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We don’t have the will to beat the virus
I blame Trump for this country’s terrible response to the coronavirus. But the public has to take some of the blame for being unwilling to make the sacrifices needed to beat the virus. Great tweet by Peter King.
The truth is, we do not have the will as a country to make the relatively tiny sacrifices (masks, no huge gatherings) to make this pandemic go away. That is why we just passed 5 million cases. That is why we can't resume normal lives.
— Peter King (@peter_king) August 10, 2020
So much of the political response to the virus has boiled down to "I want this thing [schools, football, a functioning economy, etc] but I am unwilling to do the work necessary to have the thing."
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) August 10, 2020
What I have learned in 2020 : During a pandemic, entire societies are held captive by the immovable certainties of its dumbest citizens.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) August 10, 2020
I was sort of the opposite, LOL. I kind of assumed during that time Americans wouldn't put up with the sort of lockdowns they had in China. Then by March I thought lockdowns would last a few weeks then it would be a real struggle to get people to abide by them after that. https://t.co/0OyayYIEEq
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) August 22, 2020
Birtherism is back
Trump and his cult smear Kamala Harris and cowardly Republicans don’t stand up for her.
Graham’s unequivocal statement here is interesting since for at least a decade, he has supported revoking birthright citizenship https://t.co/6reHwxnaER https://t.co/2f8SLI4Xxn
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 14, 2020
Dear Republican Senators — @realDonaldTrump has smeared one of your colleagues suggesting she is not eligible to be President. Anyone of you want to stand up for your colleague? Any on of you have an ounce of respect for the Senate? Anyone still have any decency?
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) August 14, 2020
Fact check: Trump promotes another birther lie, this time about Kamala Harris
— CNN (@CNN) August 14, 2020
Facts First: Harris was born in Oakland, California. She meets the Constitution's requirements to serve as vice president or president. There is no serious question about this. https://t.co/BwG86gRAbe pic.twitter.com/7AFuK3mGcW
Trump smeared Kamala Harris using appallingly racist, misogynistic language last night and it's not even a story https://t.co/YUXiNd2JRU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 14, 2020
President Trump has suggested inaccurately that Kamala Harris isn’t eligible to be a vice presidential candidate. Jared Kushner, however, denies that Trump suggested anything of the sort. “Right now, you’re the ones spreading disinformation.” pic.twitter.com/jHrUL8dwO7
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) August 14, 2020
Kamala Harris was born in California and is eligible for both the vice presidency and presidency. President Trump yesterday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy theory that she's not eligible. https://t.co/1Ks7VLn1L2
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 14, 2020
Constitutional law scholars weigh in on the Newsweek op-ed and the Kamala Harris eligibility theory Trump parroted today. “I hadn’t wanted to comment on this because it’s such an idiotic theory. There is nothing to it.” See also: “Total bs.” https://t.co/Ocv87Ck2jW
— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) August 14, 2020
New #FactChecker —> Trump promotes false claim that Harris might not be a U.S. citizen https://t.co/3UgguufElq
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 14, 2020
The odious Birther Movement has been born again. Their claims about President Obama were nonsense. Their claims about Kamala Harris are false and malicious. Anyone who supports this smear is reprehensible. https://t.co/z6O7QzlE6U
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) August 13, 2020
Appalling. And should be condemned by every single Republican elected official. But won’t be. https://t.co/BUtHzSlLBh
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 13, 2020
Q: Can you definitely say that Kamala Harris is eligible to be VP?
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 13, 2020
Pres Trump: "I heard it today that she doesn't meet the requirements. I have no idea if that is right…I would have assume that the Democrats have checked it out."
FACT CHECK: Harris is absolutely eligible.
Trump is pushing a new birther conspiracy lie. He knows full well that Kamala Harris is qualified to be president or Vice President.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 13, 2020
We’re really doing this again as if this is real? He was forced to admit it was a lie that he had perpetuated about Obama in 2016. https://t.co/MduthtuOXF
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 13, 2020
This is how Trump does his birther lying – just-asking-questions, maybe-true-maybe-not, check-it-out. It’s garbage. https://t.co/jxYnNx4yCG
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 13, 2020
Trump, dipping his toe in Kamala Harris birtherism…
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) August 13, 2020
"I heard today that she doesn't meet the requirements…I have no idea if that's right."
