West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice forces out top health official, questions accuracy of coronavirus data amid outbreaks
The abrupt resignation of Cathy Slemp came hours after the Republican governor vented during a news conference that the state's active virus caseload may have been overstated.
June 25
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/west-virginia-gov-jim-justice-forces-out-top-health-official-n1232066
The Electoral College: Trump’s Floodgates are Creaking
Florida, Pennsylvania shift toward Biden, but he’s still shy of the magic number 270 in our ratings
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball
http://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-electoral-college-trumps-floodgates-are-creaking/
— Florida moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up, and Pennsylvania moves from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.
— This means 268 electoral votes are rated as at least leaning to Joe Biden in our ratings; 204 are at least leaning to Donald Trump; and there are 66 electoral votes in the Toss-up category.
— Biden is decently positioned, although his current lead may be inflated.
Carly Fiorina is voting for Biden
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/carly-fiorina-vote-biden/613474/?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4
Fiorina is not going to keep quiet, write in another candidate, or vote third-party. “I’ve been very clear that I can’t support Donald Trump,” she told me, in an interview that can be heard in full on the latest episode of The Ticket. “And elections are binary choices.” She struggled with the decision, and whether to go public. But she said that this struggle is one Republicans need to have—including those who have rationalized supporting Trump despite their disagreements, because of some of his policies or judicial appointments.
http://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-electoral-college-trumps-floodgates-are-creaking/
— Florida moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up, and Pennsylvania moves from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.
— This means 268 electoral votes are rated as at least leaning to Joe Biden in our ratings; 204 are at least leaning to Donald Trump; and there are 66 electoral votes in the Toss-up category.
— Biden is decently positioned, although his current lead may be inflated.
Carly Fiorina is voting for Biden
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/carly-fiorina-vote-biden/613474/?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4
Fiorina is not going to keep quiet, write in another candidate, or vote third-party. “I’ve been very clear that I can’t support Donald Trump,” she told me, in an interview that can be heard in full on the latest episode of The Ticket. “And elections are binary choices.” She struggled with the decision, and whether to go public. But she said that this struggle is one Republicans need to have—including those who have rationalized supporting Trump despite their disagreements, because of some of his policies or judicial appointments.
The coronavirus surge is real, and it's everywhere
https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-surge-map-7714f8d1-5ba1-46f8-9bf3-5d59938f2c95.htmlNew cases are up 77% in Arizona, 75% in Michigan, 70% in Texas and 66% in Florida.
What’s next: Younger people are making up a greater share of all cases, and tend to be less susceptible to serious injury or death, so hopefully this spike in new cases won’t be followed by an equivalent spike in deaths.
How the virus won
Interactive explanation with timeline.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/22/world/coronavirus-spread.html
New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified the severity of the pandemic
The three studies paint a picture of a media ecosystem that entertains conspiracy theories and discourages audiences from taking steps to protect themselves and others
In recent weeks, three studies have focused on conservative media’s role in fostering confusion about the seriousness of the coronavirus. Taken together, they paint a picture of a media ecosystem that amplifies misinformation, entertains conspiracy theories and discourages audiences from taking concrete steps to protect themselves and others.
“We are receiving an incredible number of studies and solid data showing that consuming far-right media and social media content was strongly associated with low concern about the virus at the onset of the pandemic,” said Irene Pasquetto, chief editor of the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, which published one of the studies.
The authors pinpoint several examples of misinformation circulating in conservative media. For example, on March 6 Fox medical contributor Marc Siegel stated, on Hannity’s popular evening program, that “the virus should be compared to the flu. Because at worst, at worst, worst-case scenario it could be the flu.”
https://twitter.com/i/events/1276203156448436230 "Greater exposure to Hannity relative to Tucker Carlson Tonight increased the number of total cases and deaths in the initial stages of the coronavirus pandemic," researchers say.
Here’s The Good COVID-19 News That’s Being Buried By The Press
Calls it The Wuhan Bug and cherry picks info ... but deaths per 1000 cases are indeed declining.
Florida’s Idiocracy
Come and witness the wisdom of The People.
by CHARLES SYKES JUNE 24, 2020
In the 2006 movie, Idiocracy, Mike Judge imagined “a dystopian world where commercialism has run rampant, mankind has embraced anti-intellectualism, and society is devoid of such traits as intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, justice, and human rights.”
