Saturday, August 22, 2020

8-22: President’s Sister Describes Trump as Liar With ‘No Principles’

In raising the idea of law enforcement at polls, Trump invokes tactics of voter intimidation
Civil rights advocates said even the threat of encountering law enforcement officials at the polls could be frightening to some voters, particularly in communities of color where residents distrust the police.

—WashPo

 

Sound familiar? Check out Voter suppression: 1988 and 2018 (DtB, Tom Fuentes hires poll guards)


Dems say evidence shows DeJoy was picked to lead Postal Service after 'highly irregular' process
A former top official at the agency also alleged that the Trump administration was trying to politicize the agency.

—Politico

 

Data Duel Between State and Orange County Complicates Local Reopening Effort

Voice of OC

     Orange County might come off the state’s coronavirus watchlist Saturday, but questions are emerging about the data driving the decision because of conflicting numbers between the state and the county. 

     Counties are put on the watchlist for worsening virus trends, like more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents over a 14-day period, a testing positivity greater than 8 percent during a seven-day period, or increasing hospitalization rates. 

     According to county and state data, OC meets the thresholds for hospitals and testing positivity rates, but there’s a discrepancy between the number of cases per 100,000 people. 

     County data shows nearly 97 new cases per 100,000 people, while state data shows almost 183 new cases, as of Friday….

 

In secretly recorded audio, Trump’s sister says he has ‘no principles’ and ‘you can’t trust him’
     “I’m talking too freely,” Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge and President Trump’s older sister, said during 15 hours recorded in 2018 and 2019 by her niece, Mary L. Trump. Barry’s remarks are the most critical comments known to have been made about the president by one of his siblings.

—WashPo


LAPD fires projectiles as protesters clash at Trump rally -- About 3 p.m., officers with the LAPD’s Foothill division responded to the area by Lowell Avenue and Foothill Boulevard to disperse a crowd of supporters of President Trump and counter-protesters, the department said in a news release. Leila Miller in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/22/20

 

Some Orange County schools to reopen as COVID-19 cases drop. What about L.A.? -- The Orange County Health Care Agency has announced that state waivers have been approved for in-person classes to begin at about 24 private elementary schools and one public school district serving kindergarten through sixth grade. Colleen Shalby in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/22/20

 

Live Coronavirus Updates: UCLA Scales Back Fall Plan, Northeastern Warns Students Who Signaled Plans to Party

—CHE


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

She has a place in heaven as Trump plunges to the lowest levels of Dante's hell.

Roy's obituary in LA Times and Register: "we were lucky to have you while we did"

  This ran in the Sunday December 24, 2023 edition of the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register : July 14, 1955 - November 20, 2...