Jared Kushner defends administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic
Kushner led a coronavirus response task force aimed at maintaining supply chains and devising a national testing plan.
Someone please give me a puppy right now. - Rex Huppke
The World Is A Safer Place Without
- The president has a new coronavirus advisor with “no expertise in infectious diseases or epidemiology.”
- Trump Retweets Supporter's Message Calling for Democrat-Led Cities to Be Abandoned: 'Let Them Rot'
- Significant number of returning Navy midshipmen test positive for coronavirus: report
- Sharon Stone blames 'non-mask wearers' for sister, brother-in-law contracting coronavirus
New Claim That Enemies of U.S. Developed Trump in Lab. - Andy Borowitz
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been summoned to Capitol Hill what House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) is describing as an “urgent” hearing next Monday, Aug. 24. The hearing comes amid a widespread outcry over a variety of moves made by his administration which have slowed down the U.S. mail — moves which have drawn more scrutiny ahead of an election expected to have many ballots cast by mail.
Bill Barr Injures Back While Trying to Lift Mailbox Into Truck. - Andy Borowitz
Republican Shenanigans
- Dr. Fauci Takes Aim at Tucker Carlson: He 'Triggers Some of the Crazies in Society'
- Jared Kushner Goes Into Duck-and-Cover Mode Under Intense Grilling About Coronavirus From CBS’ Margaret Brennan
- Trump says he may hold funeral for late brother at the White House
- Trump Accuses Biden of Refusal to Face Media: 'He Doesn't Come Out Because He Can't'
- Trump Says ‘I Don’t Know What He’s Doing’ About Postmaster Louis DeJoy But Says He’s ‘Making the Post Office Great Again’
- RNC files permit for fireworks at Washington Monument after Trump address
- Trump National Delegate Defends Racist Kamala Harris 'Aunt Jemima' Post Because Being Offended is the Real Racism
- Rush Limbaugh calls Kamala Harris a "ho"
If Kamala is such a ho, why can I only find nude pictures of Melania all over the internet? - DKnight10000 tweet
Nancy Will Be In The House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders will summon the House back in session this coming week to confront President Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine the U.S. Postal Service, she announced Sunday night.
Is there any reason why Robert Trump's cause of death during a pandemic is being treated like a state secret? - Eric Boehlert
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Obama Hurt By Trump’s Reuse of Birther Strategy: “I Thought It Was a Special Thing Between Him and Me” - Andy Borowitz
Rock The Voter News
- Remote speeches, videos and songs: Democrats embark on virtual convention for Biden without crowds
- Democrats Ask FBI Director to Open Criminal Investigation of Postmaster General and USPS Board of Governors
- Former USPS board of governors chairman: 'Mail-in ballots do not produce fraud'
- Biden, Harris grant first joint TV interview to ABC's Muir, Roberts
- Biden Offers Condolences to Trump on the Passing of His Brother: ‘Our Prayers Are With You’
Harris Tells Trump She Cannot Send Him Birth Certificate Without Postal Service. - Andy Borowitz
This Virus Is Gonna Be Around For A Long, Long Time
More than one-in-five Texans who are tested for coronavirus are positive, the worst statewide rate in the country. But the number of people getting tests has plummeted in the last two weeks, which could understate how widespread the virus really is as schools reopen and hospitalizations and deaths remain near record highs.
How is it that we have every possible path to information and yet we are the dumbest people alive? - Elizabeth Hackett
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Another 1,029 Americans died yesterday from coronavirus. Some perspective: In mid-March, the U.S. & South Korea each had approximately 90 deaths. The U.S. now has 169,754 deaths. South Korea, with a population of 52 million, has 305. - Wolf Blitzer tweet
Business/Tech News
- Trump Tells Fox News Watchers to Ditch Network for OANN: 'Not Watchable' On Weekends, 'Worse Than Fake News CNN'
- Pepsi Tweets, And Deletes, Media Matters Video Ripping Tucker Carlson
- Edward Snowden raked in over $1.2 million in speaking fees, agent says
- Navarro blasts 'stupid' Kodak execs amid insider trading probe into loan
Don't worry, I'm sure those mailboxes being removed in Oregon are just being cleaned and painted before being dumped in the ocean. - Stephen Colbert
Forty-two percent of Americans questioned in a new Gallup survey approve of President Trump’s job as commander in chief, a slight improvement over a 38 percent reading during the month of June.
At the same time, an overwhelming percentage of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of race relations and the novel coronavirus, two issues at the center of the political debate less than three months until the November presidential election.
Perhaps the most chilling aspect of the last four years is knowing that 40% of this country can’t recognize evil when it is staring them in the face. - David Heller
Face masks should have a reflective surface, so people who aren’t wearing them can see what assholes they are. - Conan O'Brien
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