Fauci tells ABC's 'Powerhouse Politics' that attending rallies, protests is 'risky'..
 

Anthony Fauci said Friday that his advice for people who want to attend President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies is the same for anti-Trump protestors -- any large group is "a danger" and "risky." And if a person insists on going, they should wear a mask, especially when they are yelling or chanting, he said.
"You know, it's a danger to the people who are trying to control the demonstration," he said of the recent protests. "And it's a danger to the people who are demonstrating. So at the end of the day, it is a risky procedure."
Fauci said he understands the urge people have to participate in the political process. But he also said the safest bet is to avoid congregating in large groups When asked whether his advice also applies to Trump’s plans to resume campaign rallies next week, Fauci said yes: "I am consistent. I stick by what I say."
The "best way that you can avoid -- either acquiring or transmitting infection -- is to avoid crowded places, to wear a mask whenever you're outside. And if you can do both, avoid the congregation of people and do the mask, that's great," he said.

Talk about trying to drum up sales or beating a dead horse....
 

Bolton Accuses Trump Of More Impeachable 'Transgressions' In Book...

Defying the White House, former national security advisor John Bolton will release a book that suggests President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses beyond Ukraine and alleges that his entire foreign policy is motivated by domestic politics, his publisher said Friday. Trump earlier this year warned Bolton not to publish his book while the president is still in the White House, whose lawyers have contended that large portions of the material in the memoir are classified.

But publisher Simon and Schuster said it would go ahead and release "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir" on June 23, teasing in a press release: "This is the book Donald Trump doesn't want you to read."

Timing is everything IMHO and you Mr. Bolton lost your window of opportunity to release this book eons ago!

Oregon Governor Announces One-Week Pause in State's Reopening After Spike in New Coronavirus Cases


Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) announces a seven-day pause in the state's reopening after a spike in new coronavirus cases. An estimated 5,237 people have tested positive in the state since the pandemic began and 171 people have died from the disease. Governor Brown says she will assess next week whether to lift or extend the pause.

These really are good things to know. Thank you for posting this in case we missed it on the news.

I wouldn't count on much $$$ rolling in from royalties checks either if I were you Mr.Bolton! We're living in a world a lot different than we were, and there are more IMPORTANT issues to worry about!

Absolutely right.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday that “we will ensure that everyone who goes is safe.”...
 

On Wednesday, Trump explained the rationale for holding his first rally since March in Tulsa.

“They’ve done a great job with COVID, as you know, in the state of Oklahoma.”

While the state’s number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, fell in the month of May, it has spiked over the last few weeks, according to data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. On Friday, the state recorded its largest single-day increase since the pandemic began.

Very good. We should all know this.

Thanks for reposting that a second time. Almost missed it.

Stacey Abrams Calls Georgia’s Primary Election ‘An Unmitigated Disaster’...
 

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams says the state’s Tuesday primary performance was “an unmitigated disaster,” pinning the blame on Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Polling locations all around Georgia experienced delays and long lines Tuesday due to a mix of logistical problems, technical issues with the state’s new voting machines and COVID-19-related restrictions resulting in fewer available voting sites.

“The Constitution puts the obligation for the conduct of elections squarely in the hands of the secretary of state. On top of that, [Raffensperger] very vigorously pushed to purchase new machines that he insisted would be ready for roll out in the primary, at the cost of $107 million,” Abrams told NPR Friday. “He failed to adequately direct, train, and invest in the counties so they could do their work,” she added.

https://wamu.org/story/20/06/13/stac...ated-disaster/

AND! Trump's first appointment, Gorsuch, sided with the majority!

Loved it. Talk about your Irony and Poetic Justice!

More troubles for Collins.......
 

June 15, 2020 at 6:49 PM EDT Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is coming under fire for her 2018 vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, after Kavanaugh dissented in Monday’s landmark ruling affirming that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender employees.

Despite expressing objection that the matter was decided by the judicial branch instead of the legislature, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the conservative darling who was a hotly-contested Supreme Court nominee amid sexual abuse allegations, wrote in his dissent on Monday that he finds the high court ruling reading sexual orientation and gender identity into the meaning of “sex” in federal civil rights law to be an “important victory” for “gay and lesbian Americans” and they can “take pride in” it.

" A cheap and widely-used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among COVID-19 patients in what scientists said is a “major breakthrough” in the coronavirus pandemic.

