Protests only growing

👑🦠 numbers

WORLD CASES 16,230,817

WORLD RECOVERIES 9,931,243

US CASES 4,315,926

US DEATHS 149,400

US RECOVERIES 2,061,692

NY RECOVERIES 275,780

delayed results

Testing delays make the pandemic worse. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/RLXTlxNIrI

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 25, 2020

MO

Missouri is potentially the worst looking state, with increasing case growth and rising positivity rate. One to watch as some improvement observed in the south, mostly clearly Arizona https://t.co/zqyfpRJ9Wo

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) July 25, 2020

Fla

Good honest column from @opinion_joe. To his remaining sense that death toll remains low, the standard of care really is different and better. Lots of reasons to think this. But when we compare it to the northeast and particularly New York we …https://t.co/48w1m9WUaH

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 25, 2020

and

"One out of every 52 Floridians has been infected with the virus."https://t.co/E3VZ5UyBZv

— Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) July 26, 2020

CDC

Meanwhile the @CDCgov Travel Recommendations (updated today, July 23rd) STILL list "Most European Countries" and China as "Level 3" countries with "Widespread ongoing transmission". Many institutions follow these guidelines.
Shows how utterly worthless these guidelines can be. pic.twitter.com/EnlEvffE1b

— Ameet Kini, MD, PhD (@AmeetRKini) July 24, 2020

WORLD

Canada

“Canada is not a star of the COVID-19 class…What the Canadian example does show, however, is what the United States could have looked like if the U.S. effort had not been led by malicious, self-seeking incompetents…The worst would be over.” https://t.co/PMfWoeiFhP

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 25, 2020

Schools – IL

I hope we can learn from this.
May 17, the day Israel reopened schools, when very good covid case suppression was achieved@OurWorldInData
School reopening was considered "a major contributor" for the subsequent surge, still unchecked, with rising deathshttps://t.co/7dNfoB5ycS pic.twitter.com/Mh9ZyGIwkY

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 15, 2020

KLAN 🍊

no solutiion

While most of our peer nations have managed to get the virus under control, we’re still hitting record highs in new cases and approaching peak hospitalizations.

Now Trump’s chief of staff says “we’re not gonna have a solution to this” until there’s a vaccine. pic.twitter.com/gWr3GYmQkJ

— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) July 26, 2020

foreseeable

Re-upping, as the carnage increases:

Almost everything we’re going through was foreseeable, *and foreseen*.

This was a preventable catastrophe. https://t.co/VfRorRZ8IG

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) July 25, 2020

daily briefing

Here's yesterday's thread for those who may have missed it:https://t.co/uOluvqcIAy

— Alamo_on_the_rise 🆘🍑 (@AlamoOnTheRise) July 26, 2020

bounties? No, ban!

 

It’s been 29 days since the world was informed that Vladimir Putin was placing bounties on American soldiers. All this “president’s” smoke is for Democrats, though. https://t.co/ZjPFqXqtHK pic.twitter.com/XOzdyG617t

— #FeminismIsTheRealRevolution (@GabbieKDrice) July 25, 2020

Eric

THIS IS AGAINST THE LAW https://t.co/Q89TBUhkH4

— Sandi Bachom (@sandibachom) July 25, 2020

ABUSES OF POWER

Portland goons

 

What happened when Trump sent Homeland Security officers to Portland this month? Our latest video shows how the president’s task force reignited protests and led to chaos in the streets. Thread:https://t.co/Y05ZoVNFqJ

— Evan Hill (@evanchill) July 24, 2020

antifa

Internal memo from head of DHS I&A formally changing the blame for Portland violence from "Violent Opportunists" (VO) to Antifa.
Glossary:
FIR=field intelligence report
OSIR=open source intelligence report pic.twitter.com/xmQRrRfj5r

— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) July 26, 2020

impeachable

 

“I would like you to do us a favor though.”

It’s been one year since Trump sought re-election help from Ukrainian’s president.

And set in motion a process that lead to his impeachment.

Since then, Trump begged China’s president to help his campaign.

The cancer only grows.

