1. Pro-Trump pastor Lance Wallnau said during a recent Facebook livestream that those who are fighting against President Trump are fighting against God himself. mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
2. “I think Americans on the left are striving, they’re fighting with their maker. Fighting with Trump is fighting with God. This will really get them all torqued. They’re fighting God because they’re fighting Trump.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
3. “Not because Trump is Mr. Perfect, it’s because the Lord anointed him to be a wrecking ball. And he’s doing what he’s supposed to do—to pull down, to tear down so that he can build and plant.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
4. “And all of the animosity, hatred, venom, and vitriol that is stirred up is nothing more than the unsanctified flesh in the resident hidden demons that are inside of journalists, looking for a way to express themselves.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
5. Wallnau also said he hoped that Trump’s coronavirus illness would generate sympathy among suburban women who “consider him a rough man, an aggressive man” and are “turned off by his masculinity.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
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1. President Trump praised the coronavirus treatments he has received as “miracles coming down from God.”
But one was developed using a cell line derived from aborted fetal tissue — the result of the type of research Trump has sought to block. mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
2. MIT Technology Review noted that Trump was treated with a cocktail of anti-coronavirus antibodies developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
3. “According to Regeneron, laboratory tests used to assess the potency of its antibodies employed a standardized supply of cells called HEK 293T, whose origin was kidney tissue from an abortion in the Netherlands in the 1970s.” (MIT) mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
2. Biden's healthcare plan centers around and makes improvements to the Affordable Care Act, in part by adding a public option that he says will be like “Medicare.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
3. Biden’s campaign website says, "As in Medicare, the Biden public option will reduce costs for patients by negotiating lower prices from hospitals and other healthcare providers.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
1. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said in an address to state lawmakers earlier this week that stay-at-home orders are “useless” in keeping the virus from spreading, even as COVID-19 cases in her state continue to soar. mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
2. Noem read a portion of a letter she said she received from a national reporter, who wrote: “Governor, if you hadn't stood against lockdowns, we'd have no proof of just how useless they really have been.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
3. “Noem said she hopes to show other states that there are ways to navigate the pandemic without enforcing harsh government mandates. Her comments came just days after the Mount Rushmore State broke a monthly record for active COVID-19 cases.” (ABC News) mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
1. Wisconsin will open a field hospital at the state fair grounds near Milwaukee to expand care for COVID-19 patients after hospitalizations in the state more than doubled over the past month. mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
2. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D), who made the announcement on Wednesday, had said the day before that he was limiting the capacity of stores, bars and restaurants to 25 percent. mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
3. Evers said Wednesday: “We hoped this day wouldn’t come, but Wisconsin is in a much different, more dire place today. Our healthcare systems are beginning to become overwhelmed by the surge of COVID-19 cases.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
1. The coronavirus pandemic has killed more Americans than the total number of U.S. soldiers lost during conflicts in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan and World War I combined. mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
2. Those wars saw 155,072 U.S. soldiers lose their lives, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
COVID-19 has killed more than 210,000 Americans as of October 7, according to Johns Hopkins University. mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
1. The U.S. could face potentially “tragic” economic consequences if the White House and Congress fail to provide further support to Americans and businesses amid the pandemic, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned on Tuesday. mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
2. Powell told private-sector economists: “At this early stage, I would argue that the risks of policy intervention are still asymmetric. Too little support would lead to a weak recovery, creating unnecessary hardship.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
3. Too much support, Powell said, presents a smaller risk: “Even if policy actions ultimately prove to be greater than needed, they will not go to waste.” mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…