Monday, August 24, 2020

Day 71


Well, this is fun.  On the first day on the Republican National Convention, over two dozen former Republican congressman not only denounced Trump but went so far as to actually endorse Biden for president.  The NYS District Attorney announced new charges against the Trump Organization, this time specifically aimed at son Eric.   Longtime advisor Kellyanne Conway announced today that she's stepping down and leaving the White House at the end of this month (can't wait for that tell-all book).  Extrajudicial police shootings have occurred in Wisconsin, Louisiana, LA, and elsewhere, leading to new waves of BLM protests.  Evangelical supporter Jerry Falwell Jr has resigned as President of Liberty University amidst an increasingly lurid sex scandal.  His Postmaster General was embroiled in rancorous and contentious testimony before the House this morning.  Meanwhile, two tropical storms, Laura and Marco, loom offshore and are poised to make landfall during the convention later this week.

And it's only Monday.

All this, of course, against the backdrop of the continuing coronavirus outbreak, a shaky-at-best start to the school year.  

Good times . . . .  

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