Stimulus approved, in spite of bad nurses

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US Cases ##69,197

100 dead in US

NEW YORK (AP) — Johns Hopkins University tally shows US death toll from coronavirus surpasses 1,000.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 26, 2020

cycles?

Big.

Dr. Fauci saying that the coronavirus seems like it could come back in "cycles."

"We really need to be prepared for another cycle," Dr. Fauci said.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 25, 2020

Senate bill passes

#BREAKING: U.S. Senate PASSES $2 Trillion Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Bill, 96-0. https://t.co/t1gjDcdRXa

Goes now to House. pic.twitter.com/2FxSbWnyiR

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 26, 2020

.

Funny thing about $2tn passing the Senate 96-0 is when Obama needed to pass a milder $787bn stimulus, only THREE Republicans voted for it to prevent a depression. The GOP TRIED to sink the economy to hurt Obama, whereas EVERY Dem voted to SAVE our economy, even if it helps Trump.

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) March 26, 2020

and

880 PAGES — Final text of Senate Phase 3 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (HR 748) —> https://t.co/EzB8QGTOrk

U.S. Senate votes – LIVE on C-SPAN2 https://t.co/t1gjDcdRXa pic.twitter.com/4Ad3JiQtLL

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 26, 2020

first borns

Everyone talking about a baby boom in nine months can only be talking about first borns

The last thing anyone quarantined at home with kids right now wants is more kids

— Naaman (@naaman) March 17, 2020

comparison to China

On 23 January, the day China began imposing lockdowns on its cities, there were 375 known cases in Hubei and 571 in all of China.

25 US states now have more cases the Hubei did at that point. pic.twitter.com/57yEMGegdi

— Jeremy MORE PPE NOW Konyndyk (@JeremyKonyndyk) March 26, 2020

NY

cars

Cars will be banned from some NYC streets to give pedestrians more walking space. https://t.co/uavvlztH37

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 26, 2020

WORLD

Russia

 

and

Coming up @NewsHour – So far, Russia says #covid19 hasn't hit that hard. But are the numbers remotely believable? As Putin addresses the largest country on earth, @lucytaylor tells us the pandemic is there, and lands at a fraught moment in #Russia

— Morgan Till (@mtill50) March 25, 2020

and

 

Update: Apparently, just saying it's not there is not enough.

MOSCOW, March 26 (Reuters) – Moscow will close all shops except for pharmacies and grocery stores, the city's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday. https://t.co/NxzdmYWHhU

— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) March 26, 2020

also

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1243169943824355328

Taiwan, China

https://twitter.com/nthusharon/status/1242656915982651392

EU

https://twitter.com/lucrepogge/status/1242891519352283142

Fauci

 

We NEED #DoctorsOnlyPressConferences

STAT!!!

(My Dr. Fauci drawing: “Facepalm felt ‘round the world “) pic.twitter.com/69xfT4s0Ng

— Jon Lion Fine Art (@jonlionfineart2) March 25, 2020

🍊 KLAN

Congratulations

A thousand Americans (and counting) are dead and this piece of shit says congratulations.

— 🐝 Mark Joseph Kremer 🐝 #FBR (@MarkJKremer) March 26, 2020

presser meltdown

Not only is @PaulaReidCBS a former lawyer (which shows in her persistent, precise follow-up here) and quite clearly a solid correspondent, she spells her surname the correct way. Yup. https://t.co/5nOLrNIKiG

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 26, 2020

https://twitter.com/twmentality1/status/1242992932199817216
known since last December

Next time just ask Taiwan.

“Health officials in Taipei said they alerted the WHO at the end of December about the risk of human-to-human transmission of the new virus but said its concerns were not passed on to other countries.“https://t.co/HiZFGnX3zn

— Calm and Reasonable (@CalmReasonable) March 25, 2020

intelligence failure

The Coronavirus Is the Worst Intelligence Failure in U.S. History, and It's All Trump's Fault https://t.co/A5gPJLSJsI

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) March 25, 2020

pandemic playbook 2017

Here's the full 69-page, step-by-step playbook on how to manage a pandemic. It was handed to Trump's team at a Jan. 2017 tabletop exercise with outgoing Obama officials.

