Good for the Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks become first NBA team to boycott playoff game to protest social injustice https://t.co/y7qBZBXLiv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 26, 2020

Athletes in this era are upholding the finest traditions of heroes like Muhammad Ali. You can't have your entertainment if these players aren't even safe driving home for fear of a police stop. You want your "sport?" Peace and quiet and a relief from protests? Change policing. https://t.co/eiWD4r2a0u
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 26, 2020

If you have a problem with players choosing social change over sports, that’s a problem. The sooner ppl understand that the sport of basketball is insignificant in comparison to these events taking place in our country. The sooner you’ll understand what players are thinking. https://t.co/2adMzereel
— Antonio Daniels (@adaniels33) August 26, 2020

When I went to Milwaukee in 2016 to cover the police shooting of Sylville Smith I was struck by the role the Bucks front office was playing in trying to soothe the unrest. 2 years later, Bucks guard Sterling Brown was assaulted by police. Now 45 mins south, Jacob Blake’s shooting https://t.co/TeBK9oRXvh
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) August 26, 2020

We are at an inflection point. ✊🏼 https://t.co/Zg3GhNAGJY
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) August 26, 2020

The Bucks are showing a hell of a lot more guts and moral clarity than almost every other American institution.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) August 26, 2020

Trump administration instructed CDC to modify testing guidelines

Trump doesn’t care if people get sick. He just wants the appearance that things are getting better. The CDC is non-partisan; Trump should not interfere with it but he does this often. Sad!

Federal Health official: CDC issued guidance to reduce testing after pressure from ‘top’ of Trump administration @nickwattcnn reports pic.twitter.com/8CJwKfxo5D
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) August 26, 2020

CDC was pressured 'from the top down' to change Covid-19 testing guidance, official says – CNNPolitics https://t.co/EHBfrFUBKa
— Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) August 26, 2020

The CDC quietly modified its coronavirus testing guidelines this week to exclude people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19 — even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. Experts called the revision confusing and “potentially dangerous.”https://t.co/EFSgk1sFKA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 26, 2020

Breaking via NYT: The CDC was instructed by higher-ups within the Trump admin to modify its coronavirus testing guidelines this week to exclude people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19 — even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. https://t.co/8f9iXiDR3L
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 26, 2020

BREAKING- A sudden change in federal guidelines from @CDCgov on coronavirus testing came this week as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the @realDonaldTrump administration. The new guidelines raise the bar on who should get tested: Official
— Nick Valencia (@nickvalencianew) August 26, 2020

President Trump thinks that by ignoring the truth and lying about the truth he can make COVID-19 go away.

He refuses to do what’s needed.

He will make things worse as long as he denies the truth.

We will keep fighting for an adequate testing strategy!https://t.co/hybF7F01Vh
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 26, 2020

JUST IN: Dr. Anthony Fauci says he was undergoing surgery when the White House coronavirus task force discussed new CDC testing guidelines https://t.co/j9CyUysBGd pic.twitter.com/kj11RdB3Ly
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 26, 2020

Jesus! https://t.co/tQmIXxCnSF
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 26, 2020

Destroying the credibility of the CDC during a pandemic is one of the scandals that history will remember. Because it costs lives. https://t.co/qnFbFTZs7P
— Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) August 26, 2020

Coronavirus spread from the Sturgis Motorcycle rally

At least 260 coronavirus cases in 12 states associated with Sturgis, SD motorcycle rally

CNN surveyed state health departments across the United States and has tallied cases in at least 12 states.
— David P Gelles (@gelles) August 31, 2020

“A Minnesota biker who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has died of covid-19 —- the first fatality from the virus traced to the 10-day event that drew more than 400,000 to South Dakota.” https://t.co/EdLSOGvagn
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 2, 2020

More than 100 coronavirus cases in 8 states linked to massive Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota https://t.co/jQaD3t8DKG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 26, 2020

More than 100 Sturgis motorcycle rally attendees have tested positive for COVID-19.

