With a case being heard by the Supreme Court Tuesday, Republicans and their allies will get to see just how far a Trumpified Supreme Court could be willing to go to kneecap voting rights enforcement across the country.
Your Stories
I’m reading through your descriptions of your ‘moment’ with COVID, as we hit the one year mark. They are fascinating to read and incredibly edifying for me in putting the story in context as news and history. Please keep them coming. I will be publishing many of them, as you can see below.
Your Covid Moments #1
From TPM Reader JT …
For me, the day the stock market crashed—March 9th. I went to the grocery store (HEB in San Antonio) and found it in bedlam. I’m afraid I acted like a Karen–I sent a letter of apology to the manager later–but it was just like being slapped in the face seeing everyone scrambling for milk, eggs, and toilet paper. Sheer panic mode.
I went home and stayed inside. My sons brought groceries for the first month or so, but when we saw how long it was going to last, I began doing curbside pickup, and have continued that to this day.
A Preview of Reopening
There’s an interesting preview in Israel right now of what we might see over the summer months as vaccines allow the US to unwind the patchwork of restrictions and mitigation of the COVID epidemic. A stunning 82% of the over 50 population has already been vaccinated. Israel is far away moving the fastest to vaccinate their whole population. But in recent days they’re seeing an uptick in the spread coefficient of the disease. The “R” value is now at .99 and that’s before the impact of Purim, which may be seen as roughly equivalent of Thanksgiving or Christmas in terms of people congregating together.
Cuomo Is Sorry If ‘Playful’ Comments Went Too Far As Sexual Harassment Scandal Grows
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an apology on Sunday after two former aides came forward to accuse the governor of sexual harassment.
“I now understand that my interactions may have been insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments, given my position, made others feel in ways I never intended. I acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. To the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that,” Cuomo said in a statement Sunday evening.
Trump Calls Jan. 6 Rally That Incited Deadly Insurrection A ‘Love Fest’
Contrition has never been Donald Trump’s strong suit.
After a meandering speech at CPAC, the former president’s first public address since leaving office, Trump called into the safe space of Fox News Sunday night to sound off on the Jan. 6 rally that incited a crowd of his supporters to storm the Capitol, resulting in five deaths and millions of dollars in property damage.
Continue reading “Trump Calls Jan. 6 Rally That Incited Deadly Insurrection A ‘Love Fest’”
Sleepy Don: Trump Targets GOPers, Repeats Bogus Election Claims In Low-Energy Speech
In his first on-stage appearance since inciting the mob behind the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last month, former President Trump’s speech on Sunday evening that served as a grand finale of CPAC made clear that he has no plans to leave the GOP as he further peddled his “big lie” of widespread election fraud. Continue reading “Sleepy Don: Trump Targets GOPers, Repeats Bogus Election Claims In Low-Energy Speech”
When Was Your Moment?
We are either coming up on or just now hitting the first anniversary of the COVID pandemic. We’ve been at this a year! Of course one year tolled in December or January if your point of reference is China. It moves next to Iran and Italy. But here I’m talking about the moment at which it became a stark and life-changing reality in the United States. I’m talking about the moment it became a stark and life-changing reality for you.
I’ll go first but I want to hear your story, your moment.
GOP Lawmakers Warn Party Against Revolving Around Trump Before CPAC Speech
Hours before former President Trump is scheduled to close out this year’s CPAC — which will be Trump’s first major address since leaving office and inciting the mob behind the deadly Capitol insurrection last month — a few Republican lawmakers came forward on Sunday morning to warn their party against viewing the GOP as solely “Trump’s party.” Continue reading “GOP Lawmakers Warn Party Against Revolving Around Trump Before CPAC Speech”
WH ‘Committed To Fighting Our Hearts Out’ For Embattled Tanden Confirmation
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Sunday made clear that the Biden administration is not giving up its fight for the confirmation of Neera Tanden for OMB director. Continue reading “WH ‘Committed To Fighting Our Hearts Out’ For Embattled Tanden Confirmation”