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Archives: August 3, 2020

Jump into the fire-Nilsson

Voting isn't marriage - it's public transport

56 years ago today the Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurred

Mattiel - "Count Your Blessings"

Hmm. Is this the first shot in Drumpf's new attacks against Joe?

Happy Wolves, Happy Howls

Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump

Okay. What do we know about Tata?

Controversial Pentagon nominee placed into position after nomination failed

Trump's health care plan, Meidas Touch:

Judge Roy Moore Sued Sacha Baron Cohen for Defamation; It's About to Backfire

US Senate Election Rating for US Senate seats in 2020 that Democrats are expected to win.

Stacey Abrams coming up on MSNBC. nt

12 seconds you don't want back - a duck playing drums.

"151,826"

New!

'It's like it's April 1930 and the Depression is just underway'

Version 2 of The Liar Tweets Tonight (Lion Sleeps Tonight) parody is even better than the first!

The vanishing votes in Wisconsin

1200-pound bison takes care of every animal on farm

New Cuba bill puts a strain on U.S.-Caribbean relations

Is Trump's top cop, attorney general William Barr, a danger to democracy?

Deep Purple

The Other Americans: Salvadoran Military Official on Trial for 1989 Killing of Jesuit Priests

Better Days

Microsoft to continue talks to potentially acquire TikTok's US operations after Trump threatened to

Gregg Popovich offers powerful statement on racial injustice when asked about Marco Belinelli

Murder hornets trapped in US for first time as officials race to eradicate colonies before breeding

Timothy Snyder on CNN today.

'Defund the police' movement could offer sexual assault survivors a different path for justice...

I AM BACK!

Removing monuments is the easy part. We must make America a real democracy

Bolivians driven from pillar to post as Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals

As Trump threatens to ban TikTok, Sarah Cooper mocks him, again, on the platform

You don't have a right to kill me (Opinion)

U.S. to Act on China Software Beyond TikTok, Pompeo Says

Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson tests positive

This Barn Owl Baby Just Heard Thunder for the First Time

Florida ReTHUG Anthony Sabatini faces ethics complaint in connection to mask lawsuits

Exclusive: the litigious debt collectors targeting Latinos during a pandemic

Lamont Signs Police Accountability Into Law

Sierra Oscar Romeo Romeo Yankee

Delightful video about 4 baby owls. Starts sad, but is soon happy.

Tornado touches down in Sharon

Cardinals COVID-19 Outbreak: More Positive Test Results Expected, Per Report

A Duel

Trump Talks Tik Tok to Distract from the Real Agenda - Setting Up Election Interference Narrative

Florida - Vote by Mail stats!!

US Senate Election Rating for US Senate seats that Democrats are expected to win in 2020.

Here's what I think of Deborah L. Birx

Hopkins School parent banned for heckling graduation speakers on race

REVEALED: Trump wasted half a billion on 10,000 ventilators that won't arrive until September 2022

Tom Cotton calls slavery 'necessary evil' in attack on New York Times' 1619 Project

This Portland Street Medic Has Documented His Experience at the Protests Through Striking Watercolor

Amazing Grace - for the Christian Fence Sitters

Donald Trump's next big Con set up - 2020 Election

150 gather at Connecticut Capitol to protest mask and social distancing mandates

More Than 40,000 Will Die This Month from Coronavirus

Live Busking in Korea

Assistant Secretary For Health Contradicts Dear Leader On Benefits Of Hydroxychloroquine

Trump to Portray Biden as 'Puppet of the Left'

What's behind Trump's bizarre suggestion

Trump mocked after holding another rally where barely anyone showed up

Cubans bid farewell to Eusebio Leal Spengler, the saviour of Havana

KS-SEN: GOP scrambles to fend off Kobach in Kansas primary

The Lincoln Project ads are working -- Trump's re-election campaign has been utterly derailed

Trump directed controversial Pentagon pick into new role with similar duties after nomination failed

No Face Masks and No Warrant, Border Patrol Agents Raid Humanitarian Aid Station in AZ Detain 30

Ecuador on alert over huge Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos Islands

Texas schools are being compelled to reopen classrooms on the state's timetable, like it or not

Need help with Kindle book transfer

I ain't asking for a miracle Lord, just a little luck.

Hillary Clinton Was Right About The Deplorables: Pandemic Edition

TX-22, NY-22: House Dems Seek to Hold Suburbs as Trump's Slide Worries GOP

Trump health official: Time to 'move on' from hydroxychloroquine

Radiohead - No Surprises

It's time Minnesota locked down its borders

Cat Lovers Against White Supremacy. For real. C.L.A.W.S.

Microsoft Says It'll Continue Pursuit of TikTok

Meet the Press: "it seems.Trump has given up on being president"

Why did the alligator cross the road?

TX-23: Gina Ortiz Jones Is Out to Make History in Texas

Isaias strengthens along Florida's coast as tropical storm threatens Carolinas

Armadillo Loves New Toys

We have some important decisions to make

'I think I will commit suicide': Cargo ship workers have been trapped at sea for months because of C

FL Republican Rep. Randy Fine admitted to hospital for coronavirus

Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra Pomplamoose

What is the psychology of a Trump voter?

Tonight and tomorrow ... Fist-Shaking Moon 🌕

Katy Perry - Gorillaz - Manu Chao Mashup Pomplamoose ft. Jon Cozart

Sit back, take a deep breath, relax and remember...