That article was not only nonsense—it was trying to stoke the same racist hate that Trump stoked years ago when he pushed his “birther” conspiracy theories. https://t.co/ZrPebpdcND
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 13, 2020
That shadowy forces—George Soros, the Muslim Brotherhood—are secretly controlling the Democratic Party is a favorite theme of Fox News’s opinion-side programming. https://t.co/15HyflE9mj
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) August 13, 2020
Agreed. You've covered it. If so, hopefully you've noted that it's totally false. Now, we're done. Just because they tell the lie doesn't mean anyone needs to repeat it. https://t.co/uebiY5lr7m
— Christina Reynolds (@creynoldsnc) August 13, 2020
President Trump suggests that Kamala Harris, an American citizen who is 55 years old and was born in Oakland, Calif., might not be eligible to serve as Vice President.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 13, 2020
The birtherism smear is racist. It's a lie. And it's disgusting. It's the epitome of Donald Trump.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 13, 2020
Kamala Harris is an American. She's ready to serve on day one. Period.
Newsweek: It’s not Birtherism per se, we believe Kamala’s birth certificate, we just wonder about about this other technicality that we never talk about when it's white candidates.
— Touré (@Toure) August 13, 2020
Reminder that the “birther” stuff was a loser for Trump in 2016, so much so that he awkwardly renounced it right before the election. https://t.co/sW1Kolf6Os
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 13, 2020
Can't believe we have to say this: Yes, Kamala Harris, a natural-born U.S. citizen from Oakland, California, is allowed to be both president or vice president no matter where her parents are from.https://t.co/LBdlSXKhJT
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 13, 2020
I did not expect that the Oakland-born Harris would be subject to a reprise of the "birther" attacks…But having had a front row seat to watch what my party has devolved into over the past decade, maybe I should not have been surprised. https://t.co/kG5Pg9d5Kk
— Doug Heye (@DougHeye) August 14, 2020
QAnon’s obsession with fake pedophilia stories
Why are right-wing conspiracies so obsessed with pedophilia? https://t.co/gopbqEXRQM
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 10, 2020
I wrote about how QAnon followers are hijacking #SaveTheChildren as a recruiting strategy, and the chaos it’s causing for legitimate anti-trafficking groups. https://t.co/EpOtDmEEbO
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) August 12, 2020
this x1000 — have seen this stuff littered all over my feed in recent weeks from people who are anything but right-wing https://t.co/SYA8VkZMLu
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 12, 2020
"The R nominee in the 7th CD, Rich McCormick, has also repeated conspiracy theories tied to QAnon & appeared on a QAnon-affiliated Youtube show…A main tenet of the QAnon conspiracy theory is that liberal elites are facilitating a secret child sex ring" https://t.co/BUq8zioyuP
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 12, 2020
QAnon followers on Facebook
This just gets worse and worse.
