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Arkansas Granny
Arkansas Granny's Journal
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November 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/i/status/1323381385751650304
Melania blames the media for her husband's bad behavior.
https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1323381385751650304?s=20https://twitter.com/i/status/1323381385751650304
November 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/i/status/1323349308083752960
Voter Suppresion Explained
https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/1323349308083752960?s=20https://twitter.com/i/status/1323349308083752960
November 1, 2020
Sundown today at 5:22 pm. Bah!
This is what I hate the most about this time of year. The cold comes in a close second.
A friend said today that her bear genes are kicking in. She just wants to hibernate.
November 1, 2020
Covey Spreader don't care!
October 31, 2020
Glenn Kessler
@GlennKesslerWP
It's come to this: A neighbor reports that AG William Barr's house in McLean is being picketed by Trump supporters who believe he's not doing enough to lock up Joe Biden
3:58 PM · Oct 31, 2020
Trump supporters picketing AG Barr's house.
https://twitter.com/GlennKesslerWP/status/1322644157937127426?s=20Glenn Kessler
@GlennKesslerWP
It's come to this: A neighbor reports that AG William Barr's house in McLean is being picketed by Trump supporters who believe he's not doing enough to lock up Joe Biden
3:58 PM · Oct 31, 2020
October 30, 2020
Picture at link.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/madame-tussauds-in-berlin-dumps-trump-into-a-dumpster-ahead-of-election-day/ar-BB1aysX3?ocid=a2hs
Madame Tussauds in Berlin dumps Trump into a dumpster ahead of Election Day
Now its a Trumpster.
Madame Tussauds in Berlin, Germany tossed its wax figure of President Trump into a dumpster days before Americans go to the ballot box to decide whether he stays or goes.
Shortly before the US presidential elections, Madame Tussauds Berlin throws the wax figure of Donald Trump into the trash bin and disposes of it on October 30, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Tristar Media/)
Madame Tussauds in Berlin, Germany tossed its wax figure of President Trump into a dumpster days before Americans go to the ballot box to decide whether he stays or goes.
Shortly before the US presidential elections, Madame Tussauds Berlin throws the wax figure of Donald Trump into the trash bin and disposes of it on October 30, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Tristar Media/)
Picture at link.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/madame-tussauds-in-berlin-dumps-trump-into-a-dumpster-ahead-of-election-day/ar-BB1aysX3?ocid=a2hs
October 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/i/status/1322008986443522048
Love this ad for Joe Biden.
https://twitter.com/lindyli/status/1322008986443522048?s=20https://twitter.com/i/status/1322008986443522048
October 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/i/status/1322041052090540033
Crews in Washington state on Saturday worked to destroy the first Asian giant hornet nest found in the United States, a day after officials announced the discovery.
The "murder hornets" were first spotted in the state late last year, and entomologists have since been on alert for the massive insects, which can devastate honey bee populations.
The nest was found after four live hornets were caught this week in traps the agriculture department set up in the area. Entomologists were able to attach radio trackers to three of the hornets, and one of them led them to the nest -- located in the cavity of a tree on private property -- Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The team observed dozens of hornets entering and leaving the tree.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/nest-murder-hornets-washington-state-1st-us-officials/story?id=73791624&cid=social_twitter_abcn
Murder hornet nest destroyed
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1322041052090540033?s=20https://twitter.com/i/status/1322041052090540033
Crews in Washington state on Saturday worked to destroy the first Asian giant hornet nest found in the United States, a day after officials announced the discovery.
The "murder hornets" were first spotted in the state late last year, and entomologists have since been on alert for the massive insects, which can devastate honey bee populations.
The nest was found after four live hornets were caught this week in traps the agriculture department set up in the area. Entomologists were able to attach radio trackers to three of the hornets, and one of them led them to the nest -- located in the cavity of a tree on private property -- Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The team observed dozens of hornets entering and leaving the tree.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/nest-murder-hornets-washington-state-1st-us-officials/story?id=73791624&cid=social_twitter_abcn
October 30, 2020
Woman in labor stops to vote on her way to the hospital
A Florida woman in labor made a detour to vote early on the way to the hospital Tuesday before delivering her baby.
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"He's like 'Yeah, she's about to have a baby, but she won't go to the hospital to have a baby until she votes.' I was like, okay, what can I do to facilitate her to vote? Where is she? Where can I go to help?" Gonzalez recounted.
Gonzalez followed him outside, where she found the pregnant woman "doing her one, two breathing," and began verifying her identity for the voting process.
