The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Executive Summary
Politics
John Durham speculation reaching fever pitch after aide resignation, Lindsey Graham comments, and phone-wipe mystery (Fox News)
YouTube censors White House adviser Scott Atlas (The Federalist)
CDC is moving ahead with critical race theory trainings despite Trump order (National Review)
Justice Department internal watchdog is investigating Roger Stone’s sentencing (NBC News)
Wildfires will get worse under decades-old Bill Clinton policies, veteran forester says (The Daily Caller)
Around the Nation
Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the Gulf Coast with life-threatening storm surge and prolific flooding (The Weather Channel)
Federal court rules Pennsylvania’s lockdown order is unconstitutional (Reason)
Attacks on Chicago officers are up “five times” over previous years (The Daily Wire)
Two Los Angeles County deputies in stable condition after being shot; search for assailant continues (ABC 7)
Wounded female LA deputy, shot through jaw and both arms, gave partner emergency medical treatment after ambush (Disrn)
Rochester mayor fires police chief over handling of Daniel Prude case (Washington Examiner)
Federal ruling: Florida can require eligible felons to pay fines and fees to vote (Washington Examiner)
President Trump awards Distinguished Flying Cross to seven California National Guardsmen (Whitehouse.gov)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
Riots and looting hit Pennsylvania after cop shoots a minority man who was charging at the officer with a knife (The Daily Wire)
Protesters demand cops let themselves be stabbed or shot (New York Post)
If the child porn in Netflix’s “Cuties” surprised you, you haven’t been paying attention (The Federalist)
NBC’s woke Sunday Night Football ratings plummet nearly 30% compared to 2019 (Disrn)
“They’re there to cover the game”: CBS tells announcers not to editorialize on NFL “social justice” (The Resurgent)
Education
New York teacher’s assignment compares police to KKK and slave owners (The Daily Caller)
Maryland to add LGBTQ content to public schools’ history curricula (The Daily Caller)
University of Chicago’s English Department declares it will only accept applicants interested in working “in and with Black studies” for its next graduate admissions cycle (Daily Mail)
College Board reportedly became “key partner” with Chinese regime; the academic behemoth behind AP, SAT helped advance Chinese infiltration in K-12 schools (The Washington Free Beacon)
National Security
9th Circuit Appeals Court rules government can end humanitarian protections for some 300,000 immigrants (NPR)
DHS cracks down on goods made with Chinese forced labor (The Washington Free Beacon)
DHS leaked email confirms antifa is an organized group (The Post Millennial)
Trump issues stark warning to Iran after reports country is considering plot to assassinate U.S. ambassador (Fox News)
The Latest on COVID-19
University of Pittsburgh scientists discover antibody that “neutralizes” SARS-CoV-2 (Fox News)
An anti-inflammatory drug may shorten COVID recovery time (Politico)
U.S. halts ineffective symptom checks and screenings for high-risk countries (New York Post)
Closing Arguments
Policy: How urban governments have failed on housing, school outcomes, income segregation, and policing (American Enterprise Institute)
Policy: President Trump’s ban on critical race theory, explained (Foundation for Economic Education)
Satire (we think?): Arsonist changes name to “Climate Change” so that people can say Climate Change causes wildfires (Genesius Times)
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