👑🦠 amok – surrender! Gislaine!

👑🦠 numbers

WORLD CASES 11,010,548

WORLD RECOVERIES 6,168,938

US CASES 2,837,189

US DEATHS 131,485

US RECOVERIES 1,191,091

NY RECOVERIES 94,756

+52,000 cases

#CORONAVIRUS update 7/2/2020:
*US reports 52,789 new cases; highest single-day total.
*W.H.O. warns that Eastern Mediterranean infection levels are at "critical threshold.”
*NY county issues subpoenas after infected partygoers refuse contact tracing.https://t.co/P7FocRX834 pic.twitter.com/dHBkbgtcOm

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) July 2, 2020

TX – Abbott

To understand why so many of us are so mad at @GovAbbott, it’s not just that he waited until *July 2* (in the face of indisputable evidence of a growing problem) to do this; it’s that, way back in April, he *overrode* local mask requirements—such as the one we had here in Austin. https://t.co/BtmfMLaqcI

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) July 2, 2020

flu epidemic 1918

This family photo was taken during the height of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in the East Bay community of Dublin.

Over a hundred years ago — and even the cat knew to #WearADamnMask! pic.twitter.com/HOw9OiD9jU

— Buffy Wicks (@BuffyWicks) July 2, 2020

Fla🆚 the world

With a population of 21 million, Florida announced 10,109 new covid cases today.

With a combined population of 2.6 billion, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, and the European Union are averaging 6,760 new cases. pic.twitter.com/B5zHka3oNn

— Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) July 2, 2020

yesterday news

#CORONAVIRUS update 7/2/2020:
*US reports 52,789 new cases; highest single-day total.
*W.H.O. warns that Eastern Mediterranean infection levels are at "critical threshold.”
*NY county issues subpoenas after infected partygoers refuse contact tracing.https://t.co/P7FocRX834 pic.twitter.com/dHBkbgtcOm

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) July 2, 2020

WORLD

Ireland

 

 

Woman who coughed at two paramedics and said 'I have the virus' is jailed for six months | https://t.co/Glksv34iVg https://t.co/kgq5Xlxnyw

— Foul Mouthed Mom 😷 (@IamNurseTrish) July 2, 2020

KLAN 🍊

no national testing

 

There is still. no. national. testing. strategy.

They just decided not to do one.

And now we're at 50k+ cases a day without one:https://t.co/fy5b0mZQRI

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) July 2, 2020

white flag

 

The United States just hit 50,000 new coronavirus cases in a day yesterday—and we were warned we could see 100,000 per day.

Instead of taking meaningful action to reduce cases, Trump is waving the white flag.https://t.co/ON6wzSIt6n

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 2, 2020

🆚 reality

 

Coronavirus continues to spike amid mixed messages from Trump administration. The president and vice president signal optimism, while health officials warn of worsening conditions. https://t.co/OvB52DPwNl

— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) July 2, 2020

ad 👑🦠

 

"He's letting over 100,000 people die due to his incompetence." New Ad from Republican Voters Against Trump airing in Arizona. WATCH. pic.twitter.com/cKg1lds4om

— Republican Voters Against Trump (@RVAT2020) July 2, 2020

cancel Jacksonville convention

Save many lives. RT to tell @realDonaldTrump to stay away & cancel the RNC in Jacksonville.#NOJAXRNCpic.twitter.com/DY5A1cnRjL

— Kevin Cate (@KevinCate) July 2, 2020

briefings – lazy thread

Hola, here is your unroll: @svdate: NEWS: For the first half of 2020, Trump scheduled a total of 41 intelligence briefings. That works out to… https://t.co/Ov71XE8sNn Talk to you soon. 🤖

— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) July 3, 2020

.

🍊/military thread

Saluti, you can read it here: @JohnFugelsang: (1). Here's a thread for anyone who's been conned into believing Donald Trump cares about the US… https://t.co/qB3bnJSZfz Share this if you think it's interesting. 🤖

— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) June 28, 2020

ad

Eleven Films just made Chris Hayes!!!@chrislhayes #VoteForYourLife pic.twitter.com/dYEhiENuSl

— Eleven Films (@Eleven_Films) July 3, 2020

Bette

Trump finally wore a mask the other day & said he felt like the #LoneRanger. But the Lone Ranger's mask had two eye holes in it, while Trump's mask had only one asshole in it.

— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 2, 2020

dating children

“You're 14? I'm going to be dating you in a couple of years."

"How come deeply, deeply troubled (teens) are always the best in bed?"

