PRAYERS NEEDED: Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday in southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border as a Category 4 storm with winds up to 150 mph.
2020: Polling – A new CBS News/YouGov America poll showed Trump leading Biden by 10 points among independents. TEN points. Among INDEPENDENTS.
Ninety-seven percent of the independents said that they “definitely” or “probably” would vote in the November election.
The same percentage described their support for Biden or Trump as “very strong – I’ve decided,” or “strong – I probably won’t change.”
A Heritage Action poll showed Trump (48%) vs. Biden (48%) in the key battleground states of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Florida.
A Rasmussen Reports poll released on Monday found that 51% of likely voters said that they approved of the job Trump is doing versus 47% who said they disapproved.
- https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/24/yougov-cbs-poll-joe-biden-donald-trump-presidential-polling-election-2020-independent-voters/
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-survey-finds-trump-biden-deadlocked-in-four-battleground-states_3476730.html
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/polling-of-the-presidential-race-misleads_3473974.html
2020: President Trump’s foreign policy successes – “Trump will go down as perhaps the most consequential president in terms of the Middle East in American history.”
Read the rest at the link.
2020: Five reasons why Creepy Ol’ Joe will lose in November.
2020: Shrillary says, “Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances” because she predicts that the election results will “drag out” and Biden will emerge the victor.
2020: VP Joe, Sheriff of Incompetence and Corruption – This article details the results of Biden’s management of the $787 billion economic recovery program that Democrats passed in February 2009.
SOCIAL MEDIA: The Left weaponizes virtue signaling, wielding it like a flaming sword of shame against any who question the Absolute Truth of their current narrative (or who point out that not so long ago, they were saying the exact opposite was true).
Full disclosure: This is a slight modification of a line I saw on Facebook that was so good, I had to steal it.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD: On August 21, Buzzfeed posted an expose of racism at Planned Parenthood. Not only do they target minority neighborhoods and kill a disproportionate number of Black babies, but they also limit employees of color, especially Blacks, in lower-paying roles.
They say they regularly experience microaggressions, tokenization, and racism in the organization, which is primarily run by white women. When they push for more inclusivity, they are ignored or brushed off.
WASHINGTON: Seattle – On Monday, rioters attempted to seal cops inside the East Precinct building and set fire to the building. The officers inside were able to force their way out and disperse the rioters. One officer was injured and one suspect was arrested.
On Tuesday, police arrested Desmond David-Pitts, who reportedly confessed to his crime and was booked into King County Jail for first-degree arson. He was scheduled for a court appearance in King County Wednesday, before federal authorities stepped in to inform the county prosecutor’s office that they planned on pursuing first-degree arson charges at the federal level.
David-Pitts has been transferred into federal custody as a result. If for any reason federal authorities decide not to proceed with charges, the King County Prosecutor’s Office plans to move forward with charges of its own.
WISCONSIN: Kenosha – Wisconsin’s Democrat Governor Tony Evers called in the National Guard on Monday, but there weren’t enough to prevent rioters from destroying more property, blocking roads, and hurling bottles and fireworks at law enforcement officers. They said more guardsmen would be called in.
WISCONSIN: Kenosha – The media reported the rioting in Kenosha as “mostly peaceful” while buildings burned to the ground right behind them.
CLICK [7:44] to see Tucker Carlson’s report on the violence, which included murders and “mostly peaceful” protesters screaming “Death to America” and “Kill the police.”
A man in his 70s, who was trying to chase away arsonists who had broken into the mattress store where he worked, got punched in the head and knocked him to the ground.
- “Turn his head … he’s drowning on his blood!”
- “He was trying to defend his building and they beat the s–t out of him!”
- “We need to move him across the street because his building is on fire.”
The man suffered lacerations to his head and a broken jaw. The fire completed destroyed the business.
CHINA: Aug 14th video report [4:01] – At a time when the world is battling the coronavirus crisis, China is flexing its military muscle in the South China sea.
On Aug. 26, the Trump administration targeted Chinese businesses and individuals for assisting in the ChiCom’s military aggression in the South China Sea.
The Commerce Department blacklisted two dozen Chinese companies, which means American firms can’t do business with them unless they obtain a special license.
The State Department also imposed visa restrictions on certain Chinese citizens, which means they can’t come here. The restrictions may be expanded to included family members.
POLAND: “Windows of Life” in Poland have saved at least 40 babies. These anonymous, baby-safe, drop boxes offer parents a place to leave a baby whom they can no longer take care of.
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