👑🦠 numbers

WORLD CASES 18,471,207

WORLD RECOVERIES 11,698,016

US CASES 4,862,513

US DEATHS 158,967

US RECOVERIES 2,448,295

NY RECOVERIES 320,652

NY ACTIVE 92,398

US states as countries ranking

 

US states cases would hold the top 12 worst if they were countries. And top 15 spots out of 20.

➡️ US also now at DOUBLE Italy’s prior reported peak cases per capita.

(Our teamMs updates on COVID trends and analyses. Figure by FAS team). #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/xP8HwLzDZW

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 4, 2020

WORLD

KLAN 🍊

disaster

The national COVID response was a historic and colossal blunder by the federal government.

Six months and this virus is still out of control around the country.

Six months wasted.

— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 3, 2020

tell the truth:

The president has to tell the American people the truth.

It was a mistake to downplay COVID.

It was a mistake to say it would be gone by Easter.

It was a mistake to say it will magically disappear.

And it was a mistake to not set up a national testing program. pic.twitter.com/YOJosnHy6a

— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 3, 2020

wrong

"With a country on the brink of pivotal decisions in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak… gridlock in Congress over desperately needed economic relief… an economic pain only intensified by the reality that the coronavirus curve is moving in the wrong direction"- @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/utpOSGS6pb

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) August 3, 2020

vaccine adviser

Trump's vaccine adviser says any media scrutiny of him (and his stock ownerships) will delay a vaccine breakthrough https://t.co/SMoDAwMRoO via @pdmcleod

— David Mack (@davidmackau) August 3, 2020

lied about other countries

.@RealDonaldTrump: Why did you lie – again – about how bad the virus is in Spain, Germany, France, Australia, and Japan? Deaths reported on Saturday, Aug. 1:
Spain: 0
Germany: 0
Japan: 1
Australia: 7
France: 11
U.S.: 1,244

— West Wing Report (@WestWingReport) August 3, 2020

you can’t do this!

 

https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1290512424429289473

lying about deaths being down

In this extraordinary interview, @potus said deaths were down across Florida, Texas, and Arizona

So what's the data?

Across those 3 states, using 7-d moving avg:

yesterday: 634 deaths
2 weeks ago: 435 deaths

That's a 45% increase.

Deaths are increasing

We aren't the best https://t.co/dH6vuYkJWa

— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) August 4, 2020

Ianucci didn’t write it!

Woke up today to many people asking me this. I say, with every fibre of my being, ‘No.’ I write fiction. This, sadly, is reality. America, register to vote. Then vote him out. https://t.co/UN7AOHpqef

— Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci) August 4, 2020

evicted – blame China!

Trump on people being evicted: "It's not their fault, it's China's fault. It's not anybody's fault, it's China's fault." pic.twitter.com/5us31GfYyJ

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 4, 2020

transcript

Donald Trump Axios interview: Jonathan Swan corners US President on coronavirus https://t.co/GhhbTOl0iw

— Norman Swan (@normanswan) August 4, 2020

John Lewis

.@jonathanvswan: "How do you think history will remember John Lewis?"

President Trump to #AxiosOnHBO: "I don't know…I don't know John Lewis. He chose not to come to my inauguration." pic.twitter.com/LDv76rrIFc

— Axios (@axios) August 4, 2020

unlike Gislaine

Did Ghislaine Maxwell come to Trump’s inauguration? pic.twitter.com/YITj0It6MQ

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 4, 2020

healthcare plan

RELEASE THE PLAN!!!

(#TrumpHasNoPlan) pic.twitter.com/lKNRtfHUfG

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) August 4, 2020

take a cut

By government, he means himself. This is the boiler room pump and dump he used run in the 90s pic.twitter.com/D6oai6ma9P

— Hunter’s laptop #5 (@realworldrj) August 3, 2020

Kodak loan

Kodak was recently awarded a $765 million loan by Trump to produce pharmaceuticals. The company’s stock surged and the CEO received stock options just before the deal was announced. @Sruhle says, "This story is not going away and we'll continue to dig." https://t.co/htdQ0CpJHr

— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 4, 2020

and

https://twitter.com/bungdan/status/1290408445783314435?s=20

and

Trump says Microsoft should pay 'key money' to Treasury for facilitating TikTok deal https://t.co/r4UdO690zE

— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) August 3, 2020

.

Trump wants the government to take a cut of the sale of Tik Tok because he says he created the value by threatening to ban it. “We think we deserve to have a big percentage of that price."

