Saying a candidate should automatically be declared the winner because they have a plurality of delegates (and not the majority required) is like saying you should stop the game at the 7th inning if your team is ahead.
The long-term care facility in Kirkland linked to COVID-19 has 108 residents and 180 staff members. So far, 27 residents have symptoms as do 25 staff members, according to Washington officials.
https://twitter.com/skarlamangla/status/1233851567444414464
The patient in Washington who died was not connected to the long-term care facility and officials don't know how the patient became ill. The investigation is ongoing, said Washington officials.
https://twitter.com/skarlamangla/status/1233851137046011905
The man who died of COVID-19 in Washington was in his 50s and had underlying health conditions.
https://twitter.com/skarlamangla/status/1233851802107305985
"Dr." Anthony Fauci says if this coronavirus turns out to be like others he's studied, he believes people who get it -- and recover -- are not likely to be reinfected BUT THEY ALREADY HAVE BEEN.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/28/national/coronavirus-reinfection/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-reinfection-explainer-idUSKCN20M124
Mitt Romney receives Standing ovation in Denver for impeachment vote | Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, right, and former Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, have a Discussion on The State of Democracy around The world at an event hosted by The University of Denver’s Josef Corbel School of International Studies on Feb. 28, 2020. | Romney was Joined by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, The former prime minister of Denmark, for a Conversation at The University of Denver’s School of International Studies. The event was hosted by The Alliance of Democracies Foundation, a non-profit founded by Rasmussen To advance Democracies and free markets. | “There are a Couple of Times I have Said Things or Taken positions That were more expedient Than They were based upon Conviction. I remember Those Things precisely and I regret Them enormously,” Romney Said. “And I Said, ‘I’m not Doing That again.’ I’ve reached a point in my life where I look back and I Say of all The Things I’ve Done in my life, I Think Those Couple of Things really Stand out and They really bother me. Years, Decades later, and I’m not Going To Do That anymore.” | “I Think That’s Difficult for my party,” Romney Said of The realignment, “because we’re not Doing well with Young people. We’re not Doing well with minorities. We’re not Doing well with women. And if You’re not Doing well with Those Groups, it’s Going To be hard long-term To be Successful.”
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/02/28/mitt-romney-impeachment-denver-jason-crow/
As a Doctor, I've watched Republicans make The US more vulnerable To Coronavirus Than it ever Should have been — Trump and his ilk have Dismantled vital research for ideological reasons and made it nearly impossible for us To Develop new vaccines
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-usa-trump-ebola-cdc-us-healthcare-a9365646.html
Confederate Flags, Symbols Officially Banned From All Marine Corps Installations
https://www.theroot.com/confederate-flags-symbols-officially-banned-from-all-m-1841973049
What's frustrating is that even as Trump says good things about focusing on the health and not the stock market, he keeps dropping in little details that are simply not true or saying things like 'Kudlow had amazing numbers on Friday' that they don't reveal. So irresponsible.
https://twitter.com/NumbersMuncher/status/1233840531832287232
Heath High Shooting Survivor: I'll Think about McConnell's prayers when I vote against him
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2020/02/27/shooting-victim-against-mitch-mcconnell-because-background-checks/4881517002/
DHS employee went To work in Newark after China Travel, in violation of Coronavirus quarantine period
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/dhs-worker-china-coronavirus-quarantine-newark/2020/02/28/e8f6c73c-5a85-11ea-8753-73d96000faae_story.html
"You'll go through a process and you'll be fine." - Trump, even after the first person in the US dies from coronavirus, even after 2,900+ have already died, even as 86,000+ are either suffering with the virus in quarantine for 2-4 weeks or suffering in quarantine waiting on test results
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
"President Trump took quick and decisive action"....By declaring it a Democratic hoax....
Trump bashes former Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney for his impeachment vote and calls him a "lowlife" and Republicans at CPAC happily boo Romney
Trump mentioned the late conservative writer Charles Krauthammer, and there was applause, but Trump explained "this isn't so good" and recounted how Krauthammer was a skeptic of his candidacy, and Republicans at CPAC proceeded to boo
The first coronavirus case in Australia with no links to China has been confirmed, with as many as 40 people now at risk of exposure to the virus after the infected woman worked at a Gold Coast shopping centre
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-new-queensland-case-has-no-links-to-china/news-story/fc98ec3693b61e9be3c42cf0c6e7792b
Previously Unreleased Defense Dept. Email Confirms Trump Made ‘Final Decision’ on Withholding Ukraine Aid
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/previously-unreleased-defense-dept-email-confirms-trump-made-final-decision-on-withholding-ukraine-aid/
NDAs Aren't Just a Bloomberg Thing: Bernie Sanders Campaign Group Handled Racial Discrimination Allegations With Nondisclosure Agreement
https://www.theroot.com/ndas-arent-just-a-bloomberg-thing-bernie-sanders-campa-1841995514
First coronavirus death in the US reported in Washington state: The first reported US Covid-19 death comes as 800 new cases were confirmed in South Korea.
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/2/29/21159055/coronavirus-death-us-south-korea-cases
NASA Images Show The Reduction In Chinese Pollution Because Of Coronavirus
https://www.ladbible.com/news/news-images-show-the-reduction-in-chinese-pollution-because-of-covid-19-20200229
The Japanese island of Hokkaido is declaring a state of emergency over the rapid spread of the new corona virus there.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13173151
Autopsy report reveals COVID-19 mainly attacks lungs
http://www.ecns.cn/news/2020-02-28/detail-ifztzycc4784168.shtml
A prominent cave painting at the base of Uluru has been vandalised with vegetable oil, according to the national park's visitor and tourism manager. The rock art depicts traditional Aboriginal creation stories and the cave is a popular stop for tour groups undertaking the Uluru base walk.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-28/uluru-cave-painting-vandalised-damaged-says-national-park/12012458
Italian authorities report coronavirus cases are up to 1,128, including 8 more deaths for a total of 29
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/italian-authorities-report-coronavirus-cases-1128-including-deaths-69306110
Climate change is causing a 'sudden and dramatic shift' in the Pacific Arctic as temperatures rise and sea ice recedes, experts warn - a new study reveals the region underwent a 'sudden and dramatic shift' from 2017 to 2019' that experts fear is irreversible
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8044385/Climate-change-causing-sudden-dramatic-shift-Pacific-Arctic-experts-warn.html
3m ramps up n95 respirator production amid coronavirus outbreak
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/3m-ramps-up-n95-respirator-production-amid-global-coronavirus-outbreak.html
Greek police fire teargas on migrants at Turkish border
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-syria-security-greece/greek-police-fire-teargas-on-migrants-at-turkish-border-idUKKBN20N0F6
Great Barrier Reef on brink of third major coral bleaching in five years, scientists warn | If ocean temperatures don’t drop in the next two weeks, heat stress could tip reef over into another widespread event - heat stress is already building across the world’s biggest reef system
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/20/great-barrier-reef-on-brink-of-third-major-coral-bleaching-in-five-years-scientists-warn
Good: MLB to players: Feel free to get high. Just don't do it at the ballpark. A new memo to teams outlined how players are still subject to discipline for marijuana use and possession. Also: Team medical personnel cannot prescribe weed to players.