EXCLUSIVE: Documents from an internal Facebook investigation into Qanon show, for the first time, the massive scale of the conspiracy theory's community on the platform. We're talking thousands of groups, millions of members. From me and @ArijitDSen https://t.co/LElvZbXzpP
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) August 10, 2020
Fake Jeffrey Epstein flight logs have become an obsession among the QAnon crowd, leading them to target Chrissy Teigen, Beyonce, and a host of others who have nothing to do with the late sex trafficker https://t.co/ziPUUHim2B
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) August 10, 2020
Facebook removes QAnon group with 200,000 members, cites harassment and misinformation https://t.co/ddPC8o2udd pic.twitter.com/5PIeZmUtZc
— The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2020
Yesterday: Fringe QAnon candidate tweets about pizzagate…
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) August 6, 2020
Today: The president of the United States retweets her twice. h/t @AlKapDC https://t.co/BcnkPXF29V pic.twitter.com/FxQwckueYe
The QAnon crowd is obsessed with this completely bonkers "documentary" called OUT OF SHADOWS, alleging (without a shred of evidence) that Hollywood is run by satanist pedophiles. It's racked up tens of millions of views and YouTube refuses to ban it https://t.co/QSxuTkFgy3
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) August 6, 2020
My boss @Scott_Wiener has been dealing w/ some of the worst online harassment I've ever seen. Having never dealt w/ QAnon mobs before, I'll just say, it's terrifying and sad and dark. Thank you @alibreland for your excellent reporting.https://t.co/XkoUMX88JS
— Catie Stewart (@catrionastew) August 6, 2020
Terrorism experts say QAnon is a threat to national security https://t.co/6A6vYPj450
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) August 6, 2020
Coronavirus polls update 8/6/20
It’s like there are two separate countries here.
Americans have mixed views about whether K-12 schools in their area should offer in-person instruction, online instruction or a combination of both as the coronavirus outbreak intensifies across much of the country. https://t.co/FX0EiV5nEE
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 9, 2020
Republicans tend to be more open to the idea of reopening sooner than Democrats, data shows. https://t.co/mjfcQ4Z76t
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 7, 2020
80% of Democrats attribute the rise in coronavirus cases primarily to more infections, not just more testing. 62% of Republicans say the primary reason is because more people are being tested. https://t.co/01Wri8ysFm pic.twitter.com/1nWDbPcmsq
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 6, 2020
Poll: Americans don't trust Trump on coronavirus. Republicans don't trust CDC or Fauci. https://t.co/VgHzZsopsz pic.twitter.com/vcqjJiUxBY
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 4, 2020
Roughly 40% of Americans have postponed getting medical care due to the coronavirus outbreak.https://t.co/xclVIqafqm
— Axios (@axios) August 5, 2020
Pluralities of Trump voters and Republicans think the U.S. is handling coronavirus better than most other countries are, a new poll finds.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 3, 2020
No, really.https://t.co/cf3nae83xb
Only 47% of employees said improved safety measures would make them feel comfortable returning to the office, according to a recent survey. https://t.co/pyy0qkeXem
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 7, 2020
Share of Americans who say___is a major reason the COVID-19 outbreak has continued in the U.S.:
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 7, 2020
Not following social distancing/mask-wearing guidelines: 75%
Inadequate government response: 53%
Lack of timely testing: 49%https://t.co/2vddzTAOCJ pic.twitter.com/ZORjTu0pXX
About 69% of U.S. adults said they worry that states reopened too quickly as the country continues to confront the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new Pew survey. https://t.co/LNzjZFlbci
— Axios (@axios) August 7, 2020
New @pewresearch maps opening for @ProjectLincoln & @RVAT2020: 45% of Rs say states opened too fast; 34% say US has been less effective in response than other countries; 21% say poor federal response is a reason for high caseloads & 20% disapprove of Trump job (33% of R mods do)
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 6, 2020
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job handling the response to the coronavirus?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 18, 2020
ALL
Trump 35%
Biden 59%
WOMEN
Trump 29%
Biden 64%
MEN
Trump 42%
Biden 52%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 7/9-13/20)
more: https://t.co/08M9QULkDU
Only 11% of Americans say they trust the information they hear about coronavirus from President Trump "a great deal." Four times as many Americans, 45%, say they trust it "not at all" via new NPR/PBS/Marist poll.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 14, 2020
Trump uses official events as campaign events
Trump has totally blurred the lines between his presidency, his business, and his campaign events. Can’t anyone hold him accountable?
