1. SCOTUS Allows Extended Mail Ballot Deadlines in NC, PA

  FOR NOW 

The Republican Party had opposed the extensions, and three conservative justices objected to the ruling.

2. HHS COVID Ad Campaign Excluded Celebs Who Hate Trump: Report

 SO FRAGILE 

Jennifer Lopez, Judd Apatow, and Billie Eilish were all reportedly among those tossed aside for their perceived opposition to Trump.

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4. A Huge Cyberattack Is About to Hit U.S. Hospitals, FBI Warns

 BLACKMAIL BYTES 

The ransomware is known as Ryuk, and the hackers are believed to be Russian criminal organizations.

5. Loeffler ‘Not Familiar’ With Trump ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape

 SAY WHAT? 

When challenged to stand by her claim she can’t find fault with the president even in his remarks about women, the Georgia Republican furrowed her brow and played dumb.

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7. Hillary Joins Electoral College, ‘Can’t Wait’ to Vote Biden

 WELL WELL WELL 

President Trump’s 2016 nemesis is listed by the New York State Board of Elections as one of 29 Democratic electors for the state.

8. Zeta Kills at Least Two People, Over a Million With No Power

 DARK DAY 

In the early hours, the former hurricane barrelled its way through central Alabama to reach the Florida Panhandle and Georgia.

9. S.C. Gov. McMaster Also Targeted in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot

 ANOTHER?? 

Unlike Whitmer, McMaster is a Republican and was much slower to shutter businesses in response to the coronavirus.

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10. N.D. Official Uses Rape Victims to Oppose Mask Mandate

 PLAYING DOCTOR 

Bismarck City Commissioner Mark Splonskowski also claimed Vitamin D supplements are more effective than masks at preventing COVID. There is no evidence that’s true.

11. Feds Arrest West Philly Activist Anthony Smith, Lawyer Says

 ‘GRAVE CONCERNS’ 

Philly for REAL Justice organizer Anthony Smith was arrested with two others in a case related to spring protests over racial injustice and police brutality.

12. Giuliani Associate to Plead Guilty to Defrauding Investors

 GUARANTEED GUILTY? 

The two paid Giuliani $500,000 to promote a business that never got off the ground.

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13. Kids’ Soccer Club Hires Security Over Covidiot Parents

 BEHAVING BADLY 

“They’re very abusive, verbally,” the club’s chair said of the reaction of some parents to COVID-19 precautions.

14. DNI Ratcliffe Went Rogue in Iran Email Briefing: Report

 POLITICIZED 

The FBI director and Homeland Security’s director of cybersecurity and infrastructure were reportedly surprised by Ratcliffe’s off-script remark.

15. COVID Doc Touted by Trump: ‘Demonic Spirits’ a Real Concern

 SPLITTING SATAN’S HAIRS 

The Houston physician took issue with what she described as an attempt to “discredit” her by linking her to “demon sperm.” But she doubled down on “sexual perverted spirits.”

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