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August 31, 2020
Good morning
I want to flag for you this opinion piece I did for NBC News criticizing the egregious anti-Trump Lincoln Project. They are attempting to lead Republicans nowhere, because the GOP is Trump's party now.
And now, welcome to today's top news.
Leading the News . . .
Portland mayor blames Trump for violence but president hits back . . . Portland, Ore. Mayor Ted Wheeler on Sunday accused President Trump of inciting violence culminating in a fatal shooting amid protests drawing a real-time rebuke from Trump on Twitter.“President Trump, for four years we’ve had to live with you and your racist attacks on black people,” Wheeler said in a moment of direct address during a briefing on the Saturday
night death of Aaron Danielson. Danielson, a member of far-right group Patriot Prayer according to its founder, was fatally shot on a city street following a day of sporadic clashes between Black Lives Matter protesters and a caravan of hundreds of Trump supporters who flooded the city “supported and energized by the president himself,” Wheeler said. “He has actually encouraged or at least tacitly approved of violence,” Wheeler went on to say of Trump. Trump tweeted
a strong rebuttal as the presser was still rolling. “Ted Wheeler, the wacky Radical Left Do Nothing Democrat Mayor of Portland, who has watched great death and destruction of his City during his tenure, thinks this lawless situation should go on forever. Wrong! Portland will never recover with a fool for a Mayor,” the president wrote in part. New York Post
A mayor is too weak to enforce law and order in his city, so I guess he needs someone to blame.
BLM activists celebrate killing of Trump supporter . . . It’s spine-chilling to hear activists in Portland cheering about the coldblooded murder of a Trump supporter Saturday night. “I am not sad that a f-king fascist died tonight,” a woman shouts into a megaphone at a BLM-Antifa gathering after a man was shot dead nearby. “He was a f–king Nazi. Our community held its own and took out the trash.” Videos posted by independent journalists
Andy Ngo and Ian Miles Cheong, shows an American flag being burned in celebration as the crowd revels in the news. New York Post
It was a peaceful celebration.
Suspect in shooting of Trump supporter in Portland described self as 100% Antifa . . . The suspect under investigation following the fatal shooting of a Patriot Prayer supporter has been named as a dad-of-two who describes himself as '100% ANTIFA'. Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was named by The Oregonian Sunday evening as someone police are investigating. He had already been accused of taking a loaded gun to an earlier Portland
protest and social media posts show him attending Black Lives Matter protests. Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson identified the victim of Saturday night's shooting as Aaron 'Jay' Danielson. Donald Trump retweeted the victim's name and wrote, 'Rest in peace Jay!' Daily Mail
Colleges advised to keep infected students on campus . . . A consensus is building among public health experts that it’s better to keep university students on campus after a Covid-19 outbreak rather than send them home as many are doing. It’s easier to isolate sick or exposed students and trace their contacts if they stay put, said Ravina Kullar, epidemiologist and spokesperson for Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Sending students home risks exposing other people there as well as along the way, and makes contact tracing all but impossible. Bloomberg
India becoming world's virus epicenter . . . India is fast becoming the world’s new virus epicenter, setting a record for the biggest single-day rise in cases as experts predict that it’ll soon pass Brazil -- and ultimately the U.S. -- as the worst outbreak globally.As many as 78,512 new cases were added Monday taking the total tally to over 3.6 million. On Sunday, India reported the highest ever one-day surge among all major countries. With 971 reported deaths, the Asian country pushed past Mexico for the third-highest number of deaths worldwide. At the current
trajectory, India’s outbreak will eclipse Brazil’s in about a week, and the U.S. in about two months. Bloomberg
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Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump . . . Senior Republicans are launching a massive new super PAC this week to bolster Donald Trump’s reelection in the final stretch of the campaign — a move that comes as the president has been pummeled by Joe Biden on TV. The new organization, Preserve America, is poised to begin a $30 million advertising blitz, an amount that's likely to escalate in the
weeks to come. The super PAC is expected to draw the support of a range of GOP megadonors, including Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus. Preserve America will be overseen by Chris LaCivita, a veteran Republican strategist who orchestrated the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth takedown of John Kerry in the 2004 presidential race. Politico
Michael Moore warns Dems to prepare for Trump victory . . . Michael Moore has been monitoring public opinion polls in recent days and now appears very worried that President Trump might just get reelected. The filmmaker has taken to social media to warn Democrats that an increasing number of surveys from CNN, Real Clear Politics and other sources now indicate that Mr. Trump is running neck-and-neck with — or
