Rush is a liar.
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) July 4, 2020
Trump gave him a fancy medal.
They both share responsibility for the death of Americans. https://t.co/VmFzxWJom5
“I have never downplayed the seriousness of it. I have never downplayed the severity of it.” Rush Limbaugh, 6/29.
— David A. Bell (@DavidAvromBell) July 4, 2020
“It’s the common cold, folks.” Rush Limbaugh, 2/24.https://t.co/HQFEwutX5W https://t.co/jEhWW7phkJ
Trump keeps blaming testing. He’s wrong. People would still go to the hospital and people would still die regardless of how many tests were done.
“But now we have tested, almost 40 million people. By so doing, we show cases — 99% of which are totally harmless“ — Donald Trump
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) July 5, 2020
Uh, no.
You’re an idiot, @realDonaldTrump. Look at these graphs. Are you even capable of discerning their meaning? https://t.co/iZt9b7ezWJ pic.twitter.com/vA31ZO5hix
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) July 4, 2020
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have repeatedly attributed the increase in the coronavirus case count in the United States to an increase in testing. These assertions are not backed up by the data, a ProPublica analysis shows. https://t.co/5jQvg2cBHi
— ProPublica (@propublica) July 3, 2020
Hard to even choose where to start with the mammoth dishonesty of this stuff. pic.twitter.com/ZR5qbkIY9e
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 4, 2020
A good thread on restaurants
I am still so incredibly anxious about dining out, even if it's literally outside. For now, I'm sticking to takeout (call the restaurant directly & tip well!) Meanwhile, here's a thread from restaurant critics that's helped inform my personal decision. And wear a mask, good god!
— Joseph Hernandez (@joeybear85) July 2, 2020
What an ignorant thing to say. Sad!
19 times Trump said the coronavirus would go away https://t.co/7ojFYyw7yP
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) July 2, 2020
The president has repeatedly claimed since February that the virus, which has killed nearly 130,000 Americans, would disappear in the near future https://t.co/nLRal8h03c
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 2, 2020
Here are things the president has said about the coronavirus since June 15. pic.twitter.com/uaYLEt1Zr3
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 1, 2020
TRUMP tells Fox Covid will disappear.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) July 1, 2020
Previously:
2/10: it will go away in April
2/26: close to 0 in couple days
3/31: it will go away, hopefully at the end of the month
4/29: it’s gonna leave
5/8: this is gonna go away w/o a vaccine
6/16: even w/o [a vaccine], it goes away
At the beginning of the pandemic, Trump said he thought the virus would simply go away on its own.
— Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiff) July 2, 2020
Now, after 125,000 casualties, he still says it will magically disappear.
There hasn’t been a more incompetent president since Hoover.
Or am I being unfair … to Hoover? https://t.co/oiCE1tIzM7
Feb 26: @realDonaldTrump lied when he said we had 15 cases and we're "going to be down close to zero soon"
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) July 2, 2020
July 2: We have 2.78 million+ cases and 130,700+ deaths
And he again said yesterday he thinks this virus will just go away on its own. Unreal.pic.twitter.com/MoFd8QiCs9
And on the 112th day of the coronavirus pandemic, Pres. Trump is still hoping it will “just disappear.” pic.twitter.com/BxDwhOjLHy
— The Recount (@therecount) July 1, 2020
The @nytimes sued the CDC for records and found that Black and Latino people have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in a widespread way that spans the country, throughout counties in urban, suburban and rural areas, across all age groups. https://t.co/IhiKscubXT
— Danielle Ivory (@danielle_ivory) July 5, 2020
NEW: Florida surpassed 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases Sunday after recording 10,059 new cases in 24 hours, the third highest one-day tally on record in the state https://t.co/nYrcS7opcI
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 5, 2020
Trump tweeted LIBERATE MICHIGAN on April 17, in support of armed thugs demanding an end to lockdown. Gov. Whitmer defied him. How's it going? pic.twitter.com/otjG9OdPoV
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) July 5, 2020
Florida on Saturday set another daily record for new coronavirus infections, reporting 11,458 confirmed cases. Only New York has tallied more cases in a single day, with 11,571 on April 15. https://t.co/unCuwO31rr
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 4, 2020
This is what happens when your plan is to “hope” that a deadly pandemic will “just disappear.” pic.twitter.com/RkytKxFsvr
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) July 4, 2020
There were 50,203 new coronavirus cases reported nationwide Wednesday, a single-day record. Health officials are urging Americans to limit their July Fourth weekend festivities to avoid clusters of outbreaks. https://t.co/jDLbZXWBXo
— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2020
The U.S. reported more than 50,600 additional coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the largest single-day increase since the beginning of the outbreak. https://t.co/yoN2aqQnVL pic.twitter.com/EWEvH5MAiV
— CNBC (@CNBC) July 2, 2020
Also worth noting that minutes released from the June Fed mtg (from June 9th & 10th), indicated “extraordinary” economic uncertainty & a great sense of concern about a “substantial likelihood” of additional waves of outbreaks…causing extended economic weakness. https://t.co/RYNGzR2We0
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) July 2, 2020
New project from me and @LaurenLeatherby showing how the geography of the coronavirus has shifted over the course of the pandemic https://t.co/9BQ9Jrrcku pic.twitter.com/tpAW2WbBjL
— Charlie Smart (@charlie_smart_) July 2, 2020
The hard truth is that it didn’t have to be this bad, but Donald Trump ignored the warnings and refused to take action. He failed our nation. https://t.co/AcY62E8L2L
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 5, 2020
The Foursquare Recovery Index is available for anyone interested in visitation changes week over week and pre-COVID, in every state, county and category.
