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.
Coronavirus stats update 08/02/20
Of the countries with the most coronavirus cases globally, all of the top 4 have right-wing leaders who espouse populist or anti-science views.https://t.co/D33C1s0tJL
— NPR (@NPR) August 1, 2020
One month ago, the Vice President cited โthe precipitous decline in fatalitiesโ as a sign of success. https://t.co/hw65QrN2a3
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 2, 2020
America is in SO MUCH trouble.
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 1, 2020
Only 8 States are trending now in a direction to #COVID19 control.
42 States are heading the wrong way — 36 of them have out-of-control epidemics.
As a Nation, we're losing our fight w/ #SARSCoV2 — & it's our own doing.https://t.co/48lRtWAzD4
The surge in the United States is so extreme that, once adjusted for population, 10 states are recording more new cases than any country in the world. @LaurenLeatherby https://t.co/YAuicThA7F
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) July 24, 2020
Places with large, ongoing BLM protests in May and June included New York, California, D.C. and, of course, Minnesota. Here's how much growth there was in new coronavirus cases in those places compared to the states where the growth was largest.https://t.co/0yTtjawp3d pic.twitter.com/Y1yNWC01qY
— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 23, 2020
QAnon keeps making inroads in the Republican party
โThe inclusion of QAnon symbols in official campaign media, previously unreported, sent shock waves through the QAnon community, whose primary aim is to be noticed by Trump.โ How the WH and Trump campaign have elevated a conspiracy to reach its believers. https://t.co/w884KI26Mc
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 2, 2020
Darlene Swaffar, a QAnon-supporting congressional candidate in Florida, a few days ago tweeted a video of herself taking the QAnon oath. She is the 3rd known congressional candidate to do so, alongside candidates in Hawaii & Oregon. https://t.co/EcUjdKUAr3 https://t.co/KtiY8Y7ZBt pic.twitter.com/HkQGLiiDVr
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) August 2, 2020
Don't believe @jonathanchait? How about the undeniable fact that QAnon's "imprint [in the GOP] is large enough that a Mitch McConnell or Kevin McCarthy would not dare deliver a speech denouncing it"? QED. https://t.co/BqK5P4cH5B
— Jerry Taylor (@jerry_jtaylor) August 1, 2020
New from @jbruce218: Twitter says it is considering changing its policy for political candidates who tweet about Qanon. https://t.co/TG2g5RHSE8
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) August 1, 2020
Thereโs a QAnon/Pizzagate protest in Hollywood right now. The signs are absolutely wild. And no masks. Something is deeply wrong with this country.
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) July 31, 2020
๐ฅ: @williamg1 pic.twitter.com/CqT1LMF6zv
We are now up to ๐๐ current or former 2020 congressional candidates who have endorsed or given credence to QAnon. The newest addition is Shiva Ayyadurai, a Senate candidate in Massachusetts. https://t.co/yM8gPNJOhq pic.twitter.com/26KPX3fuNc
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) July 30, 2020
QAnon Has Gone Global https://t.co/a7jXeAhKsm via @vice
— Thomas Edsall (@Edsall) July 30, 2020
Much of the poison in the information well originates from posts on social media sites. But some of it comes from major media companies, as illustrated by cases at Fox News and Sinclair Broadcast Group over the weekend. | Analysis by @brianstelter https://t.co/VMrmHKymSI
— CNN Business (@CNNBusiness) July 27, 2020
Nobody is talking QAnonโs reach seriously enough. It is a primary driver in this election. https://t.co/xDKlNJ3L58
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 5, 2020
More harm of QAnon conspiracy theorists: They're siphoning resources from people who are trying to fight actual, non-fantastical human trafficking. https://t.co/GQbWnCqKEI
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) July 21, 2020
WSB Tonight at 11 – my convo with Marjorie Taylor Greene – the QANON follower in runoff for GA-14. Here she falsely claims Dem donor George Soros was a Nazi collaborator. @ADL says it's an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. Soros, a Jewish Holocaust survivor was 14 at end of WWII pic.twitter.com/LGmMMt51ZR
— Justin Gray (@JustinGrayWSB) August 3, 2020
Spoke with NPR's @hereandnow about the spread of QAnon. https://t.co/OsX3Kmxz53
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) August 6, 2020
Portland is peaceful after Trump’s troops leave
Trump wanted violence to put in his campaign commercials.
Trump said the Feds were in Portland to "protect" rather than "provoke." But the retreat of the Feds for two nights running, replaced by state police, resulted in peace breaking out. No rubber bullets, no injuries. Pretty clear who was provoking violence. https://t.co/tSrxvuClUh https://t.co/rNOcNc1qnu
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) August 1, 2020
Portland courthouse protests stay peaceful with feds gone https://t.co/wEphssXqqu
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 2, 2020
Calm returns to Portland as federal agents withdraw https://t.co/cLX03gAkLB
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 1, 2020
Covers: The Other Side of This Life
“The Other Side of This Life” was written and recorded by folk singer Fred Neil in 1965 (as “Other Side to This Life” . He influenced the Jefferson Airplane who later recorded it.
Covers: Hey Joe
“Hey Joe” is best known from the Jimi Hendrix version. The authorship history is controversial and there are many versions. The Mothers of Invention recorded a parody (“Flower Punk” in 1968. It’s the last video on here.
See the excellent site Second Hand Songs entry for information on more covers.
Make It Stop November 3rd
This is an excellent video.