Trial results announced on Tuesday showed dexamethasone, which is used to reduce inflammation in other diseases such as arthritis, reduced death rates by around a third among the most severely ill of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital..."

Reuters

Pence Says All 50 States Reopening In ‘Responsible Manner.’ Fauci Says Otherwise...
 

Vice President Mike Pence painted a rosy ― and misleading ― portrait of the U.S. government’s response to the coronavirus and the current state of the crisis in an op-ed published Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal.

In one section, Pence, whom President Donald Trump appointed in late February to lead the White House’s coronavirus task force, praised all 50 states for beginning to reopen in a “safe and responsible manner.”

But Dr. Anthony Fauci, the lead infectious disease expert on the task force, suggested that isn’t the case during an interview with NPR earlier Tuesday.

“There certainly were states that did not strictly follow the guidelines that we put out about opening America again,” Fauci said. “There were rather well-delineated gateway criteria followed by phase 1, phase 2 and phase 3.”

He added: “Clearly there were states that ― left to their own decision about that ― went ahead and opened to a varying degree ... certainly before they got to the benchmarks that they needed to get.”

The contradicting statements serve as an example of the distance between the propaganda pushed by the White House and some of the warnings raised by Fauci and other public health experts.

Search Results Web results Montgomery ordinance to mandate mask wearing in public fails..
 

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - After much debate between members of the Montgomery City Council Tuesday night, a vote for a mandatory mask wearing ordinance failed to pass.

The proposal, sponsored by Councilman Cornelius “CC” Calhoun, would have made it mandatory to wear a mask in a public location with groups of 25 or more people. The vote ended in a tie, 4 to 4.

Three of the speakers in attendance during Tuesday’s meeting in city hall were Montgomery-area doctors and medical personnel. All felt that the mask ordinance would have been a big step in the right direction.

“Two months ago, our units were almost empty, without patients, and now the units are full,” said Dr. William Saliski with Montgomery Pulmonary Consultants. “If this continues the way it’s going, we will be overrun.”

As of June 14, Montgomery County is number one in the state for total number of COVID-19 cases, surpassing counties like Mobile and Jefferson that have more than double the population.

Saliski went on to say that half of their patients are on ventilators and between 85 and 90 percent of those are African American.

Mike Pence Hammered Over Coronavirus Op-Ed:

The vice president was accused of gaslighting with his column for The Wall Street Journal. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) described it “as pathetic as it is reckless.”

Well I guess I won't get my wish after all....

I think Bolton waited to release his book instead of testifying to make a few bucks ~ it's not a crime what he did , why not anybody would have, personally I rather get a charge out of the timing on the books release. besides the book, ohh my my my "Donny Dolly Hands " is having a very bad day ! He's already taken to tweeting his narcissistic anger. Did you all hear that TRUMP and his lover Putin had another swat sticker that they have been using. !! I want to buy Bolton's book so bad , but it will be sold out too fast. I am going to try though ~ I have my credit card ready :)

Can you pre-order it on Amazon?

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I have no idea I've never done business on amazon before ~ sometimes when a web site is very popular they seem more like they can be targeted.

CBS News reporter Paula Reid asked President Donald Trump a hard question on Thursday, one that more journalists should ask him...
 

Thursday at the end of a round table discussion with governors on the reopening of America’s small businesses, Reid tried to get the president to answer one more very pertinent question: “Why do you keep hiring people that you believe are wackos and liars?”

The President did not answer Paula’s Question.

In case you missed this on Rachel Madow's show last night..
 

Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Trump’s Response To Racial Injustice

Taylor, 30, was the youngest person and first black woman to serve as assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs in the State Department. In her resignation letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, obtained by the Post, Taylor said the president’s “comments and actions surrounding racial injustice and Black Americans” had “cut sharply against my core values and convictions.” "Moments of upheaval can change you, shift the trajectory of your life, and mold your character,” wrote Taylor, who has served with the Trump administration since its first day in January 2017. “I must follow the dictates of my conscience and resign as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs.”

WH press secretary says she'll attend Trump's Tulsa rally, but won't wear a mask..
 

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday that she would be among the administration officials attending President Trump’s reelection rally in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday, but she will not be wearing a mask recommended to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

“It’s a personal choice. I won’t be wearing a mask and I can’t speak for my colleagues,” McEnany said of her plans.