— Foursquare (@Foursquare) July 1, 2020
Covid19 numbers in Trump’s USA are inspiring fear – & astonishment – around the world. EU won’t allow Americans in. For 1st time in living memory, Canada has kept its US border closed. & the Mexican state of Sonora announced closure of the border w Arizona https://t.co/Vcwftb5aIP
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) July 4, 2020
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 4, 2020
Experts: We're not ready to reopen
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) July 3, 2020
GOP: Reopen! Reopen! No masks!
Reality: Here's your second wave
GOP: Muzzle the experts! They've been wrong about everything! pic.twitter.com/yZlRFgPyl9
When you point out how Covid-19 has surged in states with GOP governors who followed Trump's lead, you hear a lot of "What about CA". And the state did screw up. But adjusting for pop, not in the top 10 pic.twitter.com/aE3Gmc7oXo
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) July 3, 2020
New daily coronavirus cases are rising in 41 places in the U.S., an NPR analysis shows.
— NPR (@NPR) July 3, 2020
Here's how much cases are up compared to 2 weeks ago:
📈 Idaho: +430%
📈 Florida: +226%
📈 Nevada: +189%
📈 Texas: +161%
📈 Georgia: +146%https://t.co/fDkWKclB7y
FL/GA/TX/AZ, the four mega states where GOP governors most conspicuously followed Trump's cues to open early & widely, & who emphatically blocked D mayors from restricting or regulating that reopening even as caseloads grew, today reported 24,829 new cases. The Sunbelt is burning
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 2, 2020
121 University of Washington students have been infected with the coronavirus as part of the outbreak on Greek Row. https://t.co/Tr4IaOaoZa
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonAspen) July 6, 2020
A big surge in #COVID19 cases among 18-to-20-year-olds in Seattle has been linked to U of WA fraternities — some 800 suspected or confirmed cases.
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 3, 2020
Young adults aren't taking the virus seriously.https://t.co/j44mdAxnHP
Sure. “Reopen the schools,” they said. “What could go wrong?” they said. https://t.co/2nCuZB2ach
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 2, 2020
"But the hostess was slow to share her diagnosis with her circle — fearful of the social fallout, according to some friends, as much as the virus. Eventually, she texted the news and families rushed to get tested."https://t.co/nh2LM250zj
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) July 1, 2020
Israel school epidemic. “Two weeks after Israel fully reopened schools, a COVID-19 outbreak sweeping through classrooms — including at least 130 cases at a single school — has led officials to close dozens of schools where students & staff were infected.” https://t.co/watDDuTvMu
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 2, 2020
Suspected Covid-19 outbreaks in English workplaces double in a week https://t.co/WZW6t9r0sd
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 2, 2020
Fascinating: Pence held a massive event in a Dallas church whose musicians were already dealing with a COVID outbreak. They stayed home, but their exposed colleagues didn't, and they didn't wear masks. via @RosalindZAdams https://t.co/crVrtSwgm8
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) July 1, 2020
32 Karnataka students who wrote SSLC exams test positive for coronavirus. Eighty in quarantine. https://t.co/tExj1IML5n
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) July 4, 2020
Umatilla County in Oregon saw a large spike in cases of the new coronavirus this week that public health officials attributed directly to employees returning to work, particularly those with mild, undiagnosed COVID-19https://t.co/ovUJbpLiCR
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 4, 2020
More people are getting sick and dying because of right wing extremists who object to masks. Trump is being a poor role model. Everyone should wear a mask when they are not at home. It’s not hard.
