Talk o Tuesday
Talko Tuesday 9-15-20
Good morning, News Viewers! Just saw the weather report and it looks like CA is finally cooling down and the smoke may start dissipating. I look forward to a cool down and less smoke because MORE
Month: September 2020
2020 Elections
Trump election ad uses stock military image ‘featuring Russian fighter jets’
A fundraising ad for US president Donald Trump’s re-election campaign reportedly used a stock photo featuring Russian fighter jets and weapons as part of a call for viewers to “support our troops”. MORE
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Pandemic USA Update
198,964 Americans have been confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus, up 444 from 9/13. 6,748,441 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with the Covid-19 virus, up 37,371 from 9/13. The number of MORE
News
South Dakota attorney general involved in fatal car crash initially reported he hit a deer
(CNN)South Dakota’s attorney general struck and killed a man while driving on Saturday night, a death that was discovered after he initially told police he had hit a deer, the South Dakota Department of Public MORE
Immigration
Federal Appeal Court Rules Trump Administration can Deport Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants
The [federal appeal] decision affects 300,000 non-citizens and 200,000 of their children who are U.S. citizens. Many of the immigrants have lived in the U.S. for decades… Paul Andre Mondesir, lead organizer for the National MORE
Economy
Biden’s economic plan will lead to more economic growth says Wharton School, Trump’s alma mater
Joe Biden’s economic proposals would create a faster growing economy, higher wages for American workers and reduce the debt compared to where the U.S. is headed under President Donald Trump, according to new analysis from MORE
Environment
Trump at wildfire briefing in Sacramento, CA: ‘It will start getting cooler. You just watch.”
Trump came to Sacramento, CA to meet with officials on CA’s recent, devastating wildfires. Trump still spouted off the need for western states to practice good forest management but failed to acknowledge that most of MORE
Nutter Watch
Trump Health Aide Alleges Broad Conspiracies and Warns of Armed Revolt
WASHINGTON — The top communications official at the powerful cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus accused career government scientists on Sunday of “sedition” in their handling of the pandemic and warned that left-wing hit squads MORE
Environment
Oregon Officials Warn False Antifa Rumors Waste Precious Resources Needed to Fight Fires
On Facebook community groups in areas hard hit by fires, residents have begun frequently posting about forming patrols to look for looters, or worse: antifa, a loosely defined leftist group that is a frequent focus MORE
2020 Elections
YouTuber Poops on Nancy Pelosi’s Driveway in Honor of President Trump
There are still 50 days until the election, but here’s a strong early contender for the absolute worst story of the 2020 cycle. According to the New York Post, a YouTuber has livestreamed himself taking MORE
Opinion
Alexander Vindman calls Trump a “useful idiot” for Putin
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who served as a key witness in President Trump’s impeachment inquiry, told The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg that he believes Trump is a “useful idiot” and “unwitting agent” of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Context: This MORE
Live Discussions
Trump visits Northern CA amid CA’s historic wildfire season
What has been slated as a briefing on CA’s wildfires and our inability to rake and mop our forests properly, Trump will visit McClellan Park, CA (northeast of Sacramento) where he will “deliver remarks at MORE
Live Discussions
Watch Joe Biden’s speech on Climate Change
Join News Views for a Live Discussion on Joe Biden’s ‘speech on climate change exacerbating the wildfires raging in California from Wilmington, Delaware, where the couple lives.’ VP Biden’s speech should begin 1PM EDT/10AM PDT.
Economy
Steve Mnuchin: “Now is not the time to worry about shrinking the deficit or shrinking the Fed balance sheet.”
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC on Monday that lawmakers should not allow fears over the size of the nation’s deficit or the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet to delay additional Covid-19 relief. Mnuchin, who with White House MORE
Politics
Donnie claims he won the Bay of Pigs Award, only problem is it doesn’t exist.
Donald Trump boasted on Sunday of receiving “the highly honoured Bay of Pigs Award” from Cuban Americans in the battleground state of Florida. The Bay of Pigs invasion, in April 1961, saw a CIA-sponsored force of Cuban MORE
Coronavirus
Israel on three week lockdown amid surge in COVID-19 cases
“I know those measures will exact a heavy price on us all,” Netanyahu said in a televised address. “This is not the kind of holiday we are used to. And we certainly won’t be able MORE
Middle-East
Iran weighs an assassination plot against the American ambassador to South Africa
In retaliation to Trump’s decision to kill a powerful Iranian general earlier this year, it appears the Iranian government is weighing an assassination attempt against the American ambassador to South Africa, U.S. intelligence reports say, according MORE
Live Discussions
Trump defies Nevada’s COVID-19 restrictions; holds an indoor Coronafest
Join News Views for a Live Discussion on our ‘Law and Order’ president’s direct defiance of Nevada state law, which limits gatherings to 50 people. The City of Henderson issued a compliance letter and verbal MORE
News
Watch 60 Minutes interview with Bob Woodward
Journalist Bob Woodward opened up to CBS’ News’ “60 Minutes” in an interview airing Sunday on the moment in August when President Trump told him, “nothing more could have been done” on the coronavirus. Axios:
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Pandemic USA Update
198,476 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus, up 348 from 9/12. 6,707.036 Americans are confirmed to have become infected with the Covid-19 virus, up 30,435 from 9/12. Article submitted by, ronald MORE
Newscasts
Watch Trump sycophants spin and defend Trump’s deplorable handling of the Trumpvirus
CNN’s Jake Tapper abruptly ended his interview with White House adviser Peter Navarro after repeatedly confronting him and clashing with him on President Donald Trump’s admission to Bob Woodward about downplaying the coronavirus. Tapper played the audio of Trump acknowledging to Woodward on MORE
2020 Elections
Bernie is Concerned About Biden’s Campaign
Bernie Sanders is privately expressing concern for Joe Biden’s campaign, according to three inside sources, saying that Biden is at risk of coming up short in the election if he continues a vague, more centrist MORE
News
Lindsey Graham Bashed For Trump Hypocrisy As He Mocks Rival For Not Baring Tax Returns
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) got a bit snarky in a tweet Saturday to mock his Democratic rival about not yet releasing his tax returns. But he neglected to mention an ally of his who is MORE
2020 Elections
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘rigging’ the November election during Nevada rally
At a campaign rally in Nevada, President Donald Trump on Saturday repeated unsubstantiated claims that mail-in ballots would contribute to widespread voter fraud in the November election. “The Democrats are trying to rig this election MORE
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Pandemic USA Update
198,119 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus, up 698 from 9/11. 6,674,763 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with the Covid-19 virus, up 37,444 from 9/11. From 9/6-9/12/20 4, 805 MORE