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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Wall s gone with the wind! Questionable Lincoln – civil war is back

👑 🦠

World Cases 7,764,620

World recoveries 3,982,057

US cases 2,117,027

US recoveries 841,936

NY recoveries 85,572

raises in states

Coronavirus: Alarming rise in confirmed cases in U.S. states spared from first outbreaks

https://t.co/PsSV9Xc1Eq

— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) June 12, 2020

TX

New: #Houston area has hit a new record for #COVID hospitalizations, with 1,101.
ICU usage 88% (hit 90% at one point last week) pic.twitter.com/SFJmj1AryO

— Zach Despart🖊️ (@zachdespart) June 12, 2020

FEMA help

"…the gowns looked like “glorified garbage bags.” He said many of the gloves his facility received from FEMA were also too small for adults."https://t.co/Z5wqzdnVqX

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) June 13, 2020

stalled

BLITZER: "Has the United States stalled in the fight against coronavirus?"

FAUCI: "I'm not so sure we can say it stalled, but what we are seeing right now is something obviously that is disturbing."

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) June 12, 2020

no more leadership

With 1000 people silently dying every day, we have no more COVID national leadership. Even the shell game we had is gone. 5/

— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) June 13, 2020

WORLD

🍊 KLAN

botched response to 👑🦠

For reference: Trump's disastrously delayed & botched coronavirus response, laid out in a single timeline. https://t.co/IA4EZKEGJz

— David Roberts (@drvox) June 12, 2020

Questionable Lincoln

Trump: I think I’ve done more for the black community than any other President and let’s take a pass on Abraham Lincoln because he did good but although it’s always questionable, you know in other words the end result
Harris: Well we are free Mr. President pic.twitter.com/advWPuSKwv

— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) June 12, 2020

LGBTQ

The "most LGBTQ-friendly president ever" just abandoned the protections to make sure trans people can receive the health care they need and deserve. https://t.co/x1Wd7mwP2T

— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 12, 2020

Humanitarian funds

 

Border officials spent emergency humanitarian funds intended for detainees on dirt bikes. https://t.co/f73cA3UyQk

— Richard Hine (@richardhine) June 13, 2020

reschedulaed

https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/1271655807281696769?s=20

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🐀🔩 of the Day
PENCE

ABUSES OF POWER

REPUBLICANS

PROTESTS

MEDIA

🦊

Good reporting here by The Seattle Times about my photos that were manipulated into misleading and fake scenes by Fox News. They removed the images and then released an inaccurate statement via their spokeswoman #chaz https://t.co/fvxniYrRWn

— David Ryder (@davidmryder) June 13, 2020

NYT et al

If you read one thing today, please check out and share this piece I wrote last year about how mainstream media outlets pushed a fake narrative to make Trump seem not so bad on LGBTQ issues even though his policy views were clear: https://t.co/aJ4IZr2QCj

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) June 12, 2020

NY

Cuomo

 

Today New York enacted landmark reform that will raise the bar on policing and make our state more just.

The countless voices speaking out and demanding justice were heard. This is just the beginning. pic.twitter.com/hL36ZcaMPQ

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) June 12, 2020

NYDN cover

EVERYBODY HATES BLAZ

Pilloried by friends and foes, NYC Mayor de Blasio’s fall from grace has been long in the making: https://t.co/4BfU7093se

Cuomo signs historic 50-a repeal bill, making N.Y. police disciplinary records public after decades of secrecy: https://t.co/UoXcDsEHkf pic.twitter.com/MVKv86tXvJ

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 13, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden – rallies

 

Joe Biden slams President Trump for his decision to hold campaign rallies during the coronavirus pandemic while making attendees acknowledge that they could get sick by coming. https://t.co/16xyoXTUNt

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 13, 2020

on chokeholds

pretty much sums it up. pic.twitter.com/Izhpki6V75

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) June 12, 2020

Arizona Republican

Arizona Republican explains why she'll support Biden https://t.co/FFlNYasSfS #politics #feedly

