The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
GOP proposes $500 billion in “targeted” virus aid, but Democrat spendthrifts — naturally — say it’s not enough (AP)
Unlike his predecessor, President Trump is legitimately nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian official, citing Israel-UAE peace deal (Fox News)
Memo to Democrats: 1,000 Georgia voters face prosecution for casting multiple ballots in June primary (National Review)
Biden-Harris 2020 Never
On Labor Day, Joe Biden touted “pro-labor” bill that would kill millions of jobs (Washington Examiner)
Industry study: Biden drilling ban would cost one million jobs and cause $700 billion drop in GDP (Washington Examiner)
You know the thing: Biden walks back national mask mandate over “constitutional issue” (Fox News)
Kamala Harris told alleged sexual deviant Jacob Blake she’s “proud” of him (The Daily Wire)
Biden and Harris preemptively sow doubt on Trump vaccine announcement (Washington Examiner)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
The guy who stabbed an AutoZone worker two weeks ago because he wanted to kill a white person has now killed his white cellmate (Not the Bee)
Faces of the Portland riots: The brave and mostly peaceful neckbeards fighting for a more just world (Not the Bee)
In a move described as both stunning and brave, EA Sports is adding Colin Kaepernick to Madden 21 as a “starting-caliber quarterback” (Not the Bee)
Around the Nation
Rochester police chief and entire command staff step down following death of Daniel Prude (NBC News)
Dallas police chief resigns after criticism of department’s actions against protesters (Fox News)
Minneapolis City Council now unlikely to defund police after “momentum slows” on proposal (The Daily Wire)
A novel ideal! After rolling blackouts, California’s anti-fossil-fuel regulators voted to let gas-powered plants stay open a few more years (Hot Air)
World
Uighurs accuse the ChiComs of mass detention and torture in landmark International Criminal Court complaint (NBC News)
Jamal Khashoggi killers have death sentences overturned in Saudi Arabia: Five men will now serve 20-year jail terms after journalist’s sons “pardoned” them (Daily Mail)
Other Notables
U.S. records less than 25,000 daily coronavirus cases, lowest count since June (The Hill)
Trump expands drilling moratorium from Florida to South Carolina and Georgia (The Daily Signal)
Trump to withdraw more U.S. troops from Iraq, where 5,000-plus soldiers are currently deployed (AP)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Trump is right to remove critical race theory from diversity programs (The Federalist)
Policy: For Gulf Arab states, China is a temporary friend (American Enterprise Institute)
Humor: Biden finally takes a question from the press, calling on new reporter Mr. Hamala Karris (The Babylon Bee)
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