Republican campaign’s anti-Semitic ad

The Republican party is full of bigots. This is disgusting.

Republican Sen. David Perdue's campaign takes down Facebook ad that appeared to make Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff's nose bigger, following accusations of anti-Semitism https://t.co/7QOSMUVt1q pic.twitter.com/Ifhmi8BUMG
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 28, 2020

"Perdue’s aides blamed an “unintentional error” by an outside vendor when a filter was applied. Critics saw something more malicious, noting that Ossoff was featured along w/ Chuck Schumer, who is also Jewish." https://t.co/9mrGSj1cvB
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 28, 2020

I think it was intentional. Why else would you alter a picture?

Sitting U.S. Senator David Perdue's digital attack ad distorted my face to enlarge and extend my nose.

I'm Jewish.

This is the oldest, most obvious, least original anti-Semitic trope in history.

Senator, literally no one believes your excuses.https://t.co/PiA7P4O4M2
— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) July 28, 2020

Holy hell. Republican Sen. David Perdue has been running a Facebook ad that *made Jon Ossoff's nose bigger*. Oh, and it just so happened to pair him alongside Chuck Schumer. The campaign has since taken it down https://t.co/MsiqDVGVN6
— David Nir (@DavidNir) July 27, 2020

Mail voting update 07/28/20

Trump is lying about voting by mail. The amount of fraud is negligible. Trump just doesn’t want people to vote. I am concerned that Republicans will challenge votes to reduce votes for Democrats.

If 7.3% absentees were rejected in a November swing state, it could conceivably cost Dems up to 2% of statewide margin. https://t.co/gTr9X8FDDP
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) July 28, 2020

Via the latest ABC/Post poll, 51% of Dems plan to vote by mail vs. just 20% of Republicans, thanks to Trump's attacks. That's unprecedented. https://t.co/jBpoEr9GfZ
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) July 28, 2020

WV confirms that anyone will be able to vote absentee there this November. https://t.co/SOtLVkrUIA We're down to just 8 states that will still require an excuse.
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) July 27, 2020

Top Republicans have repeatedly raised concerns with Trump campaign officials about such attacks, recognizing they need to expand voting by mail to compete with Dems in a number of closely contested states. Trump clearly unmoved by those concerns. https://t.co/jEvTEY6xkz https://t.co/LP28TMupWb
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 27, 2020

We're down to 9 states (CT, IN, KY, LA, MS, NY, SC, TX, WV) that are not allowing everyone to vote absentee in the fall. https://t.co/pJnKKxCTgD
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) July 20, 2020

Here’s how Trump’s opposition to mail voting hurts the GOP

I just want to reiterate here that it is extraordinarily difficult to forge a ballot and have that ballot be counted. https://t.co/GVVVpTKQr7
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) July 28, 2020

AG Barr voted by mail. So did 15 other Trump officials

Trump
Pence
McEnany
Conway
Ivanka
Melania
Azar
Ross
DeVos
Stepien
McDaniel
Kushner
Glassner
Ayers
Parscale

GOP only opposes mail voting when Dems use it pic.twitter.com/rBOKnJUoNe
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) July 28, 2020

Barr, who’s voted by mail himself, says all-mail voting would “substantially” increase the risk of fraud.

In Colorado, which votes entirely by mail, only 0.0027 percent of 2.5 million ballots cast in 2018 were even forwarded for fraud investigation. pic.twitter.com/QpieU6PNMC
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) July 28, 2020

Reupping this from @amyegardner: Election officials contradict Barr’s assertion that counterfeit mail ballots produced by a foreign country are a ‘real’ worry https://t.co/8mW7bnybqH
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) July 28, 2020

Tens of thousands of mail ballots have been tossed out in this year’s primaries. What will happen in November? https://t.co/4FH18zEYR9
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2020

Coronavirus poll update 7/28/20

While 44% of all U.S. adults have heard a lot about the use of the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus, that figure rises to 60% among Americans who rely most on Trump and his task force for COVID-19 news. https://t.co/AZlL0c3hyF pic.twitter.com/CzVLH5BmFA
— Pew Research Journalism (@pewjournalism) July 28, 2020

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The way each of the following have responded to the coronavirus pandemic:

President Donald Trump
Approve 43%
Disapprove 56%

Director of the Nat'l Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci
Approve 74%
Disapprove 20%

(Fox News Poll, RV 7/12-15/20)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 21, 2020

I don't think voters are totally numb to it: https://t.co/vnBoTg6nxU
— Chris Warshaw (@cwarshaw) July 28, 2020

Trump administration inserts FBI building into cororavirus bill

This would benefit Trump personally. He wants the FBI to stay in DC so a hotel is not built on their current site that would compete with his hotel. That’s so corrupt. Now Republican senators act innocent but they, not the White House, are responsible for the bill. Sad!

