Millie Small, who recorded the most popular version of “My Boy Lollipop” died on May 5. 2020.
Month: May 2020
White House suppressed CDC guidelines
To them, politics are more important than public health. McEnany lied. She’s the perfect choice for Trump’s press secretary.
White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said Friday that the documents had not been approved by CDC Director Robert Redfield. The new emails, however, show that Redfield cleared the guidance. https://t.co/IzX4KlQ2QG
— Toluse Olorunnipa (@ToluseO) May 8, 2020
"The Trump administration has shelved a document created by the nation’s top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other public places during the still-raging coronavirus outbreak." https://t.co/GvWPni8Hx4
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) May 7, 2020
Why is the Trump Administration blocking the release of the CDC guidance? https://t.co/SkotJYKs77
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 7, 2020
“I’ve heard from every C.D.C. in the world…and they say, ‘Normally our first call is to Atlanta, but we ain’t hearing back.’ There’s nothing going on down there. They’ve gutted that place. They’ve gagged that place.”
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) May 2, 2020
Chickens coming home to roost.https://t.co/hHj32umc72
"Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the CDC has been inexplicably absent, and Americans are suffering and dying for it."https://t.co/mKrV9tel1Z
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) May 2, 2020
Fmr. Acting CDC Director Richard Besser: “In every outbreak I was involved in, one of the most important success factors was the ability to talk to the public … that tool, that public health tool, has been taken away in this pandemic.”https://t.co/57grmtgb1x
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 8, 2020
BREAKING- After having its 17-pg draft recommendations rejected by the @WhiteHouse, the @CDCgov is considering publishing parts on its web site. “Trump’s concern is with the economy and that is very clear.” The official added, “Our job is to…protect people and keep them safe.”
— Nick Valencia (@CNNValencia) May 8, 2020
This shows that shutting down science wasn’t just a momentary stumble at the beginning. It’s still their official policy to ignore experts and satisfy the whims of the king. https://t.co/qXaBLnIuBd
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) May 8, 2020
Polls on a coronavirus vaccine
so much misinformation
New NPR-Marist poll of national registered voters:
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 14, 2020
Biden 53
Trump 42
That's up from 52-44 in June
Trump approval: 39-55https://t.co/xaRomBmtus
USA Today poll: Nearly one-third of Americans believe a coronavirus vaccine exists and is being withheld from the publichttps://t.co/759sN9nwCO
— Aman Batheja (@amanbatheja) April 24, 2020
Morning Consult poll:
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 5, 2020
Republicans (20%) are nearly three times more likely than Democrats (7%) to say they would not get vaccinated if and when a COVID-19 vaccine is brought to market.
BREAKING: One quarter of Americans say they'd be unlikely to get vaccinated, even if a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine were developed, new @ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. https://t.co/3lSqaJRa10 pic.twitter.com/PLbe6IaTsV
— ABC News (@ABC) May 8, 2020
So we will get rid of the idiots in society by their own hand, how very Darwinian, which they mostly don’t believe in. I call that irony.#COVIDIOTS https://t.co/5DBxF6KTfx
— Stone (@stonecold2050) May 7, 2020
One-third of Americans may refuse coronavirus vaccine, according to poll https://t.co/MksfsZxEJu pic.twitter.com/3jPXl2W0hN
— New York Post (@nypost) May 7, 2020
Unemployment statistics
Psst. President Donald Trump's political base has escaped the worst of the economic fallout from Covid-19. My latest, with Allan James Vestal. https://t.co/dh8A8lx5SD
— Timothy Noah (@TimothyNoah1) May 8, 2020
The US unemployment rate is ugly, but it isn't the full picture.
