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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Seattle Chief of Police to Resign

The first black woman chief of police for Seattle (Fox Seattle). From Andy Ngo: Without the support of a city council & mayor, there is not much leading a police chief can actually do. Even darker times are ahead for those in Seattle (Twitter). Her decision comes on the heels of the Seattle City Council cutting her pay and cuting funding of police (NY Post).

Chicago Hit with More Riots and Looting

After the shooting of a man who was firing at police (ABC News). Lori Lightfoot was not happy when a reporter asked if this happened because they went easy on looters the last time (Red State). WSN has video of the stores from yesterday morning, carnage from the looting (Twitter). From Amy Jacobson: Why was there so much trash? @Chicago_Police say the looters took the TV’s, computers n laptops out of its packaging so they had room in their car for more stuff (Twitter). From Larry Elder: Did any of these “shoppers” mention George Floyd? (Twitter).

Black Lawmakers in New York Voice Opposition to Defunding the Police

Turns out, they’ve been hearing from their constituents who want the police presence. One city councilwoman said “they want to be safe as they go to the store” (NY Times). Meanwhile, the Washington Post is celebrating rioters (Washington Post).

Avik Roy: It’s Safe to Reopen Schools

From the story: The good news is that amid the heated rhetoric—and the genuine fear—the accumulating scientific evidence and real-world experience is reasonably consistent. We do have a path to reopening schools this fall, especially for our youngest children. For older children, the story is also encouraging but less definitive. We must start with the fact that school closures cause significant damage to children—damage that videoconferences cannot repair (WSJ). A look at the absolutely left-wing political way the media has handled the pandemic (WSJ). A study out of Greece indicates kids are unlikely give COVID-19 to kids or adults (Online Library) Meanwhile, a study on masks shows “They don’t protect a wearer from the virus entirely, they protect a wearer from dangerously higher “viral loads” — so the body gets exposed to a tiny amount of the virus, and the immune system encounters it, figures out how to fight it off, and eventually builds up an immunity (National Review).

Byron York: Democrat Run Cities an Advantage for Trump

After rattling off the messes, city by city, York states “This is an election year. Election years are times for partisan arguments. They don’t have to be nuanced. They don’t have to be subtle. And one Republican message this year is: The people who are tolerating and even cheering on the forces of disorder are Democrats. What will the Democratic candidate for president, Joe Biden, do about that? Probably not much.”

Washington Examiner

Cuomo Declares No Need to Investigate His Handling of COVID-19 That Got Many Killed

He says it would be political to do so.

Red State

Big Ten Cancels Football Season

The story claims the Pac 12 will cancel today.

NY Post

Lifetime Cable Network to Push Gay Christmas Movie

And they say they are “proud” to do so.

Christian Post