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 3, 2020

wish her well

‘Yes, I wish her well. Why shouldn’t I wish her well?’ ‘Mr President, Ghislaine Maxwell has been attested on charges of child sex trafficking’ https://t.co/BkYqAmRCzi

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) August 4, 2020

investigated for fraud

A good litigator must foresee consequences of his/her actions. 45's lawyers shld have known this public announcement wld follow the motion to stop subpoena compliance. Trump and his Company Investigated for Possible Fraud, Filing Suggests https://t.co/J9SxTi6EAg

— Jill Wine-Banks (now on Threads as jillwinebanks) (@JillWineBanks) August 4, 2020

mask

Trump campaign email subject line: "Patriots Wear Face Masks."

Body: pic.twitter.com/HXnBvnpMtg

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 4, 2020

ABUSES OF POWER

payroll tax cut

GOP Sen. Grassley on Trump floating payroll tax cut via executive order: "I don't ever remember us giving to the president that kind of authority. The president should not have that kind of authority. The power to tax is a power of the Congress of the United States."

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 3, 2020

schools

 

High school student. Parents get infected. He’s asymptomatic. Did he infect them? No one knows.

Both his parents died. He is an orphan.

We are going to hear this story a lot when schools open. Keep your kids home if you can. https://t.co/SVxSQ7zH3u

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) August 3, 2020

and also

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1290481332141690881?s=20

GA school open

https://twitter.com/CountryLiberal/status/1290638392171077633

today’s numbers

https://twitter.com/CountryLiberal/status/1290673206395916290

.🐀🔩

poll watchers

Trump plans to deploy 50k “poll watchers” to intimidate voters. We will need more. Please contact your state or county Democratic Party to volunteer. Thank you! #ProtectOurVotes #PollWorkers @ProtectVotes (Graphic by @camorris) pic.twitter.com/YqLqGql24B

— jennycohn@toad.social ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) August 3, 2020

sue Nevada

 

This morning, President Trump threatened legal action after Nevada’s legislature passed a bill to mail ballots to all active voters https://t.co/la3TOyYTep

— POLITICO (@politico) August 3, 2020

REPUBLICANS

will lose

 

helpful thing is that if you know Republican, this translates into “Trump is definitely going to lose.” https://t.co/iXSSRSv8zp

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 3, 2020

Fallwell Jr

 

Jerry Falwell Jr. is a character out of Righteous Gemstones. This right wing hypocrite pretends to be super religious and is straight up having cocaine fuck parties on his yacht. pic.twitter.com/D7fEjV3qiK

— God (@thegoodgodabove) August 4, 2020

and

Nothing to see here folks, just the Rev. Jerry Falwell Jr. posing with his pants open with a woman who isn't his wife (also with her pants open) partying it up on a billionaire's yacht and making fun of people who live in trailer parks. Just like Jesus! pic.twitter.com/X3oAe6V7g2

— John Smith Chicago (@JohnSmithChgo) August 3, 2020

NAZI

body condoms

"put the bloody teachers in body condoms. i don't care" pic.twitter.com/eVAIFjXqgk

— Brendan Karet (@bad_takes) August 3, 2020

kill them

Alex Jones told listeners last week that his predictions of a war against the "New World Order" was coming true and that his listeners should try to overcome their fear of death and be ready to “kill as many of them as quickly as possible.”https://t.co/6Pcry7XPNs

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) August 3, 2020

ACTIVISM

MEDIA

🦊

Pirro: “I should sue. I’m not a drunk. Everybody knows! My girlfriends are like, ‘Jeanine, have a drink!’ You know? I should get drunk just over that!” pic.twitter.com/WfKvumMWBT

— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) August 3, 2020

ELECTIONS

EV advantage Biden⬆️

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1290635194828021761?s=20

US

Hillary

This presidency, summed up:

While the country hit 154,000 COVID-19 deaths, the jobless rate soared, and an eviction crisis loomed, Trump went golfing this weekend at a course he still owns.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 3, 2020

Kamala

https://twitter.com/ShogunTweets/status/1290374161013997568?s=20

NY

#BREAKING: A judge has ruled in our favor and declared the Trump administration's attempt to restrict #COVID19-based sick leave is unlawful.
 
