Over 100 Coronavirus Cases in South Korea Have Now Been Linked to One Guy’s Night Out Clubbing - on May 1, a 29-year-old man visited five bars and clubs in Itaewon, one of Seoul’s most popular nightlife districts.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ep44dp/over-100-coronavirus-cases-in-south-korea-have-now-been-linked-to-one-guys-night-out-clubbing
Protesters do squats and push-ups while demanding gyms reopen — Little did they know, the gym was inside of them all along. You don't need a gym to workout or a church to pray.
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/protesters-squats-push-gym-closures/
The Flynn case isn’t over until the judge says it’s over
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/11/flynn-case-isnt-over-until-judge-says-its-over/
"Believe Women’" was a slogan. "Believe All Women" is a strawman.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/believe-women-was-a-slogan-believe-all-women-is-a-strawman/2020/05/11/6a3ff590-9314-11ea-9f5e-56d8239bf9ad_story.html
Sinkhole opens near the Pantheon in Rome, revealing 2,000-year-old Roman paving stones | Luckily, no one was hurt when the sinkhole collapsed on the afternoon of April 27, because the normally crowded piazza was empty due to the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.livescience.com/sinkhole-pantheon-rome-ancient-paving-stones.html
Far too little two hundred years too late: Brazil deployed thousands of soldiers to protect the Amazon rainforest on Monday, taking precautions to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus, as the government mounts an early response to surging deforestation ahead of the high season for forest fires.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-launches-military-operations-to-protect-amazon-rainforest-idUKKBN22N2RH
We have an opportunity to set an example on how to go back to work safely. We want to take that responsibility seriously. You are going to see great length of adjustment and sacrifice made by players when play resumes. It’s not going to be easy or comfortable.
https://twitter.com/trevrosenthal/status/1260206194557358081?s=21
Early ballot returns have already exceeded total statewide votes cast in the 2016 presidential primary, according to Nebraska Secretary of State
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/12/politics/nebraska-state-primary/index.html
Friendly reminder that Dr. Fauci will turn 80 this year, has barely slept in the past few months, and could have retired long ago. He’s doing this testimony out of a genuine concern for the safety and well-being of society, not to curry favor with some politician. Dr. Fauci is what a true patriot looks like.
The right demonizing Fauci is sickening. The man is an expert on these things offering the best advice he can on how to deal with it. He has more knowledge than most on the subject. All of this perfectly sums up Republicans being anti-knowledge and anti-science.
The ReOpen NC folks post videos about how they cried after Governor Cooper was elected in 2016. It's not about reopening. They want to harm Cooper's reelection chances. Like always, Trump voters are projecting when they claim that's what the "media" is doing to Trump.
Damn good presentation by Kaine - all of the death and economic damage was avoidable if we had acted early like South Korea. Instead we had that idiot Trump out there calling the virus a hoax and playing it down. We didn't even start testing enough until the virus had spread widely in all 50 states.
Rand Paul got dunked on, now he's suddenly missing in action.
I can’t help but imagine how many nursing home residents and healthcare providers would not have died if we had available testing and PPE in the past 3 months.
Today the Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether or not the president has absolute immunity from legislative oversight. The Supreme Court on Tuesday began considering whether Trump can shield his income tax returns from disclosure and keep his private financial records from congressional committees and a New York prosecutor. The court is hearing three landmark constitutional cases by conference call because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, making it possible for the public to listen to the justices’ questions in real time.. All three cases involve Trump’s effort to prevent his longtime accounting firm and two banks from handing over his tax and business records to Democratic-led House committees and the Manhattan district attorney. The timing of the hearings means the high court’s rulings will probably land in the summer in the midst of the 2020 presidential election campaign.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?471675-1/supreme-court-oral-argument-congressional-subpoenas-president-trumps-financial-records&live
Testing is preventative. When people learn they have coronavirus, they are more likely to self quarantine. So yes, testing is preventative.