Based on two wasted months of Trump downplaying the crisis, it's pretty obvious no one paid attention to this https://t.co/dhfFvSDWSN

— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) March 26, 2020

PENCE

REPUBLICANS

Graham

 

The lowest of the low.
Hope @LindseyGrahamSC doesn't need a nurse
or doctor anytime soon. 😣#COVID2019

— #ImWithJoe 🥁🌊🌉🕊️🇺🇲 (@PurlLeslie) March 26, 2020

and

Nurses wearing trash bags, @LindseyGrahamSC pic.twitter.com/5VI1waNjHJ

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) March 26, 2020

MS gov

all Mississippians are ordered to leave their homes and congregate in designated small rooms and cough https://t.co/WWpA2R0D0B

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) March 26, 2020

Pompeo

Speechless…compare this with the multilateral response to Ebola, AIDS, financial crisis, SARS…there is no multilateralism. There is not even a national strategy. It’s all states on their own. https://t.co/7h5VBOqRdQ

— Victor Cha (@VictorDCha) March 26, 2020

happy we are sick

This is important. The Neo-Confederates on Fox and on Twitter who exult in sickness in Blue states are too blind and bigoted to look even a little ahead. Rural America will get sick too, and although its population density is less, so too are the capacities of its governments. https://t.co/6Il4xgfcRE

— David Frum (@davidfrum) March 26, 2020

NAZI

Trumpie tries to 💣 hospital

The FBI isn’t working from home: Domestic terror suspect allegedly plotted to use car bomb on hospital during coronavirus outbreak – ABC News via @ABC – https://t.co/7ykvR659ma #coronavirus @FBIKansasCity

— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) March 26, 2020

MEDIA

🦊 nails done

"all my friends are saying you know, this is not a priority, people are dying and i realize that, but they can't get their nails done" pic.twitter.com/UnkqFdvvmp

— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) March 26, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden

woman accusing

 

This is the woman accusing @JoeBiden of sexual assault pic.twitter.com/f9ppN35VlQ

— ⚖️KHiveBidenHarris⚖️ (@Rodney_Is_Ouat) March 26, 2020

LEFTOVERS

GG

In which Glenn demonstrates once again that he has never been a working journalist, never worked in a newsroom producing daily reportage, and has no understanding of journalism ethics.

KUOW will still report on Trump, but will do so in a way that elides the disinformation. https://t.co/8JLWrPDDM8

— David Neiwert (@DavidNeiwert) March 25, 2020

US

Pelosi

Testing. Masks. Ventilators.

It’s not a mystery – we need many more.

The President must invoke the Defense Production Act to immediately mass produce and coordinate distribution of these vital supplies. #FamiliesFirst

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) March 26, 2020

Hillary, Chelsea

 

My first thought was gratitude for hospital staff everywhere. My second was, of course she did. My third, I admit, was the pizzagate folks are going to go into overdrive to fit this into their conspiracy theory. And, I love my mom @HillaryClinton. https://t.co/Mp2gOb3UgK

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) March 25, 2020

and

https://twitter.com/AlexMohajer/status/1242997637495705601

Andres

https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1243138844377133056

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Easter Resurrection! Churches full!

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US # 54,941

not just NY

Lots of focus on NY right now – rightly! – but NY has also run more tests than any other state. The news about ICU capacity in Atlanta and New Orleans (not to mention Detroit) would seem to indicate they are, possibly, at somewhat similar points in the curve.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 25, 2020

teen in LA

The minor who died from COVID-19 in LA — perhaps the first in America — was a "teenager in good health," reveals @ericgarcetti. "Young people: this can hit you too. Know that your behavior can save a life & take a life. And that life could be yours." MORE: https://t.co/NvMfxdE6sg

— Andrew Romano (@AndrewRomano) March 25, 2020

NY

Huckabee

 

This is @GovMikeHuckabee's finest moment on @FoxNews. Now, I know it's a very low bar, but he deserves credit. https://t.co/7EYlxJ183b

— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) March 25, 2020

poll on “reopening”

That 74% of voters support a national quarantine suggests that neither the public nor state and local elected officials will comply with a Trump “order” to re-open the economy. https://t.co/u5ljKwEX9I

— Nick Gourevitch (@nickgourevitch) March 25, 2020

WORLD

Russia – oil

 

The deepening coronavirus crisis is upending the Kremlin’s plan to ramp up oil production in its price war with Saudi Arabia—and prompting a backlash among the leaders of some of Russia’s largest energy companies, people familiar with the matter said. WSJ#oott

— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 25, 2020

Brazil – Jr

https://twitter.com/markos/status/1242623414101139462

Chinese study malaria drugs

https://twitter.com/aawayne/status/1242804442858237955

🍊 KLAN

blood on his hands

Experts are not mincing words about Trump's Easter declaration:

Dr. Keith Martin, who heads the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, said simply that if restrictions were lifted prematurely, “President Trump will have blood on his hands.”

https://t.co/DnBplIKQvE

— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) March 25, 2020

funds for NY, CA, WA

Trump’s not gonna release the funds until Cuomo agrees to investigate Hunter Biden. https://t.co/v6nJmPfm0g

— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) March 25, 2020

packed churches

Trump on why he picked Easter as the day he wants to end strict social distancing and reopen American businesses: "Easter is a very special day for me … Easter Sunday, and you'll have packed churches all over our country." pic.twitter.com/6cXEtW8LmR

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 24, 2020

Easter!

Let’s all spend Easter together and forget this ever happened said the idiot today while licking his peeps

COVID-19 cases in the US: 54,808

New Cases today: 11,074

Total deaths in the US: 775

Total deaths today: 222 https://t.co/OkZqPg5765

— Stone (@stonecold2050) March 25, 2020

“open”

So we all agree that this is insane right? https://t.co/I8xfPlJ0Q3 pic.twitter.com/ChsBHCEAdR

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) March 25, 2020

Cuomo refused masks l2 years ago!

Technical difficulties pic.twitter.com/jTASZe8Ybo

— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) March 25, 2020

Kill 2% people

 

Mnuchin and Schwarzman want to kill 2 percent of America because stocks. https://t.co/mINHVIPbuu

— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) March 25, 2020

#1!

Now he has made us #1 in new cases pic.twitter.com/C4x8KIGvvZ

— Sunil (@heysunil) March 24, 2020

poisoned by his drugs

NBC: Did you see the President's press conference? Where did you hear about–

Patient: Yeah. Yeah, we saw his press conference. It was on a lot, actually.

NBC: And then did you did you seek out Chloroquine?

Patient: I had it in the house because I used to have koi fish. https://t.co/C8EiTQQ3r1 pic.twitter.com/QgmElANCEG

— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) March 24, 2020

DPA non usage

Pres. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act a week ago but there has been consistent confusion & mixed messaging on whether it is being utilized to produce medical equipment needed for the coronavirus pandemic. Private companies are doing so on their own, per the White House.

— Monica Alba (@albamonica) March 25, 2020

Azar will approve dubious drug

In Oval meeting last week, health officials Fauci, Hahn and Redfield all warned Trump about malaria drugs for coronavirus, urging him to wait for clinical trials. HHS Secretary Azar said he would unilaterally approve them immediately, stunning others. https://t.co/ZUkBO3QXwc

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 25, 2020

failed government

The steepest curve in the world. We are dead last. The United States is a case study in a failed government response to a global pandemic. pic.twitter.com/fEp9cxHIk0

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) March 24, 2020

ask SK

It’s come to this.

“President Trump asked if South Korea can provide the U.S. with medical equipment to respond to COVID-19 and President Moon replied saying, ‘I will offer as much when there are surplus to share.’”

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) March 24, 2020

pressers

A WH reporter – anonymously – on the Administration briefings: “They are a clown show, just a daily advertisement for Trump. He’s smart to do them, dominating earned media and blocking out the sun for [Joe] Biden.”https://t.co/PcGkLOMG7t

— Eric Schultz (@EricSchultz) March 24, 2020

heads up to Cuomo?

Trump ends the news conference and is asked as he walks away if he gave Gov. Cuomo a heads up about quarantining people from New York before he announced it.

"We're talking to them," Trump says, indicating he didn't. pic.twitter.com/sgEBS4a2hB

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 24, 2020

PENCE

REPUBLICANS

Federalist

That’s essentially what a vaccine is. Let’s wait until we get one that’s not likely to kill a couple of million people. What you are proposing is dangerous and stupid. https://t.co/KmW4yXlV2s

— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) March 25, 2020

party of death

“Right to life”? Trump’s GOP is the party of death. They’re all drinking the Kool-aid now. https://t.co/yuImh0Bu76

— James Gleick (@JamesGleick) March 25, 2020

and

Senator Kennedy is 68 years old. People in their 60s have a 3.6 percent death rate that’s 36 times more fatal than the seasonal flu. https://t.co/VYSNrJLOhk

— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) March 25, 2020

Cornyn

 

Blah blah blah pic.twitter.com/ak9BSjr14D

— Rebecca Lynn (@Bex_Lyn) March 24, 2020

and

He had time to believe a Communist leader and spread disinformation. What about after 2/5? pic.twitter.com/R5XZrxhtKZ

— Mary Quite Contrary (@ContraryMeri) March 25, 2020

time for golf

He had time for golf though

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— President “Vivor and certain Sparkle” (@realworldrj) March 25, 2020

priorities

WARREN: 2% of every dollar over $50 million should be taxed.

