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16 Nov, 15 tweets, 9 min read
*Boris Johnson is back in quarantine after exposure to an MP who later tested positive.
*Johnson says he feels fine and his body is “is bursting with antibodies” after his bout with #COVID19 in April.
theguardian.com/politics/2020/… Image
#CORONAVIRUS update 11/16/2020:
*Chancellor Merkel to push for tighter curbs in Germany, including masks in all schools & limits to social gatherings.
*Russia reports worst daily increase.
*"We are at the precipice": US records 11 million total cases.
theguardian.com/world/live/202… Image
BREAKING: Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is found to be nearly 95 percent effective in a preliminary analysis. washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11… Image
Dr. Fauci on news about Moderna vaccine: “It’s extremely good news. If you look at the data, the numbers speak for themselves.”
washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11…
*Dow futures soar on report that Moderna #coronvavirus vaccine shows 95 percent efficacy.
*We could see Dow Jones average hitting 30,000 today.
cnbc.com/2020/11/15/sto… Image
North Dakota Governor finally reverses course and orders a state-wide mask mandate as #covid19 cases surge. “Our situation has changed, and we must change with it.”
apnews.com/article/bismar…
Meanwhile, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem still refuses to issue a state-wide mask order….

…even though her state has one of the worst #covid19 death rates in the world.

capjournal.com/news/dakota-di… Image
New lockdown rules in Michigan:
*In-person classes closed in high schools and colleges.
*Eat-in dining is banned.
*Casinos, movie theaters, bowling alleys are closed.
*Measures last 3 weeks.
*Gov: Whitmer: "The situation has never been more dire.”
freep.com/story/news/hea… Image
After Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced new restrictions on Sunday, Donald Trump’s #coronavirus adviser Dr. Scott Atlas urged people to “rise up.”
(He later claimed he wasn’t advocating violence.)
politico.com/news/2020/11/1… ImageImage
With #coronavirus cases soaring in California, Gov. Newsom puts 94 percent of the population in to most restrictive lockdown measures, including closing non-essential businesses.

“We are now moving backward, not forward.”

Latest via @latimes: latimes.com/california/sto…
Incredible scene of people lining up for #covid19 testing at Dodger Stadium in L.A. latimes.com/california/sto… Image
Right-wing zealots plot to kidnap her; Republicans want her impeached; and Donald Trump’s coronavirus adviser encourages people to “rise up” against her.
Yet Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer carries on.
Respect.
freep.com/story/news/pol… Image
Joe Biden jabs Trump adviser Scott Atlas for attacking Gov. Whitmer: "What The Hell Is The Matter With These Guys?" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/biden-sco…
WashPost editorial: Trump’s adviser Scott Atlat should be fired for urging people to revolt against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. washingtonpost.com/opinions/scott… Image
*After holding out, Republican governors reverse course and issue mask mandates.
*One of the remaining holdouts is South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
*She says her state’s citiziens are “happy because they are free.”
nytimes.com/live/2020/11/1… Image

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18 Nov
BREAKING: Pfizer now says its #covid19 vaccine has 95 percent efficacy rate; will seek regulatory approval “within days.” nbcnews.com/health/health-…
Pfizer says its vaccine prevented mild and severe forms of #Covid19 in clinical trials and proved to be 94 percent effective in older adults. nytimes.com/2020/11/18/hea… Image
#CORONAVIRUS update 11/18/2020:
*France prepares for mass vaccination program starting in January.
*Record daily cases recorded in Tokyo.
*US doctors urge Trump to cooperate with Biden.
*Switzerland avoided first wave; now ICU beds at full capacity.
theguardian.com/world/live/202… ImageImage
Read 4 tweets
18 Nov
*After wave of condemnation, GOP officials in Wayne County, Michigan, reverse themselves and agree to certify ballot count.
*Joe Biden won the state with a huge 148,000-vote margin.
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
*Before Wayne County canvassing board members reversed their resistance, Donald Trump was claiming that their deadlock was “a beautiful thing.”
*Joe Biden won the state with a huge 148,000-vote margin. Image
"U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann appeared mystified as Giuliani asserted without evidence that a “Mafia-like” cabal of Democratic leaders in cities nationwide used mail ballots to rig the election in Joe Biden’s favor.”
inquirer.com/news/trump-pen…
Read 6 tweets
17 Nov
Donald Trump’s legal effort to disrupt Pennsylvania election results is on its last legs. Strategy seems to be to cut down Joe Biden’s lead to force a recount. (That’s a steep hill to climb…)
inquirer.com/news/trump-law…
RELATED: Trump campaign boots its lawyers only hours before a hearing in its lawsuit to block certification of Philadelphia vote results.

This suit is the "last significant legal challenge in Pennsylvania,” according to @PhillyInquirer.

inquirer.com/news/trump-law… Image
A week ago, Harrisburg PA lawyer Marc Scaringi was on the radio saying that Biden won Pennsylvania & litigation by the Trump campaign wouldn’t work.

Today, Scaringi will be in court on Trump’s behalf trying to block the state from certifying the results.
post-gazette.com/news/politics-… Image
Read 8 tweets
17 Nov
#CORONAVIRUS update 11/17/2020:
*Health officials say France is gaining control of virus, but it’s too soon to relax lockdown.
*Pfizer launches vaccine delivery trial for four US states.
*Philadelphia bans “indoor gatherings of any size in any location.”
theguardian.com/world/live/202… Image
Big wedding in Washington State leads to at least 17 #COVID19 cases and two subsequent outbreaks. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h…
Prison inmates in El Paso County, Texas, are being paid $2 an hour to move the bodies of people who died of #COVID19. cbsnews.com/news/el-paso-c… Image
Read 6 tweets
6 Nov
Here’s where things stand at 6:40 am ET.
*Joe Biden erases Donald Trump’s lead in Georgia. Biden now up by 1,096 votes.
*Trump’s lead in Pennsylvania shrinks to 18,229. Over 160,000 ballots uncounted.
*Biden still leads in Ariz. by 1.6% and Nevada by 0.9%
*Georgia officials say 10,000 absentee ballots are still uncounted, including 4,800 in Gwinnett County.
*Biden holds a very comfortable, 18-percentage-point lead in Gwinnett.
ajc.com/politics/most-…
For anyone wondering, Georgia elections fall under the purview of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

He’s a Republican.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Raff…
Read 18 tweets
5 Nov
Trump just now: "If you count the legal votes, I win."
MSNBC immediately cuts Trump off and say there’s no illegal voting.
I’m guessing Trump spoke about 14 seconds before MSNBC dropped the hammer.
Read 4 tweets

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