Chicago raises bridges after night of violence and looting

Widespread violence and looting erupted in downtown Chicago after a police-involved shooting that left a man injured. Hundreds of people poured into the streets in the wee hours of Monday morning, and police said they smashed windows, looted stores, confronted law enforcement, according to the Chicago Tribune. At one point, people exchanged gunfire with officers. The chaos began shortly after midnight as vandals ran through stores such as Nordstrom, Walgreens, Macy's, Coach, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton, Fox News reported. Videos posted to social media showed a large police presence in some places as well as looting.

Near Michigan Avenue and Lake Street before 5 a.m., shots were fired at police, who returned fire. Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern said no officers were injured, but also noted it was unclear if anyone else was hurt. More than 100 arrests were made and 13 officers were hurt during the unrest, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said during a press conference Monday morning. Chicago Transit Authority suspended their morning services in some areas at the request of law enforcement officials. City officials raised bridges across the Chicago River except for one to allow for emergency vehicle access.

On Sunday, Chicago police shot and injured a gun-wielding man who fired shots at the officers during a pursuit, according to Fox 32, a local Chicago affiliate. "During the foot pursuit, the offender turned and fired shots at the officers. The officers then returned, discharging their weapon," said Deputy Chief Tally. Neighbors became angry and started protesting against law enforcement. Authorities said this began after a false rumor that police shot and wounded a young child.

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>>10243036

2nd Notable

FEC commissioner: 'Substantial chance' 2020 results won't be known on election night

Don't expect to know the results of the 2020 election right away, warned a top official for the Federal Election Commission. Commissioner Ellen Weintraub told CNN on Monday that there is a "substantial chance" that changes taking place to the voting process because of the coronavirus pandemic will delay election results for the presidential and down-ballot contests. She noted that the infrastructure to support mail-in voting may not be prepared to return results the night of the contest, set for Tuesday, Nov. 3.

"Let me just tell everybody: We’re all going to need to take a deep breath and be patient this year because, you know, there’s a substantial chance we are not going to know on election night what the results are, possibly for the presidency but maybe for many other races that are important to people. And that’s okay," Weintraub said. "If it takes a little bit longer to count all the votes accurately, that’s what we need to do in order to ensure that everyone’s vote counts," she added.

Weintraub said that Congress needs to allocate more funding to states to help them prepare for an influx of mail-in ballots to ensure that every vote is counted and that the results can be returned efficiently. "I think what we need to do is get more resources to the states. This is critically important, and it has to happen now," she said. "The states and localities are going to incur huge extra expenses this year in order to have the kind of ramped-up absentee voting program that the voters are demanding, but also to provide for safe, in-person voting for those voters who choose to vote this way."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fec-commissioner-substantial-chance-2020-results-wont-be-known-on-election-night

Illinois governor pushes mask fines for businesses ahead of Tuesday rule group meeting

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is making a last-minute push to get his COVID-19 punishment to stick with up to $2,500 in fines for businesses not complying with enforcing his mask mandates. A member of the commission that could block those rules said the governor needs to call a special session of the legislature. Pritzker brought doctors together Sunday with associations and other groups that support financial penalties for businesses that don’t enforce his face covering rules. “They’re gonna get warned, they’re gonna have a second opportunity to make sure that they’re getting it right and then, ultimately, if they’re refusing to do it they’re going to get fined,” Pritzker said, echoing an announcement he made Friday.

The emergency rules that the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules could take up on Tuesday were not made available Sunday by the Secretary of State’s Office. “Once the rule has been filed and reviewed, our staff will email a copy,” an official with the Secretary of State’s office said. “Note, the rule may not be available until Monday.” The Illinois Retail Merchants Association said the rule lacked common sense and “is a slap in the face of retailers who have sacrificed so much during this pandemic while actively supporting ever-changing health and safety guidelines adopted by the state. “If the goal is to put public health above politics, the administration will amend the rule to focus enforcement efforts on individuals who are not complying instead of punishing and attempting to demonize innocent businesses,” said IRMA CEO Rob Karr. “State officials have for months complained about improper behavior by individuals at parties, parks, and other public places, yet they are specifically exempting individuals from enforcement.”