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1233615149216432130?s=20
Coke and Pepsi Are Getting Sued for Lying About Recycling: “At this rate, plastic is set to outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050,” the complaint reads.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjde3p/coke-and-pepsi-are-getting-sued-for-lying-about-recycling
A conservation group has closed a $15.65 million deal to buy the largest privately owned giant sequoia grove left on Earth, an ancient forest with hundreds of the endangered redwood trees, which can live for 3,000 years and rise nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/alder-creek-giant-sequoia-grove-save-redwoods-league
Scientists have reported the discovery of “the first protein from an extraterrestrial source,” marking the only time that this important component of life has ever been found in a meteorite.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3bw38/a-key-ingredient-for-life-has-been-found-on-an-extraterrestrial-source-scientists-report
Children as young as eight used to pick coffee beans for Starbucks
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/01/children-work-for-pittance-to-pick-coffee-beans-used-by-starbucks-and-nespresso
Nike, Apple among dozens of major brands implicated in report on forced labor of Uighur workers sent directly from re-education camps.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/nike-apple-among-dozens-of-major-brands-implicated-in-report-on-forced-labour-20200301-p545ud.html
. @joebiden takes aim at Sanders after his win in the #SCPrimary: "We got outspent 40 to 1. And we won every single county and we won more votes ... than Bernie has won." "If we win, it's gonna be because of the message we have."
https://twitter.com/meetthepress/status/1234134922048266243?s=21
Mike Pence wipes nose before shaking hands with top doctors at virus press conference
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/01/bernie-sanders-super-tuesday-california-white-house
Lack of paid sick days and large numbers of uninsured increase risks of spreading the coronavirus
https://www.epi.org/blog/lack-of-paid-sick-days-and-large-numbers-of-uninsured-increase-risks-of-spreading-the-coronavirus/
Court Blocks Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Scheme | The policy has forced asylum seekers to wait in dangerous Mexican border towns while their cases progress.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/02/judge-blocks-trumps-remain-in-mexico-scheme/
Pentagon Racks Up $35 Trillion in Accounting Changes in One Year
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-22/pentagon-racks-up-35-trillion-in-accounting-changes-in-one-year
The Ojibwe have every right to oppose copper-nickel mining in northern Minnesota
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2020/02/the-ojibwe-have-every-right-to-oppose-copper-nickel-mining-in-northern-minnesota/
Chris Evans: It’s time we deal with the fact that the racial resentment that ushered in the tea party and the election of Donald Trump is mirrored nearly identically on the left. White progressives have a hostility toward blacks despite the fact that we keep the Democratic Party afloat.
https://www.twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1233986823556300800
Joe Biden, to cheers in South Carolina: "If the Democrats want a nominee who's a Democrat—a lifelong Democrat—a proud Democrat—an Obama-Biden Democrat—then join us!
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1233934455192084484
Luxembourg is first country in world to make public transport free — Luxembourg is Europe's richest country, where the car is king. But, on Sunday, it will make public transport free. It will apply to all trams, trains and buses and will be available to tourists as well as residents.
https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/29/luxembourg-is-first-country-in-world-to-make-public-transport-free
Argentinian Farmer Finds Family Of 20,000-Year-Old Car-Sized Armadillos Huddled In His Yard.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/glyptodon-fossils-argentina
Sanders legitimizes and promotes Chapo Trap House, one of the epicenters of toxic Bernie Bro behavior. Anyone who says he has no control or that he doesn't condone this type of behavior is lying.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/us/politics/bernie-sanders-chapo-trap-house.html
Bernie Sanders Has Some Work to Do in the Suburbs
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/us/politics/bernie-sanders-virginia-suburbs.html
Completely disregard rules and make up your own, then scream rigged when your vote gets tossed. Just. Check. A. Box! But they might burst into flames if they can’t keep their purity and reject the evil Democrat box! 36k Washington ballots rejected because "Independents" refuse to check a party affiliation box. Voted for Bernie as non-democrats and had their votes rightfully and legally tossed out because they're alt-right libertarians trying to influence a closed primary.
https://www.krem.com/article/news/politics/over-29k-washington-primary-ballots-rejected-over-failure-to-choose-party/293-dd34776e-d56d-4657-abd2-32e543fa9cd4
Afghan president rejects part of US-Taliban deal which would see release of 5,000 prisoners | ‘It is not in the authority of United States to decide,’ Ashraf Ghani says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-taliban-peace-deal-prison-ashraf-ghani-afghanistan-a9367101.html
May he forever live on in electoral history for dancing to 'Back That Azz Up.'
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/goodbye-to-tom-steyer-the-other-billionaire-whose-2020-campaign-never-made-much-sense/
https://www.vox.com/2020/2/29/20897497/tom-steyer-drops-out-presidential-race
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tom-steyer-drops-out-of-presidential-race/2020/02/29/645f3d40-4d53-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/29/tom-steyer-dances-to-99-rap-hit-back-that-azz-up-d/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vIMIb9jcX8
Buttigieg made the decision to drop out today, an aide tells CNN. “He decided that now was the time and, I think that is exactly why he is getting out. He believes this is the right thing to do," the aide said.
https://twitter.com/merica/status/1234262666035814404
In many ways @PeteButtigieg has been the biggest surprise of this entire race - from unknown a year ago to winning Iowa. It’s been a remarkable run and he’s made his mark in the party.
https://twitter.com/KattyKay_/status/1234257773350866945
@PeteButtigieg ran an amazing race, rising on his skill and ideas, with no national profile at the beginning of this race. He’ll be a leader in the Democratic Party for decades to come. And the fact he went so far as an openly gay candidate should make us all proud.
https://twitter.com/neeratanden/status/1234262072738926593
Pete Buttigieg is ending his U.S. presidential campaign. Despite gaining more delegates than front-runner Bernie Sanders in Iowa, Buttigieg failed to catch on with a key demographic. (African-Americans, see South Carolina primary)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-01/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-presidential-contest
Buttigieg dropping out is a great illustration of how detached IA & NH have become from the Democratic Party's reality. He did great in both and basically got nothing from them going forward.
https://twitter.com/kkondik/status/1234256956082262016
Hell of a Sunday ruling from federal judge Randy Moss, who determined Ken Cuccinelli was illegally appointed:
https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1234200918608039939
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.210960/gov.uscourts.dcd.210960.34.0.pdf
There are people who aren’t black that are more willing to challenge older black people about their support for “a racist candidate” than they are to challenge their own parents about their support for “a racist candidate.”
https://twitter.com/Eugene_Scott/status/1234120036186329088
It’s a hypocritical double standard that underscore how non black voters feel entitled to dictate who black voters ought to support
https://twitter.com/chiplavan/status/1234181286316605440
U.S. Rep. John Lewis is headed to Selma, Alabama, and will participate in today’s commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the march across the Edmond Pettus Bridge.
