October 13, 2020

Tuesday Executive Summary

Barrett hearings Day 1, Biden’s memory, public gatherings, the swamp, and more.


Top of the Fold


  • 9 Takeaways from Day 1 of Barrett confirmation hearings (The Daily Signal)

  • Trump returns to the campaign trail claiming coronavirus victory (NBC News)

  • Trump’s stock gains hit Republican record (Fox Business)


Memory Issues



Some Public Gatherings Are Better Than Others


  • Twenty-one arrested at DC protest on first day of Amy Coney Barrett hearings (Washington Examiner)

  • “Back the Blue” Blexit event in DC ends on mall with national anthem (The Daily Wire)

  • Patriot Post contributors Willie Richardson, Patrick Hampton, and Anthony Brian Logan attend DC Blexit rally (ABC 9 Chattanooga)

  • Columbus fans defy culture, coronavirus with holiday celebrations (The Washington Times)

  • Social Justice Warrior LeBron’s Lakers win title — thousands of fans ignore virus restrictions, some violently target police (The Daily Wire)


The Swamp


  • Pelosi faces backlash after rejecting Trump’s latest stimulus offer (Fox Business)

  • Gina Haspel blows off senators’ demands to quit stonewalling Congress on Russiagate oversight (The Federalist)


Around the Nation


  • The median household will pay more under Biden-Harris tax plan (National Review)

  • A farmer made a giant Biden-Harris sign out of hay bales, but it was set on fire the next day (The Washington Post)

  • What could go wrong? Yelp adding alerts to warn users about businesses accused of racist behavior (Yahoo! Entertainment)


The Latest on COVID-19


  • Johnson & Johnson pauses coronavirus vaccine trials due to unexplained illness (Reuters)

  • Nevada man’s COVID-19 reinfection, the first in the U.S., is “yellow caution light” about risk of coronavirus (USA Today)


National Security



Closing Arguments


  • Policy: Beyond court packing: Here’s how Dems plan to create a one-party state (Issues & Insights)

  • Policy: Why Americans Can’t Just ‘Listen to the Experts’ (Real Clear Policy)

  • Humor: Newsom celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day by sacrificing 6 people to climate goddess Greta (Genesius Times)

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