Pritzker said while there are some business groups that oppose his mask and social distancing rules, he highlighted support from groups like the Illinois Public Health Association, the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, and the Association of Safety Net Community Hospitals. “It’s clear that in order to protect the safety and wellness of our communities, something must be done to enforce the needed precautions to help save lives,” he said. Businesses that don’t mandate masks amid COVID-19 concerns must face penalties, Pritzker added. “Remember, this is a very simple ask, it really is,” he said.

State Sen. Paul Schimpf, R-Waterloo, is on the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules. He said Friday if it’s a simple ask, Pritzker should just call a special session and have a law passed. “You can’t tell me that the governor doesn’t have enough Democratic votes in the General Assembly to make whatever changes that are necessary to the Illinois Department of Public Health Act and make this something that complies with statute,” Schimpf said. “If he wants people to believe that it’s an emergency and follow his guidance, the best way to do that is to start acting like it’s an emergency and call a special session [of the state Legislature].” Messages seeking comment from Democratic members of JCAR were not returned.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/illinois-governor-pushes-mask-fines-for-businesses-ahead-of-tuesday-rule-group-meeting

>>10243331

Indeed, they now are operating under complete fear! Thinking this is just rewards all they have ever done is push fear porn. Dem states are proof in the proverbial pudding.

Republican chief of Federal Reserve of Minneapolis calls for six-week national lockdown

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is calling for a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Neel Kashkari, a Republican, argued in a recent New York Times op-ed along with Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, that the best way to return to normalcy is for the country to shut down for six weeks. "We can continue to allow the coronavirus to spread rapidly throughout the country or we can commit to a more restrictive lockdown, state by state, for up to six weeks to crush the spread of the virus to less than one new case per 100,000 people per day," the pair wrote. They said that the "next six months could make what we have experienced so far seem like just a warm-up to a greater catastrophe."

Kashkari and Osterholm also argued that officials gave up too quickly on states' individualized lockdowns and warned that positive signs, such as case reductions in some states, could be short-term and should not be assumed to be "permanent." "Simply, we gave up on our lockdown efforts to control virus transmission well before the virus was under control," they added. "Many other countries didn’t let up until the number of cases was greatly reduced, even in places that had extensive outbreaks in March and April. Once the number of new cases in those areas was driven to less than one per 100,000 people per day as a result of their lockdowns, limiting the increase of new cases was possible with a combination of testing, contact tracing, case isolation and extensive monitoring of positive tests."

The United States leads all other countries in terms of confirmed COVID-19 cases. It surpassed 5 million over the weekend. And there have been more than 162,000 deaths associated with the virus in the U.S., and at least one model predicts that number could rise to 400,000 by the end of the year. Kashkari, in an appearance on NPR's All Things Considered on Sunday, said, "We threw in the towel before the health officials had actually gotten control of the virus." He also explained his belief that the country needs "a more stringent, uniform lockdown state by state" so that the pandemic can be brought under control.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-chief-of-federal-reserve-of-minneapolis-calls-for-six-week-national-lockdown

Here’s How to Crush the Virus Until Vaccines Arrive

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/opinion/coronavirus-lockdown-unemployment-death.html

The U.S. Could Have Up to 400,000 Coronavirus Deaths by December

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7qx9m/us-could-have-up-to-400000-coronavirus-deaths-by-december

A National Lockdown Could Be The Economy's Best Hope, Says Minneapolis Fed President

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/09/900675086/a-national-lockdown-could-be-the-economys-best-hope-says-minneapolis-fed-preside

Moar Fear Porn this time from the Fed..hmm secrets they want kept locked up, too late nothing can stop what's coming.

>>10243451

Absolutely!

Explosion in Russia… Massive Fireball

Being called a fuel tank explosion.

>>10243610

uh..what's GB?

>>10243673

Thanks..didn't see that :)

>>10243678

But of course, could anything less be expected from these people!