REPUBLICANS: over our dead bodies

TRUMP: 2% of all Americans should die to save the economy from Coronavirus

REPUBLICANS: yes, dear leader

— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) March 24, 2020

and

Ignoring the huge decline that preceded this…🙄😂🤦🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/d2AGheIBpO

— David Gorski, MD, PhD (@gorskon) March 25, 2020

Disney

Disneyland and Walt Disney World are currently set to reopen April 1 https://t.co/HW9w4lgbw6

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 24, 2020

NAZI

thread

Wow.https://t.co/ykx8RBc5WH pic.twitter.com/b1vzkzxDSw

— Andrew deGrandpre (@adegrandpre) March 25, 2020

and

 

They caught the Trump fanatic who was licking stuff in a supermarket, he has been charged under the terrorism act #COVIDIDIOTS https://t.co/8ADqN9D2UU

— TrumpPandemic (@fight4freedom72) March 25, 2020

MEDIA

Beck

 

Here we go again.  The world's most pathetic cowards pretending they are patriotic tough guys. https://t.co/JzyAeLvqZA

— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) March 25, 2020

🦊

Yep. This is who they are. Let the grandparents die to protect Trump and the stock market.

Will everyone please call their grandparents or older parents and ask them if they're good with this? https://t.co/87unQKuX2X

— Khashoggi’s Ghost (@UROCKlive1) March 25, 2020

and Hannity

I can imagine the confused double takes from elderly Fox viewers.#COVID https://t.co/XNf9a806lb

— Deep State Desmond is #FlatteningTheCurve (@deepstatedes) March 25, 2020

Coulter

And here I assumed she could read. https://t.co/9Wd7ucPS3R

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) March 25, 2020

distance real journalism

Opinion: It’s time to socially distance real journalism from Trump https://t.co/C1XcQw8QLo

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 25, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden

Biden's had a response since January: https://t.co/0rcdUma6fe

Sanders has missed every coronavirus vote so far.

— Phoenix Woman 🍩 (@PhoenixWomanMN) March 25, 2020

NEW York – absentee ballots

New Yorkers, download your absentee ballot here so you can be sure to vote to send Bernie packing https://t.co/iuMuI0Q7Rq

— D’Ag due (@ag_due) March 24, 2020

Burnie didn’t vote

 

Selfish…. https://t.co/B7N4dndfFA

— WSportsFan. 🏀🏳️‍🌈/🇺🇸/🇨🇦 🌲🚴‍♀️ (@CalWSportsFan) March 24, 2020

Spicer ❤️

"Thank you Bernie !!"

– Trumphttps://t.co/Abg9s03g1A

— Dander Bogaerts (@Dander_Bogaerts) March 24, 2020

US

Senate – Schumer

Schumer has to negotiate for things already forbidden by the Constitution (as to the President, at least). https://t.co/puG05V4MLn

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) March 25, 2020

Cuomo

 

This is going to drive Donald Trump up the fucking wall.pic.twitter.com/4Eeb6p7lfN

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) March 25, 2020

and

https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1242612896154169350

and

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1242632293178462209

social darwinism

https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1242477029083295746

Katie Porter

https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1242656606518722560

Andres

https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres/status/1242660622816497665

Pelosi

https://twitter.com/grantstern/status/1242495585967648770

NYC stimulus

https://twitter.com/ClaytonGuse/status/1242797562039545856

for something different

https://twitter.com/RupertMyers/status/1242882658566320135

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Pivot to “die for economy”

👑 🦠

US# 46168

deaths

 

Most coronavirus deaths.