The Republican coronavirus stimulus proposal includes funds for the design and construction of a new FBI headquarters at the request of the Trump administration https://t.co/XprLV8tIeH
— CNN (@CNN) July 28, 2020

150K people are dead and millions are out of work and Trump's priority for the COVID relief bill is $2 BILLION for a new FBI HQ in downtown DC because Trump doesn't want the FBI to move to the suburbs and have the old site redeveloped w/a hotel that will compete with his

No joke
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 28, 2020

Whichever WH official put this in a pandemic relief bill handed Dems a cudgel https://t.co/sZ9oBNQvz5
— Jonathan Martin (@jmart) July 28, 2020

Pelosi said that she believes the money for the new FBI building was included in the GOP plan to help with business for the Trump hotel. Schumer said Meadows and Mnuchin didn’t explain why the money was in there but they “acknowledged it (was included) when we asked.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 28, 2020

The Republican coronavirus stimulus proposal includes funds for the design and construction of a new FBI headquarters at the request of the Trump administration https://t.co/UNg9Xirfdm
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 27, 2020

The GOP coronavirus bill has $1.75b for a new FBI building in its present location so as to block a potential competitor to the Trump Hotel, and 100% deduction for business meals (which would benefit Trump's hotels). But not a cent for safe and secure elections this November.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 27, 2020

The President doesn’t have the authority to file a bill in the Senate. This is the work of Senate Republicans. It’s a bit too cute by half to disavow it. It is quite literally their bill. https://t.co/K6MqqsRQW9
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) July 27, 2020

Or we could McConnell why he acceded to a Trump demand clearly related to his personal hotel business. https://t.co/fQyjjw4Asg
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 27, 2020

New Senate GOP coronavirus bill includes unrelated White House demand for FBI headquarters money. By @OConnellPostbiz @seungminkim @ericawerner https://t.co/pMZ4QFsyVd
— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) July 27, 2020

🚨MCCONNELL throws the White House under the bus: says he’s opposed to fbi money in this covid bill.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 28, 2020

Trump reiterates there should be a new FBI building near DOJ – or renovate existing building. Keeping it on same plot would keep a new hotel away to prevent competition with his hotel. Trump says commute would be too long if it moved to MD and VA suburbs. Wants it in covid bill
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 29, 2020

White supremacists are instigating riots

Riots in downtown Richmond, Virginia over the weekend were instigated by white supremacists under the guise of Black Lives Matter, according to law enforcement officials. https://t.co/sxu3i28qjR
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 28, 2020

Police: 'Umbrella Man' was a white supremacist trying to incite George Floyd rioting https://t.co/bwMhjPpD1r
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) July 28, 2020

Coronavirus polls

A majority of Americans are currently willing to eat at a restaurant (54%), stay in a hotel (51%), go to work (78%), go grocery shopping (94%), get a haircut (67%), attend church (51%), and go to a shopping mall (51%), per latest @ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/HFXtn3c65t pic.twitter.com/qkm9D15Wx2
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 27, 2020

👀 these percentage splits between Democrats and Republicans pic.twitter.com/BSvksyGSnc
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 27, 2020

"It appears that people are living in quite different realities." https://t.co/bzKPzKkP39
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 25, 2020

GOP Govs. Ducey, Abbott, DeSantis and Kemp taking big political hits over their handling of the coronavirus.https://t.co/Vx6NHC0cyw
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) July 24, 2020

MORE: Joe Biden wins registered voters who are very worried about catching the coronavirus by an overwhelming 82-14%, and those who are somewhat worried, 53-41%. Those who are less worried prefer Pres. Trump, 69-26%. https://t.co/Ovj9SrN0iY
— ABC News (@ABC) July 19, 2020

Trump apparently said nothing to Putin about bounties

He would have told us if he did.

