A bit of news overload today Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:26:51 CDT David-Braverman Chicago, General, Politics, Work (0) Happy tax day! And now, we're off to the races: Jeff Sessions lost the Republican US Senate primary in Alabama. What the hell was the president talking about yesterday? George Will explains the differences, such as they are, between Illinois governor JB Pritzker announced a tightening of the state's re-opening rules, while Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned we're dangerously close to shutting down again. Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt tested positive for Covid-19. Author John M. Barry, who wrote about the 1918 influenza pandemic, says our current pandemic will get much, much worse. Lauren Martinchek says the Lincoln Project are not our friends. The NSA has a good set of rules to follow to secure your VPN. Finally, Bloomberg takes a backward glance at the rise and fall of the Segway.