https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/politics/fox-news-msnbc-coronavirus.html
Refugees are not an invasion.
Check them for active Covid-19.
If found, quarantine and hospitalize as appropriate.
Check sera for immunity.
Ship them on.
1
Trump Encourages Protest Against Governors Who Have Imposed Virus Restrictions
The president’s stark departure from his message on Thursday night, when he
announced guidelines for governors to reopen their states and said they
would “call your own shots,” suggested he was ceding any semblance of
national leadership on the pandemic.
AstroTurf.
2
House Republicans Take Aim at Thomas Massie After Stimulus Vote
Republicans are eager to be rid of Mr. Massie, but he is trying to turn the
donations into a political weapon of his own.
This seems to be a fight within the Trump / Republican party.
3
Republicans Fret as Mnuchin Bargains With Democrats to Break Funding Impasse
Unhappy with the Treasury secretary’s willingness to offer concessions to
Democrats in previous stimulus negotiations, Republicans are warily
watching the talks over replenishing a small-business loan program.
The Republican party favors a single king.
4
The 9/11 Trial: Why Is It Taking So Long?
The trial of five men accused of plotting the attacks had been scheduled
for early next year — almost 20 years after the hijackings. Now even that
schedule won’t be met. Here are the reasons.
The 9/11 trials should not take place.
They are a war crime.
Ship these prisoners home with reparations.
5
Surprising Poll Results: People Are Now Happy to Pick Up the Phone
Pollsters are used to having their calls screened. But when everyone is
stuck at home, a stranger with some survey questions can be a lifeline.
People are imprisoned in their homes.
They need social contact.
6
Is America Going to Have A Covid-19 Apocalypse?
Covid is one of those disasters which tests whomever it happens to.
Countries like Vietnam and Taiwan and even Germany stayed on top of it, or
got ahead of it, and are doing fine. Those who mishandled it are taking
some hard hits. This isn’t primarily about deaths, though those are awful,
it is about […]
The Republican party is insisting on a depression.
7
April 17th US Covid Data
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The 5% mortality rate seems solid.
The 1918 flue was thought to have a 1.6% mortality rate.
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8
The Cable TV Quarantine Fight
Families who differ on key political questions — Fox News or MSNBC? — used
to change the channel or decide that politics was off-limits. But agreeing
to disagree now can seem dangerous.
You would have to reveal something new to change my politics.
9
Stanley Chera, Developer and Friend of Trump, Dies at 77
As his friend lay dying of the coronavirus, President Trump spoke of him
from the White House podium.
Trump has only minions.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minion
10
Michael Cohen Is Among Prisoners to Be Released Because of Virus
President Trump’s former lawyer and other inmates at a minimum-security
camp in upstate New York were told they would serve their sentences at home.
He will never again have entry to the bar.
11
What’s Driving the Right-Wing Protesters Fighting the Quarantine?
Well-organized protests broke out this week against government restrictions
on economic activity because of the coronavirus. Polling and organizers’
statements hinted at the reasons for the backlash.
Money.
12
Trump Says States Can Start Reopening While Acknowledging the Decision Is Theirs
The guidelines released by the president effectively mean that any
restoration of American society will take place on a patchwork basis.
Trump is wrong.
13
Tracking Trump’s Promises on Responding to the Virus
The president has promised enhanced testing and monitoring capabilities,
thousands of ventilators and millions of masks. Here’s a status report.
Trump slow walked his response.
14
House Democrats Back Changing Rules to Allow Remote Voting During Pandemic
If approved by the House, the switch to proxy voting would be the first
time in the history of Congress that lawmakers could cast votes other than
in person.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quorum
15
Loyal Trump Backer Is Now a Face of the Administration’s Virus Response
The loyalty of the longtime Trump adviser Michael Caputo helped him secure
a post as the top public affairs official at the Health and Human Services
Department during the pandemic.
The wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The side is retired.
16
Judge Denies Roger Stone’s Bid for a New Trial
The judge rejected the defense’s argument of juror bias in a politically
fraught case in which President Trump publicly attacked his friend’s
conviction.
Roger stone is guilty.
17
2020 Senate Races: Democrats Show Fund-Raising Energy in Key States
In contests in Kentucky, South Carolina, Kansas, Maine, Colorado and
Arizona, Democratic candidates raised more money in the first quarter of
2020 than their Republican opponents.
A Democratic majority will be necessary to legislate.
18
Big Government or Big Hassle?
Democrats believe the pandemic could usher in a broad consensus around the
need for more publicly funded programs, but there are some signs that the
virus’s political impact could tip the other way.
The public may not hurt enough yet.
The Republicans can fix that.
19
Boeing to Restart Production in Washington State With 27,000 Workers
The aerospace giant said employees in the Puget Sound area would begin
manufacturing commercial planes by the end of next week.
Bankruptcy due to lack of sales.
Boeing must do its homework.
20
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Censorship of Writings by Ex-Officials
The plaintiffs will appeal. They argued that a system that requires review before publication is unconstitutionally “dysfunctional.”Prior restraint is unlawful in most cases.
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