— Black People are Human Beings (@KHiveQueenBee) June 13, 2020

US

Pelosi

Our nation is in the midst of a health and economic crisis of staggering proportions. The Administration’s shameful rule is an attack on the health care of women, communities of color, seniors, the disabled and the LGBTQ community. https://t.co/IXNfjkNeGY

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 13, 2020

Schiff

https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1271576575356567553?s=20

Fiona Hill

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1271600678566150144?s=20

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Bunker Boy revealed; 14 points lead

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asymptomatic

Coronavirus spread by people with no symptoms 'appears to be rare,' WHO official sayshttps://t.co/QjTOaeArHN

— David P Gelles (@gelles) June 8, 2020

disputed

A collection of commentary on these remarks from a WHO scientist about asymptomatic transmission: https://t.co/nO3909HeEx

— Covidpath (@covidpath) June 8, 2020

World cases

US cases 2,007,449

US deaths 112,469

US recoveries 761,708

NY recoveries 84,691

NYC

New York City’s restart begins today.
It’s been a long road to get here. New Yorkers have earned it day by day.

Keep up what works: face coverings and social distancing are as important as ever.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) June 8, 2020

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Worldwide coronavirus death toll passes 400,000

— Nearly 7M people have been infected globally

— U.S. death toll topped 112,000 (25%+ of the worldwide total)

— All of Europe marked 175,000 deaths

— Experts believe actual counts on all are much higherhttps://t.co/ErkwV2do6x

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 7, 2020

TX

New analysis.

Texas re-opened early, without requiring masks. Things are looking bad.

NB: chart shows hospitalizations, not cases, so this is not a side-effect of increased testing. pic.twitter.com/wKNMUL56BY

— Jeremy #Masks4All Howard (@jeremyphoward) June 8, 2020

WORLD

NZ

 

New Zealand has eliminated transmission of the coronavirus and will lift all containment measures except for border curbs, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says, adding that she "did a little dance" upon hearing that the country had no active cases. https://t.co/VJfvXaKH4D pic.twitter.com/K1bGoVPHp9

— ABC News (@ABC) June 8, 2020

🍊 KLAN

Bunker boy

 

Laffayette

Is that a take on a classic Laffayette painting? (the name pf the park worked in) pic.twitter.com/vVhntLtpg2

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 8, 2020

dismal polling

Trump's top advisers are "deeply concerned about brutal internal polling in the aftermath of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and George Floyd's killing," Axios reports: https://t.co/rvEPHcvSYj

So Trump's magical lying and race baiting powers didn't work, after all? https://t.co/LFThLLokmz

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 7, 2020

swings back to racism

 

The likelihood that Trump wrote this tweet approximately zero. pic.twitter.com/d6Voxx2lzc

— Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) June 8, 2020

This might be Randy Rainbow’s best work yet:

pic.twitter.com/DUfHpOsJhN

— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) June 7, 2020

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🐀🔩 of the Day
PENCE

ABUSES OF POWER

Barr lies

"Pepper spray is not a chemical irritant. It's not chemical" — AG Barr uses painstaking distinctions to defend the use of force against protesters near the White House last Monday pic.twitter.com/CQbtqLwfIk

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 7, 2020

and

https://twitter.com/muumi_tweets/status/1269683036184088577?s=20

DOJ bought

Who bought them? The Justice Dept in 2019 pic.twitter.com/Nd8YLnsVnu

— Rhonda Harbison (@rhonda_harbison) June 7, 2020

tear gas

I would encourage people to share this video of the White House #TearGas event. Also, here’s a Reuter’s video that’s almost 2-hours of uncut, first-person video from a camera operator who walked amongst the #protest.https://t.co/QxnWk7KEUH pic.twitter.com/KJXMgsoA2l

— Russell Arch (@Russell_Arch) June 7, 2020

bad history

 

That was 34 seconds of bad history. https://t.co/kltBcrVD2v

— Stephen Robinson (@SER1897) June 8, 2020

voter fraud

Both of these women committed voter fraud. One was by accident and she received a five year prison sentence. The other was made @PressSec. See the difference? pic.twitter.com/Pj1Ay1ZlMh

— Otto Korecht (@OKorecht) June 7, 2020

REPUBLICANS

silence

Their silence is deafening. We're coming together at a very difficult time for America. We need real leadership – backed up by real action.