Donald Trump, friend of Epstein, who said walking in on naked teen pageant contestants was a perk of owning the pageant. pic.twitter.com/U6LlJhPLJa

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) July 3, 2020

having rallies

“Trump is not interested in the job of the presidency. He’s interested in the attention the presidency affords…Trump campaigns as a way to avoid governing…Trump wants to get elected so he can keep having rallies.” @WindsorMann

https://t.co/tW9vorAUvo via @BulwarkOnline

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) July 2, 2020

more hostile to Americans

You are more hostile towards American citizens than you are of a foreign adversary who is targeting and killing our troops. It's been 6 days and not a single word condemning Putin or Russia. Your treason is showing. https://t.co/Tsbx70sCL0

— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) July 2, 2020

imploding

Takes eyes from abroad to see and say it. He’s imploding. (🖼 @scottie_cameron @themonthly via @coverjunkie.) pic.twitter.com/TV0iBK2IbT

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) July 3, 2020

PENCE

Arizona – sick organizers

Breaking via WaPo: Mike Pence's trip to Arizona this week had to be postponed by a day after several Secret Service agents who helped organize the visit either tested positive for coronavirus or were showing symptoms of being infected. https://t.co/RJMCgDJb9d

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 3, 2020

secret agents

SCOOP: Secret Service agents preparing for Pence Arizona trip contracted coronavirus @CarolLeonnig @jdawsey1 https://t.co/6xvgOAIgha

— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) July 3, 2020

and sick young attendants

🤔

"Pence noted that 'more than 50%' of those testing positive in Maricopa County are under age 35.

🤔

A week ago, Trump attended an indoor 'Students for Trump' rally there that was attended by an estimated 3000 people, few of whom wore face masks."

🤔https://t.co/JCQCVUs7oL

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) July 2, 2020

ABUSES OF POWER

.🐀🔩

REPUBLICANS

Gislaine Maxwell

 

 

Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss files charges against Epstein enabler Ghislaine Maxwell. Lots and lots of social elite have to be terrified: if she opts to cooperate, her little black book could inculpate a who's who of bigwig assailants.

— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) July 2, 2020

and

FBI on Ghislaine Maxwell arrest: “We learned she had slithered away to a gorgeous property in New Hampshire, continuing to live a life of privilege while her victims continue to live with the trauma inflicted upon them years ago. We moved when we were ready"

— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) July 2, 2020

Eric

 

Eric Trump, who tweeted earlier about Bill Clinton and Ghislaine Maxwell, was literally himself on his dad’s private jet with her. FFS. You cannot make this stuff up. https://t.co/dz7jo9H002

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) July 3, 2020

Public corruption unit

SDNY just announced the Ghislaine Maxwell case – like the original Epstein case – is staffed by the Public Corruption Unit.

I worked at SDNY and did sex trafficking cases. They do NOT run out of Public Corruption – unless there is some potential angle against a public official.

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) July 2, 2020

NAZI

The right facing eagle (ours faces left), the flag in the circle, and the slogan are all relics of Nazi idolatry. Donald Trump is revealing the sinister hidden meaning behind his nationalistic platform. Every American should reject this symbolism of hate. https://t.co/m0LXKuUg80

— Eliot Engel (@RepEliotEngel) July 2, 2020

ACTIVISM

ELECTIONS

Biden – briefings

 

 

I was in the PDB with Joe Biden every morning. He asked questions because he’d already read the PDB before we met with the briefers and always had our troops in mind. https://t.co/442ssDWl5d

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) July 2, 2020

US

Reiner

 

 

Two best friends. When it was still okay to hug.
So long, Carl. pic.twitter.com/jjODyhiFuJ

— Alan Alda (@alanalda) July 2, 2020

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👑🦠 numbers

WORLD CASES 10,829,468

WORLD RECOVERIES 6,048,749

US CASES 2,780,152

US DEATHS 130,798

US RECOVERIES 1,164,794

NY RECOVERIES 90,478

Ca

California Gov. Newsom orders 19 counties to shutter restaurants, museums, bars and other indoor venues as the state’s coronavirus caseload continues to surge. https://t.co/isxkFLuMpq

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 1, 2020

and

 

NEWS: Governor @GavinNewsom is issuing guidance directing counties on the list in the screenshot below to CEASE indoor operations for at least three weeks.

