Highlights of the News

Donald John Trump is still our president.

ITEM 1: Just the News reported, "President Trump on Monday signed an executive order banning federal agencies – with particular attention on the technology sector – from firing U.S. citizens or green card holders only to replace them with foreigners.

"The order, which the White House is calling the Executive Order on Hiring American, challenges federal contractors’ use of H-1B visas to bring in temporary foreign labor for high-skilled jobs rather than relying on American workers."

The story also said, "Trump's action was in part to prevent the outsourcing of jobs at the Tennessee Valley Authority, the federally owned corporation created by congressional charter in 1933 to provide electricity, economic development and other essential services to the region."

Its CEO gets $8 million a year.

The story also said, "Lyash almost immediately after the order signing contacted the White House, saying he wanted to settle the labor dispute. But Trump nevertheless fired Lyash, according to the Associated Press."

Well, surely he should have no problem getting a job elsewhere, provided he was really worth $8 million a year.

ITEM 2: The New York Post reported, "The University of Pennsylvania recently received $3 million from a company reportedly owned by a Chinese Communist Party-linked businessman, according to a report.

"The Philadelphia school’s spokesman Stephen McCarthy told the Washington Free Beacon the cash came from a Chinese citizen named Xin Zhou, who McCarthy said was a 'large client' of UPenn’s business school. But the paper said it actually came from Shanghai real estate developer Xu Xeuqing, who has no connection to the university.

"The funds flowed through the Hong Kong-registered Nice Famous Corporation Limited company, which Xu reportedly owns."

How sad that Red China has bought off President Trump's alma mater.

ITEM 3: Breitbart News reported, "The United States reported nearly 49,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, marking the lowest single-day number of infections in four weeks, after seeing record levels in July.

"Echoing other sources, data maintained by the COVID Tracking Project revealed that the U.S. recorded 48,694 new cases this Sunday, the smallest number since about 28 days ago on July 6, when the country reported 41,600 infections.

"Citing data from a different source — Johns Hopkins University — the Wall Street Journal made a similar finding Monday."

Here is an idea: stop testing people who have no symptoms.

No symptoms, no problems.

ITEM 4: CNBC reported, "Twitter on Monday disclosed that it expects to lose as much as $250 million for using personal information users provided for security purposes to target advertising instead, after receiving a draft complaint from the Federal Trade Commission.

"The stock dropped about 1% after hours on the announcement.

"The company made the disclosure in its second quarter 10-Q financial filing with the SEC, saying that, “The allegations relate to the Company’s use of phone number and/or email address data provided for safety and security purposes for targeted advertising during periods between 2013 and 2019. The Company estimates that the range of probable loss in this matter is $150 million to $250 million and has recorded an accrual of $150 million.”

"The estimate comes after the FTC sent a draft complaint to Twitter on July 28 for violating the company’s 2011 consent order with the federal agency. That consent order required Twitter to establish and maintain a comprehensive security program and barred the company from misleading consumers about the extent of its security and privacy practices."

My privacy matters.

Oh, and Twitter is run by liars who broke their word.

ITEM 5: Just the News reported, "As the Trump White House this week announced a major deal to pivot photo giant Kodak toward pharmaceutical manufacturing, it made clear this was just the first step in a broader plan to break Chinese dominance of supply chain in manufacturing.

"With a focus first on healthcare manufacturing, the White House brokered a $765 million loan to Kodak after noticing 90% of the main ingredients of the most common pharmaceuticals taken each day in the United States are manufactured abroad.

"Adam Boehler, CEO of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, is a lead administration official on the Kodak deal, and said the White House plans to move beyond drugs toward other medical supply areas vulnerably exposed during the corona virus pandemic."

Be American, buy American only works if there is American to buy.

ITEM 6: CBS reported, "A report from the Palm Beach County Medical examiner obtained by CBS shows that a young Wellington nurse believed to have passed from covid 19, was never infected with the virus at all.

"The report shows that 33-year-old Danielle DiCenso died from complications of acute pyelonephritis, otherwise known as a kidney infection.

"DiCenso was quarantining at home when she died suddenly in her sleep. Before she passed away, DiCenso was tested for covid 19 after she was reportedly exposed to the virus at work.

"Her husband, David DiCenso told CBS News that the young nurse was not given proper PPE at her job at Palmetto General in Hialeah. He said she began experiencing corona virus symptoms in late March, and her test came back inconclusive."

Her death was tragic -- a tragedy compounded by the false report of covid 19. The media needs to be more careful.