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/selma-notebook-john-lewis-will-meet-marchers-pettus-bridge/tmzPAYJN3q6aiK9V1xvQCI/
More than 800 poor rural schools will lose funding due to Republican rule change
https://www.newsweek.com/more-800-poor-rural-schools-could-lose-funding-due-rule-change-education-department-report-1489822
Republicans move to illegally sell oil drilling rights in federally-protected Alaska wildlife refuge
https://www.axios.com/oil-drilling-alaska-interior-department-83eb5d3d-2835-4a9c-94ec-8ae94dcadaff.html
The 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary had near-record turnout but Sanders support declined from 26% in 2016 to just under 20% in 2020. His support dropped in Iowa, NH, Nevada, and SC. He's done.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/3/1/21159319/south-carolina-2020-democratic-primary-turnout-record
I nominate @PeteButtigieg for next Secretary of Defense. He’d be a champion for our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines.
https://twitter.com/MalcolmNance/status/1234261722451644416
Pete Buttigieg's narrow victory in Iowa marked the first time a gay candidate and a millennial won a presidential nominating contest in U.S. history.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1234259670975557632
The decision from @PeteButtigieg to leave the race tonight was a pragmatic one. “He studied the math. He knew there wasn’t a path forward,” a top Democrat close to the campaign tells me. The way he takes his leave is key, not fighting to the end, trying to close on his terms.
https://twitter.com/jeffzeleny/status/1234259569767047170
Joe Biden: "I find a lot of folks in Bernie's operation are now saying whoever goes in with the most delegates... that they should be declared the winner. I wonder where that view was when he was challenging Hillary."
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1234222126057451520
John Delaney: I'm calling BS on this - Bernie is wrong about this and it is a dangerous and misleading statement. @BarackObama and @SpeakerPelosi - for example - have had fundraisers at wealthy people's homes AND THEY HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONS OF WORKING PEOPLE AND DONE MORE TO HELP THEM THAN BERNIE
https://twitter.com/JohnDelaney/status/1234197220569862146
Virus spreads to over 60 countries; France closes the Louvre
https://apnews.com/fd006734bacfb34a9dba966694359e5f
"Every single major Democratic Primary candidate is in Selma today for 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday except for Bernie Sanders. Yet his supporters still wonder why he consistently loses the black vote." - Kaivan Shroff on Twitter
https://twitter.com/KaivanShroff/status/1234235611340513280?s=20
A law requiring mandatory measles vaccinations for kindergartens and schools came into force on Sunday in Germany. Parents can be fined thousands of euros if they violate the law.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-law-mandating-vaccines-in-schools-takes-effect/a-52596233
The Democratic presidential candidates, except for Bernie Sanders, are in Selma today for 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Rally outside Brown Chapel AME Church.
https://twitter.com/mikecasonal/status/1234183090249093122?s=21
Bernie Sanders hit with cease and desist from Flavor Flav
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/bernie-sanders-hit-cease-desist-flavor-flav-n1146601
Flavor Flav Blasts Bernie Sanders Rally With Public Enemy, Calls Campaign "Fake Revolution"
https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/02/flavor-flav-blasts-bernie-sanders-rally-with-public-enemy/
It took Bernie multiple election losses and 39 years to get his first job.
https://truthout.org/articles/it-took-joe-biden-32-years-and-3-presidential-campaigns-to-win-one-primary/
Italy reports a 50% increase in confirmed coronavirus cases
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/01/europe/italy-coronavirus-cases-travel-advisory/index.html
Saturday, February 29, 2020
NBA Highlights
(I'm going to misinterpret this for no reason as just being Tacko envy....): James Harden: "I wish I could just be 7 feet and run and dunk. That takes no skill at all." Context: Rachel asked Harden about Giannis' comment during the ASG selection when he picked Kemba over Harden because he wants someone who will actually pass. Harden replies that he averages more assists, but doesn't really pay mind to those comments. Then he drops the not-so-subliminal bomb at Giannis saying he wishes he could just be 7 feet tall and run and dunk with no skill. The cold war that has been simmering since last season between Harden and Giannis is officially a real thing now. Rockets play the Bucks on March 25th.
https://twitter.com/Laurenpz13/status/1233393405402718208
Then again it can't be Tacko because Harden said run and dunk. What Tacko does is run and crouch and then dunk. He also inspires millions of children around the world. If Tacko can be 7’5 so can you. Believe in yourself.
I feel like I blinked and missed when Giannis & James started hating each other. Adidas took out an ad in Milwaukee’s newspaper after Giannis won MVP arguing Harden’s case for MVP. That’s where it started. And the Rockets put out a statement pretty much as Giannis was giving his speech arguing why Harden should have won. They argued that when you added all the missed foul calls over the course of the year he actually averaged 50 hypothetical points and went undefeated.
It’s 2080. The blog bois have officially taken over the league. Daryl Morey’s consciousness was uploaded into a Tesla and is the commissioner of the league with Zach Lowe’s consciousness as the deputy commissioner. The Rockets have gone 82-0 after adjustments found they should be averaging 172 points a game, as the Rockets lead the league in PGAPPG (post-game adjustment points per game) with 54. James Harden has finally managed to exterminate his most hated people: long bois. After giving rousing sermons in strip clubs, Harden amassed a following of red jerseys who went on to take over the U.S. Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid lead the last bastion of freedom with their average roster height being 6'11". Giannis is gone. After successfully arguing that Giannis should have never won an MVP, Harden went further and wiped him off of BBall Ref. The only Giannis to have ever played is now Papagiannis. Harden is now free to Blitzflop his way to the title unopposed...The ellipsis at the end makes this work as a Star Wars opening text scroll....
