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From the beginning of the #COVIDー19 crisis, a few things have been obvious to anyone who wasn't (a) naive, e.g. #DonaldTrump; (b) ideological, e.g. #theAtlantic; or (c) susceptible to bureaucratic arrogance, e.g. #CDC; ... (1/6)
ONE: There's no way to 'beat' #COVIDー19 (or any other virus), but we can protect the vulnerable. TWO: While you can flatten the curve (infection rate), you can't dramatically change the area under the curve (how may people ultimately get infected). ... (2/6)
THREE: Preventing ICU overload is the only real logic for lockdowns, and ICU capacity the only sensible criteria for re-opening. FOUR: Mitigation measures must be data-drive and locally tailored. Blanket policies at the Federal level are likely to be counterproductive. ... (3/6)
Paul Manafort chose Mike Pence as Trump's running mate -- and now the VP is facing heightened scrutiny: Many have feared what a Pence presidency would look like, given his actions as the Governor of Indiana against the LGBTQ community, women, and others. rawstory.com/2018/08/paul-m…
Trump is bad, but is Pence better or worse?
Pence is far more dangerous than trump because he's an efficient politician
