Premature end to U.S. state lockdowns could cause needless death, Fauci tells senators https://t.co/w4P24ITAsw

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) May 12, 2020

"There is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak": Fauci warns states against reopening too soon https://t.co/8SECrqNbdr via @MotherJones

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 12, 2020

Dr. Fauci’s Senate testimony debunked a number of Trump’s favorite coronavirus lies https://t.co/CylVuCeDDU

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 12, 2020

Statements that shouldn't be controversial, but for some reason are: https://t.co/16xC2Bw2ap

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 13, 2020

‘I don't think you're the end-all,’ Senator Paul said to Dr. Fauci.

‘I have never made myself out to be the end-all, or the only voice in this. I'm a scientist, a physician and a public health official,’ Dr. Fauci replied https://t.co/pBPiFzzrno pic.twitter.com/9v1mkMUMxg

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2020

The truth of the matter is that the only person with even a passing association with the Trump administration who has any credibility AT ALL is Dr Anthony Fauci, and what we heard from him today on the covid pandemic progress was not promising.

— Mkay (@JoyAnnReid) May 12, 2020

Fauci says:
– at least 8 virus vaccines in development
-U.S. is now in phase 1 clinical trial of one vaccine
-Gilead’s remdesivir a ‘modest success,’
-US aims for 12.9M virus tests in 4 weeks

“Even at the top speed we’re going… We don’t see a vaccine” by the fall, Fauci says.

— Carol Massar (@carolmassar) May 12, 2020

"I find our testing record nothing to celebrate whatsoever," Sen. Mitt Romney says, pointing out that other nations will have testing rates go down because they don't have the kind of outbreak seen in the U.S. https://t.co/OxeN3yh9Q7 pic.twitter.com/2rgNN08wTk

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 12, 2020

Unfortunately after today’s senate hearing it wont matter what Fauci says. Trump & Pence have completely undermined any recommendations he has made from not wearing masks to encouraging riots. We are now in a world where “individual liberty” is more important than the common good

— Dr. Lisa Welch (@Welch_tx) May 12, 2020

"The day before yesterday, 21 people died of COVID-19 in Japan. In the United States, 2,129 died. Total U.S. deaths now at a staggering 76,032 and Japan’s fatalities at 577. Even adjusting for population, the Japanese death rate is a mere 2% of America’s." https://t.co/WOqpch2qe2

— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) May 12, 2020

I did not have the emergence of a COVID fan club on my 2020 Apocalypse Bingo Card but reading some MAGA Twitter feeds shows me I was wrong. Anyone on the “Fire Fauci” hashtag is a blistering idiot.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 12, 2020

As President Trump urges to reopen the U.S. economy, thousands of new coronavirus infections are reported daily. Figures show a surge of virus cases in meat-packing and poultry-processing plants. Even the White House has become a vulnerable workplace. https://t.co/XkTt3XgKEz

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 12, 2020

California State University, the largest 4-year public university system in the U.S., said it would conduct most classes online this fall https://t.co/03Zni2qq9T pic.twitter.com/94EH2LCbaO

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 12, 2020

New York City's coronavirus death toll passed 20,000 Monday, and a new study by the city's Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene indicates the true total could be many thousands higher. https://t.co/pvyJrhyvpH

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 12, 2020

I can’t even count how many times Trump has tweeted & re-tweeted this morning. He’s really worried about the Supreme Court argument & the possibility his taxes may finally be released. Anyone with this much to hide doesn’t belong in the office.

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) May 12, 2020

Early read on Supreme Court argument:

— Liberal four (RBG, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan) entirely dug in against President's position;

— Conservative four (Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh) not thrilled with Trump's absolute positions;

— Roberts searching for middle ground.

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) May 12, 2020

"We’re asking for temporary presidential immunity.”
– Trump attorney Jay Sekulow.
I'm asking for temporary presidential rationality.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 12, 2020

"A majority of the Court seemed concerned that the House has too much power to investigate POTUS. The Supreme Court appears likely to create a special rule for Trump — or, at least, for sitting presidents — that it wouldn’t apply to any other person." https://t.co/zWKXuh6G4a

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 12, 2020

I'm old enough to remember when they said that Supreme Court vacancies shouldn't be filled in a presidential election year… https://t.co/tEAi5JDzgM

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) May 12, 2020

Absolutely ridiculous, @senatemajldr.

There were several meticulous briefings on pandemic response during the transition, and a playbook created by the best minds in government and public health was left for the administration.