Restaurants, movie theaters, wineries, and family entertainment centers are included. pic.twitter.com/g4oplgiv61

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 1, 2020

Tx

Want to know why there is an uncontrolled covid outbreak in Texas, with record number of cases, hospitalizations and (soon) deaths? Because Dan Patrick leads a death cult that Abbott, Cornyn and company are too scared to stand up to. https://t.co/gUdXEPmdCe

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) July 1, 2020

AZ

ARIZONA COVID/suspected COVID patients in hospital beds also set another new record:

2,876 (+83) pic.twitter.com/b7jkQiSr17

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 1, 2020

and

Was there a "super-spreader" event there recently? Maybe someone should check. https://t.co/LmSKqWNdFi

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) July 1, 2020

NY tracers

Glad to see this crackdown. We need it. It's a deadly crime to refuse contact tracing. https://t.co/HMBD18pKct

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) July 2, 2020

states opening

As in TX/FL/GA a central component of the AZ story is that the R gov not only opened early & widely in response to Trump's cues, but has specifically blocked local D officials who raised concerns from acting to restrict or reconsider his decisions (exc belatedly allowing masks). https://t.co/WGuG4bqD25

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 1, 2020

AC

https://t.co/7Qt8eejMKN

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) July 1, 2020

risk index

Risk communication is something we're really struggling with – so I'm glad that @ZekeEmanuel @DrPhillipsMD and I could develop a risk index to help people make smart and safe decisions during #COVID19 https://t.co/2bBfnccGYL

— Dr. Saskia Popescu (@SaskiaPopescu) July 1, 2020

WORLD

EU travel ban

 

It’s almost ironic, no?
(If it didn’t suck so much, I mean.). pic.twitter.com/Lk5Ui35RkB

— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) July 2, 2020

Hong Kong

I'm thinking today of young people in Hong Kong who haven't given up hope on democracy.

The new security law the Chinese government has imposed is a chilling attack on human rights and an extension of authoritarian rule that every democracy should condemn. https://t.co/Z9CVMzG2Mj

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 1, 2020

KLAN 🍊

presser

‘I think it’s working out very well,’ Trump says of the coronavirus.

50k new cases a day, folks.

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) July 2, 2020

sAWOL

Donald Trump has “essentially gone awol from the job of leadership that he should be providing a country in trouble” during the #coronavirus pandemic.https://t.co/wMiYbWpCXP

— Coronavirus War Room (@Covid19WarRoom) July 2, 2020

gambling with our lives

📽️ NEW VIDEO

The President knows the threat.
He knows what to do to prevent that threat.

And yet he decides to do the exact opposite. He is knowingly gambling with our lives. #EndTheNightmare pic.twitter.com/akUlNlMJZn

— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) June 28, 2020

❤️Putin

Trump still hasn’t said a bad word about Putin, who is paying Afghan militants to murder American soldiers. He’s insulted the Pope, allies, POWs, Gold Star families, military widows—but not one negative word about Putin.#traitor #liar #crook pic.twitter.com/6KoQz8Thgx

— Pat Bagley (@Patbagley) July 1, 2020

intelligence non-existent?

Trump is now claiming the intelligence on Russian bounties simply doesn't exist. But this spin *incriminates him further.* It confirms what critics say: That he has zero interest in determining what the intel does indicate, for unknown reasons. New piece:https://t.co/iag9fNo7Zs

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 1, 2020

invite Taliban?

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/09/08/trump-calls-off-secret-camp-david-meeting-with-taliban-afghan-leaders/

🆚 healthcare

"Trump is going after health care coverage for the same reason he won’t wear a mask or take other simple steps to contain the virus. He simply doesn’t care enough."

More from @ASlavitt:https://t.co/P0BHSLBihs

— CAP Action (@CAPAction) July 1, 2020

swamp

I'd like to report a looting. https://t.co/MYCZDLEwsV

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) July 1, 2020

Don Jr

Still seeing this type of thing a lot, as liked and insta-storied by the president’s son: the boy in this photo is Biden’s grandson, the girl his granddaughter, taken at their father’s funeral pic.twitter.com/9zPLAvVZ5F

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) July 1, 2020

Mary’s book

An NY Appellate Judge has lifted the temporary restraining order against Simon & Schuster as it relates to Mary Trump's book which is going to be published later this month.

A statement from Mary Trump's attorney @BoutrousTed is in the screenshot on the right. pic.twitter.com/SEwKsdyV3o

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 2, 2020

ad in Russian

The first @ProjectLincoln ad in Russian https://t.co/36k11FYFnj

— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) July 1, 2020

ad Navy Seal

Former U.S Navy Seal Dr. Dan Barkhuff wants to know if @realDonaldTrump is a coward who can't stand up to Putin or if he's complicit.

Well, Donald, which is it? pic.twitter.com/rZUsgSpDv2

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 30, 2020

ad bible

The President is a neo-fascist gangster who will destroy this country. It’s time to #EndTheNightmare #WakeUpAmerica pic.twitter.com/u5xk90FkRK

— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) July 1, 2020

track poll

Monmouth poll:

Is the U.S. on the right or wrong track?

18% Right track
74% Wrong track

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 1, 2020

racism

Question: "Why is [Trump] digging in on race in this way?"

Kayleigh McEnany: "If you're saying that the fact that he does not to rename our bases, if you're considering that racist, then apparently 56% of America is as well." pic.twitter.com/WyNUkpafn8

— The Hill (@thehill) July 1, 2020

Tulsa

NEW DOCUMENTS: The Tulsa Health Department had projected that a 19,000 person rally would cause 2-9 initial deaths.