" Made sure she had all her ID by everything, gave her a vote by mail, and informed her it needed to be in by November 3rd by 7 p.m.," Gonzalez said. "She said, 'No! No! No! I need to fill it out right now.' So she filled it out. I gave her [the] 'I VOTED' sticker and she was off to the hospital."
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/523496-woman-in-labor-stops-to-vote-on-her-way-to-the-hospital?amp&__twitter_impression=true
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"He's like 'Yeah, she's about to have a baby, but she won't go to the hospital to have a baby until she votes.' I was like, okay, what can I do to facilitate her to vote? Where is she? Where can I go to help?" Gonzalez recounted.
Gonzalez followed him outside, where she found the pregnant woman "doing her one, two breathing," and began verifying her identity for the voting process.
" Made sure she had all her ID by everything, gave her a vote by mail, and informed her it needed to be in by November 3rd by 7 p.m.," Gonzalez said. "She said, 'No! No! No! I need to fill it out right now.' So she filled it out. I gave her [the] 'I VOTED' sticker and she was off to the hospital."
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/523496-woman-in-labor-stops-to-vote-on-her-way-to-the-hospital?amp&__twitter_impression=true
October 29, 2020
The Economist has endorsed Joe Biden.
Why it has to be Biden
Donald Trump has desecrated the values that make America a beacon to the world
THE COUNTRY that elected Donald Trump in 2016 was unhappy and divided. The country he is asking to re-elect him is more unhappy and more divided. After almost four years of his leadership, politics is even angrier than it was and partisanship even less constrained. Daily life is consumed by a pandemic that has registered almost 230,000 deaths amid bickering, buck-passing and lies. Much of that is Mr Trumps doing, and his victory on November 3rd would endorse it all.
Joe Biden is not a miracle cure for what ails America. But he is a good man who would restore steadiness and civility to the White House. He is equipped to begin the long, difficult task of putting a fractured country back together again. That is why, if we had a vote, it would go to Joe.
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Without covid-19, Mr Trumps policies could well have won him a second term (see first Briefing). His record at home includes tax cuts, deregulation and the appointment of benchloads of conservative judges. Before the pandemic, wages among the poorest quarter of workers were growing by 4.7% a year. Small-business confidence was near a 30-year peak. By restricting immigration, he gave his voters what they wanted. Abroad, his disruptive approach has brought some welcome change (see second Briefing). America has hammered Islamic State and brokered peace deals between Israel and a trio of Muslim countries. Some allies in NATO are at last spending more on defence. Chinas government knows that the White House now recognises it as a formidable adversary.
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However, our bigger dispute with Mr Trump is over something more fundamental. In the past four years he has repeatedly desecrated the values, principles and practices that made America a haven for its own people and a beacon to the world. Those who accuse Mr Biden of the same or worse should stop and think. Those who breezily dismiss Mr Trumps bullying and lies as so much tweeting are ignoring the harm he has wrought.
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/10/29/why-it-has-to-be-biden
Donald Trump has desecrated the values that make America a beacon to the world
THE COUNTRY that elected Donald Trump in 2016 was unhappy and divided. The country he is asking to re-elect him is more unhappy and more divided. After almost four years of his leadership, politics is even angrier than it was and partisanship even less constrained. Daily life is consumed by a pandemic that has registered almost 230,000 deaths amid bickering, buck-passing and lies. Much of that is Mr Trumps doing, and his victory on November 3rd would endorse it all.
Joe Biden is not a miracle cure for what ails America. But he is a good man who would restore steadiness and civility to the White House. He is equipped to begin the long, difficult task of putting a fractured country back together again. That is why, if we had a vote, it would go to Joe.
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Without covid-19, Mr Trumps policies could well have won him a second term (see first Briefing). His record at home includes tax cuts, deregulation and the appointment of benchloads of conservative judges. Before the pandemic, wages among the poorest quarter of workers were growing by 4.7% a year. Small-business confidence was near a 30-year peak. By restricting immigration, he gave his voters what they wanted. Abroad, his disruptive approach has brought some welcome change (see second Briefing). America has hammered Islamic State and brokered peace deals between Israel and a trio of Muslim countries. Some allies in NATO are at last spending more on defence. Chinas government knows that the White House now recognises it as a formidable adversary.
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However, our bigger dispute with Mr Trump is over something more fundamental. In the past four years he has repeatedly desecrated the values, principles and practices that made America a haven for its own people and a beacon to the world. Those who accuse Mr Biden of the same or worse should stop and think. Those who breezily dismiss Mr Trumps bullying and lies as so much tweeting are ignoring the harm he has wrought.
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/10/29/why-it-has-to-be-biden
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