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More endorsements for Biden

To be honest, I don’t think these influence voters much.

Biden has the support of more than 200 retired admirals and generals, including at least 22 four-stars. The latest to support him is Adm. Bill McRaven, former SOCOM commander.

Trump does not have the endorsement of a single four-star flag officer. https://t.co/TL82JJMV0j
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) October 20, 2020

Leading Scientists Urge Voters to Dump Trump:
Scientific journals and Nobel Prize winners – who are usually cautious about stepping into politics – cite unprecedented damage and incompetence in calls for a U.S. leadership change. via ⁦@sciam⁩ https://t.co/UlKyjPbMyf
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) October 17, 2020

Striking https://t.co/d7lhw6qvaE
— David Frum (@davidfrum) October 16, 2020

From one of our most respected secretaries of defense. And he is not alone. Biden has 12x as many endorsements from former national security officials and military officers as Trump has.

Like I said in @PostOpinions: https://t.co/TL82JJMV0j https://t.co/FO3jCuybie
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) October 20, 2020

Covers: In the Midnight Hour

“In the Midnight Hour” is known almost entirely because of the original version, the 1965 recording by Wilson Pickett. There are covers including one by the Chocolate Watchband.

52 years ago, some Boston teenagers got together to record a candy bar ad in the form of a psych LP. The result? An (uneven) cult classic. But I'll always admire this reimagining of Wilson Pickett.

As midnight approaches, sleep well and wake brave. #swawb https://t.co/kNXV6yjLZc
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) October 20, 2020

Trump keeps saying the virus will disappear

Trump said the virus would disappear when the number of reported new daily cases was in the hundreds.

He’s still saying it with the number in the tens of thousands — and rising.

A timeline of his words, plotted against case numbers at the time: https://t.co/f1ul4J3CkL
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 20, 2020

Coronavirus death toll could be 400,000 already

NEW

Since January, more than 198,000 people have died from covid-19 than previously known according to a CDC report, suggesting that the total number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. could currently be around 400,000, nearly double the current count.https://t.co/qtqnlnIa7j
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) October 20, 2020

Trumpism will still be here after 2020

I think the 20204 Republican nominee will be Ivanka Trump or Donald Trump, Jr. It’s a cult.

Even in Defeat, Trumpism Isn’t Going Anywhere https://t.co/vQKVO4GyXF via @RollingStone

Brilliant from @Timodc
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 16, 2020

“If after four years of Trump, we can’t stipulate that Republicans have been malicious rather than simply misguided, we may as well also stipulate to their implicit terms…We may as well stand back as they transform the United States into a kleptocracy.“ https://t.co/FyvKhFPTkF
— b-boy boooo-eebaisse (@jbouie) October 16, 2020

Andrew Bacevich: Republicans can make good use of a Biden presidency to detoxify, purging themselves of the poisons ingested when they drank deeply of the polluted waters of Trumpism. https://t.co/nVnEzM6cxU
— The American Conservative (@amconmag) October 10, 2020

Trump has at least $1 billion in debt

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!! https://t.co/w4PnqAYezO
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) October 16, 2020

Wisconsin Republicans want to end mask mandate as coronavirus cases increase

They don’t care.

Almost all of Wisconsin is classified as a COVID ‘hotspot,’ government report shows https://t.co/gziKvlqlZl pic.twitter.com/gnpB90kDLJ
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) October 16, 2020

Republican lawmakers are in court to end Wisconsin's mask mandate, but they won't talk about it https://t.co/vG2SbScSXJ via @journalsentinel
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 8, 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin governor activates 530-bed field hospital as coronavirus spread strains capacity in state facilities.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 7, 2020

Even as the positive tests of the president, first lady and others around them were announced, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin joined a lawsuit to block a mask mandate issued by the Democratic governor. The virus is surging in the state, with 17,000 new cases. Why GOP?
— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) October 4, 2020

Trump rejects, then approves, disaster aid for California

They didn’t vote for him so he doesn’t care about them.