Asked by CNN’s Jim Acosta whether she was forgoing a mask out of deference to the president, who has disdained them, McEnany said she was confident that she was not infected by the virus.

Keep telling yourself that you idiot, I'm sure the cure to this deadly virus is "Positive Thinking"

And to think everyone else was figuring on a vaccine to be the cure!

The lower-than-expected turnout at the comeback rally left Trump fuming..
 

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's return to the campaign trail was designed to show strength and enthusiasm heading into the critical final months before an election that will decide whether he remains in the White House.

Instead, his weekend rally in Oklahoma highlighted growing vulnerabilities and crystallized a divisive reelection message that largely ignores broad swaths of voters — independents, suburban women and people of color — who could play a crucial role in choosing Trump or Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

“There’s really only one strategy left for him, and that is to propel that rage and anger and try to split the society and see if he can have a tribal leadership win here,” former Trump adviser-turned-critic Anthony Scaramucci said on CNN's “Reliable Sources.”

Chris Wallace Chews Out Trump Adviser For Denying Reality Of 'Empty' Tulsa Rally..
 

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on Sunday pressed Trump campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp about the underwhelming turnout at President Donald Trump’s rally in Oklahoma and shot down her attempts to “deny the reality of what happened” with spin.

In an interview with Schlapp on “Fox News Sunday,” Wallace noted Trump’s claim that one million people requested tickets for his Tulsa campaign event, and pointed out that the campaign planned for massive turnout by establishing an outdoor overflow section at the city’s 19,200 capacity BOK Center. The Tulsa Fire Department estimated roughly 6,200 people ultimately attended the event, and Trump’s planned remarks at the outdoor area were canceled at the last minute when the space went mostly unused.

Schlapp, echoing talking points pushed by Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh and manager Brad Parscale, sought to pin the blame on protesters for the lackluster turnout, claiming they blocked pathways. Journalists at the event denied seeing any attendees blocked from entering the venue.

“The fact is, the president talks about the attendance at his events ... how he can fill an arena, and that Joe Biden can’t. He didn’t fill an arena last night,” Wallace interjected. “And you guys were so far off that you had planned an outdoor rally and there wasn’t an overflow crowd.”

“Protesters did not stop people from coming to that rally. The fact is, people did not show up.” Schlapp doubled down, claiming protesters “absolutely” affected turnout and that millions watched the event online. She continued: “I’d love to see a Joe Biden rally. Let’s bring it on because there is no comparison.” “Those people that knew that they wanted to be there physically present with the president,” she added. “They joined us, and they’re family-oriented individuals who wanted to come out and be with us.”

“Mercedes, please don’t filibuster,” Wallace interrupted. “We’re showing pictures here, and it shows big, empty areas. Frankly, it makes you guys look silly when you deny the reality of what happened.”

Coronavirus: Lifting Canada’s border closure still too risky, Trudeau says...
 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said Canada is not in a rush to open its borders “too quickly,” as doing so may spark a second wave of coronavirus cases.

Speaking to the media on Monday, he said he understands the border closures are frustrating, but “if we take steps too quickly, if we are not sure of what we’re doing at each stage, we risk hitting a second wave … and having to close our economy again.”

Trudeau said he would “like to see a return to international travel so we can get people coming and supporting our local communities and seeing business travel pick up again.”

He added that before that happens, “we need to make sure we are keeping Canadians safe.”

In March, during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Canada closed its land border with the U.S. and many airports to international flights. That means that with the exception of immediate family, Canada currently restricts all foreigners from visiting the country for non-essential travel.

For anyone interested, here is a link to Kimberly Jones being interviewed by Trevor Noah. She is so incredible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1k9...dwjiUJf-wVAFKs

Tom Brady touts unproven immune supplement after defying NFLPA's COVID-19 advice against holding workouts..
 

As Florida grapples with a COVID-19 spike and the NFLPA advises players to stand down, Tom Brady met with some of his Bucs teammates Tuesday morning for a workout at a Tampa prep school.

He then promoted an immune supplement from his TB12 product line on his Instagram page.

Brady posted pictures of a Tuesday workout that included Rob Gronkowski on an Instagram story. The Tampa Bay Times reports that at least a dozen of his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates joined him on a football field at Tampa’s Berkeley Preparatory School at 7 a.m. and worked out for two hours.

Cheaters gotta cheat!