Speaker Pelosi: 'GOP Doesn't Understand 'Gravity' Of The Pandemic'

COOL! Holly's Article on PA voters re Biden #1 "Most Read" on Politico Today!!!!!

Dr. Lee presents Can't Touch This Covid Parody

A Song For You

'They're Playing With Us': Anger Mounts Against GOP As $600 Unemployment Benefit Lapses; Pelosi

Washington teen found in woods 8 days after going missing

Trump and Jared Kushner's personal banker is under review by Deutsche Bank,

COVID cases, exposure have 260 Gwinnett school employees not working

The Ramp Song...

Charlottesville #9

TCM Schedule for Tuesday, August 4: Summer Under the Stars - S.Z. Sakall

Of The State Of Nature Liberty versus Licence John Locke

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."

Kemp renews ban on mask mandates, extends Georgia coronavirus restrictions

White House steps back from Trump suggestion about delaying the election

Rick Scott hammers 'inconsistent' messaging from DeSantis

Renowned Infectious Disease Expert Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) has proclaimed Schools need to open ...

'RNC: Decision On Private Trump Renomination Vote Not Final,' Wash Post

Trump's push to spoil the census -- and make Democrats disappear

The CFPB once defended consumers. Thanks to Trump, it now helps companies prey on them instead.

Messing with Xenophobes

Republican state senator who sought repeal of emergency law tests positive for coronavirus (MI)

The GOP's stimulus disaster starts with the president

Trump Forecasts His Own Fraud

Has Karen Bass explained or commented on her Scientology statement?

This still makes me laugh...

Is Trump in Trouble in Texas

Can we all agree?

There is nothing more special than when an animal accepts you as their own...

Mrs. Glam threatening this tune as grounds for divorce if I don't quit playing it...🤣

pastor of a Catholic church who urged people not to "cower in fear" is sick with coronavirus

The slow-motion 2020 election disaster states are scrambling to prevent, explained

Liberty University Poured Millions Into Sports. Now Its Black Athletes Are Leaving.

Senator Files New Bill To Federally Legalize Marijuana And Regulate It Like Tobacco

Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce used "Colin Kaepernick stand-in" for K-9 demonstration at fundraiser

A Former Trump Insider Predicted Trump Will Ask His MAGA Supporters To Take Up Arms And Defend Him..

The Daily Show: Sports in the Time of Coronavirus

How a rural US sheriff's department was able to obtain a military-grade vehicle

Cute overload: Angela Farm- Burrowing Owls (11-1/2 min.)

Time is such a baffling thing.

Tim Kaine On VP Vetting: 'Everything You've Ever Said And Done Is Under Intense Scrutiny' - MSNBC

US Senate Election Rating for seats that Democrats are expected to win in 2020.

University of Alabama's college of nursing invites faculty parents of school age children to quit

Robert Johnson "Preachin' Blues"

Bluebird's Blues

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary: GOP Relief Bill Is 'Grossly Inadequate' - MSNBC

It HAS to be Said, Dotard

Ruintrumprallies.com

We were a regular family': Ga. teen loses both parents to COVID-19 days apart

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - U.S. History

Tom Green - Late Night Jams Live, live

Key swing state slips away from Trump. He has trailed in every public poll in Pennsylvania since Jun

Coronavirus: Iran cover-up of deaths revealed by data leak (nearly triple the reported numbers)

Steep water Band's "Preaching Blues"

Clock is ticking on Trump comeback as early voting nears (North Caroline starts voting sept 4th)

(Don't Want No) Cold Coffee & Cocaine - Piano & a Microphone 1983 - Prince

A great moment in journalism:

Trump's chances re: TikTok:

Tailored Brands (Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A Bank) files for bankruptcy as pandemic hammers sales

2020 US Senate Election Rating for seats Democrats are expected to win in 2020.

Workers protest end of $600 unemployment supplement; jobless in Florida stuck with lowest benefit in

'The Swamp' Exposes Just How Much Republican Matt Gaetz Kisses Trump's Butt

A group of FL sheriffs without face masks stand by as President Trump spews insults on people and

There will be no shitshow today because Tropical Storm Isaias

Homeowner falsely accuses state House candidate of stealing mail while delivering campaign

John Hume, former SDLP leader and Nobel peace prize winner, dies at 83

*DROP-OFF BALLOTING: *1St CHECK YOUR STATE TO SEE IF IT'S AN OPTION: Alternative to Vote By-Mail *

A woman was hospitalized with covid-19. One of her aides turned out to be her long-lost sister.

A WWII hero with one leg wanted to pitch in the MLB. In 1945, he got his chance.

Delray Beach addiction treatment doctor arrested in $681M fraud case

"COVID In America" Video Seen Around The World; People Cannot Believe Their Eyes!

Noah's Ark closed until further notice after two employees test positive for COVID-19

Monday TOONs - Of Buck Stops and Backstops

Trump Doesn't Like What He Sees in the Crystal Ball

I need help on how to vote safely in Travis County

Health officials launch effort to test Madison's homeless population for coronavirus

Coronavirus updates: Arrests after illicit party boat with 170 guests cruises around New York City

Breakfast Monday August 3 2020

Virus relief bill remains up in air as negotiations resume

Forbes: Start Vaccinating Now!

