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Pardon Snowden? Lock the mailboxes
August 17, 2020 in Andrew Cuomo, Biden, Democrats, ๐, ๐ Virus, ๐ฆ , elections, Kamala, new-york, Pelosi, Schiff | Comments closed
๐๐ฆ numbers
WORLD CASES 21,631,812
WORLD RECOVERIES 14,340,893
US CASES 5,529,789
US DEATHS 172,606
US RECOVERIES 2,900,188
NY RECOVERIES 351,705
NY ACTIVE 70,333
NY
Today's update on the numbers:
Of the 77,692 tests reported yesterday, 607 were positive (0.78% of total).
Total hospitalizations are at 527.
Sadly, there were 6 COVID fatalities yesterday. pic.twitter.com/wPKr2NrMzw
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 16, 2020
.
New covid-19 deaths, yesterday:
France: 18
Australia: 14
Spain: 12
UK: 11
Japan: 10
Germany: 8
Canada: 5USA: 1,120
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 15, 2020
WORLD
KLAN ๐
Another 1,000 Americans died today, for a total over 170,000. Deaths are the highest level since May
28 million people are out of work. Many had their benefits cut and canโt afford rent and groceries
President is holding court at a club that costs $300K to join. #OutOfTouch https://t.co/7gOLtDVc8H
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) August 15, 2020
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pardon Snowden?
I. Just. Canโt.
Congratulations GOP. This is who you are now. https://t.co/CAE98A7qjV
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) August 16, 2020
self-own
This is really quite the self-own. https://t.co/3XCW91V3O0
— Alamo_on_the_rise ๐๐ (@AlamoOnTheRise) August 16, 2020
ABUSES OF POWER
USPS
After removing many hundreds of post office boxes and sorting machines nationwide, now DeJoy says he will stop.
Hey motherfucker, why don't you confirm that you will order everything put back next week.
We're not accepting "We won't take ANY MORE down"
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 16, 2020
and
DeJoyโs Post Office yesterday: OK, all right, we wonโt pick up the mail boxes.
DeJoyโs post office today: https://t.co/hTycOM5AOA
— Jason Karsh (@jkarsh) August 15, 2020
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Tara Reid
Anyone surprised?
Will Kanye join her? https://t.co/jxdh2gP3mg
— ClearingTheFog (@clearing_fog) August 16, 2020
REPUBLICANS
ACTIVISM
WAR ON WOMEN
Bruni NYT
Have you ever read a column advising a male candidate on what level of "emotion" is appropriate? Neither have we. Sexist coverage like this needs to stop. #WeHaveHerBack https://t.co/M2R3gQPKLm
— TIME'S UP (@TIMESUPNOW) August 15, 2020
DNC
So, you decided to WomensMach Hillary? Too ambitious? https://t.co/eaPOrL8dyT
— Edgeoforever ๐ ๐ (@edgeoforever) August 16, 2020
MEDIA
Newsweek
"But the magazine has not removed the story from its website."
They're sorry, but they need clicks.
They're sorry, but they won't disavow bigotry.
They're sorry, but they can't upset racists.
They're sorry, but they aren't changing behavior.They're sorry they got blamed. https://t.co/XLCBrxtsIq
— Crewman Six – #MaskUp (@SixPersistsBlue) August 16, 2020
LEFTOVERS
Pelosi is going to reconvene the House by Monday and Do Something Twitter will transform into Why Didn't They Do Something Sooner Twitter.
— Tentin Quarantino (@agraybee) August 15, 2020
ELECTIONS
we will vote!
#WeWillVote pic.twitter.com/0wT0qDXPU7
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 31, 2020
Biden: Soc Sec
The fate of Social Security is on the ballot in November. As President, I will never, ever defund Social Security. Iโll strengthen it.
Anything less is a failure of a presidentโs most important duty: to care for the American people. pic.twitter.com/1GaFbdd6u7
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 14, 2020
Kamala
That time in South Carolina, just before Thanksgiving 2019, I asked Kamala Harris a cooking question before she went on television…… https://t.co/o6DDkXQMNh
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) August 15, 2020
and
I love that the Biden campaign, so far, has given Kamala a starring role in a way that feels like an embrace, rather than exploitation. Keep it up! https://t.co/e8sC6M3Gh0
— Mangy Jay (@magi_jay) August 15, 2020
and
Following up on her interview with @19thnewsโ @emarvelous, Kamala Harris did her 2nd and 3rd interviews as a VP candidate today (publishing tomorrow), with @Essenceโs @TanyaAChristian and @theGrioโs @natashasalford. So her first 3 interviews on the Dem ticket were w Black women.
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 16, 2020
USPS
I did. Basically, everything the GOP does is a moral failure. But their major strategic failures lie in when they try to hurt older white people, in addition to everyone else they are dedicated to harming. This has Social Security 2006 written all over it. https://t.co/1Evt0LtBmG
— Mangy Jay (@magi_jay) August 16, 2020
backfired
Check out the front page of major newspapers in the six closest states Trump won in 2016. All had stories about the mail and voting. https://t.co/Xnddyt8IQMhttps://t.co/rq8TtlYnjahttps://t.co/oD38aDEwZahttps://t.co/yLuOn4YL0vhttps://t.co/NrU54fXF00https://t.co/Rgh25X93vx
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) August 15, 2020
US
Schiff
The Postmaster General must resign.
