Trump supporters Coronavirus denial

Right wing nonsense

The politics of Covid denial are exactly like the politics of climate change denial, except accelerated by a factor of 100 https://t.co/u0yTOODNKa
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 27, 2020

Newsflash:

When one side shapes its coronavirus response around facts and science, and the other prioritizes cultlike devotion to Trump over protecting American lives, this isn't "tribalism" or "partisanship."

We need a deep language reset.

New piece:https://t.co/WfW5BLW6kk
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 30, 2020

How Triscuits were named

This thread doesn’t go where you expect. #electricitybiscuits https://t.co/gDYYmOd9Ir
— Erik Hanberg (@erikhanberg) March 26, 2020

What if we reopen?

This interactive model tells the devastating truth that Trump either can’t understand or doesn’t care abouthttps://t.co/8g1sSHszD4
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 26, 2020

The U.S. administration is contemplating reopening the economy well before the arc of the epidemic has been bent—with potentially disastrous human consequences. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas explains why this is the wrong approach:https://t.co/cwPFurQ6Kp
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) March 29, 2020

Trump administration cut CDC staff in China

Look, corporations needed tax cuts https://t.co/uVqTvARKQw
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 25, 2020

A program was designed to spot potential pandemics around the world. The Trump administration ended it. ⁦Incredible reporting by ⁦@Emily_Baum⁩ and ⁦@RaineyTime⁩ https://t.co/El4diNnLmC
— Rosanna Xia (@RosannaXia) April 2, 2020

90% of Republicans trust Trump for accurate information on the coronavirus

48% of U.S. adults say Donald Trump is doing an excellent or good job responding to the coronavirus outbreak; 83% of Republicans express positive views, compared with just 18% of Democrats. https://t.co/Q14AUv6FLu pic.twitter.com/RVNMJralfT
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) March 27, 2020

CBS News/YouGov Poll: Americans see months-long pandemic fight ahead; Republicans trust President Trump for accurate information on the virus as much as or more than they trust medical professionals and the CDC (CBS News) Details: https://t.co/sPYNQpy3iH pic.twitter.com/UVK1ZDkQ8u
— OpinionToday.com (@OpinionToday) March 24, 2020

Trump's ratings on handling of #COVID19, while improving, are much less impressive in the context of the "rally around the flag" effect observed for current governors & past presidents during crises. pic.twitter.com/LrdE4DpgD4
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 26, 2020

NEW: A new poll tonight from Ipsos, done for The Daily Beast, shows a clear majority of the public, including self-identified Republicans, do not believe the disinformation that President Trump keeps pushing around the spread of coronavirus https://t.co/e2ce8kzlpH
— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 29, 2020

Interesting from https://t.co/8SZOIc0sFp. Trump voters souring on Trump’s response to the crisis. pic.twitter.com/ibrafKLdXn
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 4, 2020

% of U.S. adults who say Donald Trump is doing an excellent job at responding to the coronavirus outbreak, by main source of political news

Fox News: 63%
CBS: 24%
NBC: 15%
ABC: 14%
CNN: 7%
MSNBC: 2%
NPR: 2%
New York Times: 1%

More in our data tool: https://t.co/JfsbOIyhGE pic.twitter.com/QdG84JBWlL
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) April 4, 2020

Covers: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

The most famous version of “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” was by The First Edition which featured Kenny Rogers who passed away this week.

Covers: I Think We’re Alone Now

“I Think We’re Alone Now” was a huge hit for Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day just covered it.

Dear friends..
While we’ve all been in quarantine I’ve been reflecting on the things that matter the most in my life. Family, friends and of course music. I recorded a cover of @TJSHONDELLS “I think we’re alone now” in my bedroom. https://t.co/a779dWyB1Q pic.twitter.com/FETwIlC7aY
— Green Day (@GreenDay) March 23, 2020

Trump vs. science

He ignores facts. His delayed response has cost us.

Perspective: President Trump must resist his base’s push to prioritize faith over science https://t.co/pQVpKSLQom
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 6, 2020

WaPo: "This portrait of mounting tensions between the president and the scientific community is the result of interviews with 15 senior administration officials, aides, outside advisers and others briefed on internal deliberations…" https://t.co/39qtXcLSNk
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 25, 2020

What did the delayed reaction to coronavirus cost?

Here's one way to measure it, via @SangerNYT @KannoYoungs @AnaSwanson https://t.co/DcnHcErxzc pic.twitter.com/VuocSkHDYj
— Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) March 25, 2020

Comparisons with the seasonal flu, meanwhile, ignore that coronavirus cases are increasing more rapidly and with a higher mortality rate. https://t.co/7OhhBKPMMm
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 25, 2020

"This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper."

—FDR, 3/4/1933 https://t.co/CCe02nA3GS
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 25, 2020

This is the mayor in Walton Kentucky and I think we should put him in charge of everything pic.twitter.com/2TQn5649xQ
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) March 26, 2020

The science denialism of President Trump's ultraconservative religious allies has haunted his response to the coronavirus pandemic, says @kathsstewart https://t.co/r6owP7KSDv
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) March 27, 2020

And right wing media does it too https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1243925441272045569?s=21

President Trump has adopted the Christian Right's anti-science position, harming the COVID-19 response. "But this is not the first time Trump has undermined public health to win approval from his religious extremist backers," writes our VP @AlisonMGill1. https://t.co/jLxMJOvhTo
— American Atheists (@AmericanAtheist) March 31, 2020

Covers: The First Cut Is the Deepest

I was unaware of the long history of “The First Cut Is the Deepest”. I know it from the 1976 version by Rod Stewart, recorded years after his finest albums and before he slipped into disco. It was written by Cat Stevens and first recorded by P. P. Arnold in 1967.

Covers: Future Blues

It’s a stretch to call Canned Heat’s 1970 “Future Blues” a cover of Willie Brown’s 1930 song but it certainly incorporated a lot of it, especially the lyrics. If you like the Willie Brown recording, try this album from Yazoo, Masters of the Delta Blues: The Friends of Charlie Patton

https://youtu.be/qjfP-C8nzyg