61% of all U.S. counties have been visited by someone who attended Sturgis, cell phone data shows.https://t.co/8asGUbu7H1
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) August 26, 2020

Coronavirus cases linked to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have been confirmed in South Dakota and at least 7 other states. https://t.co/LKASPr1fUK
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 25, 2020

In the world's most depressingly predictable news, having 250,000+ people pack into a small town during a raging pandemic isn't a good idea. These selfish motorcyclists likely seeded dozens of fresh outbreaks across the US, which will lead to many deaths. https://t.co/jU19iWBIYX
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 22, 2020

Why Sturgis was a really terrible idea:
This visualization was created using anonymized cell phone location data records from the rally, showing where those devices were active leading up to, during, and after the event.
The rally has already been linked to multiple Covid cases. pic.twitter.com/0RG3M9XJPJ
— Decoherence (@DecoherenceWave) August 22, 2020

Dozens of coronavirus infections traced back to Sturgis Rally https://t.co/SZ3OFNlrAA
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 25, 2020

Coronavirus cases in multiple states have been linked back to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, which saw hundreds of thousands convene over 10 days.https://t.co/K6iYM8EtyH
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 24, 2020

South Dakota's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is over, but public health departments across the U.S. are trying to measure how much the coronavirus spread during the gathering before hundreds of thousands of bikers traveled home. https://t.co/uZJso0J88N
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2020

South Dakota's Governor, Kristi Noem, can now proudly state that hers is the first state in the country to have had a third, sharp spike in COVID-19 cases (with a little help from the Sturgis Rally she declined to constrain). pic.twitter.com/aRkLbxZszI
— Bob Morris, MD, PhD (@rdmorris) August 23, 2020

At least seven Covid-19 cases in Nebraska's Panhandle region have been tied to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota last week, public health officials say. https://t.co/jh8oBfhFlg
— CNN (@CNN) August 21, 2020

Reporting from today: Current known COVID-19 cases linked to Sturgis is 112 in 8 states, and that is an early, early tally as contact tracing continues. https://t.co/HselPInxPn
— jayfug (@jayfug) August 26, 2020

Biden warned we were not ready for a pandemic – in October 2019

This was Biden last October. https://t.co/dRekWF1QYl
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) August 23, 2020

President Obama and I established a White House office to prepare our nation for future pandemics. Donald Trump eliminated it — and we've been paying the price every single day.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 24, 2020

57% of Republicans think 176,000 virus deaths is acceptable

We have two countries under one roof.

How can anyone think it’s alright that there are 176,000 people dead?

57 percent of Republicans think 176,000 coronavirus deaths (and counting) is acceptable. Holy shit. pic.twitter.com/dd737aoOmj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 23, 2020

A coronavirus chart that will shock you https://t.co/LYRU9LK8wr
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 25, 2020

As #RNC2020Convention opens tomorrow #COVID19 may not be much of an issue. New poll:
– 57% of #Republicans say the number of deaths is "acceptable"
– 64% of #GOP say deaths are actually “fewer than reported”
– 73% say US response to the virus is going wellhttps://t.co/ylDlkwkrix
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 23, 2020

Do you personally know someone who has been diagnosed with the coronavirus via @CNN polling:

APRIL:
22% yes, know someone
78% no, don't know

JUNE:
40% yes, know someone
60% no, don't know

AUGUST:
67% yes, know someone
32% no, don't know
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 19, 2020

Trump approval on coronavirus via Gallup:

March: 60% approve, 38% disapprove
April: 50% approve, 48% disapprove
June: 42% approve, 58% disapprove
August: 36% approve, 63% disapprove
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 17, 2020

New ABC/Post poll on coronavirus outbreak:

Republicans:
82% completely/mostly/somewhat under control
17% not at all under control

Democrats:
29% completely/mostly/somewhat under control
71% not at all under control
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 17, 2020

Most Republicans (62%) say the primary reason for the recent rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is that more people are being tested. By contrast, 80% of Democrats say the primary reason is that there are more new infections, not just more tests. https://t.co/7N2LP8uQoC pic.twitter.com/NszT6snZZR
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 14, 2020

Most Republicans say 176,000 virus deaths are “acceptable.” RNC chair blames the poll https://t.co/byOgirZAh6 pic.twitter.com/TCQO7MoeiE
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 24, 2020

Trump’s FDA conspiracy theory

Dr. Paul Offit, who serves on the FDA's vaccine advisory committee, says he's seen evidence of bullying and pressure from the administration on the agency. https://t.co/BWOJEMl9YD pic.twitter.com/Ec0f8T44lA
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) August 24, 2020

Trump calls EUA for plasma a “historic announcement.”
It’s certainly a step that will expand access to convalescent plasma therapy, but it’s not the breakthrough the President is portraying it to be. Randomized clinical trials have not yet reached a conclusion on its efficacy
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) August 23, 2020

At least news media outlets are making it very clear what is going on here with Trumps reckless, selfish decision today https://t.co/2IpWzV6Mjn
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) August 23, 2020

President Trump's aggressive stance on virus treatments raises concerns about putting politics ahead of safety https://t.co/gVbIWQefzk
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 24, 2020