Or maybe Judge was just predicting what would happen to Florida if a global pandemic ever hit.
On Wednesday, Palm Beach County held a public hearing. Its purpose: with the number of coronavirus cases spiking in Florida, the county commission wanted to hold a vote on mandating the use of masks in public (as Broward and Miami-Dade counties have). The vote came after a two-hour public hearing, during which angry opponents held up Trump signs, threatened the county board with citizens’ arrests, invoked the wrath of God, and held a festival of crazy.
https://twitter.com/BeachyPiers/status/1276123512198094848 #DeSantisResign
As Florida’s economy crashes, DeSantis says he’s going ahead with $543 million in tax refunds for corporations
Story is from March
https://twitter.com/i/events/1276165879403700224 Supreme Court says asylum seekers cannot challenge removal
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that asylum seekers detained near the US border cannot appeal expedited deportation in a federal court. The majority opinion in the 7-2 decision was authored by Associate Justice Samuel Alito, while the dissent was authored by Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
P.A. system or ‘sonic weapon'? Cops’ use of military-grade speakers at Orlando protests prompts backlash
3 North Carolina police officers fired over racist rants
June 24
Three members of a North Carolina police department have been fired after a department audit of a video recording captured one of the officers saying a civil war was necessary to wipe Black people off the map and that he was ready.
The Wilmington Police Department took the action on Tuesday against Cpl. Jessie Moore, and officers Kevin Piner and Brian Gilmore. Each was accused of violating standards of conduct, criticism and use of inappropriate jokes and slurs. After conferring with the city council, Wilmington City Manager Sterling Cheatham cleared Police Chief Donny Williams to release the details.
“When I first learned of these conversations, I was shocked, saddened and disgusted,” Williams said at a news conference on Wednesday. “There is no place for this behavior in our agency or our city and it will not be tolerated.”
Later, according to the investigation, Piner told Moore that he feels a civil war is coming and that he is ready. Piner said he was going to buy a new assault rifle, and soon “we are just going to go out and start slaughtering them (expletive)” Blacks. “I can’t wait. God, I can’t wait.” Moore responded that he wouldn’t do that.
Piner then told Moore that he felt a civil war was needed to “wipe them off the (expletive) map. That’ll put them back about four or five generations.” Moore told Piner he was “crazy,” and the recording stopped a short time later.
According to police, the officers admitted it was their voices on the video and didn’t deny any of the content. While the officers denied that they were racists, they blamed their comments on the stress on law enforcement in light of the protests over the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a Black man, died last month after a Minneapolis police officer put his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes.
In addition to being fired, cases involving the Wilmington officers will be reviewed by the district attorney’s office to determine if they committed any crimes or showed bias toward criminal defendants. Williams said he will recommend the three officers not be rehired by notifying the N.C. Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission about their behavior.
Wilmington Police Dept. terminates 3 veteran officers for ‘hate-filled speech’ caught on patrol car video
June 24
This has extensive coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MctgO4RcqoU Proof AOC Was RIGHT About Racist Computers
facial recognition software is fatally flawed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TZhOIpjnxI Trump Shouts Every Racist Word He Knows
Hey, old white man, say the racist thing we like to hear!
There is no policy content in the speech? None?
https://twitter.com/HomelessnessSD/status/1274797971343736834 San Diego Black Lives Matter protest via Skateboard!
Officials prep alternative hospital plans as COVID-19 cases surge to all-time highs
Recently, numbers released by the Texas Medical Center showed that 97% of intensive-care beds were occupied and the numbers were on track to exceed 100% in the future.
https://www.banfacialrecognition.com
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare
June 25
"President Trump and the Republicans' campaign to rip away the protections and benefits of the Affordable Care Act in the middle of the coronavirus crisis is an act of unfathomable cruelty," she said in a statement Thursday.
"Today, his Administration is filing a brief with the Supreme Court to rip health care coverage away from 23 million Americans — including 224,000 Wisconsinites," Biden said, remarking on Trump's visit to the Badger State Thursday. "Every American deserves the peace of mind that comes (with) access to affordable, high-quality health care."
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