This is a major victory for workers across New York and our entire nation. https://t.co/82MX6POKRp

— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) August 3, 2020

Sherlock

 

Her Majesty is looking on. Sherlock Holmes – put your trousers on! https://t.co/4u7Nz2kMSX

— Mark Gatiss 💙 (@Markgatiss) August 4, 2020

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Not safe for RNC convention, but go to school – CDC

👑🦠 numbers

WORLD CASES 15,676,899

WORLD RECOVERIES 9,562,907

US CASES 4,170,333

US DEATHS 147,342

US RECOVERIES 1,980,432

NY RECOVERIES 264,165

NY

"We have the lowest rate of new cases of coronavirus as we’ve had since the beginning of the pandemic," says Dr. Long, head of NYC's Test and Trace Corps

— Julia Marsh (@juliakmarsh) July 23, 2020

new deaths

And these numbers are the result of incompetence throughout the Trump administration …https://t.co/gbk40juMvD

— GypsyPolitico (@warrior_covfefe) July 24, 2020

letter lockdown

More than 150 prominent US medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and others have signed a letter urging political leaders to shut down the country and start over to contain the surging coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/eJ2ZlOp4Ot

— CNN (@CNN) July 24, 2020

nuns

13 sisters at Michigan convent die from the coronavirus https://t.co/wiwlv4jROo

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 24, 2020

MS

Mississippi bringing in refrigerated coolers to store bodies as morgue space runs out and coronavirus spikes

https://t.co/E7wHXf4gFG

— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) July 24, 2020

symptoms

 

A new @CDCgov survey of 270 ppl w/confirmed #COVID19 in US finds a third, overall, were still too sick to work 21 dys post-test results. By age, long illness in:
– 26% of 18–34 year-olds
– 32% aged 35–49 yrs
– 47% aged ≥50 years
It's a nasty virus.https://t.co/bz2SeQFtTe pic.twitter.com/zHWiFuteFl

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 24, 2020

WORLD

RUSSIA

 

Here is what the Kremlin says was discussed during today's phone call between Trump and Putin.

Not a word about Russian bounties on our soldiers' heads.

Not a word about Russia's hacking of our coronavirus vaccine research. pic.twitter.com/KT2zjb41Q6

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) July 23, 2020

KLAN 🍊

deaths look good

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1286473352471871488?s=20

good shape

But those are two of the four directions https://t.co/P8uuDpJ15a

— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) July 23, 2020

protect teachers/kids

Leaving aside the overt xenophobia for a sec, let me remind you that even with all the best protocols & contingencies (which we still don’t have), opening schools will 𝙉𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 be safe if the pandemic continues to rage unabated.

71k new cases today.

And 1,039 Americans died. https://t.co/30Jbk5vXXu

— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) July 23, 2020

moved convention

Trump moved the RNC to Florida because they were so lax about COVID.

And now they’re too overrun with COVID to host the RNC.

Welcome to Consequences, USA, big guy.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) July 23, 2020

4 Million

"It is a certainty that 4 million cases will not be the last dark milestone the U.S. crosses."

It didn't have to be this way. Trump’s chaos has a terrible price. https://t.co/hCU3Fzs3Jp

— CAP Action (@CAPAction) July 24, 2020

ad

Watch and retweet this. We just placed a six-figure TV buy behind this ad in Texas. Spread the word far and wide. #TrumpTheDisaster pic.twitter.com/2lSEUpstDG

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) July 23, 2020

dementia fest

 

Here’s another remix! #CognitiveTest pic.twitter.com/WIXzfHIDIP

— MURRAY (@murray_nyc) July 24, 2020

and

Can you say… Person! Woman! Man! Camera! TV! #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/9dHIMedoIx

— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) July 24, 2020

brag

https://twitter.com/JetSoloman/status/1286521884314484736?s=20

Turnberry

Spoliation of evidence is a separate crime, ya know https://t.co/vY5hlNLP0h

— Shockratees is on Spoutible 🐳🇺🇦 🌻🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 (@ThatShockratees) July 24, 2020

Suburban housewives

Trump is like the husband who never helps around the house and doesn't care about the kids and won't watch them.

Women blast Trump for 1950’s name ‘suburban housewives’: I’m a suburban woman, a mom and a lawyer – https://t.co/Lyd7elFFlJ

— Sarah Burris 🌻 (@SarahBurris) July 23, 2020

ABUSES OF POWER

Portland

Portland Attorney Says Feds Did Not Read Her Rights, Identify Themselves

She was physically and sexually assaulted. I have to go try and calm down. My blood pressure is surging out of control after reading this. https://t.co/xy2ArA76k5

— Pam Resists🇺🇸🇺🇦💔💔💔 (@ResisterForever) July 23, 2020

and

"My dad volunteered and fought in WWII to fight fascism. I wouldn't be doing my part for this country if I didn't say the obvious: We have a president who is acting like an authoritarian dictator."@DA_LarryKrasner on Trump sending federal agents into cities #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/uejegSDLds

— The ReidOut (@thereidout) July 23, 2020

CDC

Hola, here is your unroll: @ASlavitt: BREAKING: The CDC has changed their recommendation to now say to just send your kids to school. The… https://t.co/CwSiTliOQy Enjoy 🙂 🤖

— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) July 24, 2020

and

Dear @CDCDirector: You testified under oath that @CDCgov would be “data driven” and “science based.” You lied. This new CDC document completely ignores the large scale study showing children between 10 and 19 transmit #Covid19 just like adults. You need to revise your document. https://t.co/g08OrN60HP

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 24, 2020

Cohen

 

Judge: Cohen must be released by 2pm tomorrow.

