July 22, 2020

Trump Ambassador to UK. Racist/sexist remarks / pushing Trump's businesses

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/politics/woody-johnson-oig-report/index.html

NFL owner and Trump ambassador to UK sparks watchdog inquiry over allegations of racist and sexist remarks and push to promote Trump business

Washington (CNN)The billionaire NFL owner who serves as President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Kingdom was investigated by the State Department watchdog after allegations that he made racist and sexist comments to staff and sought to use his government position to benefit the President's personal business in the UK, multiple sources told CNN.

Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson, the top envoy since August 2017 to one of the United States' most important allies, made racist generalizations about Black men and questioned why the Black community celebrates Black History Month, according to exclusive new information shared with CNN by three sources and a diplomat familiar with the complaints to the State Department inspector general.
His comments about women's looks have been "cringeworthy," a source with knowledge of the situation said, and two sources said it was a struggle to get him on board for an event for International Women's Day.

"He's said some pretty sexist, racist," things, the diplomat with knowledge of the complaints made to the IG said of Johnson, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune and one of the owners of the New York Jets.

Asked about the specific allegations reported by CNN, Johnson did not deny them. He called it an "honor of a lifetime" to serve as ambassador and "to lead the talented, diverse team of the U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom." Johnson called the team "the best in diplomacy" adding, "I greatly value the extraordinary work that each and every member of the team does to strengthen and deepen our vital alliance."

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n 2018, ahead of an event for Black History Month -- commonly marked at US embassies around the world -- Johnson appeared agitated and asked if the audience would be "a whole bunch of Black people," according to one source.

Three sources said Johnson questioned why the Black community would want a separate month to celebrate Black history and argued that Black fathers didn't remain with their families and that was the "real challenge." One source said an official who heard the remarks was "stunned" and that the incident was documented and made known to both the OIG inspectors and a supervisor.

July 22, 2020

at yesterday's C19 briefing... Trump repeated the lie that he got the Vets choice health passed

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/fact-check-trump-coronavirus-briefing-july-21/index.html

But Trump's new tone, like previous Trump new tones, did not last long.
He continued to boast that the US has done many more tests than other countries, ignoring the fact that many peer nations did so much better controlling the virus that they haven't needed to keep conducting so many tests.

He continued to say that the virus "will disappear," declining to acknowledge the inaccuracy of his previous suggestions that it would disappear without much harm to the American public -- or the possibility that it will take years for the virus to be eradicated, if it goes away at all.

And Trump repeated some of the specific false claims we and others fact checked repeatedly in earlier stages of the crisis: his claim that he inherited "empty cupboards" of supplies and ventilators, that he shut US borders to China and Europe, and that governors do not need anything from the federal government.

He also repeated one of his favorite non-pandemic-related lies: that he is the one who got the Obama-era Veterans Choice health program passed after others had tried and failed for decades.

July 22, 2020

As Bison Charged, Woman Tripped - Montana woman escapes 'without a scratch' after playing dead

July 22, 2020

99 days to reach 1M infections, 43 to reach 2M, 28 to reach 3M, 14 days to reach 4M

After 99 days, 1 million Americans became infected.

It took just 43 days after that to reach 2 million cases.


And 28 days later, on July 8, the US reached 3 million cases. Case number 4 million could be reported just two weeks after that.

As of Wednesday morning, more than 3.9 million people had been infected across the US, and more than 142,000 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

July 22, 2020

Experts say the virus is now running rampant within American communities

At least 1,000 American deaths linked to the coronavirus were reported Tuesday, and the spread shows no sign of slowing down.

The harrowing death toll comes as states across the country report record-breaking numbers of new cases. More governors are making masks a requirement as overwhelmed testing labs and hospitals are raising alarm. And officials are debating whether to send children back to school in person.

The only other time this month the country crossed the threshold of 1,000 reported deaths was July 7, with 1,195 reported fatalities. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, a quarter of all days this year have seen a US death toll exceeding 1,000.

Experts say the virus is now running rampant within American communities, and new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also show infections could be more than 10 times higher than the number of reported cases in some parts of the US. At least 27 states have hit the pause button on their reopening plans or set new restrictions to help curb the spread of the virus.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

July 22, 2020

Portland protest continues to grow in number - July 21st Video

https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1285788849352798210

July 21, 2020

trump continues to lay the groundwork for 40% of Americans to doubt election results if he loses

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1285540318503407622

July 21, 2020

30 year Navy vet comes to grips with his 2016 Trump vote and vets being assaulted in the streets

https://twitter.com/RVAT2020/status/1285605456623226880

Joey, a 30 year Navy vet, comes to grips with his 2016 Trump vote and gets emotional talking about his fellow vets being assaulted in the streets. "We gotta help him pack up."

July 21, 2020

tweet of the day.. teacher related

https://twitter.com/jes_my3/status/1285370120764874753

Sister Resister Water wave Wear A Mask, Save Lives
@jes_my3
I’ll bet this gets zero traction, but I’m going to say it anyway: Teachers are not responsible for the recovery of the economy, child care, or getting us back to “normal.” Stop trying to guilt us into risking our lives for the government’s failure to support those who need it.

July 21, 2020

Trump tweets assurance to an anxious nation... not really..patting himself on the back for interview

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1285520211593105413

Thank you for the good reviews and comments on my interview with Chris Wallace of
@FoxNews
. We may have set a record for doing such an interview in the heat. It was 100 degrees, making things very interesting!