Heโs slowed delivery, banned overtime & decommissioned mail-sorting machines.
Right before the election. During a pandemic.
The House must demand answers. Hearings should start now. It canโt wait.
We wonโt let Trump destroy the Post Office.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 16, 2020
House
Cooper's thread is spot-on, but note the larger context: he and Joe Manchin are two of Congress' most conservative, red-state Democrats.
When they're publicly enraged, it speaks to the scope of the pushback against Team Trump's campaign against the USPS. https://t.co/X16JXJH46w
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) August 16, 2020
zoom
The original zoom! pic.twitter.com/x1U6wdm5tX
— katrina mulligan (@NatSecMulligan) August 15, 2020
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Voting rights? Not our game!
August 14, 2020 in Biden, Cohen, corruption, ๐, ๐ Virus, ๐ฆ , elections, Kamala, LOSER!, media | Comments closed
๐๐ฆ numbers
WORLD CASES 21,092,417
WORLD RECOVERIES 13,944,529
US CASES 5,415,977
US DEATHS 170,419
US RECOVERIES 2,843,642
NY RECOVERIES 349,004
NY ACTIVE 71,441
NY numbers
Today's update on the numbers:
Of the 87,900 tests reported yesterday, 737 were positive (0.84% of total).
Total hospitalizations fell to 555.
Sadly, there were 10 COVID fatalities yesterday. pic.twitter.com/9yguFFFPWi
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 13, 2020
NY testing
Let's keep it up ๐ช https://t.co/0QRqrELsah
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 13, 2020
also
But what if we examine the 13 states with lowest case incidence?
Like NY, MI, etc.
They have few cases. You'd expect them to do few tests, right?
Actually, they're testing twice as many people (per capita) as hot zones
And in past 2 weeks, their testing has gone UP 4%
2/4
— Ashish K. Jha (@ashishkjha) August 14, 2020
100 worst counties
Here are the 100 worst US counties in terms of weekly new #COVID19 cases per capita. Nueces County in Texas had the most new cases per capita over the last week (805 per 100,000) pic.twitter.com/hlZum4Jbwe
— Exante Data (@ExanteData) August 13, 2020
herd immunity
Herd immunity means 1 million dead Americans. That's what it would take to get to herd immunity. That's not a planโthat's a catastrophe.
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) August 13, 2020
half of infections – before symptoms
๐Huge: ***HALF*** of all virus transmission occur before onset of symptoms!
โก๏ธ This is the main reason for masks. Even if youโre healthy, you could be spreading the virus! #COVID19 https://t.co/NGMoGB3wyg
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 13, 2020
and
Halo! here is your unroll: @AliNouriPhD: 1) Results from huge contact tracing preprint that followed ~1K infections and ~15K of their contacts inโฆ https://t.co/lUlNW1XutD Talk to you soon. ๐ค
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) August 13, 2020
Biden: National mask mandate
Biden explicitly put a 3-month duration on the mandate; experts on which the Trump WH rely estimate that more than 30,000 lives would be saved if 95% of Americans wear masks for the next three months.
Liberals did not cancel football: Trump's bundled response to COVID did. https://t.co/AD8jmSxCD8
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) August 14, 2020
WORLD
RUSSIA
Meanwhile in Russia. A picture is worth a thousand words. Spoiler: they're not happy. pic.twitter.com/OUGtPeNg4X
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 13, 2020
KLAN ๐
cutting back on testing
The U.S. is cutting back on coronavirus testing. Nationally, the number of tests performed each day is about 17% lower than it was at the end of July, and testing is also declining in hard-hit states.https://t.co/7jAsGb4lRd
— Axios (@axios) August 14, 2020
freedom to wear mask
Trump calls for โa certain freedomโ to wear masks or not โ and lies that Joe Bidenโs coronavirus policies are โanti-scientificโ
https://t.co/NMCysmJ293— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 13, 2020
and
A sleepy-sounding Trump explains that he's against a national mask mandate because he thinks people should "have a certain freedom." pic.twitter.com/Hv0fVDzjSS
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 13, 2020
Soc Security
So this week alone, Trump handed Dems a Social Security-themed electoral gift, and then admitted his evil plan to destroy the USPS. His stupidity broke the country, but at least it's also breaking his campaign. https://t.co/HSnzvWUMJv
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) August 13, 2020
empty
Empty stadiums. Empty restaurants. Empty theaters. Full hospitals. Mass graves.
The legacy of Donald Trump. #TrumpEmptiedStadiums pic.twitter.com/nGLzFWxLvo
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) August 14, 2020
admits sabotaging election
— NotYour Sweetie๐ฝ (@NotYourSweetie) August 14, 2020
CO SOS
CO Sec of State: โThe President stated that heโs withholding U.S. Postal Service funding to prevent vote by mail. This is voter suppression. Itโs voter suppression to undermine the safest method to vote during a pandemic, and force Americans to risk their lives to vote."
