com/txcls7
2020 ALCS Gm7: Randy Arozarena hits a 2-run home run
https://streamable.com/6zjd2z
Congrats to Ji-Man Choi of the #RaysUp on becoming the 1st Korean position player to reach the World Series. 3 Korean pitchers have thrown in the World Series: Byung-Hyun Kim (2001 Diamondbacks), Chan Ho Park (2009 Phillies) and Hyun-Jin Ryu (2018 Dodgers).
https://twitter.com/Jeeho_1/status/1317685260038012928
Tampa Bay Rays, 28th in MLB payroll, beat No. 1 (Yanks) and now No. 3 (Astros) in payroll to reach World Series. If they should meet & beat Dodgers in WS, they'd knock off No. 1-2-3 in salary. Just sayin', not predicting. Remarkable and worth all the praise they can be given
https://mobile.twitter.com/ThomasBoswellWP/status/1317680898830143489
DUSTY BAKER APPRECIATIO: I know everybody's doing a Scooby-Doo dance upon the Astros losing, but perhaps it's possible to show some love for Dusty Baker? According to Wikipedia, he's "the first MLB manager to lead five different teams to the playoffs."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_Baker
The Rays did quite a service for baseball. The Astros can be back in the World Series. But not this year. Not the year their trash can scandal was uncovered. Not with a losing regular-year record. Not with their public cheerleading of their own cheating. Thank you Tampa Bay Rays.
Zack Greinke is standing alone by the on-deck circle, watching the Rays celebrate.
https://twitter.com/stephapstein/status/1317675935416479745
#Rays Arozarena is ALCS MVP
https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Rays/status/1317678587852500992
The Rays victory over the Astros was the first in MLB history to happen via WWWLLLW. The only remaining series path that has not happened yet is WLLWLWW
At 36 years & 340 days old, Charlie Morton is the 3rd-oldest pitcher to get the win in a winner-take-all game start. Only older: 2001 ALDS Game 5 Jamie Moyer (38 y, 331 d) and 1931 WS Game 7 Burleigh Grimes (38 y 53 d)
https://twitter.com/slangsonsports/status/1317677517122265090
Pete Fairbanks is the first rookie to save a Game 7 since David Price in the 2008 ALCS. Both sent the Rays to the World Series.
https://twitter.com/statsbystats/status/1317676698406707201
Fairbanks strikes out Bregman with a 100mph heater to end the inning. Ideal.
https://streamable.com/j702q8
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1317669480596647938
United Steelworkers shine 'Biden-Harris' projection on Trump Tower
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/10/17/21521296/united-steelworkers-shine-biden-harris-projection-on-trump-tower-chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/united-steelworkers-union-shines-batlight-style-biden-harris-logo-on-trump-tower/2355528/
Trump's Covid-19 treatment would have cost an estimated $650,000 out of pocket. This is why we need Bernie's One-Healthcare-For-All plan that covers everybody for everything at all times
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-covid-19-treatment-cost-coronavirus-hospital-020-10
Judge Rules Trump-Appointed Agency Head Acted Illegally by Attempting Mass Firings at Internet Freedom Organization
https://lawandcrime.com/awkward/judge-rules-trump-appointed-agency-head-acted-illegally-by-attempting-mass-firings-at-internet-freedom-organization/
Kentucky Postal staffer to face federal charges after dumping 112 absentee ballots
https://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-postal-staffer-could-face-federal-charges-after-dumping-112-absentee-ballots-1540051
Corey Seager hits his 5th homer of the NLCS
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/73ea2afd-b33b-46ba-8888-e6c88a0ea14c.mp4
Corey Seager and Justin Turner go back-to-back in the 1st to put the Dodgers up 2-0
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/73ea2afd-b33b-46ba-8888-e6c88a0ea14c.mp4
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/5b80c87a-4007-462e-8fed-891615566082.mp4
Florida Mail-In Ballots Already Eclipse Entire August Primary, With Dems Casting More Than Republicans
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-mail-ballots-august-primary-general-election-democrats-lead-republicans-1540035
Court Illegally And Unconstitutionally Rules Michigan Cannot Count Ballots Received After Election Day. An NPR analysis found that during primary elections this year, some 50,000 mail ballots were rejected because they arrived too late, often through no fault of the voter.
