Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | Aug. 2, 2020

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'We're not close': Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Trump officials fail to agree on a coronavirus stimulus deal that could send $3,400 to desperate American families - and decide to restart talks on MONDAY

Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer met Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the Capitol
But the leaders failed to reach a deal to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus' heavy toll

Aug 2 - The top Democrats in Congress are not close to a deal with the White House to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus' heavy toll, both sides said on Saturday, after an essential lifeline for millions of unemployed Americans expired.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had met with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows for three hours at the Capitol on Saturday morning.

But they failed to make a deal and will now meet again on Monday, Schumer said - but their staff will meet tomorrow.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8583097/Congressional-Democrats-White-House-set-Saturday-talks-coronavirus-bill.html

Aug. 1, 2020

Steve Mnuchin and Mark Meadows on Coronavirus Relief Legislation

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https://www.salon.com/2020/07/31/trump-says-mail-voting-is-bad-but-absentee-voting-is-good-his-lawyers-admit-theyre-the-same-thing/

Trump says mail voting is bad, but absentee voting is good. His lawyers admit they’re the same thing
"The terms ‘mail-in’ and ‘absentee’ are used interchangeably" to describe the same thing, his lawyers said in court

Aug 1 - President Donald Trump on Thursday tried to draw a distinction between "mail voting" and "absentee voting," but his own lawyers acknowledged in court documents the two are the same thing.

Trump suggested delaying the election on Thursday amid plummeting poll numbers and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 150,000 people and caused the largest GDP drop in U.S. history. Trump has no power to postpone the election, and the idea was roundly rejected by Republican lawmakers. At the same time, many members of the GOP have expressed similar concerns about mail-in voting as the president.

"With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history," Trump claimed without evidence.

Some states have long used all-mail elections. There have been more than 250 million ballots cast by mail in the last 20 years, and only 143 prosecutions related to mail ballot fraud, or a rate of about 0.00006%.

Trump later reiterated that he opposed "mail-in-voting" but "totally" supports "absentee voting," even though they are the same thing. Trump and many of his aides have repeatedly voted by mail themselves....   more

Trump Renews Attacks On Mail-In Voting Despite No Evidence It Leads To Fraud | NBC Nightly News
Aug 1, 2020

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 31, 2020

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Donald Trump Slammed For Election Delay Tweet, Federalist Society Co-Founder Calls It ‘Fascistic’

July 31 - President Donald Trump faced harsh criticism for his tweet today, suggesting that the November 3 presidential election be postponed due to his concerns over ballots cast by mail. Both Democrats and Republicans have called him out for his words. Steven Calabresi, the founder of the Federalist Society, even called Trump’s suggestion grounds for immediate re-impeachment unless he relents.

https://www.inquisitr.com/6195963/donald-trump-election-delay-fascistic/

Trump Suggests Election Be Postponed, Congress Disagrees | NBC Nightly News
Jul 31, 2020

Donald Trump Defends Calling For Election Delay: You May ‘Never Even Know’ Who Won With Mail-In Voting

July 31 - President Donald Trump held a press conference on Thursday where he was asked if he stood by his early-morning tweet calling for a delay in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. While he initially said that he didn’t want to push back the election, he suggested that it may be necessary given that so many states are hoping to move to mail-in ballots as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage through the country.

“I don’t want to delay, I want to have the election,” video posted by Aaron Rupar on Twitter shows Trump saying. “But I also don’t want to have to wait for three months and then find out that the ballots are all missing and the election doesn’t mean anything.     more

https://www.inquisitr.com/6195949/donald-trump-delay-election-defense/

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 30, 2020

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'We have a word for that - MONOPOLY!' Mark Zuckerberg is slammed as his emails boasting about 'neutralizing' competition and buying Instagram because it 'can hurt us' are revealed at tech CEO showdown - as conservatives tear into CEOs over 'bias'
Congressman Joe Neguse revealed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's emails at Wednesday's Judiciary Committee on antitrust laws where he details the company's goal to 'neutralize potential competitors'.
'We have a word for that – that word is monopoly,' The Democratic representative said.

July 30 - The CEOs of the four biggest tech firms faced Congress as one Wednesday - and came under fire from both sides, accused of running monopolies, trampling small businesses and would-be competitors and censoring conservatives.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8573257/Conservatives-tear-big-tech-CEOs-claiming-Facebook-Google-Twitter-CENSORING-Trump.html

JULY 29, 2020
Heads of Facebook, Amazon, Apple & Google Testify on Antitrust Law
The heads of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook testified on antitrust law before a House Judiciary subcommittee.

Mark Zuckerberg questioned on Facebook's decision to "censor" Donald Trump Jr...on Twitter
Jul 30, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg was grilled over whether Facebook copied and threatened rivals, but the CEO says the social media giant just 'adapted features'

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company has "adapted features" from competitors during Wednesday's big tech antitrust hearing....Zuckerberg said Facebook had "certainly adapted features" from others in response to a question from Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Democrat of Washington, whether the company had copied features from competitors. During her questioning, Jayapal cited emails between Facebook executives about pursuing "aggressive and nimble" tactics to maintain a lead over competing services.

She also pressed Zuckerberg about whether the company has ever threatened to clone products from other companies while trying to acquire them...     more

https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-grilled-on-facebook-copying-instagram-snapchat-2020-7

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In combative exchange, Jayapal accuses Barr of double standard in handling of protesters

July 29 - ...“When white men with swastikas storm a government building with guns, there is no need for the president to ‘activate’ you, because they’re getting the president’s personal agenda done,” Jayapal said.
“But when black people and people of color protest police brutality, systemic racism and the president’s very own lack of response to those critical issues, then you forcibly remove them with armed federal officers [and] pepper bombs because they are considered terrorists by the president.”

Barr said he was not aware that threats had been made against Whitmer, to which Jayapal replied, “You are aware of certain kinds of protesters,” noting the “real discrepancy” in the federal response.
“You take an aggressive approach to Black Lives Matter protests, but not to right-wing extremists threatening to lynch a governor if it’s for … the president’s benefit,” she said...    more

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/28/bill-bar-testimony-live-updates/