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) August 13, 2020
regret lying?
Question: Do you regret at all the lying youโve done to the American people? pic.twitter.com/FUh5jYHs0o
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) August 13, 2020
voting by mail
TRUMP IS VOTING BY MAIL THIS CYCLE TOO. You canโt make this shit up.
(He has repeatedly made false claims that vote-by-mail is problematic.) https://t.co/tDsLasAYD4
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) August 14, 2020
which is illegal
Trump absentee ballots mailed to his property at Mar-a-Lago is also illegal, because he signed a contract that he cannot use it as a residence. https://t.co/LceK8slruO
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 14, 2020
birther
Birther redux: Trump falsely suggests that Harris might not be eligible to serve as vice president because her parents were immigrants, once again advancing a baseless conspiracy theory much like he did for years against Obama. โฆ@katierogersโฉ https://t.co/1zlCmW0u4q
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 14, 2020
Cohen’s book
The day has finally arrived. I have waited a long time to share my truth. To read the foreword and pre-order my book DISLOYAL, visit https://t.co/Va4Rt0Zear
— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) August 13, 2020
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Acquaintances. Strip clubs. Golden showers. pic.twitter.com/ybMeLttHth
— Righteous Babe (@RighteousBabe4) August 14, 2020
Jared
Profiles of courage from the president moronic son-in-law https://t.co/Mj34pcNfua
— Molly Jong-Fast๐ก (@MollyJongFast) August 13, 2020
song
โDid the Golden Shower, stain the husky suit?โ
— br0keb0i (@thebr0keb0i) August 13, 2020
black voices for ๐
Apparently the Black voices are just out of frame and also very excited. https://t.co/g4AOKOCXb6
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 13, 2020
PENCE
"Ted Baxter" #Pence delivered the punch line. The delayed crowd response took him to school on life's oldest rule. "Don't do humor when you're the joke." https://t.co/IQ7wtSHnf4
— Charles Adler (@charlesadler) August 14, 2020
soft on meat
Trump/Pence 2020.
Soft on meat… https://t.co/1KTm8nyu1v
— Rex Chapman๐๐ผ (@RexChapman) August 14, 2020
ABUSES OF POWER
USPS – machines removed
โIโm not sure youโre going to find an answer for why [the machines being removed] makes sense,โ said Iowa Postal Workers Union President Kimberly Karol, โbecause we havenโt figured that out either.โhttps://t.co/fM1airfP2v
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) August 14, 2020
mailboxes taken – Oregon
https://twitter.com/RealTurkana/status/1294153432849293312?s=20
PA
https://twitter.com/EllieRushing/status/1294071196082937856?s=20
not ready
https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1294137594641412096?s=20
https://twitter.com/DrawdeOknasim/status/1294058513379897344?s=20
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REPUBLICANS
Senate – recess
McConnell indicates the Senate will be on recess through August unless thereโs stimulus deal that would require senators to return. He notes it would require unanimous consent to change the schedule and vote during August. House is already on recess. 24 hours notice for any vote
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 13, 2020
long gone
#MoscowMitch forgot to mention most Republicans senate has already left DC after wasting 12 weeks.
— Denise Wu (@denisewu) August 13, 2020
DeJoy – purchase Amazon options
Sen. Elizabeth Warren demands โcorruptionโ probe after report of Amazon options purchase by Postal Service chief Louis DeJoy https://t.co/lgUZEwxUr6
— Saloni Sharma (@sloansharma) August 13, 2020
COllins USPS
Maine letter carriers say Collins paved the way for Trumpโs attack on postal servicehttps://t.co/zfZotnSvKb
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) August 12, 2020
ACTIVISM
MEDIA
Birther= racist
Dear Media and Journalists,
If you use the words โbirtherโ or โbirthismโ your must also use the words โracistโ or โracismโ next to them.
If you have no qualms using the word โbirtherโ you should not be afraid to explain itโs โracistโ. Birthism is racist.
Write that down. pic.twitter.com/BuljpqyYE8
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 13, 2020
ELECTIONS
Biden: mask manate
This is what real leadership looks like. https://t.co/cJN9Ij8soz
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 13, 2020
Kamala
Kamala Harris: (1) a natural-born citizen (Oakland), (2) at least 35 years old, (3) who's been a U.S. resident at least 14 years.
She's eligible to be VP or President under Const. Art. II, sec. 1.
Anyone who says otherwise is a lying racist with steaming bat guano for brains. pic.twitter.com/dDbs5hRTCd
— Dean Gloster (@deangloster) August 13, 2020
raised
NEWS: @JoeBiden just announced in the last 24 hours since announcing @KamalaHarris would join the campaign as his running mate, we have raised $26 million — including from 150k first time contributors.