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/17/924930037/court-says-michigan-cannot-count-ballots-received-after-election-day
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/13/889751095/signed-sealed-undelivered-thousands-of-mail-in-ballots-rejected-for-tardiness
THIS IS A LIE, DOZENS OF PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON SATURDAY ALONE, AT LEAST 1/3 OF EVERY SINGLE TEAM - COACHES AND STAFF AND SUPPORT INCLUDED - HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID19 : All clear. No new positives across the league, per source. Play football.
https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1317813010392621058
Stunning — students from the Dance Theatre of Harlem dancing in New York City
https://twitter.com/K_JeanPierre/status/1317828031730360321
I'm in the Florida Panhandle right now. There were 12 TV ads in the last hour for Joe Biden. Only 2 for Donald Trump. I saw the exact same thing in Jacksonville yesterday. This is the most important state for Trump, yet he's being outspent bigly.
https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/1317830680127053825
YEP: Michigan Gov. Whitmer says Pres. Trump is inciting "domestic terrorism" against public officials working to contain the coronavirus, a day after Trump encouraged supporters at a rally who were chanting "lock her up" as an attack on Whitmer.
https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/1317845914711633924
Texas voters are turning out in huge numbers. Already over 43 percent of the state's total 2016 turnout. With 16 days to go. Courtesy @ElectProject
https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html
Even a 10-point lead isn't safe for Biden because 1) it's closer in the swing states 2) there's still *some* time for the race to tighten 3) polls can be wrong (although they'd have to be quite wrong, not just a little wrong, but I digress...)
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1317844730596806656
The key is to vault the disinformation out of the conservative media bubble and into mainstream news coverage, where it gets laundered and legitimized simply by virtue of getting covered there. If PBS, NBC, MSBNC, CNN, etc, are covering the lie, the lie must be true.
Wow. It's almost like the Astros can't make it to the World Series without trash cans and devices under their jerseys. Imagine that!
COVID19 BY THE NUMBERS:
Rightwards arrow 26 states are in the red zone for new infections
Rightwards arrow In all, 36 states have new cases trending up
Rightwards arrow Five states have positivity rates higher than 20%
https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1317836845674336256
A new book by Barbara Res, a longtime executive in Trump's real estate company, recounts Trump's racist, anti-Semitic and sexist behavior and his ability to lie "so naturally" that "if you didn't know the actual facts, he could slip something past you."
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1317842877536301058
So far this hurricane season, Iowa experienced more extreme hurricane-force wind gusts than ... Florida: Peak wind gust was 126 mph at Atkins, Iowa. The highest gust was 140 mph in Cedar Rapids. "Gusts that strong are comparable to the peak that one would expect in an EF3 tornado or major hurricane."
