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This is smart from @ThePlumLineGS Greg Sargent:

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"Trump is almost certainly not wearing a mask at such events to send a message to the country that we’re approaching normalcy...
"That’s likely why Trump and Vice President Pence have been lately holding other events without masks and proper social distancing.

"Trump and Pence are able to do this because they have special access to a rapid testing mechanism..."

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"This raises the question of whether Trump is exploiting his own access to rapid testing to mislead the country into believing things are normal when the rest of the country lacks this access to testing and thus doesn’t enjoy the safety Trump does...

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“'Particularly to his supporters, the behavioral choices he makes carry far more weight than virtually anything else',” says Konyndyk. Even if Trump and those around him benefit from special testing, 'what’s seen' by Americans is, 'don’t wear a mask'.”

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"Aome senior officials believe that the disease is already spreading rapidly through the warren of cramped offices that make up the three floors of the West Wing."
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Blistering editorial by San Jose Mercury News:

"Californians should know which care facilities have coronavirus cases, how many and how many deaths, and whether the victims are staff or residents. This fundamental information should be disclosed...
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