In. One. Day. #BidenHarris2020
— TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) August 12, 2020
message to government
National @FoxNewsPoll:
What message would you send to Government ?Lend me a hand 57% (+23 Since last year )
Leave me alone 36% (-19) pic.twitter.com/L01ImieYP4— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) August 13, 2020
VP debate preview
A preview. pic.twitter.com/EWoIxhjHZj
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 13, 2020
Let's get to work, @KamalaHarris. pic.twitter.com/EjtUpgaieI
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 12, 2020
poll
Poll: taking Tylenol for headache seen as more moderate than chopping head off. https://t.co/oeLOtEUBtm
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) August 14, 2020
US
Hillary
โIโm ready to help in any way I can because I think this will be a moment where every American – I donโt care what party you are, I donโt care what age, race, gender – should want to fix our country. So if youโre asked to serve, you should certainly consider that.โ – HRC pic.twitter.com/rWNhDJG2EV
— Hillary Warned Us (@HillaryWarnedUs) August 13, 2020
1st postmaster
Benjamin Franklin was first Postmaster General of the United States: pic.twitter.com/toHsfffkGe
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) August 12, 2020
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Yes, we Kam!
August 12, 2020 in Biden, ๐, ๐ Virus, Kamala | Comments closed
KAMALA!!!
the announcement
This is the moment earlier today when Biden told Harris he selected her as his running mate, a source familiar tells NBC Biden campaign embed @MariannaNBCNews. https://t.co/eLi5tHwtnt
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) August 11, 2020
I'm a weekend subscriber to the hard copy Post and was so excited to have a surprise delivery this morning! pic.twitter.com/yyPTPjidkz
— QuartCourt (@QuartCourt) August 12, 2020
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YES WE KAM!
Biden makes historic pick for VP in Sen. Kamala Harrishttps://t.co/b3cny9W9zu, ๐งตhttps://t.co/toxb4nVRWDNO WE CAN'T!
Pac-12, Big Ten cancel football and all fall sportshttps://t.co/nF279cgnrz pic.twitter.com/0claLgztr7— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 11, 2020
and
someone said โYes we Kamโ and Iโ pic.twitter.com/y6rsk8OFQx
— Robin Thede (@robinthede) August 11, 2020
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.@KamalaHarris: โAnd now, President Trump, you can go back to watching Fox News.โ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Time for the adults to run the country. #BidenHarris2020 #VPPick pic.twitter.com/mThMrevkVb
— American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) August 11, 2020
bye ๐
All of us waiving goodbye to Trump on November 4 pic.twitter.com/rz0OanSfee
— Attorney@Law (@TheGlare_TM) August 12, 2020
3yo
https://twitter.com/flywithkamala/status/1293330249418145792?s=20
pronounce it
https://twitter.com/KamalaNation/status/1293547502382112768
KHive
https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1293313716260352003?s=20
and
https://twitter.com/trumpanhator2/status/1293287513637957645?s=20
and
https://twitter.com/mluckovichajc/status/1293328177901768707?s=20
fence?
https://twitter.com/BettyBowers/status/1293329975173681153?s=20
Hillary
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1293286127386927104?s=20
Maxine
https://twitter.com/thereidout/status/1293329357197520896?s=20
Neera
https://twitter.com/thereidout/status/1293330462430105601?s=20
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https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/1293307198194487297?s=20
mean to Kavanaugh
https://twitter.com/fred_guttenberg/status/1293314266104307712?s=20
NY Post
https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1293499317240692736?s=20
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WORLD CASES 20,544,424
WORLD RECOVERIES 13,461,683
US CASES 5,306,851
US DEATHS 167,761
US RECOVERIES 2,756,107
NY RECOVERIES 343,679
NY ACTIVE 75,200
spread up to 15 ft
As some students prepare to head back to the classroom, parents and teachers are increasingly concerned about how COVID-19 could spread.
A new study found the virus can spread up to 16 ft indoors when ventilation is limited.@DrLaPook has more pic.twitter.com/7YiNUafeaC
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) August 11, 2020
NYC schools
Does anyone have extra space for New York City schools? The city is on the hunt for ways to spread out โ just four weeks before classes are set to begin again. https://t.co/cPPzseHEqF
— THE CITY (@THECITYNY) August 11, 2020
WORLD
Putin fast tracking vaccine
Russia fast-tracking a COVID vaccine prior to conducting large-scale trials has been condemned by scientists worldwide.
"…If they get it wrong it could undermine the entire global enterpriseโ @PeterHotez https://t.co/28mID8IP2D
— Dr. Ali Nouri (@AliNouriPhD) August 11, 2020
and
Vladimir Putin has approved the worldโs first coronavirus vaccine, but does it work? Our cartoon collection: https://t.co/tVgOOU4yMH
Cartoon by @EmadHajjaj.#politicalcartoons #Putin #Russia #corona #vaccine pic.twitter.com/uNTkx21Z0w
— The Cartoon Movement (@cartoonmovement) August 12, 2020
KLAN ๐
promised seniors
Trump promised seniors over and over to โsaveโ Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Today, he again promised to Defund Social Security and Medicare if re-elected. Please share! #WhenTheDevilSpeaksHeLies #JustVentArt pic.twitter.com/sxiTrTng1s
— Just Vent (@JustVent6) August 11, 2020
presser?