Adidas, the Rockets and Harden all, in some people's opinions, disrespected and devalued Giannis' MVP last year. Then, sort of out of nowhere, Giannis just started taking a bunch of shots at Harden lately. The "I want somebody who's going to pass" one during the All-Star draft was funny, but then it looked like he took a cheap shot at Harden during the actual game, and then said that his team's entire strategy in the 4th quarter was to give the ball to whomever Harden was guarding. At that point, the salt started to feel pretty real. It also felt strange, because Giannis has never really been one for personal beef (Except Mike Dunleavy).
Their beef is real:
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ClassicFormalBullmastiff-size_restricted.gif
James Harden on where he ranks compared to the NBA's best players: "I feel like I'm the best right now...I don't see teams double any other player from half court every game"
LeBron posted an Instagram picture of his crotch in Josh Hart's face during a dunk, which prompted a huge amount of reactions from major celebrities
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9CrtQWg6Hb/
Kostas Antentokounmpo: Why is the media turning NBA superstars against each other is that what sells? 🤦🏾♂️ #biggerthanbasketbal
https://twitter.com/Kostas_ante13/status/1233540991568596992?s=20
“I’m just trying to do my job which is win games and go back to my family... if that's what he believes, that's what he believes."-Giannis on James Harden - Streamable
https://streamable.com/e0wa3
The Origin of the Giannis/Harden Beef. This feels like watching a game in the 90's when in reality it was only 5 years ago, so much has changed. It's wild, I just checked the rosters and the only guys still on the teams are Harden, Giannis and Middleton. Ilyasova left and came back as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks85rsd1kJ4
Zion tries to pull a Ja and dunk over Kevin Love, does not end gracefully
https://streamable.com/6wy94
As Marcus Smart tries his hand defending Kanter, Jaylen Brown declares the game should stop before he gets hurt
https://streamable.com/9lf73
Quinn Snyder on college underclassmen in the NBA: "It would be nice if college players could really benefit from the continuity of being in school longer"
https://streamable.com/482s7
Quinn Cook, who was 8th in minutes played for the 2019 Warriors, can barely get on the court for this years Lakers. Cook played for over 1000 minutes for last years Warriors, 8th most on the team. He can barely get on the court for this year - over 2/3 of the way through the season he has only played 393 minutes, basically all garbage time minutes. Shows you how thin those past 2 Warriors team really were, and shows that they still have a lot of problems to fix even after Steph and Klay come back healthy.
Milwaukee Bucks (51-8) blow out Oklahoma City Thunder (37-23) by 47 points and with the score of 133 - 86 with 32 points and 13 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo
Zion Williamson is the first teenager in NBA history to score 20+ points in 10 straight games.
Seth Curry, the better of the Curry brothers, scores a career high 37 points on 13/15 FGs (8/9 3FGs)
Giannis Checks Out of the Game with 2 Minutes left in the 3rd, Putting up 32/13/6 in 27 minutes
The Charlotte Hornets (21-38) take care of weaker competition on the road, defeating the Toronto Raptors (42-17) by a score of 99-96.
Pelicans are officially the 9th seed.
Donovan Mitchell dunks on Rui
https://streamable.com/ckj0e
The Los Angeles Clippers (40-19) defeat the Denver Nuggets (40-19) 132-103
Bucks fan drains the half court shot for $5000 and euro steps his way to victory
https://streamable.com/cjvh3
Jokic drills a high arching fade over Kawhi to beat the shotclock
https://streamable.com/tncvz
Giannis showing off his skills and proving Harden wrong
https://streamable.com/15hkg
Cam Reddish has a career night tonight with 26/4/1 on 9-14 shooting and 6-9 from three and a win tonight against the Nets.
Giannis Antetokounmpo racked up 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists in the first half vs OKC
Pat Connaughton pulls up from the logo to give Bucks a 39 point leadHighlights
https://streamable.com/p14ek
D. Rose tonight: 31/3/4
The Sacramento Kings (25-34) keep their playoff hopes alive with a narrow win against the Memphis Grizzlies (28-31), 104-101
The Bucks win over the Thunder was the second-most lopsided result of the season
Derrick Rose hits a difficult floater to give the Pistons a 4 point lead with 10 seconds left
https://streamable.com/hyg0z
The Atlanta Hawks (18-43) blow out the Brooklyn Nets (26-32) 141 to 118 behind a combined 114 points from their starters
The Miami Heat (37-22) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (36-24), 126-118
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson fouls before the ball is inbounded with 2 seconds left
https://streamable.com/5tbcv
Chris Paul flops
https://streamable.com/chst9
MVP chants for Kawhi Leonard all over Staples Center
https://streamable.com/0zqp2
Reggie Jackson finishes the night with 10/8/7 in just 18 minutes in Clippers win
D Rose is 2nd in the league in drives per game but 44th in free throws off of drives. He finishes the win against the Suns with 31 points on 15/24 shooting. He didn’t shoot a single free throw
Patrick Beverley blatantly fouls and puts his hand up to acknowledge the call, but still gets mad at the refs
https://streamable.com/vqwql
Tonight’s 47 point loss marks the worst in Thunder history.
Royce O'Neale not interested in any of that from Bradley Beal
https://streamable.com/9049g
Aaron Gordon rejects Malik Beasleys dunk at the peakHighlights
https://streamable.com/gbdi7
Chris Paul creeps backwards and dares Giannis to shoot
https://streamable.com/yqkv0
Bam with the windmill dunk in transition
https://streamable.com/tmh0i
The New Orleans Pelicans (26-33) take care of business by a score of 116-104 at home vs the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-42)
Paul George shows he still has some lift left with a transition dunk
https://streamable.com/ob2tn
Hawks young core tonight:Trae 21- 22p 14a John Collins 22- 33p 13r Cam Reddish 20- 26p 4r Deandre Hunter 22- 18p 10r Kevin Huerter 21- 15p 3a 4r | Also note recently signed Brandon Goodwin and Rookie Bruno Fernando also played great off the bench.
John Collins at halftime vs Nets: 22/6/1 on 9-10 shooting (101% TS)
The Utah Jazz (37-22) defeat the Washington Wizards (21-37) 129-119 behind 30 points from Donovan Mitchell
The Pelicans just set a franchise record for assists in a quarter with 15 in the 1st quarter against Cleveland tonight
Montrezl Harrell goes at Plumlee for the bucket and then denies his shot on the other end
The Phoenix Suns (24-36) fall to the Detroit Pistons (20-41) 111-113 on Devin Booker's bobblehead night
Patrick Beverley shows his love for Reggie Jackson in a very aggressive manner
https://streamable.com/qnu8x
Bradley Beal is now tied for 8th most lost 40 point games in a single season, with 24 games left to play.