Italy: 6077
China: 3270
Spain: 2206
Iran: 1812
France: 860
US: 577
UK: 335
Netherlands: 214
Germany: 123
Switzerland: 117
South Korea: 111
Belgium: 88
Indonesia: 49
Japan: 42
Philippines: 33
Turkey: 30
Sweden: 25
Brazil: 25
Canada: 24
Denmark: 24

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 23, 2020

NY

Cuomo

 

If it’s public health versus the economy, the only choice is public health. You cannot put a value on human life.

You do the right thing. That’s what Pop taught us @ChrisCuomo

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 24, 2020

New Yorker

 

Inside this week’s issue of The New Yorker, which was produced entirely remotely—a first in the magazine's 95-year history: https://t.co/5XycSUCeGo pic.twitter.com/cWdCO3PfY4

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) March 23, 2020

drugs

Because Trump keeps lying & is getting people killed….Gov. Cuomo: "No pharmacist shall dispense hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine except when written as prescribed for an FDA-approved indication; or as part of a state approved clinical trial." https://t.co/yePTjJkDxK

— KD (@Fly_Sistah) March 23, 2020

WORLD

🍊 KLAN

genocide advocate

 

The cure cannot be worse than the problem, argues genocide advocate. https://t.co/mZF7DXWJHv

— Seth Masket (@smotus) March 24, 2020

🍊’s snake oil

Arizona man dies after ingesting chloroquine in an attempt to prevent coronavirus. https://t.co/BG4xyZnKFv

There are no drugs approved to try to prevent or treat the new coronavirus. Self-medicating to prevent the coronavirus can be dangerous and possibly deadly.

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 23, 2020

Kushner

This is one of the most terrifying paragraph I’ve ever read https://t.co/XKmORlLS0c pic.twitter.com/MoNBfqZTCr

— Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) March 24, 2020

smearing Fauci

I’m going to go ahead and warn you about something I’ve only said privately until now: Watch out for a smear campaign targeting Dr. Fauci. Look to WH insiders (and some known right-wing figures) if you want to know where it’s coming from.

Push back on it. Hard. You, too, media. https://t.co/ANS7ukEyh9

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) March 24, 2020

conflict of interest

An epic conflict of interest.

“Before Trump called for reevaluating lockdowns, they shuttered six of his top-earning clubs and resorts”—The Washington Post https://t.co/OALUmpuFpa

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) March 24, 2020

Blix

 

Instead of smiling lovingly and nodding her head, she now gulps quietly, as she bites a hole thru her tongue pic.twitter.com/IC2L2NiPnG

— HippieChick (@kathy_markovich) March 23, 2020

self-bail

The same guy who said “I alone can fix it,”

And then said “I take no responsibility,”

Now wants to be in charge of a $500 billion slush fund with the power to reward friends and punish enemies, and says, “I will be the oversight.”

My answer: “No you won’t.” https://t.co/8SKWPxxYBE

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 24, 2020

emolument

Just a reminder that the Trump Organization receiving a bailout payment would be an illegal emolument in violation of the United States Constitution.

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 24, 2020

thin skin

The @nytimes style for presidents is to use the honorific “Mr.” We had “Mr. Clinton” and “Mr. Bush” and “Mr. Obama.” But look at what’s under Trump’s skin in this twitter screed: pic.twitter.com/CRGpKfQOfY

— Bill Prady (@billprady) March 24, 2020

economists letter

https://twitter.com/nhendren82/status/1242229034261581828
no empathy

exactly. reopening the economy so more people die is a bad strategy, the sign of a desperate sociopath: https://t.co/e3DZ7MZXDk

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) March 23, 2020

PENCE

REPUBLICANS

bill slush

 

No slush funds! pic.twitter.com/10hAxFqZdD

— CallaLilly33 (@CLilly33) March 23, 2020

ELECTIONS

Burnie no vote

 

Bernie DIDN'T show up for a Russian sanctions vote awhile back either. https://t.co/QNXo3jiHT3

— Bettie Rose 🥁🕶️ (@BettieRose100) March 24, 2020

fleeces

This person is BROKE and giving away money during a fucking FINANCIAL CRISIS.

