The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
DC appeals court rejects Michael Flynn effort to force judge to immediately drop the scandalous case1 (Washington Examiner2)
On a related note: Conservative takeover of appeals courts within reach with Trump reelection (The Washington Free Beacon3)
Politics
A bumbling4 Joe Biden walks out after Pittsburgh speech without taking questions (Washington Examiner5)
Biden praised for copying Mike Pence’s RNC remarks on violent riots (The Federalist6)
Riots rivaling coronavirus as top 2020 concern (Washington Examiner7)
HarrisX-Hill poll suggests Trump’s approval rating with black voters soared by 60% during RNC (The Washington Times8)
On the other hand, a Military Times poll shows Trump’s Armed Forces popularity slips — and more troops say they’ll vote for Biden (Military Times9)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
Protests erupt in southern Los Angeles after an armed black man is killed by deputies (Fox News10)
Stabbing suspect said he “felt the need to find a white male to kill” after watching cop videos (The Daily Wire11)
DC mayor pleads with U.S. attorney to ramp up prosecutions of violent protesters (Fox News12)
Portland has declared more than two dozen riots since George Floyd’s death (The Daily Caller13)
Mural to slain black police sergeant defaced in Philadelphia (The Federalist14)
Around the Nation
More fallout from the fall of Falwell15: Liberty University announces independent investigation of Jerry Falwell Jr.‘s tenure (National Review16)
Almost five million first-time gun owners since January (CNS News17)
Double standards: Philadelphia mayor seen dining indoors while city’s restaurants can only serve outside (Fox News18)
Other Notables
Feds “targeting and investigating” heads of BLM, antifa, and those who fund them (The Daily Wire19)
CDC says 94% of Americans who have died of COVID-19 had at least one other underlying disease (Daily Mail20)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Teachers unions are more powerful than you realize — but that may be changing (Foundation for Economic Education21)
Policy: Joe Biden’s tax plan will bring on a more sluggish economy (New York Post22)
Satire: Proud mayor lets his entire city burn to the ground just to make Trump look bad (The Babylon Bee23)
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Links
- https://patriotpost.us/articles/70358-fbi-leadership-cabal-targeted-flynn-new-docs-reveal-2020-05-01
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/appeals-court-rejects-flynn-effort-to-force-judge-to-immediately-drop-case
- https://freebeacon.com/courts/conservative-takeover-of-appeals-court-in-reach-with-trump-reelection/
- https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/1300502135696748544?s=20
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-walks-out-after-pittsburgh-speech-without-taking-questions
- https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/biden-praised-for-copying-pences-rnc-remarks-on-violent-riots/
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/riots-rivaling-coronavirus-as-top-2020-concern
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/31/trumps-approval-rating-black-voters-soars-60-durin/
- https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/08/31/as-trumps-popularity-slips-in-latest-military-times-poll-more-troops-say-theyll-vote-for-biden/
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/protests-erupt-after-black-man-fatally-shot-in-southern-los-angeles-report
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/stabbing-suspect-said-he-felt-the-need-to-find-a-white-male-to-kill-after-watching-cop-videos-report
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dc-mayorus-attorney-prosecutions-violent-protesters
- https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/31/portland-declared-riots-george-floyds-death/
- https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/01/mural-to-slain-black-police-sergeant-defaced-in-philadelphia/
- https://patriotpost.us/articles/72970-the-fall-of-falwell-2020-08-25
- https://www.nationalreview.com/news/liberty-university-announces-independent-investigation-of-jerry-falwell-jr-s-tenure/
- https://cnsnews.com/article/national/michael-w-chapman/report-almost-5-million-first-time-gun-owners-january
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-mayor-seen-dining-indoors
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/dhs-chief-feds-targeting-and-investigating-heads-of-blm-antifa-and-those-who-fund-them
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8682491/More-90-Americans-died-COVID-19-underlying-conditions.html
- https://fee.org/articles/teacher-unions-are-more-powerful-than-you-realize-but-that-may-be-changing/
- https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/why-joe-bidens-tax-plan-will-bring-a-sluggish-us-economy/
- https://babylonbee.com/news/proud-mayor-lets-his-entire-city-burn-to-the-ground-just-to-make-trump-look-bad
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