The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
America-hating Ilhan Omar defeats well-funded challenger in Minnesota primary (AP)
QAnon conspiracy theorist Marjorie Greene headed to Congress after Georgia Republican primary win (Washington Examiner)
Re: Joe Biden’s Veep Pick
Biden has named his 2020 running mate: authoritarianism (Kevin Williamson)
How Kamala Harris outflanked her skeptics (Politico)
FLASHBACK: Harris attacked Biden as a racist segregationist during Democrat debates (The Federalist)
FLASHBACK: Tulsi Gabbard rips Harris’s abusive record on criminal justice (The Federalist)
Harris was ringleader in Brett Kavanaugh character assassination attempt (The Federalist)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
“Our futures have been looted from us … loot back”: Black Lives Matter Chicago publicly defends rioters and looters (The Volokh Conspiracy)
Neighbors unhappy as demonstrations move east into residential Portland (The Oregonian)
Pennsylvania district mandates white supremacy lessons for kindergartners: Wealthy school district says supporting cops, not watching news is racist (The Washington Free Beacon)
Business & Economy
Big Ten and Pac-12 are the first marquee conferences to postpone fall football (The New York Times)
UK officially in recession for first time in 11 years after record 20.4% slump (BBC)
Culture & Heartland
Nothing to see here… Governor Andrew Cuomo won’t support an independent investigation into New York nursing homes deaths (The Daily Wire)
New York Democrats push for law mandating 500 hours of training for “shampoo assistants” (New York Post)
Other Notables
U.S. government signs deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of COVID vaccine (National Review)
TSA is intercepting many more guns despite far fewer air travelers (NPR)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Ten things you should know about sending your kids to school (The Daily Signal)
Policy: Voter fraud more likely to impact election than foreign meddling (The Daily Signal)
Humor: Stacey Abrams graciously accepts VP nomination (The Babylon Bee)
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