September 18, 2020
The Damage Report with John Iadarola - Season 3

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Despite not having jurisdiction over school curriculum, Trump announces the creation of the 1776 Commission to promote “patriotic education”. A judge in Washington State has ruled that the changes to the Post Office brought by Postmaster DeJoy constitute “an intentional effort on the part of the current Administration to disrupt and challenge the legitimacy of upcoming local, state, and federal elections.” A former Pence aide and member of the Coronavirus task force has said she will vote for Joe Biden. The NYT reports CDC testing guidelines saying people without symptoms don’t need to get tested for COVID-19 was published against scientists’ objections. It’s time to take out the trash! Find out who John, Brett and you (yes, you!) picked as the Garbage Person of the week.Norma Mendoza Denton discusses her new book, Language in the Trump Era: Scandals and Emergencies.