We’d asked the department for assessments projecting the impact of President Trump’s June campaign rally in Tulsa.
https://t.co/exuYmlWO52 pic.twitter.com/i7oFjUDLDA

— American Oversight (@weareoversight) July 1, 2020

PENCE

Dallas

A maskless choir performed for Mike Pence in Dallas on Sunday.

Internal emails and Facebook posts reveal the megachurch dealt with a COVID-19 cluster in June https://t.co/S52HGXGoeP

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 1, 2020

ECONOMY

job growth

#Job growth since 2008 (millions)
2008: -2.76
2009: -4.13
2010: +1.03
2011: +2.07
2012: +2.17
2013: +2.30
2014: +3.00
2015: +2.72
2016: +2.34
2017: +2.10
2018: +2.31
2019: +2.13
2020: -14.41 (Jan.-June)
(Labor Dept./Bureau of Labor Statistics)

— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) July 2, 2020

unemployment

June unemployment:
Adult men: 10.2%
Adult women: 11.2%
Teens: 23.2%
Whites: 10.1%
Blacks: 15.4%
Hispanics: 14.5%
Asians: 13.8%

— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) July 2, 2020

ABUSES OF POWER

.🐀🔩

REPUBLICANS

Pompeo/Russia

 

Mike Pompeo's Pathetic Press Conference Performance: Pompeo refuses to criticize Russia for commissioning hits on US troops. Pompeo refuses to even SAY Putin's name! There is only one thing left for Pompeo to do . . . https://t.co/zWVJmtBmUX

— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) July 2, 2020

mail voting

Mind boggling to me that people expect tax refunds via USPS but voting is fraudulent. #VoteByMail

— Linda Lahti (@LahtiLinda) July 1, 2020

trumpies🆚masks

Bless their hearts, they think they are above deadly pandemic.

Seriously these people are typical #COVIDIOTS who will most likely get #coronavirus from this BS hearing. #MaskUp FLORIDA YOU ARE THE EPICENTER OF #COVIDー19! pic.twitter.com/51kDZTrqFd

— Skyleigh #BlackLivesMatter Day 131@🏠 (@Sky_Lee_1) July 1, 2020

NAZI

Tell me I’m Nazi-ing what I think I am? pic.twitter.com/8rOP5JQq8z

— Robert A George (@RobGeorge) July 2, 2020

ACTIVISM

MEDIA

FB

Mark Zuckerberg recently told Facebook employees he expects boycotting advertisers to “be back on the platform soon enough," and that he won't change policies “because of a threat to a small percent of our revenue, or to any percent of our revenue.” https://t.co/ZRJaYmQ8Iu

— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) July 1, 2020

and

Purely from an antitrust standpoint, it seems notable that Facebook is this confident that its customers have zero leverage and no alternative but to keep buying its ads. https://t.co/0RoWo3AKQc

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) July 1, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden

 

I’ll read my daily briefings.

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 1, 2020

polls

TX https://twitter.com/PpollingNumbers/status/1278672374708293632

LEFTOVERS

Burnie, Warren hog

Kamala Harris introduced the Justice in Policing Act on June 8 that already discusses reforms in qualified immunity. This bill is supported by 35 senators and 166 members of Congress. Where is her mention in this piece? 🤔🙄 pic.twitter.com/TSaLDOG5PH

— Jarvis 🥁🐝🏳️‍🌈 (@artsyboy1985) July 2, 2020

US

Pelosi

BREAKING@SpeakerPelosi says Putin is pulling on Trump's "puppet strings" and he is "let the Russians get away with murder."

He did.pic.twitter.com/Ep3ZeMJWvP

— Grant Stern (@grantstern) July 1, 2020

Cuomo

In New York City holding a briefing. Watch Live: https://t.co/oxs96pL74f

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) July 1, 2020

Carl Reiner

 

What is on my mind will be coming out of my mouth as you watch this: pic.twitter.com/fZkyGg8rlU

— carl reiner (@carlreiner) October 30, 2018

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👑🦠 numbers

WORLD CASES 10,616,835

WORLD RECOVERIES 5,824,927

US CASES 2,729,848

US DEATHS 130,134

US RECOVERIES 1,143,490

NY RECOVERIES 89,475

Testing

Demand for virus tests is again outpacing supply.