Another reason why we *must* strengthen our House Democratic Majority, take back the Senate & elect Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/Jq5FSWyIqG

— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) June 8, 2020

Lincoln?

 

Vote for us, we freed the slaves, says Republicans with confederate flags in their profile photo.

You fuckers really think black people are stupid.

— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) June 8, 2020

19%

CDC: 19% Of Americans Have Put Bleach On Food To Kill Coronavirus, How To Keep Food Clean via @forbes https://t.co/eiijI1yiru

— Bruce Y. Lee (@bruce_y_lee) June 7, 2020

or maybe a third?

 

About a third of Americans surveyed by the CDC have used some kind of risky cleaning practice to curb Covid-19, the agency says.

People have put bleach in their food, gargled it or washed their bodies with household cleaning products. None are recommended https://t.co/yviHbdWzJt

— CNN (@CNN) June 7, 2020

🐢

📺 After 35 years, Kentuckians are still waiting for the kinds of opportunities #RichMitch has worked so hard to give himself.

👉 This ad is on TV and digital media in @senatemajldr’s home state TODAY. Pitch in now to help: https://t.co/MQjmoLLFd1 pic.twitter.com/CEX1RcuRNK

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) May 28, 2020

Bolton

Eternal shame and a demand he repay this country for his dismantling of our true security— that should be John Bolton’s just deserts — Not a book. https://t.co/IF7E1qsszC

— Katrina vandenHeuvel (@KatrinaNation) June 7, 2020

PROTESTS

Star Wars

#MeetAnguishWithAction pic.twitter.com/GwhPw8BfVX

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) June 7, 2020

deceitful autopsy

 

Doctors say official — and deceitful — Floyd autopsy demonstrates how the "weaponization of medical language emboldened white supremacy with the authority of the white coat." https://t.co/h9l1XGIuB0

— Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) June 8, 2020

kneeling

Check out this man kneeling — and the people helping him do so.

Humanity.🌎❤️ pic.twitter.com/28VpyWKyy2

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 7, 2020

FBI

The peaceful protests continue. Here, FBI personnel take a knee and kneel in solidarity with the peaceful protestors worldwide. pic.twitter.com/pzTEUE64ZY

— Robert Caruso (@robertcaruso) June 6, 2020

Romney

A Republican senator has finally said "Black lives matter." https://t.co/VTA9KDFDL8

— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) June 7, 2020

Crossfit

Gyms and brands are canceling partnerships with CrossFit after its CEO tweeted an insensitive comment about George Floydhttps://t.co/OvEqFKraW8

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) June 7, 2020

Minneapolis

Halo! the unroll you asked for: @ScottHech: 🚨PEOPLE: It is really happening. The Minneapolis City Council *just* announced their intent to disband the… https://t.co/FOQoqPXDIO Share this if you think it's interesting. 🤖

— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) June 7, 2020

antifa rally

https://twitter.com/MaraLiasson/status/1269390712291893248?s=20

and responses

https://twitter.com/sargent_kris/status/1269696026622832640?s=20

NAZI

Proud Boys shooter

 

https://twitter.com/MariangelaAbeo/status/1269845106892234752

MEDIA

NYT

When @nytimes eliminated the Public Editor position their reasoning was Twitter would serve as public feedback on their editorial decisions.

Be careful what you wish for!

— Brianna #blacklivesmatter Wu (@BriannaWu) June 7, 2020

and

BREAKING: New York Times opinion editor James Bennet announced that he has resigned, effectively immediately, following an internal revolt over Republican Sen. Tom Cotton’s “Send in the Troops” column published last week https://t.co/VOQDKIjIk4

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 7, 2020

remember when?

Narrator: No. pic.twitter.com/V0yZhhBHOW

— Defund Police 2020 (@maxberger) June 7, 2020

ELECTIONS

15 point lead

NEW: @realDonaldTrump job approval drops 7 points to 38% in new CNN national poll. @JoeBiden opens a 14-point lead in the 2020 race. pic.twitter.com/WbMOTc0lb2

— Javi Morgado (@javimorgado) June 8, 2020

Biden nominee

BREAKING: Joe Biden wins the Virgin Islands Democratic Party Presidential Primary.