https://twitter.com/ToddLighty/status/1317795833904041984
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/10/17/iowa-derecho-damage-cost/
Iowa derecho in August was most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history. NOAA estimates damage at $7.5 billion, higher than many hurricanes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/10/17/iowa-derecho-damage-cost/
Twitter on Sunday removed a tweet from one of President Trump's top Covid-19 advisers falsely claiming masks don't work to prevent the spread of coronavirus19
https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/1317842137489223681
Grifters gonna grift (a republican shitstain running for an historic 100% blue seat, she's running to pocket the money):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-klacik-fundraising-trump/2020/10/16/8bd9a1f6-0fd3-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
Arizonans are hurting. Here's my plan to help them as president | My plan starts with listening to the scientists and getting the novel coronavirus under control. We will make testing free, quick and available. We'll make treatment free, too. And as soon as we have a safe and effective vaccine, we will ensure every American can get it without having to pay a dime. But Sen. Kamala Harris and I aren't just going to reverse the damage done by President Trump. Our plan is going to build our economy back better than before. I will not raise taxes on anyone who makes less than $400,000 a year. Period. I will make big corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share. And, with the help of that revenue, we'll not only protect Social Security and Medicare, we'll create millions of good paying jobs in manufacturing, technology and clean energy — because we need to make sure our future is Made in America. We'll also give folks a hard-earned raise by passing a $15 federal minimum wage. And we'll ease the burden of the major costs in your life — lowering the cost of health care, expanding access to child care and making education more affordable.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2020/10/18/joe-biden-how-help-bring-jobs-protect-health-care-arizona/3666078001/
The idea that the Democratic Party is center-right is completely baseless but it keeps getting repeated because people genuinely have no idea how conservative their ideal (usually Scandinavian) countries are. The Democratic Party's positions on racial equality, immigration and LGBT, especially trans issues are above and beyond anything you could find in most left wing parties globally. For some reason VAT's never seem to come up, which are very regressive. The rich blue states subsidizes the poor red states, in the EU that doesn't happen.
ROB MANFRED ON SUICIDE WATCH
BREAKING: Joe Kelly has been suspended eight games
Thou shalt not Covid19 thy neighbor
In other words, your stupidity defies logic. @realDonaldTrump
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1317822838519128068
Health officials in New York put a stop to a planned wedding after receiving reports that "upwards of 10,000 individuals" were scheduled to attend the event in Brooklyn on Monday, Gov. Cuomo tells NBCNewYork
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-officials-put-stop-planned-10-000-person-wedding-n1243832
*through gritted teeth* Another fine day to note that millions of families are affected by addiction and it is an incredibly sensitive topic that should be discussed with empathy and understanding, and oh, also, stigmatizing addiction can deter people from seeking help
In 2016 Hillary won 3.8 million votes in Texas. As of today, 3.8 million Texans voted
https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html
Daryl Morey takes out full-page newspaper ad to thank the Houston Rockets, City of Houston, and James Harden
https://twitter.com/dmorey/status/1317855187441246208
How Bernie Sanders will look to improve healthcare for Americans as a member of the Biden administration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMBuM8tewFE
This document hosted by Duke University is a good example of how off-the-rails this stuff is and how severely certain corners of academia suffer from quality-control deficits. "Individualism is white supremacy culture" etc. -- pretty pernicious stuff.
https://wfpc.sanford.duke.edu/sites/wfpc.sanford.duke.edu/files/Whiteness-Food-Movements-Research-Brief-WFPC-October-2020.pdf
Today the New York Times ran an oped about the Million Man March and Louis Farrakhan. If you read the oped and knew nothing about Farrakhan, you would think he was a gentleman.
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1317906346348457984
"Pedophilia and sexual perversion institutionalized in Hollywood and the entertainment industries can be traced to Talmudic principles and Jewish influence. Not Jewish influence, Satanic influence under the name of Jew." He said that in 2019.
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1317906351381622784
"Brother Barack, under Jewish influence, trying to introduce same-sex marriage to African people, and the Africans say, 'We don't have nothing like that in our history. We can't identify with that.' . .
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1317906353889837056
Then the Western man says, 'If you want this money from the World Bank or the IMF, you have to make a law that allows same-sex marriage.' Look, brothers and sisters, this is satanic." He said that in 2018.
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1317906356389646336
"G/d did not create man to lay with man. But you are being chemically programmed against your nature, you don't know it." He said that in 2018.
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1317906358881067008
Farrakhan: "I think Hillary Rodham Clinton is a part of, if you trace her lineage, she go right back to the Rothschilds. Her daughter is about to marry a Jewish young man. This is no accident."
