Long day, long six weeks ahead

Choral board meeting followed by chorus rehearsal: all on Zoom, and as president and generally techy guy, I'm hosting. After a full day of work and a 5 km walk. Whew.

So what's new?

• David Corn advises the Democratic Party to "go nuclear."
• Greg Sargent views the malarkey from Republican senators and the president as unmasking their "vile game."
• The CDC abruptly withdrew guidance warning about the airborne spread of Covid-19, which could not have more obviously come from political interference.
• Democratic lawyer Marc Elias is "determined to stop Trump from rigging the election."
• Illinois had a one-day statewide record for Covid-19 tests yesterday, with almost 75,000 administered.
• Greg Hinz doesn't want to write Chicago's obituary yet.

Finally, if you want to be a Cook County Judge of Election, you can still sign up—and earn $230.