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How the White House will be won: The 8 states that will decide the election critical battlegrounds — Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/swing-states-2020-presidential-election-429160 After 2016 I would never try to guess the electoral college, anyone who can come close

On election night I watch the following two reporters who live and breathe numbers Harry Enten is a Senior Writer and Analyst for CNN Politics, where he specializes in data-driven journalism, covering politics with a focus on poll numbers and electoral trends. Steve Kornacki is a National Political Correspondent for NBC News & MSNBC, reporting on the latest political developments across all platforms. For MSNBC’s election coverage, Steve consistently provides real-time analysis of voting patterns, exit polls, and electoral data. Additionally, Kornacki is the author of “The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism”

Why do doctors and nurses wear masks while performing surgery ? I'm not trying to be a wiseguy

Career Prosecutor Torches Bill Barr In Epic Resignation Editorial Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark. “After 36 years, I’m fleeing what was the U.S. Department of Justice — where I proudly served 19 different attorneys general and six different presidents,” former Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Halpern wrote yesterday in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Halpern calls out Barr for his blatantly partisan intervention to help Donald Trump’s friends and punish his enemies, beginning with the deliberate mischaracterization of the Mueller report, and rising to a feverish crescendo of impropriety in 2020. Unfortunately, over the last year, Barr’s resentment toward rule-of-law prosecutors became increasingly difficult to ignore, as did his slavish obedience to Donald Trump’s will in his selective meddling with the criminal justice system in the Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn and Roger Stone cases. In each of these cases, Barr overruled career prosecutors in order to assist the president’s associates and/or friends, who potentially harbor incriminating information. This career bureaucrat seems determined to turn our democracy into an autocracy. The piece is a scathing indictment, and the country is much the worse without Halpern and the dedicated prosecutors pushed out by Barr’s incompetent mismanagement of the Justice Department. https://abovethelaw.com/2020/10/career-prosecutor-torches-bill-barr-in-epic-resignation-editorial/

Fact check: Outdated video of Fauci saying “there’s no reason to be walking around with a mask” Fauci’s remarks were made on March 8, 2020 and do not represent his current stance on face coverings nor the updated guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As Fauci told the Washington Post here , at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, masks were not recommended for the general public, as authorities were trying to prevent a mask shortage for health workers and the extent of asymptomatic spread was unknown. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-fauci-outdated-video-masks/fact-checkoutdated-video-of-fauci-saying-theres-no-reason-to-be-walking-around-with-a-mask-idUSKBN26T2TR

The identity of Trump’s creditors is not a mystery What’s more, because the loans are mortgages, they exist in the public record, with county registrars and, in some cases, in commercial mortgage-backed securities. The majority of Trump’s liabilities can mostly be lumped into three groups: loans issued against his office properties by commercial real estate lender Ladder Capital; loans issued by Deutsche Bank AG against comparatively risky properties like his Washington hotel and Doral Resort; and loans taken out by Vornado Realty Trust against two office towers in which he holds minority interests. Other loans are mostly older and smaller. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/10/16/bb-the-identity-of-trumps-creditors-is-not-a-mystery

If the Bills can stay healthy they have a shot. The depth at a few positions not good. The main thing is to finally have a franchise QB.

I was a really big Perot supporter, if he was not in the race I would have voted Bush 41 who I liked a lot.

At the very least wearing a mask reminds other people to please be more careful.

Good grief if accurate. I live in the 27th district the most GOP in all NYS so he has little chance of winning anyway.

Watching Allen progress keeps giving hope for Knox. I think he is willing to put in the hard work and is coachable.

KC is going all in this season , next season Mahomes big contract kicks in and lower cap space for who knows how long. When Allen is due his big contract , well options need to be modest for cap purpose.

I would keep PPP here to have the mostly healthy back and forth . Private clubs that are echo chambers with self moderation are a good idea. That way no one is left out.

