July 21, 2020

The crowd of protesters outside Portland's Justice Center sings / project "fed goons" on building

https://twitter.com/Oregonian/status/1285444462253010944

July 21, 2020

"Melania is killing it with her BeBest campaign. Here's an exhaustive list of her accomplishments "

https://twitter.com/LinkedHD/status/1285402314681901061

July 20, 2020

Trump justed tweeted "your favorite president"

such an idiot. That is the best he can do while pandemic rages?

July 20, 2020

hour segment on Portland on LA radio "Goal is to stop the Portland protests"

Tidbits from the segment.

protests had dwindled to 50 people now back up to over 1000.

before, protesters were arrested then released with minor charges. now Federal charges are by Barr, no bail, more serious.

Interview of the beaten vet (Chris Davis) - they want to end the protests but don't know how.

July 20, 2020

Missouri Gov - cavalier remarks about kids and COVID: 'if they do get COVID, which they will...

Missouri governor says kids have to go back to school and 'if they do get COVID, which they will... they're going to go home and they're going to get over it'
Governor Mike Parson caused a stir with cavalier remarks he made in defense of his decision to reopen schools on a St Louis radio show on Friday
He acknowledged that it's possible all children will contract coronavirus at school but said: 'They're going to get over it'
Parson's comments came amid a nationwide debate over reopening schools
President Trump threatened to pull funding from schools that don't reopen
Missouri has seen an alarming uptick in infections in recent weeks, with a record 958 new cases confirmed on Saturday
The state has reported more than 35,200 cases and 1,167 deaths to date
By MEGAN SHEETS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 10:59 EDT, 20 July 2020 | UPDATED: 11:47 EDT, 20 July 2020

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8541139/Missouri-Governor-Mike-Parson-says-schools-reopen-children-coronavirus.html

July 20, 2020

businesses that are struggling to survive: Chuck E Cheese

very much not suited for social distancing. Driving past my local one today... they are trying to survive
as a take out pizza place... big sign said "$5 dollar pizzas"

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/18/these-restaurant-chains-filed-for-bankruptcy-during-the-pandemic.html

Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late June, citing the prolonged venue closures stemming from the pandemic for its financial troubles. The chain had $1.91 billion in liabilities on its balance sheet, as of Dec. 29. The company plans to continue operating as it undergoes the bankruptcy process.

In 2014, private equity firm Apollo Global Management bought CEC Entertainment, which also owns Peter Piper Pizza.

July 20, 2020

people are concerned about Kanye West's mental state

https://twitter.com/sanosbo1/status/1285092436923035648

https://twitter.com/eugenegu/status/1285022493606961153

https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1284963705336324098

July 20, 2020

Vulnerable Border Community Battles Virus on 'A Straight Up Trajectory' (long article from NYT)

Vulnerable Border Community Battles Virus on ‘A Straight Up Trajectory’
In the Rio Grande Valley, poverty and chronic illness are aggravating the coronavirus outbreak. Ambulances stack up outside emergency rooms, where patients wait for beds.

EDINBURG, Texas — On a sweltering day last week near the southern tip of Texas, where high rates of poverty and chronic illness have heightened the ferocity of the coronavirus, Dr. Renzo Arauco Brown made his rounds, checking on patients who were facing severe complications from the virus and barely hanging on to life.

The now-chaotic special infectious disease unit where he works has been clobbered with new admissions in recent weeks. Clinicians sweat under layers of protective gear and yell over constantly blaring alarms.

Standing over a 63-year-old man whose lungs were taking in dangerous amounts of oxygen from a ventilator, Dr. Brown ordered medication to paralyze the man in hopes it would fix the problem. But it was one of many. The man had also suffered a severe stroke and blood clots because of the virus.

Down the hall, a nurse pulled a cushion out from under the head of a 39-year-old woman and found it covered with blood. Dr. Brown rushed over. He turned to the nurse, who was already on the phone ordering supplies for a transfusion. “Tell them to bring it, like, now,” he said.


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/19/us/coronavirus-texas-rio-grande-valley.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

read the full article if you have access..

July 19, 2020

Trump / Wallace interview videos all in one spot

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1284838878185246720

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1284846580747640835

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1284854965975109634

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1284849664395816960

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1284840434108379136

July 19, 2020

republican officials are alarmed that Trump's attacks on voting by mail working too well with GOPers

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/politics/republican-reaction-trump-mail-in-voting/index.html

(CNN)Republican officials throughout the country are reacting with growing alarm to President Donald Trump's attacks on mail-in ballots, saying his unsubstantiated claims of mass voting fraud are already corroding the views of GOP voters, who may ultimately choose not to vote at all if they can't make it to the polls come November.

Behind the scenes, top Republicans are urging senior Trump campaign officials to press the President to change his messaging and embrace mail-in voting, warning that the party could lose the battle for control of Congress and the White House if he doesn't change his tune, according to multiple GOP sources. Trump officials, sources said, are fully aware of the concerns.

The impact could be detrimental to the GOP up and down the ticket, according to a bevy of Republican election officials, field operatives, pollsters and lawmakers who are watching the matter closely. Every vote will count in critical battleground states, they argue, fearful that deterring GOP voters from choosing a convenient option to cast their ballots could ultimately sway the outcome of races that are decided by a couple of percentage points.

And with the coronavirus pandemic potentially bound to get worse in the fall, voting by mail is becoming an increasingly popular option since many voters may prefer not to wait in long lines at polling stations. That will leave Democrats with a major advantage if their voters send their ballots by mail while Republican voters forgo that option simply because they are listening to the concerns of the President.