If it persists and shortages are not resolved, turnaround times for test results will rise, tests will be rationed, and the number of infections that are never counted in official stats will grow https://t.co/j6RKWVSN2e

— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) June 30, 2020

FLA

Florida’s emergency management director: https://t.co/wscLFnFGKN

— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) June 30, 2020

tests

But but but…Rachel Maddow just Tweeted that @VP said: VP Pence Sunday: "We are literally able to test anyone in the country that would want a test.”https://t.co/rusVOgDujL

— Dumb Precedent (@DumbOldJTramp) June 30, 2020

WORLD

KLAN 🍊

dismissing bounty story

Analysis: The only people dismissing the Russia bounties intel: The Taliban, Russia and Trump https://t.co/hbWx8PitRX

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 1, 2020

and

Trump still hasn’t said a bad word about Putin, who is paying Afghan militants to murder American soldiers. He’s insulted the Pope, allies, POWs, Gold Star families, military widows—but not one negative word about Putin.#traitor #liar #crook pic.twitter.com/6KoQz8Thgx

— Pat Bagley (@Patbagley) July 1, 2020

Reading intelligence

 

Patriots, in and out of uniform, put their lives on the line to gather the information that goes into the President’s Daily Brief. They do this expecting that he will at least read the damn thing – and use it to protect Americans.

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) June 30, 2020

informed

“The president does read… This president is the most informed person on planet earth." pic.twitter.com/8ol9owvaOf

— Peter Wade 🤦‍♂️ (@brooklynmutt) June 30, 2020

Approval

President Trump's approval rating clocks in at 39% via new Pew Research poll out today.

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) June 30, 2020

and

Trump disapproval rating now the highest since Dec. 2017. https://t.co/Vfmzd6B2ps pic.twitter.com/RgPYW6qKFv

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 30, 2020

Antifa president

 

It kind of looks like trump is the president of Antifa here. https://t.co/5EuMEZ1aOC

— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) July 1, 2020

🆚 women

New reporting says Trump insulted UK's Theresa May over Brexit and called Germany's Angela Merkel "stupid" in calls. We’ve seen this behavior before. #WomenScareTrump pic.twitter.com/UNeMexTHfr

— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) June 30, 2020

More Mueller memos

More Mueller Memos!

The eighth installment of the secret documents @BuzzFeedNews fought to bring to light@JasonLeopold @a_cormier_ @ZoeTillman https://t.co/o4N1ybuQuh

— Ariel Kaminer (@arielkaminer) June 30, 2020

Housing

1/ The Trump family business was built on housing discrimination https://t.co/EnLXti6Z17

— Tom Sugrue (@TomSugrue) July 1, 2020

ABUSES OF POWER

.🐀🔩

REPUBLICANS

foreign campaign contributions

 

Why would the @GOP delete this provision? This is one of those times when the simplest answer is likely the right one. https://t.co/QBrwHUoLk7

— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) June 30, 2020

MO Governor

He said WHAT?

Wearing a mask saves lives, but @GovParsonMO thinks not wearing one is a "freedom.” #MOGov pic.twitter.com/FzOooGL1of

— American Bridge (@American_Bridge) June 30, 2020

De Santis

.@GovRonDeSantis refuses to issue a statewide mask order as #COVID19 cases surge & asymptomatic young people are spreading the virus. He insists he ‘can’t control’ what young people do. Today, he signed a forced parental consent bill on abortions to CONTROL WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE DO. pic.twitter.com/IYL9sS91qd

— Rep. Carlos G Smith (@CarlosGSmith) June 30, 2020

Sessions

A brilliant @NYTmag debut from @elainaplott in this can’t-stop-reading profile of Jeff Sessions https://t.co/qn52ClU4wu

— Jake Silverstein (@jakesilverstein) June 30, 2020

QAnon for Congress

I am seeing some since last night wrongly claim Lauren Boebert is just the 3rd QAnon-connected congressional candidate to come in first in a primary. That is not correct. The number is higher than that. https://t.co/On8xPvXtPG

— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) July 1, 2020

ACTIVISM

ELECTIONS

BIDEN – FAUCI

 

#AmericaStrongerWithBiden https://t.co/tBi3EMMZHF

— Karla (@1_jazzymom) June 30, 2020

cognitive

Biden: "I can hardly wait to compare my cognitive capability to the cognitive capability of the man I’m running against."

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 30, 2020

Voters

Overall, 67% of voters who support Biden say they consider their vote more as AGAINST Trump than FOR Biden.

Black Biden supporters are about divided on this question (52% for Biden, 48% against Trump). & 68% of Black Biden voters 50 and older say their vote is FOR Biden. https://t.co/oQLKP9Bxg3

— Jocelyn Kiley (@jocelynkiley) June 30, 2020

Amy McGrath

(1/7) I'm humbled that KY Democrats have nominated me to take on Mitch McConnell in November, and I can't wait to get started to send him into retirement.
Thank you to this team. Without you, we wouldn’t be getting ready to give Mitch the fight of his political life.

— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) June 30, 2020

et al

Amy McGrath Will Face McConnell in Kentucky, and Hickenlooper Wins in Colorado– Ms. McGrath and John Hickenlooper, two moderate Democrats, prevailed in their Senate primaries on Tuesday. In Oklahoma, voters approved a Medicaid expansion. https://t.co/3g1dNRAOXJ

— b@rry (@midtownNY) July 1, 2020

Oklahoma

Big win in Oklahoma. Voters approved Medicaid expansion, which could mean 200,000 covered.

Poetic justice that this just happened in a state where Trump (who is trying to destroy the ACA entirely) just tried to show strength but actually showed weakness.https://t.co/j2Pud3vFTl

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 1, 2020

US

Cuomo

.@NYGovCuomo to Pres. Trump: "Come clean with the American people…At least have the courage to admit what everybody else already knows: you were wrong!" https://t.co/DXX6d9mwEO pic.twitter.com/cKFZhYefqd

— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) July 1, 2020

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Russia? What’s done is done – didn’t know

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World Cases

World recoveries

US cases

US recoveries

NY recoveries

upper hand

Dr. Thomas Frieden, the former head of the CDC, said that both the total number and the percentage of positive tests for the coronavirus had increased in several states, saying, “There’s also no doubt that the virus has the upper hand.” https://t.co/2TSrKilNSn

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) June 29, 2020

NYC – indoor dining – nope

Indoor dining may not return in Phase 3 as originally planned. https://t.co/ANpTYJWVSF pic.twitter.com/biMj3uLR8D

— Time Out New York (@TimeOutNewYork) June 29, 2020

WORLD

EU excludes US

 

 

It's going to be so strange this summer in Paris, going to restaurants and not hearing conversations at tables on the other side of room . . .https://t.co/NflPRhvDJ8

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) June 30, 2020

🍊 KLAN

governance failure

 

This is a governance failure, not an inevitability of the disease. pic.twitter.com/A083PtNvD3

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) June 29, 2020

danger to US security

 

In hundreds of classified calls with heads of state, Trump was so consistently unprepared for discussion of serious issues, and so abusive to allies, that the calls helped convince some senior US officials that Trump posed a danger to US national security. https://t.co/5oO95nDIqJ

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 29, 2020

context for Russia

 

Reminder: When Iranian backed militias killed one contractor, the Trump Admin took out Soleimani.

So what explains the very different response here? https://t.co/LQRxoUMw6u

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 28, 2020

Winslow

 

holy shit this is a helluva ad pic.twitter.com/aTzZIhgwHV

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) June 28, 2020

briefing

 

The WH says the President wasn’t briefed because the intelligence wasn’t “verified”, but sources tell @CBSNews POTUS often hears assessments given w/ varying levels of confidence. For example, info about terror threats. They add the word “verified” is not typically used in IC: https://t.co/H5y46SCXjZ

— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) June 29, 2020

narrator

 

 

The man is the narrator of his own life https://t.co/9kv9G6LEUl

— Natalie Finn (@natfinnonE) June 30, 2020

troops

https://twitter.com/Infantry0300/status/1277696625629171712?s=20.

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statues

https://twitter.com/TimOBrien/status/1277941051320348672?s=20

🐀🔩 of the Day
PENCE

ABUSES OF POWER

REPUBLICANS

Collins

 

 

I'm sure @SenatorCollins has "very serious concerns." Perhaps she's even "disappointed" or "dismayed."

Enough. Mainers aren't mealy-mouthed. Support @SaraGideon for U.S. Senate. https://t.co/RT5hot00pb

— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) June 29, 2020

PROTESTS

NYC

 

 

She didn't ask about violence in a racist context the old "black on black" 🐂💩. There is violence everywhere – just look at 🍊's white supremacists. It's why you cannot "abolish" the police, much as it sorely needs a good purge. I agree with most everything else he said.

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 29, 2020

MEDIA

🦊 about face

This hasn't aged wellhttps://t.co/MQ8qeOreks

— wickedwillis #PoweredxPeople 🛹🌱 #RidinWithBiden (@wickedwillis) June 30, 2020

FB boycott

The Facebook ad boycott is starting to rattle investorshttps://t.co/Tf41P63TiA

— David P Gelles (@gelles) June 30, 2020

Van Jones

Van Jones, Oct 2018:

“I want to start — how did you get this job?” (Van) asked Kushner, who was seated rigidly in an oversize armchair. “I mean, you have, like, the dopest job in the world — the secretary of everything. Does it bug you when they call it secretary of everything?" https://t.co/pQnclpH67B

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) June 30, 2020

ELECTIONS

Amy McGrath wins!

 

BREAKING: Amy McGrath wins Kentucky Democratic Senate Primary, @NBCNews projects.

