“Because life isn’t fair.” — John McCain on Fox and Friends after being asked why the crashing economy has boosted Obama’s poll numbers. [Fox News]
coronavirus
Coronavirus in New York: Latest Updates
THE FEED
coronavirus
Pentagon Requests 100,000 Body Bags for Coronavirus Victims: Report
If this curve is just the first wave
The U.S. is still in the clambering-into-the-life-raft phase of responding to Covid-19, and thinking clearly about what to do is still difficult. This confusion has made it hard to appreciate two facts: One is that social distancing combined with scaling up testing, production of medical equipment, and other countermeasures are essential and must be replicated across the country, intensified, and continued. The other is that if these measures have the desired effect of reducing the number of new cases accumulating each day, they provide only a temporary solution. …
It is very possible that after this first wave subsides, we will still have a largely susceptible population, though that depends on how well the social distancing works. Effective treatments and increased ICU capacity could reduce the demand for critical care, lightning the load on the health system, but again, these measures only delay things.
If the SARS-CoV-2 virus has a contagiousness of three, meaning every case infects three other people, then we won’t get to the end of the epidemic until two-thirds of the population has become immune by infection or by vaccination. Successful control of the first peak of infections could leave a majority (perhaps a large majority) of the U.S. population still susceptible to the virus.
Another productive Trump presser
Reporter asks Trump a question about reports of increased domestic violence.
Trump: Mexican violence?
Reporter: Domestic violence.
Trump: Oh.
—@GeoffRBennett
Trump: Mexican violence?
Reporter: Domestic violence.
Trump: Oh.
coronavirus stimulus
How and When Can Americans Access the $1,200 Coronavirus Stimulus Checks?
coronavirus
The Coronavirus Ushered in Boom Times for Gun Retailers
2020 elections
Republican Women in Congress Will Remain a Small Band in 2021
coronavirus
Federalism Is a Bad Prescription for Handling the Coronavirus Crisis
the national interest
Republicans: ‘Nobody Expected’ the Coronavirus Pandemic. So Joe Biden Is Nobody?
coronavirus
Will the Coronavirus Tear Europe Apart?
RBG clearly getting some pushback on her workouts
An update on RBG’s workouts: “At Justice Ginsburg’s request, the Court has set aside the limited private space next to its health facility for Justice Ginsburg to exercise. Her doctors share her view that the training sessions are essential to her well-being.” 1/2
—@adamliptak
NYC still short on ventilators
NYC needs 400 more ventilators by Sunday and 2500-3000 over the course of next week, @BilldeBlasio says.
—@erinmdurkin
You know Fauci’s a celebrity when…
INBOX: The Nat’l Bobblehead Hall of Fame Museum will unveil a bobblehead of Dr. Anthony Fauci this Friday, April 3rd, and donating $5 from every Fauci Bobblehead sold to the American Hospital Association
“Bobbleheads are the ultimate honor, and we think Dr. Fauci deserves it”
—@dnewhauser
“Bobbleheads are the ultimate honor, and we think Dr. Fauci deserves it”
Americans are doing what they do best: buying guns
coronavirus
‘We’re Going to All Start Dropping’: Rikers Inmates on Being Prisoners of COVID
tourism
Where Aren’t Rich New Yorkers Hiding Out? Tulum.
coronavirus
U.S. Intelligence: China Covered Up Extent of Coronavirus Outbreak
Just a tad late on this one
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, under pressure, abandons partial measures and issues statewide stay-at-home order.
—@JonLemire
As usual, it’s tight in Wisconsin
New Marquette Law Wisconsin poll
Trump job performance
Approve 48%
Disapprove 49%
—
General election
Biden 48%
Trump 45%
Sanders 45%
Trump 47%https://t.co/8NjpdCL7tp
—@SteveKornacki
Trump job performance
Approve 48%
Disapprove 49%
—
General election
Biden 48%
Trump 45%
Sanders 45%
Trump 47%https://t.co/8NjpdCL7tp
the national interest
Pence, in Craziest Lie Yet, Denies Trump Ever Downplayed the Coronavirus
bailouts
The Small-Business Bailout Just Got a Lot Better
coronavirus
The Rapid Increase of U.S. Coronavirus Deaths in One Chilling Graphic
2020 elections
More Insider Trading Suspicions Follow Vulnerable Georgia Senator
It’s going to be a long month
Cuomo: models estimate apex at the end of the month.
—@ShimonPro
recode decode
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on Navigating the New Workplace of the Coronavirus
The death toll in New York continues to increase dramatically
1,941 deaths in new york state, up from 1,550 yesterday, @NYGovCuomo says.
—@chrissmithnymag
Not a reassuring statement
VP Pence to @wolfblitzer: “We think Italy might be the most comparable area to the United States at this point.”
—@MarquardtA
Say what now?
Pence to CNN: “I don’t believe the president has ever belittled the threat of the coronavirus.”
—@ZekeJMiller
Another major sporting event bites the dust
It is with great regret that the AELTC has today decided that The Championships 2020 will be cancelled due to public health concerns linked to the coronavirus epidemic.
The 134th Championships will instead be staged from 28 June to 11 July 2021.https://t.co/c0QV2ymGAt
—@Wimbledon
The 134th Championships will instead be staged from 28 June to 11 July 2021.https://t.co/c0QV2ymGAt
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