President Trump was asked whether he brought up alleged Russian bounties on U.S. troops in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump won't say, falsely claiming he doesn't discuss his calls with foreign leaders.https://t.co/RGlc3VowJF
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) July 27, 2020

Trump won't say if he's confronted Putin over Russia's reported bounties on US troops https://t.co/Xq1HG8WL9B via @businessinsider
— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) July 27, 2020

In the past 31 days, Donald Trump has called #BlackLivesMatter a symbol of hate.

He's sent unidentified federal agents to police Portland streets against peaceful protesters.

But he has NOT publicly called out Putin for reportedly offering bounties for American troops abroad.
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) July 27, 2020

Evictions could be coming

Republicans are to blame for not acting in time.

Saying this louder: MORE THAN 40% OF RENTER HOUSEHOLDS ARE AT RISK OF EVICTION. https://t.co/AZmBjBmza6
— ACLU (@ACLU) July 27, 2020

“The (eviction) ban is ending just as a federal enhancement to unemployment benefits — a $600-a-week boost that has helped many laid off tenants pay at least some of their rent — also lapses this weekend.” https://t.co/jDWFvSny9n
— Greg Krieg (@GregJKrieg) July 25, 2020

It has been widely suggested that this is why @POTUS #Trump has sent paramilitary forces to #Portland, & threatens to do the same to Chicago, Detroit, NYC — anticipating rebellion over rent evictions & financial desperation. https://t.co/ABe5JuRiAF
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 21, 2020

"Nearly 12 million adults live in households that missed their last rent payment, and 23 million have little or no confidence in their ability to make the next one, according to weekly Census Bureau data." https://t.co/HtV4VgAbRq
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 21, 2020

Analysis: A jump in mortgage delinquencies was among the very first signs of the housing crisis and the Great Recession that followed.

And new data shows this leading indicator is higher than it's been in decades. https://t.co/4lZGR3Stn0
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 14, 2020

20 to 28 million Americans are at risk of being evicted by September.

For context, 10 million Americans were displaced from their homes following the 2008 foreclosure crisis.

We are about to experience a housing crisis unlike anything we’ve seen since the Great Depression.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 14, 2020

Meanwhile in ALABAMA https://t.co/9sNApF2WMB
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) July 29, 2020

Florida’s disastrous response to COVID-19

“Everyone in the media was saying Florida was going to be like New York or Italy, and that has not happened,” FL Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

He’s right. Florida is now worse.

This article is devastating: https://t.co/hYN7FVgPj0
— Aki Peritz (@AkiPeritz) July 26, 2020

These yard signs are showing up all over Florida. #DeathSantis pic.twitter.com/VX8ko3nnx2
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) July 26, 2020

Opinion: I’m a doctor in Miami. Here’s how I know Florida’s covid-19 outbreak won’t improve anytime soon. https://t.co/EQEjnTZBLe
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 26, 2020

Florida records 9,300 new coronavirus cases, blows past New York https://t.co/g8K8ARynp7 pic.twitter.com/Uq0aVzuhHA
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 26, 2020

Florida: 223,000 positive #SARSCoV2 tests in three weeks – 10,000 a day – and ~NO CHANGE in hospitalizations or ICU occupancy statewide. You say epidemic, I say a lot of people getting colds, let’s call the whole thing off. (We’ll see if Florida has any excess mortality in July.) pic.twitter.com/DQgyexjtMy
— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) July 26, 2020

We created some new postcards for Florida. #DeathSantis pic.twitter.com/4zEdCcdImd
— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) July 26, 2020

Coronavirus conspiracy theories

% of US adults who see at least some truth in the conspiracy theory that powerful people planned the coronavirus outbreak, by level of education

High school or less: 48%
Some college: 38%
College degree: 24%
Postgrad degree: 15%https://t.co/u8tRWzSV8Y
— John Gramlich (@johngramlich) July 26, 2020

The Sinclair Broadcast Group says it is pulling from the air an edition of its “America This Week” program that discusses a conspiracy theory involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus. https://t.co/lWfyNN7KMa
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 25, 2020

It will come as a shock to no one that Gates denies this "conspiracy theory" following a Yahoo News/YouGov survey finding 28% of U.S. adults believe he plans to use Covid-19 vaccines to implant microchips to monitor the movements of billions worldwide.https://t.co/TB260Qx0vq
— Children’s Health Defense (@ChildrensHD) July 24, 2020

Here's our piece from last night on Conspiracy Theories and Coronavirus….https://t.co/dozKlHsV14
— John Oliver (@iamjohnoliver) July 20, 2020