Beachgoing Alabamans on Ignoring COVID-19 Guidance: ‘I Don’t Wanna Die But if That’s What God Has in Store Then That’s Okay’ — WATCH
CNN’s Gary Tuchman hit the beach towns of Alabama to ask holiday sunbathers, none of whom were wearing masks or practicing social distancing, their thoughts about the COVID-19 crisis.
“I’m just here just to have fun and meet everybody and be cool,” said one young man. “When it’s my time to go, it’s just my time to go.”
“Everybody’s gotta [die] somehow. I don’t wanna die but if that’s what God has in store for my life then that’s okay,” said a 21-year-old woman.
Said another young man: “My family has the same mindset as me. We kind of just agreed that if we get it we get it. We’re gonna handle it as a family and just get over it because that’s what a family does.”
“Just like the flu, right,” said one woman. “People die from the flu also.”
“We’re all gonna get sick from something eventually,” said one man on his decision to forgo a mask.
“If [Trump’s] not wearing a mask, I’m not gonna wear a mask,” another man told Tuchman. “If he’s not worried, I’m not worried.”
‘RIGGED’ ELECTION. Trump talk sparks worries of post-election chaos: “Trump’s increasingly amped-up rhetoric surrounding the integrity of the November election is beginning to bring to center stage a previously muted conversation. With the president lagging behind Joe Biden in public opinion polls six months before the general election, his opponents are becoming increasingly anxious that Trump may attempt to undermine the results of the election if he loses — or worse, might attempt to cling to power regardless of the outcome.”
SUPPRESSION. RNC sues California Governor Gavin Newsom over mail-in ballot executive order: ‘Following the coronavirus outbreak, the Democratic governor said earlier this month that every registered voter in the state would receive a mail-in ballot for the November election. While in-person voting options will be available, “no one should be forced to risk their health to exercise” their right to cast their ballot.’
DR. BIRX. Chris Wallace asks her if country reopened too soon. “I think a few things are together. So from the beginning, and I think when we had that first briefing we talked about 1.2 million to 2.4 million and 100,000 to 240,000 people succumbing to this incredibly aggressive virus. Those are the figures that we continue to stand by in this first wave and really understanding how to prevent future hospitalizations and future deaths is really what we’re focused on every single day.”
RIC GRENELL. Gay U.S. ambassador to Germany stepping down: “President Donald Trump in February called Grenell back to Washington to take over as head of U.S. intelligence on an interim basis, replacing former acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire.”
INDIA. Woman takes her own life after being put through conversion therapy against her consent: “The suicide of a 21-year-old queer woman from Kerala, who claimed that she had been taken to multiple de-addiction centres over three months against her will, in an effort to cure her of her non-heterosexual orientation, has drawn attention to the dubious practice of conversion therapy practised by mental health professionals in the country, experts have said.”
ZACHARY QUINTO. The actor is celebrating four years of sobriety.
Hundreds Turn Out for MAGA Boat Parade in Charleston in Support of Trump: WATCH
Hundreds of Trump supporters took to the water in Charleston, South Carolina on Sunday for a MAGA Boat Parade in honor of Donald Trump.
WCSC reports: “The event organized online had over 700 people signed up to attend and more than one thousand people interested. The water was packed with participants and others out boating during the holiday weekend.”
Kylie’s rumoured upcoming wine range has been spotted in Tesco! (credits: Jacques @ Popjustice) 