Judge: I make the finding that the purpose of transferring Mr. Cohen to jail was retaliatory because of his desire to exercise his First Amendment rights to publish his book.

Sit back and think about that. Frightening this happened

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) July 23, 2020

NY  trusted traveler

The truth has a way of coming out.

The federal gov't gave patently false reasons for banning New Yorkers from the Trusted Traveler Program.

From the start, it was a politically motivated, illegal attack on New York by @DHSgov.

And they got caught.https://t.co/ozMRa5E5nQ

— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) July 24, 2020

.

https://twitter.com/Haleaziz/status/1286482586097684480?s=20

caused 👑🦠 infections

https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1286693826485256192?s=20

criminal liability

https://twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett/status/1286698867501801474

.🐀🔩

vte by mail – OK if for 🍊

NEW from @thedailybeast: "Trump: Vote-By-Mail Is Rigged. Trump’s Campaign? It’s ‘Easy And Secure.’" https://t.co/JUsuUuQi7Z

— Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC) July 23, 2020

REPUBLICANS

Heroes bill

So, we're on the brink of catastrophe bc Republicans are obsessed with the idea that unemployment benefits discourage low-wage workers from taking jobs WHEN THERE ARE NO JOBS TO TAKE https://t.co/9hY9hh8Zhp

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) July 24, 2020

 

trumpies

 

https://twitter.com/REZZZAUP/status/1286439997198000140?s=20

also

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1286450111422304259?s=20

and

interesting that you admit he brings death with him. And you wish it on NY. Others have tried – didn't end so well for them either. Any particular buildings you want the 👑🦠 spread from? pic.twitter.com/bT8dn6IKtM

— NotYour Sweetie🗽 (@NotYourSweetie) July 24, 2020

ACTIVISM

baseball – took a knee

 

Every player and coach on the Yankees & Nationals took a knee before the national anthem tonight in D.C.

(via @MarkZuckerman)pic.twitter.com/PrPKv4Gs1Z

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 23, 2020

NAZI

Miller

https://twitter.com/MelissaRyan/status/1286638615964061699

MEDIA

no ?

Why were such questions not asked? Serious question. https://t.co/3pK9Te5sdW

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) July 23, 2020

ELECTIONS

polls

 

NEW Fox polls:

Biden up 9 in Michigan
Biden up 11 in Pennsylvania
Biden up 13 in Minnesota

— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) July 23, 2020

US

Pelosi

 

.@joyannreid on the GOP delaying a plan for pandemic relief: "Do you have a sense of what they want?"
@SpeakerPelosi: "I don't think they know what they want, they're in total disarray … We have gone beyond the pale, they're irresponsible." #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/HkztSo4rXc

— The ReidOut (@thereidout) July 23, 2020

Fauci

https://twitter.com/careybatgirl/status/1286504627177807873

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Just because there’s no campaign, no delegates?😱

👑 🦠

US # 1,010,507

recovered 139,162

test

Seen a COVID-19 swab-test performed? Now ya have… https://t.co/20iHTb8aVu

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) April 28, 2020

WORLD

NZ

 

New Zealand eased its strict #COVID19 lockdown after 5 weeks, saying the virus is currently eliminated after stopping community spread: "We have won that battle."

It has registered 19 deaths. 400,000 people can go back to work, but public gatherings are still banned. pic.twitter.com/nXyim3D9Yy

— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 27, 2020

🍊 KLAN

he’ back!

Brilliant photo by @Al_Drago @nytimes. Orson Welles couldn’t have framed it better. pic.twitter.com/FR6VnYW1o7

— 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 (@MitchHorowitz) April 25, 2020

fucked up

It was the greatest failure in American history pic.twitter.com/y7lisEx09m

— Benny vessey (@Bennyvessey) April 28, 2020

.

Yes, you are correct.

There has been a lot of unnecessary dying.

You are the cause of it @realDonaldTrump!

YOU IGNORED 12 "PDB's" (Presidential Daily Briefs), @USNorthernCmd @SecAzar @CDCDirector #Navarro & 3 yrs of warnings!