Clock is ticking on Trump comeback as early voting nears

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson tests positive for Covid-19Article title

$1.3 Trillion House Package Funds ARPA-E, Weatherization, Blocks Permitting For Alaska's Pebble Mine

Numbers Of Brazilian Amazon Fires In July Up 28% YOY; August Likely To Be Far Worse

In 2017, NASA Predicted Disappearance Of 2 Canadian Arctic Ice Fields w/i 5 Yrs; It Only Took 3 Yrs

El Paso mayor: On the anniversary of the shooting, we refuse to let evil and fear define us

Texas Frets When Drought Arrives; The Rest Of The Time, It's All About More Growth, More Money

Woe to You Who Legislate Evil and Rob the Poor of Their Rights

Temperatures At 120F And Above In Iraq; Stumbling Electrical Grid Stokes Violence In Record Heat

Epic Never Trumper Rant

Michigan couple reunites after pandemic forces them apart

Meidas Touch: Dear Michigan, bring back America. VOTE BIDEN!

William Perry Pendley Would Also Bring 40 Years Of Red White & Blue Racism To Federal Lands Position

Some simple math on the Presidential Election...

Shale Reckoning Arrives For Texas; Rig Count Now 11% Of Decade High; National Count Lowest On Record

Dr. Harvey Risch professor of Epidemiology from Yale School of Public Health is on CNN saying that

Data Dimensions to lay off 111 after government contract not renewed

It's tweeting

Woman Makes Friends With 4-Year-Old Girl Who Yelled 'Black Lives Matter' In Home Depot

Another fake Pelosi video goes viral on Facebook (and of course they don't take it down)

Exclusive: Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal

I saw a red pickup truck on I35 yesterday with

Dog sings at different pitches along with owner

August 3 - Happy Birthday Senator Chris Murphy (D) CT

Construction workers find noose-like item at job site

Trump has placed another dangerous sycophant in a top Pentagon role.

Hurricane Watch and Warnings up for Carolinas, TS Watch extended to NYC area

More than 100 CEOs warn Congress of 'catastrophic' consequences for small biz without relief bill

WELL We 're WAITING..., (KellyAnne)

John Podesta played Biden in an election war-game, and refused to concede in a scenario that looked

It: "96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. 50% in new Rasmussen Poll (higher than Obama..."

Peat Fires Will Redefine Both Fire Ecology And GHG Outcomes Across Canadian And Siberian Arctic

Dear Michigan

Kushner's License To Practice

Dear Michigan

Portland: "We Came"

Trump on his Pennsylvania "tele-rally" yesterday: "And you know, Joe Biden likes to say he's from Pe

So Donald -Would Herman Cain Be Alive Today If He Had Not Been Tested For Coronavirus?

'Treasury Sec. Mnuchin Uses Debunked GOP Talking Pt. To Justify Cutting $600 Unemployment Boost

Tornado preparedness

Scientists have discovered a way to grow colored cotton, reducing the need for dyeing fabrics, one o

Open the schools you say?

More on Tata: He pushed horrific conspiracies that normal people wouldn't ever be able to invent inc

😃🇺🇸🍉🗓❗️

China wasn't in charge of the US response. You were.

Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez done for season due to heart issue (Covid)

Breaking down what Republicans and Democrats want in the coronavirus stimulus plan

Officers in Vallejo, California, bent badges to mark each fatal police killing, ex-captain says

Let me get this straight

Where is Frorida?

Another fake Pelosi video goes viral on Facebook

85 Vermont inmates in Mississippi prison test positive for Covid-19

Anti-abortion centers receive at least $4m from US coronavirus bailout

It's still tweeting (with Mrs. Krassenstein replies)

From A TX Obit: "Shame on all of you, and may Karma find you all!"

Nuclear bailout tied to bribery scandal was years in making (Ohio)

The Swamp: a revealing look into Washington corruption

New Poll Puts Biden Up Over Trump in Ohio, Coronavirus and the Economy Are Top Issues

'Congress' Is Not Flailing. Republicans Are. With whom are the Dems supposed to negotiate in bedlam?

Oh Look! Our very own Death Cult!

De Niro, Reiner, & more cut through Trump's lies on the Mueller report

If they didn't test, they'd have very few cases (random Covid-19 testing in the WH starts today)

Daily Dodo: Woman Sees Saddest Goldfish At Pet Store -- And Changes His Life Forever

Two cruise ships hit by coronavirus weeks after industry restarts

I Put a "Veterans for Biden" Bumper Sticker on My 1996 Ford Ranger - Results

You raised $3,353.00 on August 2, 2020 to elect Joe Biden POTUS with our DU ActBlue link

Cats On Zoom Calls

It's still tweeting (and Mrs. Krassenstein is on it!)

"White Slide" ... that's what I call the treatment of white

Dunning-Kruger Effect.

I would not buy a house near deplorables

Cuomo the "love Gov" will be on at 11:30 et

Shannon Freshour vrs. Jim Jordan

Statement of purpose clarification: religion & #Cult45

Will Trump's campaign do what he's accusing Democrats of doing?

How many DUers have read the 2020 Democratic Party Platform?

So both Fivethirtyeight and RCP are showing "tightening" ....

The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 8/3/20

Florida Man Arrested With Gun In One Hand, Beer In The Other

Trump now going after Dr. Birx

Machinations of Loser-in-Chief vs. party he destroyed?

Reports of infected and dead are slowly disappearing.

