Imperial College London has a new report out looking at the COVID19 outlook in the United States and broken down by states. The main focus is on reopening and increased mobility and how this affects transmission rates. They are also clear that they don’t account for other behavioral modifications like mask wearing. So their predictions should be considered “pessimistic”.
Judge Scolds DOJ, But Won’t Probe Claims Of Its Misconduct In Census Case
The federal judge in the census citizenship case imposed limited sanctions on the Trump administration Thursday for the Justice Department’s failure to produce hundreds of documents it was obligated to turn over before the trial.
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Trump Argues There Isn’t Good Enough ‘Reason’ To Vote By Mail As COVID Ravages Nation
Voting by mail to avoid falling victim to a global pandemic? You gotta have a better excuse than that, says President Donald Trump.
Where Things Stand: Preemptive Plans To Memorialize Our Dead
We shouldn’t have to plan how to mourn this much loss.
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Michigan Governor Calls Out Trump’s ‘Ridiculous’ Funding Threat
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) fired back at President Trump’s threat to withhold federal funding from the swing state during an interview on CBS Thursday morning. Continue reading “Michigan Governor Calls Out Trump’s ‘Ridiculous’ Funding Threat”
US Sends 50 Ventilators To Russia With The Promise Of More To Come
MOSCOW — The United States has delivered 50 ventilators to Russia as part of a $5.6 million humanitarian donation to help the country cope with the pandemic.
The U.S. Embassy said the first shipment of U.S.-manufactured breathing machines arrived in Moscow on Thursday, and another 150 will follow next week.
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Illinois GOPer Gets Kicked Out Of Chamber For Refusing To Wear A Mask
Illinois state House lawmakers voted to remove state Rep. Darren Bailey (R) from the building on Wednesday after he refused to adhere to the House’s mask requirement amid COVID-19.
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Candidate Tries To Distance Herself From QAnon After Proclaiming That She ‘Stands With Q’
Jo Rae Perkins, the Republican challenger to Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), is trying to distance herself from the QAnon conspiracy theory a day after she proclaimed that she “stands with Q.”
MI AG: Trump Won’t Be Welcomed Back At Facilities If He Won’t Wear Mask
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is giving President Trump an ultimatum after issuing an open letter urging him to wear a face mask during his scheduled visit to a Ford plant outside of Detroit Thursday afternoon. Continue reading “MI AG: Trump Won’t Be Welcomed Back At Facilities If He Won’t Wear Mask”
Ongoing Outcry Over The Death Of Ahmaud Arbery Is Key To Returning Sovereignty To Black Americans
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When Ahmaud Arbery lost his life, allegedly at the hands of a white father and son, he fell victim to America’s long history of white prerogative to determine life and death for African Americans. This violence is nowhere near abatement, as the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Botham Jean, and too many others in recent memory attest.