The Patriot Post® · Thursday Executive News Summary
Government & Politics
Governor Andrew Cuomo facing impeachment votes from majority of NY Assembly if he doesn’t resign (Fox News1)
Real estate and landlord groups file legal salvo to stop Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium (Washington Post2)
Election cheating surges to top domestic issue; most (74%) want photo ID (Washington Examiner3)
“Infrastructure” bill would require alcohol monitors for all new cars (Free Beacon4) | President Biden to announce target for 50% electric vehicle sales as he unveils stricter emissions rules (Washington Examiner5)
Big Tech Oligarchs
Facebook boots New York University disinformation researchers off its platform and critics cry foul (NPR6)
YouTube suspends Sky News Australia for year-old videos about masks and COVID-19 (Daily Caller7)
National Security
Mexican government sues U.S. gun manufacturers for “the unlawful trafficking of their guns to drug cartels and other criminals in Mexico” (Washington Examiner8)
Cartels earn up to $6 billion a year from smuggling migrants (Washington Times9)
U.S. plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers (Fox News10)
ATF nominee David Chipman failed to disclose 2012 Chinese state TV hit used as propaganda by the communist state (Fox News11)
Taliban claim attack on defense minister’s compound (Reuters12)
Double Standards Awards
AOC masks up for photo-op — instantly removes it after (PM13)
Climate Czar John Kerry’s family jet has taken 16 flights this year alone (Fox News14)
Other Notables
NBC’s Summer Olympics ratings are in free-fall (CNN Business15)
Mission accomplished: Washington Football Team bans headdresses and face paint in new fan policies (Washington Times16)
The calm before the storm: NOAA forecasts above-average Atlantic hurricane season (Washington Examiner17)
Closing Arguments
Policy: The incredible shrinking infrastructure pay-fors (AEI18)
Satire: Andrew Cuomo announces new book on how to treat women with dignity and respect (Babylon Bee19)
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Links
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cuomo-facing-impeachment-votes-from-majority-of-ny-assembly-if-he-doesnt-resign-report
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/08/04/realtors-lawsuit-eviction-moratorium/
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/election-cheating-surges-to-top-us-issue-most-want-photo-id
- https://freebeacon.com/politics/infrastructure-bill-would-require-alcohol-monitors-for-all-new-cars/
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/biden-to-announce-target-for-50-electric-vehicle-sales
- https://www.npr.org/2021/08/04/1024791053/facebook-boots-nyu-disinformation-researchers-off-its-platform-and-critics-cry-f
- https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/04/tech-giant-censorship-youtube-suspends-news-outlet-for-year-old-videos-about-masks-covid-19/
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mexican-government-sues-us-gun-manufacturers
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/4/dhs-cartels-earn-6-billion-year-smuggling-illegal-/
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-plans-require-covid-19-shots-foreign-travelers
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-atf-chipman-senate-china-propaganda
- https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blast-afghan-capital-taliban-battle-government-forces-south-west-2021-08-04/
- https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-aoc-masks-up-for-photo-op-instantly-removes-it-after
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/climate-john-kerry-private-jet-flights
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/04/media/summer-olympics-ratings-nbc/index.html
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/4/washington-bans-headdresses-face-paint-at-fedex-fi/
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/noaa-forecasts-above-average-atlantic-hurricane-season-in-2021-update
- https://www.aei.org/poverty-studies/the-incredible-shrinking-infrastructure-pay-fors/
- https://babylonbee.com/news/cuomo-announces-new-book-on-how-to-treat-women-with-dignity-and-respect
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