If I were Bernie Sanders I would be so disgusted with myself. pic.twitter.com/RIBbU9umuA

— Rude Mechanical 😎🍦 (@Demagogues_Bane) March 24, 2020

US

Hillary

 

Please do not take medical advice from a man who looked directly at a solar eclipse.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 24, 2020

Pelosi

 

House Democrats have introduced a new coronavirus relief bill that includes preventing corporations from using taxpayer money for stock buybacks, strengthening the child tax and earned income tax credits, and boosting unemployment insurance. https://t.co/hygkpJoMmA

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) March 23, 2020

and

NEW: Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduces Democratic coronavirus relief bill as negotiations stall in Senate: “We require that any corporation that takes taxpayer dollars must protect their workers’ wages and benefits — not CEO pay, stock buybacks or layoffs.” https://t.co/k7SFxi6ESY pic.twitter.com/BVZ22yYuTR

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 23, 2020

and

This is big: House Democrats’ bill provides “minimum relief” of $10,000 for private student loan debt. The government makes the payments through the COVID-19 crisis plus six months then cuts your amount owed. pic.twitter.com/0n2dcaTLwF

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 24, 2020

Cuomo Brothers

There's always time to call mom. She wants to hear from you. Just so you know.

I called mom just before I came on this show. By the way, she said I was her favorite. Good news is she said you are her second favorite. Second favorite son, Christopher. pic.twitter.com/mcAfBZ0rNK

— Biden_Brigade (@biden_brigade) March 24, 2020

Carl Reiner

For the first time in memory I see nothing in this world about which I care to joke.

— carl reiner (@carlreiner) March 24, 2020

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Senate drama; self bailing;👓skypes- no vote

👑 🦠

US# 35,070

how they grew

Reported US coronavirus cases via @CNN:

3/1: 89
3/2: 105
3/3: 125
3/4: 159
3/5: 227
3/6: 331
3/7: 444
3/8: 564
3/9: 728
3/10: 1,000
3/11: 1,267
3/12: 1,645
3/13: 2,204
3/14: 2,826
3/15: 3,505
3/16: 4,466
3/17: 6,135
3/18: 8,760
3/19: 13,229
3/20: 18,763
3/21: 25,740
Now: 32,502

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 23, 2020

tests ramping up US update

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1241838036427522050.html

it would stop

 

“If it were possible to wave a magic wand and make all Americans freeze in place for 14 days while sitting six feet apart, epidemiologists say, the whole epidemic would sputter to a halt.”
Long, informative read from Donald G. McNeil Jr https://t.co/y6MwQKLfhF

— Karen Travers (@karentravers) March 23, 2020

and

More than half the counties in U.S. have no ICU beds.

Nearly 11 million more Americans reside in counties with no hospital, some 2.7 million of them seniors. https://t.co/IFZkCbMBw4 by @fredschulte @eklucas @JordanRau @LizSzabo @JayHancock1 #COVID19

— Nsikan Akpan (@MoNscience) March 23, 2020

act now tool

This tool – CovidActNow – shows the potential infection curve for each state, when beds in that state could run out, and how the curve flattens with social-distancing actions. Click on your state. Share with others. Pressure your elected officials to act. https://t.co/q1LySgiziD

— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) March 22, 2020

NY

Coming up empty
Congress fails to pass $1 trillion package to rescue economy https://t.co/DeIw09iP1s pic.twitter.com/vR2lbTZQd9

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 23, 2020

WORLD

Israel

 

Here are 6 ways Israel's working to flatten the curve of the #Coronavirus and to keep our citizens safe and healthy:#StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/8yXO8UEVoa

— Israel ישראל (@Israel) March 23, 2020

🍊 KLAN

profit from bailout

“Will you commit publicly that no taxpayer money will go toward your own properties?"

Trump: "Everything's changing, it's all changing… everyone knew I was a rich person… let's just see what happens." pic.twitter.com/kMXRqxY6Qa

— Biden_Brigade (@biden_brigade) March 23, 2020

terminate ACA

Trump is asked by @AndrewRestuccia if he’ll reconsider lawsuit to strike Obamacare in court, as people lose jobs and need healthcare.

TRUMP mostly avoids question and repeats his stock comments on ACA, but affirms goal to “terminate” law and replace it with “a great healthcare.” pic.twitter.com/TY8CQ3AP17

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 22, 2020

meltdown

This is indescribably bad pic.twitter.com/DlKNcLt8Ke

— Brian Hiatt (@hiattb) March 23, 2020

Illinois gov

Illinois governor to Donald Trump: 'Get off Twitter and Do Your Job' https://t.co/tjQPsm3Ri9 via @Yahoo

