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11 Nov, 7 tweets, 7 min read
Something's up.
Looks at this flurry of reports:
cnbc.com/2020/11/10/tru…
Pentagon elevated #Trump loyalists to powerful positions a day after the sudden termination of Secretary of Defense Mark #Esper.
And
marketwatch.com/story/trump-lo…
And
wsj.com/articles/white…
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cnn.com/2020/11/10/pol…
And
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
Meanwhile, MAGA loyalists are moving in to take advantage of the vacancies already
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/n…
And
cnn.com/2020/11/10/pol…
And
politico.com/news/2020/11/1…
And
theweek.com/speedreads/949…
And
thebulwark.com/be-alarmed/
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"Be Alarmed.Things are probably going to work out okay. But complacency in the defense of democracy is not a virtue."
by WILLIAM KRISTOL 
military.com/daily-news/202…
'Not a Damn Thing Anyone Can Do About It"
thedailybeast.com/infamous-maga-…
Infamous MAGA Figures Rush Into Purged Pentagon
Few journalists have covered the U.S. military as intensely, for decades, as @ABC @MarthaRaddatz . If she is asking this question, I'm nervous.

thehill.com/homenews/media…
In today's @washingtonpost @DavidIgnatius says #Trump's actions are about revenge -- carnages across the national security sector of the US govt is "merely" vindictive evil.
Maybe.....

washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump…
Michael Klare, another #Pentagon reporter, recalls, "#Trump turned against #Esper precisely because the Sec refuted pres’s claim that it was necess to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to allow use of active-duty troops in suppressing domestic unrest."
thenation.com/article/politi…
In light of all of this, I think this October 1st @washingtonpost story merits another look.

washingtonpost.com/investigations…

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and @Independent list:
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All right, ENOUGH.
Death threats & attacks on #TonyFauci have been dreadful, but now #SteveBannon has ratcheted it WAY up, on live video, calling out his troops.
RT this thread w @greg_folkers & @NIHDirector on it
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While America's obsessed w/elections, Europe is freaking out about a mutant form of #SARSCoV2 in mink animals & people: Denmark seals off 7 municipalities in north Jutland. Train & bus traffic is discontinued. Reason: first infections of residents w/mutated species of the virus.
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So, this thread will be heavy with links.
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23 Oct
ATTN!
While you were sleeping #Trump issued an edict that eliminates job protections for tens of thousands (maybe millions) of federal employees, all involved in policy-making. It paves the way for a mass firing of govt employees.
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22 Oct
WOW. The @US_FDA #COVID19 #vaccine mtg just heard summaries of focus group studies about American opinions of such a vaccine -- will they take it? Six powerful themes emerged (quotes from focus groups). (MORE)
fda.yorkcast.com/webcast/Play/c…
2/ More focus group rxns, from non-white groups, regarding fears of #COVID19 #vaccines
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22 Oct
My god!
"All 62 residents in a Kansas nursing home tested + for #COVID19, health officials announced. Of those 62 residents, 10 have died, 1 is hospitalized, & the rest of the residents are currently being quarantined & treated at the facility."
health.com/condition/infe…
A 100% infection rate is astounding -- I can't recall any such scale in any prior epidemic. It's urgent to get a detailed epi/genomic analysis. Was this spread by a staff member? By a single elder superspreader? A family visitor?
#COVID19 is CONTAGIOUS.
A man who lost his uncle in this nursing home, about #COVID19 threat: “Respect it, it is a real thing and people are really dying—just be aware of your situation and take the precautions needed.”
😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
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