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 30, 2020

Biden last October

 

 

We are not prepared for a pandemic. Trump has rolled back progress President Obama and I made to strengthen global health security. We need leadership that builds public trust, focuses on real threats, and mobilizes the world to stop outbreaks before they reach our shores. https://t.co/1qqpgayUEX

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 25, 2019

🍊 defending Ohio

 

 

1) When you're defending a state you won by NINE points in 2016, you're in deep shit, and 2) can anyone imagine ANY ad that might make someone think, "yes, everything is shit, but those 30 seconds convinced me to stick with the guy who made the mess!" https://t.co/TjytU86AwM

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) June 29, 2020

may need debates

The Trump campaign team showed that it recognizes the president may need more debates to close the gap with Joe Biden as Election Day approaches.

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 23, 2020

LEFTOVERS

Burnie groups push for Warren

Two national progressive groups will publish an open letter to Joe Biden today urging him to select Elizabeth Warren as his running mate https://t.co/JIazQCcq1Q

— POLITICO (@politico) June 30, 2020

FYI, each org is run by white people who organized for Bernie Sanders. There is no diversity in their organizations.

Here is the letter. pic.twitter.com/IsmI3xHKck

— 👑😷𝓙𝓮𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓼😷👑 (@JewelsJourneys) June 30, 2020

US

Democrats – answers

 

Three American marines were killed by terrorists in Afghanistan in attacks sponsored by Russia.

Donald Trump’s response? Silence and denials.

State sponsors of terror against Americans aren’t our friend.

But they are to Donald Trump. https://t.co/fU3jOTuxPB

— Joel Rubin (@JoelMartinRubin) June 30, 2020

Laureen Underwood

 

Great news: the House just voted to pass my Health Care Affordability Act! In a time when affordable health care is crucial to so many families, I’m proud to be delivering change for our community. pic.twitter.com/8otLb5mKwX

— Lauren Underwood (@LaurenUnderwood) June 29, 2020

NYC

 

31,496 New Yorkers have died in the past few months. We're broke, have to deal with racism and violence at local and national levels What are we celebrating again? One bright spot: my dog is completely deaf so it's only us you'll bother. #CancelMacysFireworks https://t.co/8Oeli0XdfJ

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 29, 2020

chicks

 

 

“If your voice held no power, they wouldn’t try to silence you.” – unknown#MARCHMARCH pic.twitter.com/n4hJTaYSri

— The Chicks (@thechicks) June 25, 2020

🔩2020

https://twitter.com/panzer/status/1277304129388347394?s=20

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Russians didn’t attack us much”

👑 🦠

World Cases 10,267,672

World recoveries 5,568,810

US cases 2,637,077

US recoveries 1,093,456

NY recoveries 89,037

pool testing

 

What is pool testing and how does it work? https://t.co/EuFrpderrq

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 29, 2020

NYC

"Unannounced fireworks from secret locations" have been launching every night since weeks now, in case @Macys and @NYCMayor are living under a rock

— K (@localdinosaurr) June 29, 2020

WORLD

🍊 KLAN

bounty led to deaths

but "not that much" tho? pic.twitter.com/1HnbCQuVtb

— NotYour Sweetie🗽 (@NotYourSweetie) June 29, 2020

no bounty action

 

Trump tries to wrap himself in faux love for our military but looks the other way when Russia puts a bounty on American service members’ lives. It’s time for a president who will stand with our allies and stand up to our adversaries. https://t.co/QN3lmQviVG

— Sally Yates (@SallyQYates) June 28, 2020

confirmation from Brits too

https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/status/1277438939746402304

Vets

https://twitter.com/votevets/status/1277295496105807873?s=20

traitor

https://twitter.com/murray_nyc/status/1277415292491182080?s=20

Deutsche Bank

Putin directed the restructuring of Trump’s loans in exchange for his obedience https://t.co/COfE9l76LA

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 29, 2020

the enemy

https://twitter.com/WestWingReport/status/1277251183128821761

didn’t hear “white power”

https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1277266925450604546?s=20hates

https://twitter.com/ps9714/status/1277518048304472065?s=20

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🐀🔩 of the Day

rent a crowd

They're using the same RENT-A-CROWD company at all rallies. pic.twitter.com/G79clUijfD

— Nick Varga (@Karaoke_God) June 29, 2020

PENCE

ABUSES OF POWER

REPUBLICANS

🐢

Senate Majority Leader McConnell: ”We must have no stigma, none, about wearing masks when we leave our homes and come near other people. Wearing simple face coverings is not about protecting ourselves, it is about protecting everyone we encounter." pic.twitter.com/ZYt7C56QUJ

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 29, 2020

Christie

“(President Trump) is losing and if he doesn’t change course, both in terms of the substance of what he is discussing and the way that he approaches the American people, then he will lose,” former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says on national polls. https://t.co/9HKDetYpa5 pic.twitter.com/w7rNpzJ4Ps

