The pneumoniavirus is scheduled to finish by the end of October—at least that’s what it would seem like from international news. India, Mexico, Great Britain, even the US—October’s end and the pneumoniavirus’s end coincide with a great number of predictions, plans, lockdown spans, and, don’t forget, America’s election season.
Did Trump really lose a donor? Reports that he did come only from people commenting on his side of a single phone call. Remember, no one makes the amount of money under discussion by being offended. We must choose to either be offended or be rich; this donor’s choice was obvious.
There’s no way in money’s green Earth a man who has given so much and made so much more would change his strategy of our political future and security based on a misunderstanding in a single phone call. But, the voters such a rouse is meant to target haven’t learned that. The political establishment class seeks to keep poor people poor by playing on common misconceptions about the wealthy, rather than trying to educate the masses on the easy and simple principles of success. If you want to win, never let yourself get offended. No one is ever as offended as the bull about to die in the ring of a bullfight.
Beirut—there’s too much suspicion. The proximity of the grain storehouses, the fact that half of the shock wave went safely out to sea, why an undelivered shipment wasn’t removed to save the expense of wasted warehousing on prime real estate, and an aloof political class to easily blame—conspiracy theories can’t not fly. It’s not about evidence of conspiracy, but rather circumstances that sing in unison. This tragedy will provide valuable telemetry to indifferent researchers in the context of escalating global tension. What will cities look like when bombs go off? Thanks to this “accident” in Beirut, we now know. Motives and alibis are everywhere.
The yeah-boo is that Lebanese are accustomed to living in a war-ravaged country. They will shine through this smelly tragedy better than most in the West would—with sorrow, perseverance, and well-earned grudges. The West will watch, help, and hopefully learn. Maybe some of us will learn to shine from the Lebanese people.
Trump
Trump ‘antagonizes’ one of his biggest donors in ‘heated’ call // Independent
Election
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Biden to discuss VP job, sources say // CNN
Trump’s campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden’s knocks on zero. // Politico
51%
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll // Rasmussen
Rank & Defense
US Military Gets 1st Black Service Chief as Gen. ‘CQ’ Brown Takes Charge of Air Force // Yahoo News
US in the UN
France, Germany quit WHO reform talks over US involvement: Reuters // Business Insider
Foreigners & International Relations
‘Most sophisticated tunnel in US history’ discovered between Mexico and Arizona // Guardian
Science, Weather & Health
Mexico’s coronavirus outbreak could end by October // El Universal
Opinion | The Coronavirus Could Be Controlled by October With the Right Steps // NY Times
Mid East
Lebanon information minister quits in first cabinet resignation since blast // Guardian
Ammonium nitrate that exploded in Beirut bought for mining, Mozambican firm says // CNN
Beirut explosion: Before-and-after images // BBC News
Explained: What happened in deadly Beirut explosion // YouTube @ Sky News
Beirut explosion: UN warns of Lebanon humanitarian crisis // BBC News
In pictures: Beirut rocked by huge explosion // CNN