(cc @PhilipRucker)https://t.co/cIS1XOiIG4

— 🗳 VOTE IN EVERY ELECTION! (@election_every) April 27, 2020

websites

https://twitter.com/richardhine/status/1255042181083127809

MAGA

https://twitter.com/DonJuan28001653/status/1254973815513157633

self stroke

Meta-MAGA. https://t.co/jahSEfwg7x

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) April 28, 2020

Nuzzi

Question: If an American President loses more Americans over the course of six weeks than died in the entirety of the Vietnam War, does he deserve to be re-elected? pic.twitter.com/JCgmrxLAuB

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 27, 2020

.

https://twitter.com/dandrezner/status/1254956829886611458
and

Done https://t.co/ZiRWLv9Ez1

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) April 28, 2020

Fed fail

Just want to underscore how absolutely psychotic it is that this has to be happening right now. This is the kind of thing you see in dystopian movies after the federal government is nuked. What an unparalleled disgrace. https://t.co/C3n1Cx1DIz

— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) April 27, 2020

and

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1249789233146945536.html

Jared, Air Bridge

 

Sens. Warren and Blumenthal to medical equipment wholesalers: Explain your role in the Jared Kushner-led 'Project Air Bridge' that failed to provide critical supplies for states' COVID-19 responses.

"[T[he American people need an explanation." https://t.co/22DGxzjH9o

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 28, 2020

meat packing

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1249789233146945536.html

PENCE

Mike Pence has taken the lead in misleading the public about what the federal government is doing (or isn't doing) to expand the US's coronavirus testing capacity https://t.co/QnYTbzKjKA

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2020

REPUBLICANS

GA

https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1255110219190935553

MEDIA

🦊

Fox News Cuts Ties With Diamond and Silk https://t.co/dcxxh8GjS3

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 27, 2020

ELECTIONS

polls

https://twitter.com/biden_brigade/status/1254841710703718400

and more

New Suffolk/USA Today polling on the general election matchup pic.twitter.com/Znm5Ajm42S

— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) April 28, 2020

NY BOE – Burnie?

https://twitter.com/ag_due/status/1254815396814823424

botched

It is notable that Sanders' legal team botched the date that the state budget went into effect, claiming it occurred after Sanders withdrew when it became law beforehand.

That's embarrassing for Sanders and his campaign. pic.twitter.com/1bVk3uWoRE

— Daniel Marans (@danielmarans) April 27, 2020

PSA

 

https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1254862841498071040

so

Biden says Trump will try to delay the election. Experts say he can’t. https://t.co/m6m3iNlTeP

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 28, 2020

LEFTOVERS

Burnie

 

It's embarrassing that Sanders' campaign would want to make 20 counties in NY with no other primaries pay to hold a presidential primary given the huge deficit the states are running with budgets being slashed for everything including education. Not to mention the health risks. https://t.co/x3C9KUd3PS

— Receipt Maven (@receiptmaven) April 27, 2020

US

Pelosi – responsibility

https://twitter.com/TeamPelosi/status/1254958557738545152

UFOs?

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1254863039641161728

.

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1254876287761616898

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👑 🦠

US #s 738,923

recoveries 68,285

 

US dead

visual

https://twitter.com/MilletIsraeli/status/1251634173208670208

testing tread

Moving this from a 'reply' to a previous thread to it's own proper home:

For those of you who think that we're NOT failing at testing capacity:

Let me expound.

Yes, we are failing.

Our testing has plateaued.

— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) April 19, 2020

NYC

New York City's Mayor says he can't reopen NYC without federal help for testing: "Trump blew it in Jan in Feb in March he did not get us testing. If he had it could've changed the entire course of this virus"(CNN)
Trump says, without evidence, states fail to help themselves.

— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) April 18, 2020

WORLD

tests per million

Covid-19 tests as a proportion of the population, selected country rankings:

1. Iceland: 12%
10. Norway: 2.5%
18. Italy: 2.2%
20. Germany: 2.1%
21. Spain: 2.0%
31. Australia: 1.6%
34. Canada: 1.4%
37. Russia: 1.3%
38. USA: 1.1%
52. France: 0.7%
55. UK: 0.7%

Source: Worldometer

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) April 19, 2020

dead per million

 

Covid-19 deaths per million people, selected national data:

1. Belgium: 471
2. Spain: 441
3. Italy: 384
4. France: 296
5. UK: 228
6. Netherlands: 210
7. Switzerland: 158
8. Sweden: 150
9. US: 118
10. Ireland: 116
17. Germany: 54
19. Canada: 39
65. S Korea: 5

Source: Worldometer

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) April 19, 2020

UK

 

The PM ignored scientific advice, went on holiday, didn't take it seriously, worried more about his vacuous brexit nonsense than human lives and people are shocked like this isn't exactly the person they voted for. He's always been a fuckflute people just ignored it.

— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) April 19, 2020

UK at al

https://twitter.com/brianklaas/status/1251780904365801473

🍊 KLAN

briefing

Trump: Day 1,184 (THREAD)
-738,792 Confirmed US CV19 Cases
-US CV19 Death Toll Rises to 39,014
-Desperately Tries to Blame Obama
-Sent Millions of Face Masks 2 China
-Compares Protestors to Rosa Parks
-Michael Cohen Writing Tell-All Book
-Furloughs Nearly 2,000 Employees pic.twitter.com/8nOMGaQ10T

— Alamo_On_The_Rise 🫡 🇺🇲 (@AlamoOnTheRise) April 19, 2020

doubles on Liberate

"A governor that is under siege" — Trump justifies his tweet calling for his supporters to "LIBERATE" Virginia by attacking the state's governor pic.twitter.com/5X5wifopBI

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 18, 2020

Governors

https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1251862011149012992PC

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1251794169103867904

 preparing for loss

They're already preparing the Trumptroopers for a loss and a subsequent protest…. pic.twitter.com/3kTRmOUCah

— Buffy's Blog (@BuffyBlogs) April 18, 2020

testing

The WH basically went from we’re gonna have the greatest testing in the world to testing doesn’t matter in the space of month. Kushner must have decided there wasn’t enough money in it for them. @realDonaldTrump

— NoelCaslerComedy🌙 (@caslernoel) April 17, 2020

CDC contaminated – testing

C.D.C. Labs Were Contaminated, Delaying Coronavirus Testing, Officials Say – The New York Times https://t.co/t5NUHQJSeA

— Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) April 19, 2020

the Jew

Trump’s now saying saying AOC +3 are anti-Israel. Just fyi, his pet name for Kusher was ‘The Jew’ at ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ not a joke fyi. @realDonaldTrump

— NoelCaslerComedy🌙 (@caslernoel) April 18, 2020

covering for Russia

Not only is Trump covering up Russia's planned attack on American elections he and Barr are helping facilitate it along with Republicans. Trump works for Putin who needs Trump to stay in power. We need to make sure that doesn't happen.https://t.co/iyUTgQw8WN

— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) April 19, 2020

polls – slow to act

Nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) say Trump was slow to respond to the coronavirus, including a majority of moderate Republicans, per ⁦@pewresearch⁩ poll. https://t.co/1ciQ6DCztF

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) April 18, 2020

confiscate

The chief executive of a MA hospital, outbid for PPE by the feds multiple times, cut a deal, paid extra, hired the trucks — and then was interrogated by the FBI and had to get his Congressperson to intervene to keep DHS from heisting the shipment.https://t.co/zsgCjNOZ0N pic.twitter.com/Wgcf5u0WCY

— Maryn McKenna (@marynmck) April 18, 2020

Liberate

LIBERATE SOME TESTS AND PPE. https://t.co/AiWZ3I5hjO

— Lori Lightfoot (@LoriLightfoot) April 17, 2020

week of biggest decision

How did President Trump spend the week of the “biggest decision” of his life? A lot like every other week — watching television, complaining about media coverage and veering from one controversy to the next. New story w/ @Noahbierman and @EliStokols https://t.co/ajG9lJ9zsa

— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) April 19, 2020

broken junk

https://twitter.com/Marmel/status/1251702963631869952
but

Trump keeps saying he inherited "a broken system."

The system worked for H1N1.

It worked for Ebola.

It worked for Zika.

Obama improved it further. He gave Trump the playbook to follow. He walked Trump's team through it step-by-step.

Trump & his 4th-rate appointees broke it. https://t.co/iG6kL4FSdt

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) April 19, 2020

Rosa Parks

Today's "Holy shit!" moment. And it's still early#COVID19 #RosaParks pic.twitter.com/OKocuSt6D5

— Chrissy Stroop (@C_Stroop) April 18, 2020

CIA – malaria drug

CIA has privately told its workforce: do NOT take the anti-malarial drug being peddled by President Trump – as it has potentially dangerous side effects, like sudden death (@DevlinBarrett)

— West Wing Report (@WestWingReport) April 19, 2020

PENCE

CO

Polis wears his Colorado mask to greet VP Pence, who is not wearing a mask as he arrives in Colorado Springs #9News https://t.co/lZ2VPyD3E4

— Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) April 18, 2020

REPUBLICANS

pro 👑🦠 rallies

 

The crowd is now several hundred. Impossible to get an accurate count.

The crowd has been mostly civil, though one woman was telling people, “Don’t get near me. I’ve got COVID!” pic.twitter.com/JxE4LmTOrI

— Theo Keith (@TheoKeith) April 17, 2020

and WI

Ten days ago people in Wisconsin risked their lives to vote.

Right now people in Brookfield, Wisconsin are risking their lives for the right to die in a pandemic – and infect others.

