Thursday Executive Summary - The Patriot Post

Above the Fold

The 1619 Project is a fraud: controversial language surreptitiously axed (Washington Examiner)
California’s ecofascist governor issues executive order banning gas and diesel cars by 2035 (Fox News)

Breonna Taylor

Fired Louisville officer indicted on criminal charges but not her death (Fox News)
“Law is not meant to react to tragedy”: Kentucky’s black attorney general takes heat after no direct charges are filed (NBC News)
A just decision not to file homicide charges (Andrew C. McCarthy)
Tucker Carlson: Media distorted facts about Taylor’s death to help Biden (Washington Examiner)
Two officers confirmed shot in Louisville riots (The Post Millennial)

Politics

Rand Paul says Senate panel will refer report on Hunter Biden’s foreign dealings to DOJ for criminal investigation (National Review)
President Trump to sign “Born Alive” executive order to protect abortion survivors (The Daily Signal)
Trump to unveil healthcare plan covering preexisting conditions (Washington Examiner)
Fake Catholic Nancy Pelosi: Christ would not want Trump honored at National Catholic Prayer breakfast (White House Dossier)
Judge orders Eric Trump to comply with New York AG’s witch-hunt subpoena before Election Day (The Hill)

The Latest on COVID-19

Early data suggests newly reopened schools are avoiding surges in cases (Washington Examiner)
CDC director says over 90% of Americans have not yet been exposed (Axios)
Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine advances, sparking optimism (The New York Times)

National Security

Trump announces new Cuba economic sanctions at Bay of Pigs Memorial (American Military News)
Mike Pompeo: China is peddling communist propaganda in U.S. state and local governments (The Washington Free Beacon)

Other Notables

What could possibly go wrong? Trays of mail, including absentee ballots, found in a ditch in Wisconsin (Washington Examiner)
Lady hanging out car window cussing out and flipping off Trump supporters promptly crashes car in front of police (Not the Bee)
Seattle hires convicted pimp at $150,000 salary to advise on “alternatives to policing” (Not the Bee)

Closing Arguments

Policy: How “weaponizing” mail-in ballots could create a constitutional crisis (The Daily Signal)
Policy: Why Joe Biden’s repeated mask mandate flip-flops matter (Issues & Insights)
Humor: Constitution to be replaced by list of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s last wishes (The Babylon Bee)

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