News of the Day: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
1. Supreme Court overturns appellate courts to give qualified immunity to cops in controversial cases. https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/10/court-adds-two-cases-on-native-american-law-and-issues-two-opinions-granting-police-officers-qualified-immunity/
2. "Representatives from multiple industry groups said in interviews that they had expressed concerns to federal officials about the potential for the coming vaccine requirements to exacerbate the economic woes caused by supply chain issues and labor shortages." https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as-white-house-tries-to-finalize-vaccine-mandate-dozens-of-groups-seek-last-minute-meetings/ar-AAPKbrx
3. Like their puritan ancestors, "progressive whites, notes the Atlantic, are the most intolerant of all Americans, led by those in the Boston area." https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/20/have-we-reached-the-high-water-mark-of-woke/
4. "The emerging picture shows Sussmann and his Perkins Coie colleague Marc Elias, the chief counsel for Clinton's 2016 campaign, proceeding on parallel, coordinated tracks to solicit and spread disinformation tying Donald Trump to the Kremlin." https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/10/19/coming_into_focus_hillarys_secretive_russiagate-flogging_pair_of_super-lawyers_799168.html
5. "the red flag emoji thanks to a very recent meme that utilizes the icon. If you see someone using this particular emoji, it’s because they find something, someone or maybe even something you said to be of concern, an issue or, obviously, a giant “red flag.” https://www.insidehook.com/article/internet/emoji-meanings-explained-young-person
*Bonus: I still like my under bet, under 43.6%, even though it has already doubled, and you could cash your profits now. https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/7536/What-will-Joe-Biden's-538-job-approval-rating-be-for-Oct-20