Noted marksman Tony Bradley drains the straight-away trey
https://streamable.com/4zwn1
Terrence Ross finishes with 33 points off the bench, including shooting 7-15 from three.
Nuggets cover Kawhi, PG, and Shamet so Marcus Morris gets the shot to beat the buzzer at the end of the half
https://streamable.com/vx4az
Lowry hits a three to take the lead but Rozier responds
https://streamable.com/qkeac
Marcus Morris Sr. nails the jumper to beat the buzzer and end the second half
https://streamable.com/86euw
John Collins in February( 12 games) : 25.8/10/2 on 63/52/79 shooting splits
Zubac takes it right to Paul Millsap
https://streamable.com/tq3a1
Kawhi gets the steal on Jokic and dunks it after losing the ball in transition
https://streamable.com/dgp2t
Jonas Valanciunas is the 3rd Grizzly to ever record 25+ boards in a single game
Suns play great inbounds defense to force a turnover and get the ball back with 1.3 left
https://streamable.com/89j4e
Zubac slams it home past Milsaps contest
https://streamable.com/6qb3s
Jalen Rose: "James Harden is wrong, Giannis would be Michael Jordan if he were 6-foot-6" | NBA Countdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGI7YikGdRQ
Chris Paul leads the NBA with 140 points in the clutch, shooting 55.6% from the field and 93.2% from the free throw line to help OKC to a 27-13 record in clutch games.
Clippers leave the lane wide open for Jokic to go coast-to-coast
https://streamable.com/ljfj0
Foul called on DJ Augustin for non existent contact
https://streamable.com/djrgk
In the last 11 years, The 1 seed for both conferences have only met in the finals once.
Defensive lapse by Toronto gives Charlotte a 3 point lead
https://streamable.com/0tbbz
Marcus Morris blocks Jokic from behind and Paul George knocks down another 3
https://streamable.com/lcay2
Emphatic dunk by Beal
https://streamable.com/pn65q
Grizzlies swarm the Kings for the Steal and Morant gets the and-1 to cut the lead to 1
https://streamable.com/07uta
https://twitter.com/Laurenpz13/status/1233393405402718208
Then again it can't be Tacko because Harden said run and dunk. What Tacko does is run and crouch and then dunk. He also inspires millions of children around the world. If Tacko can be 7’5 so can you. Believe in yourself.
I feel like I blinked and missed when Giannis & James started hating each other. Adidas took out an ad in Milwaukee’s newspaper after Giannis won MVP arguing Harden’s case for MVP. That’s where it started. And the Rockets put out a statement pretty much as Giannis was giving his speech arguing why Harden should have won. They argued that when you added all the missed foul calls over the course of the year he actually averaged 50 hypothetical points and went undefeated.
It’s 2080. The blog bois have officially taken over the league. Daryl Morey’s consciousness was uploaded into a Tesla and is the commissioner of the league with Zach Lowe’s consciousness as the deputy commissioner. The Rockets have gone 82-0 after adjustments found they should be averaging 172 points a game, as the Rockets lead the league in PGAPPG (post-game adjustment points per game) with 54. James Harden has finally managed to exterminate his most hated people: long bois. After giving rousing sermons in strip clubs, Harden amassed a following of red jerseys who went on to take over the U.S. Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid lead the last bastion of freedom with their average roster height being 6'11". Giannis is gone. After successfully arguing that Giannis should have never won an MVP, Harden went further and wiped him off of BBall Ref. The only Giannis to have ever played is now Papagiannis. Harden is now free to Blitzflop his way to the title unopposed...The ellipsis at the end makes this work as a Star Wars opening text scroll....
Adidas, the Rockets and Harden all, in some people's opinions, disrespected and devalued Giannis' MVP last year. Then, sort of out of nowhere, Giannis just started taking a bunch of shots at Harden lately. The "I want somebody who's going to pass" one during the All-Star draft was funny, but then it looked like he took a cheap shot at Harden during the actual game, and then said that his team's entire strategy in the 4th quarter was to give the ball to whomever Harden was guarding. At that point, the salt started to feel pretty real. It also felt strange, because Giannis has never really been one for personal beef (Except Mike Dunleavy).
Their beef is real:
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ClassicFormalBullmastiff-size_restricted.gif
James Harden on where he ranks compared to the NBA's best players: "I feel like I'm the best right now...I don't see teams double any other player from half court every game"
LeBron posted an Instagram picture of his crotch in Josh Hart's face during a dunk, which prompted a huge amount of reactions from major celebrities
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9CrtQWg6Hb/
Kostas Antentokounmpo: Why is the media turning NBA superstars against each other is that what sells? 🤦🏾♂️ #biggerthanbasketbal
https://twitter.com/Kostas_ante13/status/1233540991568596992?s=20
“I’m just trying to do my job which is win games and go back to my family... if that's what he believes, that's what he believes."-Giannis on James Harden - Streamable
https://streamable.com/e0wa3
The Origin of the Giannis/Harden Beef. This feels like watching a game in the 90's when in reality it was only 5 years ago, so much has changed. It's wild, I just checked the rosters and the only guys still on the teams are Harden, Giannis and Middleton. Ilyasova left and came back as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks85rsd1kJ4
Zion tries to pull a Ja and dunk over Kevin Love, does not end gracefully
https://streamable.com/6wy94
As Marcus Smart tries his hand defending Kanter, Jaylen Brown declares the game should stop before he gets hurt
https://streamable.com/9lf73
Quinn Snyder on college underclassmen in the NBA: "It would be nice if college players could really benefit from the continuity of being in school longer"
https://streamable.com/482s7
Quinn Cook, who was 8th in minutes played for the 2019 Warriors, can barely get on the court for this years Lakers. Cook played for over 1000 minutes for last years Warriors, 8th most on the team. He can barely get on the court for this year - over 2/3 of the way through the season he has only played 393 minutes, basically all garbage time minutes. Shows you how thin those past 2 Warriors team really were, and shows that they still have a lot of problems to fix even after Steph and Klay come back healthy.
Milwaukee Bucks (51-8) blow out Oklahoma City Thunder (37-23) by 47 points and with the score of 133 - 86 with 32 points and 13 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo
Zion Williamson is the first teenager in NBA history to score 20+ points in 10 straight games.
Seth Curry, the better of the Curry brothers, scores a career high 37 points on 13/15 FGs (8/9 3FGs)
Giannis Checks Out of the Game with 2 Minutes left in the 3rd, Putting up 32/13/6 in 27 minutes
The Charlotte Hornets (21-38) take care of weaker competition on the road, defeating the Toronto Raptors (42-17) by a score of 99-96.