Preview For This Week's Top 10 Conservative Idiots

Trump threatens lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada

Trump blasts Birx after she warns coronavirus pandemic is 'extraordinarily widespread'

Tweet of the moment from NYT's Mara Gay

PRIORITIES USA campaign ad: "Police State"

Another Florida Republican hospitalized with Covid19 (Randy Fine)

Trump campaign nears point of no return

How are all of you dealing with all of the stress of 2020.

It's just crazy, stocks keep going up. Why?

Lei and Niu never did make it as big-time magicians

BEWARE - Florida Covid-19 numbers will be artificially deflated for a few days

M. Orr Hints At Trump Not Making It To November...This Is The Latest

Trump says he's examining executive orders on stopping evictions, other issues if he can't reach dea

Trump electoral fraud mentions

The Lincoln Project....best ad I've seen so far

GOP officials confront signs of Republican turnout crisis

WHO director general says there might never be a 'silver bullet' against coronavirus

Florida's public data - don't trust it.

Here Are My VP Thoughts, FWIW

Cat slides downstairs without putting in any effort

My god, Mike Tyson attempts "dangerous comeback." Scathing article (The Guardian)

Did you Know???

Black Wolf Howls to the Thunder

Wyoming will no longer have a daily newspaper...

Pic Of The Moment: New House Report Reveals More Trump Pandemic Incompetence

Saving The Republic: A Macabre Echo

President Obama's first wave of endorsements

Super Happy Sheeb Boi

Guy climbs on door and confuses his pets by calling them in room

This AM we have the Madness of King Donny ..... none of what he tweets out is true.

Dog groomer tricked into working on her new puppy

THIS IS NOT ON TEACHERS.

But the emails ... oh, the shame!

1030 new cases on the AZ Dashboard today, Mon.; 14 deaths

Judge Salas breaks silence in heartbreaking video tribute after son's shooting death

Tony Bennett has a birthday today!

Democrats warn GOP: Don't fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020 or we'll retaliate

PELOSI doubles down on her criticism of Dr. Birx

What Trump's collapse means for America

(sticker) Trump failed us, Fire the Liar.

Fox News tied a Portland shooting to protests. In fact, it happened miles away

Lucky Dube was born on this date.

Trump's new postmaster general could corrupt a key institution ahead of Election Day

People Are Hilariously Trolling Trump With Videos of Their Kids Reciting 'Person Woman Man Camera TV

Judge voids Trump administration restrictions on coronavirus sick leave

Donald Trump's tone deaf '911' campaign ad is a slap in the face to seniors

Louie Gohmert's daughter begs him to heed medical advice and not to follow Trump to 'an early grave'

Proposed mine faces mounting troubles

Vietnam Says The New Strain Of Coronavirus Behind Its Ominous COVID-19 Spike Is 3 Times As Contagiou

Giant sign a few miles north of me

Chilling Read. Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply chains - but should they?

These maps with the color coded states with varying increases in cases are misleading...

Hey, Carol, I think the baby needs changing

Is Joe singing this song to Kamala? LOL

Might as well get August started

Made ya look!

Chilling Read. Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply chains - but should they?

Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky Sworn Into Wisconsin Supreme Court

Finally someone with balls

The USA is a REPUBLIC, not a Democracy.

"Cargo". I really enjoyed this little indie gem.

True enough!

The U.S. Navy SEALs have launched a probe of videos appearing to show dogs from the elite special

So the big new attack on Joe is about corporate lobbyists? Which is it, socialism or this?

Jimmy Fallon joke (from Friday) on Trump delaying the election

To Detain, Delay or Obstruct the Passage of U.S. Mail is a crime

This day in baseball in 1914

Thousands remain evacuated from Southern California wildfire

Asshole Trumpist boaters decided to crash the splashdown site for the astronauts yesterday.

Tiniest Puppy Grows Up To Be HUGE

Wake up and listen to some cool shit

You really think it will be this obvious?

How to get kicked out of a flat earth group

Judge starts new injunction barring Lee statue removal

Early Voting Starts Next Month in Fla., Mich., N.C. and Pa.--And Biden Leads Trump in All 4

Defense contractor with billions in sales got millions in pandemic loans intended for small business

A Vast Racial Gap in Death Penalty Cases, New Study Finds

Expert on authoritarian regimes explains how Trump is creating a crisis to 'cling to power'

Notre Dame Cathedral's organ getting 4-year-long cleaning

Journalist tests positive for coronavirus after covering President Trump's visit to Tampa Bay

What did the note say?

Republicans race to promote mail voting as Trump's attacks discourage his own supporters

Trump's New Adviser Steve Cortes Thinks He Hasn't Been 'Fascist' Enough

SEALs investigating event at museum where man in Kaepernick jersey attacked by dogs

Trump's postmaster general donated $122,500 to the RNC's legal fund for fighting vote-by-mail

Press Release: Committee Formed to Begin Planning for Bicentennial of Slavery Abolition in New York

Leaked audio: Lawyers praised 'beauty' of controversial protest-response tactics

Yale psychiatrist backs Mary Trump's assessment: The president "is mentally incapable of leading"

Top Trump Advisor Attacks Coronavirus Task Force's Adm. Giroir - So He Can Push Hydroxychloroquine

Will GOP states start marking ballots that get mailed out as absentee or vote by mail

Business owners in both Charlotte NC and Jacksonville FL pissed at Trump

FCC chair says agency will take public comment on Trump social media petition

Question about mail in vote counting

Whitmer, Benson ask state employees to take Tuesday off to help with election

Well, looky there. NBC brass is FINALLY noticing @chucktodd 's lack of talent..........