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) March 23, 2020

Fauci interview

I spoke with Anthony Fauci earlier today. Here's the Q&A.https://t.co/xgX3jzx6Io

— Jon Cohen (@sciencecohen) March 22, 2020

ad

This ad starts running in FL, MI, PA and WI on Tuesday as part of an initial $6m buy. (H/t @LindsayLHolst for the inspiration) pic.twitter.com/pWEV0AefRz

— Josh Schwerin (@JoshSchwerin) March 23, 2020

re: Romney

Earlier today, the U.S. Senate rejected the revised “phase 3” stimulus bill proposed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Following the 47-47 procedural vote, @NeeraTanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement:

— American Progress (@amprog) March 23, 2020

pandemic exercise

Bonjour, you can read it here: Thread by @ChrisLu44: BREAKING: A week before Inauguration Day 2017, Trump team participated in a tabletop exercise… https://t.co/UR9TUvETV1. Talk to you soon. 🤖

— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) March 17, 2020

PENCE

return?

.@VP: The CDC tomorrow is going to issue new guidance which will make it possible for people who have exposed to the coronavirus to return to work more quickly by wearing a mask for a certain period of time.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 22, 2020

gave medical people too much power

There is a growing feeling within the president's immediate circle that, in efforts to rebut criticisms that Trump had acted too slowly, they had let the medical professionals set policy that impacted the economy, per two ppl familiar with the discussions https://t.co/MCp3y0ACGS

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 23, 2020

REPUBLICANS

Senate vote

 

There's a good chance the McConnell will lose control of the Senate over the coming hours because of self-quarantines. Rs currently have a 1-vote majority, but more quarantines, disproportionately impacted the Rs, are expected.

— David Segal (@DavidSegalRI) March 22, 2020

🐢

This from McConnell is disingenuous. If Dems voted to go forward, McConnell would stonewall them in subsequent negotiations, then bring the bill up – unchanged – for the final votes, forcing Dems to either swallow it or vote against the same bill they already voted to advance. https://t.co/HQix5CfrHT

— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) March 23, 2020

morally wrong

The idea of subsidizing casinos and cruises lines, rather than bailing out workers and small business is a moral catastrophe. I wrote this last week, although it feel like a decade ago https://t.co/Gacldjpbvj

— Franklin Foer (@FranklinFoer) March 23, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden

I'm about to deliver remarks on the Coronavirus pandemic. Tune in to watch live: https://t.co/HpaqlEb7D1

— Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) March 23, 2020

Burnie

 

Sanders cares so much about America that he won't even show up to the senate to do his job, a job in which the American public pays his salary.

He cares so much, that he hosts a little livestream with his groupies, and doesn't have any healthcare workers in it.#WhereisBernie

— Contented Independent (@ContentedIndie) March 23, 2020

and

While @BernieSanders holds his virtual campaign event tonight from Vermont and rails against the ongoing Senate #Coronavirus rescue bill, important to keep in mind he skipped a key procedural vote tonight on the bill. https://t.co/01cY5qvbs8

— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) March 22, 2020

and before

Sanders: worst voting track record…..
👇👇👇👇 #DropOutBernie pic.twitter.com/OQdOcWIA5o

— #ImWithJoe 🥁🌊🌉🕊️🇺🇲 (@PurlLeslie) March 23, 2020

Schrodinger candidate

Schrodinger's candidate:

Too busy dealing with a pandemic to answer campaign questions, too busy campaigning to deal with a pandemic.

— Patricia Romero (@EchoChoirBreach) March 23, 2020

US

what the bill should be – thread

 

The time to act is now—but that action must be on a bill that is focused on people, not large corporations. #COVID19 https://t.co/7iwi0ZuRC6

— American Progress (@amprog) March 23, 2020

Pelosi

her bill

 

Pelosi says Democrats' forthcoming coronavirus stimulus bill (the third COVID-19 response bill) includes billions in grant $ for states + a natl requirement for 15 days of early voting and no-excuse absentee vote-by-mail. https://t.co/YQSVx17ozp

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) March 23, 2020

 

BREAKING: Pelosi says there is still *no deal* on coronavirus rescue package.

“We’ll be introducing our own bill,” Pelosi says

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) March 22, 2020

and ACA

https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1242152145308221441

thread on what bill needs

https://twitter.com/amprog/status/1241893740001837057

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🦠 grows, MAGAts ignore

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US#19101

WORLD

China

Good piece. China’s initial response helped spread COVID-19, but it has recovered from its missteps, and it’s done well in shaping the narrative, while Trump has made America’s image worse, & the EU has been slow to get its act together. There will be long-term consequences. https://t.co/pR59aofQwe

— Ian Bond (@CER_IanBond) March 21, 2020

🍊 KLAN

warned in January

https://twitter.com/CarolLeonnig/status/1241297288959492097
how can a dictator lie?