With that he reaches the 1,991 mark required to win the Democratic Party nomination for President according to the DDHQ/UVA Center for Politics Delegate count. https://t.co/261OfsSPZs pic.twitter.com/wrwwlp0ywp

— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) June 7, 2020

chose

 

Our nation is at an inflection point. We can choose four more years of Donald Trump's poisonous rhetoric and divisive politics — or we can take the next great step forward. Let’s choose wisely. pic.twitter.com/dASIrD7zoj

— Kamau M. Marshall (@KamauMandela) June 8, 2020

LEFTOVERS

shut out of Senate races

NEW w/ @JamesArkin
Schumer & DSCC backed candidates are on the verge of a complete shut-out of left wing senate candidates this cycle.
If D’s do retake the Sen., it’ll be narrow w/ center left ppl like Bullock, Hick, and Mark Kelly
More Biden than Berniehttps://t.co/rMwsz3yWyn

— Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) June 7, 2020

defaced Churchill

Wow, if you think Churchill was a racist, wait until you hear about the guy on the other side. https://t.co/WqWyMXv1nx

— Tony Parsons (@TonyParsonsUK) June 7, 2020

stupid slogan

WE need to do a MUCH better job of messaging! “Defund the police” sounds dumb, requires too much explanation, and will be a rallying cry for the right. They kill us at messaging and sound bites. Who started this?? https://t.co/xm7uaermd3

— Keith (@KeithH6910) June 7, 2020

and

"Defund Planned Parenthood" has been a Right-wing rallying cry for years.

You can't use the word Defund then attempt to explain how it's not really defunding police but reallocating spending budget.

Also, if you don't REFORM those misspending the budget, your problem persists. https://t.co/6UrJkgvbe2

— Selena Adera (@Selena_Adera) June 7, 2020

no police?

Alexa, show me an infographic describing the events leading up to how the 1st klan actually started ..

If you have no police. You have militias. https://t.co/3nsDUauCkG

— STEMthebleeding (@STEMthebleeding) June 7, 2020

Tracy

This is just a different way of saying we got our jobs through affirmative action. Please explain why JOC are still underrepresented across newsrooms, mastheads still almost entirely white &news institutions refuse to publish diversity stats. Imagine being white,male & typing ths https://t.co/7exbK1yhNd

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 8, 2020

US

Muriel Bowser

 

Three cheers to Mayor @MurielBowser for her who-gone-check-me-boo moves that stood up for her office and the people who elected her. #gohead pic.twitter.com/INmcykoBT5

— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) June 5, 2020

Kamala

https://twitter.com/JulieZebrak/status/1269646023258931202?s=20

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👑 🦠

US cases 1,527,951

recovered 346,389

NY recovered 61,423

NY testing

Testing is fast and easy, and there are over 700+ sites in New York where you can get a COVID test.

Anyone with symptoms is eligible. So are essential workers.

Find a testing site near you:https://t.co/j034v1VPW2

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) May 17, 2020

quilt

This is one of the most beautiful & necessary ideas and like a lot of good ideas, it comes from a 13 year old. @katherinefugate & Madeleine— you are amazing. You will help us heal.4/ https://t.co/luD6ByiBEB

— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) May 17, 2020

and

🌹

“It’s not just a number. These are people whose families are in immense pain today. We share in their heartbreak.” – Gov Cuomo

89,400+ American lives lost. So far.

How many more, Donald? Just think if you'd acted during the first 3 months.