Trump again campaigning during official WH event from the Oval Office, attacking Biden repeatedly and asking for support from the nation’s sheriffs https://t.co/UMgHUut7L7
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 11, 2020
President Trump continues his norm-breaking by campaigning from the White House https://t.co/rg0ks6VrjS pic.twitter.com/JcIzwJ0qFr
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 7, 2020
Trump is now denouncing Oregon's governor and Seattle's mayor. These speeches are like taxpayer-funded rallies with mostly silent audiences.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
At an official WH event, Trump is delivering a campaign speech, repeatedly attacking Biden. Many of the lines are right out of the rallies.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 6, 2020
“AOC, that’s a real beauty isn’t it,” Trump says in Ohio at what’s supposed to be an official WH event but what’s really a campaign speech attacking Biden and Democrats
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 6, 2020
Trump's trip to Ohio is a taxpayer-funded official White House event, but here he is railing against "the Obama-Biden administration."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
He's obliterated the line between campaigning and the office of the presidency. pic.twitter.com/lSu0BSCDSF
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) August 6, 2020
Trump has totally blurred the lines between his presidency, his business and his re-election campaign. Can't anyone hold him accountable? Taxpayers should not being paying for this.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 6, 2020
In Georgia, at an official event paid by taxpayers, Trump taking shots at Biden. Yesterday, in the WH rose garden, he spent a bulk of his official speech attacking Biden
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 15, 2020
In today's official (taxpayer-funded) speech in Georgia, Trump is now attacking "the Biden administration," when Biden was vice president, and attacking Biden's current proposals at length.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 15, 2020
And here is why taxpayers spent well over $3 million for Trump to go to Mount Rushmore. So his people could make this campaign video.
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 4, 2020
Watch for this footage in TV ads. You will have paid much of the production costs. https://t.co/x9UupQu45Q
This was basically a campaign rally for Trump at taxpayer expense.
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 4, 2020
Seven hour round trip flight, using BOTH 747s, plus airlifting motorcade, helos…
Minimum $3 million, back of the envelope. Minimum.
Can’t anyone stop Trump from constantly using official events for political purposes? Taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for this.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 15, 2020
Trump's visit to Maine is funded by taxpayers and is not supposed to be a campaign event, but here he is openly campaigning pic.twitter.com/ZWzD4mi18d
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 5, 2020
Trump/Trump Organization is being investigated for fraud
This would be a much bigger story if we weren’t overwhelmed by the pandemic.
On Manhattan’s district attorney seeking Pres. Trump’s tax returns, @neal_katyal says, “There’s a reason why Trump is pushing back on it so much and I don’t think it’s because the documents show that he’s innocent.”https://t.co/LztqolWJNU
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 4, 2020
The President can yell "hoax, witch hunt, Mueller" all he wants, but this is different — different prosecutor, different jurisdiction, different crimes, different proof.
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) August 4, 2020
A bad day for Trump — my latest #CrossExam for @CNN:
https://t.co/MFC5XmNSgJ
Hey Donald, you have a lot bigger problems than cable news ratings. https://t.co/0A5LUyHm7c
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) August 3, 2020
This has been plainly obvious for a while, because the Manhattan DA has argued that granting extensions on subpoenas could effectively immunize Trump.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 3, 2020
But coming right out and saying that they are investigating Trump's company is significant. https://t.co/WSDm7ikG9D
BREAKING: New York prosecutors say their Trump investigation goes beyond hush-money payments and ask judge to dismiss lawsuit challenging subpoena https://t.co/PsiwA6ndYC pic.twitter.com/DQhzqyYcJX
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 3, 2020
Hogan is a conservative
He’s not a moderate, he’s just not an extremist like most Republicans. He has been bad for Baltimore, especially when he killed the Red Line. He did a good job at the begin of the pandemic but isn’t doing as well now.
You're right about one thing, Governor. This isn't a decision for politicians. Which is why this decision was made by the county's health officer, a public health expert. And why it's entirely inappropriate for you to have issued a statement. https://t.co/wZocDTYyFZ
— Delegate Eric Luedtke (@EricLuedtke) August 1, 2020
Wait. You could only muster enough courage to punt the hard decisions to county execs and Baltimore’s mayor, but when they make those hard decisions, you take the opportunity to publicly pout? You began this pandemic strong and well. But you’ve wilted, @GovLarryHogan. https://t.co/IfD9DdXIyn
— David Simon (@AoDespair) August 1, 2020
The man vetoed a 500 million discrimination settlement to Maryland HBCUs and used #COVID as an excuse. Why should anyone be surprised by this? https://t.co/Q6UT0AeIO7
— Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) July 28, 2020
Larry Hogan's racism will grow less subtle as time goes on & he looks to run nationally in 2024.