Trump family tries to block publication of book by president's niece – report
 

The New York Times said that a request for a temporary restraining order had been filed by Trump’s brother, Robert Trump, in Queens county surrogate’s court in New York, which handled the estate of the deceased family patriarch, Fred Trump. The court papers say that Mary Trump had previously signed a non-disclosure agreement and that the book violates its terms, the newspaper reported.

Mary Trump’s Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man is set to be released in July and has already created a storm of media coverage based solely on the publisher’s notes describing its content as explaining the inner workings of “one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families”.

Bolton Says House Should Have Investigated Trump for Impeachable Actions Beyond Ukraine...
 

John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, says in his new book that the House in its impeachment inquiry should have investigated President Trump not just for pressuring Ukraine to incriminate his domestic foes but for a variety of instances when he sought to intervene in law enforcement matters for political reasons.


It's too bad that Bolton picked being a profiteer over a patriot!
Perhaps had the House had that information, at the time of the impeachment hearing, the bum would of been removed from office by now!

If John Bolton was expecting his book tour to go smoothly, he was sadly mistaken.

Fox News host Martha McCallum asked Bolton, “Isn’t it a shirking of duty to not step up in that moment, given how strongly you felt about what was going on?”

Her colleague, Brett Baier, pressed Bolton, “Don’t you feel some responsibility now that you’re saying [Trump] should have been impeached on other things, but you never piped up?”

Joy Behar of “The View” noted that Bolton worked for Trump for 17 months, but “never said a word until someone gave you $2 million to write a book about it.”

“View” co-host Sunny Hostin asked, “Help me understand why your silence is not complicity?”

CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer chided Bolton by saying, “You chose not to [testify to Congress under oath]. Instead, you wanted to wait until you could get your, quote, $2 million advance for your book.”

A Tanzanian Miner Became a Millionaire Overnight
 

Source: Insider.com
Website: https://bit.ly/3fXmqxi
Date: June 25, 2020

Homoe ~ I SAW THE VIEW TOO !! it was awesome the way the ladies handled Bolton . Now today the serial liar from the WH abruptly cut off coronavirus research funding ~ Can you believe that. he needs to be taken out of the white house NOW not in November ~ he's becoming extremely vicious ~ I've said it before and I can't help but feel he hates AMERICA ! I also have noticed people that are followers of TRUMP make no sense at all. I wouldn't trust a trumpette

Judge rejects Trump family attempt to block publication of niece Mary Trump’s tell-all book..
 

Update:

A New York judge on Thursday rejected on jurisdictional grounds a legal effort by President Donald Trump’s brother to halt the publication next month of a tell-all book by the president’s niece, Mary Trump — but the brother’s lawyer said the case will be refiled in another court.

The ruling in Queens County Surrogate’s Court by Judge Peter Kelly came just two days Trump’s brother, Robert Trump, said in a court filing that Mary Trump would be violating a nondisclosure agreement if the book is published.

The president himself recently said that his niece, who is the daughter of his late older brother Fred Trump Jr., is subject to the nondisclosure agreement, and is “not allowed to write a book.”

I had missed this tidbit, but thankfully a fellow BF planet bud clued me in to it...:hangloose:

ICC
Sometimes we are a bullwark.

In its hour of need, confronting one of the toughest crises in its history, the International Criminal Court has turned to one of its earliest and staunchest allies: Canada.

The war-crimes court in The Hague is facing a sharp escalation in pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and this time it is personal. Earlier this month, Mr. Trump authorized a range of punishments, from asset freezes to travel bans, against any court employee who assists in an investigation of U.S. soldiers or security agents.

As many as 40 Canadians – including the court’s President himself – could potentially be exposed to the U.S. sanctions. But that didn’t stop the Canadian government from joining 66 other countries in rallying around the court this week. In a joint statement, without explicitly naming Mr. Trump, they vowed to stand up to the threats.

“I know where Canadian hearts will be on this,” said the ICC’s President, Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji. “I know that Canadian public opinion is on the side of justice: international criminal justice on behalf of the victims of atrocity crimes that the ICC was set up to give justice for.”

The Globe and Mail June 26, 2020

Microsoft Closes Stores
 

Microsoft is giving up on physical retail. Today the company announced plans to permanently close all Microsoft Store locations in the United States and around the world, except for four locations that will be “reimagined” as experience centers that no longer sell products.



Source: theverge.com
Website: https://bit.ly/2VkbDoQ
Date: Jun 26, 2020, 9:21am EDT