Trump is having a โpress conferenceโ and the news networks are talking about Kamala.
I love that.
— BidenHarris2020 (@ThePollingQueen) August 11, 2020
and
โSedated-soundingโ Trump mocked for press conference: โHas someone shot him with a tranquilizing dart?โ https://t.co/uHtGmlQZed
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) August 11, 2020
She wa mean to Kavanaugh
Just to be clear about who is nasty . . .
Brett Kavanaugh, a white man with a drinking problem who sexually assaulted women at parties is NOT "nasty."
But . . .
Kamala Harris, a black woman who asked questions about that — as part of her job — IS "nasty." https://t.co/yql3GbH8vf
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) August 11, 2020
ABUSES OF POWER
Pompeo
SCANDAL: Pompeo *faked an emergency* to avoid Congressional review on 22 arms transfers of $8.1 billion to the Bonesaw Mafia, UAE, and Jordan. ๐ https://t.co/Tplw8RjqiO
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) August 11, 2020
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REPUBLICANS
M candidate – maskless party 300
GOP congressional candidate hosts 300-plus at birthday party, forgoes face mask https://t.co/L4As4MmDfE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 12, 2020
ACTIVISM
MEDIA
supine
"I am overjoyed by this decision … You can see that change is taking place."@repmaxinewaters on #thereidout pic.twitter.com/3Bh7NfRZPp
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 11, 2020
Dnesh
โAfter they see this, the white supremacists will finally invite me to their parties,โ whispers Dinesh to his tear stained MyPillow as he cries himself to sleep. pic.twitter.com/41ZgfxDJCl
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) August 12, 2020
ELECTIONS
Kamala!
We are in a battle for the soul of this nation. But together, it's a battle we can win.@JoeBidenโI'm ready to get to work. pic.twitter.com/3PJcUTYBGU
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 12, 2020
ad
Kamala. Itโs time. Letโs go. pic.twitter.com/ZsZVrIiofY
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 11, 2020
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โHarris didn't use Trump's donation. Rather, in 2015 โ a year after she had already been reelected and was working toward a Senate run โ she gave the $6,000 to a nonprofit that works to secure civil rights for Central Americans.โhttps://t.co/XJ3EbAeU0R
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) August 11, 2020
and
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) August 11, 2020
and
โMayor Quimby even released Sideshow Bob, a man twice convicted of attempted murder. Vote Sideshow Bob for mayorโ https://t.co/isR4MI9Bhl
— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) August 11, 2020
disarray
Democrats in disarray! https://t.co/6Bxs1pk0hP
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) August 11, 2020
SC flipped a House seat
BREAKING: @SpencerForHouse just flipped South Carolinaโs 115 House seat, a district Trump won in 2016! This is yet another special election win that shows Dem momentum is strong going into November! #FlipEverything pic.twitter.com/cj0es6klEY
— Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (@DLCC) August 12, 2020
popular vote
If Biden wins the most votes, Ds will have won the popular vote in 7 of past 8 elections-something no party has ever done since formation of the modern party system in 1828. And yet it might not be enough to win the WH. https://t.co/R8UFOWUMDe
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 11, 2020
BREAKING: Joe Biden has just over a 7 in 10 chance of defeating Pres. Trump, per @FiveThirtyEight's brand new forecast. https://t.co/RKWhrt4Ggn pic.twitter.com/uJGnCYPcvG
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) August 12, 2020
US
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August 11, 2020 in abuse of power, Biden, Democrats, ๐, ๐ Virus, Kamala, LEFTOVERS, LOSER! | Comments closed
๐๐ฆ numbers
WORLD CASES 20,040,805
WORLD RECOVERIES 12,911,199
US CASES 5,199,444
US DEATHS 165,617
US RECOVERIES 2,664,701
NY RECOVERIES 336,695
NY ACTIVE 80,897
NE changes
Some improvements in the NE according to https://t.co/3e16x0KZz6 : PA went yellow from red. NJ, NH, CT went green from yellow! Yay!
— Edgeoforever ๐ ๐ (@edgeoforever) August 10, 2020
present map pic.twitter.com/U5tptLvZT8
— Edgeoforever ๐ ๐ (@edgeoforever) August 10, 2020
WORLD
KLAN ๐
briefing
Yesterdays (Sundays) update, what will today bring us?https://t.co/8W0mCzPd7R
— OldGroo (@OldGroo) August 10, 2020
5 million – CNN
๐๐ฆ ย ๐ฉups
The US = 4.25% of the world's population. The 5.2 million cases of COVID-19 in the US exceeds 25% of the total infections in the world. A functioning government would not let such a thing happen.
— Mike Odom (@artcommerce) August 10, 2020
Eric โค๏ธ China
Eric "Gumz" Trump has some things to say about the Trumps loving China.#TrumpMadeInChina pic.twitter.com/IcI7WwWymm
— Max Exley (@ExelyMax) August 10, 2020
Jared
When Trump loses we get rid of Kushner too pic.twitter.com/ywTB5HCjjb
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) August 10, 2020
Defunding Soc Sec
.@realDonaldTrump thinks that Americaโs senior citizens donโt know that eliminating the payroll tax would defund Social Security and Medicare. But they do. And Iโm sure theyโll remember.