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1317906361481482240
He believes 9/11 was an inside job: "Osama Bin Laden didn't destroy the Twin Towers. That was a false flag operation to take the world's attention away from the great disunity in America after George W. Bush stole the election."
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1317906364052557824
There are hundreds more like this. When The Times ran the infamous antisemitic cartoon, the issue was not that editors were hardened antisemites. It's that they didn't even *notice* it. This shouldn't surprise. It's part of a worldview in which Jew hate does not count.
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1317906366879522817
A Trump supporter taunted me for wearing a mask while covering this rally. I thanked him for the interview & walked away. He then followed me through the crowd for 5 minutes, pointing at me & shouting "Fake news!" I literally had to run away from him.
https://twitter.com/LauraMNewberry/status/1317922558436519936
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-18/demonstrators-counter-protesters-president-trump-visit-orange-county
Out of 4K refugee slots reserved for Iraqis who helped Americans, only 161 were admitted to the U.S last year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/us/politics/trump-refugees-iraq-afghanistan.html
North Dakota's Covid19 Surge Is So Terrible There's a Dead Guy on the Ballot
https://www.thedailybeast.com/north-dakotas-covid-19-surge-is-so-terrible-theres-a-dead-guy-on-the-ballot
Kirk Cousins with his 3rd INT today (10th of the season) which is the most in the NFL
https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX/status/1317892939150917635
Burrow connects with Tee Higgins for a 67 yard gain
https://twitter.com/nfl/status/1317883570245914624
Daniel Jones 49-yard run
https://streamable.com/lmrmnm
Cowboys' QB Dak Prescott has had no post-surgical infections.
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1317880048628731904
Belichick: "Hopefully we'll be able to practice this week. We certainly need it."
https://twitter.com/DougKyed/status/1317921918176157696
Halloween this year falls on a Saturday. There's a full moon. It's a blue moon. And we're in the middle of a global pandemic.
In an effort to legitimize their reporting on Hunter Biden's email, the NY Post asked two veteran reporters to put their names on the story, per NYT. They refused. A 3rd, whose name appears on the stories, didn't learn she'd be on until it published.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/new-york-post-hunter-biden.html
Ms. Morris did not have a bylined article in The Post before Wednesday, a search of its website showed. She arrived at the tabloid in April after working as an associate producer on Sean Hannity's Fox News show, according to her LinkedIn profile. Her Instagram account, which was set to private on Wednesday, included photos of her posing with the former Trump administration members Mr. Bannon and Sarah Huckabee Sanders, as well as Roger J. Stone Jr., a friend and former campaign adviser to Mr. Trump. (In July, the president commuted the sentence of Mr. Stone on seven felonies.) | Mr. Giuliani said he chose The Post because "either nobody else would take it, or if they took it, they would spend all the time they could to try to contradict it before they put it out." | The New York Post's front-page article about Hunter Biden on Wednesday was written mostly by a staff reporter who refused to put his name on it, two Post employees said....as deadline approached, editors pressed staff members to add their bylines to the story — and at least one aside from Mr. Golding refused, two Post journalists said. A Post spokeswoman had no comment on how the article was written or edited.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/new-york-post-hunter-biden.html
"Bruce Golding, a reporter at the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid since 2007, did not allow his byline to be used because he had concerns over the article's credibility, the two Post employees said"
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/new-york-post-hunter-biden.html
Top Trump White House official recently traveled to Damascus for secret talks with Assad terrorist regime:
https://wsj.com/articles/top-white-house-official-flew-to-syria-for-talks-to-free-u-s-hostages-11603058616
The U.S. Senate race in Iowa is the second-most expensive Senate race in U.S. history
https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/18/2020-election-iowa-senate-greenfield-ernst-campaign-political-ads-records/3638224001
Tonight's #NLCS Game 7 will be the first time in #postseason history that both teams start a rookie pitcher in a win-or-go-home game (Ian Anderson, Dustin May).
https://twitter.com/mlbstats/status/1317921760373841920
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