Subscribe View in browser AOC Is Bringing In a Slew of New Recruits to the ‘Squad’ By Sam Brodey “People said the Squad’s just a couple votes,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told The Daily Beast. “And I said, all right, let’s go get more.” Harris Was in Biden Circle of Trust. Then Came Debate Night. By Scott Bixby “She was sort of an instant rock star, as Beau was,” said former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler. “They were destined to get together and collaborate.” Every Day Trump Remains in Office Is a Dark Day for America By Michael Tomasky In the four months between now and the election, and the two and a half months between the election and the next inauguration, he’s poised to do tremendous damage. Listen to today's Cheat Sheet PLAY NOW Advertisement The Trumpy Alternative to Twitter Is Already Falling Apart By Will Sommer Parler billed itself as the free-speech, conservative-friendly alternative to Twitter. The problem is, most conservatives find Twitter better at amplifying their views and voices. Sorry, Donald, but Home-Schooling Is Our Reality Now By Matt Lewis Of course everyone wants to get back to normal. But can school be “normal” if we’re still seeing tens of thousands of new cases a day? Advertisement Shootings Rise in Cities Along With Calls to Defund Police It’s hard to find a big city in America that isn’t seeing a wave of violence, even as other reports of crimes have fallen during the pandemic. I’ve Lost My Newspaper Job, So Now I Can Tell the Truth While working at a daily newspaper, I was supposed to be “objective.” Then I was laid off. So here’s the real objective truth: Republicans are killing democracy. I Welcome White BLM Supporters. I Don't Fully Trust Them. If people joining the movement now won’t do the internal auditing to understand how their day-to-day interactions with Black people lead to the anger and unrest, nothing changes. Advertisement 1. Trump Just Made 20,000th Misleading Claim as President: WaPo PANTS ON FIRE Fittingly, an interview with Sean Hannity helped Trump shoot over the milestone. 2. Trump Pushes Claim Doctors Exaggerate COVID-19 to Damage Him EXTREME PARANOIA As U.S. hits new case number records, the president retweeted the conservative conspiracy theorist and former game show host Chuck Woolery. 3. It’s Time to Invest in a Quality Swimsuit AD BY VILEBREQUIN Vilebrequin, known for its matching family prints and vibrant collections, has been a luxury swimwear staple for nearly 50 years. © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add [email protected] to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. |