Why Do Liberals Unfriend People Over Politics? Because Conservatives Are Soulless Monsters

D.A. Is Investigating Trump and His Company Over Fraud, Filing Suggests

2 died of Ebola:They said Obama should resign;158K died due to trump incompetence: they cheer him on

D.A. Is Investigating Trump and His Company Over Fraud, Filing Suggests

Huge Rally of White Trump Supporters Show Up at Black Church in Dallas

A handful of states are slated to begin voting before the first scheduled debate on Sept. 29.

300 green groups say Senate has 'moral duty' to reject Trump's public lands nominee

John Hume (SDLP), Nobel laureate, dies at age 83.

Democrats subpoena top aides to Pompeo

Incognito Mode May Not Work the Way You Think It Does

Trump Installs Controversial Ally Anthony Tata at Pentagon

Now Cuomo's live!

Maxine Waters rips Trump, GOP over mail-in ballots

Trump Spanish-language ad equates progressives, socialists

Michigan lawmaker who tried to limit governor's emergency powers tests positive for COVID-19

Koch-funded super PAC backing Chip Roy tells voter to 'find a job'

White House to require random coronavirus tests for its officials

Navarro Throws Another White House Health Expert Under Bus Over Hydroxy

'The Workhouse': activists celebrate decision to close 'hellish' St Louis jail

I've decided to test the speed of the Post Office

Obama announces first wave of 2020 endorsements

I started sauerkraut about 3 weeks ago

S. Korea to begin liquidating Nippon Steel assets on Aug. 4

Debra Messing tweet:Dr. Birx you were used by the WH to put out sound bites to serve trump narrative

Exclusive: Iowa's state medical director received 45% pay raise

Manhattan DA Suggests He Is Investigating Trump Org For Fraud

Ice on the motorway. Wilko Johnson and some dude named Roger

US East coasters - you might want to plug in and get charged up

Governor Cuomo Update August 3 2020

Taking a look at the bright side of the whole VP discussion...

Repubs know they are going to lose... They are starting up the "Debt Crisis" talk already

Trump Under Investigation for Bank and Insurance Fraud by Manhattan District Attorney...

Stark and brutal piece in The Atlantic: "How the Pandemic Defeated America"

Vance seeking Trump's tax returns cites reports of 'protracted criminal conduct' at Trump Org

Mandatory Asylum Committal For Anyone Displaying Trump Items - It Is Coming

"The View" today...if I hear Meghan whine about not being able to shop for a baby crib, I'm gonna

Democrats subpoena top aides to Pompeo

Karen Bass fails VP vetting; Duckworth, Rice, Harris, and Warren still in the hunt

A Hospital Forgot to Bill Her Coronavirus Test. It Cost Her $1,980.

Another way to occupy oneself during quarantine

Obama issues first wave of 2020 Texas endorsements ☑️

Spaghetti Models

NEW: A journalist who covered President Trump's trip to Florida last week has tested positive

Joe Biden's campaign names first Texas hires for general election

1/4 mile drag race where a Plymouth Belvedere goes up against a Chevy Chevelle

New York State: Voting by mail in November's General Election

Big Tent revival in Des Plaines reveals Pritzger exemption for "free exercise of religion."

Cross posted in the New York Group. Special thanks to DUer Danmel.

Open schools are the exception, not the rule, around the world

The Atlantic: When Karen Bass went to work in Castro's Cuba

Dotard is a millipede and we keep waiting for the next shoe to drop. n/t

If you mail in your ballot while you are alive in September

Despite promising to step aside after racist Facebook post, Keith Nielsen becomes Harris County GOP

Wildlife Feel the Heat from Summertime Policy Rollbacks

Max Bruch Scottish Fantasy

Canada Sends Patrols to 'Prevent Caravans of Americans' From Surging Across the Border

Kanye West Is Trying to Get on the Ballot in Wisconsin, a Crucial Swing State

Trump, the self-pitying president

There was a discussion today on ESPN that casts doubt on fall college football...

Despite coronavirus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail

Virgin Galactic debuts design of future Mach 3 high-speed aircraft, signs deal with Rolls-Royce

Attention all trump supporters

New submissions for Mississippi flag now available for online review - HAH!

Frorida: Tre Srunshine Srate.

The Real Nightmare Scenario

The Fight to Save Jobs in the Airline Industry

New submissions for Mississippi flag now available for online review

'Life In the Iron Mills' Told of the Suffering of America's Working Classes

Trump puzzled by his unpopularity? Here's some help

"Trump and Jared Kushner's personal banker is under review by Deutsche Bank"

Russian hackers stole US-UK trade talk papers from Liam Fox's email account - report

Any unemployment extension news today?

Did you get a late car-tab renewal notice? You're not alone

The Mask Slackers of 1918

On Buying a Beater Vehicle - Public Service Announcement for General Discussion

METROPOLITAN DIARY 'As I Started to Walk Away, the Second Man Reached Out His Hand'

CEO of Puerto Rico's power company to resign amid outages

Kushner and Trump: Was it manslaughter or negligent homicde?

Peaceful, Easy Feeling

Warren,Booker call for OSHA standards for meatpacking in next Coronavirus bill.