Questions about Trump's convalescent plasma announcement:

– Timing? Why announced on the eve of RNC?
– Efficacy? Randomized clinical trials aren't yet conclusive.
– Equity? How will the admin ensure the therapeutic is distributed fairly given gaps in its racial Covid data? https://t.co/y8gUrLCk8j
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) August 23, 2020

!!! "Let's be clear: there is no great study right now regarding convalescent plasma and its therapeutic benefit in Covid-19 … Is this a miracle cure? Definitely not." — Dr. Vin Gupta (@VinGuptaMD) on @MSNBC
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) August 23, 2020

Trump makes it explicit. He wants a vaccine approved before a political deadline that has great personal significance to him: Election Day. https://t.co/ZUd55C56p7
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) August 22, 2020

Here's what the FDA says: "The FDA concluded, as outlined in its decision memorandum, this product may be effective in treating COVID-19 and that the known and potential benefits of the product outweigh the known and potential risks of the product."
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) August 23, 2020

This would come–if it happens as STAT suggests–just a few days after FDA put the treatment on hold. https://t.co/45b3rHmN7q
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) August 23, 2020

Mr. President, you are full of it.
Vaccine makers aren't complaining about @SteveFDA or anybody else at the agency. Every aspect of #COVID19 #vaccine R&D is moving at a record-breaking pace. Gee, @realDonaldTrump you wouldn't want anybody to die from an unsafe product, would you? https://t.co/0i26O24tA4
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 22, 2020

Trump on Saturday baselessly accused the FDA — which he likened to the "deep state, or whoever" — of making it harder for drug companies to distribute coronavirus treatments and vaccines.https://t.co/BP2IQo5w0f
— Axios (@axios) August 22, 2020

President Trump on Saturday suggested that his own FDA is making it difficult for drug companies to enroll people in clinical trials for vaccines and therapies to treat Covid-19, part of a "deep state" plot to hinder his re-election prospects https://t.co/6bDmyqmzEE
— POLITICO (@politico) August 22, 2020

BREAKING: White House takes away FDA authority to regulate COVID tests. It’s August, de-regulating & politically meddling are not what FDA needs right now.

More soon. Follow if interested.
— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) August 21, 2020

According to two sources in the Monday meeting, Peter Navarro had aggressively confronted FDA officials, saying, "You are all Deep State and you need to get on Trump Time." Navarro declined to comment.
https://t.co/3eop6Q7FUa
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) August 23, 2020

Coronavirus and schools 8/20/20

*COLLEGE COVID-19 UPDATE*

{PART I}

🟦 UNC: closed down.
🟩 MICHIGAN STATE: closed down.
🟨 NOTRE DAME: closed down.
🟥 ALABAMA: 566 cases in 1 week.
🟥 IOWA STATE: 305 cases in 1 week.
🟧 AUBURN: 208 cases in 1 week.
🟨 MISSOURI: 159 cases, <1 week.
🟨 IOWA: 111 cases, <1 week.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) August 25, 2020

I personally know two college students who have already returned home with COVID-19. This is a national disaster underway. https://t.co/O1a4EM6MnV
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) August 24, 2020

Whoa: "Northeastern U caught wind of poll by a student asking classmates whether they planned to attend parties. 115 yes, 640 no. When pollster was contacted by school, he turned over names of students who said yes. Northeastern sent email to them and parents dressing them down."
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) August 22, 2020

Documents obtained by The Daily Tar Heel show that before UNC announced its reopening plan, the administration received early warning messages from top medical professionals at the University predicting outbreaks of COVID-19 on campus.https://t.co/gkjut938XQ
— The Daily Tar Heel (@dailytarheel) August 21, 2020

University of Alabama on-campus testing had a 29% positivity rate Thursday. It was less than 1% on re-entry tests. https://t.co/4pMK8ABrp2
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) August 21, 2020

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling education?

Approve 35%
Disapprove 62%

(Gallup Poll, 7/30 – 8/12/20)
trend: https://t.co/ZWtW0kpOzW
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 22, 2020

More on coronavirus outbreaks 08 22 2020

Despite frequent warnings from health officials that big gatherings can spread Covid-19, large groups continue to congregate across the US, leading to outbreaks https://t.co/7xBuHLO6vX
— CNN (@CNN) August 23, 2020

65 people attended a wedding in Maine on August 7.

53 people have now tested positive for COVID-19, and one person is now dead who did not attend but caught it from a guest.