🌹pic.twitter.com/kaNOTvRHrM

— Clear Cider (@TheClearCider) May 17, 2020

90 thou visual

Right? 90k people and rising…the Rose Bowl holds about the same…and you have yokels like my opponent and trump lapdog Markwayne Mullin harassing Dr Bright… donate to help combat ignorance https://t.co/JsL5hXLiCq pic.twitter.com/rJ59V7gUzT

— Danyell Lanier for Congress (@danyell_lanier) May 17, 2020

social distancing

Social distancing worked to limit the spread of coronavirus in the US and may have prevented tens of millions of infections, a new study finds https://t.co/Gfupz7z2mY pic.twitter.com/AOWGIpO38b

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 17, 2020

if US was my patient

Just for a moment, think of the United States as a human body — full of heart and mind. Now, what if that body became ill or infected? It has happened. Our country and the world are sick. Now, we have to heal and recover slowly. https://t.co/uk56fa5c5b

— Dr. Sanjay Gupta (@drsanjaygupta) May 17, 2020

Azar

AZAR: The coronavirus results for the US could've been vastly worse

TAPPER: It's worse here than anywhere else

A: When you look at mortality rates, that's simply not correct

T: I'm looking at number of dead bodies

A: The US population has significant unhealthy comorbidities pic.twitter.com/z1NYoHj7Sp

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2020

WORLD

Russia interferring

Opinion: Russia is interfering in our elections again. And Trump supporters are emulating Russian tactics. https://t.co/DoJQpdxpJl

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 17, 2020

murdering

BREAKING: Elena Gremina, writer of play One Hour Eighteen Minutes about the murder of Sergei Magnitsky, found dead in Moscow at the age of 61. This is 6 weeks after her husband Mikhail Ugarov director of same play died. ‘Heart attacks’ in both cases https://t.co/kyitAAJ85C

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) May 16, 2018

Brazil

 

Brazil overtook Spain and Italy to become the country with the fourth-most confirmed coronavirus infections.

Meanwhile, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to harshly criticize the idea of lockdowns to slow the spread of the virus.https://t.co/JgHnFe7qcS

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 17, 2020

Belgium

https://twitter.com/Dr2NisreenAlwan/status/1261933702931779584

.

🍊 KLAN

great people

Trump praises maskless protesters who bullied and insulted reporter as 'great people' https://t.co/MY7Tzk28wZ pic.twitter.com/5mIpEn8VXb

— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) May 17, 2020

WHO,🦊

"Until late last week, Trump was planning to announce that the U.S. would restore partial funding to the WHO," @jonathanvswan reports. "But on Friday night, Fox News' Tucker Carlson produced a leaked document that altered the decision-making process…" https://t.co/yajwWVwXuo

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 17, 2020

Bright

pic.twitter.com/Ax6YRp98s6

— Pantomath (@pantomath__) May 17, 2020

 

also

pic.twitter.com/w3CvjwoSZk

— Cold War Steve (@Coldwar_Steve) May 17, 2020

doing really well

 

As US death toll nears 90,000, Trump says we're "doing really well" https://t.co/Fcp0JLgsNu

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) May 17, 2020

Jim Carey

Obamagate? Yo’mamagate! pic.twitter.com/ia1W4FkX6H

— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) May 16, 2020

depression

 

He's warning that unemployment could reach Great Depression levels 👇 https://t.co/pdS9w72gxf

— The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) May 18, 2020

seeminly

https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1262397050538340363

.

🐀🔩 of the Day

culprit

The only culprit in the Flynn ‘unmasking’ scandal is the Trump administration https://t.co/p7rRSnU7TK

— Laura Walker ⚖🍸🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@LauraWalkerKC) May 17, 2020

flooding the zone

Yep. He is “flooding the zone with shit.” And it’s working, because American journalism still permits it to work. https://t.co/lqhQBHmNTh This is a careful and precise description. I recommend it.

I have also been warning about it for a very long time. But here we are.

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) May 17, 2020

who gets to vote

 

The Republican Party, the Trump campaign and conservative activists are mounting an aggressive national effort to shape who gets to vote in November — and whose ballots are counted. https://t.co/zANgmeACDE

— Mark S. Getzfred (@marknyt) May 18, 2020

smears

 

NEW: Accusations of a “deep state” conspiracy. Allegations of personal and family corruption. Painting an opponent as a Washington insider not to be trusted.