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) May 8, 2020
44 million workers lost a job — or had hours cut
18 million "temporarily" laid off
11 mil forced to be part-time
10 mil want job but couldn't look
5 mil actively looked 4 jobhttps://t.co/92w84u9bQh @alyssafowers pic.twitter.com/ks6fkQENFW
U.S. unemployment hit 14.7% in April. But joblessness varied by race and education:
— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 8, 2020
▪️ White people: 14.2%
▪️ Asian people: 14.5%
▪️ Black people: 16.7%
▪️ Latino people: 18.9%
For people without high school degrees, it was 21.2% (vs. 8.4% for college graduates). pic.twitter.com/dHINJnoy1O
Analysis: Trump once took credit for low unemployment among black Americans.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 8, 2020
Now that rate has doubled. https://t.co/Z3KQbPlWez
Unemployment:
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) May 8, 2020
🇺🇸14.7%
🇩🇰4.9%
McDonald's hourly wage:
🇺🇸$9
🇩🇰$22
Weeks of paid vacation:
🇺🇸0
🇩🇰5
COVID19 deaths per million:
🇺🇸231
🇩🇰87
COVID19 tests per 1,000:
🇺🇸24
🇩🇰49
Maybe Americans deserve the same safety and dignity that Denmark's people enjoy.https://t.co/irRVh3WylZ
Leisure & hospitality lost 7.7M jobs.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) May 8, 2020
That's 47% of the ENTIRE industry.
5.5M jobs lost in food service alone.
1.4M jobs lost in HEALTHCARE.
Record 103,415,000 not in labor force.
Unemployment in San Diego: 27%.
Meanwhile, pro-lockdown people say it's "for our own good."
Workers without college degree hit hardest by record unemployment https://t.co/6lgMvyQRy4
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) May 8, 2020
As we see our economy cast into the abyss, consider that the coronavirus pandemic is not the only villain. Conservatives’ steady and willful weakening of the national safety net set the working class up for a fall. Take a bow, gents. Right off that cliff. https://t.co/0ZkRX0UuIC
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) May 8, 2020
Why April's jobs report does not capture the true unemployment rate @jchatterleyCNN reports pic.twitter.com/0PFMjBkPRs
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) May 8, 2020
Weekend reads: The unemployment undercount https://t.co/zRemlBpd2m
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) May 8, 2020
Why did healthcare shed 1.4 million jobs in April? Doesn't a pandemic require more healthcare workers?
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) May 8, 2020
Actually, the money-making parts of the US medical-industrial complex (elective procedures, joint replacements, etc) have shut down.
That's where lots of jobs are.
Michael Flynn is guilty
Barr’s actions are disgraceful. Flynn confessed and now they’re dropping charges.
Abandoning the Flynn prosecution is the latest step in a pattern of dismantling the work of the Russia investigators. A former federal prosecutor said Bill Barr is eating the Justice Department from the inside out. https://t.co/iUfnTCqUrJ
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) May 8, 2020
"This move embeds into official U.S. policy an extremist view of law enforcement as the enemy of the American people," write @neal_katyal and @jgeltzer in The New York Times.https://t.co/SytYoz7MgJ
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) May 8, 2020
My thoughts on the latest swing of Barr's wrecking ball into the Justice Department https://t.co/3jY7BGL0o9
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) May 8, 2020
My take in the @washingtonpost on the Flynn case, the government's bizarre motion, and the corruption in Barr's DOJ. @PostOpinions #MichaelFlynn https://t.co/028fynjmQh
— Randall Eliason (@RDEliason) May 8, 2020
In case you missed it, here are thoughts on yesterday’s Flynnfamy:https://t.co/mKiO4icHrj
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) May 8, 2020
Flynn: Charges dropped.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 8, 2020
Stone: Sentencing recommendation revoked.
Cohen: Early release due to coronavirus rescinded.https://t.co/PsbpINR7PB
Team Trump Wants Mike Flynn Back For 2020, Sees Him As Their ‘Nelson Mandela’
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) May 8, 2020
@swin24 @ErinBanco report https://t.co/IBIHiHOIox
By dropping the case against Flynn, the Justice Dept lost 50 years worth of ground in maintaining its independence post-Watergate.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 8, 2020
Once again, Bill Barr is doing Trump's dirty work.
