October 5, 2020

Biden campaign going up in Texas.

https://twitter.com/mediumbuying/status/1312909555148480512

October 5, 2020

The Lincoln Project isn't being subtle...

https://twitter.com/therickwilson/status/1312904317679013890

October 4, 2020

A message to the Secret Service

https://twitter.com/chrisbastianbkl/status/1312903482006011905

October 4, 2020

CNN analysis of Trump's Walter Reed stunt"

“needlessly put Secret Service at risk for photo op”

“Hasn’t used his illness as a teaching moment about masks and social distancing”.

“Driving by his supporters who aren’t wearing masks”

October 4, 2020

Let's be clear: Trump is NOT LEAVING Walter Reed...

He having a drive-by to wave to his fanboys outside...

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1312866625453019136

October 4, 2020

BREAKING: Tropical Cyclone 26 targeting (you guessed it) LA and TX.

BULLETIN
Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Six Advisory Number 1
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL262020
500 PM EDT Sun Oct 04 2020

...DISTURBANCE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EXPECTED TO BECOME A
TROPICAL STORM AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER OVER THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN
SEA...
...WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND WESTERN
CUBA...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...16.7N 76.6W
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM S OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 350 MI...565 KM ESE OF GRAND CAYMAN
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The government of the Cayman Islands has issued a Tropical Storm
Warning for the Cayman Islands, including Little Cayman and Cayman
Brac.

The government of Cuba has issued a Hurricane Watch for the Isle of
Youth and the Cuba provinces of Pinar del Rio and Artemisa. A
Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the Cuban province of La
Habana.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio and Artemisa
* Isle of Youth

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Cayman Islands including Little Cayman and Cayman Brac

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Cuba province of La Habana

A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours
before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force
winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or
dangerous.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
----------------------
At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the disturbance was centered near latitude
16.7 North, longitude 76.6 West. The system is moving toward the
west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). A west-northwestward to
northwestward motion at a slightly faster forward speed is expected
over the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of the
disturbance is expected to pass near or just southwest of Jamaica
tonight and early Monday, move near or over the Cayman Islands
Monday night, and approach the Isle of Youth and western Cuba
Tuesday afternoon or evening. The system is forecast to move into
the southeastern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night or early Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Strengthening is expected during the next 2 to 3 days and the
system is forecast to be a tropical storm when it nears the Cayman
Islands, and a hurricane when it moves near or over western Cuba.

Conditions are conducive for development and the system is forecast
to become a tropical depression or storm tonight or early Monday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
Key messages for Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Six can be found
in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT1,
WMO header WTNT41 KNHC, and on the web at
www.hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT1.shtml.

STORM SURGE: A dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by
as much as 3 to 5 feet above normal tide levels along the immediate
coast of the Isle of Youth and along the south coast of western
Cuba near and to right of where the center makes landfall. Near the
coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and dangerous waves.

RAINFALL: Through midweek, this system has the potential to produce
3 to 5 inches of rain with isolated maximum totals of 8 inches
across Jamaica, southern Haiti, and western Cuba. This rainfall
could lead to life-threatening flash floods and mudslides. Over
the Cayman Islands, 2 to 4 inches of rainfall will be possible with
this system.

WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected in the Cayman Islands
beginning late Monday. Hurricane conditions are possible within
the Hurricane Watch area by Tuesday afternoon, with tropical storm
conditions possible by early Tuesday. Tropical Storm conditions
are possible in the Tropical Storm Watch area in Cuba by early
Tuesday.

October 4, 2020

Trump furious at chief of staff for contradicting White House physician, sources say

Source: CNN

(CNN)President Donald Trump is furious with chief of staff Mark Meadows after the top West Wing official contradicted the White House physician's assessment Saturday of the President's health, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN on Sunday.

Meadows is now widely known inside the White House to be the unnamed source who spoke to reporters following the medical briefing Saturday and offered a more dire assessment than Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley had given shortly before. That reporting was initially given to a pool of reporters attributed to an official familiar with the President's condition. Later, the Associated Press and the New York Times identified that official as Meadows.

"The President's vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We are still not on a clear path to a full recovery," Meadows said to reporters.

Trump is outraged at Meadows over the botched message, according to a senior Trump adviser.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/politics/trump-mark-meadows-chief-of-staff/index.html

October 4, 2020

Mail found in Greenville ditch did not include any Wisconsin ballots

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MADISON - No Wisconsin absentee ballots were found in mail discovered in a ditch in the Fox Valley last week, the state's top election official said Thursday.

Three trays of mail were found in a ditch in Greenville last week, and the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office said at the time it included several absentee ballots.

Meagan Wolfe, director of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, said during a virtual news conference Thursday that no Wisconsin absentee ballots were found. She said she did not know if there were ballots from other states.

"There was mail found outside of Appleton and that mail did not include any Wisconsin ballots," Wolfe said.


Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/01/mail-found-greenville-ditch-did-not-include-any-wisconsin-ballots/5883960002/

October 4, 2020

Frank Luntz wants YOU!!! (email)

Hi there,

I'll be doing a virtual focus group (via Zoom video chat) after this week's Vice Presidential Debate on Wednesday, October 7th. The session is scheduled for 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific, and will last for an hour.

If you'd like to join, please fill out this questionnaire. You'll need a computer with a video camera and reliable Internet connection to participate.

You will be paid $100 for your time.
Thank you, and I hope to see you there.

– Frank Luntz

October 4, 2020

Our Endorsement: Joe Biden should be our president

Portland Press-Herald

Our nation makes up only 4 percent of the world’s population but accounts for 20 percent of its COVID-19 cases and deaths – a testament to the dishonest, bumbling and heartless leadership Trump has provided, not just in this pandemic, but also throughout his 45 months in office.

There is no doubt that Biden is qualified for the job. He served 36 years in the U.S. Senate, and eight as vice president, which would give him more experience in federal government service than the last four presidents combined when they took office.

His empathy is legendary. He is famously generous, decent and kind.

But most importantly, he knows that the key question in this election is: What kind of country do we want to be?