It’s 2016 again. Or at least that’s President Donald Trump’s hope. https://t.co/PZCu9fZApR

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 18, 2020

 

PENCE

REPUBLICANS

caravan

Maybe republicans would take Coronavirus seriously if we tell them it’s storming the border in a caravan

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 18, 2020

Barr

The Justice Department on Monday moved to drop its case against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities who were indicted as part of the former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election.https://t.co/My8Dj19hBl

— K. C. Boyd (@KCBoyd3) May 17, 2020

Governors

Most governors have seen their approval ratings rise during the #COVID19 crisis; those whose ratings have dropped are those seen as placing partisanship above sound health policy, reports @mattngreen at @MisOfFact.https://t.co/Ss6n4nbz1x

— Seth Masket (@smotus) May 17, 2020

Deficit concern

Republican lawmakers rekindle their deficit concerns, a hurdle for the next round of stimulus negotiations

https://t.co/FHUiQGUTZ5

— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) May 17, 2020

Senate intelligence

 

g

It’s a technicality, but as of right now @MarkWarner is chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee per committee rules.@SenatorBurr stepped down on Friday, but McConnell has yet to name a replacement.

(The vice chairman acts in place of the chairman when there’s a vacancy.)

— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) May 17, 2020

college whites

The long term demographic realignment of non-college whites to the GOP, college whites to the Dems, largely via generational replacement & majority minority change has reached an apex but the flaw is FL. FL would almost certainly be blue. Assumes no platform change from GOP. https://t.co/j8guRecUHv

— Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌 (@RachelBitecofer) May 17, 2020

Roe

all these racist white dudes have never gotten over the fact a black man became president they are still seething with anger about the very idea of it https://t.co/j812fq9asv

— darth™ (@darth) May 18, 2020

NAZI

Malkin, Fuentes

Trump Retweets Right-wing Activist Associated With Holocaust Denier https://t.co/Kmqwi3jbUv

— David P Gelles (@gelles) May 18, 2020

MEDIA

Come on, @Laurie_Garrett, do better. @JoeBiden laid out a comprehensive plan for fighting the epidemic on March 12 (while Trump was still in denial); you can see it at https://t.co/qL78Z0zMU3

And he outlined his economic views in a live television address on May 8! https://t.co/D6AGKEv2Xf

— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) May 17, 2020

also, NYT

Thanks for shedding light. His new home, NYT is hardly a step up in credibility (or un-bro-ing). I do not idealize anyone, but this kind of takedown in this fascist anti-journalistic climate is vile.

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) May 18, 2020

Twitter

https://twitter.com/MelissaRyan/status/1262146443818786817ELECTIONS

Biden healthcare

 

In the middle of the worst public health crisis in our lifetime, President Trump is actively trying to terminate health insurance for millions of Americans. It's unthinkable.

Here's what I would do to ensure everyone has access to the coverage they need: https://t.co/7kvok6B6if

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 18, 2020

ad

Trump is simply useless pic.twitter.com/KAizFW6mUM

— Richard Hine (@richardhine) May 18, 2020

state polls, Biden lead

 

State polls suggest Joe Biden has a clear national lead | Analysis https://t.co/rDJrEdgiGg pic.twitter.com/GLJSsQu3jh

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 17, 2020

LEFTOVERS

burnie post mortem

in all fairness, they never expected to get more than 30%. They hoped to game the system by parlaying that into a coup at the convention/prevail over multitude of candidates. This gambit worked for 🍊 because he addressed the universal GOP psyche: racism & resentment.

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) May 18, 2020

Greens➡️Nazis

 

This fucking Green Party to Nazism Pipeline is bizarre yet not unexpected pic.twitter.com/jVWMcnuOW8

— Peter Westeros (@PeterWesteros) May 17, 2020

US

Clinton

"I know you've been dealt a hard hand but you can play it well. With a tough but open mind, and a caring heart, you can help keep us together. Help find ways to serve others, not run away from them. Help to unite, not to divide.” https://t.co/rHUH4qxHzH

— Angel Ureña (@angelurena) May 17, 2020

Andres

 

On this Sunday, an important message to all of our leaders! This is simple…the goodness of the earth has been good to America. We have a lot of food…Let’s make sure the hungry will not be hungry anymore. We can do this if we do it together! Not long lines…Long tables!! pic.twitter.com/25mwRGAyIl

— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) May 17, 2020

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