Cartoons 8/3/2020

Oswego County (NY) sheriff's boat flies Trump political flag at boat rally

Navy SEALs Say They're Investigating Event That Used 'Colin Kaepernick' Stand-In for Dog Demo

Chris Cuomo reacts to Trump comment 'nobody likes me'

Note to Republicans in Congress: 'It's an awesome blessing to provide for people in need'

Dunkin' Donuts to Require Masks After Trump-Loving Pastor Made Violent Threat Toward Employee

Something to separate conspirasy theories

Judge rejects Trump restrictions on coronavirus sick leave for employees

Federal Judge Delivers Powerful Statement Weeks After Misogynist Lawyer Killed Her Son (VIDEO)

Sean Hannity Under Fire After Trump Campaign Uses His Book For Fundraising

Joe Biden writes good tweets

Two worlds..

The most damning inside portrait of the Trump administration yet

White Supremacist Trump Supporter Tackled After Punching Woman in Face at Florida Restaurant

Well, it's funny now, but it wasn't then.

Trump's healthcare plan:

It's very dark and very still in Atlanta right now.

Bernie Sanders: 'The Next Three Months Are The Most Important In Modern U.S. History

What are the true reasons Trump has overwhelmingly and systematically destroyed America?

Americans grossly underestimate the racial wealth gap between Black and white families

Obama announces first wave of 2020 endorsements

Andrew Cuomo rips Trump like never before: 'This was the worst government blunder in modern history'

JUST IN: Tropical storm WATCH upgraded to Tropical Storm WARNING for DC and Balt,

Man Murdered New Burger King Employee After Woman Complained About Drive-Thru Wait Time: Deputies

Rep. Louie Gohmert's daughter publicly chides him for ignoring 'medical experts,' getting COVID-19

A cartel war has transformed once-tranquil Guanajuato into one of Mexico's deadliest states

South Dakota Man Burns Gay Pride Flag on Facebook Live: 'Burn, Burn, Burn, You Queer Sons of B-ches!

New Emails Show Mike Pence Got Disgraced Governor Back Into the Navy After Sex Crime Charge: Report

LGBTQ Russians Fight to Survive Putin's Campaign of Hate

Rep. Clyburn: Trump Wants To Install Himself As First U.S. Strong Man Morning Joe MSNBC

Michigan Judge Re-Sentences Convicted Murder to 30-70 Years in Direct Violation of Appeals Court Rul

Scientists are growing colored cotton, the latest in sustainability fashion

Pence: Panic over second coronavirus wave 'overblown' (June)

Anyone Seen William Barr?

Space Needle reopens Monday with new technology, enhanced cleaning measures

She Got Sandwiched Between Whales, Is Recovering

'Pathetic!': Trump Blasts COVID Adviser Birx for issuing gloom C19 outlook

Trump snaps at Jim Acosta for reminding him of coronavirus death toll: 'Fake news CNN'

*RANDI RHODES Radio Show, Online Now, 3-5 PM ET: FSTV, Online, Dish, YouTube...

trump was on teevee again today promoting hydroxycloroquine.

Rant: Who gives a shit what Trump says other than his moronic cult herd. Really, the guy

El Paso Electric's $4.3B sale to JPMorgan-tied fund completed; new CEO named

He's always been a garbage human. Check out this interview from 1990!

Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers

'We Always Knew What It Stood For': Small Texas Town Torn Over Its Confederate Statue

Lt Col Vindman (Ret): "He sees public service - of anyone but yourself - as a sign of weakness"

Alex Jones Encourages Violence (Again)

Tweet of the Day

LINCOLN PROJECT: "That was a weird bingo night"

A water beetle swallowed alive by a frog escapes through the butt Science News

Trump tried to play chicken with the Manhattan DA -- and failed spectacularly: ex-federal prosecutor

Bush Presidential Center, Boy Scouts, Texas Tech among hundreds hit in Blackbaud ransomware attack

Papers leaked before UK election in suspected Russian operation were hacked from ex-trade minister -

"cannot emphasize enough just how shitty this looks"

Portland's newest statue is quite something.

Trump Humiliated As Just 18 Supporters Show Up To Protest Nevada Mail-In Voting

USAID appointee unloads as rocky tenure ends

Check out this satellite view of Tropical Storm Isaias and the rainfall potential....

As civilly as I can manage, the goddam question is NOT "What do we need to do?", it is

NoShit...

CNN's Acosta Corners Trump on Hydroxychloroquine: Why Is Your Task Force 'Contradicting You?'

Seriously? Lack of empathy may be the biggest crisis we face right now.

Facebook refuses to remove doctored Nancy Pelosi video

Donald Trump's Election Day Disaster (2004)

The White House has added a 5 PM "news conference" to Trump's schedule.

Pet raccoon adorably plays with bowl full of ice cubes

The Great TikTok Shakedown of 2020

Voter Vets on Morning Joe - "The Enemy"

CEO of Puerto Rico's power company to resign amid outages

Immigration Nation is now on Netflix.....1st 15 minutes and I have a PSA

G. Takei: America is very sick under Trump. But I believe we are developing antibodies to Trumpism.

New viaduct links ecosystems to preserve golden lion tamarin

These big baby pitties are adorable!

New viaduct links ecosystems to preserve golden lion tamarin

The 1918 Flu, Masks and Lessons for the Coronavirus Pandemic

Somethings you just cannot unsee.......

