LESS THAN TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
WELCOME JAPAN!
- COVID UPDATE ON NUMBERS
OK, before we get into ANY other news I, unfortunately, have to update you guys about COVID. Trust me, I know, we are ALL SICK of hearing about COVID. It has cancelled our weddings, kept us from seeing loved ones, and worse… Even killed our loved ones. But unfortunately, we HAVE to talk about it. Because it’s not going away. Especially, without us doing anything about it.
Nationally, we are back up to the worst number we have seen. And if things keep going the way they have been, we are set to surpass them and start seeing record highs. Last Wednesday we saw 70 THOUSAND NEW CASES IN A DAY. Yesterday we saw 60 THOUSAND.
And in Oklahoma, we are now becoming an official hot spot with 1500 new cases reported yesterday and 18 people dead from the virus that day.
The Coronavirus is now the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. More people die of coronavrius in the US than of car accidents or lung disease or diabetes.
The reason it’s important to understand these numbers, is to be able to understand when it is safe to start socializing normally again… And right now, it totally not that time.
- Mics will be muted after 2 mins for debate
So TOMORROW NIGHT at 8PM central time, is the debate, and the Presidential Debate Commission DID update its rules. Basically there will be three portions – the opening statements, the question and answer, and the open discussion. During the opening statements, whoever is speaking, will have their mic on. The other person’s mic will be OFF. The same goes for the question and answer – each candidate will be given 2 minutes to answer the question with their opponent’s mic silenced and then it will be their turn to talk. BUT, during the open discussion time, they will both have their mics on… So that’s where things could get nutty again. I know most people hate this type of thing but I, personally, enjoy a little political theater and I am looking forward to covering this last Presidential debate of 2020 for you guys.
- Our next story, is one of the CRAZIEST I have covered here on the News Du Jour… I honestly just couldn’t stop reading about this. Apparently, U.S. Diplomats and Spies are suffering STRANGE attacks…
OK you guys, this story is BIZARE and very concerning. It honestly sounds similar to the nerve agent attacks we have seen used against British diplomats and social activists by the Russian government. But American officials in China, Cuba, and Russia are experiencing strange symptoms, following these LOUD noises… The symptoms range from headaches to lightheadedness to bloody noses to memory loss to blurred vision.
Initially the condition, that always followed strange sounds, became known as quote unquote “Havana syndrome” because it was only happening to diplomats in Cuba. But eventually now we are seeing the exact same experiences in the lives of officials living in Russia and China as well. And what do these countries have in common? Communism.
What’s weird though, is the state department isn’t treating them as one thing. They did acknowledge the Cuban incidents as “targeted attacks,” issued warnings to travelers, withdrew almost all staff from Cuba, and expelled their diplomats here.
But with the incidents in China, they were simply labeled as QUOTE “health incidents” END QUOTE despite the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying they were QUOTE “very similar and entirely consistent” END QUOTE with what he saw happening in Cuba. He actually oversaw those events as CIA director during that time. Those who were affected in Cuba were given administrative leave and rehabilitation, while those in China had to use their own sick days and unpaid leave.
Then, a CIA officer in Russia experienced EXTREME vertigo in his hotel room in Moscow following a loud noise. But again, the state department was slow to act and did not respond with the same iron fist we saw them use with Cuba. Those affected in China and Russia have been forced to lawyer up and fight for the same treatment their colleagues in Cuba received… but these battles have taken a toll on their physical recovery, and their careers. It’s also pretty crazy that this info is JUST now coming out, because apparently most of this happened in 2018 and earlier… But the Trump administration and State Department apparently felt like the public and Congress did not need to be aware of this. Awkward!
But apparently, a lot of people are PISSED about this. The Office of Special Counsel are pursuing two investigations into the State Departments inaction on this… in what they describe to be a QUOTE “deliberate, high-level cover-up.” END QUOTE. Damn. Those be fightin’ words!
And this has affected a LOT of people…. At least 59 people have been evaluated in relationship with this event… and brain and nerve injuries were detected, some being severe. Experts are hypothesizing what happened to these officials is a lot like being put in a giant, high powered microwave, and having your brains scrambled by it. And it’s essentially been proven that this is what happened because when Catherine Wener, one of the victims, was visited by her mother who is an Air Force veteran, she brought with her a device that can detect high levels of microwave radiation… And she found high levels in her daughter’s apartment in China. Catherine’s mother also fell ill during her stay.
- Ballots in PA will be counted after Election Day (supreme court decision)
The Supreme Court made an important ruling with the impending Presidential election – they ruled that in ballots received after Election Day, can still be counted towards the Presidential Election as long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3rd.
There’s no way to know if these ballots would even be relevant to the outcome of the election, but Republicans wanted to block this effort, as mail in ballot is a voting method preferred by Democrats.
And that’s the News Du Jour!
Today, I want to leave you with the quote:
“It’s not about how much you do, but how much love you put into what you do that counts.”