I've fallen about a month behind in my #100yearsago posts. Rather than doing a huge dump - which I know no one will appreciate - I'm going to post some photos and major headlines over the next couple of days to catch up.
In terms of broader themes #100yearsago, here are a couple of videos that are useful and relevant. Here is one on the war in Anatolia between the Allies (led by the Greeks) and the Turks under Mustafa Kemal, who have rejected the terms of the peace treaty.
The British in Mesopotamia (Iraq) are also facing a revolt #100yearsago ago against their post-war rule:
The US reported +325 new coronavirus deaths today, bringing the total to 219,695. The 7-day moving average has been holding steady at around 725/day.
The US had +41,935 new confirmed coronavirus cases today, bringing the total to just short of 8 million. The 7-day moving average rose to over 50k/day for the first time since August 17th.
Five states (TX, IL, CA, WI, TN) had over 2,000 new cases each today. Eleven other states had over 1,000 new cases each.
"News of Gadot's casting sparked an online debate over the Egyptian queen's race and skin color, with some Twitter users insisting that an African actress should play Cleopatra in the upcoming film."
Well, Macedonian anyway. Cleopatra was the (very inbred) descendent to Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Great's generals who seized Egypt for his own kingdom.
So the whole debate over what ancient Egyptians looked like is irrelevant to what Cleopatra looked like.
The US reported +930 coronavirus deaths yesterday and +957 today, bringing the total to 217,738. The 7-day moving average is holding steady at around 725/day.
The US had +49,355 new confirmed coronavirus cases yesterday and +56,652 today - the highest number since August 14th - bringing the total to over 7.8 million. The 7-day moving average has risen back to nearly 47k/day.
Texas had >4k new cases today
4 states (CA, FL, WI, IL) had >3k each
NC had >2k
A strikingly large 16 states had >1k each today
In the strictest sense of pure majoritarianism, no. But in the broader sense of sovereignty rooted in the popular will expressed through elections, subject to self-imposed constitutional limitations, yes, we are. We are a democratic republic.
"deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
Lee's argument re "democracy" would be an interesting debate in a class on political philosophy. Coming from a senior elected official on the verge of a hotly contested and perhaps even disputed national election, it strikes all the wrong notes.