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#DCProtests NEW: letter from @Jim_Jordan + @JamesComer to @MayorBowser “All documents + communications” on DC response + examination of whether “perpetrators of the recent violence + intimidation…have been paid or otherwise induced to commit these pic.twitter.com/pxdeGZtDFn
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) September 2, 2020
The Failed Experiment of Covid Lockdowns (WSJ)
Six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. has now carried out two large-scale experiments in public health—first, in March and April, the lockdown of the economy to arrest the spread of the virus, and second, since mid-April, the reopening of the economy. The results are in. Counterintuitive though it may be, statistical analysis shows that locking down the economy didn’t contain the disease’s spread and reopening it didn’t unleash a second wave of infections.
Considering that lockdowns are economically costly and create… [Read More]
Will Rioting Sway the Election Picture? (RCP)
Donald Trump trails Joe Biden in the RealClearPolitics polling average by a significant margin, as he has for the entire year. However, the rioting and shootings in cities, combined with the end of the Republican National Convention, have raised concerns in some quarters on the left that Trump may be getting a bounce. Remember, because he likely has a built-in edge in the Electoral College, a reasonably small bounce at the national level would make this a very competitive race. [Read More]
Oops! Joe Biden read the “topline message” part of the talking points his handlers gave him for a TV interview.
He apparently couldn’t remember it on his own. pic.twitter.com/0iGG83FZKA
— Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) September 2, 2020
BIDEN: “Most appropriate way to be t– to be tough on crime is to make sure that people in fact know what the facts are, first of all, have to make sure that, you know, here’s a big question. The arguments about the crime bill that have been made are not, are simply not accurate” pic.twitter.com/AoYwFADFrc
— Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) September 2, 2020
Fairfax County Library Board Member Accused of Racist Remarks (NBC Washington)
People are calling for the resignation of a Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees member after he made controversial comments about the books highlighted on the library’s website.
The comments were made by Philip Rosenthal, the president of National Credit Corporation, during a public meeting. [Read More]
Nancy Pelosi’s excuse for her maskless hair salon visit:
“It was a setup” pic.twitter.com/cOlsmdq2pk
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) September 2, 2020
