Postmaster General DeJoy Reportedly Reimbursed Employees After Bundling Donations

 https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/09/06/postmaster-general-dejoy-reportedly-reimbursed-employees-after-bundling-donations/#1339331722f6

 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a GOP mega-donor whose operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service have led to allegations that he is intentionally sabotaging mail-in voting, reimbursed employees from whom he solicited political donations, according to a Washington Post report.

 The Post report suggests his status as a bundler may have been built on illegal fundraising practices, with former employees of New Breed Logistics, DeJoy’s former business, alleging he “pressured” them to make political contributions to GOP candidates which were later “reimbursed” through bonuses.

The Post found a pattern of New Breed employees making uniform donations to candidates, often on the same day, with donations from employees dwindling after DeJoy’s departure in 2015 and one former employees telling the Post they “felt little choice” but to donate due to DeJoy’s “heavy-handed demeanor” and reputation for angering easily.

 

Trump FINALLY confronted on FIRING DeJoy for his criminal straw-donor scheme

Large weddings blamed as virus rates spike in NYC Orthodox neighborhoods

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/large-weddings-blamed-as-virus-rates-spike-in-nyc-orthodox-neighborhoods/

 Rising fears about a second wave of coronavirus cases in New York City’s Orthodox communities appear to be coming to pass, with the proportion of tests turning up cases of the disease more than four times the citywide rate in one heavily Orthodox neighborhood in newly released data from late August. Meanwhile, rising cases in New Jersey, Baltimore and other areas with large Orthodox populations represent a threat to in-person instruction at local Jewish schools, many of which reopened last week, as well as plans for in-person services for the High Holidays.

And even as many Orthodox leaders are exhorting community members to follow public health recommendations to wear masks and avoid large gatherings, others say they intend to flout rules designed to stop the spread of the disease.

 

 

Trump launches unprecedented attack on military leadership he appointed

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/07/politics/trump-attack-military-leadership/index.html

 President Donald Trump launched an unprecedented public attack against the leadership of the US military on Monday, accusing them of waging wars to boost the profits of defense manufacturing companies.

"I'm not saying the military's in love with me -- the soldiers are, the top people in the Pentagon probably aren't because they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy," Trump told reporters at a White House news conference.

 

 

Trump DAMNED By Mountains of Evidence

UnAmerican

Marine Le Pen sparks outrage over Holocaust comments

 https://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/10/europe/france-marine-le-pen-holocaust/index.html

Le Pen's latest remarks will do little to disprove her rivals' belief that she has failed to the Front National's image and move it away from the anti-Semitic rhetoric employed by her father, the party's former leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen.

 

Her attempt to persuade voters that her party had reformed its views was hit last month, when one of its counselors was suspended over allegations of Holocaust denial, after he was caught on camera playing down the systematic murder of six million Jews.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the Front National, was expelled from the party in 2015 after describing the Holocaust, in which six million Jews were murdered by the Nazis, as a "detail of history."

Kevin McCarthy warns Trump's war on mail could screw GOP

 https://www.axios.com/republicans-mail-in-voting-trump-a75b7b58-6405-4840-a48f-e26caf72b0fc.html

 Between the lines: McCarthy says he agrees with Trump that there's a difference between absentee voting, in which voters request a ballot, and vote-by-mail programs, where jurisdictions automatically send ballots to registered voters.

• McCarthy sees vote by mail as particularly problematic in states that don't have the infrastructure to handle such ballots on a massive scale.
• But he said most Americans don't get the distinction.

Reality check: There's no evidence that voting by mail is plagued by fraud. Trump himself voted by mail in Florida last month.

Trump campaign: Media is conflating mail-in voting and absentee voting

גמזו "חזר בו" מדבריו על מרן הגר"ח קנייבסקי

 https://www.kikar.co.il/373748.html

 פרויקטור הקורונה פרופ' רוני גמזו אומר כי הוא חוזר בו מדבריו הבוטים כי הוראת הגר"ח קנייבסקי לא להיבדק בישיבות גדולות וסגורות מסוכנת, אך במקום להביע חרטה מתפתל וטוען שההוראה יוחסה לרב "בטעות"

Coronavirus czar apologizes for criticizing senior ultra-Orthodox rabbi

 https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1TFk6X4w

 Prof. Ronni Gamzu says Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky did not, as reported by ultra-Orthodox publication, tell yeshiva students to avoid all coronavirus testing, after claiming Haredi leader was endangering public health

 "I regret the misunderstanding as a result of the biased publication of the remarks of Rabbi Kanievsky, whom I respect and admire, and take back what I said," Gamzu said. 

 “I checked it and it seems Rabbi Kanievsky never gave an instruction not to get checked, but was rather a decision based on the opinion of several rabbis for specific cases of yeshiva students in closed capsules, who had already taken coronavirus tests, and in accordance with policies that were set in advance.”

Boris Johnson is battling to reach a Brexit deal. But hardliners already fear betrayal

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/07/uk/johnson-brexit-betrayal-intl-gbr/index.html

 When Boris Johnson first took over as British Prime Minister, many in his Conservative Party couldn't believe their luck. After years of watching Theresa May's government rub out red line after red line on Brexit, the man who led the triumphant march to freedom in 2016 was in charge.

Barely a year on, a decent chunk of that optimism has turned to frustration and agitation. Despite the fact Johnson has taken the UK out of the European Union and won a landslide election victory, there is fear the Prime Minister's desire to end the Brexit story on a personal note of triumph is clouding his thinking.

In recent weeks, talks on a future trade deal between London and Brussels have been uneasy. Both sides are indicating that negotiations are going nowhere and that the other is making unacceptable demands. Both have made clear that unless things change the time to walk away could come soon, meaning a no-deal crash out of the transition period on December 31.

Trump likely can't win without veteran support

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/07/politics/donald-trump-election-2020-veterans/index.html

President Donald Trump has been on the defensive since Thursday over an article in The Atlantic magazine that alleged, among other things, that he used derogatory language about fallen US soldiers.

While Trump has forcefully denied that reporting, CNN has largely confirmed it, as have Fox News, the Associated Press, the New York Times and the Washington Post in part.

We obviously don't know what effect, if any, these stories will have on the 2020 campaign and Trump's chances of winning a second term.

What we do know is Trump relies on active military members and veterans as a base of support, and any degradation of that backing is bad for him. Further, Trump wants to put former Vice President Joe Biden on the defensive, and this story does the opposite of that.

 

 

Vietnam Vet and Counterterrorism Official Knows Trump is Not Good for the Military or our Country