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Month: September 2020
Summerteeth – Wilco
Wilco’s 1999 album Summerteeth will be reissued soon in a deluxe edition. I think this is a great album but it took me a while to get there. I had to get past my preconceptions about what kind of music Wilco should be making since they grew out of alt-country band Uncle Tupelo. This album has no connections at all with country music. None. It’s a very weary downbeat album. It reminds me of “I’m So Tired” by the Beatles. At least we now know what the album cover picture is about.
Wilco's 'Summerteeth,' released in March 1999, will be receiving a deluxe edition more than 20 years later https://t.co/xd9C6CH2vA pic.twitter.com/cCLQ2lJzic
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 2, 2020
.@Wilco revisit Summerteeth https://t.co/z1mIT5NOUR
— Pitchfork (@pitchfork) September 2, 2020
It's a girl blowing a bubble!
— Mark Doyle (@DrMarkDoyle) September 3, 2020
My life will never be the same. #Summerteeth @Wilco pic.twitter.com/FqyIkKGsAL
Happy birthday to Jeff Tweedy, whose creativity has been a tonic for three decades. Re-sharing a piece I wrote about ‘Summerteeth’, which remains one of the truly fascinating pop records of my lifetime: “A spiritual knife fight held in a circus fun house." https://t.co/NPfQUXZo2m
— The Paranoid Style (@paranoiacs) August 25, 2022
Two boogaloo bois arrested
These people are the problem, not antifa. Trump won’t say anything since they are right-wing extremists like him.
BREAKING: Two self-described “Boogaloo Bois” were charged for allegedly conspiring and attempting to aid extremist Islamist group Hamas as part of “their desire to overthrow the government” after protests erupted over the police-killing of George Floyd https://t.co/adxeO3AAze
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 4, 2020
Back in June, CNN appears to have spoken to Benjamin Ryan Teeter, one of two "boogaloo" adherents charged today with attempting to provide support to Hamas.
— Nick Martin (@nickmartin) September 4, 2020
He's pictured here in the center with bleached blond hair. https://t.co/GrVBRbEnua pic.twitter.com/KbYWJz0hLc
Now that MORE Boogaloo Bois are charged for working with terrorists, here is a quick reminder that there was a story last week connecting
— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) September 5, 2020
the boogaloo bois to Killer Kyle Rittenhouse, hero of Fox News https://t.co/wMk21NGAVv
When Trump started referencing "domestic extremism," it was aimed at "antifa."
— NPR (@NPR) September 2, 2020
For a former top DHS official, that's an obvious red herring.
"If you look at the people that have been arrested … it's the boogaloo movement or an association with QAnon."https://t.co/o0PV65dmtY
Boogaloo Bois
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) September 3, 2020
Proud Boys
Ku Klux Klan
Nazis
White supremacists
Alt Right Hate Groups…
are all ignored by #AGBarr, who rails against #BLM.
This is very scary: "Man with alleged 'Boogaloo' ties arrested for threatening county health officer" https://t.co/ZbSUb8SYqT
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) September 3, 2020
Update on Trump’s payroll tax scam
People would have more money now but less next year. It’s a scam.
Omg. Employees at IRS — the agency that collects payroll taxes — want to opt out of Trump's payroll tax deferral and have been told they can't https://t.co/3mrxNlVaQZ
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) September 4, 2020
Perspective | Trump promised a payroll tax holiday — but so far it’s all just talk https://t.co/1i4mE9SZD4
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 29, 2020
His payroll tax cut/not a tax cut looks so bad that it's hard to imagine many employers implementing it 2/ https://t.co/PhQ1u8k5wM
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 29, 2020
We told you Trump’s economic orders were bad gimmicks. We weren’t wrong — the Administration just said (on Friday night) how they will do it: workers’ payroll taxes get suspended until the election, then DOUBLED in January.