They wouldn’t use it because it was “Obama’s.” https://t.co/hfbKmjHcMw

— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) May 12, 2020

NEW: Senate Republicans: House Democrats' $3 trillion coronavirus bill "dead on arrival" https://t.co/eNElHm0eX6 pic.twitter.com/YrlKwzluDO

— The Hill (@thehill) May 12, 2020

1/ This means folks like the 2000 former DOJ employees, including appointees of both political parties, who demanded Barr's resignation over his unwarranted dismissal of the Flynn case can make arguments to the court. This is a fascinating judge for this situation because https://t.co/Fpc0T2V6m6

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) May 12, 2020

its incredible to me they are as good as they are

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 12, 2020

While Trump and his gang of sycophants spin conspiracy theories and endless nonsense, let's remember the families and friends who have lost loved ones, including mine. Because our president sure doesn't give a damn.

Today's total: pic.twitter.com/cdhWh1hG1k

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) May 12, 2020

The UK's COVID-19 death toll now exceeds 40,000, by far the worst yet reported in Europe, raising more questions about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's handling of the coronavirus crisis https://t.co/aapIn4dPiS pic.twitter.com/dlXCs5uTpe

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2020

NEW: we’ve updated our excess mortality tracker, the gold-standard measure for Covid deaths, allowing like-for-like comparisons btwn countries

UK had 50,000 more deaths than usual in March & April vs 27,000 reported Covid deaths at the time

Free to read: https://t.co/VcSZISFxzF pic.twitter.com/4N5O8yKy6J

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) May 12, 2020

No 10 shamelessly abandoning publication of a daily global death comparisons is because dangerous incompetent Boris Johnson's presided over Europe's highest death count and the world's second behind the USA. The ONS today put the UK toll at 40,496.

— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) May 12, 2020

Hugging new friends won’t be possible until a vaccine or treatment for coronavirus has been found, Matt Hancock has said https://t.co/kOAD03sDw7

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) May 12, 2020

UK takes a pasting from world's press over #coronavirus crisis.
Across Europe to the US, foreign newspaper verdict is UK has performed badly. @10DowningStreet@Number10press@CCHQPress@Conservatives@MattHancock@DHSCgovuk#COVID_19ukhttps://t.co/klMdqTOcV5

— Ed Larrissy (@ELarrissy) May 12, 2020

This is absolutely correct. There isn't any serious economic theory *or* evidence to suggest we will need to pay off this debt over any fixed timescale. https://t.co/LITlHFFbwE

— Jonathan Portes (@jdportes) May 12, 2020

Housing market in England to reopen for 'socially distanced' property viewings https://t.co/t3h7ovPaZq

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 12, 2020

This is a new virus & there's still a lot we don't understand about COVID in kids. Given scientific uncertainty, the decision to open schools is a political one, depending on how leaders weigh the benefits & costs. Scientists can only feed in what we know & what we don't know. https://t.co/TU4yvT1ToU

— Prof. Devi Sridhar (@devisridhar) May 12, 2020

Projection from St Thomas’ Hospital onto the Houses of Parliament in honour of Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary pic.twitter.com/qbHsHB7mVF

— London SE1 Community Website (@se1) May 12, 2020

BREAKING: Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told state-run media that he has been hospitalized with Covid-19. It comes after Russia passed Spain as the country with the second-most confirmed coronavirus cases in the world https://t.co/GDibiVbV3O

— CNN International (@cnni) May 12, 2020

Russia’s government has boasted of a low coronavirus mortality rate, but figures from an obscure city agency cast doubt on those claims https://t.co/xWfGg1lEYC

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 12, 2020

How will the coronavirus pandemic change the world going forward? "I think there are going to be a lot of changes in society and I don't even think we can predict yet," philanthropist Melinda Gates said. https://t.co/JRrEN5hwXT pic.twitter.com/HHIX966PZp

— CNBC (@CNBC) May 12, 2020

WHO: Some coronavirus treatments show signs of limiting disease's severity, length https://t.co/5gGpQvtpU5 pic.twitter.com/PWAIHWrh0J

— The Hill (@thehill) May 12, 2020

China working to fulfil pledge on U.S. purchases despite import slowdown: sources https://t.co/b7zIpWfjej pic.twitter.com/xl6fmpVSUP

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2020

Five years ago, the $1.1 billion Rockefeller family fund ditched all its investments in oil & gas. Since then, the fund "has outpaced financial benchmarks, defying predictions of money managers." Oil & gas are an anchor. https://t.co/nO3N2LPkRC

— David Roberts (@drvolts) May 12, 2020