even besting — Joe Biden in the race for the White House. “Are you ready for a Trump victory? Are you mentally prepared to be outsmarted by Trump again?" Mr. Moore wrote on Facebook over the weekend. Washington Times
Trump mocks Biden emergence from basement amid plunging polls . . . Donald Trump has mocked Joe Biden for 'coming out of the basement earlier than his hoped', after polls showed the president ahead in key battleground states. Biden will campaign on Monday in Pennsylvania. In a series of Sunday evening tweets, the president celebrated recent polling, which suggests he is on course to defeat his Democrat rival. On Sunday a Democracy
Institute/Sunday Express poll gave Trump 48 per cent of popular support, and Biden 45 per cent. In swing states the margin of victory was even higher, with 49 per cent for Trump and 42 per cent for Biden. Daily Mail
Trump approval among blacks rose nine points during GOP convention . . . This should make Democrats very scared. A quarter of black people approve of the job President Trump is doing. That’s very high. Republicans put on the most inclusive convention in their history, repeatedly showcasing African Americans who backed President Trump. Across a range of issues, like the economy, policing, and school choice, Trump’s policies are much better
for blacks than those of the Democrats. They should be voting Republican. And if more of them do in a number of swing states, Trump could easily win the Electoral College. White House Dossier
Trump wants to meet Jacob Blake's family . . . President Trump has reached out to the family of Jacob Blake and wants to speak with them when he travels to Kenosha, Wisc., on Tuesday, his daughter-in-law said Sunday. “He’s reached out to the Blake family. I don’t know if they were able to connect yet. And I don’t know for sure if that’s on the agenda,” Lara Trump said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “I’m sure, given the
opportunity, he’ll be more than happy to do that. But I haven’t gotten that information just yet,” she said. New York Post
Why, exactly? Because the mother said something nice about Trump? Because Ivanka and Jared suggested it? He should not be prejudging this case, which is still being investigated. The cop deserves the presumption of innocence.
McConnell campaign hires Nick Sandmann . . . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign has hired a Kentucky teenager known for his viral encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial last year. Nick Sandmann landed a paid position as grassroots director for McConnell’s reelection effort in Kentucky, the senator’s campaign said Friday. Sandmann started his new role this month, and McConnell campaign manager
Kevin Golden said they’re “excited” to have him on board. As grassroots director, Sandmann will assist in developing field operations and building coalitions. Associated Press
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Middle East primed for new arms race . . . The impending expiration of an international weapons ban on Iran threatens to flood the Middle East with high-tech Russian and Chinese military equipment, a situation that senior Trump administration officials warn will spark an arms race and could ignite a massive regional war. A United Nations ban on the sale of weapons to Iran is set to expire in mid-October despite a last-ditch
effort by the Trump administration to renew it. Senior U.S. officials involved in regional discussions told the Washington Free Beacon that Israel and its traditional Arab foes are united in opposition to the arms embargo lifting. Washington Free Beacon
Intel chief defends written-only briefing to leaky Congress . . . John Ratcliffe, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, blamed a “pandemic” of leaks in defending his restriction on election-security briefings to Congress, a decision criticized by Democrats as doing President Donald Trump’s bidding. Ratcliffe, in what was billed as his first interview since he took office in May, said he would keep Congress informed and appeared to leave the
door open to in-person briefings for House members specifically involved with intelligence. He ruled out addressing further “all-member briefings,” saying they led to leaks. “We’ve implemented procedures where we’ll primarily brief through written materials,” Ratcliffe said. Bloomberg
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Israeli, US officials land in UAE to finalize peace deal . . . Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United Arab Emirates on a historic flight from Tel Aviv on Monday to finalize a pact marking open relations between the Gulf power and Israel. Even before discussions start in Abu Dhabi, the delegates made aviation history when the Israeli commercial airliner flew
over Saudi territory on the direct flight from Tel Aviv to the UAE capital. Reuters
Sudan government strikes landmark deal with rebels . . . Sudan’s transitional government initialed a peace deal with rebels, sparking hopes of an end to fighting that ravaged Darfur and other parts of the African nation under ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir.