The IHME model projects that 33,000 fewer Americans would die over the next 14 weeks if everyone wore a mask, so that should give you a sense. https://t.co/IiCC1cZqpM
— Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) June 25, 2020
Over the last 2 weeks, cases have risen by 84% in states that don't require wearing masks in public. In states where mask wearing is mandatory, cases have fallen by 25%. https://t.co/VJkKe7yEQ3 pic.twitter.com/2iXgg3ZwZ8
— John Duchneskie (@jduchneskie) June 24, 2020
Perspective: Making men feel manly in masks is, unfortunately, a public-health challenge of our time https://t.co/GErqrSnkMq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2020
Masks are to protect other people, not you.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 26, 2020
This isn’t hard. https://t.co/oqbrwt5BIm
If the decision to wear a mask is about “personal freedom,” why do these people get *so angry* at someone’s free choice to wear one? https://t.co/YKD5WXxm0k
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) June 26, 2020
Fox News is all in with Trump's propaganda campaign to make coronavirus disappear. A remarkable roundup of nonstop Fox depravity from @MattGertz:https://t.co/JY9hus3tJX
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 26, 2020
Historians are going to be really puzzled trying to understand how the US let the Coronavirus get out of control because GOP governors and public health officials wanted to avoid hurting Donald Trump's feelings and because Americans refused to wear masks to "own the libs."
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) June 26, 2020
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) June 26, 2020
It should be a simple concept – covering your face for the common good – but… pic.twitter.com/aK9I61hdCp
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 26, 2020
My col: Wear a mask. No excuses. U.S is losing lives, jobs & sports, too, 'cause millions are bad teammates. Drunk on politics or party hearty? Anti-science or selfish? Doesn't cut it. We have 16 TIMES the new cases as Europe. Take 1 for the team -America. https://t.co/Mq0FTT98Wr
— Thomas Boswell (@ThomasBoswellWP) June 25, 2020
This is how it all ends. https://t.co/0t0OrU46fQ
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) June 24, 2020
Floridians angrily claiming masks are the work of the devil because “they want to throw God’s wonderful breathing system out the door.” pic.twitter.com/5pDzU8ncwY
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️🌈 (@aravosis) June 24, 2020
A great project for data folks is to start monitoring masking policies in US. We are seeing the same phenomenon –state by state, ratcheting up — in masking as we did with closures. Tonight, both St. Petersburg and Hillsborough County (Tampa) went from recommended to required. https://t.co/fhrsRQpkIh
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) June 23, 2020
While politicians spar over the topic and opponents have staged protests against wearing masks, a growing number of scientific studies support the idea that masks are a critical tool in curbing the spread of the coronavirus. https://t.co/pxYNvyBvuP
— NPR (@NPR) June 21, 2020
When I hear people say “it’s a free country, do what you want” when it comes to mask wearing, it makes me insane.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 20, 2020
You do NOT have the right to infringe on others’ rights.
Wearing a mask isn’t about you getting sick. It’s about protecting the most vulnerable among us.
Do people fully appreciate the economic implications of the new Covid-19 surge? And how it interacts with policy? It's pretty grim 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 27, 2020
.@Chrislhayes on surge in U.S. coronavirus cases: “We could have found our way to some form of normal life. But our leaders did not do what was necessary to get there. So, we are stuck — back with the same horrible choice we had 14 weeks ago.” https://t.co/QNAaSOMBWm
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 27, 2020
#BREAKING: Florida reports 9,585 new coronavirus cases, setting a daily record during statewide surge https://t.co/MXbfn3TRhC
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) June 27, 2020
Live updates: As coronavirus cases surge, Texas governor says he let bars reopen too early https://t.co/dhdq48SO1e
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2020
Federal courts in Houston, Galveston close amid surge in COVID-19 cases https://t.co/4OuXdngIoA
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) June 27, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 45,000 as states roll back reopenings https://t.co/vCHZxgQH5S
— Abdullah Al-Sharabi, MD (@Dr_Sharabi) June 27, 2020
Florida counties fight coronavirus surge by closing beaches, mailing out masks. https://t.co/M58ecA82Kw
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 27, 2020
The initial surge in NY and vicinity reflected a combination of bad luck and policy mistakes. What's going on now is pure bad policy; Sunbelt politicians did this to their constituents pic.twitter.com/yVOJ7uB6II
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 27, 2020
For everyone claiming that protests caused the #COVID19 surge, here’s the case curve in D.C., site of some of the biggest protests.
