Trump used the Fourth of July weekend to sow division during a global pandemic that has killed over 130,000 Americans, shirked his responsibility to contain the coronavirus, and promoted an updated version of his “American carnage” vision for the country. In a pair of remarks – at Mount Rushmore on Friday and from the White […]

As the US holds one fourth of the world’s cases and deaths, sets multiple consecutive daily records for new cases, and states begin to roll back reopening measures, Pence is declaring victory as he and the president congratulate themselves for their handling of the pandemic by spreading lies, disinformation, and perverting common sense decision making.

Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Alarmed health experts said the move will set back global efforts to fight the pandemic The Trump administration’s initial distribution of remdesivir went to – in some cases – the wrong hospitals, to hospitals with no ICUs and therefore no eligible patients, and to facilities without […]

Mitch McConnell promised House Republicans that enhanced unemployment benefits enacted earlier this spring “will not be in the next bill.” The United States could have prevented about 36,000 deaths if social distancing had been put in place seven days earlier — about 40% of fatalities reported to date. If the U.S. imposed social distancing two weeks […]

“Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I am willing to make” – Lord Farquaad What now? Trump said his administration will urge the Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare, maintaining its all-out legal assault on the health care law amid a pandemic that will drive millions of more Americans to depend on its […]

Case data from today and yesterday are kind of broken, this count isn’t accurate, in fact all the reporting sites have incomplete data for the past couple of days. It is probably time I level with all of you about what I think will happen. After 4 months of studying data, reading countless papers, books, […]

Sometimes it seems like the information changes from day to day and from one extreme to another The crews from about 100 cruise ships around the world are still on board those ships, trapped, without pay, and they are starting to get sick… 100,000 people As states begin to reopen, the CDC is predicting that […]

White House blocks Fauci from testifying at House coronavirus hearing. A White House spokesman said it would be “counter-productive” for the health official to testify, adding that the Trump administration would work with Congress on testimony at a later date.  There may be good evidence to suggest that the quadrivalent seasonal flu shot does not […]

Current status in the US: Eric Trump promotes “quarantine wine” on the same day that his dad spares visas for vineyard workers Bay Area food banks get a coronavirus surprise: 35,000 Wagyu steaks worth $2 million Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear denounced a Kentuckian filing for unemployment as Tupac Shakur, suggesting it was a fake name […]

‘No Evidence’ Yet That Recovered COVID-19 Patients Are Immune, WHO Says (NPR) Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than reported. Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across 14 countries (Financial Times) U.S. intelligence agencies issued warnings about the novel coronavirus in more than a dozen classified briefings prepared for […]

28,000 missing deaths: Tracking the true death toll of the coronavirus crisis. (New York Times) The Trump administration doesn’t have a plan to cover coronavirus treatment for the uninsured two weeks after pledging to have a plan. (Politico) The malaria drug widely touted by Trump showed no benefit – and more deaths – in a U.S. veterans […]

President Trump wanted to sign each of the $1,200 stimulus checks issued to Americans. Since that is not “allowable” under present IRS rules, his name will appear in the “Memo” section of each check. This will delay delivery of the checks by several days. During today’s daily coronavirus task force briefing, Trump interrupted the briefing […]