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
โThough I am gone, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.โ
John Lewisโ 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 โฆ@MsPackyettiโฉ โ on the ultimate tribute to John Lewis. https://t.co/g7ysvs7ZTT
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 24, 2020
Please, READ, SHARE WIDELY, RT& LIKE, @Suntimes โJohn Lewis, a founding father of American democracy. https://t.co/KbusBRptvp #GoodTrouble #KeepHopeAlive
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) July 20, 2020
The @nytimes โDailyโ 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 wonโt 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 Lewisโ final essay, which he requested be published in the New York Times on the day of his funeral: โTogether, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation.โ 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 Lewisโ 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 Lewisโ fight goes on https://t.co/75QxWVUe8V
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 8, 2020
Trump suggests delaying the election
But it’s ok to open schools? (See tweet below from Mikel Jollett.)
Trump will do anything to sabotage the election.
Trump called Inhofe last night. Inhofe was at Alberto Trattoria and put Trump on speakerphone to hear him better. Other diners could also hear the call >> https://t.co/pOxvd8Zja4
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 30, 2020
For 7 years, I covered dictators and strongmen in West and Central Africa. The No. 1 move of an incumbent who thinks heโs going to lose an upcoming election, is to delay the ballot citing security concerns or else technical issues – โoops, ballots couldnโt be printed in time!โ https://t.co/fcDW8RQmrR
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) July 30, 2020
GOP Sen Cornyn tells reporters Trumpโs election-delay tweet was a joke โso all you guys in the press, your heads will explode and you'll write about itโ
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 30, 2020
Trump does not have authority to delay Election Day. The law makes it "the Tuesday after the first Monday in November." But what if he invokes "emergency powers?"
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 30, 2020
When the mail-in voter fraud rate is .00006%: WE MUST DELAY THE ELECTION
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) July 30, 2020
When there is one US COVID death per minute: WE MUST REOPEN THE CHILI'S
Fox News figures mocked the idea that Trump would try to delay the election. Trump just tweeted it. https://t.co/z2iWRu4OJN pic.twitter.com/ZDdIUjSODy
— Media Matters (@mmfa) July 30, 2020
Virtually no support for Trumpโs suggestion to delay the elections. And he needs Congressโ support to do that that. https://t.co/RcLnOUf47q
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 30, 2020
For the record, this is the second Trump administration official this week to claim ignorance about the plain text of the Constitution that states Congress determines the date of the election. https://t.co/vD7i9d6lHB
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) July 30, 2020
Can we all acknowledge how disturbing and dangerous it is that the President of the United States is trying to delegitimize our electoral process and now wants to delay the presidential election?
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 30, 2020
These are the sort of moves Iโd expect from a dictator, not the U.S. President.
Trumpโs plan may be to get some states with GOP control of their legislatures to say they โfailed to make a choiceโ on November 3 and to appoint pro-Trump slates even if their popular vote favored Biden. Even without evidence, heโll claim the mail-in ballots were fraudulent. https://t.co/HU1A1dpLeo
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 30, 2020
FACTS about voting:
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) July 30, 2020
1. Trump doesn't have the power to delay the election
2. Only .00006% cases of mail ballot fraud out of total ballots cast over past 20 years
3. 16 top Trump officials voted by mail
4. Trump waging unprecedented campaign to undermine free & fair elections
This is not an idea anyone, especially POTUS, should float. Our democracy is based on elections in which everyone knows the rules and they apply to all. Election Day is and will be Nov 3, 2020. Mr. President – please donโt even pretend to mess with this. Itโs a harmful idea. https://t.co/bbBJbkNigV
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) July 30, 2020
The Presidentโs suggestion of delaying the election on the day we lay John Lewis to rest is the most despicable affront to his memory & legacy.
— James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) July 30, 2020
Americans will rise up & continue John's fight for unfettered access to the ballot box.
Our voices will not be silenced.
Um, no. The relevant questions are governed by very specific provisions in Article II of, and the Twelfth Amendment to, the U.S. Constitution, some very specific provisions of Title 3 of the U.S. Code, and by state law. https://t.co/1TCsrkyj0E
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) July 30, 2020
Top Republicans in Congress shot down Trump's suggestion to delay November's election, which he made on Twitter while claiming, without evidence, that mail-in voting will cause voter fraud.https://t.co/QzoTN1F9pc
— Axios (@axios) July 30, 2020
No, Trump canโt postpone the election.
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) July 30, 2020
*But he can delegitimize the results.https://t.co/GQD90QXOSw
โDo you want to know who was mocked by conservatives for suggesting that Donald Trump might do this? Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.: โMark my words, I think he is gonna try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it canโt be held.โโ https://t.co/fNbut8Zv7l
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 30, 2020
And there's this. https://t.co/MmFCfvMoBm
— Nelson George (@nelsongeorge) July 30, 2020
Trump wanted the British Open at one of his properties
Corrupt
This is an abuse of his office. Sad!
โHe then warned the ambassador, Mr. Lukens said, that beyond the ethical and legal red flags raised by the conversation, it would be hugely embarrassing to the embassy and the State Department if it ever leaked out.โ https://t.co/DKASITp76f
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) July 24, 2020
Underappreciated part of Turnberry scandal:
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) July 23, 2020
NYT says the State Dept Inspector General looked at it.
NBC News says report was concluded and then marked classified in May.
Trump then fired that Inspector General in May.
Report is now nowhere to be found.https://t.co/c3zmQtnZJA
There is a theme this week. Potus request of Woody Johnson to steer business to Turnberry + DOJ rebuked by judge as retaliating against Cohen over book + govt lawyers admitting DHS madd false statements to target NY https://t.co/MRhBHVYA3c
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 24, 2020
Trump denies he asked America's Ambassador to the UK to get extra publicity for his Turnberry property — before then using the White House podium to advertise his property. https://t.co/EO9cXQzZCS
— Ned Price (@nedprice) July 22, 2020
NBC News confirms: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom told multiple colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in London that Trump had asked him to see whether the British government could help get the British Open played at his Turnberry golf course.https://t.co/uA1n1TZ109
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 23, 2020
