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lol remember when 2020 was going pretty well until literally 72 hours in we were brought to the brink of war with Iran and then the entire continent of Australia was engulfed in flames and then a viral pandemic swept across the planet and then global markets collapsed?
the last three months have been a rough 50 years.
Please, @FLOTUS, hurry up with that tennis pavilion. It's all we have going for us.
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Brian Tyler Cohen
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Never in history has a response been so botched at every single stage.

Trump eliminated every major government position that dealt with pandemic preparation and ordered the NSC’s entire global health security unit shut down. He then proposed a 19% budget CUT to the CDC.

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Trump declined the WHO tests that were available in FEBRUARY and sent to 60(!) other countries, opting instead to let the CDC create its own test. We've barely deployed more than 11,000 tests, while experts believe 50,000+ Americans are infected & unknowingly spreading the virus.
Trump introduced the idea that the outbreak was some hoax perpetuated by Democrats to hurt him politically. The rest of the GOP and conservative media fell in line, because of course they did, also downplaying the severity of the outbreak to insulate Trump from any bad optics.
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Brian Tyler Cohen
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Look, Trump's moral and political and social depravity is no secret. But these last few weeks have made me sick to my stomach. Because I look at my grandparents who are in their 80s and if they get coronavirus, I am horrified to think what would happen. 1/
And because Trump declined the WHO tests that were ready in FEBRUARY, allowing it to spread unimpeded, they're at greater risk.

Because Trump was so focused on downplaying the threat so he could prop up the MARKETS and salvage a talking point, they're at greater risk.
Because Trump pretended that it was no worse than the flu and even told people to KEEP GOING TO WORK instead of endorsing social distancing, they're at greater risk.

Because Trump fired the experts and put fucking Mike Pence and Jared Kushner in charge, they're at greater risk.
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Brian Tyler Cohen
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Holy shit. Katie Porter holds the CDC Director's feet to the fire and gets him to commit to FREE TESTING for coronavirus for ALL AMERICANS.

Watch every second of this.
Katie Porter managed to do IN FIVE MINUTES what this administration couldn’t do for WEEKS. Might be something to consider when you decide how to cast your ballot in November.
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#Iran has decided to directly respond against the #US assassination of #IRGC commander #QassemSoleimani and #Iraq commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandes
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War on #Iran has been a priority for Trump’s admin since the transition.

Why the delay?

Only Internal division between Bannon isolationists and neocons prevented this inevitable“#Iraq Debacle, Part II” scenario — until the chaotic purges.

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Now the #Iraq Debacle’s sequel is nearing its release date:

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Should I ramble about Yoshida Shin, or at least what he's done? 🤔
I'll take Qu and Siliva's likes as a Yes. Okay, let's see.
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