"They pay more in payroll tax than they do income" You don't think that might be because of shit wages to begin with?
When will the correspondents grow a fucking spine and fight back? Kayleigh, does the President have a revised timeline to defeat the Unseeable Adversary? Kayleigh, what is the new federal guidance for the Unknowable Opponent? Kayleigh, will the DOJ file federal charges of Treason against former President Obama today or by the end of the week, over his criminal role in the Obamagate?
It's absolutely ridiculous that this is even being argued. Congress has the power to issue subpoenas and the recipients are required by law to comply.
Jay Sekulow Tells SCOTUS That Trump Has Zero Time During a Pandemic to Talk About Lawsuits.......<glances over at Twitter, 100 tweets in one day on Mothers' Day, 50 tweets yesterday, 35+ tweets today so far, golf outings, rallies>
Here are some time management tips for Sekulow to pass to Trump for inessential activities.
1) Rage-tweeting for hours a day.
2) Watching Qanon Youtube conspiracy videos.
3) Blathering on Fox and Friends.
4) Reading about and advocating fake Covid cures.
He could probably save about 20 hours/week right there.
There wouldn’t have been lawsuits during a pandemic had the Trump administration not ignored subpoenas during a non-pandemic.
On 13 April, the political activist, theatre maker and filmmaker Sarah Maldoror died following complications from coronavirus. She was a crucial figure in the development of pan-African, lusophone and revolutionary cinema, best known for her groundbreaking film Sambizanga (1972), likely the first feature to have been directed by a woman in Sub-Saharan Africa. While the importance of the film as a critical touchstone of anti-colonial film cannot be overstated, it was only a small part of her prolific body of work. Over the following two decades Maldoror produced over two dozen films, most of them made for television, including short documentaries about various cultural figures such as Aimé Césaire, Louis Aragon and Léon Damas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Maldoror
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/another-gaze-presents-the-legacies-of-sarah-maldoror-19292020-tickets-104474524114
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0539275/
A judge on Monday temporarily blocked a plan Trump announced with great fanfare that diverted much of California's water to a growing agriculture industry in the southern part or the state.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/497293-court-sides-with-california-blocking-trumps-waterway-diversion
National Basketball Players Association regional representatives started texting NBA players today with a 'yes or no' question it says will be kept confidential: Do you want to try and play again this season? The union's trying to gauge broader sentiment of its 400-plus players.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1260272163489288194
The NBA has canceled its 2020 G League Elite Camp, which has previously served as a scouting event and had five participants drafted in 2019.
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1260285909720797185
Photos of armed protesters in North Carolina carrying a rocket launcher, shotguns, and pistols while ordering food at a Subway restaurant are trending
https://www.businessinsider.com/viral-armed-protesters-north-carolina-rocket-launcher-weapons-subway-pictures-2020-5
What an embarrassment to themselves they are. They actually believe Trump likes them.
