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@JoyAnnReid In The Golden Age of White Collar Criminals, a coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to get more ill-gotten gains.

@JoyAnnReid Imagine being a senator and calling your broker before trying to save your constituents lives?
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
— Margaret Mead

Feeling vulnerable?

Maybe a bit on edge?

Thinking, the election this year is SO IMPORTANT!

What if he wins AGAIN?

Wondering what YOU can do to HELP?

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SECOND:

Make sure ALL eligible family and friends are registered.

CHECK AGAIN. There have been voter purges in key states.

You don't want Grandma to find out on Election Day that she's not on voter rolls.

Grandma will be sad. 😢

And so will democracy. VOTE.ORG
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Adam Rifkin 🐼
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Vote Democrat in 2020 to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, Social Security, and Medicare.

Vote Republican in 2020 to gut Social Security and Medicare.

That’s it. That’s the tweet.

Any time Tucker Carlson gets uppity, remind him he’s a millionaire owned by billionaires.

President* Trump has no health care plan.

Pass it on.

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Adam Rifkin 🐼
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All 4 witnesses requested — Mulvaney, Bolton, Duffey, Blair — were deeply involved in President* Trump withholding aid to benefit himself.

If President* Trump is innocent, why won’t he let them testify?

President* Trump paid $2 million in fines after admitting to misusing his charitable foundation to further his political and business interests.

Yet, “Trump suggested he was neither sorry nor in the wrong.”

“The story is not that Putin is masterminding a vast brilliant attack on Western democracy. The story is Russian Mafia state cultivating profit-yielding relationships with aspiring US Mafia boss and his band of crooks, subverting democratic institutions.”

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Andy Hilger
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Came across this last night and thought it worth sharing. I’ve seen multiple sources for it.

Prayer for a Pandemic

May we who are merely inconvenienced,
Remember those whose lives are at stake.

May we who have no risk factors,
Remember the most vulnerable...
May we who have the luxury of working from home,
Remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent.

May we who have flexibility to care for our children when their schools close,
Remember those who have no options...
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Remember those that have no safe place to go.

May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market,
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André Picard
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In today's column, I tried to answer the question: "How much worse can the #coronavirus pandemic get?" So, for data geeks like me, I'm going to post a thread of stories and graphs with projections. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
How Much Worse the #Coronavirus Could Get - features some great interactive charts and examines how long the #pandemic could last nytimes.com/interactive/20… via @nytimes
Unsurprisingly, Our World In Data has some of the best data on #coronavirus, like this chart that shows how long it took for cases numbers to double. (in Canada it's four days) ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
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“Flatten the curve”, 〰️ SPI Illinois MD
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Yesterday was hard.
Today will be harder.
It's going to get worse.

How do we deal and cope amongst the #uncertainty and #chaos?

Some thoughts about managing through the #coronavirus #pandemic:
#Covid_19
1. At work:
✅If you're in a position of leadership, get on the same page with the rest of leadership
✅Know your institution's policies, collate them in 1 place, disseminate to employees
✅Be proactive in asking folks how they are. What ? do they have? If you don't know, say so
✅Amidst all the physical preparedness, don't forget to check on their mental and emotional health.

We are all scared. Uncertain of each coming day. Of each coming hour.

Don't assume when folks are quiet that they are not scare, confused, or just need a little comfort.
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Tyler Young
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
This is a roundup of what I found to be the most interesting & helpful sources on my journey into the void. #Coronavirus #Pandemic #Misinformation #CDC #CPP #WHO
This is for friends & family, but also to raise concern over media censorship & begin a discussion of what are best practices for both traditional & decentralized media outlets. This is a collection of sources to tell a larger story and spark interest.
Very few sources peer reviewed. Some behind paywalls. Some mainstream news. Some International News. Some in other languages (Use chrome). Some Harvard medical Journals. Some unverified. Some factually incorrect. Have some salt with your rice & beans.
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If you only read one longread this week - this month! - make it @RottenInDenmark's "We're In A Golden Age Of White Collar Crime," a top-to-bottom, soup-to-nuts explanation of the rise and rise of oligarchic corruption and impunity in America.

huffpost.com/highline/artic…
You could subtitle it "The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison" (a book cited in the piece) or "bias accumulates throughout the system."

Call it what you like, but it's abundantly clear that this IS the golden age of corporate crime.
Last month, white collar crime prosecutions hit their lowest level in recorded history. Most prosecutions that do take place aim at small-time fraudsters, not CEOs. Penalties for white collar crime in 2019 were $110 million. In 2015, that figure was $3.6 BILLION.
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Karol Cummins
@karolcummins
🔥ManicMonday🔥

Feds request up to 9 years in prison for Roger Stone—Feb 20.

Feds gear up for fight with Flynn over his guilt by attempting to use his former lawyers against him

DOJ Gave $500K Grant to 'Hookers for Jesus' Instead of Established Anti-Trafficking Groups
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In Any Sane Country, Trump's New Budget Would Be Political Suicide

Cutting the CDC in the middle of a pandemic is not viable in a functioning republic.

Trump budget calls for cutting Medicaid, ACA by about $1 trillion
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Trump's proposal would cut $465 billion from Medicare providers such as hospitals & the Children’s Health Insurance Program

Pentagon Says $5B to Be Shifted in Budget

SecDef proposes shifting resources away from about 50 medical facilities, military newspaper
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