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 28, 2020

Liz Cheney – answers

 

Well, I guess she’s running for 2024. https://t.co/kxvZCPXUzp

— 🏳️‍🌈Lisa Talmadge 🔥🏳️‍🌈 (@LisaTalmadge) June 29, 2020

Collins/Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh was on losing end, he could’ve joined Roberts and thrown Collins a lifeline. But he didn’t give a shit about helping out the woman who gave him the deciding vote. https://t.co/oetSwPiSiq

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) June 29, 2020

NAZI

Posobiec

He’s not a “reporter,” he’s a far-right activist. And I just watched the video, and all I saw was people yelling at him to leave what appeared to be a BLM protest, that I suspect he wasn’t attending to be supportive. Didn’t see any assault. WHINER!

— Janet Heinsler (@HEINSLERJAN) June 27, 2020

pointed guns

Mark & Patty McCloskey pointed guns at protestors in St. Louis to defend *this* monstrosity? Relax, no one wants to rob your ugly house pic.twitter.com/YIjmukU1Hr

— untitled goose name (@notallbhas) June 29, 2020

and

One thing these two idiots in St. Louis remind us is that if we’re going to have a less paramilitary and hyper aggressive kind of policing and approach to public safety you’re not going to be able to get there as long as the civilian population is so saturated with firearms.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 29, 2020

and

this dude may in fact need a 30 round mag because he’s never fired this thing in his life, which I know for a fact because the safety is off and he’s about to burn a hole in his tits, which can make hitting the target very difficult pic.twitter.com/tlAu5OA69o

— kilgore trout, a ramp with no steps (@KT_So_It_Goes) June 29, 2020

Karen

KAREN: "A slang term for middle-aged white women who have become infamous online for their shameless displays of entitlement, privilege, and racism — and their tendency to call the police when they don’t get what they want."https://t.co/YLA0mYwnxp

— MURRAY 🗽 (@murray_nyc) June 29, 2020

🍊PROTESTS

Co – vigil

 

Yesterday Aurora, Colorado was holding a violin vigil for Elijah McClain, who was known for playing his violin, especially to animals.

Then the police decided they’d seen enough.pic.twitter.com/aujN7xxpAQ

— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) June 28, 2020

and

Elijah McClain played his violin for stray cats. I can't get that image out of my head. Imagine what he might have gone on to give the world.

— Tom Doran (@portraitinflesh) June 29, 2020

Pride  parade – police attacks

On the anniversary of the start of the Stonewall riots, the NYPD is attacking LGBTQ people who are marching for Pride. Let that sink in. https://t.co/j4ZL4jMHsa

— GLAAD (@glaad) June 28, 2020

Fla – Sharon

A lot of people were interested in the #Resister in black, so here ya go, her name is Sharon Sandler: pic.twitter.com/10rYXtZpci

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) June 27, 2020

kids

THIS IS SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL!❤️#BlackLivesMatter✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾#KidVicious✊🏽

pic.twitter.com/sazXeJwSDV

— kirk acevedo (@kirkacevedo) June 28, 2020

MEDIA

NYT

Also, do I detect a subtle difference in the tone of these two ledes? pic.twitter.com/OiKROFwPUL

— Schooley (@Rschooley) June 29, 2020

FB

❤️🍊

Republicans on the Facebook board talked Zuckerberg out of commenting on Trump's racist pre-election Muslim ban posts because "it would look like he was taking sides."

Doesn't he get that *not* commenting *is* taking a side — Trump's side? Is he a child? https://t.co/cjWehcWSXs

— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) June 29, 2020

boycott

Companies to have joined the #StopHateForProfit ad boycott of Facebook, Instagram include Coca-Cola, Honda, Unilever, Starbucks, Levi's, Diageo, Ben & Jerry's, Magnolia Pictures, Hershey's, Mozilla, Verizon, Patagonia, The North Face and Arc'teryx https://t.co/O5pVf8xz77

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 29, 2020

CNN – Van Jones

Van Jones' work earned him the praise of Jared Kushner, who told @TheLloydGrove that “in a tough situation Van has shown me that he’s got true character. He’s focused on the right things.” https://t.co/Xa24iqRWR6

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) June 29, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden ad on Russia

New Biden Ad – Brutal!! pic.twitter.com/MJ8joXrCeg

— 📢 Karen Murphy ☘️ (@MDHillRaiser) June 29, 2020

US

Pelosi

 

What does Putin have on Trump personally, financially and politically that the current occupant of the White House refuses to hold him accountable?

Enough already. American lives are at stake. pic.twitter.com/l9zQsJM2xN

— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) June 29, 2020

Randy

https://twitter.com/RandyRainbow/status/1277591193514319873

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