Pelicans are officially the 9th seed.
Donovan Mitchell dunks on Rui
https://streamable.com/ckj0e
The Los Angeles Clippers (40-19) defeat the Denver Nuggets (40-19) 132-103
Bucks fan drains the half court shot for $5000 and euro steps his way to victory
https://streamable.com/cjvh3
Jokic drills a high arching fade over Kawhi to beat the shotclock
https://streamable.com/tncvz
Giannis showing off his skills and proving Harden wrong
https://streamable.com/15hkg
Cam Reddish has a career night tonight with 26/4/1 on 9-14 shooting and 6-9 from three and a win tonight against the Nets.
Giannis Antetokounmpo racked up 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists in the first half vs OKC
Pat Connaughton pulls up from the logo to give Bucks a 39 point leadHighlights
https://streamable.com/p14ek
D. Rose tonight: 31/3/4
The Sacramento Kings (25-34) keep their playoff hopes alive with a narrow win against the Memphis Grizzlies (28-31), 104-101
The Bucks win over the Thunder was the second-most lopsided result of the season
Derrick Rose hits a difficult floater to give the Pistons a 4 point lead with 10 seconds left
https://streamable.com/hyg0z
The Atlanta Hawks (18-43) blow out the Brooklyn Nets (26-32) 141 to 118 behind a combined 114 points from their starters
The Miami Heat (37-22) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (36-24), 126-118
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson fouls before the ball is inbounded with 2 seconds left
https://streamable.com/5tbcv
Chris Paul flops
https://streamable.com/chst9
MVP chants for Kawhi Leonard all over Staples Center
https://streamable.com/0zqp2
Reggie Jackson finishes the night with 10/8/7 in just 18 minutes in Clippers win
D Rose is 2nd in the league in drives per game but 44th in free throws off of drives. He finishes the win against the Suns with 31 points on 15/24 shooting. He didn’t shoot a single free throw
Patrick Beverley blatantly fouls and puts his hand up to acknowledge the call, but still gets mad at the refs
https://streamable.com/vqwql
Tonight’s 47 point loss marks the worst in Thunder history.
Royce O'Neale not interested in any of that from Bradley Beal
https://streamable.com/9049g
Aaron Gordon rejects Malik Beasleys dunk at the peakHighlights
https://streamable.com/gbdi7
Chris Paul creeps backwards and dares Giannis to shoot
https://streamable.com/yqkv0
Bam with the windmill dunk in transition
https://streamable.com/tmh0i
The New Orleans Pelicans (26-33) take care of business by a score of 116-104 at home vs the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-42)
Paul George shows he still has some lift left with a transition dunk
https://streamable.com/ob2tn
Hawks young core tonight:Trae 21- 22p 14a John Collins 22- 33p 13r Cam Reddish 20- 26p 4r Deandre Hunter 22- 18p 10r Kevin Huerter 21- 15p 3a 4r | Also note recently signed Brandon Goodwin and Rookie Bruno Fernando also played great off the bench.
John Collins at halftime vs Nets: 22/6/1 on 9-10 shooting (101% TS)
The Utah Jazz (37-22) defeat the Washington Wizards (21-37) 129-119 behind 30 points from Donovan Mitchell
The Pelicans just set a franchise record for assists in a quarter with 15 in the 1st quarter against Cleveland tonight
Montrezl Harrell goes at Plumlee for the bucket and then denies his shot on the other end
The Phoenix Suns (24-36) fall to the Detroit Pistons (20-41) 111-113 on Devin Booker's bobblehead night
Patrick Beverley shows his love for Reggie Jackson in a very aggressive manner
https://streamable.com/qnu8x
Bradley Beal is now tied for 8th most lost 40 point games in a single season, with 24 games left to play.
Noted marksman Tony Bradley drains the straight-away trey
https://streamable.com/4zwn1
Terrence Ross finishes with 33 points off the bench, including shooting 7-15 from three.
Nuggets cover Kawhi, PG, and Shamet so Marcus Morris gets the shot to beat the buzzer at the end of the half
https://streamable.com/vx4az
Lowry hits a three to take the lead but Rozier responds
https://streamable.com/qkeac
Marcus Morris Sr. nails the jumper to beat the buzzer and end the second half
https://streamable.com/86euw
John Collins in February( 12 games) : 25.8/10/2 on 63/52/79 shooting splits
Zubac takes it right to Paul Millsap
https://streamable.com/tq3a1
Kawhi gets the steal on Jokic and dunks it after losing the ball in transition
https://streamable.com/dgp2t
Jonas Valanciunas is the 3rd Grizzly to ever record 25+ boards in a single game
Suns play great inbounds defense to force a turnover and get the ball back with 1.3 left
https://streamable.com/89j4e
Zubac slams it home past Milsaps contest
https://streamable.com/6qb3s
Jalen Rose: "James Harden is wrong, Giannis would be Michael Jordan if he were 6-foot-6" | NBA Countdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGI7YikGdRQ
Chris Paul leads the NBA with 140 points in the clutch, shooting 55.6% from the field and 93.2% from the free throw line to help OKC to a 27-13 record in clutch games.
Clippers leave the lane wide open for Jokic to go coast-to-coast
https://streamable.com/ljfj0
Foul called on DJ Augustin for non existent contact
https://streamable.com/djrgk
In the last 11 years, The 1 seed for both conferences have only met in the finals once.
Defensive lapse by Toronto gives Charlotte a 3 point lead
https://streamable.com/0tbbz
Marcus Morris blocks Jokic from behind and Paul George knocks down another 3
https://streamable.com/lcay2
Emphatic dunk by Beal
https://streamable.com/pn65q
Grizzlies swarm the Kings for the Steal and Morant gets the and-1 to cut the lead to 1
https://streamable.com/07uta
Friday, February 28, 2020
Light News
In 2016, @SenSanders did not think @HillaryClinton ’s lead in pledged delegates meant she should get the nomination at the Democratic Convention as he prepared to argue to superdelegates to opt for him since he was, in his view, more electable.
