October 15, 2020

Thursday Executive Summary

Biden corruption, social media censorship, Barrett hearings, police under fire, and more.


Biden Corruption


  • Hunter Biden emails under investigation by Senate Homeland Security Committee after hard drive report emerges (Fox News)

  • Notice Biden campaign not denying Post’s scoop facts on Hunter Biden’s sleaze (New York Post)

  • Hunter Biden offered $10 million annually by Chinese energy firm for “introductions alone,” email shows (National Review)

  • To The Washington Post, the story isn’t the Bidens, it’s that Republicans want answers (The Washington Post)


Social Media Giants Run Interference


  • Twitter reportedly suspends Trump’s official campaign account over video relating to NY Post’s Hunter Biden report (Daily Caller)

  • You don’t say: Twitter CEO Dorsey admits censorship of Post story is “unacceptable” (Washington Examiner)

  • Facebook reducing distribution of Hunter Biden story in New York Post (Fox Business)

  • Ex-Facebook honcho Tim Kendall says Big Tech is a “threat to democracy,” calls for social media reform (Fox News)


Politics


  • Amy Coney Barrett emerges from final day of hearings largely unscathed (Washington Examiner)

  • Public support for Barrett’s confirmation shoots up (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • House Republican introduces resolution to remove Pelosi as speaker over “mental capacity” (The Daily Wire)

  • Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed (Associated Press)

  • Kamala Harris cancels campaign travel after two staffers test positive for COVID-19 (CBS News)

  • White House official pushes back on Trump’s Barr critique, claiming AG “saved his presidency” (Fox News)

  • FBI, DHS say hackers have gained access to election systems (Fox News)


Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate


  • Project Veritas reveals Colorado Democrat operative is antifa militant who promotes killing in the streets (The Post Millennial)

  • Blame the Democrats’ War on Cops — America has fewest cops in a quarter century, data find (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • U.S. gun sales soar amid pandemic, social unrest, election fears (Reuters)

  • Man admits firing shot that preceded Kyle Rittenhouse shooting (The Washington Times)

  • Rioters trash Portland restaurant after antifa “reviewers” target it (PJ Media)

  • Amazon rejects Shelby Steele’s Michael Brown documentary for not “meeting content quality expectations” (Washington Examiner)


Closing Arguments


  • Policy: U.S. doesn’t need a president who hides his agenda from voters (Issues & Insights)

  • Policy: Censorship of Hunter Biden bombshell validates Republican skepticism of Big Tech promises (The Federalist)

  • Humor: Joe Biden publishes official list of what “Voters Don’t Deserve to Know” (Genesius Times)

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