Quote from @AARP: pic.twitter.com/IldYuLByfp
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 9, 2020
hardest working
It's reassuring to know that between all the golfing, watching TV, making up mean-girl nicknames for political rivals, botching the response to the Covid pandemic while being the most incompetent #POTUS ever, he still finds time to be petty & vindictive. #TremendousMultiTasker https://t.co/wGOiSpUVfl
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) August 10, 2020
Epstein
Absolutely amazing job by @ReallyAmerican1 ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Trump is as dirty as Epstein.#SurvivingEpstein
— Eleven Films (@Eleven_Films) August 10, 2020
impartial justice
#ImpeachTrumpAgain #ImpeachTrumpNow #GOPCorruptionOverCountry #GOPComplicitTraitors #FascistTrump #FakePresident #TrumpFailsAmerica https://t.co/cvYYn8yVtM
— ๐ฟ สวuuษษนp ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ ~ EVICT tRUMP NOW!! (@drannek_n) August 9, 2020
ABUSES OF POWER
.๐๐ฉ
USPS: prepare voters!!!
MOST IMPORTANT TWEET TODAY https://t.co/AgDL5XyNPx
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 10, 2020
and
— Justin Satzman (@jsatz23) August 9, 2020
evil plan
My new video.#TrumpsEvilPlan
We really need ***15,000 retweets FAST*** to beat the suppression efforts underway from Trump and his bots. pic.twitter.com/hKj07h1YEA
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 31, 2020
China gambit
One thing that's somehow been deemed unworthy of scrutiny is that when Trump was heaping praise on Xi's coronavirus response he was also expecting Xi would manipulate the soybean market for him ahead of the election, at his request, according to his own national security adviser. https://t.co/cyc2UMCVVr
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) August 10, 2020
REPUBLICANS
GOP bill
Hidden in that bill pic.twitter.com/WwzrK1yGui
— Betsy ๐ ๐บ๐ธ ๐๏ธ ๐ #PRU #GoJoe #GoJoe2020 ๐๐ท (@erichards24) August 9, 2020
ACTIVISM
WAR ON WOMEN
Brown
Another mediocre man attempting to stand in the way of a woman smarter and more talented than him. https://t.co/PhNmPpJ0JO
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) August 10, 2020
ELECTIONS
WI primaries tomorrow
Election day is Tuesday 8/11 in Wisconsin.
Prepare and make a plan to vote at your polling location. Bring your ID, your mask, and keep your distance to vote safe.
Look up your polling place and sample ballot here:https://t.co/H3UwlxpdKn#DemCastWI https://t.co/bfs6Bfug7I
— Lori Coleman #BlackLivesMatter (@DemocracyStorm) August 10, 2020
LEFTOVERS
Interceptโค๏ธpolice
Zaid Jilani taking the side of the Portland Police who threaten some teenage anarchists. What a clown. pic.twitter.com/7dMrLvvEqb
— Ok Satan (@lesuperburp) August 10, 2020
US
Hillary
Wow, @ZerlinaMaxwell asked @HillaryClinton about the Maureen Dowd flap, what a great answer. pic.twitter.com/sdDS106Iqb
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) August 9, 2020
and
Update: The Trump administration committed a "Friday night massacre" to reassign and fire dozens of key USPS postal employees and consolidate power around the Trump crony installed as its new head. https://t.co/Ipxft4H646
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 10, 2020
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August 6, 2020 in abuse of power, Biden, campaign $, corruption, Dementia, Democrats, ๐, ๐ Virus, ๐ฆ , Kamala, LOSER!, NY AG, open schools, Pelosi | Comments closed
๐๐ฆ numbers
WORLD CASES 19,000,415
WORLD RECOVERIES 12,188,295
US CASES 4,973,741
US DEATHS 161,607
US RECOVERIES 2,540,880
NY RECOVERIES 327,524
NY ACTIVE 87,044
NY success
I often tweet about states struggling so now, a wonderful success story:
New York
Doing 67,000 tests a day
Finding 670 cases a day
1% test positivity
This is South Korea level. And its awesome
Transmission levels so low NY can, with proper precautions, open schools safely
— Ashish K. Jha (@ashishkjha) August 5, 2020
where are the surges
The blue line is the Southwest. The yellow line is the Northeast.
If the governors are opening hot spots too quickly, say โNoโ. We want to get to the Yellow Line, not drift above it.
Thanks to @JessStrawn for this analysis. 14/ pic.twitter.com/Qt0ELAoRFc
— Andy Slavitt @ ๐ก (@ASlavitt) August 5, 2020
projection
US daily coronavirus deaths have been tracking closely with the Los Alamos pandemic modelโs worst case scenario forecast. If trend continues, the US will cross 200k deaths in mid September. pic.twitter.com/Zgp5G5aXBb
— Decoherence (@DecoherenceWave) August 5, 2020
young
L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Wednesday infection rates among residents aged 30 to 49 nearly tripled between June and late July, and rates among those 18-29 quadrupled. https://t.co/yYcroFIgIE
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) August 5, 2020
Healthcare workers
โThe public needs to know that this is very much a real disease, and we need your helpโฆ to stop the spread of COVID-19.โ
Healthcare workers share the hardest parts about being on the frontlines of the pandemic.
