* Military Times: Top general says no role for military in presidential vote, * Boeing to decide on consolidating 787 assembly plants – could gut WA aircraft industry!

“Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on July 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.” **Says no role for military in presidential vote**. Credit: *Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP*

Editor’s note: Too many important headlines yesterday making impact in America. Choose the ones of interest to you below:

** PERTINENT LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL NEWS **

+ I-5 closed overnight this weekend between Fife, Federal Way for bridge work

+ Military Times: Top general says no role for military in presidential vote [Ed. Note: Is General Milley messaging Trump through the media to put him publicly on-notice?]

+ Thursday Night Trash Fire Scorches Land Near Yelm Post Office

+ Nisqually Tribe icon Billy Frank Jr’s. photo featured in Aug. 27 Biden ad (photo at 1:24).

+ Gov. Inslee updates for Phase 2 and 3 Agritourism COVID-19 Requirements (Hay/Wagon/Train Ride/Haunted Houses/Outdoor corn mazes/animal viewing/playground equipment)

+ Boeing to decide on consolidated 787 assembly plants. If in SC, this ‘could gut Washington State’s Aircraft Industry‘

+ Thurston candidate C Davis defends registering to vote at ‘non-traditional address’

+ Thurston County COVID-19 cases rise by 17 on Friday to 979 – 22% of all Thurston cases are in the 20s

+ Sea-Tac Int’l Airport announced their air filtration system exceeds the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recommendation of MERV 13 Filtration to remove aerosolized viruses, by using MERV 14 filters, which capture 90 percent of COVID-19 sized particles.

** CHAOS IN AMERICA **

Fledgling militia group put out call to arms in Kenosha and 5,000 people responded. Now it’s banned from Facebook after fatal shootings during protests

Zuckerberg says Facebook made ‘operational mistake’ in not taking down militia page

Trevor Noah: ‘Enough with this militia bullshit,’ they’re ‘dudes threatening people with guns’ [Click here for this brilliant analysis.]

U.S. political divide becomes increasingly violent, rattling activists and police

‘It’s chaos’: Postal workers say mail still backlogged, despite DeJoy’s promises [Ed. note: Please vote and cast your ballot at the various drop boxes throughout Thurston County! Trump has ensured the Postal Service’s credibility can not be relied to deliver your ballot on time!]

‘Wild and Timely’ Report Details Infiltration of Far-Right Militias and White Supremacist Groups in US Police Departments

“MUST SEE: Democratic state Rep. John Deberry Jr. [D-TN] delivers an incredibly powerful speech on race in America.”

United is now canceling empty flights — but you won’t find out until check-in

United Airlines confirms largest pilot cuts in 94 years of operation – 2,850

New York City battled back the coronavirus. Now it’s struggling to pay for it. Ed. note: A WARNING OF YELM OF THINGS TO COME! The same issues facing New York and other cities will eventually occur in Yelm, as happened in 2008-2009’s Great Recession and 1999’s Dot.com bust. Yelm should head this story’s warnings!]

** CORONAVIRUS NEWS AND YOUR HEALTH **

IV High-Dose Vitamin C Saves Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient

Documents Reveal Government’s ‘Corruption and Wrongdoing’ [with FDA]

Coronavirus model projects more than 317,000 US Covid-19 deaths by December

Bloomberg Opinion: Covid-19 is solidifying America’s decline – America Needs President Bill Lincoln

37 at SeaTac federal detention center infected with virus

** TRUMP IN THE NEWS FRIDAY **

On August 27th, “Chief Judge Stanley Bastian of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington ordered the Trump administration and the USPS to provide documentation about the mail slowdowns within 10 days.“

Analysis: To make his argument for re-election, the president can’t admit that he’s in power right now — and the hellscape he projects on his opponent’s election is already here.

Court orders Trump admin to recognize U.S. citizenship of child born to married same-sex couple

Biden’s Campaign registered the domain: keepamericagreat.com

Biden’s speech trounces Trump’s in overnight TV ratings