The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
As reported by ABC News, “The Justice Department has announced an 11-count indictment charging two alleged Chinese hackers accused of carrying out a massive global cyber intrusion campaign on behalf of the Chinese government in which they stole ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of trade secrets, and most recently sought to target companies conducting research for a COVID-19 vaccine.”
Meanwhile, Fox News reveals, “China on Wednesday condemned what it called an ‘unprecedented escalation’ by the United States and threatened to retaliate after it was ordered to close the Chinese consulate in Houston. … State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus confirmed the directive and said it was issued 'to protect American intellectual property and Americans' private information.‘” Furthermore, “Documents were burned inside the consulate’s courtyard Tuesday evening, KPRC-TV in Houston reported.” The ChiComs are ruthless — and should be treated as such.
Government & Politics
Trump signs legally contentious memo preventing illegal immigrants from being counted in congressional redistricting (Washington Examiner)
“What in the hell are we doing?” Senate Republicans clash over coronavirus relief (NBC News)
Monopolistic Google tests its ability to blacklist conservative media ahead of election (The Federalist)
Oh, by the way, the FBI investigated Joe Biden’s 2008 campaign for corruption (PJ Media)
Jews back Biden even as anti-Semitism rears its head on the Left (Washington Examiner)
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others arrested in $60 million nuclear power plant bribery case (Cincinnati Enquirer)
National Security
Defense secretary says U.S. is considering “adjustments” to troops in South Korea as the Pentagon strategizes against China (AP)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seeks U.S.-UK coalition against “disgraceful” Chinese Communist Party (Washington Examiner)
The Latest on COVID-19
Pandemic likely to “get worse before it gets better,” Trump says in somber return to coronavirus briefing (The Washington Post)
U.S. daily coronavirus deaths exceed 1,000 for the first time since May (Washington Examiner)
Culture & Heartland
Biden stays silent as Catholic churches and statues are burned and vandalized in string of targeted attacks (The Federalist)
More than a dozen people shot near Chicago funeral home, yet the mayor ironically says: “Under no circumstances will I allow Donald Trump’s troops to come to Chicago and terrorize our residents” (The Daily Wire)
As crime and murders skyrocket in New York City, mayor has 27 officers a day guarding Black Lives Matter “mural” (Law Enforcement Today)
Finally getting the message on Margaret Sanger: Planned Parenthood of Greater New York to remove founder’s name from flagship office over support for eugenics (National Review)
“Only a first step”: Minnesota bans neck restraints and chokeholds (AP)
The awokening comes for American classical music: The New York Times’s chief critic has launched a campaign to end the merit-based “blind audition” hiring process for orchestras (National Review)
Other Notables
Birds of a feather flock together: Top WHO official promotes conspiracy theory website to bolster China’s coronavirus disinformation campaign (The Washington Free Beacon)
Africa starts to have second thoughts about all that Chinese money (Bloomberg)
Cashing in on COVID: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has record single-day wealth increase of $13 billion; his net worth is up $74.4 billion this year alone (The Daily Caller)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Trump’s COVID performance is sinking his presidency (National Review)
Policy: Blanket sanctions on members of China’s Communist Party wrong way to go (The Heritage Foundation)
Satire: Ceremony honoring Governor Cuomo’s COVID-19 response to be held at now-vacant nursing home (The Babylon Bee)
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