Walmart Pulls Guns From Sales Floors, Citing Civil Unrest Via Yahoo: Walmart plans to remove guns and ammunition from its sales floors in the US following unrest in Philadelphia this week, a spokeswoman said Thursday. The retail giant will continue to sell the items to consumers who request them, but will pull them from displays. Guns and ammunition are sold at about half of US stores, primarily in locations where […]
Instagram Pauses "Recent" Search Listings To Stop "Fake Election News" Via Reuters: Facebook Inc's FB.O Instagram said on Thursday it was making changes to its image sharing platform for U.S. users to prevent the spread of misinformation around the Nov. 3 presidential election. For users in the United States, Instagram will temporarily remove the “Recent” tab from hashtag pages starting Thursday, it said in a statement on Twitter. “We’re doing […]
U.S. Election Early Voting Tops Record Breaking 80 Million Votes Via Reuters: More than 80 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Thursday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century. The record-breaking pace, more than 58% of total 2016 turnout, reflects intense interest in the vote, in […]
U.S. Supreme Court Deals Blow To Republicans In Vote-By-Mail Fights Via Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt setbacks to Republicans by allowing extended deadlines for receiving mail-in ballots in next Tuesday’s election in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, states pivotal to President Donald Trump’s re-election chances. The action by the justices - with their new colleague Amy Coney Barrett remaining on the sidelines - means a Sept. 17 ruling […]
FBI Probes Fire Set In Boston Ballot Drop Box Via Reuters: The FBI is investigating a fire set on Sunday in a Boston ballot drop box holding over 120 ballots, with Massachusetts election officials describing the incident as a “deliberate attack”. The fire was set early Sunday outside the Boston Public Library downtown, according to the office of William Galvin, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. There were 122 ballots inside […]
The Barrett Brief - The Barrett Brief - Trump Rope-A-Dopes The Establishment Dope Here is what is happening today in the Brief. First Trump Rope-A-Dopes The Establishment Dope na Second Daniel Savackis joins the program. LikewiseWe check in on the actin all crusader-y Blog. Moreover Gun talk Friday Daily Data with Covid 19 update from around the world & Texas, U.S. Debt Clock, Number of Abortions Finally don't forget the world […]
Group Of Judges Again Blocks Trump Order On House Seats Count Via AP News: For the second time in two months, a panel of federal judges on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from being counted during the process of divvying up congressional seats by state. The decision from a panel of three district judges in California went further than last month’s ruling […]
Biden Family Was Offered $5 Million "Interest Free Loan" From A CP Linked Chinese Company by Mike Church Sean Davis, co-founder of The Federalist reports on the latest tranche of emails released by Hunter Biden's former business partner Tony Bobulinski. The detail shed new light on the Biden family and their relationship with China. An e-mail to Hunter Biden's partner from a top Chinese official on July 26, 2017 shows […]
AP-NORC/USAFacts Poll: Many In US Distrust Campaign Info Via AP News: In a presidential election year that has thrown the country’s divisions into stark relief, Americans can agree on this: Misinformation about government and politics is a major problem. A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research and USAFacts finds that while voters say it’s pretty easy to find accurate information about voting, they have a […]
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