— Mckayla Wilkes (@MeetMckayla) July 27, 2020
It was always there (killing the Red Line for Baltimore in order to widen suburban highways, calling Freddie Gray "Crips gang-connected") but he's going to get louder with it. https://t.co/afDnvt1ZvZ
Gov Larry Hogan: Baltimore's rising Coronavirus cases are due to increased testing.
— Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) July 28, 2020
Friday I asked Baltimore Health Commissioner if testing alone explains Baltimore's rising case numbers.
Answer: No.
"We're seeing significantly more spread" she said. https://t.co/hqdH8NB5pc
Jesus Christ, man https://t.co/7MnTpY5IE0
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 28, 2020
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 https://t.co/MmJUTeSvAx
— D. W A T K I N S (@dwatkinsworld) July 20, 2020
Hmm. Which of these guys does Larry resemble? Which one does he share politics with? https://t.co/itNWHplmwF pic.twitter.com/Qih0XZUjG2
— baynardwoods (@baynardwoods) July 20, 2020
Not sure why this well reported, researched, heavily documented piece, including new Maryland PIA material, is tagged "Opinion." Georgetown law prof. @SheryllCashin chronicles Gov. Hogan's massive transit cuts and education inequity affecting Baltimore. https://t.co/kraL4DWwuc
— Ron Cassie (@ron_cassie) July 18, 2020
John Lewis
John Lewis’s funeral is going on now. He will continue to be an inspiration to all of us. America should honor him by passing the voting rights bill already approved by the House.
The last word goes to you, Congressman.
— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) July 30, 2020
“Though I am gone, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.”
John Lewis’ final op-ed to the country he loved. https://t.co/Ii4CRY5xOY
A beautiful, moving tribute to John Lewis, his life and his legacy, by @WesleyLowery: https://t.co/AyhWPUeSgo
— Kate Mather (@katemather) July 30, 2020
From the great @MsPackyetti — on the ultimate tribute to John Lewis. https://t.co/g7ysvs7ZTT
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 24, 2020
Please, READ, SHARE WIDELY, RT& LIKE, @Suntimes “John Lewis, a founding father of American democracy. https://t.co/KbusBRptvp #GoodTrouble #KeepHopeAlive
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) July 20, 2020
The @nytimes “Daily” podcast: Brent Staples on the Life and Legacy of the late John Lewis https://t.co/rp3tnbdwex
— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) July 20, 2020
Praising John Lewis means nothing if you won’t protect the right to vote. https://t.co/lcwUBO3Ubj
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) July 20, 2020
These are the four times Trump has mentioned John Lewis on Twitter pic.twitter.com/ZA6d3uPyzV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 18, 2020
WATCH: Morgan Freeman reads the words of John Lewis’ final essay, which he requested be published in the New York Times on the day of his funeral: “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation.” https://t.co/vf3sVIQHXH
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 2, 2020
FULL SPEECH: Former President Obama eulogizes civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis https://t.co/rg9Dr6Jgdy
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 1, 2020
Today, a black man who bled for the right to vote will be eulogized by a black President. In recent weeks, read his words and spoken with his friends and reported on his final months
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) July 30, 2020
My latest, for @GQ: John Lewis' Final Fights https://t.co/h4QuKZLfGQ
Listen to John Lewis’ words. Honor him by fighting to protect the right to vote. Honor him by demanding that Congress pass a new Voting Rights Act. https://t.co/ljmFHGCVTt
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) August 6, 2020
John Lewis’ fight goes on https://t.co/75QxWVUe8V
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 8, 2020
Sad! 