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This is Toby Sumpter with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, August 20, 2020. Today you will hear about the McCloskeys of St. Louis, Pastor John MacArthur’s duel with LA County, Operation Legend nabbing bad guys, Goodyear Tires protesting calls for boycott, Uber & Lyft’s fate in California, the chances of getting COVID-19 on an airplane going to Germany, the millions spent on panic hospitals, and the continuing insanity of our cultural god-complex. The McCloskeys will be at the Republican Convention https://disrn.com/news/gun-toting-st-louis-couple-who-faced-off-against-blm-will-appear-at-republican-convention/ You all remember that gun-toting St. Louis couple, right? Well they’ve been invited to speak at the Republican Convention. Mark and Patricia McCloskey went viral in photos and videos when BLM protestors trespassed in their private community and threatened them and their dog. Their guns were seized and Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner charged the McCloskey’s with felony use of a weapon. No word on whether their dog was charged in the incident. The case is still pending, but Missouri Governor Mike Parson has said he would pardon the couple if they are convicted. Speaking of Gun-Toting… https://twitter.com/toddstarnes/status/1296121682852220930 You know Pastor Johnnie Mac was in the pulpit again this last Sunday, right? Last Friday, Jenna Ellis, the attorney for Grace Community Church announced that a deal had been reached between the church and LA County. The deal allowed for the church to meet in person inside, and the church agreed to use masks and social distancing for a few weeks while the case waited to be tried. Then Saturday night word came out that the city had appealed the deal to a judge who struck it down. So Pastor MacArthur was once again welcomed by his congregation this last Sunday to loud applause, and after recounting what had happened, MacArthur said, the good news is that we’re here in person without masks and no social distancing. He also emphasized that the point was obedience to God in gathering to worship. On Wednesday morning Todd Starnes announced on Twitter that LA county was filing papers to hold Pastor MacArthur in contempt of court. Jenna Ellis, the church’s attorney told Starnes that Pastor MacArthur plans to be in the pulpit again this Sunday. Operation Legend Has Arrested A Thousand People https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/more-200-people-charged-federal-crime-part-feds-operation-legend-barr Attorney General William Barr announced that more than 200 people have been charged with federal crimes as of Wednesday as part of the Justice Department’s Operation Legend which started in July in response to widespread violence in cities. Operation Legend sends federal agents into cities specifically to help local law enforcement to protect federal property. Roughly 400 fire arms have been confiscated, and at least a 1,000 people have been arrested. The effort was named in honor of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 29 as he lay sleeping at his home in Kansas City, Mo. Last week, a prosecutor announced second-degree murder charges against his accused killer. Launched initially in Kansas City, the DOJ’s program has expanded to Chicago, Albuquerque, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Memphis, and Indianapolis. Goodyear Says It’s Innocent https://twitter.com/i/events/1296101504030371841 You may have seen a visual aid going around purporting to be from Goodyear Tires, instructing employees to have a zero tolerance policy for slogans like All Lives Matter or Blue Lives Matter, but only allowing for Black Lives Matter and other slogans defending LGBT rights. Calls for a boycott of Goodyear Tires quickly erupted through the interwebs, including from President Trump himself. However, Goodyear released a statement on Wednesday denying that the photo was accurate. The statement said: “The visual in ques [...]