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 25, 2020

ICE

https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1287187941958221824?s=20

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USPS

 

65,000 mail ballots were thrown out in primaries so far because they arrived too late

Now new Trump admin postmaster general, former top fundraiser for GOP convention, says mail could be delayed. This means even more mail ballots might not count in Nov https://t.co/3qUGHpMpoF

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) July 16, 2020

GA election

 

The details in this story are jaw dropping. Among them: “In 2017, an advocacy group sued the secretary of state’s office over the integrity of the voting system. Within days, the state mysteriously deleted election data critical to the case.” https://t.co/W49jJRyXJH

— Marshall Curry (@marshallcurry) July 25, 2020

REPUBLICANS

200,000 gets you extra points

 

"My name is Reverend Jim Jones, and I approve this message!" https://t.co/ovP1GZPt6R

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) July 26, 2020

Senate

 

They tied themselves to Trump. They all deserve to lose.

“Something remarkable would have to happen for Republicans to still have control of the Senate after November,” remarked one GOP pollster. https://t.co/IIbTFFeFtz

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) July 25, 2020

NAZI

RW

As Trump wages war on the left, and threatens to send more federal agents to U.S. cities, far-right, white nationalist extremists seem to get a free pass. “It’s an abuse of power,” says one former DHS analyst.

https://t.co/6Uqe9Kylrc

— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) July 26, 2020

MN

Today is the first day of MN mask mandate. These pics from Walmart in Marshall, MN. (h/t Raphaella M) pic.twitter.com/7xpMdv3oOp

— Erin Maye Quade (@ErinMayeQuade) July 25, 2020

ACTIVISM

crowd

This is a very energized crowd, possibly the biggest I've seen since early days BLM marches. It's wrapping around the federal courthouse, sounds of tom tom drums, say their names pic.twitter.com/BelwlrBYHq

— Beth Nakamura (@bethnakamura) July 25, 2020

and

Turnout in Portland is absolutely MASSIVE tonight! Biggest throng to date at the waterfront getting ready to march to the (In)Justice Center. BIG BIG ENERGY! The Hawthorne Bridge still flows thick with pedestrians arriving. Wow! #BlackLivesMatter #PDXprotests #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/NlSBN8YMrc

— Jules Boykoff (@JulesBoykoff) July 25, 2020

rights

Learn more about your rights here. https://t.co/OMuKk5iTtd

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 4, 2020

Carlin narrated

This video is completely devastating for Trump. George Carlin gives him the finger from the grave. Whatever you do don’t make it go viral! #AmericaWakeUp pic.twitter.com/vy2zz0j8DB

— Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) July 26, 2020

fence

Protestors have placed insulation foam on the fence around the courthouse to block federal agents’ lines of sight & block impact munitions at head level. #portland #PortlandProtest #portlandoregon #oregon #portlandprotests #PortlandOR #oregon #pdx #pdxprotest #clypiancoverage pic.twitter.com/Wn1ZtdiqFv

— Clypian (@Clypian) July 26, 2020

MEDIA

covering election theft

“There’s no more important subject than the strong possibility of intentional voter suppression or other Election Day chaos that’s coming our way….This should be front and center for journalists.There is no bigger story.” ⁦@Sulliview⁩ https://t.co/0NfOSoAWLh

— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) July 25, 2020

NYT

Kudos to the @nytimes for giving voice to those whose lives/routines have tragically been upended by the virus. https://t.co/bPY8SyTrwz

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) July 25, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden – economy

 

Reminder: @JoeBiden ran the 2009 Recovery Act, which reversed the economic disaster left behind by the last Republican president and helped launch the longest streak of job growth on record.

He's the single most qualified person to clean up Trump's economic mess. pic.twitter.com/mN92xogsjQ

— Obama Economic Legacy (@DemDifference) July 25, 2020

LEFTOVERS

Sarandon

it must have been nice to ride out the Bush and Trump years up there, thanks Susan.

— Henry the Dog (@DogHerny) July 25, 2020

US

John Lewts

Crossing over one more time today.

Thank you, Uncle John. pic.twitter.com/wAccBVViEY

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 26, 2020

Ohhh I love this so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/cuv84AFY8l

— LVaddict618 (@LVaddict618) May 15, 2020

Vindman

One year since The Call. Much has changed for me and so much more has changed for our country. I rest well knowing I did my duty. #readthetranscript #values #hererightmatters

— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) July 25, 2020

caller schoold Pirro

Oh, DAYYUMMM!

“That man didn’t come down here and shoot a bunch of Mexicans; he came down here and shot a bunch of AMERICANS.

Jeanine Pirro’s contorted face is priceless 🤣

Republicans have officially pissed off Texas! pic.twitter.com/lUEepDUCl7

— Zen Resists Hate 💙✌🏼🌊 (@ZenAndHopscotch) September 13, 2019

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

👑 🦠

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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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

👑 🦠

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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