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The interesting thing about the Republican National Convention this year is that the GOP is just not adopting an official platform in any way, signaling that whatever Trump wants to do is fine with them.
So much for the myth of the reasonable Republican.
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Meanwhile, for weeks, the Trump administration has been hammering the FDA to get some kind of coronavirus treatment approved, seeking to get the good PR by floating one miracle cure or another right before the election.
Now, it appears they’ve found their in: A treatment, known as convalescent plasmablood, in which blood plasma from recovering patients is used to cure those still suffering from the disease.
Previously, top federal scientists had delayed FDA approval because they thought it needed further study, according to the New York Times.
They’re probably not wrong: the Times reports that randomized clinical trials have not proven that convalescent plasma works.
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For a few months, the federal government kept most Americans’ heads above water -- but the life rafts are gone, and now we’re starting to sink.
29 million adults reported not having enough to eat in late July, as expanded unemployment benefits started to end.
During the same period, 15 million renters reported being behind on rent payments.
Trump’s new $300 a week unemployment expansion will only last a few weeks, and when it’s gone, poverty levels could rise to above Great Recession levels if the government doesn’t do more to help.
According to WaPa, the additional $600 a week that Bernie Sanders and other Democratic leaders fought for had a huge effect on keeping people afloat. 17 million people would have dropped below the poverty line without direct intervention from the Government. #LEFTISBEST
Progressives wanted an even bigger investment, of course, but it goes to show that even what we were able to get from the GOP admin and Senate had a huge impact.
A lot of Americans are looking at dark times unless Congress can get its act together and push forward more aid.
*WaPo
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