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1233498782156951552
On the 7 month anniversary of this tweet, Trump has announced again that he will nominate Ratcliffe to DNI (after he previously pulled out due to push back from senators).Trump named Ratcliffe as his nominee once before, but he was never formally nominated amid stories that he inflated his resume.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/john-ratcliffe-resume-intelligence.html …
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trumps-pick-to-lead-us-intelligence-claims-he-arrested-300-illegal-immigrants-in-a-single-day-he-didnt/2019/08/01/12b958e4-b3b7-11e9-8e94-71a35969e4d8_story.html …
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1233518334282489861
Judge voids nearly 1 million acres of oil and gas leases, saying Trump policy undercut public input
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/02/27/judge-voids-nearly-1-million-acres-oil-gas-leases-saying-trump-policy-undercut-public-input/
The Trump administration has barred the top US disease expert from speaking freely to the public after he warned the coronavirus may be impossible to contain
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-anthony-fauci-trump-admin-stops-discussion-2020-2
U.S. workers without protective gear assisted coronavirus evacuees, HHS whistleblower says | Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers to receive the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, without proper training for infection control or appropriate protective gear, according to a whistleblower complaint. The workers did not show symptoms of infection and were not tested for the virus, according to lawyers for the whistleblower, a senior HHS official based in Washington who oversees workers at the Administration for Children and Families, a unit within HHS. The whistleblower is seeking federal protection, alleging she was unfairly and improperly reassigned after raising concerns about the safety of these workers to HHS officials, including those within the office of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. She was told Feb. 19 that if she does not accept the new position in 15 days, which is March 5, she would be terminated. The whistleblower has decades of experience in the field, received two HHS department awards from Azar last year and has received the highest performance evaluations, her lawyers said. The complaint was filed Wednesday with the Office of the Special Counsel, an independent federal watchdog agency. The whistleblower’s lawyers provided a copy of a redacted 24-page complaint to The Washington Post. A spokesman for the Office of the Special Counsel confirmed that it has received the complaint and assigned the case. The complaint alleges HHS staffers were “improperly deployed” and were “not properly trained or equipped to operate in a public health emergency situation.” The complaint also alleges the workers were potentially exposed to coronavirus because appropriate steps were not taken to protect them and staffers were not trained in wearing personal protective equipment, even though they had face-to-face contact with returning passengers. The workers were in contact with passengers in an airplane hangar where evacuees were received and on two other occasions: when they helped distribute keys for room assignments and hand out colored ribbons for identification purposes. In some instances, the teams were working alongside personnel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in “full gown, gloves and hazmat attire,” the complaint said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/02/27/us-workers-without-protective-gear-assisted-coronavirus-evacuees-hhs-whistleblower-says/
What’s on Mike Pence’s schedule as coronavirus point man? A fundraiser in Florida.
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2020/02/28/whats-on-mike-pences-schedule-as-coronavirus-point-man-a-fundraiser-in-florida/
A federal judge in Seattle subtracted nearly $90 million from President Trump’s border wall plans after ruling Thursday that his emergency declaration and siphoning of money from the Pentagon was illegal. Washington state had challenged Mr. Trump’s move, and pointed to a $88.96 million project in the state that was delayed by the shift of funding. Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein sided with the state, saying Congress tried to ban Mr. Trump from moving money around to build his wall, yet he did it anyway.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/27/judge-barbara-rothstein-rules-donald-trump-cant-us/
I didn't believe it when Tom Verducci said the Astros didn't swing and miss at a single offspeed pitch from Clayton Kershaw in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series. I went back and watched every Kershaw pitch that night. He was right. They didn't swing and miss at a single one.
https://twitter.com/BlakeHarrisTBLA/status/1233228219853103106
In 2014, @JoeBiden wrote a memo to complain that his staff was missing family obligations for work. “It’s very important to me. I’ll go so far as to say that if I find out you are working while missing important family responsibilities, it’ll disappoint me greatly.”
https://twitter.com/chrisjollyhale/status/1233112347750936576?s=21
Joe Biden: Bernie talks about the popular vote being the only one that counts. Where was he with Hillary in 2016? He did not support Hillary. He is not a Democrat. Yes this is a battle for the soul of our country. It's also a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party. MSNBC.
https://twitter.com/MichaelArt123/status/1233062652454359042
Clyburn’s grandson: “It's funny seeing white people of my generation try to educate my grandfather about the same Civil Rights movement he fought on front lines in. It's more frustrating as a former Bernie bro (2016) to see a majority of the comments come from his supporters. This will not beat 45.”
https://twitter.com/deerretlaw/status/1233013748861952007?s=20
Chinese warship fired military laser at US aircraft
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/27/politics/chinese-laser-us-aircraft/index.html
Melania Trump received an “Einstein Visa.” Why Was It So Hard for This Nobel Prize Winner? Immigration attorneys say the Trump administration is rejecting highly qualified applicants for “genius” green cards.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/02/genius-green-card-visa-nobel-prize-trump/
When a woman wins the nomination by a majority of pledged delegates and a 4 million vote lead, we call it rigged. When a dude wins 1/3 of pledged delegates and loses 2/3rds of pledged delegates, he’s obviously the CLEAR UNDISPUTED CHAMPION of all primaries ever.
Nevada: "for every vote Sanders won there were 15 Democrats who chose someone else—or no one at all."
https://www.salon.com/2020/02/28/why-dont-care-democrats-may-re-elect-trump_partner/
Coronavirus crash wipes $5 trillion off world stocks
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/coronavirus-crash-wipes-5-trillion-off-world-stocks-idUSKCN20M001?il=0
The RNC Stopped Paying a Data Firm After A Serious Breach. Then It Paid A Mysterious LLC With the Same Address.
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-rnc-stopped-paying-a-data-firm-after-a-serious-breach-then-it-paid-a-mysterious-llc-with-the-same-address
Nadler Requests DOJ Provide Information Regarding Political Interference in Roger Stone, Other Cases
https://judiciary.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2833
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney suggests #coronavirus fears are being spread in the press in an effort to "bring down" Trump: "The reason you're seeing so much attention to it today is that they think this is what's going to bring down the President."
https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1233461498439184386
They Saw Themselves in Elizabeth Warren. So What Do They See Now? For some professional women, the struggles of Ms. Warren’s campaign feel like a reckoning with their standing in the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-women-voters.html
^Elizabeth crashed and burned because she's a racist antisemitic lying sack of shit.
Interviewed by @KatyTurNBC, Tom Steyer suggests Joe Biden’s talk of working with Republicans is naive: “I hate to be rude ... but President Obama couldn’t work with them.”
