The Worst Press Narratives of the Last 30 Years

While I think it is dawning on Americans that Republicans, as a whole, are full of shit, grifters and bad people - the press continues to promote some hoary threadbare myths. Republicans represent "real Americans". Republicans promote family values. Republicans are "good for the economy". Republicans promote law and order. Republicans are strong on defense. It is all nonsense. It isn't just Trump. I get why some dumb Fox News zombie can go around thinking this complete bullshit, but I don't see how "the media" can still go around dishing this shit out.

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Cooler Weather, College Students and Southerners Account for USA’s Rising COVID-19 Positives

If you like being an informed human, You'll want to click through to the BBC article.
With about 7.5 million coronavirus cases, the US has the highest number of confirmed infections in the world - about 20% of the global total despite having only 4% of the population. After the initial spike in late March, social distancing restrictions gradually brought infections to heel. By May, case numbers had stabilised. But as states peeled back lockdown measures, cases began to rise, reaching a countrywide high in July.