Days to the November Election: 84
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2020 Election
DNC lineup of speakers headlined by the Obamas and Jill Biden as keynotes, USA Today
Biden’s V.P. Pick Is Said to Be Imminent, New York Times
Wisconsin’s primaries are setup for the real battle in November, Vox
Puerto Ricans, upset at botched primary, demand answers, USA Today
Agriculture
CORN, SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGES PROGRESS, USDA SAYS, Successful Farming
U.S. farmers leave fields fallow as COVID-19 wrecks crop prospects, Reuters
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Reader’s View: Beware biased sources of climate deniers, Duluth News Tribune
Congressional News
Democrats seize on Trump’s payroll tax deferral as an attack on Social Security, Medicare, Politico
Shaheen asks for watchdog probe into Census Bureau schedule, Roll Call
House won’t take votes Labor Day week, citing COVID-19 concerns, Roll Call
What Will It Take to Pass More COVID Relief Now?, Slate
Donald Trump
Is Trump Sabotaging the Postal Service?, Slate
Trump said the 1918 Spanish flu ‘probably ended’ World War II, which did not begin until 21 years after that pandemic, Insider
The Hall of Shame for GOP senators who remain silent on Donald Trump, The Hill
Five Ways Trump And GOP Officials Are Undermining The Election Process, 538
Trump Schooled Online After Claiming ‘1917’ Flu Pandemic ‘Probably Ended’ WWII, Huff Post
Economy
The legal questions surrounding Trump’s new executive orders, answered, Vox
4 in 5 CEOs expect more widespread remote working after pandemic: poll, The Hill
Education
GOP senator who wanted to abolish Education Dept. now wants to give Betsy DeVos $50 billion, Salon
Environment
The $16 billion plan to beam Australia’s Outback sun onto Asia’s power grids, Washington Post
The U.S. Needs to Address Its Climate Migration Problem, Scientific America
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz Appeals Decision After Feds Deny Aid For Minneapolis, Patch
Health Care
The Costs of Trump’s Debacle on COVID Testing, The American Prospect
Trump Health-Care Agenda Still a Work in Progress, Wall St Journal
Immigration
Court Case Against Trump Immigration And Visa Ban Moves Forward, Forbes
Apple to Amazon Line Up Against Trump’s Immigrant Visa Ban, Bloomberg
Joe Biden
My Statement on Elections in Belarus, Joe Biden Medium
Sierra Club Endorses Joe Biden for President, Sierra Club
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Labor
‘I’m homeless’: Florida’s unemployed struggle with system designed to fail, The Guardian
Biden’s Disability Plan Could Close the Equal-Pay Loophole, The Atlantic
Teachers union launches $500K ad buy calling for education funding in relief bill, The Hill
Minnesota News
Study offers ways to connect Northstar rail to St. Cloud, Star Tribune
The Twin Cities and suburbs used to share Minnesota’s affordable housing. Then something went wrong., MN Reformer
North Minneapolis residents say homeless shelter planned without their input, City Pages
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
Ilhan Omar faces a well-funded primary challenge in her first reelection bid, Vox
Republicans
A devastating indictment of the Republican Party from a GOP insider, Vox
Five Ways Trump And GOP Officials Are Undermining The Election Process, FiveThirtyEight
QAnon groups have millions of members on Facebook, documents show, NBC News
Searing George Conway Column Shows Trump’s Supporters What They Really Believe In, Huff Post
Republicans retrench in fight for the Senate, Politico
Constraints gone, GOP ramps up effort to monitor voting, Associated Press
Secretary of State Steve Simon
Increase in absentee ballots will slow election results this week, St. Cloud Times
After ‘tidal wave’ of mail-in ballots, Minnesota polls open for primary voting Tuesday, Star Tribune
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Klobuchar slams Trump’s executive actions as an unconstitutional ‘gimmick,’ MSNBC
Klobuchar, Baldwin tout Biden, blast Trump during virtual campaign events aimed at Kenosha, Superior, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Senator Tina Smith
Minnesota Senator Questions Changes to the Postal Service, KNSI
Fischer’s bipartisan bill improves mental health grant transparency, Ripon Advance
U.S. News
Citing coronavirus, Trump administration weighs more restrictions on the US-Mexico border that could include citizens, CNN
At Least 97,000 Children Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Last 2 Weeks Of July, NPR
The Supreme Court’s enigmatic “shadow docket,” explained, Vox
Nebraska Meatpacking Workers Continue to Struggle During the Pandemic, The American Prospect
Postal Traumatic Stress, The American Prospect
World News
Putin says Russia has approved ‘world first’ Covid-19 vaccine. But questions over its safety remain, CNN
New U.S. sanctions add uncertainty for global banks looking to tap China market, CNBC
Belarusian opposition leader flees abroad after bloody clashes, Reuters
In Thailand, Students Take on the Military (and ‘Death Eaters’), New York Times
The end of Hong Kong’s political freedom is here, Axios
Upcoming DFL Events
With the COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
- August 11 — Primary Election Day
- 9:00 to 11:00 AM — CD3 DFL Coordinated Campaign Virtual Phone Bank, more information and RSVP here.
- 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — CD3 DFL Coordinated Campaign Virtual Phone Bank, more information and RSVP here.
- 1:00 to 3:00 PM — CD3 DFL Coordinated Campaign Virtual Phone Bank, more information and RSVP here.
- 3:00 to 5:00 PM — CD3 DFL Coordinated Campaign Virtual Phone Bank, more information and RSVP here.
- August 12, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, if you’re a member of the committee, please email Chair Cheryl Poling at cherylpoling@gmail.com.
- August 13
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 17
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 8:00 to 10:00 PM — DNC Convention — A United America, watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here: https://www.mobilize.us/mn2020victory/event/298601/
- August 18
- August 19
- 8:00 to 10:00 PM — DNC Convention — A Future for All, watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here: https://www.mobilize.us/mn2020victory/event/298610/
- August 20, 8:00 to 10:00 PM —DNC Convention — A New American Promise. watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here: https://www.mobilize.us/mn2020victory/event/298612/
- August 29 — DFL State Central Virtual Meeting, this will be a full agenda meeting, more information as it becomes available
- September 2
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 3, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics