The “official” unemployment rate fell to 8.4% in August as businesses continued emerging from broad shutdowns imposed early in the coronavirus pandemic, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier this month. But CNBC explains Why the real unemployment rate is likely over 11%: That’s the lowest rate since unemployment exploded in April, to levels unseen … Read more
Donald Trump brought his “covid super-spreader” carnival show to Nevada on Saturday, defying local authorities by holding a Saturday night rally in tiny Minden after his initial plan to hold one in Reno was stopped out of concern it would have violated coronavirus health guidelines. Trump pushes into Nevada, questions integrity of election: Unleashing 90-plus minutes … Read more
So I read today that Twitter to label or remove misleading claims on vote results: starting September 17 it will label or remove misleading claims that try to undermine public confidence in elections. Does this include @realDonaldTrump and Trump campaign Twitter accounts, because “Dear Leader” is the worst purveyor of false and misleading claims about … Read more
It was August of last year that a whistleblower filed a complaint with the intelligence inspector general about Donald Trump’s attempt to extort Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July to “do him a favor” of opening a bogus investigation into Joe Biden and his son for the benefit his reelection campaign, if Zelensky ever wanted to … Read more
“In its 97-year history, TIME magazine had only once before — for its 9/11 issue — replaced their signature red border on the cover with a black one. But with the U.S. coronavirus death toll nearing 200,000, the magazine has published a stunning black-bordered cover to mark the grim milestone.” ‘An American Failure’: TIME Mag … Read more