Headlines

‘We all néed to come together’: Ernst distances herself from Trump’s rhetoric

‘The growth is exponential’ — Florida and Texas report surge in coronavirus cases over Fourth of July

A ‘President Biden’ would be exactly what Russia and China would want

Baltimore: Black Lives Matter destroy Columbus statue dedicated by Reagan

Duckworth declines to say Biden should select black woman as running mate

Coronavirus on track to overwhelm Houston hospitals in two weeks, mayor says

Armed member of Canada’s military crashes into gate of PM Trudeau’s home

Joe Biden : ‘I’m Joe Biden’s husband, Joe Biden’

Kayne West says he’s running for president

As Black buying power grows, racial profiling by retailers remains persistent problem

German Economic Minister predicting economic recovery starting in October

1 of 2 protesters hit by car on closed Seattle highway dies

Headlines

Trump has a point about the polls

New Jersey could soon be the home of a major offshore wind port

U.K.’s Boris Johnson involved in car accident outside of Parliament

Report: Google financially blacklists ZeroHedge, threatens The Federalists over comment sections

DOJ to crack down on tech industry’s legal shield

Homebuyer mortgage demand spikes to 11-year high, as rates hit another record low

Minneapolis releases map showing extent of damage from riots — 700 buildings damaged or destroyed

Outrage after Democrats wear Kente cloth during moment of silence

California to remove Columbus statue from state Capitol after 137 years

Coronavirus updates: Target makes $15 minimum wage permanent, Google offers nonprofits aid grants

Battleground state voters back pause in immigration 2:1

Boston mayor backs removal of Lincoln; opposes renaming Faneuil Hall

Columbus Day

If you take the day off honoring Christopher Columbus and his crews ... remember to thank his venture funders, Ferdinand and Isabella ... who also drove the last of the Moorish (Muslin) conquerors off of the Iberian peninsula.

Headlines

All from Internet mews sites. Guess which from Politico.

Trump says 'heart goes out' to Texans after not meeting with Harvey victims

Exclusive: Paul Ryan condemns ANTIFA as a 'scourge on our country'

Vandals damage statue of Christopher Columbus in NY ...

Three officers shot in Sacramento, hospitalized in unknown condition

Feinstein expresses hope that Trump 'can be a good president'

Women's March encourages people to help hurricane Harvey victims -- well, except the white ones

Moody's: Amazon weakest of big retailers ...

Chinese to transplant pig organs into humans within two years

Christie calls Cruz a hypocrite over Harvey relief

Former Fed Reserve banker: Houston will need Mexican labor to rebuild after Harvey

[Burning Man] Party goers dance nude, get high, enjoy orgies ...

Texas will accept Mexico's offer of aid for Harvey relief

Headlines

All from Internet news sites. Guess which ones from Politico?

Cruz, Texans accused of hypocrisy  on Harvey aid

New poll shows Flake in deep trouble in Arizona GOP primary

Burning Man officially opens. Traffic in the middle of Nowhere, Nevada is brutal

Rush Limbaugh on Trump White House: 'How is Gary Cohn still there?'

Republican floats measure to kill Mueller probe after 6 months

North Korea fires missile over Japan

200,000 deportation cases quietly 'closed' under Obama ...

Governor Abbott activates entire Texas National Guard ...

Bolton writes in op-ed he can't get in to see Trump anymore

De Blasio to march in Columbus Day parade

DHS takes next step in 'extreme vetting' ...

Every [Cleveland] Browns player stands for anthem after Jim Brown lays down the law

Conflicted

President Erdogan of Turkey has just claimed that Muslims discovered the new world and not Columbus (nor, presumably, the Norsemen) ... see: Yahoo News Story. Now this machismo boast presents an interesting opportunity to push back against the growing hegemony of Islam. There are many loony liberals in this country who are prone to embrace sharia law while at the same time denouncing Columbus for what his voyages wrought upon the indigenous people of the Americas ... see: Minneapolis Star Tribune Story and Atlas Shrugs Story.

Perhaps if we were to relinquish the kudos for discovering America to the Muslims, then these very same liberals would be so conflicted that they might screw themselves into the ground?

Afterward: To see some of the details of Erdogan's claim ... see: Powerline Blog Entry.