ITEM 7: Fox reported, "A Minnesota lawmaker whose house Black Lives Matter protesters visited last month spoke to Fox News about the experience of having the demonstrators bang on his front door and demand he come out and address them. He called recent Black Lives Matter protests "nothing but a loud profane mob coming to peoples' houses."

"State Sen. Warren Limmer, a Republican and the assistant majority leader, saw a group of about a dozen or more Black Lives Matter protesters demonstrate outside his house on July 18. A two-hour-long video of the encounter was posted on the Facebook page of Alpha News before going newly viral this past weekend.

"Limmer said that although authorities had alerted him of the planned protest and he had left his home by the time demonstrators arrived, the protests were unnerving to his wife and he felt bad for his neighbors, who had to deal with the protesters blocking half the street and the profanity."

This is intimidation and terrorism.

This is how Democrats rule.

ITEM 8: The New York Post reported, "A 7-year-old Philadelphia boy is clinging to life after he was shot in the head as he played on his front porch, police and distraught relatives said.

"The boy, identified by his mother as Zamar Jones, was struck in the head by one of more than 12 shots that rang out late Saturday as he played outside with other children on his West Philadelphia block, police and neighbors told the Philadelphia Inquirer.

"A gunman opened fire on a group of people who were standing outside at the time, two of whom fired back, police told the newspaper."

The Democrat Party is not healthy for children and other living things.

ITEM 9: KING-TV reported, "Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said a 'large group of aggressive protesters' targeted a residence of hers late Saturday night in Snohomish County.

"In a letter to Seattle City Council, Best said her neighbors were concerned by the group, but 'they were successful in ensuring the crowd was not able to trespass or engage in other illegal behavior in the area, despite repeated attempts to do so.'

Best urged the city council to 'stand up for what is right' and asked council members to call for an end to these tactics used to target elected officials and civil servants.

"Best said the actions are 'out of line with and go against every democratic principle that guides our nation.'"

Best is black. I thought black lives matter. Guess I was wrong.

ITEM 10: United Press International reported, "Efforts to save the giant panda from extinction have come at the expense of other large mammals, a new study released Monday by the science journal Nature Ecology and Evolution said.

"The study, led by Sheng Li, of Peking University, and William McShea, of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, suggests that leopards, snow leopards, wolves and Asian wild dogs have disappeared in areas protected for the giant panda."

The story also said, "Since the giant panda reserves were set up in China during the 1960s, leopards have disappeared from 81% of reserves, snow leopards from 38%, wolves from 77% and Asian wild dogs from 95%."

Once again, environmentalists show they do not know what the hell they are doing.

ITEM 11: You think you are badass?

You are not badass until you put a Trump 2020 sticker on a bear.

Local organization "Help Asheville Bears" is offering a $5,000 reward for information on whoever put a 'Trump 2020' sticker on this black bear's collar, spotted in North Asheville.
Full story: https://t.co/07GuqSveyl
(Photos by Sheila Chapman) pic.twitter.com/CqBOm9MRbB

— WLOS (@WLOS_13) August 2, 2020

Via Instapundit.

ITEM 12: The October Surprise.

Just got off the phone with Harrisburg, PA.

Also, planning a trip to Gettysburg, PA.

I’m taking off the entire month of October to dedicate to Pennsylvania.

If you will help me register new voters, please message me.

— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) August 3, 2020

Republicans have battled Democrats at Gettysburg since 1863.

ITEM 13: When Democrats call him Hitler, they are projecting.

Burning the Bible. It's no longer Rep Vs Dem it's now good Vs evil. #voteRed #Trump2020 @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr @DavidJHarrisJr @MarkDice @seanhannity @WhiteHouse @SenRickScott @w_terrence pic.twitter.com/Vu8RbqUCp2

— TRUTH (@ahernandez4110) August 3, 2020

The devil thinks we will roll over like Germany in 1933.

Boy did he pick on the wrong pony.

ITEM 14: Don't get angry.

Get even.

I can’t sit with my father while he gets chemotherapy. https://t.co/MulPffGZB9

— Sam Mangold-Lenett (@Mangold_Lenett) July 24, 2020

Vote.

ITEM 15: Never again, everyone said.

The way you fight this is to quarantine Red China.

VIDEO: What's happening inside China's internment camps for the Uyghurs -- and why @SecPompeo won't call them "concentration camps." pic.twitter.com/qFl62iDdHP

— James Rosen (@JamesRosenTV) August 3, 2020

Companies that don't should be de-listed on the stock exchanges.