The convergence of Trump's indifference to the pandemic and contracting the virus because of that indifference is only the most recent example of Trump's venality and incompetence, threatening to bring his Administration crashing down around him, only 30 days from the presidential election; we discuss the context of this fatal embarrassment and the prospects for the Biden-Harris team to win and for Dem Senators to flip the Senate; in addition, we discuss what the courts are about and how the pending judicial confirmation of Judge Barrett puts the court's integrity at risk.  John P. Flannery, [email protected], @jonflan.