The White House coronavirus task force warned that the number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio were significantly increasing. So far, there have been more than 96,000 positive cases and nearly 3,600 coronavirus deaths in the state. https://t.co/8YX5g39xqS

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 6, 2020

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— BlueDream (@58bugeye) August 6, 2020

Experts say the development, testing, and production of a COVID-19 vaccine for the public is still months away, and it would take a medical miracle for one to be available this year, much less before Election Day. https://t.co/xQst2oIJkh

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 6, 2020

No one is really this stupid, right? Trump has got to be really frightened to aim this low and hope enough of his followers will believe this. https://t.co/kcnHRd4vgj

— Aidan Gallagher (@AidanRGallagher) August 6, 2020

VIRAL MOMENT: President Trump pronounces Thailand "thighland" before correcting himself." pic.twitter.com/7ZtAS6h94z

— The Hill (@thehill) August 6, 2020

We will always protect people we will always protect "Republicans"
Trump does a Freudian slip. Rolling on the floor laughing
pic.twitter.com/6r59gXI2pk 02#DontDie

— Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) August 6, 2020

THREAD — why Kanye and Trump are converging in Ohio and how you can help

In consecutive days, the same Ohio firm that represents Trump submitted signatures for Kanye West; and then Trump himself is back in Ohio.

Coincidence? I think not.

Read on to learn more, and help:

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— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) August 6, 2020

The NRA doesn't represent gun owners. They exist to protect gun industry profits and enrich their executives. https://t.co/shGxz6uuZu

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 6, 2020

New NRA ad sums it up nicely 😂 #NRA https://t.co/sFS9rR08BS

— 𝕋𝕚𝕡𝕤𝕪_𝕋𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕟 #Bluenami2020 (@Tipsy_in_Texas) August 6, 2020

Relatedly, here's an excellent road map to all the bad scenarios that could corrupt our election.

At their core is a central recognition:

"Trump is not so much running for re-election as trying to stay in power by any means he can."

Via @nils_gilman:https://t.co/moRPSF4rac

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) August 6, 2020

Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired. https://t.co/lwe3QEn21V

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 6, 2020

Fox News is onto something here… he is NOT okay pic.twitter.com/PgFpVchkdR

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) August 4, 2020

An honourable MP would – given the severity of these allegations – have quit immediately and set about the job of trying to clear his name. https://t.co/fNgCFRAGpm

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) August 6, 2020

The Prime Minister says the return of workers to offices and children to schools is crucial to the economic recovery of the UK https://t.co/0ZOzirnIyO

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 6, 2020

New planning laws would see Britain shift towards an American-style zoning system https://t.co/KFlKziWe7v

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 6, 2020

The Bank of England said although it believed Britain’s economy might take longer to recover than previously thought, its projections for 2020 were not as grim as they were in May https://t.co/U5bFTts2E7 pic.twitter.com/F9dYmS0q7P

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 6, 2020

£252 million spaffed up the wall on a corrupt government contract for PPE that doesn't work.

"The deal was brokered by a government trade adviser who also advises the board of Ayanda."

Britain – that's YOUR money they're diverting to THEIR mates.https://t.co/VAyOUaCZfc

— Chris Shaw (@The_ChrisShaw) August 6, 2020

There are no direct connections between UK & Andorra, travellers must go thru France or Spain. There is no practical way of segregating travellers to or from Andorra. Tory govt announcenent is, as usual, meaningless noise. https://t.co/2mX4hfLyh0

— John Fitzgerald #FBPE #GTTO @j_g_fitzgerald@c.im (@j_g_fitzgerald) August 6, 2020

Big Brexit news this morning!

From the day the UK and EU agreed it’s diveroxe settlement, Northern Ireland’s business community have insisted that it should not be asked to pick up the bill. /1

— Manufacturing NI (@ManufacturingNI) August 6, 2020

Herd immunity for kids it is,fk who they carry it back to,and fk the teachers,who will nearly all have elderly parents,kids with sick parents,fk ‘em
But wear a mask at the shops,5months too late!
Did I miss anything?

— mcdnick (@McdadeNicholas) August 6, 2020

French President Macron calls for a 'new political order' in Lebanon as he visits a ravaged Beirut https://t.co/Wd3fimMVpL

— TIME (@TIME) August 6, 2020

Residents of Beirut vented their fury at Lebanon’s leaders Thursday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, blaming them for the deadly explosion that ravaged the capital. https://t.co/CbnnNWLMys

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 6, 2020

The United States should rally the international community to support the Lebanese people with urgently-needed recovery and relief following the horrific explosion in Beirut. https://t.co/xcseRjXkcJ

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 6, 2020

CCTV footage from a shop in Beirut showing the impact of the explosion in Beirut #Lebanon #Beirut pic.twitter.com/650AUKaCX3

— CNW (@ConflictsW) August 6, 2020

A former top Saudi intelligence official accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of sending a team of agents to Canada to kill him, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. federal court. https://t.co/yHnHVrQq1i

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 6, 2020