I fear that New York is about to become Wuhan. And soon there may be Wuhans across America. https://t.co/zNjr5xzmhd
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) March 25, 2020
NYT: "Doctors said they had tried to resuscitate people while drenched in sweat under their protective gear, face masks fogging up. Some patients have been found dead in their rooms while doctors were busy helping others." https://t.co/0YEaNv3VGD https://t.co/NG39rA16RU
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 25, 2020
Self congratulation, a feature of the daily coronavirus news conferences at the White House, is especially pronounced today — even as death toll rises, unemployment surges, hospitals are overwhelmed, and state and local leaders warn of worse to come over not weeks but months.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) March 25, 2020
Nurses in NyC are being forced into wearing trash bags as protective gear and, if you listened to the president, you'd think we've done some historic job in rushing out medical supplies.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 25, 2020
People have died in the ER while waiting for a bed. There aren't enough ventilators. This entire hospital will soon be dedicated to the coronavirus.
New York City hospitals are at the center of the pandemic in the U.S. “It’s apocalyptic," one doctor said. https://t.co/f6kJU33yI7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 25, 2020
This broke me. https://t.co/fBKevT292Q pic.twitter.com/yhehOciL5A
— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) March 25, 2020
New York City is preparing refrigerated trucks and shipping containers if morgues get full, @business reports https://t.co/Dxx3bpGuqH
— Sam Levine (@srl) March 25, 2020
NYC has run out of dogs. The crisis and confinement and need for comfort is completely eliminating the available inventory of dogs in shelters https://t.co/N071lT82EK
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) March 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/georgelittledc/status/1242934445805572096
Trump snaps at a reporter who asks him if his Easter timeline is based on his poltiical interests. He says the media wants him to do badly in the election, accuses her of writing fake news and then basically says we should be grateful to have him. OMG. pic.twitter.com/bPUKeQrQcH
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) March 25, 2020
Five more sailors aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier at sea have tested positive for coronavirus https://t.co/iHSj2nKPkM
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 25, 2020
The Coronavirus Is the Worst Intelligence Failure in U.S. History, and It's All Trump's Fault https://t.co/A5gPJLSJsI
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) March 25, 2020
BREAKING from Reuters –
"WASHINGTON – The Trump administration cut staff by more than two-thirds at a key U.S. public health agency operating inside China, as part of a larger rollback of U.S.-funded health and science experts…"https://t.co/bfkoGEsa2I
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) March 25, 2020
Asked about his tweet this evening alleging the media wants social restrictions so he'll lose, he elaborates, claiming some "people in your profession" want the economy to tank so it'll be easier to beat him. He singles out reporters in the room he claims write "fake news."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 25, 2020
The LameStream Media is the dominant force in trying to get me to keep our Country closed as long as possible in the hope that it will be detrimental to my election success. The real people want to get back to work ASAP. We will be stronger than ever before!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 25, 2020
How much time did you spend on procuring respirators today? https://t.co/CXhfjIJZZS
— Sanho Tree (@SanhoTree) March 25, 2020
You seem to have endless time for it. Just endless. https://t.co/rdBzzhmS1y
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) March 25, 2020
Sarah? Sarah Palin, is that you? pic.twitter.com/BRCjgzd2Mx
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 25, 2020
I assume he means "sitting on the shitter". https://t.co/NBaqutEyqr
— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) March 25, 2020
NBC and CNN producers say they're through airing Trump's virus pressers. “We might take it from the top and then cut away after the first lie, and return when the lies stop.” https://t.co/kNhwJGhVe3
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) March 25, 2020
Meanwhile in Congress…
Historic unemployment benefits, small business loans, aid to airlines included in stimulus plan @jchatterleyCNN https://t.co/5R15CD8A41 pic.twitter.com/zhRMlAKuCX
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) March 25, 2020
Tucked into the fine print of the $2 trillion U.S. stimulus package are a range of provisions that stand to benefit specific industries and interest groups. President Trump’s companies and Boeing could also potentially benefit. https://t.co/eaFkMHsHF1
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 25, 2020
It says a lot about the Trump administration that there even needed to be a provision banning the president's family from receiving stimulus funds.
It also says a lot that Congress needed to negotiate to secure the concession.
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 25, 2020
There seem to be a lot of people at the top who do not understand something elemental about society: People WANT to work, they want to be of service.