A sad day for this country.

pic.twitter.com/h5zzmT5n4G

— Read Let This Radicalize You (@JoshuaPHilll) April 18, 2020

&kids

Jax Weaver and her 7-year-old daughter at the Austin rally: “I’m not worried about catching the virus. If we did catch the virus, I feel that we’re healthy enough to fight it.” pic.twitter.com/1t0Jav9U8S

— Manny Fernandez (@mannyNYT) April 18, 2020

and

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1251870643647381505

Mnuchin – symbol

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, asked by @jaketapper if Trump asked to have his name on the stimulus checks, said on @CNNSotu: “We did put the president’s name on the check – that was my idea. He is the president, and I think it’s terrific symbol to the American public.”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 19, 2020

.video

"That was my idea" — Steve Mnuchin tells Jake Tapper that he, not Trump, was the one who wanted to put Trump's name on coronavirus relief checks pic.twitter.com/ubk40UUK75

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 19, 2020

China buying

PBS reporting on the Chinese purchase of Smithfield Foods in S.D. They paid 30% over market value.

“This isn't just an acquisition of a company. It's 25 percent of the pork industry in the United States.”

⁦@thespybrief⁩ https://t.co/gERAnB5TPa

— Terri McLain 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@terri_mclain) April 18, 2020

Jehova’s witnesses

The pandemic has put an end to door-knocking for Jehovah's Witnesses. Members who believe they need to spread the word that Armageddon is coming are struggling https://t.co/hK5sj1AARW

— Dionne Searcey (@dionnesearcey) April 19, 2020

NAZI

https://twitter.com/erinbiba/status/1251681017456472071

to go with the swastika

This is a protester against the stay-at-home restrictions, today, in America https://t.co/2AMcvJA7mM

— Gady Epstein (@gadyepstein) April 19, 2020

and a genuine one

Roger Ogden, the guy organizing the pro-COVID "protest" in San Diego, is a known white supremacist who has astroturfed a number of "Patriot" rallies over the years. Local news does a major disservice not explaining who he is – like he's just some guy. https://t.co/B6eLecJfO3

— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) April 18, 2020

Alex Jones

This is my ex husband, #AlexJones, endangering my children by violating State Orders, unmasked and surrounded by countless unmasked people, with no respect for authority of my children’s health.#COVID19 #CPS #GregAbbot#NYT
Pls RT. Do not allow my kids to go unprotected. pic.twitter.com/SWI11IqbXF

— Kelly Jones (@RealKellyJones) April 18, 2020

MEDIA

propaganda

 

The battle to prevent Americans from understanding what went on January to April is going to be one of the biggest propaganda and freedom of information fights in modern US history. https://t.co/QIzt0pvYxs So much has come out about it that confusion will have to made massive.

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) April 18, 2020

🦊 for rallies for 👑🦠

Now Fox hosts cheering on anti-social distancing protests https://t.co/HqGOgAZLeq https://t.co/kKa10gg9t9

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) April 19, 2020

and

Fox News 2009 and now (h/t @existentialfish) pic.twitter.com/6SESj0w8b6

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) April 19, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden ad

 

This is a devastatingly good Biden ad. https://t.co/FmSrMAPk0s

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) April 18, 2020

timeline

.@JoeBiden Jan 29: “The possibility of a pandemic is a challenge Donald Trump is unqualified to handle as president. .. The outbreak of a new coronavirus .. will get worse before it gets better.”@realDonaldTrump Mar 25: “Nobody could have ever seen something like this coming."

— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) April 18, 2020

Texas judge

Texas judge rules all registered voters can vote by mail if they fear catching the coronavirus https://t.co/e8VtlwKyOG pic.twitter.com/X8oLGVPMOg

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 19, 2020

US

Clinton, Cuomo, Newsom

 

Thank you, @NYGovCuomo and @CAGovernor, for your extraordinary leadership in these challenging times. I'm grateful to both of you for sharing your insights at #CGIU2020. https://t.co/yKP4sZmL4Q

— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) April 18, 2020

and Cuomo

https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1251611716078702592

Clinton – stockpile

https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/1251612777912860674

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Bolton’s move; Burnie’s videos

 

IMPEACHMENT

only Bolton

Opinion: Trump’s defense is irrelevant. Only Bolton matters now. https://t.co/CQRdIePXSY

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 28, 2020

Kamala

John Bolton needs to testify in Trump’s impeachment trial—period. pic.twitter.com/4OJp020FqF

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) January 28, 2020

Andrew Jackson

The best parallel to Trump isn’t Nixon; it’s Andrew Johnson, a belligerent and destructive faux-populist who escaped conviction in the Senate by the thinnest of margins. https://t.co/gZ7RESa1LV

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) January 28, 2020

WORLD

Israel

https://twitter.com/amirtibon/status/1222131842251481089

🍊 KLAN

Incest Barbie

Your father said he hates New York “even more than I should,” called California “a disgrace to our country,” said Chicago was “embarrassing to us as a nation,” called Baltimore “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” and said Iowans were stupid. https://t.co/YAc0Ba6yuD https://t.co/duoda0xYUe

— Windsor Mann (@WindsorMann) January 28, 2020

PENCE

REPUBLICANS

Rudy

White House Claim: Rudy Giuliani is “a minor player.”

