Liveblog - Afternoon Flurry: Headlines you may have missed-10/30/20

10/30/2020 Community 2020 Elections 62 Comments

Okay, here we go on another Friday Afternoon NEWS DUMP:

  • Why haven’t respected outlets like NBC NEWS  covered the Hunter Biden laptop propaganda?  Despite Trump’s pathetic whining about this subject, his campaign refuses to allow legit media to see the documents they say prove their case…though WSJ and the Fox News news desk saw the documents and rejected the story.
  • GOP Election Hijinks:  Officials in at least 7 counties in Pennsylvania have announced they will delay counting mail in ballots until late election night or after election day.  This will further delay and confuse election results in that state.
  • The big, fat, orange Crybaby in Chief is still telling his redcap klan rally crowds that Doctors are making up Covid deaths, with claims that doctors make more money when they attribute a patient death to covid.  This is how he treats the first responders who have been busting their asses for America since this thing started, the same ones who saved HIM when he caught Covid.
  • A Good Day for Florida Man!  A Florida man cleaned his house and found a 1 million dollar lottery ticket.  He had bought it weeks ago and had forgotten about it before he scratched it.  Don’t spend it all in one place!

Headlines compiled by, 22SnakePlissken5150.

  • Kyle Rittenhouse Extradited to Wisconsin

    Kyle Rittenhouse is now being detained in Kenosha, Wisconsin, facing charges that he killed two and wounded another in protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake.  He faces one count of first degree intentional homicide, one count of first degree reckless homicide, one count of attempt at first degree intentional homicide, two counts of first degree recklessly endangering safety, and one count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18.

    When Kyle turned himself in to Antioch authorities on August 26, he told police he had been hired to protect a Kenosha business.  Rittenhouse told officers that he had been hit by a baseball bat and a skateboard before firing his weapon in self-defense.  Antioch officers noted he had small scratches on his arms but no cuts or bruises according to police records.  A paramedic had been called twice in the evening of his detainment, with emotional behavior causing him to vomit and cry.

    Chicago Tribune and CNN

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  • Rachel Maddow on voting and Morgan Freeman's new ad:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBLGf_ifgBg&feature=emb_logo

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  • The worst day yet for COVID-19 cases:

    Coronavirus infections passed 9 million on Friday with the virus spreading across the United States at a faster rate than previously seen.

     

    The US added 1 million new Covid-19 cases only 14 days after the nation hit 8 million cases and multiple states continue reporting their highest daily case counts since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. This is the fastest the country has added 1 million new cases since the pandemic began.
    The latest surge of cases appears to be driven by patients with no symptoms, said Dr. Robert Redfield, the director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    A “silent epidemic” of asymptomatic Covid-19 infections is “moving amongst 12- to 30-year-olds” and then making the jump to older people, Redfield told SiriusXM Doctor Radio Reports on Friday.
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  • CDC reports COVID-19 spreads quickly among household members

    If one person in a household has Covid-19, there’s a good chance it’ll spread to others — and quickly.

    A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published Friday, took a close look at how the virus spread throughout people’s homes.

    NBC:

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  • Ohio surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates

    The increase has been stark — from a dip below 1,000 new cases per day in September, to a sudden run of over 2,000 per day this month, then a major spike Thursday to 3,590 new cases, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

    “This is by far the highest number of cases we’ve ever seen during the entire pandemic,” DeWine said, pointing to the previous high of 2,858. “The virus is raging throughout the state of Ohio.”

    Daytona Daily News:

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  • A few more headlines in case you missed them:

    • The Texas Attorney General’s Office joined a lawsuit filed Friday against El Paso County over Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s business closure order aimed at controlling the rapid spread of Covid-19 that has overwhelmed local hospitals.
    • The lawsuit was brought by ten El Paso restaurants, many with common ownership. The list included such names as West Texas Chophouse, Peter Piper Pizza, Famous Dave’s, Cafe Central, Toro Burger and Charcoaler.
    • According to Politico: Even if there isn’t a clear winner the day after the election, President Donald Trump may still take his MAGA message on the road.

    • Top surrogates for the Trump campaign have been told to keep their Novembers clear for potential campaign events. And Trump campaign advisers said not to rule out the possibility Trump continues his rallies even as election officials continue to count ballots after the Nov. 3 election, according to a campaign surrogate and two Trump advisers.

    •  Before his rally in Minnesota, Trump lashed out at the state’s governor for COVID-19 restrictions.“

    The governor wants to play games,” Trump told reporters of Gov. Tim Walz (D). “He’s a weak governor. He’s done a terrible job. He doesn’t know what the hell he is doing. You’ve got thousands of people that are injured by this.”

    “It is a shame what the governor did and that is why they are going to lose Minnesota, just like he did with Minneapolis where they didn’t know what they were doing,” Trump continued, referring to demonstrations earlier this year that grew violent following the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man.

    “This should be a lesson. He wants to silence people,” Trump said of Walz. “The governor doesn’t know what he is doing.”

    •  Princess raised $13 million for her father’s reelection campaign this week in an eleventh-hour fundraising spree before Election Day.
    • Ivanka Trump, 39, appeared at fundraisers in Mountain View and Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday evening and Monday, hauling in $10 million, a Trump political aide confirmed to The Hill. She then raised another $3 million at a fundraiser in Detroit on Friday.
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  • Walmart has reversed course; will restock shelves with guns and ammo

    Walmart has reversed course, announcing it is returning ammunition and firearms to their displays in its U.S. stores.

    On Thursday the nation’s largest retailer said it had removed the items from displays due to “civil unrest” in some areas of the country. Guns and ammunition, however, had remained for sale at the stores, just not visible to shoppers.

    But on Friday Walmart said the items had been restored to displays because the unrest has remained isolated.

    Fox 8:

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  • NPR obtains documents related to COVID-19 that the government won't share with us

    As coronavirus cases rise swiftly around the country, surpassing both the spring and summer surges, health officials brace for a coming wave of hospitalizations and deaths. Knowing which hospitals in which communities are reaching capacity could be key to an effective response to the growing crisis. That information is gathered by the federal government — but not shared openly with the public.

    NPR has obtained documents that give a snapshot of data the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services collects and analyzes daily. The documents — reports sent to agency staffers — highlight trends in hospitalizations and pinpoint cities nearing full hospital capacity and facilities under stress. They paint a granular picture of the strain on hospitals across the country that could help local citizens decide when take extra precautions against COVID-19.

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  • K-Pop Zoomers at it again:

    Savvy K-Pop Superfans Take On QAnon With Vast Cyberarmy:

    Internet-savvy K-Pop fans are mobilizing against QAnon in an ongoing cyberwar, say digital security experts.

    Huffington Post:

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  • Georgia's Senate Race:

     

     

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