Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 23, 2020

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Trump Invading Chicago | NowThis
Jul 23, 2020

Lightfoot Reacts To Trump's "Surge" Of Federal Agents
Lightfoot: Chicago doesn't need "secret federal agents roaming around the streets. ... I'm glad to see that the president got the message."

July 23 - CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot said President Trump "got the message": Secret federal police his administration deployed to Portland don't belong in Chicago.

https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/lightfoot-reacts-trumps-surge-federal-agents

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that more federal agents are being sent to Chicago and Albuquerque, NM, to tackle violence in cities. He said FBI, ATF, DEA, and other agents were involved - as are Homeland Security agents. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted she won't let federal troops 'terrorize' the city, but welcomed anti-crime help. 'What cities are doing is absolute insanity,' Trump said, blasting calls to defund police departments,' Trump said, connecting the efforts to his political pitches.

Donald Trump orders 'immediate surge' of hundreds of feds into Chicago calling it a violence-scarred 'disaster' - then threatens to order them into other Democratic-controlled cities including Detroit and Philadelphia over mayors' objections

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 22, 2020

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Cruz on GOP proposal: I'm not only a no, I'm a hell no
In an interview with CNN, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized his colleagues for the outlines of the $1 trillion stimulus proposal currently under consideration.
Source: CNN

Republicans and White House divided on stimulus proposal: 'I'm not a no, I'm a hell no

July 21 - (CNN)Senate Republicans and the White House remain at odds over several central components of their next stimulus proposal after a full day of negotiations on Capitol Hill.

With fewer than three weeks to go until the August recess -- and with the virus still ravaging many corners of the country -- Tuesday's negotiations marked little progress, and instead evolved into a day of venting sessions for rank-and-file members, each with his or her own idea of how to tackle the next chapter of spending. It all comes just days before a $600 federal enhancement to unemployment insurance is set to expire.

The splits come on key issues, from President Donald Trump's insistence on a payroll tax cut to the administration's push to tie education money to the reopening of schools. There are also several Republicans deeply opposed to moving forward on a proposal pegged to start around $1 trillion."Everyone has their own idea," Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, as he emerged from a closed-door conference meeting.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, is pressing for Republicans to coalesce around a proposal that would serve as a starting point for negotiations with congressional Democrats, who already passed a $3 trillion measure in May. He told reporters Tuesday the proposal that he is pushing "enjoys fairly significant support among Republican senators." But he acknowledged, "not everyone."

McConnell, in a floor speech earlier in the day, outlined key components expected to be in the GOP plan, including $105 billion for schools, a second round of targeted funding for the forgivable small business loan program, another round of direct payments and liability protections for businesses, hospitals, health care workers and schools. It's a proposal a large portion of the Republican conference is eager to get behind, but several key components remain under discussion with the White House...    more

Really??!?

NBA is telling everyone who stands for the flag, who honors our cops and our veterans, to “piss off”? In Texas, no less?

Good luck with that. pic.twitter.com/AVWLMZIqu0

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 20, 2020

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 21, 2020

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8541689/Donald-Trump-REJECTS-Portland-mayors-demand-remove-federal-law-enforcement.html

The Chicago Tribune reported that 150 of the agents are heading to Chicago, under a plan being drawn up by officials at the Homeland Security Department. They are reportedly Homeland Security Investigations agents.
 
Local officials have complained that federal agents on the scene in tense situations are not as well trained in deescalating situations and dealing with protesters as are local police who interact with the community daily...      more

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Jul 17, 2020

‘No reason’ for President Trump to send federal troops to Detroit, Gov. Whitmer says

July 21 - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel on Monday released statements after President Donald Trump said he was considering sending federal law enforcement to cities including Detroit to address recent protests.

The death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis has sparked protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Michigan and nationally.

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 19, 2020

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Head of Russia's $10BILLION fund claims he and his big cat-loving wife have ALREADY been vaccinated with Putin's 'experimental' shot after Moscow 'tried to steal' Oxford research

Kirill Dmitriev, 45, the manager of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, claims he and wife Natalia Popova have been given an experimental coronavirus vaccine
He says they now have double the anitbodies of a regular coronavirus patient
Vaccine is about to enter Phase III trial and could be ready by September, he said
Announcement came just hours after UK accused Russian hackers of targeting its researchers, fuelling speculation they stole sensitive data

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8532903/Russian-billionaire-claims-wife-vaccinated-coronavirus.html

Russia Is Trying to Beat the West to a Covid-19 Vaccine

July 18 - (Bloomberg) -- A top Russian official said his country could roll out a vaccine against Covid-19 as soon as September, while denying accusations that hackers working for the country’s intelligence agency tried to steal sensitive data from rival researchers in the U.K., U.S. and Canada.
“Russia may be one of the first to produce a vaccine against the backdrop of the billions that are being invested in the U.S. and all the pharma companies working on it,” said Kirill Dmitriev, the chief executive of the government-backed Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is financing one of the the country’s efforts to devise a vaccine. “It's a little bit of a shocking story.”

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/russia-is-trying-to-beat-the-west-to-a-covid-19-vaccine-1.1467284

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 18, 2020

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8535159/Trump-stops-interview-demand-proof-Biden-wants-defund-police-doesnt-exist.html

'Let's go!' Donald Trump furiously orders aides to provide proof to Fox News' Chris Wallace that Joe Biden wants to defund the police - and his staff CAN'T provide any
President Trump halted an interview with 'Fox News Sunday's' Chris Wallace after the host told him Democrat Joe Biden didn't want to defund the police 

Wallace explained on Fox News' "Bill Hemmer Reports" that the president had his staff  retrieve highlights of the unity platform that found "a lot of things that he objected to that Biden has agreed to."
"But he couldn’t find any indication – because there isn’t any – that Joe Biden has sought to defund and abolish the police," the Fox News anchor said...     more

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/17/fox-news-chris-wallace-fact-checks-trump-bidens-stance-police/5461970002/