The agreement inked Monday with five rebel groups in a loose coalition paves the way to fold insurgents into the army and grant them government roles. It’s the fruit of months of intense negotiations with Sudan’s rulers, a mix of civilians who led the revolt against Bashir and military officials who once enforced his rule. Bloomberg
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Next stimulus check may wait until October, or never . . . Initially, it seemed as if lawmakers were on board with the idea of a second direct payment. It seemed likely that recipients would receive that extra cash at some point in September. But now, that money may not come until October – if it arrives at all. The initial stimulus payments that went out earlier in the year were authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act signed into law in late March. For a second round of payments to go out, lawmakers will need to agree on a second relief bill. Right now, stimulus negotiations are deadlocked. USA Today
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Attorneys for teen Kenosha shooter say he acted in self-defense . . . Attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two people and wounding another during a riot on Tuesday, said the teenager “did nothing wrong” and only pulled the trigger to defend himself from harm. Video from the
incident shows a group of people chasing after Rittenhouse, someone other than Rittenhouse firing a shot into the air, and then Rittenhouse turning around and shooting one of the men chasing him. As Rittenhouse fled from the scene of the first shooting, he tripped and was set upon by several other individuals who were chasing him, videos show. Rittenhouse shot two of the men as they lunged at him while he was on the ground, according to video from the scene. All three of the shooting
victims were convicted criminals. Daily Caller
Maryland state employee fired for tweets supporting Kenosha shooter . . . A Maryland state employee was fired Saturday after posting “divisive images and statements” on Facebook about the shooting of protesters in Kenosha, Wis. Arthur “Mac” Love IV was deputy director of the Governor’s Office of Community
Initiatives, which coordinates community and volunteer service activities and oversees the state’s ethnic and cultural commissions. After online users identified Love as a state employee, his posts received widespread backlash, with some lawmakers calling for him to be removed from his role. On Saturday afternoon, Steve McAdams, executive director of the Governor’s Office on Community Initiatives, said Love had been “relieved of his duties.” Washington Post
A Republican governor buckles to the mob.
Police clash with rioters in DC for second night . . . Protests continued outside the White House for a second night Sunday, with videos emerging online of protesters clashing with police in the street and shining lights into the homes of residents chanting: ‘Are you home, get into the street.’ Washington DC saw violent protests in the weeks following police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota back in May, and the chaos seemed to re-erupt on Thursday, the final night of the Republican National convention, when six officers were hospitalized in demonstrations across the city. Daily Caller
New Yorkers moving out . . . U-Haul trucks and other moving vehicles were seen out in abundance on Manhattan’s troubled Upper West Side across the weekend. The seeming exodus comes just days after it was revealed residents in the area are planning to sue the city after thousands of homeless people were put up in luxury hotels in the neighborhood in a controversial attempt to stem the spread of COVID-19 amid the ongoing pandemic. Natives
of the typically up-scale neighborhood say the moving in of the homeless people has caused an increase in crime, random violence, drug use, public urination and open prostitution. Some locals claim sex offenders have also moved into the streets. Daily Mail
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Gas industry to make fuel from cow poop . . . Polly is a 10-year-old black-and-white Holstein cow, the oldest in a herd of about 300 on the Bar-Way Farm in Deerfield, Mass. Together they produce 2,000 gallons of milk each day. They also make enough poop to fill about two garbage trucks. The farm makes money off of both. In 2014, Bar-Way began working with Vanguard Renewables to install a biodigester, which uses specialized
bacteria to convert organic material—for example, cow poop—into biogas, a versatile fuel. Once it’s purified, this biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas, is chemically identical to the main ingredient in the fossil-based natural gas that comes out of your stove or heats your water. “My grandfather always told me that to be successful, you’ve got to use every asset you have to its fullest,” says Peter Melnik, whose family has owned Bar-Way Farm Inc. for 101 years. Bloomberg
I think the cows owe us this for farting so much and causing global warming. I do.
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