The Patriot Post® · Thursday News Executive Summary
Above the Fold
According to Fox News, “The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against the Trump administration’s effort to end the Obama-era program that offers protections to young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children. The court ruled that the administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated the Administrative Procedure Act.” So Barack Obama said 22 times that he doesn’t have the power to do something. He does it anyway. Trump undoes it. SCOTUS says, “You can’t do that.” Do we have that about right?
Yesterday, President Donald Trump made the following declaration regarding the burgeoning number of coronavirus cases: “We won’t be closing the country again. We won’t have to do that.” Reuters adds, “Trump’s comments come after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said the United States could not shut down the economy again.” Indeed it can’t. As USA Today reports, “About 1.5 million workers filed applications for unemployment insurance for the first time last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. That pushes the running tally of those who have made initial claims over the past 13 weeks to a mind-boggling 45.7 million.”
Government & Politics
Justice Department proposes rolling back protections for Big Tech (Reuters)
Trump signs bill protecting Chinese Uighurs on same day John Bolton claims he gave President Xi Jinping approval on detention camps (The Daily Caller)
Dick Durbin gives token apology to Tim Scott after “token” remark about police-reform bill (Washington Examiner)
Senate Democrats silent when asked if they condemn Dick Durbin’s “token” comment (The Daily Caller)
Hypocrite Nancy Pelosi pours $180,000 into Facebook ads while calling for advertisers to boycott the site (The Washington Free Beacon)
Culture & Heartland
Ex-Atlanta police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks absurdly charged with felony murder (CNN)
Georgia Bureau of Investigation says it was not consulted by the DA before charges were filed against officers in Brooks case (11alive.com)
“There are officers walking off”: Atlanta cops vote with their feet on indictments (Power Line)
Dumb and dumber: Seattle adds concrete barricades to safeguard the militant group CHOP (Bearing Arms)
Cornell law professor censured by dean after criticizing Black Lives Matter movement (The College Fix)
Olympia, Washington, Mayor Cheryl Selby, who supported Black Lives Matter, gets home vandalized during riots, calls it “domestic terrorism” (The Daily Wire)
Major fumble: Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy foolishly apologizes for “pain, discomfort” caused by sporting a T-shirt emblazoned with One America News (ESPN)
Philadelphia mayor declares Juneteenth a city holiday (The Hill)
Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, said she would issue an executive order that would take effect before the November election, ending Iowa’s distinction as the last state to deprive all former felons of voting rights for life (The New York Times)
Other Notables
Notre Dame Law School establishes Religious Liberty Clinic (Notre Dame News)
Massive spying on users of Google’s Chrome shows new security weakness (Reuters)
Border violence could spur India to help U.S. counter China (Washington Examiner)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Want new rules for Big Tech? Look forward, not backward (Issues & Insights)
Policy: Reform our cities, not just the police (National Review)
Humor: Cracker Jack changes name to more politically correct Caucasian Jack (The Babylon Bee)
Related humor: Quaker Oats replaces historically racist Aunt Jemima mascot with black female lawyer who enjoys pancakes sometimes (The Onion)
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