I thought Edmunds with his speed and height would be a OLB to cover a TE but I trust McD when it comes to defence.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports the Titans are attempting to trade OLB Kamalei Correa. Correa just returned from the reserve/COVID-19 list this week. He was inactive Tuesday and has been limited to 39 snaps. The Titans are expected to release Correa if they can't get a Day 3 pick for him. DOB (Age): 4/27/1994 (26) 40 Yard Dash: 4.69 seconds HT/WT: 6' 3" / 241 lbs. College: Boise State Drafted: 2016 / Rd. 2 (42) / BAL https://www.rotoworld.com/football/nfl/player/12418/kamalei-correa

Chinese President Xi Jinping tells troops to focus on 'preparing for war' Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on troops to "put all (their) minds and energy on preparing for war" in a visit to a military base in the southern province of Guangdong on Tuesday, according to state news agency Xinhua. During an inspection of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps in Chaozhou City, Xinhua said Xi told the soldiers to "maintain a state of high alert" and called on them to be "absolutely loyal, absolutely pure, and absolutely reliable." But the military visit comes as tensions between China and the United States remain at their highest point in decades, with disagreements over Taiwan and the coronavirus pandemic creating sharp divisions between Washington and Beijing. The White House notified US Congress Monday that it was planning to move ahead with the sale of three advanced weapon systems to Taiwan, according to a congressional aide, including the advanced High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). In a stern response from Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called on Washington to "immediately cancel any arms sales plans to Taiwan" and cut all "US-Taiwan military ties." https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/asia/xi-jinping-taiwan-us-esper-intl-hnk/index.html

The int bouncing off Robert's and too many dropped passes , no John Brown must have over frustrated Allen . Then he watched the defence self destruct.

Too many key players out injured , I'll leave it there , move on.

Sen Cruz was very impressive (I'm not watching live version) . btw I'm pro life so I favor restrictions and I respect the law that they decide on.

Sen Whitehouse presented the most compelling and thorough argument that I have ever seen. He is one heck of a lawyer, follow the money.

I would guess they don't want to disrupt prime time programs. Plus Cardinals vs Cowboys @ 8:15 on ESPN

Ambulance arrives for Georgia voters 'passing out' in long lines: Report Controversy allegedly erupted as the chance to cast ballots on Georgia’s first day of in-person early voting Monday when thousands of people waited for hours to make their voices heard. Liberal activist Shaun King tweeted an image of the scene: “It’s OUTRAGEOUS. People are passing out. The ambulance just came. People are hungry and thirsty. People are leaving for work. This is voter suppression.” https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ambulance-arrives-for-georgia-voters-passing-out-in-long-lines

Trump pushed McConnell to pass the nuclear option for SC confirmation, now we have all out partisan war. This will not end well.

Amy is well qualified but would she be confirmed if 60 votes were still needed. The Constitution does not set any qualifications for service as a Justice, thus the President may nominate any individual to serve on the Court. Senate cloture rules historically required a two-thirds affirmative vote to advance nominations to a vote; this was changed to a three-fifths supermajority in 1975. In 2013, Senate Democrats — then in the majority — triggered the nuclear option for the first time. Frustrated with what they considered the relentless Republican obstruction of Obama's appointments, Democrats led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, changed the rules so that lower court and Cabinet nominees could be confirmed with a simple majority, rather than the typical 60-vote threshold. McConnell railed against the change at the time, though the 60-vote threshold still applied to high court nominees. However, when it came time to confirm Gorsuch in 2017, near-unified Democratic opposition and the GOP's own slim majority of 51 Republican senators made getting to a 60-vote supermajority impossible. Last April,2017 McConnell triggered a rules change, clearing the way for Gorsuch to be confirmed with a simple majority. The use of the nuclear option for Supreme Court nominees was dramatic for a body like the Senate, which operates on tradition and precedent. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/mcconnell-went-nuclear-confirm-gorsuch-democrats-changed-senate-filibuster-rules-n887271 2017: Supreme Court nominations On April 6, 2017, Senate Republicans invoked the nuclear option to remove the Supreme Court exception created in 2013. This was after Senate Democrats filibustered the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States, after the Senate Republicans had previously refused to take up Merrick Garland's nomination by President Obama in 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_option

"Buffalo, Taylor Hall here! It’s been a crazy past couple of days for me, but I can’t tell you how excited I am to be a Buffalo Sabres. I hope I get to play in front of you great fans soon. I was going to smash into a fold-up table for my intro, but it’s probably safest if I don’t. Hopefully we get playing hockey again sometime soon, but until then, Go Bills." https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/newest-sabre-taylor-hall-to-buffalo-i-was-going-to-smash-into-a-fold-up/article_ab79cd04-0cb5-11eb-af3a-571eedc1fe81.html