Dems’ obsession with identity politics propels selection of Kamala Harris, a corporate tool with bad record as prosecutor, thrilling Trump….--the high point for Kamala Harris in the Senate was making Jeff Sessions nervous
--Harris is skilled at progressive pretense
--former SF mayor Willie Brown, her mentor and ex-boyfriend, advised her to pass on VP and go for attorney general
--Trump’s ill-conceived, unconstitutional unemployment plan is modified after states reject co-pay formula they can’t afford
--residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky bitch at Mitch McConnell for miserly approach to relief
--Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best abruptly retires after Council considered cutting her pay, and made modest cuts to police budget
--milder protests in Portland last night, with no property damage
--Oregon legislature passes new chokehold ban
--Milwaukee protesters attack Black cop who’s on leave after 3 on-duty shootings
--Virginia Klansman who drove into BLM protesters is convicted, but not for hate crime
--rogue Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies hold 3 Black teens at gunpoint, but the teens were the victims in this case
--ACLU amplifies calls to dismantle Homeland Security, and rename it
--Kevin Gosztola reports on bills in Congress to restore access to courts for whistleblowers
--California judge destroys claims by Uber and Lyft and rules that drivers are employees, not independent contractors
--even as airline traffic hits bottom, more passengers are trying to carry loaded guns onboard
--delayed Minnesota primary for Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is targeted by Israel lobby
--at TomDispatch, Robert Dreyfuss fears Trump’s October Surprise will be war with Iran
--in Belarus, the woman who ran against strongman Lukashenko is ejected to Lithuania
--NY Times reports that an American contractor warned of Beirut ammonium nitrate stash 4 years ago
--MintPress reporter Raul Diego examines efforts to blame Hezbollah for last week’s deadly blast
--our daily Covid-19 update, edited by Linda Lewis, read the report on hotel sanitation here
--disinformation that divides American voters comes from greedy Americans and Christian extremists
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