And once again, Barr has undermined the legitimacy of our justice system and the rule of law. pic.twitter.com/lUuRoqFqeD
To me, the evidence that Flynn knew he'd been caught in a lie came in our very first story.
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) May 7, 2020
At first he denied discussing sanctions with Kislyak. Told we were still planning to report otherwise, he tried to take back that denial.https://t.co/f8m4qtX5UX pic.twitter.com/IpCz0opu8d
Re-posting my piece from @thedailybeast explaining why Flynn was not “framed.” Turns out no pardon needed. Barr saved the day for Trump by … wait for it … dismissing all charges. Maybe we should give Flynn a pony, too. No truth. No justice. https://t.co/Fo3qypPgXe
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) May 7, 2020
Just in–Statement from Andrew McCabe on DOJ and Flynn: "The Department's position that the FBI had no reason to interview Mr. Flynn pursuant to its counterintelligence investigation is patently false, and ignores the considerable national security risk his contacts raised." pic.twitter.com/bY0qXbAmS3
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 7, 2020
An unbelievable betrayal of the prosecutorial equities of the United States. I will have a lot more to say about this as soon as the filing is available.https://t.co/XhHvmNSgzD
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) May 7, 2020
The attempts at revisionist history are so transparent. There isn't anything wrong with an incoming NSA talking to a counterpart. The issue was an incoming NSA offering to undo sanctions after the counterpart just ran an illegal active measures campaign to help his guy win.
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) May 7, 2020
On February 14th, Trump talked to FBI Director Comey about Michael Flynn, asking him to “let this go” because he’s a “good guy.”
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 7, 2020
Comey wouldn’t do it, so Trump fires him.
Today, Barr did what Comey was unwilling to do.
Where this may be headed: https://t.co/7vWgfXrCCp
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) May 8, 2020
Wages rose because low-wage workers lost jobs
The awful reason wages appeared to soar in the middle of a pandemic…
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) May 8, 2020
According to the Labor Department, wages were up 7.9% in April. The reason? Millions of mostly low-wage workers lost their jobs.https://t.co/oH8POIfsqX via @andrewvandam pic.twitter.com/5br0DXpi2Q
Trump lies at his town hall at the Lincoln Memorial
He used the Lincoln Memorial to spread lies and for political reasons. It was disgraceful. I wonder if Biden would be allowed to have a town hall there?
Trump wanted to have his Fox town hall inside the Lincoln Memorial. Events in the hallowed space are prohibited. So Interior Secretary David Bernhardt issued an order granting an exception. @katierogershttps://t.co/9lI9AxzCue
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) May 4, 2020
Here's a fact check of just some of the president's false and misleading claims at the Lincoln Memorial with Fox News. There were too many to do all of them on a Sunday night. With @tarasubramaniam, @MarshallCohen, @stark_talk: https://t.co/vI9XMKTX57
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 4, 2020
Even by Trump’s historically low standards, the town hall on reopening the nation’s economy featured some astounding falsehoods https://t.co/2FNrEAP20n
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 4, 2020
Citing the "extraordinary crisis" of the coronavirus, Trump's interior secretary relaxed the rules so Trump could hold a Fox News town hall at the Lincoln Memorial. https://t.co/dMjDtqQLUZ
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 5, 2020
Yesterday, President Trump turned a town hall that was centered on the coronavirus pandemic into an appeal for his reelection https://t.co/6ppDoUCWNv
— POLITICO (@politico) May 4, 2020
In the last year, both the left and the right have been eager to claim the Lincoln Memorial and its symbolic backdrop.