Watch NOW: https://t.co/U4UZMHn7bF pic.twitter.com/UENmc9kPCq
— NBC News NOW (@NBCNewsNow) August 5, 2020
saliva test
What I believe will be the BEST NEWS: the first very cheap, highly replicable saliva test is about to be approved by the @US_FDA.
It costs $2-3 per sample!
It uses interchangeable reagents for scale
It new capacityKudos @YaleMed @NBA @robbysikka
— Andy Slavitt @ ๐ก (@ASlavitt) August 5, 2020
WORLD
KLAN ๐
why surge
I wonder why America is surging with coronavirus? pic.twitter.com/2SC3XM0gP9
— Molly Jong-Fast๐ก (@MollyJongFast) August 6, 2020
understand the difference
6 months into this and he still doesnโt understand the difference between mortality rate and case fatality rate, which is basically useless until every single case in the US has been resolved, and the pandemic is over. https://t.co/m6KZ3CLxsi
— Decoherence (@DecoherenceWave) August 4, 2020
3 states opened when ๐ wanted
The Republican governors of Florida, Arizona, and Georgia chose to listen to Trump instead of public health experts.
Their decisions to reopen their states too soon have had devastating consequences: pic.twitter.com/qkcgpgo37v
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) August 5, 2020
praises Arizona
This must be especially falling to Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who had been angling for precisely this kind of extended praise.
Doug Ducey gets it instead. https://t.co/L6jNE6cvzn
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) August 5, 2020
which
Arizona hit a record daily high of 158 reported coronavirus deaths on July 30 @nytimes pic.twitter.com/ToxhRL0esF
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) August 5, 2020
presser
Trump buried in mockery for latest press briefing of โlies and nonsenseโ https://t.co/4xAjxzSt6i
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) August 5, 2020
consequences
Twitter is making this ad almost impossible for anyone to find. If you can see this please retweet it. #ConsequencesForTrump pic.twitter.com/Mj5cVIUz2p
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 5, 2020
Kodak
Trump announcing the Kodak deal, LAST WEEK: "Groundbreaking," "A big deal," "A great deal."
Trump on the Kodak deal, NOW: "I wasn't involved in it."
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) August 5, 2020
next con
Hereโs a new ad that twitter is going to try and kill in support of Trump. If you can see this please immediately retweet #DonsNextCon pic.twitter.com/PnXYSN1DlF
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) August 6, 2020
NEW TONIGHT: โTwitter said it will require President Trumpโs campaign account to remove a post containing coronavirus misinformation, banning the account from tweeting until it does so.โhttps://t.co/9YkSs2VM1A
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) August 6, 2020
and
Twitter temporarily restricted Trump campaign's ability to tweet over false Covid-19 claimshttps://t.co/ZPkOwXpkQt
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) August 6, 2020
also
Cool new labels, Twitter https://t.co/R61MvfiNsY pic.twitter.com/laUW2OK93J
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) August 6, 2020
FB
Inbox: Facebook has removed the video Pres. Trump posted to Facebook claiming children are 'almost immune from COVID-19.'
"This video includes false claims that a group of people is immune from COVID-19 which is a violation of our policies around harmful COVID misinformation."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 5, 2020
and
โThis is the first time Facebook has taken down a post from the president for violating the companyโs policies on covid misinformation.โ https://t.co/DOcYUZZdbx
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 6, 2020
unemployment went up
Unemployment went up because states that had reopened too early had to close back down from the virus spread. They reopened too early because they listened to Trump. This economic pain is on him. https://t.co/5vL3mrRdCm
— Neera -Wear a Mask -Tanden (@neeratanden) August 6, 2020
PENCE
Pence, head of the Coronavirus Task Force, is signing autographs without a mask on the rope line after his remarks in Florida. pic.twitter.com/QnupwBCaC0
— Justin Gomez (@JustinGomezABC) August 5, 2020
ABUSES OF POWER
open the schools
โOPEN THE SCHOOLSโ is a terribly dangerous campaign slogan. @heathergtv explains.
โIf itโs not safe enough for Trumpโs kid, itโs not safe enough for anyone elseโs.โ #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/chjOyMBnOx
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 5, 2020
Nat Guard
https://twitter.com/MarkHertling/status/1291132194900115458
.๐๐ฉ
wrong address
The GOP dirty tricks have already started.
Today, folks in Virginia received a mailing with the wrong voter registrar's office return address from "the Center for Voter Information".
๐จ THIS IS NOT A DRILL ๐จ https://t.co/NeheQwbku9
— Matt Rogers ๐๏ธ (@Politidope) August 6, 2020
meddling with census
Trump's meddling with the Census has everything to do with his political and anti-immigrant agendas. If he gets his way, the American people will pay the price for generations.