Reality: Witnesses testified that Trump directed them to "talk to Rudy" about Ukraine. Trump himself mentioned Giuliani on the call with Zelensky. And Ukrainians viewed Rudy as "the key." #TruthMatters pic.twitter.com/dCapHobQif

— House Intelligence Committee (@HouseIntelDems) January 27, 2020

also

Woke up a bit ago to some angry texts from Rudy Giuliani.

He's pissed Dems aren't considering calling him as a witness and says "they are afraid of my physical presence."

"Why do they want Bolton if not me," he says. "Again I really should stop wasting my time." #impeachment

— Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) January 28, 2020

Pompeo

If the thin skinned pompous ass @SecPompeo cant handle an NPR reporter, how is he supposed to function as this country's chief diplomat?https://t.co/Y1jTiuQmNl

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) January 28, 2020

Barr

EXCLUSIVE: Bolton privately told Barr last year that he had concerns Trump was effectively granting personal favors to the autocrats of Turkey and China. Barr said he was concerned Trump created appearance he had undue influence on inquiries w/@maggieNYT https://t.co/4BTUc1SI6b

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) January 28, 2020

Ernst

Reminds me of Kevin McCarthy's 2015 gaffe admitting that the real objective of endless Benghazi investigations was to hurt Hillary's poll numbers.
It would be a shame if in 2020 the GOP + an unwitting press managed to do the job that the Ukrainian president knew was bogus https://t.co/CUPt5lKUjF

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) January 28, 2020

and

https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1222144339775819783

MEDIA

NYT Breuning

https://twitter.com/dnnation/status/1222009642689187840

FB 🦊

Facebook hires former Fox News executive producer Jennifer Williams to work on Facebook News, @DylanByers reports

— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) January 28, 2020

poll sources

% of US adults getting political/election news from each media source

FOX: 39%
CNN: 39%
NBC: 34%
ABC: 33%
CBS: 30%
MSNBC: 24%
NPR: 20%
NYT: 20%
Washington Post: 17%
PBS: 16%

(Pew)

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 28, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden – Burnie

.@JoeBiden: "We have some Democrats running who in 2012 thought that President Obama should be primaried. I thought he was a pretty good president." pic.twitter.com/nF3JgHPuxN

— Brian McBride (@BrianDMcBride) January 28, 2020

Bondi

Spokesman for Joe Biden campaign swings back at the Pam Bondi impeachment trial speech. pic.twitter.com/oO6KZ4SI0w

— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) January 27, 2020

Biden, Blomberghttps://twitter.com/FromaHarrop/status/1222148579197956096

Burnie

🆚 Medicaid

https://twitter.com/Biden_Front/status/1222083215831240705

bad choice

Many Democrats fear Bernie Sanders would be an extremely weak candidate against Trump. They are right. https://t.co/8j04z0O6Q4

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) January 28, 2020

National poll

#Breaking
NATIONAL POLL@MorningConsult

Biden: 29%
Sanders: 23% (-1)
Warren: 14% (-1)
Bloomberg: 12% (+2)
Buttigieg: 7% (-1)
Yang: 5% (+1)
Klobuchar: 3%
Steyer: 3%https://t.co/dObd0wcVIi

— Henry Djoutsa 🇨🇲🇺🇸 Supports🇺🇦 (@D_jeneration) January 28, 2020

LEFTOVERS

Burnie perfume

https://twitter.com/Brave_Writing/status/1221940678352982016

and

https://twitter.com/stellaaaa/status/1221949671074983936

Brie-brie

Umm, ma’am, you incited people to dox me because someone on TV read a tweet of mine. pic.twitter.com/C7zxTbTIr5

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 28, 2020

Burnie Bros

Democrats don’t squat in other democrats field office when organizers and volunteers are WORKING on get out the vote a week before the caucus.

BERNIE LEFT are trying to destroy the Democratic Party and the democratic process.

Joe Biden isn’t at his field office. WORKERS are. https://t.co/QAwBCgeHqr

— Lisa Talmadge 🐝 (@LisaTalmadge) January 28, 2020

US

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