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August 6, 2020

Americans Support Using U.S. Postal Service to Ship Trump to Different Address

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In a major vote of confidence for the embattled agency, a new poll reveals that a majority of Americans support using the United States Postal Service to ship Donald Trump to a new address in January.

While it has become a tradition for outgoing Presidents to depart 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue via helicopter, Americans “strongly agree” that using the U.S. Mail to remove Trump would be preferable, the poll finds.

Americans agreed that, after a new President is inaugurated, on January 20th, Trump should be left on the curb outside the White House for pickup by a local mail carrier.

Additionally, there was a strong consensus for sending Trump to his new address via Priority Mail Express to insure that he is dispatched as quickly as possible.

Although Americans were divided as to what Trump’s new address should be, there was substantial support for overnighting him to Cyrus Vance, Jr., the New York County District Attorney.


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/americans-support-using-us-postal-service-to-ship-trump-to-different-address



Photograph by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty

August 6, 2020

Seth Meyers - Trump Rushes Back to Fox After Disastrous Axios Interview: A Closer Look



Seth takes a closer look at the president rushing back to Fox News after stepping out of his right-wing media bubble for a disastrous interview with Axios.


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August 6, 2020

Seth Meyers: Guest Jake Tapper

Jake Tapper Never Thought His Book The Outpost Would Become a Movie



Jake Tapper talks about the dystopic timing of his visits to Late Night and his book-turned-movie The Outpost.




Jake Tapper Thinks Voters Should Prepare for No Clear Winner on Election Night



Jake Tapper talks about getting feedback from veterans for his book-turned-movie The Outpost and how he and his colleagues are preparing for 2020 election night.


August 6, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show - Smart Poop: Collecting Data from Our Crap to Fight COVID



COVID is beating the crap out of us, but collecting data from our waste could help us track and contain it. Michael Kosta reports.


Donate to support the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: dailyshow.com/LDF

August 6, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: The Great Mask War



Why are we still debating whether you need to wear a mask or not?


August 5, 2020

Chris Hayes Breaks Down Trump's Plan To Undermine Democracy Ahead Of Election - All In - MSNBC



Chris Hayes: “Donald Trump and the Republican party are waging a war on the very mechanisms of voting ahead of the upcoming election in November. And they are running some real risks not just with our democracy, but with their own campaign.” Aired on 8/4/2020.




Sen. Booker Says Trump’s Attacks On Voting Process Are ‘Shameless’ And ‘Dangerous’ - All In - MSNBC



“For him to be attacking it, trying to delegitimize it is a real stress test for our democracy,” says Sen. Cory Booker on Trump undermining the voting process. “It is shameless, but it is also overall is dangerous to the continuance of our democracy.” Aired on 8/4/2020.

August 5, 2020

Updated: Tropical storm hits region; power outages reported

The remnants of Tropical Storm Isaias blew through the area on Tuesday, drenching the region with rain, downing power lines and leaving some residents without power.

As many as 19,000 National Grid customers in Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties were without power at one point. More than 8,000 were still lacking power as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. The bulk of the power outages were in southern Saratoga county, but areas of Queensbury, Chestertown, Fort Ann, Bolton, Schroon Lake, Cambridge and Wilton were also affected.

According to the National Weather Service, the storm dumped 3.33 inches of rain on Glens Falls. Albany International Airport got 3.92 inches, the fourth-highest total ever for that location.

Local fire departments answered dozens of calls related to the storm and some roads were temporarily shut down. There were multiple calls in the Fort Ann area, including one for a transformer fire on Route 149.

Damage was widespread in Saratoga County, with reports of trees and wires down, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The western end of Queensbury appeared to be the most affected in Warren County. The Sheriff’s Office reported that a tree fell into a house at 44 Everets Ave. There was not too much damage and there were no injuries.

Downed wires and trees on wires resulted in roads being blocked including West Mountain Road at Fuller Road, Nacy Road, Boulderwood Drive and Upper Sherman Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Office.


More: https://poststar.com/news/local/updated-tropical-storm-hits-region-power-outages-reported/article_d6b30d7c-7310-5668-8f0b-7d2e5f1f7acf.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

August 5, 2020

Rep. Katie Porter discusses racial justice and policing with Song Richardson, Dean of UCI Law



On July 29th, Representative Katie Porter hosted a townhall conversation on racial justice and policing with Song Richardson, Dean and Chancellor Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law.


August 5, 2020

Seth Meyers - Really!?! with Seth and the Sea Captain: Norwegian Cruise Ship COVID-19 Outbreak



Really, Norway? You’re running a cruise line already? Things may be better in Europe than they are in the U.S. but a cruise line is the last thing you should reopen.


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