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) August 29, 2020
It’s one of the stupidest policies I’ve ever heard of. https://t.co/QKeGFtj09U
At least part of the federal government is preparing to implement President Trump’s plan to defer payroll taxes even before his administration finishes spelling out the details of how it will work https://t.co/5UlCXrqLFn
— POLITICO (@politico) August 28, 2020
How that payroll tax break will work: IRS says companies have the responsibility to stop collecting some payroll taxes that would normally be due Sept. 1–Dec. 31. Then co’s must collect twice as much from workers’ paychecks early next year. @laurapdavisonhttps://t.co/ZmiIuRRR2a
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 28, 2020
A permanent payroll tax cut could deplete Social Security as soon as 2023 https://t.co/5I0T0bnHdY
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 25, 2020
Trump's fakakta payroll tax scheme is supposed to start a week from today. Employers would need to reprogram payroll systems, figure out sign-off from employees, and they'd still be legally on the hook for any unwithheld tax. And *still* no guidance from Trump's Treasury/IRS. 🤔
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) August 25, 2020
Trump has now stated multiple times that, if reelected, he will “terminate” the payroll tax that funds Social Security. Seniors, people with disabilities, and every American should know how devastating this policy could be. So we've asked the experts:https://t.co/CNG4v6r9nN
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) August 20, 2020
The US Chamber of Commerce says Trump executive order is unworkable. Where is Moscow Mitch hiding as tens of millions of Americans are forced to choose between food, or paying their bills and rent? https://t.co/RFMxeXBbDA
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 19, 2020
Trump's payroll tax scheme is such a debacle.
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) August 18, 2020
Supposed to begin in two weeks, but employers are saying the only way they'll implement it is if IRS just lets them off the hook for the tax, even though the tax code makes them liable. (And for good reason: https://t.co/eUv2qXu4NS) https://t.co/pZf70ah32I
Didn't get as much attention as the "suburbs" part of Trump's presser, but the Social Security answer had him suggesting you can eliminate the payroll tax and just pay for everything with "tremendous growth." pic.twitter.com/PO72C99BCQ
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) August 13, 2020
Asked how he pays for Social Security if he permanently kills the payroll tax, Trump says, "We're taking it out of the general fund." "We'll get it approved, in that case, by Congress." Asked how all that money would get into the general fund, Trump says, "Tremendous growth." ???
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 12, 2020
Trump repeats that he wants to permanently eliminate the payroll tax if he’s re-elected, without explaining how Social Security would be funded if he did. Larry Kudlow, who said Sunday Trump meant the temporary deferral would be forgiven & “the tax is not going away,” looks on.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 12, 2020
Trump denies attack on the military but I think he’s lying
I don’t think it will affect the election much. His white supremacist base will brush it aside because their racism is a higher priority. I have no doubt he said these things and is lying now. I agree with the media people who say the anonymous people should come forward but they don’t apply the same standard to Trump. They didn’t push him to say who was on the plane with the terrorists because they know he’s lying.
The president, who never served in the military, canceled a visit to a cemetery where American troops are buried, saying: “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” https://t.co/5V0WNfQnVb
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) September 3, 2020
Conservatives love to talk about how much they supposedly care about the troops and the vets. Well, we can safely say now that was a load of crap, because they're sticking by Trump, who thinks soldiers are "suckers" and "losers". https://t.co/c58dRu0O96
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) September 4, 2020
The AP has now confirmed this reporting.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) September 4, 2020
I mean, seriously, no matter whether you agree w Biden on all his beliefs and priorities, how can anyone rationalize voting for someone to lead our troops who thinks they are “suckers” and “losers”. https://t.co/l9HSJvGijB
A senior Defense Department official I just spoke with confirmed this story by @JeffreyGoldberg in its entirety. Especially the grafs about the late Sen. John McCain and former Marine Gen. John Kelly, President @realDonaldTrump former chief of staff. https://t.co/ol2lhBbgv8
— James LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) September 3, 2020
The initial besmirching of McCain’s service and war heroism was on the record in front of cameras: “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”https://t.co/8hVw6WQpcB https://t.co/W8wY860Kag
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 4, 2020
By the way, much of the Atlantic story has been confirmed by other outlets and the president denied something about his handling of McCain’s death that was widely reported at the time and still true. I’ve also got reporting on Trump disparaging people who served in Vietnam. https://t.co/f9zVlKLThD
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 4, 2020
This is beyond sickening. https://t.co/wM7ZX1rHjY
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) September 4, 2020
Also why Trump won’t say anything about two Marine veterans imprisoned by Putin on trumped-up charges. Presumably he thinks they’re losers too.