As if wages need to be low, so that life remains coercive. https://t.co/LQG7xMmhgo— Quentin Hardy (@qhardy) March 25, 2020
For subscribers: The stock market just had a rare '90%-up day' that could signal a bottom. https://t.co/5Ou7dZ5KHG Check out @CNBCPro and get your first 30 days free.
— CNBC (@CNBC) March 25, 2020
But hey…
Stocks tumble into the close after Bernie Sanders threatens to put a hold on the coronavirus stimulus bill; Nasdaq turns negative and Dow up only 480 points after surging 1,300 earlier https://t.co/kumM5Z3mLD pic.twitter.com/tw7O9qsyCw
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 25, 2020
A last-minute dispute over jobless aid has delayed a final Senate vote expected to approve a $2 trillion U.S. stimulus package. Senate leaders still hoped to vote on it later Wednesday, and the House was expected to follow suit on Thursday. https://t.co/6S0gKXTY36
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 25, 2020
🚨I wrote a big piece about the future of the COVID-19 pandemic: how the US got to this point; what needs to happen in the coming weeks and months; what the endgame looks like; and what the world might be like in the aftermath. https://t.co/woc4dxwT0Z
— Ed Yong (@edyong209) March 25, 2020
Elsewhere…
Foreign ministers representing seven major industrialized nations failed to agree on a joint statement Wednesday after the Trump administration insisted on referring to the coronavirus outbreak as the “Wuhan virus,” three officials told The Post. https://t.co/nkMbJK1YJg
— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 25, 2020
This is a blatant lie.
South Korea has a population of just 51 million people; the United States has 327 million.
At about 400,000 tests in each country, this means South Korea has tested 1-in-127 people; the United States: 1-in-817 people. https://t.co/2PxABCaUrf
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) March 25, 2020
So many coffins are piling up in north Italy that military trucks are being used to pick them up and transport them pic.twitter.com/ioOmTrqfjW
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 25, 2020
As of Wednesday morning, India's 3-week lockdown has gone into effect, bringing the streets of the 1.3 billion-person country to an eerie, empty halt pic.twitter.com/BFarAXeAdS
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 25, 2020
Anyone who thinks MAGA twitter is bad should read the Hindu nationalists (see below). @dhume you have my deep sympathy. https://t.co/nQWW5J7qP9
— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) March 25, 2020
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Thursday 26 March https://t.co/JWIO3H2u2s pic.twitter.com/etZ4tRUP7T
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/Nick_Pettigrew/status/1242931379425468420
Now confirmed by @10DowningStreet that @ukchancellor will make an announcement about Self Employed support packages tomorrow. @SDLPlive
— Sinead McLaughlin (@SMcLaughlinmla) March 25, 2020
Powerful message #FightBack #COVID19 #StayHome https://t.co/E6j9ruC31s
— Belfast Trust (@BelfastTrust) March 25, 2020
BREAKING: Parliament
Commons to rise TONIGHT and not come back for at least four weeks
One source says: "It's basically turning the lights out"https://t.co/iNWzKgBvNn
— Matt Chorley (@MattChorley) March 25, 2020
Absolutely. During this crisis – and when so many of our basic civil rights have been curtailed – Parliament should be sitting. Every single day. https://t.co/oscxfLSgBK
— Kevin Meagher (@KevinPMeagher) March 25, 2020
NEW: Tory MP Owen Paterson makes £100,000-a-year from a company that is selling private coronavirus testing kits to consumers for £120 each. https://t.co/L93lNHFFS6
— BuzzFeed News UK (@BuzzFeedNewsUK) March 25, 2020
The statement that Prince Charles “met the criteria required for testing” by the NHS in Aberdeenshire is puzzling. The NHS Scotland website states that, generally, testing for Covid-19 will only be carried out “if you have a serious illness that requires admission to hospital.” pic.twitter.com/KLnu61rya7
— James Cook (@BBCJamesCook) March 25, 2020
Camilla has no symptoms, has ignored government instructions to stay in place and not travel, and yet has received a test which even doctors and nurses in the front line cannot get? Absolutely fucking outrageous https://t.co/3oxa0LEDXf
— Like a Mat out of Hell (@MatofKilburnia) March 25, 2020
“Hello, is that reception? Susan? Oh, hi. Can you make pornography come on my telly please? Oh, that’s very nice of you. Thank you” pic.twitter.com/wppeHL16TU
— Mo' (@mocent0) March 25, 2020