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) June 26, 2020
Meanwhile, Tom Cotton thinks D.C. isn’t responsible enough to be a state. So let’s check in on Arkansas. pic.twitter.com/whea4v4KrI
“What went wrong? The simple answer is states started to relax the restrictions and reopen their economies — giving employers, employees, and their patrons a chance to go back out into the world and interact, fueling new cases.” https://t.co/Z3GNAnXQU5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2020
"It didn't have to happen this way," Rep. Veasey says about Texas' surge in coronavirus cases. "We have some of the leading epidemiologists and allergists and infectious disease experts in the state of Texas … and [Gov. Abbott] absolutely ignored all of their warnings." pic.twitter.com/vw7KMRzQl1
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 27, 2020
As coronavirus cases surge to a record, the Trump administration's top doctor says some places likely opened up too early https://t.co/4OFygcxP0Q
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) June 27, 2020
Texas reported nearly 6,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a single-day record for the state.
— NPR (@NPR) June 27, 2020
The Texas Medical Center warned that intensive care units are near capacity — and have the potential to be overwhelmed.https://t.co/HpvstRwLuS
For a White House in denial, the events of last few days have made it impossible to fully ignore the fact that the pandemic Trump insisted was winding down has done just the opposite. @shearm @maggieNYT https://t.co/PPSFVWUrND
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 27, 2020
It turns out ignoring a pandemic is not the best way to stop it. https://t.co/Y5Kz8nwp9s
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) June 29, 2020
Timely poll result given Trump’s comments today about reopening the schools https://t.co/QcK00uRQS4
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) July 7, 2020
65% of U.S. adults say that they have personally worn a mask in stores or other businesses all or most of the time in the past month. https://t.co/RBHHGIQqvQ
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) June 28, 2020
55% of U.S. adults say the reasons why Black people face higher #COVID19 hospitalization rates than other racial or ethnic groups have more to do with circumstances beyond people’s control. 44% say it has more to do with people’s choices and lifestyles. https://t.co/KogZJOJQkj pic.twitter.com/cmC5vGaYQa
— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) June 27, 2020
A new Pew poll finds a sharp partisan divide over concerns about Covid-19, with 61% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents saying the worst is behind us while 76% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents think the worst is still to come https://t.co/P1GCxWUZKN
— CNN (@CNN) June 25, 2020
THREAD: As the U.S. sees growing numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases, a new AP-NORC poll finds support for measures to slow the virus’ spread has declined from the early days of the pandemic. https://t.co/ITBmmhjIBd
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 25, 2020
Absolutely heartbreaking.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 28, 2020
Our communities are suffering because of this administration’s lack of leadership.https://t.co/ee6M2BNGaY
How a spring break trip to Mexico triggered a coronavirus outbreak among 60 Texas college students https://t.co/g8k5VvbhYn
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 25, 2020
Remember all those long lines outside Harper's in East Lansing?
— (((Eli))) (@paleselan) June 23, 2020
So far, 14 people have gotten COVID in a Harper's-related outbreak. Ingham County was down to 1 case per day, and you all that went out ruined it an endangered the lives of others.https://t.co/hT5q9v8y0G
In Orlando, 152 coronavirus cases were linked to one bar near the University of Central Florida campus, said Dr. Raul Pino, a state health officer in the tourism city.https://t.co/10QzhZ6rI8
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) June 24, 2020
Why doesn't NC reopen bars? Read about the outbreak at an Orlando bar.https://t.co/gWG6UdHWnt
— Gail Graff (@fandggraff) June 23, 2020
North Texas family shaken after 18 relatives test positive for COVID-19 following surprise birthday partyhttps://t.co/OhAAAVJDgC
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 25, 2020
Amazon’s giant fulfillment center in Shakopee has joined the ranks of Minnesota workplaces with a large number of employees sickened by coronavirus, with at least 88 of its 1,000 workers testing positive. https://t.co/rW9tZfzgGk
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) June 23, 2020
LATEST: Health officials identified four bars — two in Dinkytown and two in Mankato — as being sites in which young adults spread the #coronavirus to one another. https://t.co/5VfcibXyoY
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) June 26, 2020
85 cases, from a single restaurant, that followed spacing guidelines, in a state with relatively low transmission.
— Jeremy BLACK LIVES MATTER Konyndyk (@JeremyKonyndyk) June 27, 2020
I’m very pessimistic that there’s any safe way to reopen indoor dining. Capping occupancy won’t cut it. Outdoor and carry out only for now. https://t.co/o5XXS7yoaC
Amazon’s giant fulfillment center in Shakopee has joined the ranks of Minnesota workplaces with a large number of employees sickened by coronavirus, with at least 88 of its 1,000 workers testing positive. https://t.co/rW9tZfzgGk
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) June 23, 2020
LATEST: Health officials identified four bars — two in Dinkytown and two in Mankato — as being sites in which young adults spread the #coronavirus to one another. https://t.co/5VfcibXyoY
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) June 26, 2020
Sad!