A reminder that your refusal to not be an asshole impacts everyone around you. https://t.co/2dO4ECsWPc
— Alex Goldstein (@alexjgoldstein) August 22, 2020

WEDDING OUTBREAK in Maine: 53 infections now linked with a single wedding reception.

📌of 65 guests—30 infected!

📌13 secondary, 10 tertiary contacts.

📌23% infected under age 18. youngest 4 years old

📌one death in a secondary contact 🧵 #COVID19 https://t.co/65y1DTliwz
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 23, 2020

In the world's most depressingly predictable news, having 250,000+ people pack into a small town during a raging pandemic isn't a good idea. These selfish motorcyclists likely seeded dozens of fresh outbreaks across the US, which will lead to many deaths. https://t.co/jU19iWBIYX
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 22, 2020

Corornavirus outbreaks 08/20/20

Some Sturgis rally goers are testing positive for coronavirus https://t.co/6LjYyqHX6c pic.twitter.com/GiHXRCOjpY
— The Hill (@thehill) August 20, 2020

A gathering of people in Maine to celebrate the joyous occasion of a wedding has sparked an outbreak of the coronavirus, according to officials https://t.co/fp7kgJqbUb
— CNN (@CNN) August 19, 2020

NC State reports first cluster of COVID-19 cases from an off-campus residence where a gathering/party was held earlier this month.https://t.co/O6wtgLEQ1M
— Jessica Banov (@jessicabanov) August 18, 2020

8 days into semester, Notre Dame halts in-person classes as 146 students get coronavirus https://t.co/rUMdH6eJcW pic.twitter.com/wVytMabPTv
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 18, 2020

OMG. https://t.co/jtrj9p21xP
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) August 17, 2020

A 597-person summer sleep-away camp in Georgia was responsible for a cluster of coronavirus cases in June, where more than half of the positive tests came from children under age 18, according to a CDC case study.https://t.co/yAa2SFYnbM
— Axios (@axios) August 1, 2020

Is it safe to reopen schools?

Trump is pushing for schools to reopen with classroom learning but it is not a good idea in many places. Some schools that opened had to close.

When can schools safely reopen? The answer is part science, part guesswork. https://t.co/IzihZvRPWB
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 20, 2020

At least 15 states reporting Covid cases at colleges and universities

Almost 2,000 K-12 students in Mississippi have been quarantined in the state due to possible exposure to Covid-19, according to the state's department of health https://t.co/6Dmux66UPT pic.twitter.com/VTJVpKZQkM
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 19, 2020

Dear @realDonaldTrump

You are ACTIVELY refusing to listen to REAL MEDICAL EXPERTS and are doing EVERYTHING in your power to guarantee the DEATH OF MORE US CITIZENS.https://t.co/m8XYI6vsCE
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 19, 2020

Last week, Mississippi had COVID outbreaks in schools in roughly half the counties in the state.

This week, the state health director says there are now outbreaks in schools in 71 out of the state’s 82 counties.

This really isn’t working. https://t.co/6EqoULHAFV
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 18, 2020

NEW: Coronavirus outbreaks in schools are mounting — but it is impossible to track all the cases.

The CDC isn't collecting any data on the virus in schools.

And least 9 states won't release any school outbreak data to the public.

w/@BenjySarlin: https://t.co/s1Vz6Xx88q
— Suzy Khimm (@SuzyKhimm) August 17, 2020

Which U.S. counties can safely open schools this fall? Times Opinion looked at the data to find out. https://t.co/bazribchFH
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) August 14, 2020

97,000 children reportedly test positive for coronavirus in two weeks as schools gear up for instruction https://t.co/Z8OQePagmW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 8, 2020

"This is just another way we're flying blind in this epidemic."

— Laurie Garrett on coronavirus spreading in schools but the federal govt not keeping count. https://t.co/zL2Ybt7r7h
— MSNBC Live with Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanMSNBC) August 20, 2020

No. Just no. If schools are going to reopen (now or in a few weeks or a few months), leaving teachers in the classroom who should be in quarantine will needlessly expose students and other staff. This is reckless, inhumane, and wrong. A pic.twitter.com/lp4duDLOPZ
— Elisa Cardnell (@ElisaCardnell) August 20, 2020

👀👀👀, more from Syracuse: "The students who gathered on the Quad last night may have done damage enough to shut down campus." https://t.co/zWnOOff6pB
— Chris Quintana (@CQuintanaDC) August 20, 2020

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — NC State University announces that all undergraduate courses will move to online instruction Monday amid virus pandemic.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 20, 2020