Posted on 08/01/2020 12:13:25 AM PDT by weston
Golden Retriever meets window washer, introduces washer to his favorite toy. pic.twitter.com/MYouG3Wonl— Life on Earth (@planetpng) August 6, 2020
Presidential Message on National Purple Heart Day, 2020
VETERANS
Issued on: August 7, 2020
General George Washington established the Purple Heart—then known as the Badge of Military Merit—238 years ago today to recognize meritorious service in action during our Nation’s war for independence. Today, the Purple Heart is reserved for military service members wounded or killed in action. On this day, we pay tribute to these men and women, who have suffered and sacrificed so much for our Nation.
The Purple Heart medal, in its present form, bears the profile of General Washington. An American hero of unparalleled stature in our history, George Washington not only inaugurated this award, but he exemplified the uncommon courage, valor, and devotion to our Nation showed by all who receive it.
As we commemorate the establishment of one of our Nation’s highest honors, we also reaffirm our support and admiration for the remarkable heroes of America’s Armed Forces. Each day, these men and women safeguard peace and prosperity at home and abroad and protect our unique American way of life. Our Nation is forever indebted to these valiant warriors for their service and sacrifice.
The First Lady and I join a grateful Nation in paying tribute to Purple Heart recipients, their loved ones, and our Gold Star Families. As one Nation, we pray for the safety of our country’s men and women in uniform—both past and present—and commit to honoring their legacy of service now and for generations to come
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/presidential-message-national-purple-heart-day-2020/
Golden Retrievers are the friendliest dogs. Always happy to see people & have fun.
Aww, thanks NIKK.
Senate passes bill on oversight of Chinese companies, Alibaba shares move lower
PUBLISHED WED, MAY 20 2020
The bill would require companies to certify that “they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government.”
The legislation also stipulates that if American regulators are unable to inspect the company’s audits for three consecutive years, the firm’s securities will be banned.
Its passage in the Senate reflects the anger among U.S. lawmakers toward China and what many regulators say is a disregard of American financial disclosure standards.
Love Golden Retrievers. So cute.
Good. Lots of things happening on China.
Almost makes you wonder if the politicians can’t get paid off by China, which country will they turn to next for their bribes.
David Asman, in for Varney, reports that Cuomo says NY schools can OPEN.
https://www.courthousenews.com/tennessee-gop-political-newcomers-battle-for-senate-seat/
August 6, 2020 DANIEL JACKSON
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (CN) — In the race that will help decide who will fill the seat of outgoing Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, Dr. Manny Sethi failed to overcome the weight of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of his opponent, U.S. former ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty.
Hagerty enjoyed the early and vocal support of the president during the state’s Republican primary in his bid to follow Alexander in a state that handily supported Trump in 2016. Alexander, who announced he would not seek reelection at the end of 2018, worked in the Senate for almost 18 years.
Taking the stage with his wife, two children and mother, Sethi told supporters his campaign that came up short despite going round after round with his opponent showed the “incredible power of the American story.”
With the results partially in, Hagerty leads with 301,311 votes to Sethi’s 239,973. He had approximately 50% of the vote to Sethi’s approximately 40%.
The Associated Press called the race a few minutes past 9 p.m.
Before Thursday, 487,842 Tennesseans showed up to cast ballots in the state’s early voting period while 95,923 voters cast ballots by mail, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office.
Hagerty will face Marquita Bradshaw, a Memphis resident concerned with environmental policy, who earned about 33% percent of the vote in Thursday’s Democratic primary. Bradshaw upset attorney James Mackler, who had raised $2.1 million dollars in his quest to run for Senate, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.
In a statement, Hagerty noted he was supported not only by Trump, but Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn and others who want to increase the number of “Trump conservatives in the United States Senate.”
“Now more than ever, we need strong conservative Senators who will not kowtow to the angry liberal mob that is tearing apart the fabric of the America we love,” Hagerty said.
While Alexander’s political career included working as a Secretary of Education, a stint in Tennessee’s Governor’s Mansion and a presidential run in the 90s, Hagerty and Sethi both claim neophyte candidate status. It is the first either of them ran for office and both claimed outsider status.
