As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force U.S. schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher. https://t.co/2Mh2q1ROwX
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 12, 2020
Internal documents from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that fully reopening K-12 schools and universities would be the "highest risk" for the spread of coronavirus, according to a New York Times report https://t.co/nkHxzALUTs
— CNN (@CNN) July 11, 2020
Trump’s re-election effort sees reopening schools as part of a plan to restore his standing among suburban voters. There is little sign the approach is working https://t.co/fDnX6dmzhQ pic.twitter.com/UVCFnfX8H9
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 12, 2020
“There are a number …. of problems that have to be solved in order to open schools safely. The president is incapable of solving them. He just wants them open, so that people can go back to work," @chrislhayes says. "So he can get reelected.” https://t.co/irJVhmLjCs
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) July 12, 2020
Good for Chris Wallace! As with #SanctuaryCities, the tried and true Trump technique of threatening illegal funding cutoffs to impose crazy and cruel national policies will get shot down by the courts if it ever takes flight. Good riddance! https://t.co/g35ZRKk1ON
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 12, 2020
Hi dipshit, I’m a pediatric ER doctor who has treated children who have #COVID__19 https://t.co/wNUQpQHbRx
— Lydia Holm MD (@MommyFourBoys) July 11, 2020
See these kids & teachers murdered at Sandy Hook? Multiply that by 500. That number – 14,000 children – is the number @BetsyDeVosED said was acceptable loss, given the death toll from reopening schools will "only" be .02%.
There aren't enough small coffins in the world for this. pic.twitter.com/7NH3E6tTSQ
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) July 12, 2020
I got stuck on the part where it says they were concerned about the # of times someone was wrong seeing as they keep serving Trump.
— Sam Vinograd (@sam_vinograd) July 12, 2020
As WH tries to discredit Dr. Fauci, here are just a few of the many times when Trump has been wrong on #COVID19
And last month, Pence wrote an oped saying "we've slowed the spread" and should be "celebrating"
This dismissal of science is killing peoplehttps://t.co/M62E544y4X
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) July 12, 2020
#Trump plays politics with public health & human life. He is a deceiver when we need a drum major: “White House seeks to discredit Fauci amid coronavirus surge” https://t.co/pDOYMzInPc
— Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) July 12, 2020
Confirming Washington Post reporting– WH openly discrediting Fauci, a top health official/member of the coronavirus task force. Statement from a White House official: "Several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things."
— Kristen Holmes (@KristenhCNN) July 12, 2020
Why would the Washington Post advance a smear campaign against Dr. Fauci by anonymous cowards in the White House? Their views are unworthy of repeating when they ask us to trust them over the world renowned expert but won't identify themselves so we can evaluate their expertise. https://t.co/C6FBwKlTZ5
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) July 12, 2020
Per this poll last month by @nytimes and @SienaResearch, the public trusts Fauci (67%) on the virus far more than it does the president (26%). https://t.co/vmLrIRcr3N
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) July 12, 2020
Meanwhile…
“If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases a day behind the United States, Brazil and India.” 15K in one day.
Florida reports over 15,000 COVID-19 cases in single-day record https://t.co/AcVlcRjpyl
— Melissa Ross (@MelissainJax) July 12, 2020
#WaltDisneyWorld reopened today. https://t.co/H10y0Z9MaA
— Indivisible (@AmerIndivis) July 12, 2020
Florida has surpassed New York’s positive numbers on New York’s worst day. The fact that Florida listened to Trump on reopening instead of doing the right thing for its citizens’ public health is a disaster. A catastrophe. https://t.co/J1zTztVUmN
— Neera -Wear a Mask -Tanden (@neeratanden) July 12, 2020
Trump knew about coronavirus and did nothing.
And now he wants *us* to live with it. pic.twitter.com/NwMR78SSku
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 12, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
I don’t think face masks should be mandatory in England says Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove#Marr #Covid_19 https://t.co/yo0vxOfWRt pic.twitter.com/5O6qpZdnWg
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 12, 2020
Michael Gove on #marr when asked if wearing face masks should be mandatory:
“No, I trust people’s good sense”In unrelated news: https://t.co/9dXvhM4a7M
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) July 12, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: The families of 1,200 coronavirus victims marched at Downing Street to tell Boris Johnson 'you can’t keep running from us' as they called for a public inquiry https://t.co/qwS310srDa
— March for Change (@march_change) July 12, 2020
Meanwhile…
This stinks https://t.co/PiKY49xllJ
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) July 12, 2020
Tonight, I find myself thinking how almost no-one in Britain knows about Dominic Cummings’s massive money heist in EUref. @channel4 did entire Cumberbatch drama & didn’t mention it. @bbc doc by @maitlis glossed right past it. He got away with it. And keeps on getting away with it https://t.co/iWvJltyhOo
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 12, 2020
Boris Johnson plans to seize more economic powers away from Scotland & Wales, preventing devolved governments from supporting post-COVID recovery. Financial Times front page tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/6eIeHIkbMR
— Michael Gray (@GrayInGlasgow) July 12, 2020
"We were promised a deal, we haven’t got a deal." https://t.co/ohDbjmZlat
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) July 12, 2020
What the hell happened to Boris Johnson’s “oven-ready” Brexit Deal and why are journalists not holding this charlatan to account for it https://t.co/BFAu14E45z
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) July 12, 2020
Simply incorrect in what he says. There will be checks on goods trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain BOTH WAYS. https://t.co/31M20Bi1Ta
— David Henig (@DavidHenigUK) July 12, 2020
Time for Gove to proudly announce £705 million is to be spent on ‘Brexit border control infrastructure.’ https://t.co/qHnGQRw7FG
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) July 12, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
New Zealand lifts all Covid restrictions, declaring the nation virus-free https://t.co/Q024A0eG3e
— erica orden (@eorden) July 12, 2020
📷 Standing on the podium to celebrate his latest win, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton raised a clenched right fist and then delivered a message to his fellow drivers not to slow down in the fight against racism. https://t.co/5Lpz1PxLa0 pic.twitter.com/xnha1mzhgo
— ABC News (@ABC) July 12, 2020
How could carbon-removal technologies change the world order? An imagined scenario from 2050 https://t.co/OVuyfxxoDE
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) July 12, 2020
I wrote this week on my favorite news sites around the world, many of them under threat https://t.co/IC8RxwmKLZ
— Ben Smith (@benyt) July 12, 2020
Federal appeals court overturns injunction, rules first federal execution in 17 years can proceed as scheduled on Monday. https://t.co/wtuQZtn3OA
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 12, 2020