https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1283485951197667328
John Harwood @JohnJHarwood

new Quinnipiac national poll:

Biden 52%
Trump 37%

3:37 PM · Jul 15, 2020

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1283464635841048576
Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar

Just posted on the president’s Instagram



2:13 PM · Jul 15, 2020

https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1283381668859043842
The Good Liars @TheGoodLiars

Building a wall around Trump Tower.

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8:43 AM · Jul 15, 2020

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1283357937604460546
The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln

You can trust Dr. Fauci. We can't trust Donald Trump.

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7:09 AM · Jul 15, 2020

https://twitter.com/triviapotus/status/1283345562818039808
Presidential Trivia @triviapotus

#OTD in 1960, JFK accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. “It is a time, in short, for a new generation of leadership--new men to cope with new problems and new opportunities.” https://presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-senator-john-f-kennedy-accepting-the-democratic-party-nomination-for-the



6:20 AM · Jul 15, 2020

https://twitter.com/triviapotus/status/1283345059400876033
Presidential Trivia @triviapotus

#OTD in 1976, Jimmy Carter accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. “It is time for America to move and to speak not with boasting and belligerence but with a quiet strength...” https://presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/our-nations-past-and-future-address-accepting-the-presidential-nomination-the-democratic



6:18 AM · Jul 15, 2020

https://twitter.com/triviapotus/status/1283344807759360002
Presidential Trivia @triviapotus

#OTD in 1948, Harry Truman accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. “The United States has to accept its full responsibility for leadership in international affairs.” https://presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-philadelphia-upon-accepting-the-nomination-the-democratic-national-convention



6:17 AM · Jul 15, 2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-democrats-seek-information-cia-fbi-antifa-rumors-n1233762

July 14, 2020, 9:05 AM EDT

By Leigh Ann Caldwell

WASHINGTON — Two members of the House Intelligence Committee are asking the CIA and the FBI for any information their agencies have about the spread of false information campaigns meant to magnify and invoke fear about activities of left-wing protest groups like antifa.

In a letter sent Tuesday, Democratic Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois and Peter Welch of Vermont ask the heads of the two agencies specifically about foreign actors, members of the military or local police spreading false information about antifa gatherings and events.

The letter comes amid reports that far-right groups, like white nationalist group Identity Evropa, NBC reported, have spread rumors such as those about looting and riots being planned in suburban and rural towns to stoke fear among Americans.

The president’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was among those perpetuating some of those, posting one of the false claims on his Instagram account. Rumors about planned protests and activities have also spread on Facebook and Nextdoor about antifa agitators in California, Idaho, South Dakota and Pennsylvania.

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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/14/tech/huawei-uk-ban/index.html

By Hadas Gold, CNN Business

Updated 1251 GMT (2051 HKT) July 14, 2020

London (CNN Business) The United Kingdom has banned Huawei from its 5G telecom network, reversing a January decision to allow the embattled Chinese tech company a limited role in building the country's super-fast wireless infrastructure.

Operators such as BT (BTGOF) and Vodafone (VOD) have been given until 2027 to remove existing Huawei equipment from their 5G networks, the UK government announced on Tuesday. Digital and Culture Minister Oliver Dowden said new US sanctions imposed on the company in May had "significantly changed" the landscape.

"Given the uncertainty this creates around Huawei's supply chain, the UK can no longer be confident it will be able to guarantee the security of future Huawei 5G equipment," Dowden said.

The decision is a big win for the Trump administration, which has been pushing allies to exclude Huawei from their 5G networks. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared last month that "the tide is turning against Huawei as citizens around the world are waking up to the danger of the Chinese Communist Party's surveillance state." But it risks a backlash from China as Britain looks for new trading opportunities around the world after Brexit and will delay the rollout of 5G across the country by at least a year.

The US campaign against Huawei was having mixed success until the new sanctions in May further reduced the company's ability to manufacture and obtain semiconductor chips using American-made technology.

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https://twitter.com/ltgrusselhonore/status/1283012888370831360
Russel L. Honore' @ltgrusselhonore

Jesus Christ, will someone maybe @seanhannity explain to #45 stop say ignorant shit like more testing creating more #COVID19 cases , this is F ing embarrassing for man with the nuclear code saying stupid shit like this . Sad thing we have few #Governors believe the same shit .



8:18 AM · Jul 14, 2020

https://twitter.com/CarterLibrary/status/1283000512338636801
Jimmy Carter Library @CarterLibrary

Happy #BastilleDay! President Jimmy Carter and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing stroll down the Champs-Élysées, 1/4/78. Note the French and American flags on the street poles. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/177444 #ViveLaFrance #14juillet



7:28 AM · Jul 14, 2020

https://abcnews.go.com/US/squirrel-tests-positive-bubonic-plague-colorado/story?id=71769840


Murder squirrel

Symptoms of plague include sudden high fever, chills, headache, and nausea.

By Jon Haworth
July 14, 2020, 6:34 AM

Public health officials have announced that a squirrel in Colorado has tested positive for the bubonic plague.

The town of Morrison, Colorado, in Jefferson County, which is just west of Denver, made the startling announcement saying that the squirrel is the first case of plague in the county.

“Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, and can be contracted by humans and household animals if proper precautions are not taken,” officials from Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) said in a statement released to the public.

It is possible for humans to be infected with the bubonic plague through bites from infected fleas and by direct contact with blood or tissues of infected animals such as a cough or a bite.

Jefferson County Public Health said that cats are highly susceptible to the plague from things like flea bites, a rodent scratch or bite, and ingesting an infected rodent. Cats can die if not treated quickly with antibiotics after contact with the plague.

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