"We do know that health officials and school officials and parents are going to have to be able to be nimble and flexible and ready to switch gears based on what their community's prevalence of COVID-19 is," Goza said, but added that based on "evidence we know right now, COVID-19 appears to behave differently in children and adolescents compared to adults." … [Read more...] about Trump says Democrats want to keep schools shut ‘for political reasons’
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How Trump Turns Unpopular Outbursts Into Political Winners
As in so many things, Trump the president is little different from Trump the businessman. His impulse is to start from a big, splashy, gaudy place—say, calling players who kneel for the National Anthem “sons of bitches,” or claiming he was revoking an invitation to the White House from Curry, who’d already rejected it. (You can’t quit, you’re fired!) These decisions seem to stem from the gut, no Clintonian polling about it. Trump sees something and he says whatever comes to mind about it. … [Read more...] about How Trump Turns Unpopular Outbursts Into Political Winners
How Do You Build a Political Movement?
The trigger for the Sanders campaign’s most recent criticism was a deep dive from Politico into the inner-workings of the Hillary Victory Fund, a fundraising venture for the Clinton campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and 32 state Democratic parties. It found that state parties have retained less than 1 percent of $61 million raised by the arrangement. The article also cited allegations from state fundraisers that some of the state parties are effectively “acting as money laundering conduits” for the DNC and the Clinton campaign. … [Read more...] about How Do You Build a Political Movement?
Media Matters Took In up to $2 Million in Small Business Relief Loans
Politically-affiliated nonprofits benefiting from the small business loans, which were created as part of the CARES Act and lent $521 billion through June 30, came to light in April, as Breitbart News reported, after several groups such as state affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center filed applications for the loans. Treasury data has so far revealed that branches of the ACLU in Texas, Montana, and North Carolina borrowed between $150,000 and $350,000. … [Read more...] about Media Matters Took In up to $2 Million in Small Business Relief Loans
The Confederate Memorial Fight in Biden’s Own State
“I can understand the anger and anguish that people feel having for years and years being under the statue of Robert E. Lee if you’re an African-American. It’s always better to do it peacefully, but… don’t be surprised if someone pulls down the statue of Jefferson Davis,” Biden said during a press conference on June 30, when asked about his stance on the continued display of Confederate statues, flags and emblems. “The idea of comparing whether or not George Washington owned slaves or Thomas Jefferson owned slaves, and somebody who was in rebellion committing treason trying to take down a union to keep slavery, I think there’s a distinction there.” … [Read more...] about The Confederate Memorial Fight in Biden’s Own State