Trump believed China over his Intel chiefs, even when they warned him China was lying

“China has been working very hard to contain the virus. The US greatly appreciates their transparency. It will all work out well. I want to thank President Xi!”

https://t.co/KbRpYGkyPS

— Biden_Brigade (@biden_brigade) March 21, 2020

🍊&China thread

When Trump calls this pandemic the “Chinese Virus,” remember that it spread undetected because he took the word of China’s president over American intelligence.

https://t.co/gIDLb4NVDT

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) March 21, 2020

and what he did?

We did “think about that!” – the #CoronaCrisis would be far less dangerous had you put America first. The very least you can do is provide testing, care, and relief to all you’ve endangered. pic.twitter.com/91psCtZ4Mu

— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 21, 2020

malaria drug

He disbanded the pandemic response team.

He ignored January warnings from the intel community.

He failed to test for #Covid_19 and track its spread across America.

He left hospitals unprepared and short of #PPE.

Suddenly he’s quoting the Int’l Journal of Microbial Agents? https://t.co/qE5sx436MD

— Richard Hine (@richardhine) March 21, 2020

poisoning

Nigeria reported two cases of chloroquine poisoning after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the novel coronavirus. https://t.co/3PLM6xfvSq

— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) March 21, 2020

godless/craven

What a Godless and craven response to this question. Americans are rightfully scared and have not been given hope that this administration is in front of this pandemic, rather than chasing it! https://t.co/fsRDqJIrc6

— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) March 20, 2020

closes hotels

In case you were wondering why Trump seemed more passionate about the hotel industry bailout than he was about testing coronavirus patients. https://t.co/IWyMbhJSRk

— Richard Hine (@richardhine) March 21, 2020

PENCE

REPUBLICANS

🐢: no help for the poor!

 

BREAKING: McConnell’s proposal for Coronavirus income relief EXCLUDES LOW-INCOME people. https://t.co/VQ9JLzAmuE

— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) March 20, 2020

and

"The poorest families… would see smaller benefits….

"About 22 million people earning under $40,000 a year would see no benefit under the GOP plan."https://t.co/8kx0iWnuux

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 20, 2020

MEDIA

🦊

feeding Malaria cookery to WH

I wonder why President Trump is so convinced that anti-malarial drugs will work on the coronavirus, it's a real mystery. pic.twitter.com/H4VPEtLpwi

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) March 20, 2020

Inghram

Laura, pretend it's summer camp! That's what you said it was like for separated children in indefinite detention, right?

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) March 20, 2020

stop broadcasting lies!

Maddow: If Trump is going to keep lying like he has been every day on stuff this important, we should, all of us, stop broadcasting it. Honestly, it's going to cost lives. pic.twitter.com/tMvyrE3YTK

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) March 21, 2020

worry bysource poll

 

New polling on media attention and #covid-19 from YouGov and The Economist:

% who say they are worried about the virus, by media they most pay attention to:

MSNBC: 74%
National newspapers (NYT/WaPo): 72
CNN: 71
Broadcast news: 68
Local news: 57
Radio: 49
Fox News: 38

— G. Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris) March 18, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden: stop!

 

https://t.co/HFpXlSSxig

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) March 21, 2020

LEFTOVERS

Bros

a lot of things going on in this thread, a number of them pathological https://t.co/KLSMrZF32e

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 21, 2020

stupid takes

"Trump outflanks the Ds from the left again."
You gullible dumb asses who were saying this two days ago.

— Patrick Petrelli (@PatrickPetrell1) March 21, 2020

Taibbi

Interesting side effects: turning on Burnie (next stop 🍊?) https://t.co/TLCGmiwSTT

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) March 21, 2020

US

Hillary

The Trump administration was told in January that coronavirus was likely to become a pandemic.

They refused to act for fear of spooking the markets, losing weeks of time to prepare that we won’t get back. https://t.co/By195ltXMt

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 21, 2020

TJ

 

Trader Joe's is taking the extra money it has made during the pandemic and distributing some of it to employees. https://t.co/bAKYRjwR0z

— Mic (@mic) March 21, 2020

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