Filling in the pieces via info received Putin's mafia thugs in Ukraine including a fugitive? Republi

Cat explains social distancing to nosy Great Dane

Firearms exports to Brazil surge as gun ownership increases under Bolsonaro

Sen. Markey on protecting the Post Office from Trump (start time 4:15 EST)

Preliminary deal reached between Argentina and bondholders

Preliminary deal reached between Argentina and bondholders

Sometimes reading a good rant can lift the spirits.

Meanwhile on Russian state TV:

U.S. FAA proposes requiring key Boeing 737 MAX design changes

New Lincoln Project Toon!

EXCLUSIVE: Police bodycam footage shows moment-by-moment arrest of George Floyd for the first time

A Two-Toed Sloth Accidentally Hitched a 40-Mile Ride in a Truck's Engine Bay

A Two-Toed Sloth Accidentally Hitched a 40-Mile Ride in a Truck's Engine Bay

Did everyone in Florida dodge the bullet with the tropical storm ?

Trump loyalist Anthony Tata gets Defense post as Senate nomination stalls

Trump loyalist Anthony Tata gets Defense post as Senate nomination stalls

Senate Republicans provide a surprisingly potent sign of Trump's growing impotence

Corrigan has been fired, two sources tell @NBCNews . @USAID confirms she no longer works there

Journalist and bodyguard gunned down in southern Mexico

Jerry Falwell Jr. Posted -- Then Deleted -- a Bizarre 'Vacation Photo' From Instagram

Chief of staff to Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19

Starts Today, August 3 -- Immigration Nation

Mexico's 'El Mencho' reportedly built his own hospital, another sign of how cartels do public relati

In case you needed another reason not to purchase Epstein's hellish lair.

Friendly baby shark approaches scuba divers for a little love

This has to be the coolest thing I have ever ordered...

Butte des Morts, Wisconsin - 8-2-2020 Extinction level event

Another one (BIRX) bites the dust, will they never learn?!1

Causes of death for Americans: Six down, closing in on 7 in just under 6 months.

COVID-19 patient didn't recognize her body after double-lung transplant

Prosecutor seeking Trump's cites reports of "extensive and protracted criminal conduct"

How a US military doctrine became Colombia's 'origin of evil' Part 2: Special warfare

TN - Fayette and Tipton Counties issue mask mandate ordinances

Soft sculpture...

Advice from a woman who survived covid-19, the 1918 flu -- and cancer

Colombia's health minister not planning to save lives during COVID-19 pandemic

Poll: who do you think Biden will pick - NOT who you want, but who will get it.

260 employees in Georgia's largest school district test positive for or exposed to coronavirus

Maryland Gov. Hogan bans counties from ordering blanket closures of schools.

Journalist covering Trump trip to Florida tests positive for coronavirus

After reading Mary Trump's book

Fauci says states seeing surge in COVID-19 cases should reconsider some lockdown measures

Fauci says states seeing surge in COVID-19 cases should reconsider some lockdown measures

'Fun first': After 40 years, 'PAC-MAN' creator Toru Iwatani's first concern is still for the players

Peter Navarro: "My view of this now is doctors' opinions are a dime a dozen."

STOCK MARKET WATCH - Tuesday, 4 August 2020

2020 in a nutshell

Best sign and costume.

Dollars to Doughnuts its Duckworth!!!

"It's not fair", said Trump!

Scared For School: 4 In 5 Parents Considering Homeschooling Kids This Fall

Arlington GOP Chair Kicked Out of Local COVID Facebook Group

I have high confidence that we Dems will win the WH and the Senate this election.

Two cruise ships hit by coronavirus weeks after industry restarts

Dow Soars (oh, btw no help for the common folk this week)

Kanye West files to appear on presidential ballot in Arkansas

NZ: How to win an election during a pandemic

documentary to watch

1000plus white bikers mob parking lot of TX black church that flies BLM banner---?near Dallas

He has gone from transporting 15 bodies a week to 22 a day.

NY prosecutor seeking Trump's tax returns cites reports of 'protracted criminal conduct'

It's almost 5:30 PM

Spain's scandal-hit former king Juan Carlos to go into exile

The monsoon is here in Duke City. Yes, the monsoon here in New Mexico is something I've heard

As the World Turns in the Harris County Republican Party

Another band steps into BLM territory- Midnight Oil

Former Pope Benedict recovering from 'painful but not serious condition,' Vatican says

Dr. Lee presents Can't Touch This Covid Parody

We may be seeing more and more obits like this one soon:

Concord man repeatedly erases neighbor's 'Black Lives Matter' chalk

House committee requests hearing with postmaster general amid mail-in voting concerns

Gun-toting off-duty cop confronts family for BLM display. He's on leave, WA police say

Yes! House committee calls for hearing with postmaster general

Who had Trump making a comment on the name of tropical storm Isaias?

Trump always reads in an impatient monotone.

Breaking: former USAID head Merritt Corrigan teams up with.....Jacob Wohl

Amazing... These are ALL cakes

What's for Dinner, Mon., Aug. 3, 2020

"We're doing more than we have thought we could do"?

I'm back home now, from my trip to San Diego.

They started gassing us, then they started shooting us, they then started aiming for the head...

Borowitz: Biden leading Trump among Voters who favor being alive

Oh, great! Surgery by phone!

Debating Pence?

OIC. This is his wonderful health care plan.

Its infrastructure week!!!

I think Trump is spelling out his healthcare plan

There is an OBVIOUS dead giveaway of "voter fraud".

