Sunday, April 26, 2020

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Americans Abroad Ask Whether to Stay, and Risk Infection, or Fly Home, and Risk Infection?

Lara Jakes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
As virus cases increase, Americans overseas wonder if it is better to take a commercial flight back to the United States — even if it means interacting with people who could infect them.
 
Covid-19 is everywhere.
Good medical help is much less available.
Stay with good medical help.
 

On the Front Lines, Testing Shortages Cloud Decisions on the Economy

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Farah Stockman and Sharon LaFraniere at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
In both red and blue states, governors, health departments and hospitals are finding innovative ways to cope, but still lack what experts say they need to track and contain outbreaks.
 
Testing is not generally available.
The Republican party does not believe in it.
The states should not open the economy.
Trump has walked back his advice.
 

Prescriptions Surged as Trump Praised Drugs in Coronavirus Fight

Ellen Gabler and Michael H. Keller at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Prescriptions for two antimalarial drugs jumped by 46 times the average when the president promoted them on TV. There’s no proof they work against Covid-19.
 
Trump is a salesman without a conscience.
 

A Candidate in Isolation: Inside Joe Biden’s Cloistered Campaign

Alexander Burns, Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Walled off from voters in a distinctive kind of lockdown, Mr. Biden has developed a routine, of sorts, as he seeks the presidency from his basement.
 
Virtually, it is bigger than a front porch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison_Presidential_Site
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley
 

Reopening Has Begun. No One Is Sure What Happens Next.

Ben Casselman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
The heated debate over when to restart the economy has obscured an issue that could prove just as thorny: How to do it.
 
There is some learning to be done.
 
As economists, not quacks, know the new economy will be in depression.
 

Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him

Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
The election is still six months away, but a rash of ominous new polls and the president’s erratic briefings have the G.O.P. worried about a Democratic takeover.
 
The Republicans see the inevitable as does Trump.
 
"De Nial is not just a river in Africa" 
 

The Paramedics Couldn’t Find Lysol. They Turned to Their Congressman.

Catie Edmondson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
“They don’t know who else to come to.” Members of Congress have overhauled their offices to answer increasingly desperate calls from constituents in search of a lifeline and unsure of who can help.
 
Holding the constituents to ransome for PPE is no way to play politics.
 

Open Thread

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 12 hours ago
Feel free to use the comments to this post to discuss topics unrelated to recent articles.
 
Michael Moor - Planet of the Humans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk11vI-7czE 
 
Sooner is better.    As soon as you can is best.
 

Health Officials Responding to Coronavirus Lacked Proper Gear and Training, Investigation Finds

Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
Lawyers at the Department of Health and Human Services reported that protocols “temporarily broke down” when employees were working with people in quarantine.
 
The viral pandemic caught FEMA flatfooted.
No one who was paying attention was surprised.
Pilfering is more important than preparation.
 
The deflationary spiral has been running.
 
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Trump’s Temporary Halt to Immigration is Part of Broader Plan, Stephen Miller Says

Michael D. Shear and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
“The first and most important thing is to turn off the faucet of new immigrant labor — mission accomplished,’’ Mr. Miller told conservatives allies, according to an audio recording.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus
 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Plowman
 
God's plan is not my plan.
 
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April 24th US Covid Data

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 22 hours ago
There will be no Covid data post tomorrow, Sunday will cover both Saturday and Sunday. Our benefactor writes: New cases holding steady despite a restating downwards of NYC cases. Definitely going to make it to 60k deaths by April 30 at this rate. The results of the work I do, like this article, are free, […]
 
The mortality rate is now 5.8%. 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus 
 
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Joe Biden Steps Up Warnings of Possible Trump Disruption of 2020 Election

Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
Joseph R. Biden Jr. has increasingly speculated that President Trump may try to delay or disrupt the election in some way, sending a warning signal that attempts to frame the president as desperate.
 
I am glad to learn that Joe Biden and his campaign are aware of the situation.
 
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Madison Protests: Wisconsin Sees Largest Gathering Against Stay-at-Home Orders

Reid J. Epstein and Kay Nolan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The protest was one of the nation’s largest gatherings to date to condemn lockdown orders enacted by state and local governments.
 
The mortality rate is 5.8+%.
There are volunteers for exposure.
Wisconsin Republicans are desperate.
 
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Durham Inquiry Includes Scrutiny of a Media Leak

Adam Goldman, Julian E. Barnes and Katie Benner at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The attorney general has suggested that the Justice Department review of the Russia investigation has uncovered “troubling” findings without going into details.
 
There is no plot to discredit Trump.
"The truth will out." 
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/truth_will_out
 
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Henry Geller, Who Helped Rid TV of Cigarette Ads, Dies at 96

Sam Roberts at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
While at the F.C.C., he used the fairness doctrine to challenge the tobacco industry. He also helped pave the way for televised presidential debates.
 
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/truth_will_out
 
I can do no greater honor.
 
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Navy Leaders Recommend Reinstating Roosevelt Captain Fired Over Virus Warning

Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Thomas Gibbons-Neff at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Capt. Brett E. Crozier, who was removed from command after sending a letter pleading for help to fight the coronavirus on his aircraft carrier, was largely cleared after Navy review.
 
All Anapolis graduates are mechanical engineers.
The navy is not democratic.
 
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He Got Off the Table After Cancer Surgery to Take On the Virus

Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Gov. Philip Murphy of New Jersey is skipping a restful recovery to lead the state in the crisis, even as he remains in Andrew Cuomo’s shadow.
 
Gov. Philip Murphy was late to the party.
 
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/truth_will_out 
 
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Trump Speech to Bring 1,000 West Point Cadets Back to Campus

Eric Schmitt and Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president’s off-again, on-again speech in June will bring back cadets who had scattered across the country to help counter the coronavirus.
 
Trump has not adjusted his behavior.  He does not recognize the existence
of COVID - 19.
 
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Over a Thousand Protest Stay-at-Home Order at Wisconsin State Capitol

Reid J. Epstein and Kay Nolan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The protest was the nation’s largest gathering to date to condemn stay-at-home orders enacted by state and local governments.
 
Self destruction.  
These demonstrators are "drinking the Cool-aid".
 
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Biden Will Fund-Raise With D.N.C. and His Appointee Will Lead the Committee

Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is beginning to consolidate control over the Democratic National Committee and will have the ability to raise badly needed cash.
 
This is how candidacy works.
 
 
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