At campaign stops, Hagerty, 60, leaned into Trump’s endorsement of him and his yard signs tout the endorsement and calling Trump the outsider candidate — even after he spent almost four years in the White House. Meanwhile, Sethi, who testified on Capitol Hill in opposition to the Affordable Care Act, described Republicans’ failure to repeal the act one of the greatest broken political promises.
The similarities had turned the race into a sharp elbowing match, with both candidates attempting to show how the other is a faux conservative.
For instance, Sethi has attacked Hagerty’s previous ties to Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican who turned into a GOP pariah after voting to impeach Trump and marching with Black Lives Matter protesters. Sethi called for an investigation into Hagerty’s campaign after it allegedly failed to report — and then quietly returned — a donation by Romney.
Meanwhile, the Hagerty campaign has criticized Sethi’s lack of support for Trump during the 2016 election and accused Sethi of voicing support for Obamacare.
As the pair has crisscrossed a state experiencing rising cases of Covid-19, they have held events without masks and have shaken the hands of supporters. On the day before the election, the Hamilton County Health Department said a person attended the Lincoln Day Dinner while in their infectious period, an event both Hagerty and Sethi attended without masks. Both candidates said they were tested for Covid-19 and tested negative.
At Sethi’s watch party, mask use among the candidate’s supporters were mixed.
Speaking to Sethi’s supporters at his watch party before the race was called, former Congressman Zach Wamp, who backed the doctor, called Sethi the kind of candidate that could grow the base of voters supporting the Republican Party and described Sethi’s campaign as a David and Goliath struggle.
“We don’t need more rich white men in the United States Senate,” Wamp told the crowd.
In the first quarter of 2020, the dollar’s share of trade between Russia and China fell below 50% for the first time on record.
The greenback was used for only 46% of settlements between the two countries.
The euro made up an all-time high of 30%, while their national currencies accounted for 24%, also a new high.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs recently warned that the US dollar’s status as a reserve currency is at risk due to ballooning fiscal deficit, a potential shift in favor of inflation at the Federal Reserve amid increased geopolitical hostilities, domestic unrest, and a resurgence of coronavirus
https://www.fxstreet.com/news/china-and-russia-ditch-us-dollar-202008070252
Gordon G. Chang
@GordonGChang
A #Twitter friend in #China just told me his wife had an appointment at their bank to buy $1,000 with renminbi. The bank could only get $400 for her, and they told her she could never again buy dollars from any location. The dollar shortage is severe.
Jim Rickards
@JamesGRickards
Time for honesty. My estimate is Biden is pushed out of the race within two weeks. His delegates will be released. A small group (Tom Perez, Valerie Jarrett, John Podesta, Donna Brazile, Philippe Reines) will hand-pick a nominee supported by super-delegates. Then the race begins.
Crisis in #Lebanon: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse”
Without reform, #Lebanon could descend into chaos, hyperinflation, and social disorder.
@JamesGRickards
explains why: https://bit.ly/31sA9GW
https://mobile.twitter.com/jamesgrickards
1) Ok, first, a little reassurance. While intellectually I've been concerned about President Trump's safety, especially at Tulsa, I have not "felt" anything in my spirit that was alarming . . . and still haven't. 2) That said, we all heard President Trump's words yesterday.
The boss got a send off today.
3) He cancelled his "throw-out-the-first-pitch" Yankee Stadium appearance earlier.
4) Now this photo.
5) It "looks" as though he knows something big is happening and that he has been told he's at particularly high risk.
6) No sense speculating on what the "big" thing is.
7) Oh, yeah: and a "couple of kids" with AKs (in Afghanistan, I believe they are called "terrorists" or "Taliban") jumped the fence at Mar-a-Lago.
Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.
Cute fox.
Have you had red corn? It’s so good. My friend used to grow it. I’ve found it a few times at a store.
CALPERS invests in green companies, not guns or tobacco, proudly socially acceptable. Yet they do invest in Chinese military and CCP, responsible for causing thousands of deaths.
How cute.
Great! How about California?
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