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Trump's Waukesha Rally Will Probably Become A "Superspreader" Event

ON SATURDAY NIGHT , President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It was an event that brought out his most ardent supporters in one of the reddest parts of the state. Naturally, even though coronavirus continues to rage on in the U.S. ( and in Wisconsin in particular ), the event was a mostly maskless affair . As freelance reporter Ethan Duran noted, hundreds of individuals were packed in tight at the event without donning any protective covering whatsoever . Not everyone was maskless, however, because the Trump campaign has determined it doesn't do them any good to actually SHOW people not wearing masks. So, as has become their modus operandi as of late , people who were on the stage behind Trump were wearing masks — you know, so that the cameras could show he takes this pandemic seriously. Of course, Trump doesn't take any of this seriously, as was evident during his speech. At one point, he told revelers standing before him that the virus is "g...

The Reason Why Joe Biden Should Commit To "Packing" The Court — If Barrett Gets Confirmed, That Is...

ONE QUESTION THAT DEMOCRATIC presidential nominee Joe Biden seems stuck on during the waning weeks of the campaign is whether he'd "pack the Supreme Court" or not if he's elected, meaning would he increase the size of the bench in order to create a better balance of liberal and conservative justices. So far, he's not made his views clear on the subject. But he absolutely should "pack" the court, with one extra justice, if Amy Coney Barrett is appointed. President Donald Trump has had three Supreme Court vacancies during his presidency. Only one came in the middle of his term, with the first nomination coming about due to Republicans blocking President Barack Obama's choice the year before Trump took office. Republicans insisted that Obama's pick not be heard since it was so close to a presidential election. Now, they're inconsistently rationalizing that rule doesn't matter anymore . Any way you slice it, the hypocrisy makes clear that T...