— POLITICO (@politico) July 5, 2020
That's not a new American tradition — the memorial has a long history of allowing Americans to approach from all directions.https://t.co/qvngCbIUcV
Trump still wants to get rid of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
I can’t believe he is doing this during the biggest health crisis in the US in 100 years. He claims he’ll replace it with something better but there is no plan. That’s another of his endless lies.
Trump vows complete end of Obamacare law despite pandemic https://t.co/YYF491lgQU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 6, 2020
Your regular reminder that President Trump is still trying to overturn the entire ACA, stripping health care away from millions of people in the middle of a global pandemic.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) May 6, 2020
And he has absolutely no plan to replace it. https://t.co/pvJOTq3BVO
"The same Republican senators who profess to uphold the ACA’s protections for people with preexisting conditions vote in lockstep for judges like [Justin] Walker who are on the record with their contempt for the law," writes @EleanorClift https://t.co/kt4i2nonil
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 6, 2020
News: President Trump says he's standing by his support for a lawsuit to wipe out Obamacare, calling the law "a disaster" and promising a replacement "with a great health care at far less money." (The White House does not have a replacement plan.) pic.twitter.com/w74eJb25Xv
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 6, 2020
Schumer: "Every Republican who votes for this nominee, Mr. Walker, will be voting to dismantle the ACA and take millions of people's healthcare away from them." pic.twitter.com/6ScTY8sH1H
— The Hill (@thehill) May 6, 2020
Rep. @RodneyDavis voted 11 times to repeal the ACA with no replacement.
— Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (@BetsyforIL) May 6, 2020
Then he voted for a bill to take away protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
Next, he voted to support this lawsuit.
Enough is enough. It’s time to #ProtectOurCare.https://t.co/qN6laT2KNG
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— OpinionToday.com (@OpinionToday) May 6, 2020
NBC/WSJ Poll: Ten years later, Obamacare is as popular as it’s ever been (@mmurraypolitics) https://t.co/781JypbKXf
Tens of thousands of Americans have died from #COVID19. Over 1.2M have been infected.
— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) May 6, 2020
And yet, even in the midst of this pandemic, the President & his party refuse to end efforts to dismantle the ACA & rip health care away from millions of Americans. It would be a disaster. https://t.co/bEccYBs1xs
President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the ACA. He has never offered a plan to replace the ACA. While he has said he will protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, he has supported Congressional proposals to weaken those protections.
— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) May 6, 2020
William Barr warns Trump administration to back off lawsuit seeking to kill Obamacare: report https://t.co/HfCx7Nqwdt
— Salon (@Salon) May 6, 2020
Wiping out the ACA was so unpopular that a Republican-controlled Congress couldn't pass it. Can only imagine how popular wiping out the ACA is during a freaking pandemic. https://t.co/QSisZqG5V0
— Daniel Jacobson (@Dan_F_Jacobson) May 6, 2020
Worth noting, as Trump faces polls showing him underperforming w/seniors, that every GOP alternative to the #ACA required higher premiums & fewer protections for older consumers w/health conditions as the means for reducing premiums costs for younger/healthier people. https://t.co/iIVQlIke7g
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) May 6, 2020
Just a reminder that the Trump administration’s support for the latest suit to kill Obamacare is as legally meritless as it is politically stupid. https://t.co/KUb7QCQviL
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) May 10, 2020
I wrote this piece about the indefensible decision by Trump to have “his” Justice Department urge the Supreme Court to strike down all of the Affordable Care Act, during a pandemic no less. A betrayal of fundamental principles. https://t.co/BB0Lf9nKrr
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) May 8, 2020
Trump: "We want to terminate health care for, under Obamacare, because it's bad, and we're replacing it with a great health care at far less money and it includes pre-existing conditions."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 6, 2020
We're five years into him talking about health care at this level of specificity.
Trump administration has rolled back environmental rules
We’ll never be able to undo the damage Trump will have done in four years. Sad!
