Like the Soviets, Black Lives Matter Purges Its History

Plus: Fact-Checking New York Times Fact-Checker on BLM's China Links

September 23 2020   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump is attacked by the left for asking the Senate to consider a Supreme Court nominee in an election year. History shows he is far from alone, Fred Lucas reports. In the style of Soviet communists, Black Lives Matter is erasing its past, Mike Gonzalez and Andrew Olivastro write. On the podcast, Gonzalez describes links he's found between communist China and a Black Lives Matter founder. Plus: the mob threatens Senate leaders; the president's crisp U.N. speech; and the nation's high-tech threats. On this date in 1949, President Harry Truman tells Americans that the Soviet Union has exploded its own nuclear bomb.     COMMENTARY Like the Soviets, Black Lives Matter Purges Its History By Andrew Olivastro The Black Lives Matter organizations that swiftly captured the nation's attention have expeditiously and quietly been softening their rhetoric and removing the most un-American statements from their websites. More NEWS 4 Things to Know About Supreme Court Vacancies in Election Years By Fred Lucas Of the 29 times a Supreme Court vacancy has occurred in an election year, 22 different presidents nominated a replacement—either before the election or in the lame-duck period. More ANALYSIS Ties Apparent Between China and Project of Black Lives Matter Co-Founder By Rachel del Guidice Alicia Garza, one of three founders of the Black Lives Matter organization, partnered with a left-wing San Francisco group known to carry water for China. More COMMENTARY What's Needed for Health Care Reform: Personalized Care That Puts You and Your Doctor in Charge By Marie Fishpaw Read what top conservative health care thinkers, including former Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Sen. Rick Santorum, think needs to be done. More COMMENTARY Shaping Our Technological Future By Klon Kitchen A slew of laws, regulations, requirements, and guidance documents have all been aimed at improving the nation's technological defenses and strategic standing. More COMMENTARY In UN Speech, Trump Highlights US Response to COVID-19, Faults China By Brett Schaefer Trump demanded that China be held accountable for its role in the COVID-19 pandemic by ignoring its obligations to report transparently on the outbreak in a timely fashion and to cooperate with WHO. More COMMENTARY The Left's Shameful Targeting of Lawmakers' Homes By Katrina Trinko As leftist activists go to the homes of Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham, why aren't liberal leaders calling for them to stop the politics of personal intimidation? More NEWS ICYMI: 6 Things to Know About Supreme Court Prospect Amy Coney Barrett By Rachel del Guidice Barrett has seven children, two of them adopted from Haiti, one of whom also has Down syndrome. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.