You get this number by "annualizing" 3rd Quarter GDP, which was +7.4%.
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) October 29, 2020
Sounds great, which is why Trump is crowing about it, but in reality the economy is 3.5% SMALLER than at the end of 2019.
What Trump is doing is showing you how to lie with statistics. https://t.co/hQvbQWUH0V
Trump increased the deficit by at least 7.5 trillion to prop up a Ponzi scheme economy (which mirrors the same debt structure how he bankrupted all of businesses) and he still ends his first term with a GDP and all economic indicators the worst of any President in modern history.
— Ben Meiselas (@meiselasb) October 29, 2020
Those new GDP numbers Trump is touting? Hardly groundbreaking. The GDP went up by 33% after falling by 31%.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 29, 2020
Know the truth: pic.twitter.com/AEyOttkTXA
Trump says he's getting calls from allies urging him to talk about the economy and "sir, you shouldn't be speaking about Hunter…because nobody cares." Trump: "I disagree. Maybe that's why I'm here and they're not." He asks "how many times" he can possibly say economic stats.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 29, 2020
The WH COVID Task Force warns of “unrelenting” spread as cases, hospitalizations, and deaths spike around the country.
— The Recount (@therecount) October 29, 2020
And despite Trump’s repeated “rounding the corner” claims, let’s remember: The president lies, the data doesn’t. pic.twitter.com/2SUcsocEJs
"Members of President Trump’s Cabinet are logging extra miles as mostly unofficial campaign surrogates in crucial states in the final days before Tuesday’s election, blending politics & policy in ways that..skirt established norms&may even violate the law"https://t.co/ttxBTJZR9j
— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) October 29, 2020
Exclusive: Wilbur Ross served on the board of a Chinese joint venture until 2019. In other words, while helping run the Trade War, the Commerce Secretary was partnered with a Chinese state-owned enterprise. Thread on this massive conflict of interest. https://t.co/Dbza7INy4Q
— Isaac Stone Fish (@isaacstonefish) October 29, 2020
In any other presidency, this would be a major scandal –> https://t.co/kWY2qUQCkJ pic.twitter.com/bFbvAiAPcs
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 29, 2020
Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says documents reveal that the Trump administration attempted to use $250 million of taxpayer money, meant for Covid-19 education purposes, as a "slush fund" to help President Trump's reelection campaign by trying to rebrand the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/KEBsLRUBc9
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) October 29, 2020
In the months leading up to the election, Sinclair’s James Rosen has pushed pro-Trump messaging in at least 18 national news segments https://t.co/yGGhpHMsyB
— Media Matters (@mmfa) October 29, 2020
If Joe Biden wins next week one thing that has to be examined is local tv ownership. Sinclair broadcasting is many of the local markets and pushed pro-Trump and anti Democrat messages and mandates the local stations use them. That's too much power for a political broadcaster
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) October 29, 2020
If you prefer cheat sheets you can read — here's the who's who of Tuesday's competitive Senate races. pic.twitter.com/fZmWfX1wKL
— The Recount (@therecount) October 29, 2020
Sen. David Perdue of Georgia withdrew on Thursday from the final debate in his tight re-election race. The move came a day after his Democratic challenger, Jon Ossoff, called him a “crook” and accused him of trying to profit from the pandemic.https://t.co/A6FfBuD1c7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 29, 2020
If anybody has been sitting on David Perdue Chicken jokes, NOW IS THE TIME TO UNLEASH THEM AT @sendavidperdue https://t.co/p2beMZjpDI
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) October 29, 2020
This means we won’t get word whether the court will take the case until after the election. https://t.co/orn7AhnL52
— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) October 29, 2020
For a long time to come. And all tilted in one direction https://t.co/GbsP88AHFf
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 29, 2020
Walmart removed all guns and ammunition displays from its 4,700 U.S. stores this week as a “precaution for the safety of our associates and customer," citing "some isolated civil unrest," in Philadelphia. https://t.co/qLoooudnzN
— Axios (@axios) October 29, 2020
Denver Post: Trump administration lifts endangered species protection for wolves https://t.co/n9qDct0lfC
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2020
"There’s no art in this White House. There’s no literature, no poetry, no music. There are no pets in this White House: no loyal man’s best friend, no Socks, the family cat," Bruce Springsteen said. https://t.co/HpUaWUpfdN
— The Hill (@thehill) October 29, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
I don’t know much about FEC spending, but this seems odd. The Trump campaign has paid around $100k for “legal consulting” to Simkins LLC, a London based media and commercial law firm. Latest payment was this month. Why would a US political campaign use a UK-based law firm? pic.twitter.com/L6ZSxn5YE8
— Martyn McLaughlin (@MartynMcL) October 29, 2020
“Supermarket stops selling guns so people don’t shoot each other after the election” is one of those headlines you don’t get over here so much https://t.co/pAJqHWLgQ3
— Tom Chivers (@TomChivers) October 29, 2020
Jeremy Corbyn's suspension in wake of anti-Semitism report exposes old Labour divides https://t.co/eIx7C65lXT
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 29, 2020
YouGov snap poll of 3,890 people finds overwhelming support for Corbyn suspension pic.twitter.com/wjnp3GFkgz
— Friend of Deep State 🐋 (@PickardJE) October 29, 2020
Exclusive: BBC staff have been banned from attending LGBT pride events and told they could be suspended if they breach the new rules. David Jordan, the head of editorial policy and standards, took the decision on Wednesday. https://t.co/9ZNm7pJsrV
— Benjamin Butterworth (@benjaminbutter) October 29, 2020
More here: BBC social media guidelines ban 'virtue signalling', criticism of colleagues and breaking stories on your own accounts https://t.co/mNPsPibyg6
— Press Gazette (@pressgazette) October 29, 2020
There is a difference between wearing a poppy as a sign of remembrance and wearing one for virtue signalling. pic.twitter.com/SSLuJgwY5F
— Andrew Perry (@LeonTransaxle) October 29, 2020
📢 @PeterGrantMP: "Our NHS has never been under greater threat than from this right-wing, Brexit-obsessed government led by Boris Johnson."
— The SNP (@theSNP) October 29, 2020
🏥 Today we're launching our NHS Protection Bill at Westminster to protect the NHS from any future trade deals. https://t.co/ZnVdtXaPFe
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WORLD
France is on its highest level of security alert, after three people died in a knife attack in a church.https://t.co/V77PrShImd
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 29, 2020
France attack: Attacker arrived from Tunisia days ago https://t.co/jAvNCbtyge
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 29, 2020
Heavy traffic in Paris on the night that France heads into its second national lockdown. https://t.co/pI3IoOnCPT pic.twitter.com/cASEqmR5mt
— ABC News (@ABC) October 29, 2020
The Overnight Note 