These are all the environmental rules the Trump administration has reversed or is rolling back: https://t.co/2vifbwiMQ0
— Hannah Fairfield (@hfairfield) May 6, 2020
Latest coronavirus polls
Americans Struggle to Navigate COVID-19 'Infodemic': Nearly 8 in 10 say misinformation about virus a major problem; social media, Trump administration seen as most common sources of false info (Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup) Details: https://t.co/IRfCEqqTW6 pic.twitter.com/e12zKAqqhp
— OpinionToday.com (@OpinionToday) May 11, 2020
Two-thirds of Americans concerned states will lift restrictions too quickly – CNNPolitics https://t.co/ZETb6NZyqp
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 7, 2020
In a year from now, do you think your state will be back to normal, or don't you think so? (via new Quinnipiac poll)
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) May 6, 2020
Among New York state voters:
47% yes, back to normal a year from now
47% no, not back to normal a year from now
% of households willing to do the following, without a vaccine:
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) May 6, 2020
– Restaurants YES 44%
– Malls YES 39%
– Cruise ships NO 77%
– Planes NO 73%
– Stadiums NO 72%
– Gym/Fitness NO 65%
(via @fundstrat, citing Gordon Haskett Research poll data
63% of Americans are worried states will lift stay-at-home restrictions too quickly, according to a new Monmouth University poll.https://t.co/xB0p8YgupO
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 6, 2020
Poll: 70 percent of voters more concerned about rolling back social-distancing restrictions too early https://t.co/8smjJh6xAe pic.twitter.com/FjnZ53zhz3
— The Hill (@thehill) May 6, 2020
Approval rating on handling the coronavirus response among New York state voters via Quinnipiac poll:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) May 6, 2020
Governor Cuomo: 81% approve, 17% disapprove
President Trump: 35% approve, 61% disapprove
The partisan gap in the latest CNBC battleground state poll shows a divide between delusion and reality:
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) May 6, 2020
Is it safe to go to a:
Nail salon: 77% R; 9% D
Dine-in restaurant: 70% R; 5% D
Bar: 52% R; 4% D
Large sporting event: 37% R; 2% D
Is the economy in a recession?
50% R; 89% D
NATIONAL POLL: Majority of Americans say @realDonaldTrump has been largely inconsistent in his #COVID19 press briefings.
— MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) May 5, 2020
55% inconsistent
36% consistent
INCONSISTENT by party:
DEM – 85%
IND – 58%
REP – 18%https://t.co/IpNcOzPV39
consistently struck by how the vast majority of the american public understands the seriousness of this crisis in a way that the president of the united states and his political party simply don’t. https://t.co/LO9UehhVSi
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) May 5, 2020
If you’re concerned that you or someone you’re close to will be infected with the coronavirus, the data shows that you are not alone. Via @FiveThirtyEight. https://t.co/fkjoz47qve
— ABC News (@ABC) May 3, 2020
Pres. Trump's disapproval rating among Americans reaches highest level since the first ABC News/Ipsos poll on the coronavirus (57%), with only 42% approving, according to new @ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/XAk3eGTBJL pic.twitter.com/A5GBhqEHqP
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) May 2, 2020
Survey shows 82 percent of Oregonians, including ***72 percent of Republicans***, support lockdown. Those protesting are a clique of unhinged fascist cultists https://t.co/IsHNoKmttB
— Borzou Daragahi 🖊🗒 (@borzou) May 2, 2020
“Nearly ⅓ of the people we polled believe that the #coronavirus was manufactured on purpose.”https://t.co/2bO5W55L0v
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 1, 2020
BREAKING: Governors in ALL 50 STATES got higher ratings than Trump for COVID response.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 30, 2020
Every. Single. State.https://t.co/5yM2pvsbuq
Compare and contrast: Trump's approval on coronavirus, per the RCP polling averages: 46-51.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 30, 2020
Trump is around *30 points* behind every one of these governors. https://t.co/NDm4VU1Mta
Sad! 