Breaking News: President Trump reversed himself, approving wildfire aid for California shortly after his administration rejected the state’s request for help. https://t.co/uDPtlH2QQm
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 16, 2020

As a matter of course, FEMA sends declaration decisions to the WH. By all metrics, FEMA would have sent a “yes” to WH. WH denied which is unheard of since declarations are pretty routine. Who did so? And what political calculation (CA Republican house members?) made WH change? https://t.co/RycaASLdLZ
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) October 16, 2020

Update from the White House on denied-then-approved California disaster declaration: "The Governor and Leader McCarthy spoke and presented a convincing case and additional on-the-ground perspective for reconsideration leading the President to approve the declaration."
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) October 16, 2020

Trump's administration has rejected California's request for a major disaster declaration tied to the Creek Fire and five other catastrophic blazes, a rare move considering the breadth and high-profile nature of the disasterhttps://t.co/5yBVh5H5lG
— POLITICO (@politico) October 16, 2020

These may not be your voters, Mr. President, but they are Americans, your constituents, and they deserve help. @RsAndIs4Biden https://t.co/OGhS1Hf9BY
— Governor Christine Todd Whitman (@GovCTW) October 16, 2020

Peculiar thing for a nationalist, no? To rule out aid to the most populous state? Just what nation is it that this criminal crowd pledges allegiance to? https://t.co/wR57xU2JO7
— Todd Gitlin (@toddgitlin) October 16, 2020

QAnon update 10/16/20

Trump wouldn’t disown them.

From QAnon to dictators, Trump embraces those who embrace him back https://t.co/rsf0jdoIbi
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) October 16, 2020

New from me:

One in every 50 tweets about voting in September came from QAnon accounts.https://t.co/HGswBO7HOt
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 16, 2020

This is great reporting, especially the answer about how to bring people out of QAnon and other conspiracy theory movements.

"It has to start with empathy and understanding, and allowing them to keep their dignity. Because otherwise, what's their incentive?" https://t.co/Helvb5q0JP
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) October 16, 2020

This man found QAnon in 2017 and went down the rabbit hole for two years. Here’s how he got out. https://t.co/UR80l3GEmk
— CNN (@CNN) October 16, 2020

"GOP political strategists acknowledged in interviews with Insider that Republicans view QAnon believers and the movement not as a liability or as a scourge to be extinguished, but as a useful band of fired-up supporters." https://t.co/BwpwrthTUe
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) October 16, 2020

Republicans boycott House Intel hearing on the risks of QAnon and other misinformation https://t.co/zTEt9V4WAi pic.twitter.com/CmxozhqurR
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) October 16, 2020

Susan Collins has financially backed the campaigns of two outspoken QAnon believers who are eagerly awaiting mass executions of Trump opponents. https://t.co/hh5Q3pf5X2
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) October 16, 2020

For the time capsule: the president on QAnon. pic.twitter.com/m9lA5E2HD4
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 16, 2020

Why is Trump's QAnon footsie worse than his white supremacy footsie? Because by giving QAnon oxygen he also reinforces its central tenet that he's at the center of everything. https://t.co/PxPDacEPm1
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 16, 2020

Unbelievable. Trump refuses to denounce QAnon and claims that they fight against pedophilia. QAnon is a deranged conspiracy theory!
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) October 16, 2020

Given multiple opportunities, Trump refused to denounce Qanon at town hall.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 16, 2020

Trump basically endorsed QAnon with that answer. He is their top recruiter after Facebook groups focused on essential oils.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) October 16, 2020

Trump asked if he denounces QAnon:

“I know nothing about QAnon.”

The FBI has called QAnon a potential domestic terrorism threat.https://t.co/J1Ar7EDRe7
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) October 16, 2020

Asked to denounce QAnon, Trump refuses to do so and instead says, "They are very much against pedophilia, they fight it very hard."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 16, 2020

President Trump repeatedly claimed "I don't know about QAnon" at his town hall with NBC.

Well, here's a little primer for you, @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/2JSJ6DkH9I
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 16, 2020

Pennsylvania Postal Worker Charged with Dumping Mail Is QAnon Follower: Report https://t.co/QelZGF89RW
— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) October 15, 2020

QAnon is the GOP https://t.co/1L451O2uHN
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) October 16, 2020

Trump cabinet push for regulatory changes

JUST POSTED: Facing the prospect that President Trump could lose his re-election bid, his cabinet is scrambling to enact regulatory changes affecting millions of Americans in a blitz so rushed it may leave some changes vulnerable to court challenges https://t.co/HZXUM7TvW9
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) October 16, 2020