Plosma. WTF?

Man fires at officers with AK-47 after refusing to wear a mask

CNN not showing the shit show....

Virginia gov faces new hurdle in bid to remove Lee statue

Wook, evweebody, I learned a new word "roarrull"! I never thought in my long, long life

If Russia already has a vaccine for COVID-19, then they're probably responsible

Trump statues Portland waterfront

Concerning Trump's Telehealth that he is currently speaking about.

Trump: "...we need that beautiful ingredient that you that got better seem to have in your veins..."

Asshole threw "nasty" it there talking about Nancy.

VP threw Birx under bus for telling people not to send their kids to schools in Covid 19 Hot Zones

Trump "I don't want anyone evicted" !

Virginia mayor faces calls to resign after claiming Joe Biden had picked Aunt Jemima for VP

Trump threatens lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada

The unpleasant symptoms I'm seeing now in trying to navigate around DU since the recent

Absentee ballot are the same as a mail-in ballot, you idiot!

OMG. Trump: A postman was arrested for "doing... something... very bad."

Scientists Worry About Political Influence Over Coronavirus Vaccine Project (NYT)

Now the health care plan will be by the end of August. Nt

Teacher: "Voting for Trump may have signed my death warrant"

What is DT babbeling about with a race in NY that was all mailin neefds to be rerun because the

'"Thank you for your service"

"MAGA Man" loses his mind...and his job.

I find cloud gazing to be so comforting

Has anyone here been prescribed topical fluorouracil for pre-cancerous areas?

As Malania says to herself after they have sex,

You call it demon semen

For Orange County (and maybe other counties) mail-in ballot must be received on Election Day

"Grandpa Ranty." I like it.

Those of you bashing telehealth - have you actually tried it?

Just a question

How Trump's corruption may doom any attempt at an 'October surprise'

Tom Friedman on CNN: "My God, if he was in charge of D-Day we'd all be speaking German today!"

GM alleges Fiat Chrysler spent millions to bribe UAW leaders

"Dats a nice app youse got dere..."

'I Was Asked If I Stole My Car': Black Diplomats Describe Harassment At U.S. Borders

WHO Chief Warns 'There Might Never Be' A Silver Bullet For Coronavirus

Vacuum cleaners can do more than clean..!

Review of primary(PA) prompts elections agency to seek changes

While the shitshow resumed today Florida is approached 500,000 infected people

It's 2020

I've been getting cantaloupe all summer

This is what we're up against

Forecasters say this will be the biggest wind event in the North East Since

Can someone help me find a meme that lists all the reforms since the blm protests?

Leon Fleisher, 92, Dies; Spellbinding Pianist Using One Hand or Two.

Battery powered scooters - need DU advise on Christmas gift

USPS Delivered 4 Election Relocation Notices Today.

Welfare Music

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick

Biden assails Trump's 'bald-faced lies' about voting by mail

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves

Is the vile slimeball stupidly digging his own grave?

Fauci warns of 'really bad situation' if daily coronavirus cases don't drop to 10K by September

Postal Service says it has 'ample capacity' to handle election after Trump casts doubt

Trump promises to 'Respect our Military!' His hypocrisy is sickening.

Good: Delta CEO confirms more than 100 persons put on NO-FLY list for refusing to wear masks

A haunting obituary from a COVID patient who died in Longview

Trump says TikTok will be banned if not sold by Sept. 15, demands cut of sale fee

COVID is starting to explode in India too. Its going to surpass the 50M from the 1918 flu pandemic

Kansas Senate Primary Has Arrived, and the Anxiety Over Kobach Is High

Do not enter without a mask

Trump's name should live in infamy

Bacon and free weights. It's a pandemic thing.

Democrats guide to 51 US Senate seats from the November 2020 election results will be from KS.

My syblings graduated from Eskimo Joe's, couldn't abandon their Alma matter

Democrats are threatening to expand the Supreme Court. Good.

Trump considering unilateral action as stalemate over coronavirus relief continues

Arlington GOP leader doxes neighbors who complain about mask-less businesses

N.J. 'knuckleheads' blamed for spike in COVID-19 cases

DHS Is Quietly Tying Antifa to Foreign Powers (The Nation)

'Comparing Poverty In India & America May Surprise You' Poor Is More Than Lack of Money, Possessions

Trump calls TikTok a hot brand,demands a chunk of its sales price

Q&A: TikTok saga continues with Microsoft talks. Now what?

Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do

'A horrible position': National Guard's virus mission in jeopardy without White House extension

This afternoon the USPS says it has ample capacity to handle mail-in voting.

A guest on MSNBC just said DT's approval # is now 29%!!! No wonder he's scared! n/t

Garmin reportedly paid hackers a multimillion dollar ransom to recover files after a cyberattack

Trump wants to wet his beak on the Tik Tok sale

This Immigrant Who Trump Clearly Hates, Built an Innovative Scientific Tool Company in the US.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Live August 21st, 1976)

Project Farm - Best Safety Glasses (Put through the test)

UGA Ranks Third in COVID Cases Among Colleges

The Wild Story of Creem, Once 'America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine'

Getting a coronavirus vaccine in record time is hard. Distributing it to tens of millions

'Huge, foolish mistake': Sturgis residents split over giant bike rally as coronavirus cases rise

Talented parrot dances better than most people

Just Make It Stop!

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