We canโt let that happen. pic.twitter.com/EWr6Rnmh7y
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) August 6, 2020
sleazy attack
Donald Trump and his campaign have never been fluent in strength or decency: "It's notable that the Trump campaign is trying to make Biden look bad with a photo of him in a solemn religious moment." https://t.co/u3fvkkoHHR
— Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC) August 5, 2020
3rd party (Kanye)
Let's be very clear here: In 2016 Trump benefited tremendously from third party candidates – who in almost every single swing state received exactly enough votes to keep the state from @HillaryClinton. To this day it remains very odd how Gary Johnson got a consistent 2% to 3%… https://t.co/7OVQZha7UD
— Grady Keefe (@GradyKeefe) August 6, 2020
CIA steers clear
CIA steers clear of Senate Republican probe into Bidens – POLITICO https://t.co/8lh1HqG7Eo
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) August 5, 2020
REPUBLICANS
negotiations stimulus
For months, since the House passed a COVID relief bill, Democrats have been begging Republicans to negotiate with us.
They refused. McConnell sent the Senate on recess for half of July.
Now, after one single week of negotiation, they are ready to give up because it's too hard. https://t.co/x7DQMBnLS7
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 5, 2020
SCOTUS
Brett Kavanaugh will kill us allhttps://t.co/I1tDGiGvgT
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) August 5, 2020
DeSantis
Gov. DeSantis: Coronavirus spike not caused by Floridiansโ behavior, itโs โseasonalโ https://t.co/ZqizgN3Q0n
— Grandpa Snarky #FBR (@GrandpaSnarky) August 5, 2020
Fallwell
Jerry Falwell Jr has apologized to โeverybodyโ for bizarre yacht photo โ and says mystery women is his wifeโs assistant https://t.co/eDl3vJM0QA
— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 5, 2020
NAZI
pick for Ambassador to Germany
Hi, you can read it here: @KFILE: NEW: The pick to be ambassador to Germany has attacked the country for supporting "Muslim invaders" sayingโฆ https://t.co/wPm8pZpubH See you soon. ๐ค
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) August 4, 2020
ACTIVISM
NYAG
NY AG Letitia James just announced she will make a major national announcement tomorrow at 11:30. Hereโs the release pic.twitter.com/6hpNMEh9CD
— Stephen Gandel (@stephengandel) August 5, 2020
‘
News: The Manhattan DA issued a subpoena to Deutsche Bank for financial statements that President Trump provided to the bank.
Deutsche complied and handed over documents to the DA@davidenrich @benprotess @WRashbaum @BenWeiserNYT @kirstendanis scoop https://t.co/8lLgsIDUaS pic.twitter.com/pgFN0PMc0s
— Yashar Ali ๐ (@yashar) August 5, 2020
and
Are there sweeter words in these dog days than, "Deutsche Bank complied with the subpoena."
— Schooley (@Rschooley) August 6, 2020
ELECTIONS
Kamala!
Sen. Kamala Harris doesnโt have to apologize for being a formidable competitor in a presidential competition. https://t.co/aT519WKqVc
— ESSENCE (@Essence) July 30, 2020
voting without mail
We canโt let the current crisis facing @USPS lock millions of Americans out of our voting process.
Here are 4 ways to safely cast your ballot without relying on the postal service๐https://t.co/5I7oUveYu8
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) August 6, 2020
poll – white people
50% of white Americans would vote for Trump if election were held today https://t.co/2EWhoapVb5
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 6, 2020
EC projection
When youโre leading a presidential race nationally by double digits, youโre set to exceed 300 electoral votes.
And that's where we have our inaugural 2020 battleground map right now: Biden 334, Trump 125, Toss Up 79 https://t.co/9X07TRS53U pic.twitter.com/zyxRJHl2uf
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) August 6, 2020
campaign $
You geniuses have spent $800 million to get your guy to 36%. @realDonaldTrump, what did @parscale and Jason Miller do with all the money? https://t.co/w2I1Zt0FIc
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) August 6, 2020
debates – surrogates
Um, some of these people are trump surrogates. pic.twitter.com/CrMu2Q1Ny7
— Molly Jong-Fast๐ก (@MollyJongFast) August 5, 2020
US
Kamala
Today, I'm formally introducing the RELIEF Act in Congress to help stop evictions and keep people housed during this crisis.
Few things are more essential right now than housing and running water to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Read about it here. https://t.co/jmncjbiuOV
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) August 6, 2020
Pelosi
Madam Speaker detailed the provisions of the #HEROESAct that passed the House 11 weeks ago.
She spoke poignantly about the lost opportunity to mitigate some of the health & economic impact of the #coronavirus after the Senate refused to get serious about a bill โ until now. pic.twitter.com/wajTxvHIAu
— #DontMessWithNancy ๐ช๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ผ๐ช๐ฝ๐ช๐พ๐ช๐ฟ (@FriendsofNancyP) August 5, 2020
Sally Yates
Sally Yates spars with GOP at testy hearing https://t.co/NYeSdMdzFK pic.twitter.com/oV3QDKGnd9
— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) August 5, 2020
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