Nebraska Primary Results
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/12/us/elections/results-nebraska-primary-elections.html
CA-25 and WI-07 Special Elections: CA-25 was vacated on November 3, 2019 by former Congresswoman Katie Hill following a leak of nude photos of her in a relationship with a staffer, as well as a pending ethics investigation. WI-07 was vacated on September 23, 2019 by former Congressman Sean Duffy to spend time taking care of his youngest child, who has a heart complication, as well as to take a new position as a lobbyist. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, these elections will continue as scheduled. The primary election for CA-25 was held concurrently with the Presidential primary in California, with navy veteran and businessman Mike Garcia (R) and assemblywoman Christy Smith (D) advancing to the top two runoff. In WI-07, the primary was held in February, with state senator Tom Tiffany (R) and Ho-Chunk Nation associate justice and Wausau school board president Tricia Zunker advancing. The winners of these contests will serve out the remainder of the term for this year, though they are likely to each seek election to a full term as well.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/12/us/elections/results-california-house-district-25-special-general-election.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/12/us/elections/results-wisconsin-house-district-7-special-general-election.html
Trump administration misled country with coronavirus testing data, Mitt Romney says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-latest-coronavirus-testing-mitt-romney-data-a9511026.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/12/us/elections/results-nebraska-primary-elections.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/12/us/elections/results-california-house-district-25-special-general-election.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/12/us/elections/results-wisconsin-house-district-7-special-general-election.html
Over 100,000 small businesses have closed forever as America’s pandemic toll escalates "Temporary" closures are becoming permanent. So many small biz owners tell me the same thing: The PPP was either too slow -- or too rigid in its rules to help. | The result is likely to further shift the balance of power — and jobs — toward big businesses that have a better chance of surviving the uncertain year ahead by borrowing money or drawing on large cash reserves. Emergency actions by the Federal Reserve, backed by the Treasury, have made borrowing money almost free for large companies. | While 4.2 million businesses have received emergency loans from the Small Business Administration, it’s a fraction of the 30 million small firms in the nation. Many small business owners say Congress’ financial rescue isn’t designed well to help very small businesses, known as micro firms, that have large overhead costs such as rent.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/12/small-business-used-define-americas-economy-pandemic-could-end-that-forever/
https://www.nber.org/papers/w26989.pdf
https://restaurant.org/Articles/News/Study-details-impact-of-coronavirus-on-restaurants
The non-essential sector simply isn't going to come back in the near term. Air, hotel, restaurants, gyms, & salons are likely going bankrupt. Their owners should stop paying rent and mortgages and shut down. Bankruptcy laws should be changed to prevent adverse impact. This is the end result of electing Republicans. Republicans are specialists at destroying the American economy.
Tuesdays are typically awful days as states work to clear weekend backlogs and can report a lot of cases and deaths. While 1,500 deaths in a day is indeed awful, it is better than the past 4 Tuesdays, where between 2,128 and 2,555 deaths were reported each time.
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1260325742531018758
Yep like I said the judge decides.... Judge Sullivan responds with a lengthy order to DOJ's motion to dismiss the Flynn prosecution and quotes the judge on Roger Stone's case. Order states that "at the appropriate time" he will set a schedule for the submission of any amicus curiae briefs.
https://twitter.com/big_cases/status/1260328672931831810
https://www.usatoday.com/documents/6889296-Notice-Other/
Major League Sports can resume after May 15 in Arizona.
Judge Sullivan responds with a lengthy order to DOJ's motion to dismiss the Flynn prosecution and quotes the judge on Roger Stone's case. Order states that "at the appropriate time" he will set a schedule for the submission of any amicus curiae briefs.
https://twitter.com/MMineiro_CNS/status/1260329588170862594
The FBI inadvertently revealed one of the U.S. government’s most sensitive secrets about the Sept. 11 terror attacks: the identity of a mysterious Saudi Embassy official in Washington who agents suspected had directed crucial support to two of the al-Qaida hijackers. The disclosure came in a new declaration filed in federal court by a senior FBI official in response to a lawsuit brought by families of 9/11 victims that accuses the Saudi government of complicity in the terrorist attacks. The declaration was filed last month but unsealed late last week. According to a spokesman for the 9/11 victims’ families, it represents a major breakthrough in the long-running case, providing for the first time an apparent confirmation that FBI agents investigating the attacks believed they had uncovered a link between the hijackers and the Saudi Embassy in Washington. It’s unclear just how strong the evidence is against the former Saudi Embassy official — it’s been a subject of sharp dispute within the FBI for years. But the disclosure, which a senior U.S. government official confirmed was made in error, seems likely to revive questions about potential Saudi links to the 9/11 plot.
https://news.yahoo.com/in-court-filing-fbi-accidentally-reveals-name-of-saudi-official-suspected-of-directing-support-for-911-hijackers-224555851.html
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