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) September 4, 2020
As I noted in @PostOpinions: https://t.co/WizZrzjX1h https://t.co/hK5oT9O6Aq
Yes, and if #Trump is now lying about what he said about John McCain on camera, why should anyone believe his denials of @JeffreyGoldberg’s story? https://t.co/P0GAYQ2KOZ
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) September 4, 2020
Seriously, @JeffreyGoldberg piece is important and terrific reporting. Where the hell were these sources when it happened? Did I miss the part where any of those who heard the President attack war heroes quit in protest, or went on the record to tell us about this now?
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) September 4, 2020
A confident White House would have simply said, "This story is untrue."
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 4, 2020
The frenzied, rabid pushback is because the story is true, they know it, and they're trying to work the media refs with screams of "Duh Liburl Media!"
Trump heatedly denies that he referred to American soldiers killed in combat during World War I as “losers” and “suckers,” moving quickly to avoid losing support among the military and its allies just two months before an election. @maggieNYT https://t.co/bR1gEKxzYp
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 4, 2020
Even Fox News confirms that Trump tried to keep wounded veterans out of military parades. https://t.co/uaQ0FTF5m6
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) September 4, 2020
FOX confirmed it? Wow https://t.co/FhhPJ3hWLR
— Jason Cole (@JasonCole62) September 4, 2020
Fox confirms the story as well. Trump can't keep denying it. https://t.co/d1hWGzwRcp
— Drew Savicki (@SenhorRaposa) September 4, 2020
Joe Biden called President Trump’s reported insults of fallen soldiers “disgusting” on Friday. “It is deplorable. It is so un-American. It is so unpatriotic,” he said. https://t.co/00KJRkwbzE pic.twitter.com/7x8HR3j21S
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 4, 2020
Vaccine polls update 9/4/20
Not enough people wear masks
Not enough people would take a vaccine
I don’t know how we ever get back to normal
I don’t agree with the anti-vaxxers but am concerned by Trump’s efforts to rush the vaccine.
Two-thirds of Americans say they won't get COVID-19 vaccine when it's first available, USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll shows (@sarahbishi @LedgeKing) https://t.co/r5trQ1Hf3m
— OpinionToday.com (@OpinionToday) September 4, 2020
New @Gallup poll finds 35% of Americans would not get a free, FDA-approved vaccine if it were available today https://t.co/BUnECC28Zu pic.twitter.com/H2RUP5zWKK
— APhA HQ (@pharmacists) September 3, 2020
Efficacy and safety matter to Americans, not Trump’s desperate political ploy to stay in office and avoid jail.
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) September 4, 2020
Exclusive: Two-thirds of Americans say they won't get COVID-19 vaccine when it's first available, USA TODAY/ Suffolk Poll showshttps://t.co/k9fAf3VnXQ
44% of Americans say they would take a vaccine before w Phase 3 trial.
— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) September 4, 2020
In other news, 56% of Americans know what a Phase 3 trial is.
Acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine is gradually growing, with 54.6% of people saying they would get one in the first year, a new WebMD reader poll finds. https://t.co/dYmUx1Jjo1 pic.twitter.com/xmc3ePIe8W
— WebMD (@WebMD) September 2, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine poll via @CNN:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 19, 2020
Biden supporters:
74% yes, would try to get vaccinated
23% no, would not try to get vaccinated
Trump supporters:
38% yes, would try to get vaccinated
60% no, would not try to get vaccinated
Big new poll from Ipso on Covid-19 vaccine acceptance is out today https://t.co/0AJpLnNZTZ. Here are the headline findings: pic.twitter.com/OVX2zwqEiX
— Richard Clarke (@RichClarkePsy) September 1, 2020
A stunning STAT/Harris poll: A huge, bipartisan majority of Americans sees the Covid-19 vaccine approval process as being driven by politics, and would worry about the safety of a fast-tracked vaccinehttps://t.co/qjp3HFiCCQ
— Lev Facher (@levfacher) August 31, 2020
More on Kanye West’s campaign
Pathetic effort to help Trump
A lot of pundits with uninformed hot takes about Kanyes stunt campaign hurting Biden are gonna need to update their talking points. https://t.co/YMvZ2dzsc8
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) September 3, 2020
Legal challenges swirl around Kanye West's attempt to mount an independent presidential bid https://t.co/HblTejmGt3 pic.twitter.com/AHpR94uqDi
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 2, 2020
Most people are laughing at Kanye West's "candidacy" for POTUS, being pushed by GOP operatives to drain votes from Biden. But this is not funny. It's FRAUD. https://t.co/Dinyx7pe50
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) August 30, 2020
I continue to think this spoiler campaign is a *terrible idea* for *Republicans*. https://t.co/i0DZF6kmJP
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) August 28, 2020
it’s a well-run campaign, rapper and broom and whatnot @jtuckermartin https://t.co/XchwfRgJYo
— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) August 22, 2020
continue to think that if he gets himself on a ballot West will end up harming Trump more than Biden, since it gives Trump-curious voters a way to vote for disruption without voting for Trump. https://t.co/qniWCbXKB9
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) August 15, 2020
It ONLY took 3 complaints in Illinois for the State Board of Elections to review the petition by #KanyeWest to be on #POTUS ballot. They determined nearly 75% of his signatures were fraudulent. If Kanye is on your state’s ballot, contact your Board is Elections for a review! 🗳
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) August 13, 2020
Group working to get Kanye West on state ballot to 'help Trump'
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 13, 2020
"You want to help Trump?" one of the organizers called out Tuesday afternoon in front of the Yellowstone County Courthouse. "We're trying to take votes away from creepy Uncle Joe."https://t.co/QnIA7CZYQc
Kanye West reportedly says he and Jared Kushner speak "almost daily" https://t.co/4w6xO249ag
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 13, 2020
Also, even apart from Kanye’s mental state, if this meeting was for political purposes—specifically, influencing the election—it was blatantly illegal. https://t.co/n9fSqSOcvl
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) August 12, 2020
NEW- Kanye West met with Jared Kushner last weekend in CO, as West continues with an effort he has indicated is aimed to harm Biden. https://t.co/DsVj58HrnS
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 12, 2020
It’s a legitimate question 👇🏼https://t.co/ygV3CsGFcJ
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 12, 2020
Kanye submitted 3,128 signatures to the state of Illinois. 1,928 were ruled invalid. He’s off the ballot because most of his signatures were fake. The right gets so upset about potential electoral fraud but says nothing about actual voter registration fraud from Kanye. Cute.
— Touré (@Toure) August 8, 2020
2020 Census update
Trump has politicized it.
BREAKING: A federal judge in California has ordered the Census Bureau to stop winding down in-person counting efforts for the #2020Census until court hearing is held on 9/17 in lawsuit by National Urban League-led coalition pushing for more time to count.https://t.co/6Ho5hxUmon
— Hansi Lo Wang • 2️⃣3️⃣? DAYS (@hansilowang) September 6, 2020
The 2020 census is fighting a losing battle against the coronavirus and President Trump. NPR’s @hansilowang explains how a decade of money and power are at stake.
— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 5, 2020
Listen to @today_explained: https://t.co/rYwKCknzVX
Trump administration says legal challenges to excluding undocumented immigrants from census are premature https://t.co/VtCmKSnMVY pic.twitter.com/Y5DeT6M1S3
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 3, 2020
On 7/29, Wilbur Ross's top aide asked the Census Bureau to come with a plan to rush the 2020 count. Here's that plan, presented to Ross on 9/3 and given to Congress by a whistleblower. It warns of a risk of "serious errors" in the data's accuracy https://t.co/Wix41Jn1sN pic.twitter.com/UTkTtVSiCf
— Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) September 2, 2020
The shortened schedule for the 2020 census increases the risk of "serious errors" in the results, according to an internal Census Bureau document obtained by the House Oversight and Reform Committee. https://t.co/zemOErbSbd
— NPR (@NPR) September 2, 2020
NEW: The Census Bureau is ending #2020Census door knocking in some parts of the U.S. even earlier than expected — on Sept. 18 in San Diego area, possibly within next 2 weeks in Minneapolis area — and that may further hurt public confidence in the count.https://t.co/xmDPHeCPig
— Hansi Lo Wang • 2️⃣7️⃣ DAYS (@hansilowang) September 1, 2020
Well this is a disaster. Two Trump judges on Trump's latest attempt to rig the census. https://t.co/ApBc9GFzWu
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) August 25, 2020
Coronavirus research news
People who frequently attended church were 16 times more likely to report that they had tested positive for COVID-19, according to a new study. https://t.co/hRWIEg3cF5 pic.twitter.com/IqI1gbqr1o
— WebMD (@WebMD) September 20, 2020
35 Places You're Most Likely to Catch COVID https://t.co/d1KsetXsdI
— Hardamon (@iamhardamon) September 12, 2020
Adults who tested positive for Covid-19 were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant in the 14 days before becoming ill than those who tested negative, according to a new CDC study https://t.co/l9JTriBumZ
— CNN (@CNN) September 11, 2020
A team of experts on food contamination says it is highly unlikely that food is a source of Covid-19 transmission https://t.co/aAxDsB4hgd
— CNN (@CNN) September 7, 2020
A new study has found a strong correlation between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19, though researchers say that doesn’t mean loading up on so-called sunshine pills will protect you from the virus. https://t.co/F3XHTGDDKP
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 3, 2020
Opinion: It’s time to talk about how toilets may be spreading covid-19 https://t.co/eqY9JYl4uO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 2, 2020
55% of coronavirus patients still have neurological problems three months later: study https://t.co/UVeCwPrWLo
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) August 31, 2020
A new Centers for Disease Control report shows 94% of people who died after contracting COVID-19 had contributing health conditions, underscoring why the virus is so dangeroushttps://t.co/0oG98OdVo6
— Axios (@axios) August 31, 2020
Fast, Less Accurate Coronavirus Tests May Ease the U.S. Backlog, Experts Say https://t.co/MnMHyH1yOI
— frates (@frates) August 30, 2020
5 unanswered medical questions about coronavirus
I am recovering. But the last five months were the worst of my life. Wear a mask. https://t.co/tKlU00kWnO
— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) September 8, 2020
"Dr. #Fauci Just Said How You'll Most Likely Get COVID" #coronavirus https://t.co/MSVNHkYtCR via @Yahoo
— Epathea Litmer (@EpatheaLitmer) September 11, 2020
The eviction crisis caused by the pandemic
If this is not everywhere in your timeline right now that is a problem. This is something government must act on. Now. https://t.co/drQcOhHLWV
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) September 3, 2020
Can you be evicted during the pandemic? It depends on your ZIP code https://t.co/WxTHcXbca9
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 25, 2020
— 29 million adults report not having enough to eat
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) August 24, 2020
— 15 million renters behind on rent payments
— Trump's $300 UI benefit will only last ~3 weeks
— Poverty rates to rise above Great Recession levels w/o more stimulus@hannah_denham1 @taylormtelford https://t.co/cTA1Bdk6EL
Up to 40 million Americans could be evicted by the end of this year, according to a new report published by the Aspen Institute. The report warns that the US may be facing the most severe housing crisis in history if conditions don't change. https://t.co/A1Yhwy9li8
— CNN (@CNN) August 10, 2020
“It's going to be a mess.” Some officials say at least 23 million Americans are at risk of losing their homes now that a federal eviction moratorium expired and the extra $600 in unemployment benefits has lapsed. https://t.co/weKM2y9KOR
— AP Eastern US (@APEastRegion) August 4, 2020
Just want to make sure @LindseyGrahamSC hears me from the golf course:
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) August 1, 2020
📣 RENT IS DUE TODAY AND 43% OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S RENTAL HOUSEHOLDS ARE AT RISK OF EVICTION 📣 https://t.co/1VjinRXUdu
Sad! 