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1233472138163736576
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/us/migrants-court-remain-in-mexico-mpp-injunction.html
Wisconsin appeals court overturns order to purge more than 200,000 voters from rolls
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/485190-wisconsin-court-overturns-plan-to-purge-more-than-200000-voters-from
Trump attacks Fox News for new poll showing him losing to all the Democratic candidates
https://www.vox.com/2020/2/28/21157803/trump-fox-news-poll-losing-to-biden-sanders-bloomberg
At least 210 have died in Iran, say hospital sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51673053
Horrified by the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people and how it impacts women and girls. I'm glad @jimsciutto and @poppyharlowCNN are paying attention to this issue...wish Sen. McConnell was too. Then maybe, just maybe, he'd call for a vote to reauthorize #VAWA.
https://twitter.com/SenTinaSmith/status/1233502749943267335
I wrote about what might happen when an epidemic like coronavirus hits a country like America, with no guaranteed paid time off for workers and bosses that can fire people for calling in sick. "Don't go to work sick" isn't that simple.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/coronavirus-could-hit-american-workers-especially-hard/607213/
This is going to get reversed on an en banc hearing. Terrible panel. Shorter federal court: The president* can do whatever he wants, and Congress can do nothing. *Trump, and any and all Republican presidents. DC Circuit is ordering dismissal of US House suit against Donald McGahn refusing to obey subpoena to testify. Order up now; opinion posting shortly:
https://twitter.com/MikeScarcella/status/1233506097639645184
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2020/02/28/dc-circuit-throws-out-lawsuit-for-don-mcgahns-testimony-in-major-loss-for-house/
This is going to get reversed on an en banc hearing. Terrible panel. Regime Party gonna Regime Party: You have to love the slippery slope scenario here: If we accept this, then Congress...may do it’s job. And what THEN?????????????
https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1233518537609748481
This is going to get reversed on an en banc hearing. Terrible panel....: and Democrats need to realize that a Republican house will be ok calling on the Sgt at Arms to lock up Democrats who rely on this ruling in the future. So do it now to McGahn.
New York state agreed to delay enforcement of a ban on plastic bags set to take effect Sunday until April 1, after a lawsuit was filed Friday challenging the new law.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-state-delays-enforcement-of-plastic-bag-ban-after-lawsuit-is-filed-11582929834
“The president’s team responded to the biggest one-week Wall Street sell-off in more than a decade with a deflection strategy, playing down the threat and parceling out responsibility to Democrats, the media and the entrenched government bureaucracy”
https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1233529602464718850
Important advice for coping with coronavirus: -Don’t panic -Wash your hands -Be prepared -Be kind “Remember to not let fear override your common humanity about how you treat other people.”
https://twitter.com/sarahkaplan48/status/1233380449617154049
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/02/26/how-to-prepare-for-coronavirus/
Trump circumvents Senate advise-and-consent power on same day as an appeals panel rules that Congress cannot enforce subpoenas against Executive branch. Grim.
https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1233526990659080194
The S&P 500 is obviously run by Democrats trying to make President Trump look bad
https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1233500535736750083
The last time this nomination was unsuccessfully put forward, serious bipartisan questions were raised about Rep. Ratcliffe’s background and qualifications. It’s hard for me to see how anything new has happened to change that.
https://twitter.com/MarkWarner/status/1233533983419437058
The proximate cause of all this chatter was Emanuel’s new book, “The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World.” The book’s official thesis: At a time when national government in the United States, and many other countries, is bogged down in polarized politics and a poverty of ideas, cities have become the primary engines of innovation, problem-solving, and the creation of financial and human capital. | “We share the same goals,” he added, before continuing with the kind of language that makes him a lightning rod. Referring to Bernie Sanders, and even more to backers of Bernie Sanders, he said: “What I don’t agree with is making pledges that will never, ever be realized in people’s lives, I’m not sure are the right policy, and will only reward their cynicism about those of us that make big promises. And so do they attack? Yeah, I think some people on the left are more angry at Bill Clinton and Barack Obama than they are at Donald Trump and I think the left has got it all upside down.” | “Constituents [are] demanding it. The City of Chicago, not unlike New York, L.A., Nashville, Louisville—[voters] want to see what the city is doing to change greenhouse gas emissions. They want to see how a city is going to address what I call the “inclusive economic growth.” The federal government has walked away from those things; cities have stepped forward to handle those things.” | “At this point 10, 15, 20 years ago, if you keep finishing third or fourth, you’re done. Because of the internet and because of the money, you’ve got people who finish consistently third or fourth or fifth staying in. Ten years ago, this would be down to two, mano to mano. You have five candidates splitting up, quote-unquote, ‘the moderate or non-hard left.’ But you have candidates who have done—and I don’t care. Senator Warren has yet to finish first or second. Amy Klobuchar has yet to finish first or second. Mayor Pete has finished first, second, and I don’t know, fourth, third. “Joe Biden has finished second, fifth, and fourth. Ten years ago, every one of those candidates and Tom Steyer, every one of those candidates who has not finished in the top four of anyplace would be out. ….And nobody’s going to get out. They don’t have to. Welcome to the new politics. Do you think that’s wrong? .… “I noticed that between 2016 and 2020, Bernie Sanders’ position about the superdelegates and about how we pick a nominee has totally changed. I’ll tell you this. These candidates better pick of their game. You’re in Nevada. Two years ago, the worst mass shooting—one of the worst in American history. You have a frontrunner who is against the assault weapon ban, against holding gun manufacturers accountable, and you focus on a guy who is not even on the ballot, Bloomberg? “Give me a break. This guy—beyond that, he’s in Vegas where he got his heart at the hospital fixed. Did you ask him, “Did he use Medicare, or did he use the government health care plan that all senators get?” And if he didn’t use Medicare, why? I don’t get it. You’re angry at Bloomberg for spending $400 million so you’re blinded by your hatred and the frontrunner that you’ve got to stop is right next to you, and you don’t touch him on guns, on Medicare?”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/02/28/rahm-emanuel-2020-race-biden-bernie-sanders-warren-election-politics-analysis-118208
A Third of Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force Is at a Conservative Convention
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/02/a-third-of-trumps-coronavirus-task-force-is-at-a-conservative-convention/
Breast Cancer Risk Dramatically Increased By Glass Of Milk A Day: Study
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/breast-cancer-risk-milk_ca_5e57ebadc5b60102210d7bc0
Italy now has 888 coronavirus cases, of which 46 have recovered and 21 have died
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-health-italy-cases/italy-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-888-of-which-46-have-recovered-official-idUKKCN20M2R9
Trump thinks the Coronavirus is a hoax, and said it out loud at his Rally
https://twitter.com/MysterySolvent/status/1233567872347230208
11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in San Antonio
https://twitter.com/KPRC2/status/1233561021073297409
https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2020/02/29/11-cases-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-san-antonio/
Trump on Friday night tried to cast the global outbreak of the coronavirus as a liberal conspiracy intended to undermine his first term, lumping it alongside impeachment and the Mueller investigation
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/28/trump-south-carolina-rally-coronavirus-118269
A few years old but important: David Frum - Coming Apart: The Review
https://www.thedailybeast.com/coming-apart-the-review
Coming Apart: The Review
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