Caspar David Friedrich The Monk by the Sea c1809 “The Kremlin” poisoned their “fierce rival” Navalny with the infamous deadly agent novichok. That is the headline. Only, the German accusation in that direction doesn’t say novichok, its says a “cholinesterase inhibitor”, of which novichok is just one example, was used. The news outlets must be thinking that at least after the Skripal case, enough people will recognize the term, and let’s not confuse them. The Germans claim they
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Leonardo da Vinci Head of a Woman 1475-80 • Trump Administration Issues Sweeping Eviction Ban (Hill) • Trump Knocks Fauci: ‘I Inherited Him’ (Hill) • Fauci: COVID Vaccine Trials Could End Early If Results Are Overwhelming (KHN) • Dem Group Warns Of Apparent Trump Election Day Landslide (Axios) • CIA Conduct During Russia Assessment May Be Next Boomerang (Solomon) • FBI Investigated Trump As Comey Said He Wasn’t Under Investigation (JTN) • Judge Sullivan Files Order Dragging Out Flynn
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Rembrandt van Rijn Head of a Bearded Man c1630 • Trump’s America (Newsweek) • Chris Cillizza Blasts President Trump For Using The Word “Riots” (Turley) • The Puppet Candidate in Two Pictures (CT) • Appeals Court Denies Flynn Request To Dismiss Case (ZH) • Russiagate Won’t End: US Appeals Court Reverses Decision To End Flynn Case (RT) • Lucifer’s Hammer (Ben Hunt) • No One Wants to Solve Real Problems (Geraghty) • Coronavirus May Survive On Outdoor Surfaces For
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Bruce Davidson Iran 1964 • Japanese Wear Face Masks, But The Main Reason Is Just To Fit In (Asahi) • US Floats Idea Of Early Approval For Eventual COVID19 Vaccine (ST) • Moderna Neglected To Disclose Pentagon’s Financial Support (ZH) • On Election Night, We Might Not Know Who Won (Mish) • Trump Approval Rises Among Black, Hispanic Voters (Hill) • DNI Ratcliffe Declassifying More Russia-Collusion, Media-Leak Documents (ZH) • China’s Mega Banks Lost Billions Of Dollars In Profit
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Pablo Picasso Girl Before A Mirror 1932 • Rapid Home COVID19 Tests Could Help Find People While They Are Contagious (NP) • DNI Ratcliffe: Election Security Briefings Will Now Come In Written Form (JTN) • 3/4 of Democratic Voters Still Believe Trump Campaign Colluded With Russia (JTN) • Will Hillary And The Dems Get The Civil War They Are Trying To Provoke? (Saker) • Michael Moore Warns That Donald Trump Is On Course To Repeat 2016 Win (G.) •
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Johannes Vermeer Woman (in Blue) Reading a Letter 1662-3 • The US Social Fabric Is Fraying Severely, if Not Unravelling (Greenwald) • Kyle Rittenhouse Worked as a Lifeguard in Kenosha the Day of the Shooting (GP) • CNN Has Turned Itself Into America’s Baghdad Bob (Widburg) • Kamala Harris Promises National Mask Mandate If Elected (NYP) • Judge Voids 50,000 Absentee Ballot Requests In Iowa County (AP) • Chairman of Joint Chiefs: No Role For Military In Presidential Election
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Frans Hals Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer 1626 (stolen 3rd time yesterday) • Pelosi Says There Shouldn’t Be Any Debates Between Biden And Trump (Hill) • Trump Denounces Riots, Cancel Culture, Failed Political Class In Speech (RT) • 61 Million Americans Have Stopped Commuting (ZH) • WHO Skips Wuhan During China Trip; “Sat In Beijing For Three Weeks” (ZH) • US Imposes Sanctions On Russian Institute That Developed COVID19 Vaccine (GZ) • Germany Imposes Fine For
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Leon Levinstein Head of Man with Hat and Cigar c1960 A Pew Research Center poll that’s already a month old (and a lot happened since) concluded that violent crime is a major issue according to 59% of voters (almost as much as coronavirus): 74% of Republicans and 46% of Democrats. But during the DNC, held after the poll was already out, the issue wasn’t addressed at all. Democrats talked about police violence, but not riot violence. At this
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Boris Ignatovich Moscow At the Hermitage, Leningrad 1930 • Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall as Cat. 4 Storm, Moves Inland (WC) • Biden’s Polling Lead Has Collapsed (Palumbo) • Trump Job Approval Rating Hits Record At 52%, Up With Blacks, Even Dems (WE) • DOJ Asks Four States For COVID Data On Nursing Home Deaths (JTN) • Obesity Increases Risk Of COVID19 Death By Almost 50% (G.) • Non-Woven Masks Better To Stop COVID19, Says Japanese Supercomputer (G.) • 6
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Willem de Kooning Gotham News 1955 • Wisconsin Governor Declares ‘State Of Emergency’ (ZH) • Hillary Clinton Says Biden Should Not Accept Results Of The 2020 Election (ET) • US Spy Plane Enters No-Fly Zone During Chinese Live-fire Naval Drill (SCMP) • Poisoning Navalny ‘Would Not Benefit’ Moscow – Russian Foreign Ministry (RT) • San Francisco “Pent-up Supply” Turns into Record Glut of Houses & Condos (WS) • Sacrifice for Thee, Vast Wealth for Me (Ben Hunt) • Dairy
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